this. All he could think was how Xiao Xue would feel without him. They had spent the past twenty
years together a lot. Also, her parents had both passed away. Without him, she would be very lonely.
The very next day, he asked all his generals and servants to a room to announce something.
Everyone was curious . “ Firstly, I want to thank everyone that came today. I have this idea of
building a long wall along the mountains. Don’t ask me why because I won’t tell you. It will start
from Shanghaiguan and end at the big ocean in the west.” said the King. Though it sounded easy, it
was a very long trail. Most of them did not agree. After all, it was the King’s wish so no one could
say no. Every single day, workers would build the wall stone by stone. They also used bricks and
wood. It was a very tiring job.
Finally , the Great Wall was finished. After a few days, the king passed away safe and sound on
Xiao Xue’s lap while he was resting. There was a little letter written for her by the King. “ Hello
there! By the time you read this, I’m already on my way to along a very long road. I just wanted to
tell you that I have loved you ever since my life began when I stepped out of the palace. You were
my first and my last. The doctor told me that I only had few years left to live and so I decided to
built this crazy and impossible Great Wall. Why? It is a very long wall and it ends near the big sea. It
means that my love for you is infinity; the path of the great wall may end but it will continue to float onto the
big sea. Lastly, thank you for all you have done.”. Everyone in the country heard about this and was very
touched.
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