It was during an adventure to hunt soul beasts that she met the two men who would change the course of her life.
One was a bespectacled Cat Eagle soul master who seemed shrewd and worldly but was actually loyal and righteous—Flender.
The other was a stiff-faced man who appeared dejected and downcast but was in fact brimming with theoretical knowledge—"Master" Yu Xiaogang.
The three hit it off at once and began traveling together.
On the screen, the young Liu Erlong was valiant and spirited, Flender was full of high aspirations, and though Yu Xiaogang spoke little, wisdom shone in his eyes.
They ventured through soul beast forests together, fought powerful enemies together, and spoke freely of their dreams around campfires.
Those were the happiest days of Liu Erlong's life.
The way she looked at Yu Xiaogang gradually changed from initial curiosity to admiration, until it finally became an all-consuming love.
Flender, meanwhile, silently buried those feelings in his heart and chose to fulfill his brother's love.
Watching that youthful chapter of their lives on the Heavenly Screen, Liu Erlong's eyes moistened.
"Xiaogang... Boss Flender..."
Liu Erlong murmured to herself, overwhelmed by endless longing and bitterness.
Though that time had been brief, it had been the only bright color in her otherwise lonely life.
Flender removed his glasses, wiped the corners of his eyes, and sighed.
"Those days... were so good."
Yu Xiaogang, however, shut his eyes in pain, unable to look at the girl on the screen whose eyes had been filled with nothing but him.
Because he knew just how cruel the next scene would be.
Sure enough, the scene on the Heavenly Screen shifted to that night of torrential rain.
It was their wedding night.
It was also where the nightmare began.
Yu Luomian's appearance tore away