Before Zhu Ying left the mountain, her master told her that the land was beset by turmoil and chaos was coming. Ambitious lords and nobles across the realm were raising armies in rebellion.
The eldest son of the Shi family, Shi Yanqing, was a rare genius. With a single divination of Heaven's Mandate, he could calculate the hidden principles of fate and glimpse the secrets of heaven. He was certain to attract the attention of the various factions, who would compete to seize him.
As long as she stayed by Shi Yanqing's side, she could use his abilities to maneuver among the lords and fulfill her long-cherished wish.
After the Shi family was destroyed, Shi Yanqing was blinded and went into exile, his whereabouts unknown.
Zhu Ying expended every effort and finally tracked him down.
But she was one step too late. By the time she arrived, Shi Yanqing had just been murdered. The bed was covered in blood, and his body was still warm to the touch.
Zhu Ying: ...
Unwilling to accept that Shi Yanqing had died just like that, she found a blind man with a similar build and ordered him to impersonate Shi Yanqing.
He would follow her instructions and help her take revenge.
If they succeeded, her wish would be fulfilled and he would live in luxury.
If they failed, well, they could always die.
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After the Shi family was destroyed, Shi Yanqing fled, but people kept coming to hunt him down.
Some wanted to kill him, while others wanted to exploit his talents and use his divinations to prove they were the chosen one.
Shi Yanqing was sick of it. After racking his brains, he finally seized a chance to fake his death and escape.
But the very next day, before he had even made it out of the inn, a young woman held a knife to his throat and forced him to impersonate her.
Shi Yanqing: ...
Seriously, will you people ever stop?
#Through wind and rain, we sail together
#I got first place in the game of impersonating myself. Come try it too!
Moral: Never give up, even in desperate straits.
