Chapter 2 I am Yours
After waking up, the familiar sounds of weeping broke into Yin Tingxue's ears in the side hall.
She had a nightmare.
A vague oppressive sensation surged in her chest. In the dream, there was a man in black, one of the Jin Yi Guards, who cruelly shattered her Longevity Bridge.
Thinking of this, Yin Tingxue couldn't help but tremble.
According to the laws of Great Yu, the children of families convicted of crimes, regardless of gender, were to have their Longevity Bridge broken—severing their path to Qi Cultivation and the longevity it promised.
Awakened from her dream, Yin Tingxue exhaled deeply several times.
Gazing at the lifeless hallways of Prince Xiang's Mansion, Yin Tingxue suddenly remembered the heavy snow at Yintai Temple, how she had sat blankly before the stone Bodhisattva, guarding cold tributes, watching the snow fall for an entire day and night.
Her mother, the principal wife of Prince Xiang, had passed away from illness three years ago, leaving behind memories of always spending time at Yintai Temple—a place Prince Xiang had specifically built for her in the mansion grounds.
After her mother's death, Yin Tingxue often visited the temple, sitting in the grand hall, gazing at the stone Bodhisattva while listening to the quiet snowfall.
It was hard to imagine that now Yintai's snowfall had become something out of reach.
When the confiscators arrived, the entire household fell into chaos. Prince Xiang attempted to flee the capital with the Princely Heir but was captured at the city gates by the Jin Yi Guards. With their cornerstone gone, no one else in the mansion could take control.