Ning Yitao also witnessed the past of the black-clothed man through the water curtain.
The black-clothed man was Duan Yushu.
The elder brother of Duan Qinghuai.
As for how he became Duan Qinghuai's elder brother, it was all premeditated.
When he sensed that Duan Qinghuai was about to be born into the Duan couple's family, Duan Yushu came to Duan Qinghuai's home in advance.
It was him who pretended to be a master and asked Duan's father to modify the house structure, him who deceived Yin Huan, and him who exploited A Lai. Everything was his doing.
Ning Yitao couldn't believe that this kind and talkative Duan Yushu was actually the mastermind behind all this.
Even now, Ning Yitao still remembered the first time she met Duan Yushu. She had thought they were kindred spirits, but never expected that he would stab her in the back.
He had killed the Duan couple, leaving Duan Qinghuai shelterless at a young age.
He had forced Duan Qinghuai to grow up in the hospital since childhood, without friends or relatives, all alone. He even made Duan Qinghuai start to doubt whether it was necessary for him to live in this world.
Everything about Duan Yushu was fake.
So what was real?
Ning Yitao didn't know.
The scenes in the water curtain changed extremely fast.
The timeline even directly returned to the time when Duan Yushu hadn't taken human form yet.
It turned out that Duan Yushu's original form was a fox.
What unfolded next seemed to be a cliché story in a novel.
During a hunting event held by the emperor, Duan Yushu accidentally fell into a trap.
Originally, death awaited him.
But by chance, Lu Xuanzi, the least favored youngest daughter of the emperor, saved Duan Yushu.
Lu Xuanzi took Duan Yushu back to her palace to recuperate.
With her daily companionship and care, Duan Yushu fell in love.
The reason he had been trapped in the trap at that time was that he was in a crucial stage of taking human form.
He was at his weakest.
He had intended to find a safe place to successfully take human form.
Who would have thought that in his panic, he stepped into the trap, and his transformation was forcibly interrupted.
No one expected that Duan Yushu would finally complete his transformation in Lu Xuanzi's palace.
Lu Xuanzi couldn't bear to see any living beings killed. In this imperial palace, her own future was uncertain. But seeing so many dead animals in front of her,
After much consideration, Lu Xuanzi requested her father.
Finally, she got his permission, but she could only take one animal back to the palace.
At first sight, Lu Xuanzi took a fancy to the dying Duan Yushu.
She had never seen such beautiful fur.
Following her heart, Lu Xuanzi saved Duan Yushu.
She brought the dying fox back to her palace.
Lu Xuanzi found that this fox was extremely intelligent.
When she was bullied, he would jump out to help her.
This was the first time Lu Xuanzi felt the kindness from the outside world.
This made Lu Xuanzi reluctant to let Duan Yushu go. After days of companionship and Duan Yushu's exclusive favor towards her, she didn't want to let him go.
It was precisely because of Duan Yushu's presence that Lu Xuanzi had a glimmer of vitality in this palace full of intrigues.
Although Duan Yushu's injury had long since healed,
When he saw how difficult Lu Xuanzi's life was, he also gave up the idea of leaving and decided to stay to protect her.
Both of them didn't want the other to leave, so no one brought it up.
With Duan Yushu around,
Those who usually bullied Lu Xuanzi had to think twice.
After Duan Yushu took human form, Lu Xuanzi was the happiest. She knew that finally someone could accompany her.
Again and again, they firmly chose each other.
This unfavored princess finally found someone to rely on in this cold imperial palace.
Naturally, they developed feelings for each other. However, fate is unpredictable.
No one knows when it will come.
But when it does, it comes so suddenly and makes people reluctant to let go.
But unfortunately, Duan Yushu fell in love with someone he shouldn't have.
How could a human and a demon fall in love?
They couldn't, of course not. At least, in their era, they couldn't.
The imperial palace was a place full of intrigues, where various forces were intertwined and spies were everywhere.
