It was a room decorated with gold. A teenager dressed in golden robes embroidered with sparks amongst the snow peonies was lying on the bed, tossing and turning as if he was having a nightmare. Suddenly he woke up.
"A-Li!" He exclaimed.
He was panting and his breathing was erratic. After he calmed down a little, he took note of his surroundings.
"Am I dead? I d-died, right? The Ghost General attacked me an the-then I- I died..."
He turned his head and looked around.
"Am I in heaven? Then why does this place look like Hell- I mean Carp Tower."
"Eh? Gongzi, you are awake. "A maiden said as she entered the room.
"Mian Mian?" Jin Zixuan asked.
"Yes, Gongzi?" She answered.
Jin Zixuan did nothing but stare at her face blankly for the next few seconds.
"Gongzi, are you not fully awake yet?" She asked him and waved her fingers in front of his to snap him out of whatever trance he was in.
"Gongzi, please wash your face and wake up quickly. It is your fifteenth birthday today."
"My what?!"
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Taking roots after the misty rain
FanfictionResentment is the opposite of spiritual energy, it has emotions while spiritual energy is void of them. Resentment remembers those who harm it and those who accept it. Resentment pays back with interest everything it receives. And that is how it all...
