Ballad of Sword and Wine Quotes

“We’ll build a house on the Zhongbo-Libei demarcation line and meet there every month—it’s a must. To marry me, two million isn’t enough; I want Lanzhou’s priceless smile that even a thousand gold cannot buy.”
― Tang Jiu Qing, Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 3

“You think this way because you can’t comprehend that there are people in this world willing to be bound by love.”
― Tang Jiu Qing, Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 3

“Xiao Chiye looked down at him. “As long as we can get out of Qudu, we’ll go together, even to the ends of the earth.”
― Tang Jiu Qing, Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 3

“Shen Zechuan rested his head against Xiao Chiye’s chest. “Is the moon in Libei as round as the moon in Duanzhou?”
― Tang Jiu Qing, Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 3

“Shen Wei and Bai Cha didn’t matter.

Xiao Chiye lowered his head and pressed his cheek to Shen Zechuan’s as he stared with deep hostility at the sunlight attempting to creep across the sheets toward Shen Zechuan.

Shen Lanzhou belonged to him—Xiao Ce’an.”
― Tang Jiu Qing, Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 3

“Let’s build a home.” Grinding against Shen Zechuan’s soft flesh, Xiao Chiye’s throat tightened as he spoke between escaped sighs. “Here. Anywhere.”
― Tang Jiu Qing, Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 3

“He treasures his family, and so he feels fear too.”
― Tang Jiu Qing, Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 3

“I’ll leave my back to you, and you’ll leave your chest to me. We cannot do without each other.”
― Tang Jiu Qing, Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 3

“One day, we will gallop together under the skies of Libei, and that will be when I’ve become strong and powerful. Two million isn’t enough to take away the wolf pup of the Prince of Libei. Such a betrothal gift is not worthy of my Xiao Ce’an. If I’m in Zhongbo, I will one day become your indestructible shield.”
― Tang Jiu Qing, Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 3

“... the sea of learning knows no shore. If you’re willing to take the plunge and have fun in spite of this, you’ll have a bright future ahead of you.”
― Tang Jiu Qing, Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 3

“In my next life…don’t…don’t bring me here again…I want to be a swallow of our Great Zhou…nesting under the eaves of abundance…”
― Tang Jiu Qing, Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 3

“Xiao Chiye hung back, his gaze on Shen Zechuan laden with too many emotions. In an instant, he’d turned from a valiant, vicious hound into a lone wolf that had strayed from its pack.”
― Tang Jiu Qing, Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 3

“An umbrella suddenly moved overhead to shelter Xiao Chiye. Shen Zechuan had come up beside him, holding the umbrella aloft to shield him from the deluge. Standing shoulder to shoulder, the two figures in drenched red robes brought to mind a pair of wicked gods emerging from a rainy night.”
― Tang Jiu Qing, Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 3

“He was like a wolf pup collecting the stars, hoarding them all just to stuff them into Shen Zechuan’s hands, like that little jewelry box of pearl and jade earrings.”
― Tang Jiu Qing, Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 3

“Such was the fickle nature of power: when the guests had all left, the abandoned tea grew cold.”
― Tang Jiu Qing, Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 3

“Let’s go together,” Xiao Chiye said.

“Home?”

Xiao Chiye tightened his arms around Shen Zechuan. “Home.”
― Tang Jiu Qing, Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 3

“Xiao Chiye answered only after a long pause. “I’ve already forgotten. Is the grass in Duanzhou as tall as the grass in Libei?”
― Tang Jiu Qing, Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 3

“They had earnestly bared their hearts to each other in this humble thatched cottage, as if in these few scant hours away from Qudu they could cast aside the strategy and prudence politics demanded and become no more than two young men.”
― Tang Jiu Qing, Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 3