After my hiatus, I have actually re-read the translations from the start again and there were parts I got embarrassed but also parts that I was really emotionally touched. Most of all, I really remember each and every step of this story's translating journey.
I feel very lucky to have been able to translate this story and am really glad that even after re-reading it months, and maybe years later one day, it still leaves me feeling so full in my heart.
I hope you will enjoy this epilogue, which is particularly sweet.
love, decembi
Heavy Sweetness Ash-Like Frost: Epilogue 4 - Tang Yue
Since the previous time when I failed to go for the pill testing, Phoenix had completely grounded me. It has been half a month since that fateful day. No! I should say it has been fifteen days, a whole fifteen days, he really is too domineering and I am really too pitiful. Those who can see will be sad, those who can hear of it will weep.
I was in the study and grinding till my face was about to drop into the ink slab when I heard a small demon announcing from outside, "The Moon God requests an audience with the Great One's Mistress. May the Great One give his directions."
One phrase and I became furious. Why was the Moon God finding "the Great One's Mistress", why did the demon seek "the Great One's directions?" This was truly overlooking my presence! Of course, I could only be angry in my heart... habit was indeed a frightening creature.
"No audience," The Great One cleanly spat out two words. His head did not even raise up and he continued writing.
"Yes," The little demon retreated. Quickly, he returned, "Reporting to the Great One, the Moon God said...said... there needs to be a reason for not being able to see......"
Phoenix steadily paused his brush, he still did not raise his head and said, "Mistress is pregnant and needs rest." The little demon received his instructions and left.
I was actually dozing off when I suddenly stood up in shock, "When did I get a baby?"
Phoenix raised his head, lightly looking me in the eye and replied, "Soon." I suddenly felt my forehead turn black.
In half a moment, Phoenix finished writing, then he personally carefully pasted it on a parchment, then personally hung it in the middle of the bedroom, facing the head of the bed.
I looked at it. On the paper were four words dazzlingly written - "Heaven Rewards Efforts Justly". Thus, not only did my forehead turned black, my face also became black.
Indeed, the frequency of our mutual cultivation increased rapidly. I did not know what was the true meaning of mutual cultivation, but I knew that the consequence of mutual cultivation was a baby that would cry day and night. Thus, I became melancholic - melancholic in the day and night, melancholic when cultivating, melancholic when not cultivating.
Later, it was not clear why but Phoenix also started to be melancholic, and finally he became depressed, eating little and not really sleeping. Seeing him sad, I became sadder, it really was melancholy adding onto melancholy with no end......
Finally, there was a day when we did not mutually cultivate. He sat at the top of the bed and looked seriously at me. He looked for a long time, looked until all the hairs on my back stood up straight, then he finally opened his mouth, "Jin Mi, I'm going to ask you something, you must honestly answer me."
I immediately obediently agreed, I almost wanted to swear to heavens that just as long as he stopped being so mercurial, I would tell him all he wanted.
Who knew that he could not open his mouth for half the day... I had never seen him so hesitant. I was truly surprised, I did not know if he was preparing to divorce me or preparing to marry a concubine, such thoughts flowed through me and truly gave me a shock. At this moment, he finally opened his mouth, "Jin Mi, do you not want to give birth to my child?"
Ah, it was not about a concubine, so I relaxed and answered, "No."
Hearing this, Phoenix's expression became much better and his uptight body seemed to relax, he quickly added, "Then why do you seem so melancholic since the day I said you were going to be expecting soon?"
Oh so it turned out to be about this. I honestly replied, "I have pre-natal depression."
It was now Phoenix's turn for his face to darken, "What does a fruit like you need to be depressed about?"
Why can't a fruit be depressed? I was furious.
Only after I suppressed the anger in my heart did I said, "I am really very troubled - I'm not sure what thing will I give birth to."
