The Legend of the Crimson Cricket , the Golden Scorpion , and the Emerald Beetle
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That night under a full moon there was only one witness,Zhinu. Shen Nong and Kuan Yin drank from the tea cups tied together with red string. They had no rice and beans to attract the attention of the golden chicken.___ They had no red umbrella to protect the bride from the evil spirits. Kuan Yin would not wear the traditional red and the red veil and Shen Nong would not wear a black coat over black robe but standing together under the massive goldenrain tree with it’s yellow flowers made the night summer breeze swim with perfume. It made a more beautiful temple than the real ones. ________As Zhinu stood guard the two layed in each others arms. The passion and loneliness of so many years was so evident.” “I hope you will not regret your decision in the future?” Shen Nong said now holding her in his arms. “My only regret was we didn’t do this sooner.” “What about children? How do we hide that?” he asked.___ Now she sat up and drank some water for that was exactly the worry at the back of her mind.
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In this book the reader will be transported to the 15th century in the Northern Chinese plain close to the Yan Mountains. It’s story unfolds with the love story of Kuan Yin and Shen Nong. Two strong and beautiful people in a forbidden marriage. Shen Nong a tired warrior, with a past that has to stay hidden, comes into Kuan Yin,s life on a spring day to eventually fill her lonely days. Out of this three remarkable sons are born with unique abilities that are sharpened with training. Being by themselves most of their young lives living apart believing that they are orphans, they eventually come together because of a common goal. First the oldest at 18 is Sun Liam who is raised in a school for fighting. Next is Yoshi at 17 who is raised in the Tendai Buddist Temple on Mount Hiel to become a marathon monk, running 52 miles for a hundred days. Then the third son is Aki Motto who is taken to Japan to live with Shen Nong,s aunt in an okiya with geisha girls. At 15 he is trained in the art of Bushido to become samurai. All of their backgrounds comes into play when the very village of their parents comes under attack by a twisted and powerful warlord Zhouli Hunhe and his son Naihe, a demented psychopath. The three brothers each experience life changing situations to become the Crimson Cricket, Golden Scorpion, and the Emerald Beetle.