When Qinghe passes through Yiling, they don’t expect to find anything worth keeping—until a stubborn, silver-eyed boy refuses to fall. Brought back to the Nie Sect, Wei Ying grows under discipline, mischief, and quiet watchfulness, becoming the Second Disciple no one outside Qinghe truly knows. As Cloud Recesses invitations arrive, the cultivation world is about to meet what Qinghe chose to keep.