A Beautiful Lotus

In a fantasy world of ancient China, where magic and kung fu exist, there is a love story between the heavenly prince and a lotus nymph. This love story takes place with a mistake, but will it end a mistake? To answer that question, we must go back to the beginning, before the mistake.

There is a cottage in the middle of nowhere with a pond in front of it. In this pond, where nothing can survive in its murky waters, a lotus blooms beautifully. Many passersby call this flower the eternal lotus because it never wilts, even in the winter. The caretaker of this lotus and the inhabitant of the cottage is a young human man, an orphan. The kind young human man cares for this lotus deeply, for it is the only thing he can talk to. The man lives alone and far away from others, so the lotus was his only friend. Sometimes he questions if he is crazy for talking to a lotus, but little did he know that the lotus was not just a flower; it is a nymph. After years under the man's love and care, the nymph grew to love the man. She eventually managed to transform into her human form every full moon. On those full moon, she would weave lotus silk for the man. When he wakes up, there would be a fine piece of lotus silk on his table. The man had no idea who left the silk there, but he was grateful. This continued for many years until the young man was well into his forties.

During this time, the heavenly prince was overlooking the human world. When he saw the lotus nymph weave at night, he would be mesmerized by her beauty and kindness. His love for her grew as the amount of silk she weaves increases. Eventually, the heavenly prince could not stand the distance between them anymore, so he begged his father to allow her to ascend heaven, for she is a kind being. The heavenly emperor agreed to his son's request. When the lotus nymph ascends to heaven, the silk stopped appearing on the human man's table. As such, the man took the silk that he has saved over the years and sold them. They were rare silk that sold for a large sum of money. With the money he received from the silk, he built a school in a small village to help less fortunate kids receive a proper education.

The lotus nymph was granted the name Lianhua when she ascended to heaven, and her assigned job was to work alongside other flower nymphs to grant the wishes of deceased heroes. There are rules that these nymphs must follow, for some wishes cannot be granted. However, emotions can blind people's judgment, and some mistakes may be made for love. The love story of Lianhua and Cheng Ying will have many obstacles and whether these two can survive the hardship and fall in love depends on if they can understand each other's sacrifices.

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