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Lu Qinyi and Fei Li stood on opposite sides of the war, destined to be enemies and nothing more. However, things get complicated after Fei Li is ambushed, sustaining a significant head injury that renders him temporarily amnesiac. 

Lu Qinyi had only intended to hold the enemy general hostage to buy his army some time. But he got more than he bargained for when the mental state of the confused and injured Fei Li is far worse than predicted and he becomes the only one capable of treating him. 
Fei Li however finds himself at the mercy of the enemy but he is surprisingly treated rather un-enemy-like. Despite this, he often felt it would have been better if they never met at all, remaining enemies who were perfect strangers.

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"I can answer you but it's up to you whether you believe the answer," Lu Qinyi replied mysteriously, earning an annoyed glare from the other for faffing around. "It's because I respect and admire you, General Fei." 

Fei Li was stunned, rendered speechless. Of all the answers he had thought the other might give, this wasn't one of them. His brows slowly furrowed together, a frown forming on his face. "You're right. I don't believe you."

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The atmosphere was so light and pleasant, you could almost forget the impending war that lay just beyond the snow. But he knew it was only time until that blanket of innocently white snow melted away to reveal the bloodstains beneath.

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Fei Li: "Let me go."
Lu Qinyi: "I'll think about it."

Later
Lu Qinyi: "Just let me go..."
Fei Li: "...I cant."

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Warnings: Violence and blood, because that's always the answer. Suicide, but that's never the answer. The slowest of slow burn romances.
Inaccurate and only loosely ancient china based setting. Some of the things or words I use may be wrong. Feel free to reach out to me if there's anything that's a bother and I'll see about adjusting.

Short name: When the war is over.
Cover art is the black and white version of piece I commissioned from @zhiruoaa . You can find them on insta or twitter~
You can find my art of them on insta (@cupcakes_artbox). I also have twitter now (@mehasacupcake).

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When The War Is Over, Will You Plant A Blossom Tree For Me? (BL)

My beloved editor can be found on Instagram at:  sheradioactive


And many thanks to my alpha reader and assistant writer @Astriel_Vera_26. Astriel is an author on Webnovel as well and writes some awesome stuff, I'd highly recommend checking it out.


My instagram for art content for When The War is Over and more, or to contact me over any issues: cupcakes_artbox


Since this is a ancient chinese inspired novel/setting, some information for those who are new to chinese novels:


I use chinese names for the characters. Each character has three names (Birth names are only revealed as used):


- Courtesy name. This is chosen when they come of age and is used thereafter. Only close people or those with lots of authority can use the birth name without disrespect. (Lu's is Qinyi, Fei's is Li, Yang's is Xun)


In this setting, robes are worn, like hanfu type clothing or the kind used in wuxia settings. They consist of at a minimum an outer robe and an inner robe. Inner robes are also used for pajamas. Chinese hair crowns are also used, like a metal (or other material) headband for holding up the hair. Unfortunately I can't include pictures so you lot will have to do some googling yourself.


The salutes used refer to the fist-palm salute used to show respect.


Men and women alike grow their hair long.


Putting an A (some people translate this to how it sounds which is Ah) or an -er at the end of a name are ways to express familiarity, like a nickname. (eg. A-Jiao or Jin-er)


There will be more translations/translation reminders at the bottom of relevant chapters.


Again, no offense is meant and if there is anything wrong or just bothersome, let me know.


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