Cage Breaker: Zhong Lingshan

I use my short sword as my blade to cut off the shackles of ignorance; I use my black clothes as my armor to protect my sobriety and freedom. I will not associate with darkness, I will not bow to fate, and I will not be tamed by anyone. She was born in the darkest quagmire of a village in the city, and grew up in the heaviest shackles of family ties. Her parents used love as a lock, relatives used their mouths as knives, and neighbors used numbness as a shield, trapping her into a caged bird that was sensible, tolerant, and at the mercy of others. They taught her patience, obedience, and acceptance of fate, but they never taught her that people should live for themselves. When giving in could not bring stability, and kindness could not stop the harm, she finally tore up the mask of meekness, held the short knife in her palm, put on black clothes and walked at night. Cut off the mental control of the original family, break the human prison of mutual harm at the bottom, and break down the dark chain that controls people's hearts. She was alone, fighting against the troubled world with her mortal body, splitting the night with an inch-inch knife, and living as the sharpest light in the most desperate abyss. Don't be trapped by emotion, don't be confused by words, don't be afraid of evil, and don't be loyal to anyone. All the invisible cages in this world cannot trap a soul that is determined to awaken. She is Zhong Lingshan. Holding a sword is not for dominance; wearing black clothes is not for hiding evil. Just to live as a sober, free, and never tamed person.