A flicker of surprise passed through the Esteemed One's eyes.
She could not comprehend the scene within the ancient mirror.
Even now, she did not understand how Blood Master had emerged from the Ten Thousand Demons Gate.
Even she would become a great demon if she entered the Ten Thousand Demons Gate.
Blood Master... what gave him the right to walk out?
At that moment, Ning Tao felt an inexplicable ache in her heart.
She could not help recalling the crimson robe she had seen outside No Return City that day.
Was it a coincidence?
The scene shifted once more.
On Nine Bend Mountain, a brightly adorned little bird fluttered her wings and landed beside a drop of blood.
The little bird's eyes brimmed with curiosity.
The story continued.
"I'm Canary. Pretty, aren't I? This young lady is the number one beauty of Nine Bend Mountain!"
"You round little thing, I'll call you... Blood Bead."
"You left without saying goodbye. This young lady won't go looking for you, and I definitely won't miss you!"
"Blood Bead, it's raining..."
If the previous scenes had been like a mournful song amid winter snow,
then the current scenes were like drizzling spring rain, fresh yet carrying a faint melancholy.
"Blood Bead, you're back!"
"Blood Bead, you're amazing! Hurry and tell everyone that Canary is the number one beauty in Eighteen Mountains!"
"He isn't a great demon. He won't die!"
"This young lady will reluctantly believe you this once!"
"How do I enter the Ten Thousand Demons Gate..."
The young girl left the Ten Thousand Demons Gate. Upon the face she had once been so proud of, the face she constantly prettied herself up, the character "demon" had been carved.
"I'm so stupid. I can't even put on makeup properly. I look so ugly..."