When the word "thing" came out of my mouth, it was as if I saw a burst of red lotus flame shoot out of Phoenix's head, and hurriedly added, "Look, my father is water, my mother is flower, and thus gave birth to a frost flower like me. The previous Heavenly Emperor was a dragon, the Heavenly Empress was a female phoenix, and gave birth to a male Phoenix like you. Night's mother was a koi, but Night was a dragon fish. The Moon God and the Heavenly Emperor came from the same father but the Moon God is a fox.... thus, I was really unsure, I am a frost flower, you are a male Phoenix, what kind of fruit would be born? So, I was really really really troubled!"
Phoenix lost himself in laughter and I could see his dimples appear. He lifted his hand to flick at my forehead, "Unnecessary worry! You will naturally know when the time comes." Thus, Phoenix had truly removed all his worries.
And so, my hardship days returned, my poor waist......
Heavens indeed rewards the labor justly. In half a month, I was pregnant. From pre-natal depression it became pre-birth depression, I was worried every day, truly scared that I would give birth to something strange, for example the Moon God or Master Pu Chi......these were some examples of the height of strangeness.
Five years later, I finally developed from pre-birth depression to post-natal depression. Not because of anything, simply because I delivered a baby whose real self is a white egret.
What is a white egret? The white egret is a type of water bird - water bird! What a species of bird that lacks strength - even a Phoenix was better than a water bird! I wanted to stuff him back in and deliver all over again.
But Phoenix was very happy, and I had never seen him smile so widely before. Even on the day of our marriage, he was only reservedly happy, not so expressively happy like this.
He has always known my heart well so he placed his arm around me and comforted me, "Our children and grandchildren will have their own happiness." Grandchildren? I was already so troubled by one son, how can I dare to think of grandchildren!
But, every time when I looked at his small face that was white and soft like the glutinous rice, when he used his little hand to wrap around my finger, when I heard his innocent laughter, my heart became at ease - I felt that the white egret was the purest most beautiful bird in the world. Even a thousand or ten thousand eagles cannot rival one feather from his snowy wing.
What's more in this black bloody Demon Realm, to give birth to such a pure and holy white egret, can be counted as rising from mud but not being stained?
Phoenix gave him the name "Tang Yue". It sounded familiar to me and I only remembered later that it was the name of the family shop I was born into when I was a mortal.
It was then that I realised that Phoenix was lazier than me.
Thank you very much
ReplyDeleteYou are fast! :) Thanks for reading!
DeleteI got addicted to this novel... thanks a ton decembi ... xoxo
DeleteI missed them so much. Thanks for the updates. :)
ReplyDeleteMe too! Thanks for reading :). This is the second last epilogue. I hope to get the last one up by this week as well.
DeleteIs this the last epilogue? I have noticed that this was already completed, thus there must be no more updates.
DeleteThanks for the translation.One more epilogue to go before the finale. My third cnovel after DMY and Song in the Clouds and truly love the hilarious begining part of the novel in contrast to SIC. For someone who since young was intrigued with chinese legends and folk tales,having someone like you and all the others who translate to English for us banana have my sincerest gratitude, though I'm usually a silent reader ������
ReplyDeleteAre u going to upload it to ebook or Pdf format for us to download? It would be such a treat...
Awww Ssim thanks for your heartfelt comment. It's a great joy sharing this book with such a warm community. I don't plan on uploading my translations into an e book or PDF as ultimately the story is by Dian Xian and it feels too much like making an unlicensed book. I'm only just translating out of a desire to share the beauty of her work.
DeleteThanks for the translation.One more epilogue to go before the finale. My third cnovel after DMY and Song in the Clouds and truly love the hilarious begining part of the novel in contrast to SIC. For someone who since young was intrigued with chinese legends and folk tales,having someone like you and all the others who translate to English for us banana have my sincerest gratitude, though I'm usually a silent reader.
ReplyDeleteAre u going to upload it to ebook or Pdf format for us to download? It would be such a treat...
Thank you decembi.
ReplyDeleteLike this novel.
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Nice to hear from you Mango! Glad you enjoyed it :)
DeleteAwww how cute❤
ReplyDeleteP.s welcome back heehee
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Phoenix and jin mi are just adorable in their marriage life. So Glad to be back ;)
DeleteThank you....only Jin Mi will think Phoenix as someone lazy for naming their son after a shop where she was born.
