She in the Coffin

Liu Chang'an was very familiar with the term "Tenhou," because he was a mahjong master. As for the "Tenhou 10th Dan" rank on Japan's competitive mahjong platform, Liu Chang'an felt that his own skill was more than sufficient.

Still, Liu Chang'an preferred massacring opponents in his neighborhood compound, bullying old men and old ladies and thoroughly enjoying himself. He had never considered earning some rank or trophy to prove himself.

Just like twenty years ago, when online card and board game platforms were on the rise, Liu Chang'an had not played much. These sorts of matches were only interesting when he could suppress his opponent face-to-face, watching acquaintances and friends scratch their ears and rack their brains before finally conceding in frustration, leaving behind threats to battle again another day.

Then, when that other day came, he could slaughter them until they flipped the table and stormed off. That was even more fun.

What was boring was that many people nowadays, upon seeing the words "Tenhou," thought only of mahjong. They did not know that when Tianfeng appeared as an era name, Japan was still in the Yayoi period. It was only through Chinese migrants from the Qin and Han eras that it had rapidly entered an agrarian civilization. Before that, it had merely been a primitive society, gradually learning to live like humans.

Liu Chang'an let his thoughts wander over these meaningless matters for a moment before turning to the important questions.

Could Wang Mang and Shangguan Dandan be connected somehow? Did Tianfeng refer to the phoenix on the coffin that was biting back at the dragon?

The reason Liu Chang'an felt that the dragon-devouring phoenix might be related to Shangguan Dandan and Wang Mang was that empress dowagers of the Han Dynasty had wielded far too much influence