Ever since Mu Ning fell into the water and caught a chill, she had been having strange dreams for no apparent reason.
She always dreamed of a woman standing with her back to her in a vortex of thunder.
She could never see the woman's face, but she could always hear her speaking. The woman would casually tell her things from time to time.
After waking up, Mu Ning thought nothing of it, assuming it was just a lingering effect of her near-drowning.
Three months later, she happened to dream that she was inside an apothecary. Curious, Mu Ning decided to go to the mortal realm herself and investigate. As soon as she arrived, she encountered Lu Yunzheng, the youngest son of the Duke's household, abducting a young woman by force.
Mu Ning stepped in to help, and also put an end to the Duke's household's treasonous conspiracy that threatened the court.
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Mu Ning searched the mortal realm for a long time but couldn't find that apothecary. Just as she was about to return, she discovered it in a secluded corner. There, she learned that she had been keeping a band of secret assassins.
After what happened in the mortal realm, Mu Ning began to trust what she saw in her dreams. When another dream guided her to search for the Suoluo region, she decided to set out at once, never expecting Ming Huai to insist on going with her.
Mu Ning bluntly refused, but Ming Huai still wouldn't give up and secretly followed her.
To get rid of Ming Huai, Mu Ning decided to lure her into a brothel, leaving herself free to go about her business.
Theme: Only when you love yourself can someone else truly love you
