What exactly is Zheng Feiyu talking about in his poem? What was Grandmaster Liuyun worried about back then? Do all worldly desires still matter when a nation falls? What does one's homeland mean to a person? Can feelings ever be explained? Should I become an immortal?
When one man succeeds, a hundred contend; heroes rise in troubled times. The sword darts like a startled swan; fate returns to the Jade Phoenix; immortal companions take flight.
A hundred years of wind and rain are nothing unusual. Where can one find eternal life? Before the lamp at midnight, beneath the autumn moon, one cannot help but lament one's loneliness.
--- To the tune of "Young Wanderer"
I love classical literature, so all the chapter titles are written in poetic forms. At the end of each poem, I'll note the name of its tune in the author's remarks after the main text.
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Please do not imitate.
