Upon learning the truth about Ye Lingyue's rebirth but eventual passing, Xi Jiuye felt a heavy weight lifted and a sense of relief.
His feelings toward Ye Lingyue were complex and hard to articulate, even to himself.
They were once comrades, and had even been partners.
Without her, he would not have become the Northern Territory Divine Sovereign.
Yet, he could never favor her as he did Lan Chuchu. Ye Lingyue was a woman he respected, feared, but lacked affection for.
Moreover, there was a deep-seated enmity between them.
In private, Xi Jiuye wondered if Ye Lingyue's rebirth rendered her no longer an enemy's daughter and no longer that invincible Female War God from the North, could they start anew.
This thought once moved Xi Jiuye.
But he immediately dismissed the notion, knowing Ye Lingyue's nature would never forgive him.
Forgetting yet unable to forget—this feeling plagued Xi Jiuye for centuries.
