For five hundred years, I have been bound in this forbidden land, and yet here you are, dear Independent Cultivator, shedding tears for what reason?

Summary

Niu Xi Fang confronts Wan Xiao Bei and her companions, expressing her desire to kill Wan Xiao Bei. Wan Xiao Bei proposes a challenge instead, willing to fight without the aid of her jade slip. Despite warnings from her allies, she shows determination to prove herself as a cultivator. As the battle begins, Niu Xi Fang attacks fiercely, but Wan Xiao Bei manages to adapt and evade her strikes using a magical abacus, the Tong Tian Suan. This allows her to set a trap that ultimately leads to Niu Xi Fang being harmed by her own weapons. Just as Wan Xiao Bei prepares to negotiate, Qi Ke Ping, Niu Xi Fang's fiancé, unexpectedly kills her. The scene escalates as rain ghosts surround the area, and one ghost steps forward, revealing a message that indicates a robbery is about to occur.

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