Before his mother told him this, Lao Wei actually always thought that his parents were like most parents of that era, living a down-to-earth life without any passionate feelings, or perhaps love had long since turned into family affection, so their relationship seemed as plain as water.
But this is not the case.
His parents didn't get together because they loved each other. Their marriage was actually the result of a deception by his mother.
When he was young, his father was a famous actor in the city's drama troupe, and his mother was just an ordinary girl from the countryside. One day, she happened to pass by the theater and fell in love with his young and handsome father at first sight.
Although the status of actors was low in that era, his father was famous. In addition, his solid opera skills and outstanding appearance also attracted a group of listeners, especially young girls.
It’s a pity that he told everyone that he already had a girl he liked, and that girl was his junior sister who grew up with him.
The two can be said to be childhood sweethearts, living and practicing together in the troupe, and have long been lovers and family members.
However, the situation became turbulent later and war broke out in their city, forcing them to flee collectively.
Wei An was the disciple that the master valued the most, so he naturally knew how much emotion the master had invested in the troupe. So in order to help the master pack up, he had to leave a step later, leaving Su Su and the others in the troupe to wait at the agreed place first.
The city was in chaos, and everyone in the troupe unanimously decided to hide in the mountains for a while and make a decision after the city was temporarily settled.
But none of them had expected that the mountains outside the city were not safe either. Bandits swarmed out to take advantage of the chaos and specifically targeted those who planned to hide in the mountains outside the city.
The people in the troupe were no match for those ferocious bandits armed with machetes.
Moreover, there are many young girls in the group. If they fall into the hands of bandits, their fate can be imagined...
When Wei An and several other masters followed their master to the meeting place with their things, they saw a scene that made them burst with anger.
His Susu, lying naked on the ground, closed her eyes forever.
He was about to rush forward and fight those bandits like a madman, but was finally stopped by several fellow apprentices. They knew clearly that they were no match for the bandits.
The other people in the troupe were already dead, and if they rushed forward now, they would undoubtedly be committing suicide.
Finally, they took advantage of the time when the bandits were not chasing them and escaped to a small village far away, where they met the country girl who loved him.
After learning of their experience, the villagers kindly accepted them, but Wei An had already lost the motivation to live because of Susu's death.
Whenever he closed his eyes, he would recall the scene of Susu being humiliated on the mountain, and when they said goodbye in the city, she looked at him reluctantly, telling him that she would definitely wait for him there and asked him to come.
If he could have crossed the river earlier, if he could have reached the agreed place earlier, would Susu not have died, and would everything have not happened...
Susu's death took away his soul. He didn't want to live alone in this world anymore, so that night, he quietly set off alone, intending to return to the mountain where he had been during the day to be buried with Susu.
But the other girl who liked him naturally didn't want to see him die, so after hearing the noise and trying to persuade him to no avail, she gritted her teeth and followed him cruelly.
She felt that because of his kindness, if there was still danger on the mountain, he would definitely not abandon her to die, but would leave with her.
However, the bandits had left long ago after having their fun during the day. Wei An found Susu's body in the woods and buried her with his own hands, digging a hole with tears in his eyes.
At that time, he had nothing on him, so he picked a blooming flower not far away and gently placed it in Susu's hand.
Let the flower stay with her for a while; he will come down to keep her company soon.
However, what he didn't expect was that the group of bandits were not far away. When they heard the movement in the woods, they came over to see what was happening. They soon discovered Wei An and the girl following him, and their murderous intent was aroused again.
In the end, the girl's guess was correct. Because of her presence, Wei An couldn't bear to see her fall into danger, especially ending up like Susu, so he could only cruelly pull her away.
Finally, due to the bandits' relentless pursuit, Wei An had no choice but to pull the girl and jump into the water from the mountain. Although he narrowly escaped in the end, he hit the rocks when he fell into the water and injured his head and legs.
Fortunately, the girl was not injured because of his intentional protection when he jumped.
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