Duan Yushu and Lu Xuanzi's love didn't last long before it was reported by a treacherous villain.
Actually, running away together wasn't impossible.
But the princess was here for a marriage alliance, and moreover, Lu Xuanzi was the designated one for this alliance.
If she left, this country would be in jeopardy. The emperor even threatened Lu Xuanzi with Duan Yushu.
As long as Lu Xuanzi agreed to the marriage alliance, he would let Duan Yushu go.
Although Duan Yushu had successfully taken human form at that time, in the end, he was just a small demon.
At most, he had the ability to play pranks.
In the hands of the strange and powerful people recruited by the emperor, he couldn't even last three moves before being captured.
For Duan Yushu's sake, Lu Xuanzi agreed to the marriage alliance.
But in the end, the alliance was broken.
At that time, how could people tolerate a demon?
The emperor never intended to spare Duan Yushu's life.
The emperor planned to kill Duan Yushu after Lu Xuanzi went to the powerful neighboring country for the marriage alliance.
The cowardly emperor only thought about relying on the marriage alliance to stabilize the country, but this was surely a dead end.
A country's foundation didn't rely on its own strength but on a marriage alliance. It was quite laughable.
In the end, the emperor's plan backfired.
Duan Yushu had long known the emperor's intention.
He fought desperately to escape.
Just after Lu Xuanzi was handed over to the soldiers of the neighboring country,
Within a short time, the army of the neighboring country arrived at the city gates. The enemy broke through the city, and in the chaos, Duan Yushu managed to escape.
Duan Yushu searched frantically for Lu Xuanzi's figure.
Finally, he found Lu Xuanzi's body at the city gate.
After Lu Xuanzi was handed over to the enemy soldiers, she was killed on the same day.
The woman he loved was beheaded on her wedding day to boost the morale of the enemy soldiers.
Was he willing to accept this? Of course not.
Duan Yushu stole the body and kept it in a special way. He deeply understood the importance of strength. He had been lying low for so long just to resurrect her.
Duan Yushu believed that Lu Xuanzi shouldn't have ended up like this. It was all because of these selfish people.
He even went so crazy that he wanted to sacrifice the whole world. Duan Yushu really thought that the ugly faces of humans were so disgusting.
Then just kill them all. As long as he killed them all, no one could stop him from being with Lu Xuanzi anymore.
There would no longer be any so - called moral principles saying that humans and demons should be separated.
Duan Yushu only wanted what he wanted and didn't care about anything else.
Back then, he was scolded by everyone, and his Lu Xuanzi had suffered so many gossips.
Now, Duan Yushu just wanted to tell the world that he should be respected.
After watching this vision, the space where Ning Yitao was gradually cracked.
When she opened her eyes again, she found herself back in the forest.
This time, the fog had completely dissipated.
On the ground lay Duan Qinghuai and the others in a scattered manner.
Around her, Duan Qinghuai and Eve were still in a deep sleep.
Ning Yitao didn't know what the black - clothed man had shown them, but it must have been a nightmare.
Everyone's face looked tense, as if they were caught in a nightmare.
Ning Yitao wanted to wake everyone up quickly.
But no one woke up.
Just then, Henry suddenly walked over.
His injury hadn't healed yet. It was obvious that he still limped when he walked.
But he didn't say a word.
Ning Yitao didn't know what Henry wanted, but at this moment, she had nothing to say to him. She chose to ignore him.
After Henry ignored her words last time, Ning Yitao had tried to help him.
But all she got was Henry's repeated harsh words.
Ning Yitao also knew that regarding the influence of the staff, only if Henry himself was really determined to change could he possibly get rid of the staff's control and become its master.
Ning Yitao didn't pay much more attention to Henry. Then she turned to look at Duan Qinghuai on the ground.
Now she finally noticed that there was a glimmer of light flickering on Duan Qinghuai's chest.