My name is Vivian, I am a dreamy city girl, I am 18 years old, the age of a teenager, full of dreams and ambitions.

Maybe, I'll have fun peacefully and live the life of a student. If it doesn't happen.

To reward my 3rd-grade graduation, my parents gave me a trip back to Hallstatt. Filled with eagerness and excitement, I asked my mother:

-Mother! Mom! What do you need to prepare for when you go away?

She smiled and rubbed my head and said:

- You don't have to prepare much. It's okay to just prepare a few personal belongings and daily clothes. The hotel is full. You don't have to carry too many things. What matters is paperwork, money, and a phone. Do those things have to be kept carefully?

I smiled sweetly into my mother's lap and said:

- Yes, I know. Rest assured.

My mother hesitated for a moment before saying:

- Or, shall I come with you tomorrow? But you go alone, I'm not comfortable.

I lifted my head to look at her and said:

- Rest assured, your daughter is older. I know how to take care of myself. Don't worry!

My mother nuzzled my forehead slightly, scolding:

- Oh my daughter, not as mature as anyone asked to be an adult.

- To you, I am a child. But in this society, I'm 18. It's an adult.

I laughed sweetly teasing my mother, she scolded me again:

- Yes, you're so grown up!

- That's it. Your daughter is old enough to get married.

- So take it!

- I am a baby.

- Who just told me you were an adult?

I laughed except I didn't know what to say to my mother.

.........

Hallstatt is a land with a rich history. Here, there are many ethnic minorities living and many religions coexist.

Sitting in the car, I looked at the green mountain, which made my soul strangely comfortable. The car takes more than 4 hours to arrive. According to the address my mother wrote on the paper, this is not a hotel as my mother used to say, it is a spacious house for tourists. After payment and check-in, I was served to take to the stilt house that I would be staying in during the tour.

After locking the door carefully, I dropped my backpack to the floor, then fell onto the comfy bed. After the long trip, I felt tired. Being able to drop into a comfortable place like this, makes me feel sleepy. My eyes kept narrowing, and I fell asleep all the time.

In the dream, I heard the verse in my ear:

"The girl far from the horizon,

Is your love still there

have you forgotten?...”

Strange images kept passing by very quickly in the dream.

Startled awake, it was late at night, the moonlight outside the window, the afternoon where I lay.

Looking up at the moonlight, I had never, seen such beautiful moonlight. It was like silver all over space, a magical light that I had never seen in the city. How gentle, harmonious, and peaceful.

Stepping down from the house, this place is a large courtyard, covered by the silver moonlight. Everything seems to shimmer fancifully, a fairy tale is written. I exclaimed in amazement:

- That's beautiful! It was so beautiful!

- Does it look good?

Startled, she turned to her, and in front of her was an elderly woman, dressed in a gentle costume. A little surprised, but I politely replied:

- Yes, it's nice! In our city, we've never seen moonlight this beautiful.

The woman smiled and said:

- Yes, it's beautiful and it's a testament to the love here.

- Really, ma'am?

- Really? Boys and girls here, if they love each other, they will swear together in the moonlight, never to separate each other. Do you want to hear the story of moonlight here?

- Yes. Tell me!

- Sit down here, drink a piece of water, and tell me.

I sat down next to the old woman, my hands on my chin, facing the old woman, I listened intently to the ancient story of the magical moonlight here.

Old stories tell that, here at the peak of the Mo Dynasty, there was a poor girl named Yna, as beautiful as a forest flower, Yna was a hardworking and obedient girl. Once on a trip to the stream, she accidentally saves an injured duke who faints in the bushes, gradually they develop feelings and swear together. After returning to the capital, the boy married her as his wife.

The woman stopped her sentence and turned to talk when she saw that Vivian had fallen asleep. The moonlight covered her body like a large silver blanket, it hugged her whole body.

In my dream, I heard the song again:

"She's far from the horizon,

Is your love still there

have you forgotten?...

In the moonlight, a young man appeared, smiled slightly and extended his hand in my direction, and said in a soft, deep voice:

- Come back to me!

Subconsciously, I reached out and grabbed it.

...

I opened my eyes,

An unfamiliar piece of memory rushed through his mind, wandering in his thoughts. Not knowing what to do, a nationalist voice said:

- Yna! Are you up?

I rolled my eyes, looking at the strange woman who called me daughter. Somehow, I could understand the language the woman spoke.

