Because of the Soul Beast Soul Ring Lockdown and the Spirit Hall Secret Realm lockdown, Shrek, the Holy Spirit Cult, Dou Ling, and the two great Star Luo empires found their situation worsening the longer it dragged on. They chose to launch a preemptive invasion.
A Continental War erupted.
Beneath an icy bridge.
An aged Tang San huddled in a tattered cotton-padded coat, shivering in the bitter winter cold.
As the cold ebbed away, he suddenly began to feel warm. His consciousness blurred, and he vaguely saw several wild dogs beside him, their eyes gleaming as they stared at him. Their tongues hung out, saliva dripping from their tips.
They seemed to be waiting for the moment he breathed his last.
At death's door, Tang San thought back on his life.
When the old Bu Family next door took a wife, he went to celebrate with his old friend Bu Le. Yet the moment he saw the bride, he was doomed for life.
He fell for Xiao Wu of the Bu family and set his sights on another man's wife.
But he was merely a shy blacksmith, poor at expressing what was in his heart. He could only secretly gaze at the beautiful Xiao Wu, shrinking into the shadows to sharpen his spear at the last minute.
Years passed, and he never let go of his longing for Xiao Wu. In the end, he himself was delayed as well.
Later, Bu Le met with an accident and died, leaving behind only Xiao Wu, three sons, and a vicious mother.
To marry Xiao Wu, Tang San had been forced to raise those three children, hand his house over to them, and support Bu Le's mother before finally getting his wish and marrying Xiao Wu.
Though she was already nearing