Senior Brother is indifferent to fame and fortune and never competes for anything. Everyone admires his noble character.
I was simple-minded and knew nothing of all those twists and turns. When choosing a spirit sword, I accepted the one he gave up for me.
I had no idea everyone was secretly spurning me. I only thought I should cultivate diligently to live up to Senior Brother's faith in me.
But after the spirit sword awakened, it came to love Senior Brother even more for his refined nature and extraordinary talent. Even when I knocked my forehead bloody begging the sect for the materials she needed to cultivate, she never treated me kindly.
When she learned that he had given her up to me and I hadn't refused, she grew to resent me even more.
During an expedition into a secret realm, she actually turned her blade and ran me through.
As my consciousness faded, I saw her take my storage pouch and excitedly run to Senior Brother to claim credit.
Only then did I realize that Senior Brother and his sword had hinted to her that if I died, he would take her in.
Consumed by endless resentment, I was reborn at the moment of choosing a spirit sword.
Watching Senior Brother hand me the spirit sword, his eyes full of reluctance, I smiled.
