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

Mogu doesn't care about this "title".

When a person is strong enough, they can no longer hear those rumors and gossip.

She can be unconventional and walk freely between heaven and earth.

In her world, there is no such thing as good or evil.

So she lived a very comfortable life during those years.

It was during that time that the boy named Bai Jue crossed paths with her again.

He gave up his noble status and helped the weak in his own way.

Without the protection of Donglai City, the other three forces would constantly cause him trouble.

Although Mo Gu didn't say it, he always remembered his kindness and saved him from danger many times.

But afterwards, he simply brushed it off coldly, saying, "I'm the kind of person who never owes anyone anything."

She was always indifferent to him.

Despite having crossed paths multiple times, they can hardly be called friends.

Of course, the "demon" who strikes fear into the hearts of the world doesn't need any friends at all.

As the world becomes increasingly chaotic, there is almost no pure land left on earth.

The war between the feudal lords resulted in countless deaths and injuries. The four major sects were no longer united and instead began to fight openly and secretly for the so-called "number one sect in the world".

On that day, the Spirit Sword Sect and the Profound Heaven Sect met by chance and, without a word, turned to arms.

Mo Gu and Bai Jue were just passing by, but seeing their path blocked, they had no choice but to stay and watch.

On the contrary, the people from the Spirit Sword Sect all changed their expressions when they saw Mo Gu.

Only the eldest brother, Lingchu, saw that she was still alive and his eyes showed a light of joy.

Lingyin immediately turned her anger towards Mogu, still feigning righteousness: "Traitorous disciple, so the female demon 'Mogu' is you! How dare you show your face in front of me!"

When their master spoke, those fellow disciples who had previously ganged up on her also shouted, "Master, today we will rid the people of this scourge!"

The group immediately drew their swords and attacked.

Seeing this, the eldest disciple stood in front of the crowd and pleaded with Lingyin.

"Master, my junior sister barely survived, please spare her life!"

Lingyin, however, harbored resentment towards her eldest disciple for stealing the elixir to save someone, thus leaving behind a future problem, and kicked him hard.

But Ling Chu clung tightly to her master's leg and refused to let go.

Lingyin was filled with murderous intent and disregarded the relationship between master and disciple, about to stab the person beneath him with his sword.

However, in that split second, Mo Gu appeared in front of them almost instantly.

She drew the long sword from her senior brother's waist and deftly blocked Lingyin's killing move.

In this exchange, the victor and the vanquished were clear to each other.

Lingyin was startled and staggered back a few steps.

A disciple nearby immediately retorted, "Ha! He's been expelled from the Spirit Sword Sect, and he still dares to use a sword? Has he no shame?"

"What bone magic! It's clearly sorcery! You... you're a ruthless female demon who kills without blinking an eye!"

Faced with the insults, Mo Gu remained expressionless, simply and slowly sheathing her sword. And just as she turned around...

Lingyin suddenly dropped the sword in his hand to the ground, and knelt down, spitting blood incessantly.

This scene silenced everyone in the Spirit Sword Sect, and was also witnessed by everyone in the Profound Heaven Sect.

Unbeknownst to anyone, a gloomy-looking boy stood in the corner, quietly observing everything before him.

……

After that day, a figure would always appear behind Mo Gu, sometimes close, sometimes distant.

He remained hidden in the shadows, keeping a respectful distance, and followed me to many places.

Mo Gu was unaware of his intentions, but the other party clearly possessed an almost manic obsession.

That day, he suddenly appeared, but his first words were: "The people of the Spirit Sword Sect treated you like this, why don't you take revenge?"

Upon hearing this, Mo Gu did not reply, but saw his younger self in him.

The same gloomy eyes, the same cynicism.

This person is Chong Li.

Like Mo Gu, he came from humble beginnings and had survived a massacre of his village by demons, barely clinging to life amidst a pile of corpses.

Unlike Mo Gu, he found the Xuan Tian Sect's gate on his own and knelt there for three days and three nights before being taken in.

I thought that my life would be changed because of this.

However, the nightmare only began after joining the sect.

Chong Li hated Xuan Tian Sect to the extreme, but from the first moment he saw Mo Gu, he was deeply impressed by him.

Therefore, he did not return to Tianshan with his fellow disciples, but instead followed Mo Gu, even willingly becoming her servant.

Fate bound these two similar people together.

Compared to Bai Jue, who was like a chosen one of heaven, Chong Li, who had a similar experience, seemed to understand her better.

A person who lives in darkness will be afraid of the light, but will not reject others who are just as dark as themselves.

Chong Li is that kind of person.

Mo Gu began to get used to his presence, while Bai Jue became dissatisfied with Chong Li's appearance.

They come from two different worlds, and their relationship is not strong. Once a crack appears, they will only slowly drift apart.

On their last meeting, Bai Jue played a piece of music for her.

The music has ended, and it's time for everyone to leave.

He asked her, "Mo Gu, you say this is the end. Is there ever a day when we'll meet again?"

Mo Gu didn't want to answer. The inexplicable feelings hidden in his heart were like the thick fog that couldn't be dispelled on Mount Ling, always pressing down on his heart.

In the end, she hardened her heart and said, "Let's not see each other anymore. You and I are never meant to be together."

After that, they never saw each other again.

The turning point for everything came after that day.

Chong Li, using some unknown method, stole a secret technique from the Xuan Tian Sect, intending to have Mo Gu cultivate it with him.

Mo Gu naturally disdained this.

Chongli did not try to persuade her and decided to cultivate on his own.

However, given his aptitude, he was completely unable to fathom the subtleties of the secret technique. With the slightest carelessness, he suffered a qi deviation and nearly died.

In order to save him, Mo Gu had no choice but to help him cultivate.

It was during that process that she discovered that the so-called secret techniques of the Spirit Sword Sect were actually inherited from the Xuan Tian Sect.

The two complement each other; cultivating one will enable one to cultivate the other.

However, just as she was about to fully understand, Chong Li brought her some news.

Lingchu is dead.

At that moment, Mo Gu felt a surge of energy coursing through his body, which was difficult to suppress and eventually rushed to his head.

Suddenly, all reason vanished...

Mo Gu finally returned to Mount Ling, and those people treated her as if she were a demon.

"Quick! Close the door!"

"The female demon is coming!"

"Master, we must quickly go and find shelter!"

……

Amidst the chaos, Mo Gu spotted his senior brother's corpse, lying all alone on the cold ground.

She still remembered that on the day she left the Spirit Sword Sect, her senior brother hugged her and cried his heart out.

"Xiao Mo, forget everything on Mount Ling and go live your own life from now on."

"Consider everything we do today as a token of gratitude for the nurturing we have received over the past ten years. From this day forward, you shall have no further connection with the Spirit Sword Sect."

He didn't want her to live with pain and hatred.

Mo Gu understood his good intentions, because in his eyes, she had no chance of getting revenge.

So all he hoped for was that she could live a good life.