In the Grand Void Realm, Fairy Jing Huan sat quietly in her celestial pavilion, surrounded by mist and shimmering auspicious light. On the table lay a thin ledger recording the tangled loves and sins of the mortal world, glowing with an eerie light. The fairy furrowed her brow, as if troubled by something. Ever since the earthly entanglement between the Divine Attendant Shen Ying and the Crimson Pearl Immortal Grass had come to an end, strange disturbances had begun to stir beside the spirit river between heaven and earth.
In the prosperous mortal world stood a place called Jinxi Ancient Town, encircled by green hills and crossed by clear streams. Its people lived in peace and contentment, and its customs were simple and kind. At the eastern end of town stood an old mansion with a weathered vermilion gate and deep, overgrown courtyards. It had once belonged to a retired official, but after the family fell into decline, it was gradually abandoned, leaving only ruined walls and a garden choked with weeds.
That night, the moonlight spilled like water into every corner of the old mansion. A gentle breeze swept through, and a strange halo of light shimmered inside. Within it, the faint outline of a young woman appeared and disappeared. She wore a plain silk dress, sorrow and resentment written across her features. She was the reincarnation of the Crimson Pearl Fairy. Blinking groggily, she looked at the surroundings, both strange and familiar, and felt utterly confused.
“Where am I? Why does this place seem familiar, and yet I can’t remember so much?” she murmured, her red lips parting slightly.
Meanwhile, at a tavern on the western end of the ancient town, a young man sat drinking alone. His face was as handsome as carved jade, his eyes bright as stars, and his bearing extraordinary, yet he carried an indescribable melancholy. He was the reincarnation of the Divine Attendant Shen Ying, named Su Yu. Su Yu had been exceptionally clever from a young age, but was unruly by nature and cared little for fame or fortune.
