Heaven and Earth are not benevolent; they treat all things like straw dogs. In this world bound by laws, I was born free... I once stood in the frozen wastes of the far south as snow fell thickly around me, and glimpsed a white dragon in the distance, spreading its wings against the gale as it circled high above. Its scales gleamed flawless as quartz. I once encountered a roaring qilin on the plateau at the top of the world, its voice like thunder, its whiskers and mane white as snow. I have also seen a colossal leviathan whale, as vast as a mountain, lurking in the ocean depths. Its furious roar boomed like a giant bronze bell... Boy born with freedom, the whole world is yours!
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
