The Phoenix Reigns, and the Phoenix Perches at the Right Time

[Tian Jiu + Kong Shan + Qin Ming] [Original Storyline] [Mind-Reading Eavesdropping Series] [Anime-Inspired] [Ancient Political Intrigue] [Suspenseful Romance] [Harem] [System Missions]

Scene One.

White-clad Bai Feng stands silently, gazing at a bird in its cage. With a wistful sigh, he murmurs, “Birds belong in the sky, not in cages.”

For half his life, he has had no say in his own fate, tossed about by fortune. He, too, is a bird trapped in the mundane world.

The wheelchair rolls softly. Shuzi looks up at his lonely figure and quietly asks, “What about you?”

Her brief question gently knocks at Bai Feng's heart, stirring a faint ripple in his still eyes.

Scene Two.

A fierce wind sweeps across the open country. High above, a hunting falcon relentlessly pursues a fledgling, savage and swift.

Bai Feng watches in silence, his voice cool and resolute. “If a falcon hunted me, I wouldn't wait for someone to save me. To survive, I'd have to rely on myself and be fast enough.”

At that, Shuzi curls her lips into a faint smile. She takes out a piece of poisoned raw meat and tosses it precisely into the air, her gaze icy. “Being fast won't help. If it were me, I'd kill it.”

The falcon swoops down and swallows the poisoned meat. In an instant, its whole body seizes up, and it plunges straight to the ground, dead.

Silence settles over the wilderness. Bai Feng looks at the young woman beside him, suddenly understanding: When faced with a desperate situation, escape isn't the only option. She never hides or runs away. She takes the initiative and breaks the deadlock.