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Fallen Immortal was a cultivation game. But its true meaning wasn’t about actual immortals and magic - it was about cultivators who discovered the truth behind Heaven’s prophecies and faced divine wrath, becoming fallen ones from the immortal path.

In his previous life, Yino couldn’t make sense of the cryptic storyline because the developers loved being mysterious. The female protagonists who carried Heaven’s prophecies either died violently or went insane - hardly any had happy endings.

Besides, Yino himself had a short life. He died suddenly at his computer right before the major version release, leaving him just as confused after his reincarnation.

But today, things were starting to click.

After hearing Yuebai’s explanation, all his previous doubts began falling into place. Why Jinyue would sometimes protect and sometimes betray the protagonist. Why Yuebai helped initially but turned traitor later. Even more boldly - why were Yuyan’s people exterminated? Why did the Wuji Sect Master specifically forbid Yuyan from learning chess?

If he followed this conspiracy theory, everything fit Yuebai’s formula - when Heaven’s prophecies went wrong, you either submitted or faced destruction.

According to Yuebai, these prophecies errors happened when chosen ones saw the invisible hand that wasn’t meant to be seen.

Like how Yuebai discovered the ice realm’s cave paintings. Perhaps in the Celestial Master’s original plan, these primitives shouldn’t have even known writing, let alone recorded history through murals. This oversight led Yuebai to see what she shouldn’t have, making her question the prophecies itself.

Left with no choice, they recruited her.

Following this pattern, chess was probably something Yuyan wasn’t supposed to know about in her prophecies. Whether it was the Sect Master or Yanran, they feared she’d see that invisible hand and end up recruited by the Celestial Master like Yuebai.

And knowing Yuyan’s personality, she would never submit.

What happened after... Yino wasn’t sure. He only knew that Yanran died, Yuyan went insane, and the once-great senior sister became a demonic sword immortal wandering the world - sometimes laughing madly and killing indiscriminately, other times lucid enough for normal conversation.

"So because I now know truths I shouldn’t," Yino inhaled sharply, "once we leave Azure Forest, will the Celestial Master force me to join your organization too?"

The sheer amount of information overwhelmed him as he tried to process it all.

Yuebai had already given up hiding anything. Her alluring eyes drooped lifelessly as she spilled every secret with resigned determination.

"Yes... you can’t escape either..." she sighed softly. "No one can escape. This world is one giant prophecy... neither good nor evil matters..."

She suddenly lifted her head, lips curling into a mischievous smile. "Since we’re all doomed anyway, let me tell you another secret while no one’s around."

"Actually, Jinyue isn’t really Hua- mmph?!"

A red-tailed fox demon suddenly pounced from the bushes, tackling Yuebai mid-sentence.

Yino raised an eyebrow - having words cut off like this felt worse than being edged.

"Yuebai! How shameless are you? First you spill your own secrets, now you’re gossiping about others?!"

Jinyue straddled Yuebai’s back as the two foxgirls wrestled. Though they bared their fangs fiercely, to Yino they looked more like two fluffy balls playing - quite adorable really.

He had no choice but to use his spirit technique to separate the tangled fox girls.

"W-wait..." Jinyue had calmed down but bit her lip, face flushing as she squirmed. "I get why your technique can control Yuebai, but why does it make my feet so unbearably ticklish?!"

Yuebai didn’t need explaining - with the complete spirit markings branded on her, a single snap from Yino could make her cling to his arm trembling.

"Sigh, you two always cause trouble when you’re together. Let’s put aside these trivial matters for now." Yino feigned annoyance while nervously changing the subject, rubbing his temples.

Jinyue froze. Though she knew their roughhousing was inappropriate right now, she felt Yino was deliberately avoiding something important.

"Yuebai, regarding Jinyue’s matter - since she’s here, let’s not discuss it now. You’ll have plenty of chances to tell me secrets later," Yino said casually, playing peacemaker.

But standing nearby, Jinyue felt something was off again.

"Hey, how can you two openly plot about my private matters right in front of me?!"

"Come on, don’t be so serious about it. We’re all in the same boat now anyway."

Yino brushed off her suspicions with a wave of his hand.

Jinyue took a deep breath but held back her words.

Unable to deal with Yino directly, Jinyue could only glare at the white fox girl who clung to his arm, peeking out behind him with just half her head visible. As longtime rivals, Yuebai wasn’t about to be intimidated by her junior.

The more Jinyue glared, the closer Yuebai pressed against Yino, smugly wagging her tail.

"Alright, alright. You may be petite, but does your maturity have to match? Can we focus on something important for once?" Yino crossed his arms, mimicking how his Senior Sister used to scold him.

Yino cleared his throat. "Actually, setting aside your personal grudges, after hearing Yuebai’s truth, I have a plan."

"A plan?" Both girls perked up, Yuebai tilting her head while Jinyue’s eyes widened.

Neither had much hope for the future. As Yuebai said, no one escapes destiny. Having betrayed the Celestial Master together, only Azure Forest’s barrier protected them from divine lightning strikes. The Celestial Master’s punishment was anyone’s guess.

They’d witnessed entire clans destroyed overnight for defying destiny. The Celestial Master had countless ways to silence them if she wished.

Yuebai, forced into a corner by Yino, had resigned herself to death. But Jinyue clung to hope, planning to stick to Yino after leaving the realm - ideally forming a contract like Wangxue, staying together day and night. At least then, the Celestial Master would have to go through Yino first!

