Relations between the human and demon realms were tense, and a great war was about to begin.
The flower spirits were weak and poor at fighting. To avoid being caught in the crossfire, their clan weighed its options and decided to switch sides.
Zhao Yi was the little princess of the flower spirit clan, charming and dazzlingly beautiful.
Her people advised her, “We hear there's a young immortal lord in the human realm. He's immensely powerful and one of the leaders in the coming war. If the princess becomes his cultivation partner, surely he'll protect us when the fighting starts.”
When Zhao Yi saw the young immortal lord's exquisitely beautiful face, she decided this mission sounded very promising.
But the young man cultivated the Heartless Dao. He was cold and distant, like a lone moon hanging high in the sky, unmoved by anyone.
At first, Zhao Yi didn't believe it. She tried every trick to seduce him, smiling sweetly as she said, “My name is A Yi. Immortal Lord, remember it!”
It turned out that the immortal lord who cultivated the Heartless Dao was truly merciless and loveless. Time and again, he coldly brushed her aside, declaring that there was “absolutely no chance” between them!
Disappointed, Zhao Yi returned to the demon realm.
Not long after, war broke out between humans and demons. The world descended into chaos, and countless lives were lost.
In the battle between humans and demons, the young man saw with his own eyes the woman who had always smiled at him. Her clothes were torn, and she was covered in blood. She looked at him in despair, her bloodstained lips silently forming a few words: “Goodbye, Immortal Lord...”
Later, peace temporarily returned to the human and demon realms.
But no one knew that the young immortal lord had changed his path of cultivation, and that the name of a woman called A Yi had been engraved upon his heart, never to be forgotten.
In the depths of the night, alone, the young man, his expression still stern, unfolded a painting. It showed a radiant young woman smiling. He gently stroked the image with his fingertips as tears fell. His voice trembled with pain as he said, “A Yi, I regret it...”
(November 12, 2022)
Theme: Know yourself.
