My name is Shadow Three and I come from the Peach Blossom Spring Holy Land. I was ordered to follow disciple Shang Lingyu and become his shadow, obeying his will and treating him as my eternal master.

In truth, many years ago I also had a chance to become a disciple of Peach Blossom Spring, but I failed by a hair’s breadth. In order to be able to stay at Peach Blossom Spring, I willingly became a Shadow Guard.

My name is ‘Shadow Three’. ‘Three’ represents my strength, meaning that in the entire Shadow Guard system, I am ranked third.

This isn’t just empty boasting. A third place ranking is considerably fierce.

So at the start, I never placed Shang Lingyu in my eyes. Although I was respectful to him, that was only because the system of order within Peach Blossom Spring could not be defied.

It was afterwards that I discovered the true potential and ambition hidden beneath Shang Lingyu’s surface. When I was moved to true admiration, that was when I finally regarded him as my master.

While I was confused about why he valued a cousin from his family who wasn’t even a close relative, out of respect for him I still obeyed his will and followed...