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467 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 24, 2026

Whether in this life or the previous one, regardless of which personality or soul—thank you, Mo Ran. Thank you for being here. Thank you for giving me the best birthday of my life.
I used to have a shizun, but those celebrations weren’t genuine. You used to have a mom, but your lives were too hard; you couldn’t even eat a proper meal. Now, all that’s in the past. I’ll remember the day you were born too—on that day, I was still in the temple, ignorant of the mortal realm. I had no idea the person with whom I’d spend the rest of my life had come into this world.
But I’ll be by your side this year, and every year after. From now on, we’ll always be together.
They’d traversed two lifetimes, arriving at last in this idyllic refuge nestled between the rivers of Jiangnan. Nanping Mountain was a place of serenity and prayer, where they could hear the chants and evening bells of distant temples. They’d been each other’s salvation for two lifetimes and survived all their mortal trials. All these years later, fate still bound them together as tightly as ever, inseparably entwined.
At last, peace was theirs.
Mo Ran knew he’d spend a lifetime saying to Chu Wanning, Happy birthday. May your days be filled with peace and joy.
Someday, snow would dust his hair, and frost would dye his brow. Even then, he would guard the flame of his life.
I once forsook your heart until the twilight of our years. For the rest of my life, I promise you endless days of peace.