Book1:TeDream-Maker

adtorepaythisfavor．Beingverypoor,hehadnothingtoofferhisriefactorexcepthisbelovedgranddaughter.Lotuswasatraditionandfilialgirlwhouorandfather’ssilentrequest，soshevoluntarilyofferedtomarrytheoldndlordwheurnedsixteen．However,bythetimeshegrewup,thendlordhaddied;andtruetoheritment，Lotussworeomarry．WhenshesawDimitri,shewasstruckwithhisfeaturesbecausesomehowunilythedeadndlord’sfacewasreflecteDimitri’seyes．Shetoldhergrandfatheraboutit．

    Atfirst，Dimitricouldnotuandwhytheoldmantoldhimthestory，butthenhisthoughtsturheKingdomofDreamswherehe,too,hadtwenty-fourbeautiesandahugepace．Thisassociationreviouslife,whosedesiresandambitionsremainediialinhissubsciousnessgavehimaneeriefeelingthatsentapricklysensationdownhisspine．Heexcimed，"Youmeantosaythatthendlord，thedogandI...?"Theoldmaninterruptedhimwithahushsaying，"Shh..."Helookeduptothemyriadofstarsintheskysaying,"Saynomore.Letnotthestarsknowyoursecrets!"

    Theoldelmtreewithitsrednternshohedwarfedtablesandchairs．Anoldmanwithsnow-whitehair,beardandeyebrohisperingintimatelywithamiddleagedman."IamiedinfortuellingandyourfeatureshavethestrabinationIhaveevereacross．YoushouldberichasaMammonbutalsopoorasachurchmouse.Yourstationinlifeshouldbeemiasakingbutalsolowlyasabeggar.Thisistroversialindeed!ButthereisohingImustwarnyouagainst．Soonyouwillbeeblind．OfthatIamcertain，sobeprepared.”Theoldmanstoodupandsaid，

    "Itiste．Imustrestnow．Lotusiswaitingforyoubytheriverbehindthehouse．Good-bye.”Sayingso，hetooktherednternfromtheelmtreeandwalkedslowlytowardsh