I, the Tiny Dust in the Sky, Have Guarded the World for Eternity

Pangu opened the sky, chaos split, and billions of creatures came into being. And I am the most inconspicuous and easily overlooked one - the first ray of life in the sky. No race, no class, no birth or death. From a speck of dust or a trace of spiritual shadow, thoughts slowly condensed and gradually transformed into human form. In the troubled times, I gave myself the most ordinary name: Zhang Lin. I have no supernatural powers, I will not strive for hegemony, I will not proclaim myself emperor, and I will not change even half of the course of history. But I have my own unique ability: Listen to the reverberation of all things, unravel the traces of cause and effect, and when civilization is about to end, skills are about to die, and sparks are about to extinguish, quietly reach out and lend a hand. The first fire in the wilderness, I protect it from being extinguished; Hundreds of sparks, I will keep them forever; The character of the Qin and Han Dynasties, the romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the fireworks of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the wind and rain of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the mountains and rivers of modern times... I use my body as a mote of dust to hide in the marketplace, travel across mountains and rivers, and be the most silent roadkeeper in history. Others watch dynasties rise and fall, heroes compete for the throne, I see the fireworks in the world, the roots of civilization, and the endless growth of ordinary beings. From chaos to the high-rise city; From the beginning of heaven and earth to the lights of thousands of houses. I'm not a Buddhist, I don't watch from the sidelines, I just give a gentle push at key points. I have guarded this world for eternity and lived it to the fullest.