Fate

Prologue

" Wei Wuxian has died!"

Less than a day has passed since the siege in Burial Mounds, and the news spreads through the cultivation world as if it sprouted wings, surpassing even the speed of warfare.

For a while, from the most prominent clans to rogue cultivators, everyone is discussing the siege that was lead by the Four Great Clans and followed by hundreds of smaller ones.

"The YiLing Patriarch has died? Who could have killed him?"

"Who other than his brother, Jiang Cheng, putting an end to his relative for the greater good. Jiang Cheng led the Four Clans of YunmengJiang, LanlingJin, GusuLan, and QingheNie to destroy his "den"—Burial Mounds."

"If not for the YunmengJiang clan's adopting and teaching him, he would have been a beggar, living on the streets, let alone causing mayhem as bold as the ones these days. The head of the Jiang clan raised him as her child, yet he betrayed them and became the enemy of the cultivation world, disgracing the Jiang clan, even leading to its near-extermination. He is the prime example of biting the hand that feeds him!"

"Jiang Cheng allowed this fellow to live for too long. If I were him, at the time of the defection, I wouldn't have just stabbed him. I would have thoroughly examined the disciples of the clan again so that he doesn't do those crazy things he did later on. Who cares about the so-called 'considerations' that he gave to his childhood friend."

I was shaking with anger and sadness as Lan Wangji continued staring down the cliff as if a miracle would happen and Wei Wuxian will come back. Wei Wuxian was my brother. How dare they say that!

"That's merely hearsay. Although Jiang Cheng was one of the main forces, he did not give Wei WuXian the final blow. Because he cultivates the Demon Path, Wei WuXian's powers had backfired and he was ripped to pieces."

"Hahahaha... That's karma! The ghost soldiers that he created are like unleashed dogs, biting everyone that they come across. It serves him right to be chewed to death!"

I couldn't hold it anymore. Tears started rolling down my cheeks like crazy, and before I knew it, I was sobbing in Zhao Fanyi's arms.

"But, if not for Jiang Cheng making a plan that aimed at Wei WuXian's weaknesses, the siege might not have succeeded. Should I remind you folks of the item that Wei WuXian possesses? Did you forget about the day that three thousand skilled cultivators were annihilated?"

"I heard that it was more than three thousand, possibly five thousand."

"He's most certainly out of his mind."

"It's a good thing that he destroyed that evil weapon before he died. Otherwise, if it was left in this world to harm humankind, his sins would have been worse."

"Oh well... You know, back then, Wei WuXian was one of the most promising cultivators, coming from a highly distinguished clan and finding success at a young age. How on Earth did he end up where he is now?"

"This proves that one can only cultivate by following the right path. Using these dishonest practices would only seem beneficial at first glance. Look, what happened in the end? Not even a whole corpse was left of him."

"Not everything was because of his cultivation path. Wei WuXian's personality is quite immoral. One's deeds will be paid, one way or another; what goes around always comes around."

Lan Wangji was also crying as he continued staring down the cliff.

" Wei Ying... Come back..."