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November 2 - November 19, 2023
“The power to end the world, but with a heart as gentle as a flower.”
“You’ve already become a god, but you can’t forget who you were as a mortal; you’re unable to let go and differentiate between the two realms,” the state preceptor replied. “You’re involving yourself, but you are also powerless, and the results will be an utter mess.”
“Then what can I do?! I can’t do this, I can’t do that; State Preceptor, there are people dying right now in my land! Are gods not called gods because they can save people?! If I don’t appear now, then when can I appear?! What will my ascension even mean?!”
That’s strange. I saved people and protected people because they were innocent and didn’t deserve death. Everything I’ve done was only done after serious consideration, and every choice was made after much struggle. Yet why does it all sound so laughable coming from another’s mouth? Why does it sound like I’ve achieved nothing, that everything I’ve done is such a…failure?
“Even though your palaces and temples are burned down…don’t be sad. I will build you many more temples in the future—bigger, more magnificent, better than anyone else’s. No one will be able to compete with you. I’ll do it!”
“That beauty exists in this world is, in itself, something to be grateful for.”
“Don’t you think everything feels so much more refreshing now that all the trash is cleared out?” “…” Xie Lian remembered the missing Qi Rong and wondered, Did Hua Cheng actually throw him out with the garbage?