Eceleni kwezinyanga ezikude, ngaphansi kwesibhakabhaka esihlaba umxhwele, kukhona intombazane eyaziwa ngokuthi uJin Yao. Ikhaya lakhe libe phakathi kwesibani esihlwabusayo, ligcwele amajiyane aluhlaza, ekhanya ngokuthula. UJin Yao unamehlo akhethekile, angabona imizwa yabantu, njalo uvame ukusiza labo abalamba kule ndawo eyimfihlakalo, bebuyela ekhomodem, lapho abantu bevuma khona. Njalo uma ebona umuntu onemizwa enguqulo, uyakwazi ukufunda imizwa yabo, njengokukhanyisa indlela kubabayo.
Ekuqhamukeni kwelanga, umphakathi uyakhanya, lapho ubusuku bubanjwa, umhlaba ubukeka njengomhlaba ophakemeyo, ukwenyuka kwezinkanyezi zichaza. Lezi zimo zikhuthaza uJin Yao, uvame ukuhamba ezintabeni ezisilver zezinyanga, ezilalelwayo, ezithathwa njengezothando, kwazulu ngezinyembezi zomoya osemtasa. Emoyeni wakhe, ukugcina imizwa ethinta uYun Xiang.
UYun Xiang ungumfana ohloniphekile, ophakeme ngempilo, unamakhono amahle emkhakheni wokulwa, ubuhlobo obuthile, uyangena emoyeni. Uthanda ukuphila kuMa-Red Mountain, efuna ukuthola ukuthula kwakhe nokuphila, akwenye izinzuzo. Ekukhunzini, uphinde ubhume ugogo omuhle kaJin Yao, umoya uvela obeshaywayo njengesibhakabhaka, kufanele ibe khona.
Ngobusuku obuthile, inyanga ikhanya, ibhalela umhlabathi, uJin Yao ubeze egcekeni lakhe, ethokozisa ukubuka ukunethezeka kwezingcwecwe. Ngaphandle kokulindela, uthola imizwa engajwayelekile, izidingo ezinzima zengqondo. Ngaleso sikhathi, ithumele incwadi engu unknown, ehamba phansi. Wavula imikhono lakhe, kwaphuma umyalezo odinga uYun Xiang, uvika ngenkathi uphakathi kwezinhlanga.
UJin Yao uzwa kabusha, unentokozo nakancane futhi wenza isinqumo sokuhamba. Inhliziyo yakhe ayinjalo kuphela ngenhliziyo yakhe, inhliziyo yakhe ifuna ngenxa yokukhombisa. Etholakala ezandleni zakhe, imfihlo iziswe kabusha izogcwala, ukuqala yena esasithanda ukukhumbula.
Ngokuya kweKate, uJin Yao ubona iziphetho ezinzima. Uhlanga lwezinkanyezi ungaphuma phezulu, abona izinkanyezi ezinzima, wenza isinyathelo esinjalo kahle. Ngaphandle kokugcina, uphinde waqaphela izwi elincane, wavula amehlo akhe wathola umoya omusha ophumayo. Walungisa ekhotho, uJin Yao walungisa phansi, wachaza: "Ungakhathazeki, ngizokwenza!" Njengenhlamba, ukhulise izandla zakhe, uYun Xiang wathokozisa ngoba ezandleni zithi zisuka kuJin Yao, amehlo akhe avula ukuze afune ukwanda.
"Siyabonga, mntwana! UJin Yao!" uphakamisa kwedluliselo, "Uziphonsa ontanga ukwenza umphakathi ukufika." UJin Yao unamaqiniso okuhamba abiza umoya aufzulu emkhakheni wezintambo, yasa ekukhulumeni kwakhe njengomfanekiso omuhle.
"Ngithanda ukuthola umngane wami, uYun Xiang." uJin Yao uhleka, uyazi ukuthi ungcebo lokuphimisa.
Uyenqaba: "Hamba kuloluhambo, uzowabiza uYun Xiang. Ukuhlakanipha kokuthanda kunamandla amakhulu, kusebenza kuvezwa."
UJin Yao uzwa imikhonzo yemishwana, akhanda uzwe imimoya. Ukhombisa ukuphikelela kuzo zonke izinsuku, umyalezo omuhle wethinta umoya omuhle.
Ubonavathe izinsuku zibe yizinyanga, umphakathi uvela emazweni, emhlabeni ubukakha izinyanga ezimnandi. Ekubuyiseni, agarapu ubheki kwihradiro kwaye ekucansini, uphinda uthole umoya, ujabula abanatani.
Ngaphezu kokuhlola izinyanga, uJin Yao ubona umfanekiso wokuhamba, uYun Xiang uvelile kumphakathi. Ubona owawungenza ngendlela enomzuzu, ubukeka uhlola ngempumelelo, ubuka uJin Yao, unokubambisana kubo bonke.
UJin Yao uqinisekisile, unokubambisana ukuze akhuthaze, uhlanga luyaqhubeka. Ucabanga ngezigigaba, uthokozisa emithinini eyinkanyezi, ubona uJin Yao ohleli, naye ohlanga ekhanya, njengoba ukhuluma.
Uma ihlathi lehlabi, umphakathi uchashazile, uYun Xiang uqala ukubonwa, unamahembe akhe ubuqili, obaphakathi, ukhula ngenyanga ezincane. Ukukhula kwavele, umkhathulekile ubuhlungu, with okukhanyayo umphakathi.
Ngaphandle kokuthola izinyanga ezinhle, izinyanga zishiyekile, uYun Xiang ubeze eduze komphakathi, ubize uJin Yao, abandi izinto zebhodi yesibonakaliso okwenzekayo.
"U-Jin Yao, ungakuthola?" eqonda, ungeze umehluko. "Ngathi ubelentanga, ungakhadi."
"U-Jin Yao! Ngiyabonga!" ubukele uYun Xiang, ewubona.
Lena umphakathi unama-donganga phakathi kweniphozi, umkhathulwe uqhubeke. Ukufunda kwekhamphani loluhambo kokuzoba.
Ku-capture, uYun Xiang noJin Yao bayavuma, ukug qulethe no yena. Kunjalo kuhlangene. Ukuphila okukhombisa umphakathi, ubuye utriphle ewavuma. Ngaphezu kwegceke, uqhubeka ujabule zoberi.
Edlule phesheya kuye, kufika ezikhonzini zezingubo, zaqhuba ziyindanga. Ngemuva kukhumbula kwegceke lakhe, uhambo, imikhono yeGazi, lethemba lokukhuluma nabantu, ujabula.
Uhlanga lezinyanga zithi, banomphefumulo fishekulekile uthola ukuphela kwemphakathi. UThikithi, ukufumana umntwana, kunomkhono. Ekhulu, umthoba wathola ukwethuleka kwegceke.
Gxa uJin Yao uthokozisa ebanzi. Sendenyanga, becelwa loyalty, ubuhlungu emithini. Ngiyamthanda uYun Xiang.