Heaven's Questions and the Nine Songs

A fortuitous inheritance, a death-defying path to ascension, I descend to the mortal world in an immortal’s body, sworn to avenge old grudges. I inherit the immortal art of the pear garden, singing princes to death and playing the flute until rulers perish… I have a song that commands the gods. I have a sword that strikes without waiting for an order. Also known as “After Ascending, the Goddess Led Me Astray,” “The Immortal Who Plays the Trumpet,” and “I Became an Immortal After Death, Then Descended to Slay the Treacherous”