The charm of reverse chronology lay in this:
As the memories were traced backward, all sorts of earlier questions were answered one after another.
Zhong Yi had just been wondering why Lin Xi and Gu Yun were riding horses on the grasslands.
In the very next memory, that question was answered.
This memory took place in the Spiritual Medicine Sect.
It was in this memory that Gu Yun learned Lin Xi possessed the [Iceheart Bloodline].
Riding horses was one of the ways Lin Xi could ease her heart-devouring symptoms.
That explained why they had been galloping across the grasslands in the previous memory.
"Looks like Old Master Gu really did adore Lin Xi... if riding could help, he took her straight to the grasslands."
Zhong Yi sighed with feeling.
The visit to the Spiritual Medicine Sect also answered another question that had troubled Zhong Yi for a long time.
Lin Xi's reticence and unusual behavior all stemmed from her [Iceheart Bloodline].
In ancient times, when Spiritual Energy was abundant, the [Iceheart Bloodline] had been a superior cultivation constitution, leaving its bearer detached from affection and desire, devoted solely to pursuing the Dao.
But now that Spiritual Energy was scarce, not only had the [Iceheart Bloodline] lost all its cultivation advantages, the lack of a suitable cultivation method passed down through the ages caused a host of problems instead.
The biggest problem was—
Lin Xi could not express her inner thoughts.
It was not that she did not want to; she simply could not.
Even trying to express herself could subject her to agonizing, heart-devouring pain.
The memories moved further back.
This time, the memory took place in a dim theater.
On the enormous white curtain, a shadow puppet performance of "Burning of Red Cliffs" was playing.
The seats