Once Upon a Time, There Was a Bell of a Hundred Tears

Xie Fansheng’s rebirth was nothing like anyone else’s. He didn’t become some world-shaking powerhouse or revered sage like the male leads in web novels, nor did he get to enjoy a wistful youth like the heroes of campus fiction. He didn’t even reincarnate as a person. Instead, he became a clock, an immobile one. It left him confused and bored. He just wanted this dull, ironbound existence to end as soon as possible. But one day, he tasted something called “tears.” They were extraordinary, seemingly carrying so much of their owners’ lives that they could briefly give him something… Before long, he became addicted to the feeling. He began watching these “tears” and collecting them. … The first tear Xie Fansheng tasted came from a brave, fearless fool… The second came from a selfish gentleman… … The last tear Xie Fansheng tasted came from a lingering echo…