His ultimate goal isn't power or conquest, but absolute freedom — liberation from death, from the control of powerful lords, and from the confines of this world. Meet Wuyi, formerly a gangster's accountant, now reborn in a world torn between the Righteous and the Demonics. Gifted with a unique ability by the gods of his previous life, Wuyi possesses an exceptional edge in this new realm. While Wuyi yearns for a peaceful life, he's not afraid to become the villain that this world might need. Determined to secure his freedom, he's prepared to upheave this world, paying no heed to its moral divides. He will not rest until he attains the deepest desire of his soul.
The Pavilion Mistress felt the spells Luding cast. She had lain down to rest, but it was happening sooner than she expected. She sat up, her mind reaching for the threads of power that bound her to her fortress and pavilion. She felt him in the darkness out there, planning the ruin of her home, and she narrowed her eyes, reaching down the link they would always share.
"Traitor!" she said, flinging the word with a woman's contempt.
"Xueyan!" he cried into the Aether.
She hurled her defiance at him and felt her venom strike home. In the moment of his startlement, she read his consciousness and saw that he had a trap prepared—that she had a traitor in her midst, as she had long suspected.