I Am a Peach Tree

I am a peach tree standing in a mountain hollow. I don't know how long I've stood here. I went from knowing and feeling nothing, to sensing warmth and cold, and then to seeing this world. Everything was so beautiful, until one day a scholar walked beneath me. He fell in love with me, but I fell in love with another monk. To save me, he fell into the endless hell. To save him, I gave up my soul. When everything I had was reduced to nothing, the world fell quiet once more...

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.