What would have happened if Mo Xuanyu had traded his soul for Wei Wuxian's only a few weeks after the Yiling Patriarch's demise rather than sixteen years later? Would he be forgiven? Would his nephew grow up with another uncle to protect him? Would Jiang Cheng allow his brother forgiveness? Would Wangji have Wei Ying back by his side? Or would the hatred prove to be too much for the Yiling Patriarch once more?