A Factual Report on Growing Peach Blossoms on Peach Blossom Island

body{background:url(http://img13.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20120711/17/649034372012071117492341THX.jpg)} [The blurb has a secret, you know!] (The serious version) After years of reading wuxia, I've had crushes on quite a few people: the city lord, Ye Gucheng; the island lord, Huang Yaoshi; the cult leader, Dongfang Bubai; the gang leader, Qiao Feng; and the master of the Flowers Mansion, Hua Manlou... Ahem! They say there are peach trees on Peach Blossom Island, and a peach blossom fairy beneath them. She points to her cottage beneath the blossoms and plucks peaches to pay for wine... Though I'd transmigrated into another world, Huang Rong had always been calm and composed. So what if she'd transmigrated? As the saying goes, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. The picturesque scenery from a thousand years ago could never compare to the artificial landscapes polluted by the 21st century. This island before her was surely one of the finest, with its stunning views and peach blossoms growing everywhere... Wait, what?! You're saying this island is called Peach Blossom Island?! Then... then may I ask if your island lord... No way! The island lord's surname really is Huang?! And he has a daughter who's about my age... and whose name sounds exactly like mine?! With a crack, a bolt of lightning came crashing down over my head. God, are you messing with me again?! (The heroine's ranting version) Huang Rong felt that her life was a gigantic tea table, covered from end to end with all kinds of disasters. People say being born into a wealthy family is a blessing. But what if you're born into one and then lose both your parents?! People say being beautiful and talented is a blessing. But what if you're beautiful and talented, yet mute?! People say having a gentle temper and a strong spirit is a blessing. But what if, despite your gentle temper and strong spirit, you suddenly fall into the world of a book, alone and with no one to turn to?! Just as she'd bravely picked herself up and faced reality, ready to spend the rest of her life planting flowers, picking peaches, collecting seashells, and pulling weeds on this little island, the heavens made her see her current master. Then came the fated little ding, and the peaceful life she'd planned for herself took a crooked, winding path with no way back: "Ding! System notification: Required plot event triggered. Activating the plot System. Welcome to The Legend of the Condor Heroes: Side Story. Enjoy the game." Enjoy the game?! Heavens, how much fun are you having at my expense?! (The cute System version) System: "Choose: Talk to the Peach Blossom Island Lord / Talk to him / Or talk to him." Heroine: "...Hey, isn't this supposed to be a multiple-choice question?! Can't I choose not to talk to him?!" System: "As a player, you have the right to choose A, B, or C. As the System, I also have the right to choose whether you talk to him or not. End of transmission." System: "Choose within thirty seconds. Comfort Huang Yaoshi: You're a good person / You're a bad person." Heroine: "...How is calling someone a bad person supposed to comfort them? Wait, that's not the point. Since when did you upgrade his title from Peach Blossom Island Lord to Huang Yaoshi?!" System: "I adapt to the times and the person. I'm a diligent, well-informed, advanced intelligent System." Heroine: "Oh, so you can upgrade... Then can I choose to say nothing?" System: "Time's up. The System has automatically selected: Comfort Huang Yaoshi by saying, 'You're a bad person.'" [New Announcement] Regarding the paid chapters: I feel like making this story paid this time is a little early. It's largely because this story has been better received than my previous two, and I'd like to thank you all for enjoying it so much. I know every time a story becomes paid, I lose quite a few readers, and then all kinds of pirated copies start appearing... That's just the way things are these days. I won't claim I can stop or change it. Like so many other authors, I'm just a nobody quietly writing what I enjoy and earning a little pocket money on the side. It's no different from the part-time jobs many college students do, except that mine is more exhausting, pays less, and involves intellectual labor. I put my thoughts into words so more people can read them. So I won't go on about all the usual arguments. It's hard to settle disagreements about values. I can only ask those of you who think paying to read web fiction isn't worth it for one thing: when you post what you call a "reprint," could you please wait a day or two after my update? Could you at least show this little bit of work some respect? Buying a story may cost readers no more than a bottle of soda or a snack, but for me, it's the accumulation of every joy and sorrow from months of my life, something no amount of money could ever bring back. No matter how far I get on this writing journey, I'll never let go of these memories or forget them. Finally, I bow and thank everyone for your support! Completed long danmei novel: Reversing the Qing Dynasty: Hidden Love in the Imperial Palace Completed novel in the same series: (The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng) If Hua Manlou Completed modern romance: The Story Is Called Love Ongoing historical romance: The Empress Visit my author page: Dew on the Paulownia, Wind Beneath the Willows Theme: