Phoenix Totem

When the逍遥樓 (Carefree Tower/Xiao Yao Lou) appears, a wise ruler emerges. Is it because of the wise ruler that the Carefree Tower, silent for centuries, reappears? Or is it because of the Carefree Tower that such an unprecedented wise ruler emerged?

There is no effect without a cause, yet how many people in this world can distinguish between cause and effect? Who can be sure that today's cause is not yesterday's effect?

Zhao Zhen: If one day your heart belongs to someone else, I... will bless you.

Zhan Zhao: I originally thought she was naturally uninhibited and didn't care much for decorum between men and women, but I never expected that for my sake, she would suffer such grievances.

Xuanyuan Tianyi: Fire blinded my eyes, but it cannot blind my heart... Heh heh, a thousand years have passed, and I ultimately cannot escape.

I've been revising the previous text recently because the original intention of this story was to write about Zhao Zhen, an emperor whose death brought tears to the eyes of all Kaifeng citizens. However, as I wrote, it gradually became a story about Zhan Zhao. Since that's the case, I will write about Zhan Zhao.

Thus, I've made significant changes to the plot and character personalities. Those who have read it before might want to take another look.