When I look back, I see that I am wearing the costume of the Tay ethnic people. It was a five-body shirt, with a belt, made of cotton and indigo, trousers in the form of tubes, a necklace, bracelets, and anklets made of silver, touched on the head, my head was a crow's beak-shaped scarf. I was terrified, I didn't know where this was. Turning my frightened eyes I asked the woman in front of me:

- Where is this? Who is she?

The woman who heard me ask, her face sad and worried, asked:

- Don't you recognize me?

I nodded gently and asked again:

- Who are you?

After hearing that question, the woman cried loudly.

- Whoops! She didn't recognize me anymore. The forest ghost had already captured its soul.

Hearing the woman's cry, a man rushed in,

- What's wrong with Yna’s mom?

The woman sobbed.

- Yna’s father! How Yna did it, she didn't recognize me.

The man approached and asked:

- Yna! Do you realize who I am?

Are you Yna? A fragment of memories rushed back, the person in front of her, whom she used to call her father. Suddenly she exclaimed.

-Father!

He showed a look of delight.

- What's wrong with Yna?

The weeping woman said:

- She doesn't recognize you.

- Slowly, probably because she fell, I don't remember. Then she'll remember. Yna's mother.

3 days passed, and for some reason, my memories in another world naturally disappeared. Only the memory of Yna remained. I’ve actually lived Yna's life, morning, and went to the woods to pick mushrooms and vegetables. In the evening, with the village singing in the firelight, the sound of drum gongs echoed throughout the forest. Life is peaceful and fun.

One day, I was working on the road, and suddenly my father ran from nowhere, and he shouted:

- Yna! Run off to the village! Run fast, baby!

Hearing my father, I ran towards the mountains, I didn't dare turn my head to look

After many days of staying still in the mountains, when hungry, I ate forest fruits, and when thirsty, I drank water from the rock crevices. I did not know when I had to wait when I suddenly heard the sound of the coward, It was the gathering of the patriarch. I'm really happy, I finally met my parents. Hurrying out of the shelter, as I went, I sang a verse.

Looking at the desolate scenery of the village, tears fell from my eyes, this place is no longer a beautiful and peaceful village. In front of him was a piece of ruined desolation. Everywhere is a burning house, sprawling furniture.

A sense of dread enveloped me, and I rushed towards my home. In front of me was the burned-out house, without any trace but a pile of coal ashes. Where are my parents? I looked everywhere but I couldn't see them anywhere. Tears welled up in my eyes, and I held my face and sobbed. Suddenly from behind a familiar voice said:

- Yna! What's wrong with you? Why are you crying?

Turning around, it was my father, who was standing there looking at me nervously. Without hesitation, I ran over and hugged him.

-father! I thought I wouldn't see you anymore. So where's your mother?

His father's expression was slightly sad and said:

-Your mother is dead.

Like lightning strikes across my ears, my ears ring. Everything seemed to collapse before my eyes. 

 - You're kidding me, aren't you?

My father quietly bowed his head without speaking.

...

As the days passed, all the houses of the village merchants were rebuilt. But the pain of losing a loved one left my whole family without laughter. At the village festivals, my father and I no longer want to participate. Without a mother everything seemed meaningless, life became bleak and lifeless.

Years later.

- Yna! Shall we go pick wild vegetables?

I smiled softly and said:

 - You go! I can't go today. I had to go to the next village to carry water for my grandmother.

 - What a pity! Today I heard that village mussels will also go hunting there. You didn't go, it's a pity.

I smiled softly and said:

- It's okay, there will probably be more occasions.

Bidding farewell to the girls, I followed the trail to pass my grandmother's village.

As I walked, I muttered and sang. Not far from the village, there was a rustling sound coming from the trees, curious I approached to see what was there, a man was there, he was trying to slip deep into the water, with his body covered in blood and a dagger arrow on his back. Suddenly he rolled out unconscious. Nervous and scared, I ran over and put my hand over my nose to probe. His breathing was fragilely interrupted. If he is not saved in time, he will probably die. Without much thought, I ran back to the village for help.

 Thankfully, it ran a section. I met a group of village boys on my way hunting, and I said with a breath:

- Brothers! Over there someone is dying.

Hearing me, everyone rushed in that direction. 

Seeing the wounded, everyone did not hesitate, removed the shirt and formed a hammock, cut down trees to make a carrying blow. They all told each other to carry the wounded to the hammock. They do it very carefully, slowly avoiding touching the wound. Quickly return the injured to the village. 

The injured man woke up two days later when he learned that the whole village had come to check on him.

- Hey boy! I know I'm curious, but I still want to know, why are you so injured?

