In the background there's a Chinese temple, it's dark and the lanterns are shining everywhere, the guests are leaving the temple.
The guide: "I am grateful for your presence, esteemed visitors. Such a gathering in our village is a rarity indeed. Before you head off to partake in the festivities, allow me to offer you a tale from our village's past".
Narration: "Our ancestors believed that each region was protected from evil by a separate deity. The God of the North, the West, the East... But the South was protected by not one God, but two. And so it happened that our village, as well as the temple, was located precisely on the border between their territories.
These two gods were forever destined to compete with each other - for their worth, for territories, for believers, but... Not only on earth, but also in Heaven there is a force more powerful than destiny.
Having shaken everyone from the underworld to the Heavenly Capital, two martial gods kowtowed three times in this very temple".
The comic panels show the canon timeline Feng Xin and Mu Qing getting married, and then in the present, Feng Xin is hugging Mu Qing from the back.
Narration: "It is said that every year the Southeastern General launches as many lanterns into the sky as the number of years that have passed since he married his beloved.
This tale stirs the heart of even the coldest soul - indeed, a clear sky, adorned with countless starts, is always observed on this day".
The comic panels show Feng Xin leading Mu Qing through the bridge, the other guests are raising their heads to look at the sky.
In the sky, thousands of lanterns are shining bright, Mu Qing kisses Feng Xin, as the latter says "Happy anniversary, Qing-er"
Centuries of Yearning, Millennia of Love ๐ฎ
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