Wolf-Whistle Arrow
Liang Chan
In the thirty-second year of Yuankang, the Great Yu and Northern Rong established the Pingzhou Alliance, with Jin Yue sent to Northern Rong as a hostage. Amid the snow-covered plains of Chiwang, he met a man as fiery as blazing flames. —————— Helan Feng once asked Jin Yue if he would miss him should he return to his homeland. Jin Yue only replied in surprise, "A freed slave is an eagle with full-grown wings—I won't miss you." Yet he countered, "If I truly escape back, would you shoot me with Northern Rong's sharpest arrow?" "Wolf-whistle arrow do not strike friends; they pierce only the hearts of enemies," Helan Feng answered, looking up from polishing his wolf arrow. "I will never aim it at you." They both broke their promises in the end. ———1>>> HE, HE, HE. Whether it's angsty or not depends on perspective—both are sincere, brave young men. 2>>> Helan Feng vs. Jin Yue. Strong characters: a foreign youth and a hostage prince. They meet as boys and journey through life together. 3>>>A blend of jianghu (martial world) and court politics, plot and romance. HE. 4>>> Drunk under azure skies, sharing wine and joy. Though court intrigues exist, this is not a power struggle but a tale of youth growing and pursuing their hearts' desires.