Beneath the Bridge of Helplessness, the waters of the River of Forgetfulness are cold as ice even after a thousand years. In Meng Po's hands, a bowl of soup makes all living beings forget. Meng Qi is the seventh Meng Po of the Underworld, and the most precise “executor of forgetting” under the rules of Heaven. For a thousand years, she has grown used to boiling love and hate until they become bland, colorless water, then sending off one indistinct soul after another.
“Heaven only wants the honey, not the thorns. But in life, the honey lies among the thorns.”
“Water that is too clear has no fish; soup that is too clear has no soul.”
“Only when the string breaks can the kite fly high.”
