Da Feng Gua Guo's classic period tale: an unsparing pen writes of hardship, while a tender one paints a kingdom. Includes the bonus story Cheng Xiaowu.
I watched the kingdom of the mortal world unfold, just years of rise and fall, of drifting with the tides. New vermilion silk covered old dreams dusted with time, and a young woman fell in love with a young man. I watched the kingdom of the mortal world unfold, its people and their rights and wrongs flowing through the years. Wave upon wave surged forward, and today's fine wine left today's gallant souls drunk. For a moment, the moon; for a moment, flowers turned yellow. I looked back at the kingdom of the mortal world, at a corner dimly lit by fading lanterns.
