Synopsis

[Multiplefemaleleads,pleasedonotreadifyoudislikethisstyle]Inhisfirstlife,QiZhimuwasastudentofRuanMei."You'vecompletedyourapprenticeship.Now,leave.Iwon'tseeyouagainuntiltheresearchisfinished.""Yes...teacher..."QiZhimuleftalone,butdidnotgofar,andwentintoseclusioninhisoldplace.Fromthenon,heonlysentplumblossomwineeveryyearandneverbotheredher.HediedbeforeNguyenMaicouldfinishherforbiddenresearch.Muchlater,whenRuanMeisteppedoutoftheresearchlabandlearnedofQiZhimu'sdeath,shewassuddenlystruckbyarealization—Hisshadowhadlongsincefilledherworld...Onlyafteruncoveringthetruthofthepastdidtheyrealizethattheyhadcreateditallwiththeirownhands,yettheyhadalsodestroyeditall.Inhissecondlife,QiZhimuwasJingliu'smaster."Master,whydoyouneverevenglanceatme?""Master,whyistherenoplaceformeinthesoftestpartofyourheart?"Asshedrewcloser,shegrewincreasinglydesperate,andgraduallyturnedtothedarkside.Itwasn'tuntilshewitnessedQiZhimu'sdeaththatsheunderstood—ItturnsoutthatthesoftestspotinMaster'shearthasalwaysbeenhimself."Hehehe...Master,you'vedeceivedyourdisciplesobadly..."Thethirdlife...QiZhimurespectsthelawoflife'scycleandfaceseachdeathwithequanimity.Bornopenandhonest,diewithcomposure,unburdenedbyobsessions,untouchedbysorrow.However,they,consumedbyremorseandlifelongregret,didnotthinkthatway.