Cega por três anos, a mestre mística retorna triunfante

In the most chaotic urban village of Cloud City.

On the top floor of a grimy seven-story building, the harsh glare of a white incandescent bulb cast a cold, pallid light.

Ji Yunzhu lay trembling on a filthy sofa, her entire body shaking, her face tinged an unnatural blue, cold sweat beading on her brow. She was clearly enduring unspeakable agony.

Not far away, the ancient television flickered with scenes of dazzling stardom. “With her exquisite acting, she breathes soul into her roles... Her performance is a brilliant beam of light, illuminating the sky of world cinema. Li Susu—undoubtedly a true legend on the silver screen!”

“Let us welcome with rapturous applause the winner of this year’s Legend Cup for Best Actress—Miss Li Susu! Please welcome—”

Ji Yunzhu’s eyes flew open, revealing horrifying, empty sockets devoid of pupils.

Li Susu...

Her trembling hand reached up to her “eyes”—the spiritual pupils that once nestled in those sockets, that enabled her to perceive fortune and fate, to seek auspiciousness and avoid calamity. Three years ago, the very man she had pursued for seventeen years and nursed as his wife for five—her childhood sweetheart—had “donated” them to his beloved, the shining moon in his heart: Li Susu. A modern retelling of a woman robbed of her eyes for another, yet without the redemption of myth.

But unlike the fables, there was no return to divinity, no reclaiming of her lost sight. Born with spiritual eyes, Ji Yunzhu was swiftly devoured by their backlash after losing them, haunted by a hundred vengef