[Across mountains and seas, all his life, the only place his heart ever yearned for was by her side.
If enduring hardship foretells your rebirth, then I will embrace hardship without hesitation. It is exactly what I long for.]
Back then, when he was lowly and destitute and stood before her dazzling brilliance, he carefully hid his love in his heart. His deep-seated inferiority kept him from taking a timid step forward. Before he could confess his feelings, disaster struck without warning. Their parting that day turned out to be forever.
In despair, he chose to follow his beloved into death, only to discover in horror that he had no control over life or death. Only when he was cornered did he realize that bringing his beloved back to life had become his sole obsession.
He prayed at every shrine and temple, begging the gods for mercy and hoping that Ruan Yinian would return to the world. But fate seemed already written, and he was gradually pushed down a path that led in the opposite direction.
Even more terrifying, and more troubling, was that his memories of Ruan Yinian were growing hazy. An unfamiliar face kept taking over his memories. He tried everything to hold on to all that remained of her, pleading with the cold gods to preserve their memories, but to no avail.
At a banquet, the face that had replaced his beloved's phantom came into view. Against his will, he fell in love with that girl, as if trapped in a cage. All he could do was watch himself draw closer to her. And she wasn't enticing only him, but other men as well.
As the girl closed in on him step by step, he suddenly came to his senses for a brief moment and looked with disgust at the hand of his that had touched hers.
Before he could react, his awareness began to fade again. His emotions completely shattered, and he accidentally caused irreparable harm to the girl and himself. From that moment, everything began to reset...
Theme: Face hardship head-on and find the courage to move forward
