The war back then had been brutally fierce.
But what had broken her heart most was watching helplessly as one clansman after another turned into sprays of blood before her eyes.
It had all been because they shared the same bloodline!
Back then, she had screamed herself hoarse at that Xuanyuan Guard, demanding to know why so many innocent commoners had been dragged into it.
That Xuanyuan Guard had given her a brutally realistic answer.
"Having the Chi You Bloodline is a crime..."
At the time, she had still been young and ignorant. Only later did she understand: it was not having the Chi You Bloodline that was a crime—it was being weak that was a crime!
That battle...
Nearly all the commoners had been slaughtered.
The Chi You Guard protecting this ship had also paid a terrible price.
And under Old Yuan's protection, Li Luo Shui had survived as well.
Although the Xuanyuan Guard hunting the Li clan had possessed an overwhelming advantage in strength...
the surviving commoners, backed by the God Domain, had still blocked the Xuanyuan Guard's pursuit.
Later, she had met Luo Xiao in his youth.
Luo Xiao had not come from the Mother World. He had merely been a Divine Citizen born in the God Domain.
She had never seen a man so confident, nor had she ever seen anyone with such monstrous talent.
Perhaps because she had witnessed countless clansmen turn into sprays of blood, Li Luo Shui had possessed an innate admiration for the strong. It was also then that she fell in love with Luo Xiao...
When Luo Xiao learned that she was the so-called "Holy Clan," and learned some of the legends surrounding the Li people, he became intensely interested.
Li Luo Shui recounted the story in a soft, unhurried voice,