Chapter 1

(ORIGINALLY POSTED ON AO3 @Kagaruu)
In another timeline where events unfolded differently than the same ones that happened in Scum-Villain.

An alternate timeline where Luo Binghe's Shizun decided that he loved his disciple more than he felt the need to keep breathing. And so, Binghe never was pushed into the abyss and never became a black-lotus. In turn, his Shizun had left him right before his eyes and was never able to see him grow.