ReplyDeleteIndeed! Romance is dead to Jin Mi unless it's something she can eat.
DeleteThank U so much dear decembi �� I must you much... All the best ��
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Samie
Aww Samie, it's wonderful to hear from you. Thanks for missing me! <3
DeleteThanks a lot! I like this scene the most out of whole book.
ReplyDeleteThe epilogue was already so funny in the beginning but her worries about "thing" she ll give birth to was just something! I thought i d die laughing!
She is so cute! And he is also! Love both of them!
Now eagerly waiting for last epilogue!
Yuli
Yuli, it's really nice to read about them having a marriage like a romance comedy at this stage - sweet relief from the earlier angst and misunderstandings <3
DeleteWelcome back Decembi <3
ReplyDeleteI missed reading your translations and your stories. It's been a lovely ride with Jin Mi and Phoenix ~
I'm glad things have settled down for you. Life sometimes takes a turn for better or worse. With each turn that passed, we have surmounted difficulties and accumulated small victories. I forgot which drama the quote was from, but the character said, "If you live, you have won."
From this, I wanted to say that I'm glad things have gone better for you <3 and that you are back and in good health :)
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Such purity the egret represents.
Leave it to Jin Mi to find a water bird terrible (initially) lol. I think it makes sense since her father is a Water God and Phoenix is well... a bird.
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Dear ChocolateCosmos,
DeleteSuper awesome to hear from you! Thank you for missing my work. I absolutely agree with your words - surmounting difficulties and accumulating small victories indeed!
<3 <3 <3
Thank you decembi! I thought I was ready, but I don't know if I am or will be to part with Phoenix and Jin Mi
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Heh, I've not parted from Heavy Sweetness and it was my first c-novel. Well, one sweet solace is being able to re-read it once every year <3
DeleteCongrats for nearly hitting the finishing line! I always feel that the epilogues are one of the best part of the book n a white water bird in the "dark bloody demons realm" is indeed a reason to rejoice. 👍
ReplyDeleteMoonblossom, so wonderful to hear from you. Thank you <3. I have been such a turtle crawling towards the finishing line, but it has been a very meaningful experience for me indeed.
DeleteThank you decembi for this.
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to read these epilogues since the ending is too abrupt and short for my liking. Ehehe.
Phoenix's turn for his face to darken, "What does a fruit like you need to be depressed about?"
Hahaha. This cracked me up.
Dear Faten, thanks for your comment. Yes, the ending was way too abrupt - I always suspected Dian Xian was tired of the angst lol.
DeleteAwe thank you. I feel so much closure with each epilogue.
ReplyDeleteWelcome :) I'm glad it brought closure.
Deletefrom a carefree spirit to suddenly fall into many types of depressions, Jin Mi must have really worried over what kind of creature the child will become
ReplyDeleteHahahahaha! I love this comment.
DeleteThanks so oh so much!!!
ReplyDeleteBeen dying to hear news of their life after the red bird found his reincarnated beloved fruit/flower.
I'm really glad you liked it! :)
DeleteThank you for translating all of this story
ReplyDeleteIt was my pleasure :) thanks for reading!
DeleteThank you i really miss this couple and thank you again
ReplyDeleteWelcome! It was my pleasure. Thanks for reading :)
DeleteIt's such a cute and wonderful project thank you for translating it. But I'm a bit confused. How did Jin Mi become a mortal and what happened to her after she fell out of Phoenix's eye as tears?
ReplyDeleteDian Xian didn't make it expressly clear in her story, but I'm guessing that she slipped into the wheel of reincarnation (maybe through Buddha's gift)? It's implied she reincarnated into a human and then Phoenix found her again, but somehow she also kept her memories :)
DeleteHello. I started reading your translation last night. I love this story. I was wondering when the last epilogue will come out?
ReplyDeleteThe last epilogue was translated already. You can find the link on shusheng book bar. I wanted to do my own version as well, but haven't had the time :)
DeleteI want to sincerely thank you for translating this. I really don't know how to describe this book. Very few books made me feel so many emotions. It is something I can read over and over and over again. You have made my day!
