After Mu Xuanling comforted Xie Xuechen, she left and saw Nan Xu Yue standing not far away. Mu Xuanling asked him why he didn’t go to comfort Xie Xuechen. Nan Xu Yue replied that when his father died, Xie Xuechen was also standing at a distance. He said that both of them understood each other. Mu Xuanling responded that she had forgotten that Nan Xu Yue had also lost his father. Mu Xuanling mentioned that she heard his father was killed by the Spirit Race and asked if he had ever considered seeking revenge. Nan Xu Yue said that the person who deserved to die had already died, and the grudge had already been avenged. He asked Mu Xuanling if she had known Xie Xuechen before. Mu Xuanling didn’t respond and looked at him. Nan Xu Yue said that from Mu Xuanling’s reaction, he had already figured it out.
Nan Xu Yue stated that the way Mu Xuanling looked at Xie Xuechen wasn’t just affection; he said, “Those involved are confused, while outsiders see clearly.” Nan Xu Yue asked Mu Xuanling why she didn’t tell Xie Xuechen. Mu Xuanling said she had intended to tell him before but later felt that he already had enough painful matters in his heart, and their acquaintance wasn’t a happy matter. Mu Xuanling recalled how Xie Xuechen died saving her and said that as long as she remembered his kindness, that would be enough. Nan Xu Yue asked if she still remembered him. He observed Mu Xuanling’s demeanor and knew that she didn’t remember him. Nan Xu Yue explained that when he first met her, she had golden patterns on her face, but he wouldn’t mistake the bell on her foot.
Nan Xu Yue mentioned that at that time, everyone pitied him, but only Mu Xuanling saw that he didn’t need pity and treated him as a normal person. After Nan Xu Yue finished speaking, Mu Xuanling said, “He is that young master.” Nan Xu Yue asked her if the little affection she had mentioned before still counts. Mu Xuanling was stunned. Nan Xu Yue said he was just joking. Mu Xuanling responded that he now has so many admirers and doesn’t need her small amount of affection anymore. Nan Xu Yue smiled and said he would send Mu Xuanling back.
After completing his father’s funeral, Xie Xuechen went to find Elder Yu. He said that the two of them still had an unfinished game of chess.
Elder Yu asked him why he still wanted to finish the game after all this time. He asked Xie Xuechen if there was a bet involved in this game. Xie Xuechen said that if he won, Elder Yu would tell him who the leader of the Xiuxian Sect was. Elder Yu looked at Xie Xuechen in shock, surprised that he knew. The people under Elder Yu’s command prepared to attack, but Xie Xuechen defeated them and knocked Elder Yu to the ground. Elder Yu said that his magical power had surprisingly recovered. Xie Xuechen responded that he had recovered before returning. Xie Xuechen asked Elder Yu why he had chosen to ally with the Xiuxian Sect. Elder Yu said that the leader of the Xiuxian Sect was too powerful, and he had no choice but to obey him. Xie Xuechen asked if it was solely because he was afraid of death. Elder Yu replied, “Is it solely?” He added that for Xie Xuechen, death doesn’t mean anything.
He said that for them, the only way to do other things was to live well. Xie Xuechen asked him where the leader of the Xiuxian Sect was now. Elder Yu said that his whereabouts were a secret and that he himself didn’t know; they communicated only through letters. Xie Xuechen asked who killed his father. Elder Yu said that he only took away the guards at his father’s door and didn’t know about the rest. In the end, Xie Xuechen killed Elder Yu. Mu Xuanling said, “He can even kill humans.” Xie Xuechen said that he only cares about right and wrong. Mu Xuanling asked him what about the Spirit Race. Xie Xuechen said it’s the same. He had Mu Xuanling come to Yongxue City to change others’ perceptions of the Spirit Race.
Mu Xuanling hadn’t expected that coming to Yongxue City would require her to attend classes every day. After that day ended, Elder Cang told her that today was her duty day to clean. Mu Xuanling finally came to Xie Xuechen’s courtyard to clean and saw a Lingling tree there. Mu Xuanling said, “This tree only grows in the Dark Domain, so why is it here?” Xie Xuechen replied, “It had been here a long time ago.” Xie Xuechen thought that Mu Xuanling must also have her place here. He took Mu Xuanling to select a sword, and Mu Xuanling said, “This sword will be called ‘First Sword’.” Sang Qi had completed his seclusion; he instructed Yu Ying and Zhan Ying to go and inform the leader of the Xiuxian Sect that the most important task now was to determine whether Xie Xuechen’s magical power had fully recovered, and he had other matters to attend to next.
