A fanfic based on the CCTV television drama Lotus Lantern. Yang Jian is the sole focus, with an emphasis on family bonds. There is angst along the way, but it has a happy ending.
Only the setting of Lotus Lantern was used; no plot elements from Lotus Lantern: Prequel are included.
Main plot:
Yang Jian made a pact inside the Five-Colored Stone, promising to sacrifice his soul to provide the energy needed for the stone to ascend and the New Heavenly Rules to come into being. When the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe came down, Yang Jian did not dodge. As he closed his eyes, he felt a peace unlike anything he had ever known... Later, when he opened them again, Mount Hua had been split open, the Five-Colored Stone had emerged, and everything had gone according to plan. The only unexpected turn was that he had not died.
He had prepared himself to die, so he had pushed all his family and friends onto the opposing side. Then he discovered that he was still alive.
Yang Jian sat on the ground for a long time, wondering what to do next... Dying is over in an instant, but surviving means facing so much.
Later, after many things had happened, when he once again faced the choice to die, Yang Jian said, “This time, I don’t want to die.”
P.S.:
1. The manuscript is complete. Updates twice a day.
2. I posted this on Tieba a long, long time ago, but when the Tieba data disappeared, my story disappeared too. Some of you may have read it before (if ...).
3. This does not use the prequel’s worldbuilding; it only continues the plot of Lotus Lantern.
