On the Bridge of Helplessness, one speaks of helplessness; right and wrong cannot cross the River of Forgetfulness. Before the Three Lives Stone, there is no right or wrong; beside the Look-Home Tower, one meets Lady Meng.
Zhou Chenze sits motionless beside the Three Lives Stone, like a statue. He has been here for several hundred years. The palpable aura of malice surrounding him keeps every ghost at a distance.
Zhou Chenze was once a general of Great Qi. At twenty-four, he was in the prime of his youth, astride fine horses and dressed in splendid clothes. His military achievements were illustrious, and his peerless handsome face shone like the morning star in the sky. He was the object of countless young women’s affections. Yet he loved only his wife, Chu Xiangling, who had grown up with him from childhood.
When his wife was pregnant, he was fighting the enemy on the border. After defeating them once more and preparing to return home and reunite with her, he received the devastating news that she had died…
