The idea of a hero rescuing a damsel in distress always easily evokes goodwill, and the original owner was no exception. Because Lu Haoran saved her in her most critical moment, she developed some different feelings for him.
After entering Luoshan Academy, the original owner often paid attention to Lu Haoran. Although she carefully hid her feelings, she couldn't help but be attracted by Lu Haoran's strength and his upright character. She secretly did many things for Lu Haoran, but she was careful not to let Lu Haoran know that she did them.
Before the original owner could even muster the courage to express her feelings, she discovered that Lu Haoran was already standing next to a girl named Tong Mengzhi. Lu Haoran had met her when he passed through a small town. Tong Mengzhi mistakenly thought that Lu Haoran was someone who bullied the weak, so the two got into a fight. It was later proven to be a misunderstanding. The two became acquainted through their fight and learned that the other was also going to take the Luoshan Academy's assessment, so they traveled together.
When the original owner wanted to get close to Lu Haoran, Tong Mengzhi acted as if she was very close to Lu Haoran, making the original owner mistakenly believe that the two were in love, so the original owner chose to give up.
As the original owner grew up, she realized how much her actions had hurt Lu Haoran. She felt it was ridiculous that she had broken off the engagement just because of a few rumors, but the damage was already done, and even if she regretted it, it would be too late. So she felt she had no face to stand in front of Lu Haoran, especially since he already had someone he loved. It would be too ugly for her to try to ruin things for him.
The original owner was depressed and had no interest in cultivation. He soon left Luoshan Academy and returned to Yechen Sect, wanting to gradually forget Lu Haoran.
In fact, Lu Haoran did not resent the original owner. He even helped the original owner during the entrance examination because of their childhood friendship. However, due to Tong Mengzhi's interference, Lu Haoran had no idea about the original owner's affairs, let alone how much the original owner had done for him.
Later, Tong Mengzhi got her wish and got together with Lu Haoran. However, Tong Mengzhi did not really like Lu Haoran; she only valued his abilities. Lu Haoran did indeed improve rapidly, reaching the Nascent Soul realm in just a few years. At this time, Tong Mengzhi confessed to Lu Haoran that she was actually an illegitimate daughter of the royal family. She portrayed herself and her mother as particularly pitiful, and with Lu Haoran's help, she successfully got herself and her younger brother recognized by the royal family.
Tong Mengzhi became a princess of the royal family, but she was still not satisfied. She planned to kill her brother, who was born to the queen, and let her younger brother sit on the throne. Lu Haoran discovered this plan and naturally wanted to stop them. However, after entering the royal family, Tong Mengzhi built her own power base. Fearing that Lu Haoran would expose their plan, she sent people to hunt him down.
Although the royal family's power was not comparable to those major sects, it was not weak either. Lu Haoran could not withstand their overwhelming numbers and was seriously injured when he fled to the deep mountains. There, he encountered the original owner of the body who was looking for herbs. Because of his good talent, the original owner had not neglected his cultivation for several years, but it was still passable. The original owner still liked Lu Haoran and naturally would not abandon him. He used the terrain to save Lu Haoran but died at the hands of his pursuers.
Although Lu Haoran escaped a calamity, his cultivation was completely destroyed. Even after starting to cultivate again, he could not reach the original level. Lu Haoran killed Tong Mengzhi and her younger brother to avenge the original owner of the body, but he also died due to the recurrence of his old injuries.
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