Eight hundred years ago, he was Chen Mo, a peerless Magician renowned in both worlds. Mortal though he was, he could rival the Demon Emperor, and a flick of his fingers could dim the sun and moon.
Yet to protect his beloved, Tu Shan Rong Rong, he cast a forbidden spell, the Mindscape Universe, at the cost of his soul. Beneath the Bitter Love Tree, he made a pact to continue their bond through reincarnation: "I will spend a thousand years in reincarnation for the chance to see you again, even once."
Eight hundred years later, he is Chen Xiao, a modern magician. The flames dancing in his palm conceal the sharp brilliance of his past life.
When danger strikes again, his memories awaken and he takes up his sorcery once more, offering his flesh and blood to perform another miracle. The galaxy becomes a deck of cards, shuffled between his fingers. He stakes the stars in a game against the gods. Every magic trick is a defiant dance that sets his soul ablaze.
"This time, I will protect you, no matter what!"
"You said the same thing eight hundred years ago... and then you dissolved into starlight in my arms."
"The pact is complete, but his soul can only hold out for three more months."
"Either we take that thing out and erase him completely, or you watch him die in front of you again. Tu Shan Rong Rong, this is the price of defying fate."
"Sister Rong Rong, lately I keep dreaming about a huge peach blossom tree... There's a green-haired girl crying beneath it."
"Strangely, my heart aches along with hers."
"Then... let's use the time we have left to give him the grandest farewell performance."
"If fate will not accept us, then let these three thousand worlds become our tomb."
"Look, this time it isn't a trick... It's true love."
"I used miracles to deceive the world, but I could never deceive my instinct to love you."
When the ending is destined to be sorrowful, even the most splendid process only adds to the burden and pain of parting.
I've read three books already. Chen Mu's was very good and also quite poignant. Let's see how the writing is in this one. 😏