The Drowned Palace

Five years ago, she was disfigured and lost her child, then left for a distant land. She cast aside her calm, kind nature and learned what she was unskilled at, doing what she hated. Five years later, she returned with a transformed face, her beauty enough to captivate a nation. She toyed with the whole country in the palm of her hand, rejecting the reverence of countless people and hating the world for the glory it bestowed upon her. Lanyu, this time I won’t be your consort. Instead, with this body everyone curses, I’ll burn your palace and seize your soul! Once you’ve seen the vast ocean, no other water will do; beyond Mount Wu, no clouds can compare. Our glances missed each other, and we cursed the depth of our love. In the end, we all lost one another as we pursued our own paths, left only to sigh when we finally looked back.