Experiencing life and death, the first lesson in life was learning to bid farewell to one's loved ones.
Lin Heng experienced that feeling.
Time stretched on for several more years, and you discovered that your mother's coughing had worsened by the day.
You looked at yourself in the mirror, thrilled that you had finally grown up and matured, yet when you glanced back, white hairs had already appeared at your mother's temples.
That year, an immortal came to the village. She believed you possessed spiritual aptitude and were a promising piece of jade waiting to be carved.
Faced with such a rare immortal opportunity, surely no one would easily refuse it.
You promised her you would return in three years, but not everyone who made a three-year pact could fulfill it.
This was your final farewell with your family.
You became an immortal cultivator, only to discover that the cultivation world was not as you had imagined. The immortal saying you had spiritual aptitude was merely a polite compliment.
Just like how the neighbors always said your child was clearly destined for greatness.
You became a Miscellaneous Servant Disciple, laboring day and night at repetitive work, receiving the meagerest Spirit Stones while still suffering the oppression of fellow disciples at the bottom rung.
Then one day, a Senior Sister from the outer sect noticed you and began approaching you, deliberately or otherwise.
She cared for you in every possible way. You thought your luck in love had arrived, that you would rise like the protagonists in books who declared, "Do not bully the poor youth."
But reality was that she had caused trouble and wanted you to take the blame for her.
You foolishly believed that as long as you helped her weather it, you would earn her favor.
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