In the eastern palace, Li NanYi was sitting down in a chair made of silver rubies. He was drinking wine and watching dancers like a typical crown prince.
His guard Qing Ni came rushing to him and whispered something in his ear. Li NanYi directly ordered all dancers to leave, before he started talking he waited for all of them to be out of sight.
"Your highness, the whole Chu family was murdered overnight. Survivors are Chu Jianling and Chu Lanlan." Qing Ni said as Li NanYi's facial expression changed.
"Any suspects?" Li NanYi's interested aroused.
"They were murdered by a top cultivator, Chu Lanlan was also a cultivator. Rumor has it that her strength increased years ago to the point of top-level cultivators when she was just a martial arts practitioner." Qing Ni told Li NanYi smugly.
Li NanYi then thought that it was a good chance to get rid of the Chus once and for all.
"Do you believe it?" Li NanYi asked Qing Ni.
"You'd be a fool not to." He then
walked away quietly.
Lanlan was taken to the imperial prison by Dian Xing. Before imprisonment, Li Shuo had told her just two things. "Mortals lives are short." and "Everything is under the fate god's command." then he left and wasn't seen for a while.
Yu Tian Lan travelled on a horse for thousands of miles until he reached a sacred temple. He entered the temple and sta burning incense until he reached the Sacred Temple. He entered the temple shortly after that and then used a spell to open a door behind The Great Deity's statue. When the door opened, he was in a volumeless place with two gates. One was white and the other was black.
Yu Tian Lan entered the white gates and entered the vast empire that was full of light. He headed straight for the fate god's palace. Everywhere he passed someone bowed at him and entered the fate god's palace.
"You're back, his lordship is out discussing the mortal matters with the heavenly god, would you like me to call him over?" The fate god's servant asked Yu Tian Lan.
Yu Tian Lan said "No need, I'll go find him myself."
Yu Tian Lan went through the narrow white path walls to meet the fate god in the heavenly palace.
Yu Tian Lan found them seated.
"You're back so soon." The heavenly god said."
The heavenly god was a man with grey hair and beard who dressed in white clothing.
"Your majesty, I came to discuss something of great importance Yu Tian Lan said to the heavenly god, It has something to do with Li Nan Feng's reincarnation." Yu Tian Lan added.
He then turned around and asked the fate god, "what's has gone wrong with the story you created for Chu Lanlan?"
The fate god poured himself a cup of wine and offered one to Yu Tian Lan.
"Still won't try the wine?"
The heavenly god then sighed and said "you poor youngster thinking about abandoning all pleasures and emotions is a good way to live, having no weakness is having no strength."
The fate god looked at Yu Tian Lan and Yu Tian Lan looked at the heavenly god. "Your majesty, I'll come to hear some of your advice next time." Yu Tian Lan said.
The fate god and Yu Tian Lan got out of the heavenly god's palace and started their conversation on the way.
"What did you mean by something has gone wrong with Chu Lanlan's storyline? Did something happen?" The fate god asked Yu Tian Lan in confusion
"Chu Lanlan's lifestory was supposed to be a girl who is mistreated by her family and the only friend or confidant she had was the little maid Lian Xi she saved in her childhood. They grew up together as best friends until the man that Chu Lanlan fell in love with is also the same man that falls in love with Lian Xi. Lian Xi having the lust for power she decides to betray her long time friend and marries the man she loves. Later in agony Lanlan dies in the hands of the enemy on the battlefield." The fate god told Yu Tian Lan who was quietly listening to the story.
"But what's wrong with the storyline." The fate god asked.
Yu Tian Lan kept quiet for a while. There seemed to be a hint of sadness in his eyes but slightly visible.
"Aren't you too harsh on the poor mortal souls?" He asked.
"Not all stories must have a happy ending because everyone's story has two sides."
"What do you mean?" He asked as he and the fate god arrived at the fate god's palace.
"I mean Lian Xi's own story could be an orphan with nothing to live for until she meets a kind lady who changes her life from leftover breadcrumbs to freshly baked bread. Do you think you think she'd betray the lady? If Lanlan thinks Lian Xi betrayed her why can't Lian Xi think otherwise." The fate god asked Yu Tian Lan and led him into his palace where they sat down.
"Now you tell me what's going on?" The fate god asked.
"Chu Lanlan's family members are murdered overnight and Chu Lanlan takes the blame." Yu Tian Lan said abruptly.
The fate god looked really shocked and said "But... but only a strong immortal could've done this maybe even stronger than the will of fate maybe even ..." The fate god's hands trembled and his voice became shaky.
"The Great deity" Yu Tian Lan finished the fate god's sentence for him.