Yao Guang, daughter of King Mu of Zhou and the Queen Mother of the West, was born burdened with her parents’ monstrous sins.
>She became a living corpse, sleeping for a thousand years behind the Bronze Gate.
>Yet her spirit wandered through countless worlds: she watched King Zhou burn himself alive at Deer Terrace and heard modern patriots cry out from the execution grounds. She saw immortals treat all living things as straw dogs, and watched them shed blood and tears for the common people.
>Until Zhang Qiling accidentally pushed open the Bronze Gate
>The awakened goddess saw the last Qiling of the Zhang family reflected in her pupils.
>“The debt your parents owe,” he said, blood dripping from the tip of his knife, “is yours to repay.”
>Deep within the ancient tomb, the bronze beneath her fingertips suddenly throbbed like a heart.
>From beyond the gate came the thunderous sound of chains snapping.
