Yan Li'an was the undisputed young hero, resplendent in military clothing, already a General at a young age, full of vigor, on the walls of Chang'an City his Red Tasseled Spear danced, attracting countless noble maidens who wouldn't settle for any other husband.
But his eyes only had room for the eldest miss of the Sun Family, Sun Lianyi.
They were childhood sweethearts, each other's confidants.
They had agreed that as soon as Sun Lianyi came of age, his mother would go to her family to propose marriage.
But no one expected that that year, Sun Lianyi would be selected to enter the palace.
"Forget about me, let's treat everything from the past as fleeting as the clouds."
She pulled apart the red string on her wrist and gently tossed it into the wind atop the city wall, then turned and left.
That day, Yan Li'an searched through Chang'an City for a day and a night, rummaging through the rubbish in every alley, but he still couldn't find that red string.