But now Yino claimed to have his own plan.

"I’m thinking this Celestial Master might not be as all-knowing as legend claims," Yino mused.

Reviewing Yuebai’s words and Jinyue’s changing attitude, even the original story’s plot with the Grand Tutor’s seventh son - the answer was clear. Yino had already been defying destiny.

Not only had he avoided death, his powers grew stronger. After subjugating Yuebai, he even gained a stable power source!

His future looked boundless.

"Perhaps there’s one exception - someone whose fate even the Celestial Master can’t read," Yino clenched his fist nervously. "Someone like me."

Both girls froze, their delicate faces shifting from confusion to wide-eyed realization. Their tails wagged in unison as they gazed at Yino with dawning admiration.

Seeing their belief, Yino continued his logic: "If she can’t read or see destinies related to me, and you two pieces became mine today in Azure Forest... as long as you keep quiet about it after leaving, how would she know you’ve betrayed her?"

"Ooh!" The white fox girl clutching his arm gasped first. "That... that makes sense!"

Yuebai grew excited as Yino’s words revealed a crucial oversight. "If the Celestial Master truly saw everything, why didn’t she foresee Liuli submitting to you?"

"If she’d calculated Liuli’s fate before the realm opened, I wouldn’t have fallen for her trap today, much less been corrupted by a despicable human using such dirty methods to take my virgi- eyaaaa~!" Yuebai yelped as a sudden smack landed on her perky bottom.

She trembled, thighs clenching beneath her skirt as she turned to give Yino a wronged, sultry look.

Yino raised an eyebrow. "Stick to analysis instead of sneaking in insults. Besides, who was it clinging to my waist like a koala? Seems a certain fox spent two blissful hours-"

"That was... beyond my control..." the white fox girl recalled her moment of weakness with regret, a rebellious spirit flickering.

But Yino’s smack had brought her back to reality - a reality where her skin tingled pleasantly, making her secretly hope for more.

Yino, however, had already entered his sage mode.

He tired of disciplining the now-docile Yuebai, beckoned to the red fox girl nearby. "Forget it, keep playing hard to get. At least Jinyue with her natural charm knows how to be likeable."

He pulled his hand away from Yuebai and welcomed Jinyue closer. Unlike Yuebai’s stubbornness, Jinyue was far more familiar with him after two months at Wuji Sect. She knew exactly how Yino liked to hold her. Moreover...

Jinyue carried no burden of clan loyalty to the Celestial Master. She’d bet everything on Yino - if he could truly break destiny’s chains, she wouldn’t mind bearing a litter of fox cubs for him.

"But... I just..." Yuebai felt like she was dreaming. Two quips and she was pushed aside, her spot beside Yino seamlessly taken by the red fox girl. She felt homeless, forced to watch another fox cuddle with him.

"Master, she’s always like this - bullying the weak and fearing the strong!" Jinyue snuggled against Yino’s arm. "She used to act all cute and submissive before the Celestial Master. She’s still just a trained pet at heart, that’s why she looks down on you!"

Yino watched Yuebai’s face twist between shock and rage, finally understanding why these foxes were mortal enemies in the game. One bowed to the Celestial Master, while the other rebelled.

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"What’s wrong with serving the Celestial Master?" Yuebai snapped, driven to her limit by Jinyue’s taunts. Her fangs flashed as she spat: "You have no right to judge me! If you hadn’t interfered with the Celestial Master’s plans, I’d have killed Yino already and we’d all be living peacefully!"

"You’re just as much his lapdog now! You’re an orphan with no family, but I still have mine! What’s wrong with choosing the Celestial Master for my clan’s future?"

"You deserve to be an orphan! You’re the one who got the Western Region’s-"

Yuebai cut herself off as she noticed tears welling in Jinyue’s eyes. Both foxes fell silent under the tree shade.

Yino stood awkwardly between them, realizing he knew nothing of Jinyue’s backstory. From Yuebai’s words, her clan must have been destroyed, likely by the Celestial Master. It explained their opposing stances - one bitter from loss, one submitting to protect what remained.

Teardrops fell silently as Jinyue stared ahead, her bewitching eyes clouded with grief.

"I’m sorry..." Yuebai whispered, remembering their first meeting decades ago - a dirty little red fox dangling from the Celestial Master’s grip, wearing oversized, tattered Daoist robes.

Later, she’d heard about the demon abyss that devoured Jinyue’s homeland, along with many small nations and sects. She’d once sympathized, even taken Jinyue to the white fox realm. But after returning from a trip with the Celestial Master, Jinyue changed completely, scorning Yuebai as the Celestial Master’s dog.

"Don’t be sad. You have a new family now," Yino crouched before Jinyue, gently wiping her tears with a tender smile. For a moment, she saw an overlap with her childhood - a kind old man who’d comforted her when she was a starving cub, chased through streets for stealing food.

The girl bit her lip wordlessly, trying to swallow past the lump in her throat. Her peach-blossom eyes squeezed shut but couldn’t stop the tears streaming onto Yino’s palm.

He’d never seen the Pleasure Demon cry so pitifully - worlds apart from her original devious image. He opened his arms and embraced the lonely little fox, just as he had with the deer.

"Look at Wangxue - she lost her snowy home too, all alone... But after contracting with me, she found a new family and plant friends."

"Jinyue, become mine like Wangxue did. Sign a contract to bind our souls together. Won’t we be family then, never lonely again?"