The Phoenix Dances Across the World

This story continues from "Reborn: The Phoenix Rules the World" and has a tragic, emotionally devastating tone.

Life has no roots or foundation, drifting like dust on the road.

In troubled times, nothing is in your own hands.

Even if their feathers are plucked, even if they're locked in cages, some birds still yearn with all their hearts for the sky. They would rather bleed to death than not soar into the heavens.

Even if I bear a hated name, I will survive by any means necessary.

I will let the fire in my heart burn away all the hatred in this world.

Zhuang Ling'er was sold off in a political marriage. She used every scheme she could to escape back to her homeland, only to find the land scorched and barren.

She changed her name and identity, determined to rise to the very top so that flowers could bloom across that scorched earth.

- My prince, my emperor, I know you're using me to eliminate your enemies. But I am willing to be used.

- My princess, my empress, I can read your ambition in your eyes. But I love you, and I would rather you live or die unknown.

You will never know that I understand you better than you understand yourself.

Theme: No matter how rough the road ahead, take your fate into your own hands