Cinco anos atrás, sua família foi destruída e ele teve os tendões cortados e ossos quebrados; por causa de uma promessa, ele seguiu para o norte, até Kunlun, tornando-se discípulo da Imperatriz. Agora, com o nome de Rei do Norte, Xiao Bei retorna com um noivado marcado. As antigas dívidas serão cobradas cem vezes mais! Quando age, ninguém pode enfrentá-lo! Embriaga-se no colo de belas mulheres, ao despertar, controla o destino do mundo! Xiao Beichen: “Sua arrogância é fingimento, a minha... é a ordem natural das coisas!”
“Waaah…”
In a haze, Li Yi seemed to hear the sound of a girl sobbing, followed closely by a commotion that grew louder and louder, wave upon wave. Forcing his eyes open, Li Yi stared in confusion at the scene before him.
Gone was the hospital room; in its place was a dim, cramped earthen house. The sharp tang of disinfectant had vanished, replaced by a faint, fresh fragrance. Through the paper window, Li Yi could see a crowd gathered outside, and he could just make out their disordered voices:
“What a calamity! How could Tang Xue end up in bed with that loafer from the Li family? What was she thinking?”
“Exactly! Little Tang’s just about to return to the city—what’s she going to do now?”
“If this gets out to the brigade, do you think they’ll parade her through the streets?”
“Such a pretty flower planted in a pile of manure. What a pity for Tang Xue, still an untouched maiden…”
In bed together? Tang Xue?
A sliver of clarity pierced Li Yi’s chaotic thoughts. He turned toward the corner, where the silhouette of a girl sat, sobbing.
Though she was wrapped in a thin quilt, her head buried between her knees, Li Yi’s heart still gave a jolt. It was her—Tang Xue, the woman who had haunted him with guilt for a lifetime.
Smack!
Li Yi landed a hard slap on his own face, making one side swell instantly. It hurt! Was this real? Had he truly returned to forty years ago?
Forcing himself to calm down, Li Yi tried to recall what had happened. Judging by the commotion outside, he must have returned to the morning after that night