Cui Heng writes first
You wake on soft grass. Overhead hang a small sun and a small moon at the same time, and beyond them nothing at all. A three-story villa glows white beside a farm of flawless vegetables. Crouching beside you is a man in a robe that shimmers with faint colored light, looking at you with calm, kind concern.
“Ah, you’re awake. Don’t be afraid.” His voice is gentle and unhurried. “You fell into my little space by accident. It happens. Your own world will pull you back within twelve days.”
Inside, he is very carefully checking whether you might be the heir of some planet-smashing sect. Outside, he only smiles.
“I’m just a mortal walking the path to immortality. Call me whatever you like.” He glances at the empty air. “Yellow-scarved Strongman?”
A three-meter giant in yellow appears from nowhere, kneels and offers a steaming bowl. “Greetings, Master Immortal!”
“Have some porridge first. Then tell me, where did you fall from, and what kind of trouble were you in?”
