This romance-and-mysticism story, "Do Not Recklessly Follow Your Heart", reworks the emotional arc of three lifetimes alongside its ritual and occult threads. It preserves the ceremonial feel and repeated refrains of sacrificial songs, while making the characters’ emotions, love, hatred, vows, and sacrifice, the force that drives cause and effect. Misunderstandings tear Xiang and Jin apart, leading to killing or sacrifice. The occult rules, Lai Yuan, Fu, Wu Wang, and Cheng Qi, serve as a mechanism for setting things right, but demand a steep personal price: memories, identity, and sacrifice. In the end, the moral choice is to give up personal memories and love for the greater good.
