In a rift in time somewhere in the Void Sea, one that had since vanished, on a timeline known as his "previous life," this story once unfolded-
Back then, Su Xuan had hidden for over a year in the "Honghuai City" he had created, simply to evade the mysterious forces beneath the Red Moon that were capturing the Merfolk Remnants for some unknown purpose. Although the three-story house in "Honghuai City" contained the "mother, Lin Wan" and younger brother, "Su Bai," whom Su Xuan had painstakingly crafted, regrets and yearnings he could never erase still lingered in his heart. In the end, he could not resist going to Fog Mountain again to ask the Ghost Shaman to let him return once more, even if all he could do was look at them from afar.
The Ghost Shaman no longer had a doll as exquisitely made as "Su Xuan." Even if he found a barely usable doll at short notice, it would crack and collapse after a dozen or so minutes, unable to withstand Su Xuan's power. Even so, Su Xuan insisted on going and begged the Ghost Shaman to send him as close to his mother and brother as possible.
Driven by that yearning, Su Xuan appeared in a cold hospital corridor, wearing a completely unfamiliar shell.
The smell of disinfectant filled the hospital corridor. Dim yellow light fell on the cold tiled floor, casting long shadows. The ward door stood half open, and nurses spoke in hushed voices. An oppressive air hung over everything.
Su Xuan saw his younger brother, Su Bai, just as he had wished, but Su Bai was sorting through the belongings their mother, Lin Wan, had left in the ward after her death. Those belongings were really nothing more than a few towels and clothes