Thirty days had passed in the blink of an eye since Daoist Yun Xi brought Gui Junmeng to Tushan, and Gui Junmeng delivered Xiao Mo's last will and the Yuzhu Demon Pill to Tushan Jing Ci.
Thirty days ago, Tushan Jing Ci had taken the box from Gui Junmeng and returned to her courtyard alone.
In the silent, empty room, she took Xiao Mo's handwritten last will from the box with trembling hands. She read every single word, as if to carve each one into her heart.
Yue Shi didn't know what Xiao Mo had written in the letter; she only kept a quiet vigil outside the courtyard.
But Yue Shi knew her lady had stayed in that room for a very, very long time—so long she began to think her lady might lock herself away forever.
And ever since her lady finally emerged from that room, Yue Shi had not seen her smile again. Not even once.
Yue Shi only saw her lady pour all her energy into her Cultivation, day after day, tirelessly.
