View from Lin Huai's perspective:

My name is Lin Huai, the head of the Shu Mountain Sect, and I come from the imperial family.

My mother was the emperor's favorite woman.

When I was six years old, my mother couldn't bear the emperor's infidelity and political schemes, and she passed away quickly.

To stay away from the struggles of the imperial family, I went to Shu Mountain to become a disciple and enter the world of immortals.

I had exceptional talent and became famous at a young age. My reputation spread throughout the land. After my master passed away and I succeeded him as the head of the Shu Mountain Sect, I reached the pinnacle of success.

This made my elder royal brother, the crown prince, uneasy.

Although I repeatedly made it clear to him that I had no desire for the crown prince's position, he still worried and sent a beautiful woman to me.

That woman was Ah Chu.

She was audacious and constantly tempted me, using all sorts of sweet words and extreme methods.

I blushed and became completely disoriented.

She forced me to retreat step by step.

My heart completely fell for her.

When I found out that she was a pawn arranged by the crown prince, I was driven mad. On one hand, I was jealous that the crown prince had met her before me, and on the other hand, I couldn't help but feel relieved that the blind prince couldn't see how good she was and sent her to me.

I knew that once I married Ah Chu, the crown prince would have leverage over me.

But I didn't care.

Even if I didn't become the head of the Shu Mountain Sect, I wouldn't give up on Ah Chu.

Just as she said to coax me: My heart is tied to hers, and I don't want to be separated from her in this life or the next.

So when the rumors spread that Ah Chu was a demon, I was already mentally prepared.

Given such a perfect opportunity to ruin me, how could the crown prince miss it?

I thought I could resolve this crisis.

I overestimated myself.

I didn't expect that there would be traitors in the Shu Mountain Sect, and the eight elders had long colluded with the crown prince.

While I was summoned by the emperor to the palace, they suddenly targeted Ah Chu.

By the time I realized it and rushed back to save her, Ah Chu was already on the verge of death, breathing her last breath in my arms.

I watched helplessly as her soul dispersed.

Although she was originally a white fox, she had been burned black as charcoal.

How much pain my Ah Chu must have endured.

I knelt on the ground, feeling like my heart was being torn apart. In an instant, I had no attachment to the world and took out my sword to end my own life: "Ah Chu, I'm coming to accompany you."

But unexpectedly, when I opened my eyes again.

I was reborn.

I was reborn to a time before Ah Chu had left the mountain.

I gathered the eight elders who had killed Ah Chu in my previous life and fought them alone, killing them all.

Everyone says that my personality has drastically changed, that I've gone mad.

Only I know

that this time, I will fight back instead of waiting for death.

I will settle the debts from my previous life one by one.

And I will eliminate all dangers before meeting Ah Chu.

I waited for a full half-year, finally waiting for the day when Ah Chu would come down the mountain, and I planned to take her back home ahead of time.

In that gloomy and desolate mountain stronghold, I finally saw her again.

With just one glance, it felt as if a lifetime had passed.

Unlike in my previous life, this time her role was that of a helpless human girl, fresh and beautiful like the morning dew.

Although her acting was clumsy and amusing, she was alive and vibrant.

She belongs to me.

It's truly wonderful.

Ah Chu, this time, I met you first.