Become a Monk, Get Rich Overnight, Reach the Pinnacle of Life?

"Dear viewers, now that the Perseid meteor shower in the Northern Hemisphere has just passed, stargazers around the world are about to enjoy another spectacle."

"According to the astronomical forecast from SANA, tonight between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Beijing time, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and Saturn will all appear in the same part of the sky."

"This rare alignment of five planets is the first in nearly three hundred years. Let's look forward to it!"

"Mom, what is a five-planet alignment? Can you eat it?"

"No, but you can make a wish."

Amid the lights of countless homes, people listened to the broadcast beside their TVs, radios, PCs, and iPads, then looked up at the moon.

"I want to eat lollipops every day!"

"I want my teacher to have the day off tomorrow!"

"I want us to be together forever!"

"Please keep my son safe and sound!"

"I hope my wife's surgery goes well!"

"Ha, a five-planet alignment? Then I wish to get rich overnight and reach the peak of my life!"

A streak of light flashed by. The five planets lit up one after another, and a huge red meteor blazed across the sky like a giant ship.

Some things are simply meant to be.

Also known as: A Dream of Yellow Millet: What If I Were Xuanzang?

P.S. A heads-up: this is a short story told in first person. If that's not for you, please click the X in the top right~~

Theme: If you could turn back time, what would you want your past self to understand? If you could walk the road again, what would you hope to find along the way? And what if you were the architect of your own life...