Ngaphandle kwezinye iziqephu ezisemqoka, emzaneni oldlula ngasempumalanga, uqukethe izintaba ezimnyama neziluhlaza, umoya uthungatha phezulu ezihlahleni, kubonakala sengathi ubhale izindaba ezikude. Enhliziyweni yomzi kukhona ichibi elikhulu, amajuba agudlovayo, ngaphezulu kukhanya ukukhanya kwemini, ukhazimula ngemibala yegolide. Intombazane uLi-Yun ivame ukuba khona eduze kwechibi, ibheke phezulu ezinkanyezini ezimangazayo, ibonisa iphupho elikhulu - ukuba ngumgibeli owaziwayo, njengalabo abaphuma phezulu ngaphansi kwezigigaba zomoya, behlabelela phezulu, bezwa ukuzithoba.
ULi-Yun ukhululekile, unomqondo ovulekile, futhi uthokozisa. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kuqala kwelanga ekuseni noma izinkanyezi eziphazamisayo ebusuku, uthokozisa ukuhamba ezinkanyezini. Noma ngabe ukugqamuka kwezigigaba kukhanya, inhliziyo kaLi-Yun igcwele ithemba, icabanga njalo ngemizuzu yayo ezayo, ibonga izazwelo zayo. Uvamise ukukhuluma noLi-Yun ehlobene nakuye, ezama ukuzikhuthaza, kuyavela ukuthi umfanekiso obonakalayo emanzini udala isithombe esifanele ikusasa lakhe.
"Li-Yun, kungani ungakhona?" Uzakwabo uQing-Chen ugijimela kuye, ubuso buphithizela njengelanga. UQing-Chen ungumngani wakho othembekile, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi izinto zikhanya nini, uQing-Chen uhlala eduze, emsupporta.
"Ngiyacabanga, ngingawenza kanjani ukuze ngiqine!" ULi-Yun uphakamisa izandla, ubheke phezulu, eqinisekile.
"Ungakhathazeki, ngiyakholelwa ukuthi uzophumelelisa." Amehlo kaQing-Chen akhanya ngabavuli, "Njengoba ungayeki, ungavuma ukuba ube ngumgibeli, ukuze uphumelele iphupho."
ULi-Yun uvuma, inhliziyo yakhe igcwele ithemba. Ngokukhuthazwa kukaQing-Chen, uqala kusukela namuhla, akagxili kuphela ekufundeni, kodwa ubuye abeke isikhathi esikhethekile sokuphucula ukuqina. Ngakho, uLi-Yun uqala ukuhamba ngezinyawo ngaso sonke isikhathi ekuseni eduze kwechibi, kwesinye isikhathi ejijimisela noQing-Chen, kwesinye isikhathi e-cumupulela ukumelana noma ijubane.
Ukusekelwa kobungane kubenza ukuba uLi-Yun aqine kakhulu. Noma kuphumeza umoya, uma ecabanga ngemisho yezinkanyezi, uyakwazi ukujabulisa. Uhlala eqhuba imizamo yabo esiphakamisela umqondo, elindele usuku olunye lapho ezokwenza ukukhanya. Umgomo kaLi-Yun akukhona ukujabulisa kuphela, kodwa ukuthola udumo emzaneni, ukuze wonke umzi ubongwe.
Izinsuku zidlulile, izimbali zeshumi ziqala ukuvuma, umzi uhlanganiswa umjaho wansuku zonke. ULi-Yun uthokozile, ezithokozisa. Lo mjaho utekela abathathi-nxaxheba abavela emzaneni, uvuselela umoya wokuncintisana, uLi-Yun ubuye ezwa umuzwa wokuhlukanisa nokuncintisana nabanye abavela kude.
"Uzokhanya ngalolu suku!" UQing-Chen akaboni ukumazinza, uphakamisa amahloni kaLi-Yun, "Khumbula, noma ngabe imiphumela iyini, ungumngani omuhle!"
Kusuku lokuncintisana, izinsuku zikhanya, umphakathi uphehlwa, izikhalazo zezimfudlana zikhanya njengokukhanya kwelanga. ULi-Yun umi ethafeni, ezwa umoya wokwahlukana phakathi kwabancintisayo. Uthatha umoya omude, udlulela phambili, ukubheka bamukeleka emanzini.
"Bonke abavuma, baphakamiseni!" Izigaba ezimangalisayo ziqhume. ULi-Yun umi emkhathini, ucabanga ngayo zonke izifiso zezigigaba, ubona izimangaliso, uyazi ngayo, leli phuzu luza. Phezu kwemijaho yokuhamba, izigaba ezinzima ziwUmphakathi, uLi-Yun akazweli kuphela, ubala izitsha zobuchwepheshe.
Ubadwa, uzibamba ubuhlungu bukhuma phezulu, uyazi umswakama onobuhlanga kumele asebenze. Njengoba edlula ekugcineni, uyabamba, ubuhlungu bohlanga buphuma phezulu.
"Ngiyaphumelela!" ULi-Yun akakholwa ukuthi ube ngowokuqala kumjaho, umswakama ubonisa imizwa, akephezu kwento "Ngiyawina!" Kulokhu, akazweli kuphela ngempumelelo, kodwa ubonisa ithemba elikhululiwe.
Uma ebheka emuva, uQing-Chen uphunga eduze, angase axoxisane, "Uphumelele, Li-Yun! Ngiyazi ukuthi ungakwenza!" ULi-Yun uveza ukuhamba okuthokozisayo, bobabili bazithokozisa, bobabili bahlala bexhumana.
Imiklomelo iyakhanya esandleni sikaLi-Yun, uyazi ukuthi ucala ungawa sikhumbuze, kepha uyazi, ngempela, uyazi ukuthi ubuhlungu buhamba ngangokwelethekelwa. Ngemuva kokuhlolama, uthatha umoya omningi, uthethele kubathandekayo, "Ngifuna ukukutshela, iphupho alisoze litholakale kalula, lidinga ukugxila nokusebenza. Ngiyabonga, uQing-Chen, uzoba siqu sami!"
Izinkanyezi ziqhubeka nokuhamba, imibala ethokozisayo iyavuma emthini, umoya owelayo uyavuma; emancasezini ethokozisiwe, amaphupho akhe anjengoba eqhubeka ngendlela enyanga, abonga impilo yakhe. Kusukela manje, uLi-Yun akasengumuntu ophupha nje, kodwa ungumngani obonakaliswa emizamweni,qhubeka eveza ukuqina nokuphuma.