The Events Of The Past Ten Years In Yingxiu

"The Ten Years of Yingxiu" is the first web serialized novel by Mao Ni. Although it remains unfinished, the writing, characters, and plot already hint at the future brilliance of works such as "Jiang Ye," "Qing Yu Nian," "Zhu Que Ji," and "Ze Tian Ji".

When the Vermilion Bird rises, it does not yearn for the three-foot emerald and crimson, but seeks the hundred steps of willow green. It rises in the azure sky at dawn and descends into the abyss at dusk. It does not perch on cold branches, nor does it drink from still springs

The barnyard grass falls into the river, not to pay homage to the sun at sea, but merely to contemplate the scenery by the stream. Life begins amidst the hustle and bustle of the marketplace, and death ultimately occurs above the city gate. It is not the man of virtue who does not act, nor the hero who does not suffer.

Ten years of life and death pass in tranquility, yet at the bridge's end, I become a fisherman. I ask this old thief of heaven, for what reason should there be punishment? Who shall receive reward?