Rù Hǎi

Ji Lingyue and Lan Wu once shared a bond so profound that nothing seemed capable of breaking it. As the closest of lovers, their devotion to one another was absolute, yet the world they inhabited offered no sanctuary for their union. Bound by irreconcilable natures—one human, the other demon—their love became an impossibility in the eyes of those around them. Ultimately, the weight of these divided identities proved too heavy to bear. Lan Wu, who harbored a secret far beyond mortal understanding as a mermaid princess, made the devastating decision to walk away. Her departure was not born of fading affection, but of necessity, leaving Ji Lingyue behind to endure countless days and nights consumed by agonizing heartbreak. The silence left in Lan Wu’s wake became a torment that reshaped Ji Lingyue’s very existence, forging her grief into something unyielding. Fate, however, was not finished with them. When the two unexpectedly crossed paths again at a cultivation gathering, the embers of their past ignited with renewed intensity. Confronted once more by the woman who had shattered her world, Ji Lingyue made a silent, unbreakable vow. She would never allow Lan Wu to slip through her fingers again, no matter what forces sought to keep them apart.