Two thousand years ago, she fought for Blue Star until the very end, falling just before dawn.
Two thousand years later, she faked her rebirth over a meteorite and infiltrated a military academy.
As it turned out, the kid she'd casually saved twelve years ago was there too...
He'd grown up, made something of himself, latched onto her, and wouldn't let go.
When she awoke, the mainframe asked her what she wanted to be called.
After a moment's silence, she gave three words: "Gu Xichao."
The mainframe sounded puzzled. "Is that the villain from some old wuxia novel you read?"
"Mm," she replied calmly. "A brilliant talent who always has his success snatched away at the last moment. Pretty fitting."
"Just kidding. Gu means to look back. Xi means to cherish. Chao means to look ahead. You've been given a second life, so stop dwelling on the past."
Over the next thousand years, Gu Xichao swept across the stars with a swagger that made it clear she didn't care what anyone thought. Wherever she went, not a stone was left behind, and the three great races even joined forces to imagine her as the fourth strongest race in the galaxy.
But even in the interstellar age, you still can't go around saving kids you find on the roadside.
That boy had not only latched onto her, he wouldn't let go.
A lighthearted interstellar story with a powerful heroine, no angst, and both stone-hunting and monster-slaying alongside a slow-burn sweet romance!