His expression showed a melancholy expression. The voice was also tragic:

- Without hiding anything from you, I was hit by the enemy's plan. They gave people to join us in the opportunity to sneak in. 

- Bastards! Invaders. A bunch of non-humans. 

Everyone responded in unison, everyone remembering the pain they suffered many years ago. Everyone loves the young man and those who lay down to defend their homeland.

- Well, you stay here and heal, come back after you get better. 

From there he stayed in our village. From the day we rescued him, we had never met. Until one day, she was weaving fabric for 's wedding. 

- Yna! How do you see Mo Qin? 

- Moqin? Who is he?

Everyone saw me ask about who Mo Qin was, and they were surprised

- You don’t know who he is? really?

 I nodded slightly.

- Oh my gosh! How could I not know him? He was the young man you saved.

I asked indifferently: 

- So what?

- Don't you really know anything about him? 

-Yes. What do we need to know about him? 

- That's right! Now, he is sought after by a lot of girls. The boys were very jealous of him. He was as beautiful as the morning sun, as strong as an elephant. My mussels are no match for me.

- Is he that good? 

- That's right. He can wrestle a buffalo.

  As he spoke, a group of young men passed. She pulled me, pointing towards the crowd saying:

 - Behold, there he is. Yna! Look! 

Seeing that she said that Mo Qin had passed, they all ran out to look. I also looked in the direction the girl had just pointed. It's not hard to recognize him, since I've lived here since childhood, so everyone I know, he's the only stranger. People say he's beautiful. But to me, he was nothing special. Suddenly, everyone called his name in unison.

Hearing the call, the village boys turned to look at them in unison. Involuntarily my gaze met his. My heart stopped for a beat. Like a burglar caught red-handed, I rushed inside the house.

..............

Seeing the girl's shadow enter, Mo Qin pulled a person with him and asked: 

- Who is the girl who just walked in?

- It's Yna. The prettiest girl in my village is a flower that everyone wants to pick. 

- Why am I seeing her now?

- Oh! From the day her mother died, everything in her family's village had not been involved. So I don't know. Forget, she was the one who found him. A little surprised, Mo Qin asked again

- So? Why didn't anyone tell me before? I had to meet her to thank her for her help.

- No need, you go to Mr. Fa's house and beat him to death, he is like a forested tiger, protecting Yna very much. He kept the village boys from getting near her. Many of the boys who wanted to be friends with Yna were driven away by him, some even had their legs crippled. He's good at martial arts!

- So what kind of person is he?

- He's a hero, he fought with everyone when they attacked the village. He single-handedly killed hundreds of enemies at once. Well, let's go not too late to hunt now.

He walked a little nostalgic, occasionally looking back at the deceased girl in the house. His heart was a little troubled.

...

From that day, my father took in another student, who was Mo Qin. Something my father had never done before. He learned very quickly, being taught a lot of heirloom moves by his father. My father also liked his personality. Once by chance I met him on the bank of the stream, when I was sitting doing laundry, and he saluted:

- Yna, hello!

I raised my eyes to look, and saluted:

- Hi there! Aren't you hunting today?

-No, I didn't go hunting today, I had a bit of my own business, I didn't expect to see you here. Many times I wanted to thank you, but didn't get the chance. By the way, I thank you for saving me.

I smiled slightly, looked at him and replied:

-Nothing, whoever meets you will save you. Don't be too concerned.

- I am indebted to all of them. Say Yna's wish, I will help Yna fulfill.

-Then please do me a favor by protecting this brocade from foreign invaders. For people to live a peaceful life, it is enough.

He said with a gentle smile:

- Definitely, because that is also my wish.

I'll laugh,

- I hope you can do what you said.

- I definitely will.

From that day on, I saw him more, sometimes in the woods, sometimes by the stream.

As time wore on, he soon became a member of the village. One day, my father called me to speak:

-Yna it's been a long time since I went out to play, I played for comfort today. I asked Mo Qin to take you away, to protect you.

I voice my opposition

-Your father doesn't want to go. I want to stay home with you.

He cupped my head lightly and said:

-You've grown up, beautiful as a forest flower. I can't keep you with me forever. We also need to find our happiness.

Hearing him speak, I articulated my thoughts to him:

- No, I don't need to. I want to be with you all my life.

Dad smiled kindly stroking my hair and said:

- My idiot daughter. You're grown, you shouldn't live in the house forever. You have to go out and look at your surroundings. Stop going! I've kept you in the house for so long.

I didn't want my father to be upset, so I bowed my head and agreed to leave the house to go out with Mo Qin.

