The bells rang at midnight.
It was Christmas Eve.
Baili Weibu stood in front of the shrine, lost in thought as she gazed at the wooden box with flowing blue light.
Her sister's words still rang in her ears—
Inside that wooden box is the lion skin of a Golden Lion. If a woman from the Baili family drinks the blood of her beloved and then puts on this lion skin, she will transform into a Golden Lion that is an exact replica of her lover, fooling even her closest relatives. As long as she replaces him in taking the Flaming Crystal Arrow from her family, this curse will be completely broken.
Putting on the lion skin meant she was giving up her identity as a centaur and becoming the body double for the Golden Lion. Of course, it also meant giving up her own life.
Ten years ago, Baili Weiqing ultimately didn't have the courage to open it. Before that, no one else had managed it either.
Baili Weibu took a deep breath and reached for the wooden box, a relieved smile on her face...
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