One Bond Across Three Lives

Name: One Bond Across Three Lives
ISBN: 9787780121170

刘杨一飞Aug 2025

2.6

Word count: 205K words
Chapters: 6
ISBN: 9787780121170

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Summary

In the ancient Western Regions kingdom of Loulan, there is a poignant love that spans three lifetimes. Fan Liang, son of a Central Plains fisherman, is sent to his aunt's home in the Western Regions to learn commerce, and on the way first meets Qingcheng. He meets her again while selling silk at his aunt's house, and the two fall for each other. While admiring plum blossoms at Yuanshan, he catches sight of Qingcheng's back; at a feast in the prince's pavilion, Qingcheng presents a poem that no one can match, and Fan Liang, drinking downstairs, boldly answers it, winning cheers—and at the bridge he glimpses her above. When Fan Liang delivers birthday silk to the Qi prince's house, he pours out his heart to Qingcheng in the back garden, and they pledge themselves to each other.

Qingcheng's father disdains Fan Liang's origins and firmly opposes the match; Qingcheng falls gravely ill and goes to her grandmother's house to recover. When she seeks out Fan Liang, she learns that his aunt's family has been ruined after a hundred carts of silk were robbed, and that Fan Liang has returned to his hometown. Fan Liang, unable to find her, also returns home. Qingcheng falls ill from longing, and the old clan chief gives her a deerskin pouch so she can put a token inside and set it adrift down the river. While fishing, Fan Liang nets the pouch, sees the token, and finds Qingcheng; they meet at the Jade River.

In the second life, Fan Liang is born into a martial family and Qingcheng is the girl next door; the two grow up as inseparable childhood companions. At the market, Qingcheng is harassed by the son of the Ji Prince; Fan Liang beats the guards to death to save her, then takes her to the capital to escape. Fan Liang joins relatives and becomes a military officer, while Qingcheng stays with her aunt. When Qingcheng goes up the mountain to offer incense, she is abducted by bandits; Fan Liang rescues her and wipes out the bandits' den, and is promoted to cavalry general.

In the third life, Fan Liang is a descendant of military officers and Qingcheng is the princess of Loulan. The crown prince of a neighboring kingdom sends a hundred thousand troops to seize her in marriage; Loulan's chief general is killed in battle, and Fan Liang is called upon in the crisis. He captures the crown prince and the enemy troops, then disguises himself as a foreign soldier to take the enemy kingdom and force it to sign a treaty of friendship. The king holds a wedding for the two, and in a dream a butterfly fairy reveals the love they shared in their first two lives.

Editor's review

Set in Loulan, this book uses a three-lifetime reincarnation structure to tell the emotional bond between Fan Liang and Qingcheng across time. The author weaves elements such as trade routes, princely feasts and border wars into the love story: the first life's betrothal and separation are delicately drawn, while the second life's chivalrous rescue and the third life's call to duty in crisis give the story a layer of national and familial spirit beyond romance. The narrative pacing follows the traditional chapter-novel style, with the plot driven by classic devices—meeting, misunderstanding, searching, reunion—giving it the plain charm of a folk legend. It suits immersive reading in leisure time, especially for readers who love classical love legends and are curious about the sights of the Western Regions. The descriptions of scenes such as the Jade River, Yuanshan and the back garden are vivid, making the book a light read for bedtime or travel. Note that the transitions between the three lives rely on a dream revelation; readers expecting rigorous historical research or complex character arcs may find it thin.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who love classical love legends and three-lifetime reincarnation setups
Readers interested in the Western Regions setting of Loulan and a folk-tale atmosphere
People who want relaxed, immersive reading and prefer chapter-novel narration
Readers who want a vivid story to read while traveling or before bed

Not a good fit for

Readers seeking rigorous historical research and realistic Western Regions settings
Readers of deep fiction who prefer complex psychology and multi-threaded narrative
People uninterested in reincarnation frameworks who read only realistic fiction

Reading tips

Read through in the order of the three lives, watching for echoing clues between the end of each life and the start of the next.
After the first life, pause and recall the key scenes of Fan Liang and Qingcheng's betrothal and separation.
Link scenes such as the plum blossoms at Yuanshan, the feast in the prince's pavilion and the meeting at the Jade River into a visual thread.
Slow down for the war section of the third life and feel how the love line and the national line intertwine.

版权信息
开篇之序
一世情缘玉河边，胡杨树上飞鸿雁。（上）
一世情缘玉河边，胡杨树上飞鸿雁。（下）
二世情缘生邻间，树神之上泪涟涟。
三世终得定情缘，楼兰御园舞翩跹。

FAQ

Are the three lives continuous reincarnation or separate stories?

The three lives share the same pair of protagonists, Fan Liang and Qingcheng, but each life has a different identity and situation: the first life is the merchant's son and Qingcheng, the second the martial family's son and the girl next door, the third the military descendant and the princess of Loulan. The story proceeds in chronological order, and at the end of the third life a butterfly fairy reveals the love of the first two lives, linking the three into one complete line of reincarnation.

How do Fan Liang and Qingcheng pledge themselves in the first life?

They meet again while selling silk at his aunt's house and fall for each other; at the feast in the prince's pavilion, Qingcheng presents a poem no one can match, and Fan Liang, drinking downstairs, boldly answers it and wins cheers. Later, while delivering birthday silk, Fan Liang pours out his heart to Qingcheng in the back garden, and they pledge themselves to each other. But Qingcheng's father disdains Fan Liang's origins and opposes the match, separating them; only when the deerskin pouch drifts down the river with a token do they meet again at the Jade River.

Does the war plot take up much space in the third life?

The core conflict of the third life is the neighboring crown prince sending a hundred thousand troops to seize the bride; after Loulan's chief general is killed, Fan Liang is called upon in the crisis, captures the crown prince and the enemy troops, then disguises himself as a foreign soldier to take the enemy kingdom and force it to sign a treaty of friendship. This war is the main line of the third life and takes up a concentrated section, after which the story turns to the king holding the wedding and the butterfly fairy revealing their love. Overall, war and romance intertwine through the third life.

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刘杨一飞 Author · Chinese

Liu Yangyifei is a Chinese author about whom limited public information is available, with only one work currently on record. That representative work is Sān Shì Yī Yuán (roughly, A Bond Across Three Lives), which is commonly classified under the time-travel and alternate-world category, suggesting that the author's writing leans toward narratives built on crossing time and space and on invented worlds. On the available evidence, the author remains a writer with a small number of works; details of personal biography, years of writing, and creative development have not been clearly recorded, making a fuller assessment of the author and the writing difficult. The title of the work hints at themes of fate, bond, reincarnation, or destiny, echoing settings common to time-travel and alternate-world fiction. For readers hoping to learn about this author, the work itself is currently the main point of access, and future writing remains to be seen.