The Goddess is Sweet and Aloof
Chapter 421 - Chapter 421 Chapter 421_1

Chapter 421: Chapter 421_1 Chapter 421: Chapter 421_1 The young man had now grown up and was no longer the unruly rogue he once was – rather, he had become a passionate, patriotic young man with ambition. He bid farewell to Elder Changsun and Liunian, planning to go to war for his country.

Because he felt he owed it to Yuhuang, as if he had replaced everything she should have enjoyed.

“Liunian, wait for me to return.”

This was the last thing Yueji left behind. He trimmed a lock of his hair and placed it in a sachet: “Wait for my return. We will marry, love, and trust each other without a doubt.”

“Okay, I’ll wait for you to come back.” Liunian took the sachet, watching Yueji leave. Crying, she pursued him, but Yueji never turned back. He decisively disappeared from her sight.

Because he was afraid that once he turned around, he would not be able to leave.

Liunian didn’t expect that her young man would never return. The Yue Country was eventually defeated, and Yueji died in battle. At his last moment, he muttered her name, riddled with arrows and fell.

The entire Palace of Yue Country fell into panic, with servant girls and eunuchs madly fleeing everywhere. The smell of blood and carnage pervaded the scene, even the sky seemed to have dimmed.

Decay and foulness spread throughout the palace.

Princess Yuhuang sat alone in her bedroom, slowly applying her makeup. Finally, she put on her wedding dress that was as red as blood. She jumped off the castle wall in the magnificent wedding dress, dying a premature death. The remaining soldiers surrendered their weapons but were killed by the enemy’s spear.

Outside the Palace, soldiers were cheering for their victory.

All women and children were slaughtered, ending in a cloud of smoke…

Elder Changsun’s household was massacred overnight, with only Liunian surviving the carnage and escaping. Year after year, Liunian moved from one song house to another. Lost in the extravagant world, with the cheers of profligate sons, Liunian had seemingly long forgotten about the young man who died in battle.

One morning, Liunian was painting her eyebrows in front of the bronze mirror, the song still as delicate as the oriole’s, but her youth was no more.

When she ascended the stage again, everything had already changed.

While singing the charming melody, a trickle of dark-red blood seeped out of her lips. Her hand suddenly fell heavily. In a daze, she seemed to see him standing under the peach tree, graceful and free, a young man dancing.

Back then, she was only over ten years old, she jovially ran toward the slender tall figure, repeatedly calling his name: “Yueji, Yueji…”

Immersed in past memories, Liunian gave a faint smile, long after she should’ve been calling Yueji’s name. Only now, her voice was not as soft as in her girlhood, a hint of vicissitudes had added to it.

He seemed to turn slowly, the corners of his mouth slowly curved into that familiar smile, just like the first year.

To pledge to each other, and not doubt our love.

Yueji, it’s you who broke the promise.

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Qiao Xiaren focused on his parts in the film, which were mainly at the beginning and the end. The middle parts were basically taken by Chu Yifei, Chen Lanjun and others.

The early scenes emphasized the cruelty of war, while the ending exalted the romance between Liunian and Yueji, successfully deepening people’s thoughts on war and the world.

If Qiao Xiaren wanted to stand out in this film full of bright stars, he must consider adding some memorable lines, or dwarf the others with his acting skills. Speaking of acting, it goes without saying that Chen Lanjun’s is of the highest order.

In this film, most of the scenes that Qiao Xiaren, as Liunian, performed were with Chen Lanjun. If Qiao Xiaren wanted to attract attention, he must not be overshadowed by Chen Lanjun’s acting.

Qiao Xiaren pondered a while and decided to carefully study the script that night, to consider where Liunian could shine most.