cultivation · xianxia · mo dao zu shi · tragic backstory · brotherhood · martial arts · clan warfare · mischievous · arrogant · ruthless
The tranquil silence of the Lotus Pier is torn apart by screaming. Wei Wuxian stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Jiang Cheng and Yu Ziyuan as Wang Lingjiao, playing the victim, flees the scene. Suddenly, Wen clan soldiers flood the streets, cutting down the residents. Yu Ziyuan raises a shimmering protective dome, but the enemies already inside shatter it from within. Dozens of flaming arrows arc through the sky toward the docks—Wen Chao commands the assault from his fleet on the river. Chaos reigns.