Holding a lantern, guiding souls across, Lady Hou comes from the underworld.

That night, her fellow disciples, with whom she had spent every day, joined forces to throw her off Mount Ling from the "Heavenly Ladder," where one had to bow and kowtow to become a disciple of the Spirit Sword Sect. Her bones were all broken.

When the eldest disciple came down the mountain and found her, she was barely clinging to life.

She felt a surge of hatred filling her chest, and couldn't even feel the pain. It was only through her senior brother's cries that she slowly regained consciousness.

However, the first question he asked was, "Why?"

Why?

She still doesn't understand what she did wrong.

The eldest disciple choked up and couldn't answer. The only thing he could do was risk being punished by the sect and steal a golden pill to save his life.

That night, on the day Bai Jue returned to Donglai City, he saw the girl who used to always hide in the corner and remain silent, lying on the verge of death in her senior brother's arms.

He felt a pang of pain in his heart, so he told the servants to stop the carriage and take the man in.

Bai Jue still clearly remembers that Mo Gu was only fifteen years old that year. Despite her severe injuries, she never cried out in pain, nor did she shed a single tear. Her eyes were always as cold as frost in the dead of winter.

He searched the world for renowned doctors to help her heal her bones, but none of them could save her.

Mo Gu, however, disappeared after only one month of recuperating in Donglai City.

Bai Jue never knew how she left, and he didn't see her again until three years later.

By this time, she had already undergone a complete transformation and become a different person.

With her natural talent, she comprehended a new set of techniques from the incantations and mental cultivation methods taught to her by her master, Lingyin.

For those three years, she was alone on Yinming Mountain, surrounded by countless skeletons, manipulating the body to mend her shattered bones.

Each time a bone is reconnected, it's like reliving the past pain in your heart.

Until all her bones were reborn, she also came back to life and was renamed Mogu.

When they met again, she was powerful enough to become a fearsome demon, her name resounding throughout the world.

At the same time, they can also become a new force capable of threatening the four major sects on their own.

But when Bai Jue saw her, the image of her thin, helpless figure standing alone on the arena of the sword-testing tournament would still come to mind.

That figure has remained etched in my heart ever since.

They were originally from two different worlds, but as the world became increasingly chaotic, feudal lords vied for power, evil spirits ran rampant, and the people suffered greatly.

Bai Jue gave up the struggle for power and began to wander around, wanting to do something within his power in the human world in a different way.

During this time, he unexpectedly came into contact with Mo Gu.

When he was being chased, it was Mogu who stepped in and solved the problem for him.

Although she appeared cold and aloof, he could sense the passion within her heart.

In this chaotic world, they cherished each other, but there were some things they could never bring themselves to say.

But all the turning points began with a man named "Chongli".

It's unclear when it started, but Mo Gu, who always went his own way, always had someone behind him.

This person, who was determined to follow her, was Chong Li.

Another person with a similarly tragic past, abandoned by their sect and considered an omen of misfortune.

They have many similarities.

Mo Gu initially disliked him, but Chong Li had an almost obsessive persistence, always following behind her and willingly becoming her servant.

Over time, Chongli seemed to become her shadow.

And Mo Gu gradually accepted his existence.

This is precisely what led to the tragic massacre of the entire family...

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"Lord Ren! Wake up!"

A startled cry snapped Ren Fengjue out of his reverie.

He opened his eyes and found himself still lying in the snow. Looking around, he saw Di people lying haphazardly all around him.

"My lord, you're finally awake! You scared me to death!"

Seeing that he was awake, Yu Lang breathed a slight sigh of relief, then said anxiously, "You have to hurry and stop Miss Xia! I'm afraid she might...do something impulsive!"

Ren Fengjue felt a dizziness in his head; the memories of his past life brought by that fragment of soul were still faintly visible deep within his mind…

He looked around but couldn't see Xia Ximo, so he quickly asked, "Where did Miss Xia go?"

Yu Lang pointed at the Di people on the ground, showing some fear.

"Miss Xia seemed to be... blinded by rage just now. She wouldn't listen to a word I said. After dealing with these Di people, she just left..."

"They went in that direction..."

Upon hearing this, Ren Fengjue immediately stood up and ran off amidst the astonished gazes of Yu Lang and Yao Guang.

His speed was astonishing; almost before anyone could see clearly, his figure quickly disappeared from their sight.

Yu Lang couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Why do I feel like Lord Ren has changed a bit..."

Ren Fengjue chased for a while and sure enough, he saw a red figure again in the snow.

Judging from her destination, she should be heading to the Zhenbei Marquis's residence.

He hurriedly called out, "Miss Mo!"

Xia Ximo, standing in the snow, seemed oblivious to everything, not even turning her head.

Ren Fengjue could only rush in front of her and block her way.

However, amidst the overwhelming aura of malevolence, he saw a pair of eyes tinged with red.

Xia Ximo coldly ordered, "Get out of the way."

She didn't even look at him and insisted on walking forward.

Ren Fengjue reached out to grab her, but she suddenly flung her sleeve away, and the force of the impact made him stagger backward, almost losing his footing.

In that instant, memories hidden deep within surged back into my heart...

"Ink Bone!"

He had no choice but to shout.

Xia Ximo, who was walking ahead, paused for a moment.

Ren Fengjue knew he would have to stop her, so he quickly said, "I know that the reason you fell into demonic possession back then was because Chong Li was using you. You already know the truth and your heart is filled with hatred, but this time, I won't let you face it alone..."

He walked quickly to her and, almost without pausing, pulled her into his arms.

"Back then, it's my fault for not being able to catch up..."

"sorry…"

The person in his arms shuddered.

She asked instinctively, "Are you Ren Fengjue? Or Bai Jue?"

Ren Fengjue hugged her even tighter and explained, "I have found the missing piece of my soul, so in my mind, besides my own memories, there is also the part of Bai Jue's memories."

Thinking back on the past, my heart aches with pain.

I just want to hug her tightly...

Wuyou, inside the Soul-Crossing Lamp, had originally planned to use the strings of her zither to bind Xia Ximo.

But at this moment, it could sense the emotions of the soul ferryman and slowly calmed down.

Amidst the swirling snow, Xia Ximo let Ren Fengjue hold her, and the painful memories of the past gradually faded into silence...