Before I turned five hundred, I often looked toward the summit of Kongwu Mountain, imagining myself transformed into a phoenix of flowing fire, soaring through the four seas and eight wildernesses.
After I turned five hundred, I often stopped at the peak of Kongwu Mountain, fire blazing at my fingertips as I spread my wings to face the "Heavenly Punishment."
Chang Heng once said that Kongwu Mountain was his home, but not mine.
I was secretly heartbroken, but it was only when the Heavenly Punishment was about to arrive that I understood the delicacy and tenderness he had kept hidden.
Phoenix fire stretched for three thousand li, illuminating the quiet years of Kongwu Mountain.
After that, I became the mountain's only guardian deity.
[Slowly revising. Revised chapters will be unlocked. I accidentally turned off comments, sob. It's a short story!]
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