“
Mercy!” he yelled out to the heavens. “I beg you!”
“
Don’t worry, you would gain what you’ve always wanted—immortality and fame.”
“
Really?” Zhang’s eyes gleamed with greed once again, failing to register the sarcasm in the
dragon’s tone.
“
As expected,” the unseen creature sighed. “I wanted to get rid of you as well, but Fang has begged
me to let you go. Very well then, here is my promise.”
Another lightning struck the earth and the ground rumbled, shaking with mighty vibrations. Mr.
Zhang could no longer feel anything. Everything turned black and dissolved into nothingness as his eyes were
blinded…
There stood the Great Wall, won through pain and sacrifices—yet…a monument of greed and
selfishness.
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