Nin Pei town

Chapter 1

As usual, the sun gently rises from its deep slumber and shines gently on the respectful place called Cloud Recesses. Nothing much has changed from the appearance, the teachings, or the peace it has maintained except for the new rules that crawled upon the stone wall.

It wasn't particularly any new absurd rules, instead, it was the reinforcement of some rules that had been cleverly sneaked around by the Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, Wei Wuxian. After the dominoes of events that happen supposedly out of coincidence came to light, the truth has finally been solidified. Nothing can move quicker than the sly mouth and ears, thus the news spread like wildfire across the Cultivation world. The sins and deed that was committed by Jin Guanyao to gain power in the Jin sect were heavily vile in the eye of everyone.

Yet what is the point of continuing to be so disgusted? Hatred is a strong yet weird emotion, an agitated feeling that grows ferociously in someone through a period or instantly. The deep root of hate comes with a desire for revenge or to seek the suffering of the person you loathe. Hatred is second to none to love, it has the power to corrupt the world; leaving it to rot in anguish. Aside from hatred is jealousy, the constant feeling of inferiority and not receiving the same gentle treatment. The lack of reason on why someone possesses better capability than them drives them to conclude hatred without properly understanding what the cause was. Not anyone was born perfect and not anyone ever will, the only illusion of what perfect is, in reality, the expectation and image you portray.

When someone is in love, those negative drawbacks of their beloved becomes a charm and they are infatuated by their characteristics. In their eyes, they are looking at perfection; their love is their perfection, the only one in the world. However, love is a delicate feeling. The strength needed to shatter a heart can be as light as a feather but the pain it brings can be heavier than the whole world on your shoulder. It is often underestimated and is misused, leading to misunderstandings and manipulation. It is a blessing yet it can be a curse if it's mistreated.

This was the fate that Jin Guanyao has to suffer, his upbringing was unsightly and he receive no affection. The feeling of being wanted and having a family was engraved deeply into his innocent heart which turned savage. Not a mention of his backstory was spread and thus the violent insults that were hurled upon his dead name never came to a peaceful end. If one was to experience the pain he was going through, their heart would feel unbearable and then begin to sympathize. However, this only depends on the person's ability to relate or to feel the other's pain. If one is ignorant and looks past those causes, they do not deserve to open their mouth and condemn them. Maybe if there was someone that could lend him a helping hand then he could have stood his up way up with justice, but that is only an 'if'. It is easy to imagine what could happen but the word 'if' is only for the wild imagination; unless you pursue to achieve it, it will forever be a false image.

At first, the fire was wild, but only a while later did it begin to sizzle. The event that happen that day began to slowly drift away and people started forgetting about the past. Each sect was careful with their words and to not follow  the same path. The blame that was imprinted on Wei Wuxian was finally purified and washed away. His life was finally unshackled from the guilt he had been swallowing, but those that are gone can never come back. The only way is to move on forward and carry on living for their sacrifice.

Strangely it is as if the timing of 5 has been installed inside the Gusu Lan's sect brain that they instantly wake up at the moment of it. Many disciples wake up with replenished energy and strive to continue learning the rules. In particular, though, there were always a few people that cannot get molded in the routine. Whiles the others were already departing towards the main food hall to await for their plain breakfast, a fellow disciple hurriedly tried to wake up his lousy friend.