From the Start, I Was Offered as a Sacrifice, But I Used the Star Map to Strike Back

The entire Shen family was sacrificed so that the Star Lock inside me could open the Mirror Gate.

The emperor, standing in my father and brothers' blood, gently coaxed me: “The vessel should come home.”

On the night the stars fell, Xiao Jue used his own body as a shield to protect me from the Mirror Gate's backlash. The star chart shattered into a sky full of white wolf-shaped sparks. Before his blood could hit the ground, he smiled softly in my arms. “Qing Ci, live.”

I pulled the key from my heart and severed the Mirror Gate with one slash. Sneering at the myriad worlds reflected in the mirror, I said, “From this day on, I'll be the one to lock you away.”

The mad emperor beyond the mirror, the divine bloodline of the Northern Rong, and my mother within the mirror are all waiting for me to offer myself willingly.

But I, Shen Qingci, was born with a rebellious streak. I'd rather drag all three clans down with me. Let every mirror be buried with us!