In the highlands, the Spring Festival is a big festival, loved by many boys and girls, here, they will find the right person to work with them to calculate the centennial. Many couples met at this ceremony and became husband and wife.

Since I haven't been to the festival for a long time, everything is so new to me, it makes me curious and excited. I was like a little bird, running here and there. Look at and touch all the beautiful items, everything you want to buy, everything you want to hold. Looking at all the pavilions, there are plum trees filled with fragrance, the stumps seem to be very old on the trunk covered with moss.

Looking at the beautiful scenery, I have been away from the festival ever since. By the time I realized it, I was lost and didn't know the way back, and I didn't see Mo Qin. I was really scared, there were no people around. Calling out:

- Moqin! Where are you?

No one answered me.

Being worried, not knowing how to get back home. Suddenly, in the distance, a group of people was coming. I was excited, running towards them to ask for directions.

-Hello! Can you give me a little question?

The whole group of voices asked:

- So what do you want to ask?

- Yes, I asked for directions about Na village. Which direction did Na village go? Please show me!

Instead of showing me the way, they teased:

-Yi, this girl is beautiful. You're going to take her as your wife!

A man named Yi approached me and raised his hand to touch me, along with a voice like a man hit by the wind, it was difficult to hear his voice.

-Girl! Do you want to eat white rice with meat? As my third wife, I won't have to struggle anymore. As long as you can give me a son, I will live like a queen.

He raised his hand, intending to touch my body. I stepped back in fear, looking around for people passing by to ask for help. But not a shadow. I said in a panic:

- Don't touch me! I'm going to cry out.

They all looked at each other and laughed:

- You Cry Out! People who saw it would also turn away silently. No one would be foolish to save you. Only the fool would come to the rescue.

A little scared I said:

- Who are you?

- Who are we? They all looked at each other and laughed, he continued:

- I am the son of the lord of the earth who rules here. Everything in this land was his property. Including you. Come back to me!

Seeing him approach, I stepped back and said:

- Don't get close! - Shout: - Moqin! Help me!

-You! Shut it up! Take it away!

They all rushed in and grabbed me, gagged me, and dragged me away. Suddenly there was a shout:

- Stop the hand!

They all looked out in unison. It was Mo Qin, and tears flowed from my eyes. Wanted to ask for help but couldn't. Tears welled up in her eyes, blurring the surroundings. Only voices could be heard around him:

-Who are you to dare to grow up here?

- It doesn't matter who I am. I ask you to let her go!

- I can't release that, what can I do?

- If you don't release, don't blame.

The man named Yi threw out his hand and said:

-You! Hit him for me!

A group of people who appeared to be servants approached Mo Qin, each of whom had fifteen sticks, and rushed at him. With just a few lines, Mo Qin quickly knocked them down. Yi shouted at the others in confusion

- Why don't you even come up? Whoever catches him is rewarded.

They all heard a prize and rushed up in unison. But they were all knocked down by Mo Qin and fell and rolled on the ground. Seeing this, Yi Fan sneaked away, although the friends there fled alone, they saw that Mo Qin had taken down all the people, and no one told anyone to stay away from me. Also looking for wool to sneak away intended. Their intention to escape was read out by Mo Qin, who shouted:

-Stop!

The frightened crowd turned around, and one of them said:

- Sergeant! Please spare us! We don't know anything. It's all done by Yi.

- Who is Yi?

Only now will people notice when he disappeared. There was no other way, it all pointed to the side of the person who instigated him to arrest him. He begged miserably. Mo Qin didn't even bother to move his hand and walked toward me. He gently untied his bonds, his arms released, and I hugged him sobbing. Mo Qin comforted me.

Meanwhile, a horse galloped towards the house of the lord of the earth. The man on horseback was none other than Yi, who was whipping up and pulling over the poor horse. Arriving at the place, pulling the reins of his horse to a halt, he jumped off his horse and ran straight into the house. Seeing his father's shadow, he cried out:

- Dad! I was bullied and humiliated by people.

The lord of the earth, seeing his son subdued, banged on the table and shouted:

-Who dares to do this to you? Tell me! I'll send that guy back here.

-But he's good at martial arts. The servants I gave you, he had the right to knock them all down.

- Useless people, raising rice. After this, I will give you some servants. Now just tell me where it is! I'll make him guilty.

- I follow you.

The old lord of the land and Yi left the house, he took several hundred soldiers with him. To capture Mo Qin.

On the way to meet the servants, they told everything. The group went to Na village together.