Once, someone gave everything he had to try to dispel the gloom of this fate. But that person is dead, killed by her own hand.
Once, someone promised that when he reached the pinnacle of glory, he would leave everything behind and go away with her. But he only made a promise. A promise means he won't actually do it.
In her nightmares lurks the assassin organization Jue Ming Society, from which there is no escape, along with venomous snakes covered in crimson scales, whose faces are exactly like hers.
"I used to think the things I believed were right, but later I decided they were wrong. I used to think the things I considered important mattered, but later I realized they didn't matter that much. Now that I want to turn back, I find the road I came by has already grown thick with thorns.
"I have made too many terrible mistakes. When I look back, all I can see is blood and bones scattered everywhere. There isn't a single path left for me to take.
"So all I can do now is hold the sword in my arms tight, hoping that one day it will be sharp enough to cut through the thorns and clear a new path for me."