There is always an unforgettable white moonlight in a Dragon-Born-to-Rule-the-Heavens story. They accompany the down-and-out protagonist in the early stages of his growth, then give their life for him later on.
Ye Wuyu is exactly that kind of white moonlight character.
Born into a family of cultivators, with loving parents and a harmonious home, he has hardly experienced any setbacks in his life.
That is, until he meets a male ghost who just won't leave him alone.
The ghost is handsome, and his favorite thing is to lean close to Ye Wuyu's ear and whisper ominously, "I came from three hundred years in the future. I know what will happen to you."
"You'll save a boy named Xie Wujiu whose meridians have been shattered, then hopelessly fall in love with him and do everything you can to help him return to the path of cultivation."
In the end, you'll die young from overwork and become the white moonlight Xie Wujiu can never bring himself to mention.
And the Dragon-Born-to-Rule-the-Heavens protagonist will live up to everyone's expectations. In just three hundred years, he'll rise from the lowest ranks as a medicine slave to become the leader of the Immortal Alliance.
But the first thing he does after taking power is force the great clans to hand over the immortal arts they have practiced for generations. Anyone who refuses is executed.
The first clan he crushes is Ye Wuyu's.
What nonsense. Ye Wuyu naturally refuses to believe him, and that very night he asks someone to exorcise the ghost, then sleeps soundly.
But not long afterward, he really does come across a boy whose meridians have been shattered.
Blood runs from every part of the boy's body, and his breathing is faint.
The prophecy has come true. Ye Wuyu is horrified and panics, backing away until his back meets a cold embrace.
The ghost chuckles softly beside his ear. "Young master, save someone else."
Cold, wet lips brush Ye Wuyu's ear. "For example, save the child we haven't met yet."
Ye Wuyu: ?
He is utterly aghast.
Fu Rongzhou is a demon everyone wants dead, burdened by countless killings and cold-hearted as a blade.
To take revenge on Xie Wujiu, he willingly sacrifices his heart and becomes a heartless, emotionless demon ghost. Then, using a secret technique, he travels back three hundred years, intent on overturning the mortal world.
At last, he sees Ye Wuyu lift his younger self to his feet in the rain and hold an umbrella over the boy.
He can't help floating over and covering Ye Wuyu's hands with his own. With a sick sort of satisfaction, he says, "Wife, this is our child."
Fu Rongzhou watches his younger self look up, those familiar eyes revealing a vicious killing intent.
The more time they spend together, the more Fu Rongzhou watches that ruthless, twisted boy gradually set aside his overwhelming malice and grow into someone completely unlike him...
He used to scorn the light and sneer at the ridiculousness of kindness.
But when he truly sees another "himself," protected so tenderly and loved so gently...
He, who has never been saved by anyone, falls completely into madness.
They're both the same person.
Why should that "him" get to walk the path of cultivation with a clean slate,
while he is only fit to rot in the mud, an evil spirit forgotten by everyone?
The more he thinks about it, the more he hates. The longer he watches, the more it hurts.
At some point, a heart has begun to grow again inside his once-empty chest.
Jealousy grows wild, and resentment spreads like weeds.
Three hundred years later, Xie Wujiu finally comes to his senses.
He kneels in the courtyard where Ye Wuyu once lived, his hair turning white overnight and his cultivation shattered. He becomes the laughingstock of the entire cultivation world.
All he wants is to see that person once more and hear his gentle reply again: "Xie Wujiu, I'm here."
But even after he casts aside all dignity and abandons his cultivation to return to the beginning...
He discovers that someone else has gotten there first.
Someone has intercepted the person he loves most, and has wronged more than anyone.
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