ReplyDeleteFirst...i've read this just out of curriosity...
ReplyDeleteBut after i finished it , makes me want to read from the beginning...hehehe
Thanks for the translate...
I love this story
ReplyDeletethank you so much...i really love this book.
ReplyDeletebut...what happened to the last epilogue???
I think Decembi explains it in her Epilogue 1 - "There are actually only four epilogues - counted five, because one of the epilogues are in two parts".
DeleteSo I think there are only 4 and not 5 .
ACTUALLY THERE IS A 5TH IF YOU FOLLOW THIS LINK: https://hui3r.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/heavy-sweetness-3rd-epilogue/
Delete***SPOILER: It was added to the drama adaptation, Ashes of love***End of SPOILER
I'm sad that its finished already... this has been an awesome read tho! Keep doing it, thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteReading again untill i jave a new story from you ^_^
ReplyDeleteI loved this story so much! Loved your narration at the end too! Will miss them so much!
ReplyDeleteI forgot. What Tang Yie means?
ReplyDeleteWonderful epilogue. Hilarious. I laugh non stop.
ReplyDeleteLove JinMi. She is so much more shameless in the novel than in the drama. I like it! Hahaha Phoenix is such a romantic, too bad JinMi cannot appreciate it.
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ReplyDeleteI have a question, I hope someone clarifies my doubts, Jin Mi is still mortal or immortal or something magical?
ReplyDeleteI think she's a goddess still
DeleteRead it again!!! I would have hooed tgat they included epilogue 4 in the drama as well because jin mi's depressions are hilarious
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ReplyDeletehello, I wanted to thank you for your beautiful work in this book, I and several other people have been following your blog to read this book and I really appreciate all your hard work, I really thank you, I had to use the page translation feature, very understandable. Kisses from a Brazilian fan.
Thank you so much! I was so in love with the drama that I started hunting for translations of the book. You are such an angel!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the translations. HSALF drama is worth watching and I wanted to read the novel too. Thanks it was worth searching for.
ReplyDeleteLove this story.. It's my second time watch the drama, loving Deng Lun as the Phoenix and Yang Zi as the naive Jin Mi 😍
ReplyDeleteI think I know why Phoenix has fallen for Jin Mi, despite Sui He's love for him, because Jin Mi 'sees' him without his title and achievement
Not as the precious son of the Heaven Emperor, not as the famous God of War, not even as a male 😆 at first..
She doesn't worship him nor she impressed with him, she just see him as a person with his good and bad, and of course as a source of divine power 😅
And because she is naive, shameless, bold and sincere (even her hidden agenda is not a secret) he becomes hooked on her
And I think Jin Mi loves Phoenix because of the Sherlock Syndrome, he is a crow who guard his hoard well 😄 especially when he teases her and give her challenge
When we can become ourselves with the person we love, without deceit, it is the greatest love
#sorry it's such a long comment, thank decembi for translating this story
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Deletethanks so much for translating. I just finished the movie and can't move on. Luckily i found this site :)
ReplyDeletejust wondering is there ep 5?
Thank you so much for translating the novel. :) I too just finished the drama and loved it so much that I've been searching for translations of the novel. So glad I found your site!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the book translation!! The drama was very good that I was searching for the translate book. So glad that I found your site! Thank you for your time and dedication!!
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ReplyDeleteThank you. Great love story.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the translation. I enjoy it so much I love all the main characters. I am so happy for JM and XF for their happiness and Their son. Perhaps we need an epilogue for Phoenix to tell us why and how he falls for JM.
ReplyDeleteA white egret! What a beautiful bird.
ReplyDeleteOMG! Decembi, you are OK? your last post was in3/2021. am so happy that you are well. I am new. Love your translation. Please come back. Is there any thing we can help? I have question over the drama Ash of love and the novel. Many thanks.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this lovely translation. I enjoy it so much. Phoenix is tuning to JM mood and feeling now. He communicates with her better. I vove both JM and Phoenix.
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