Back then, the world did not yet belong to the Dragon Clan. The Nine Provinces were divided into eleven realms: Dongwen, Xichuan, Nandi, Beiling, the East Sea, the West Sea, the South Sea, the North Sea, and Tiange, with the gods each occupying their own place.
In his first life, he was Shang Ni, the second prince of the Phoenix Clan. He was Bei Hairuo, the most prized disciple of Shangshen Situ Qingya of Canglang Valley, bearing a deep blood feud. Water and fire were as incompatible as Shen and Shang; wherever they went, they could not escape their fate.
In his second life, he spent ten years gathering his scattered spirit, all so he could look at him once when he returned. But the bride by his side, dressed in a blazing red wedding gown, seared his eyes and nearly scattered his soul.
Shang Xun sealed away his memories, and the Six Soul Locks bound his body forever to Tiange.
When he returned once more, he was Qing Mang, the sharpest dagger in Tiange.
Yao told him that he, too, had a name of his own. But he could never find it again.
“You never loved me, A Ni. All you ever wanted was the feeling of being loved by me.”
