I watched it run away, my cheeks wet with tears. I was actually crying from being bullied by a stone. How pathetic.
I wiped my tears, knowing this place was so remote that no one would come.
The most unfair thing in the world is when you think you’re doing the right thing, yet are completely denied.
The most awkward thing is when the person you least want to see you cry appears.
The one who had both me and Soul-Reaper, the high priestess of the divine realm. My best friend A Gong was also standing beside her.
She remained unchanged, wearing a wide red long robe, her face beautiful, her eyes sparkling under the blazing sun.
I won’t answer; I’m not satisfied that Zhen Nü initially deceived me. She was clearly a close friend, yet used despicable means to drive us apart. Now that Gou Hun is back by my side, I’m showing her my stance. What’s wrong with that? Should I just act like nothing happened? I can’t do that. I’ve never been someone with a big heart.
At least, I want to strike back at her once.
Gou Hun’s hand had completely let go, with a tone chillingly cold: “You’ve changed.”
Hearing these three words, tears almost burst out.
I forcibly held back my tears, trembling: “Yes, I’ve changed. Did you think I was a worthless weed that could be hurt for a thousand years and then turn back with just a few words? Do you know how deeply you hurt me? How much pain Zhen Nü caused me? Now I just want compensation. I want to tell Zhen Nü that you are mine. What’s wrong with that? What’s wrong!”
I crouched on the ground, covering my face and crying out loud. He’s so smart, how could he not guess my thoughts? Extreme anger turned to sorrow, my throat already aching: “I’m not wrong… I’m not wrong, it’s you who are wrong, both of you.”
My body fell into a broad embrace, yet I felt as cold and heartless as he was, with no sense of security. Perhaps something was wrong from the beginning. If we were destined not to be together, why did we even meet?
When I was in love with Gou Hun, I was indeed happy.
“If I hurt you for a thousand years, I will compensate you for ten thousand years. If you can’t accept it now, I will wait until you can.”
The voice seemed to drift from far away, so ethereal I could hardly believe it.
Ten thousand years… could that really compensate…
If we can’t go back, then we can’t go back.
After crying that day, I moved to A Gong’s place.
Partly to avoid him, and partly… because I was broke again…
Confined for three months, I had failed in love, career, and gambling.
I thought I couldn’t be more miserable. I let out a long sigh, and Kong Kong rolled his eyes beside me: “The sky hasn’t fallen yet, stop sighing.”
I cupped his round face and rubbed it, laughing: “Kong Kong, how can you be so heartless to someone who just broke up?”
Kong Kong sat unmoved: “You were dumped by Gou Hun?”
“Pah!” I was angry. “I dumped him!”
“Oh.”
“… Don’t push me to go crazy! Careful, I’ll stay here for five hundred years.”
“… Okay, so you dumped him.”
Seeing his round hair bun was shaken loose, I finally let go: “You’re not cute at all as a child.”
Kong Kong said flatly: “No matter how cute, it can’t hide the fact that I’m already a thousand years old.”
I laughed, though it wasn’t a joke, yet I inexplicably wanted to laugh.
“Ga.”
I glanced at Ya Ya spinning in circles at my feet, scooping it up in one hand. Feeling its lightness, my expression changed, and I cried: “Woo woo woo, Ya Ya, how did you get so thin? Kong Kong, Ya Ya needs to eat five meals a day, and it loves fish.”
“
Kong Kong, expressionless, extended his hand: “Please pay the lodging and meal fees.”
“Woo woo woo, Kong Kong, you’re so cruel. A Gong never charges me these fees. When A Gong returns, I’ll definitely tell her you’re bullying me.”
“Ah ah ah ah ah!”
Hehe. Seeing Kong Kong run away in a hurry, I sniffled and held Ya Ya, staring blankly outside.
Time passed, and after three months, feeling like I was growing mold, I rushed home on the day of my release, bringing a small stool to wait for the Task Master.
Sure enough, just as dawn broke and the morning sun rose, the Task Master’s iron-faced expression appeared. I quickly waved: “Task Master.”
Reborn Beauty (Part Three)
Although Jiang Hu and I were doing tasks in the same era, the places we went were different. Upon reaching the human realm, we separated.
Floating Cloud slowly led the way, passing through streams, leaping over mountains. Miasma lingered on the mountain, choking me. I couldn’t help pinching Floating Cloud: “Hey, didn’t you take the wrong path?”
“No. As Jiang Hu said, Liu Banxia jumped off a cliff, so naturally, we’d be at the bottom of a cliff where even birds don’t lay eggs.”
I was about to slap it but stopped. When doing tasks, I used to get lost, so Gou Hun gave me Floating Cloud. Later when we separated, he didn’t take it back, and I didn’t return it.
Although he gave it to me, after nearly a thousand years together, returning it now would seem like we had no connection.
I lay on Floating Cloud and asked: “Floating Cloud, between me and Gou Hun, who would you choose?”
Floating Cloud paused for a moment, then yawned: “I belong to both of you.”
Huh, that sounds strange. It’s like when divorced parents ask their child to choose. I twitched my mouth. Clearly, a divine object reflects its master’s character, equally shameless.
Floating Cloud carried me for half a day before finally reaching the cliff bottom.
Standing beneath the cliff, I looked up. The complex, intertwined branches blocked my view, seeming endless. It felt like watching countless stars fall in a dark night. Such a deep cliff, driven to jump by a close friend – her body might not have shattered, but her heart surely did.
I shook my head and continued walking.
Passing a small path through the forest, I saw a shallow river. Across the river was a narrow, simple wooden house.
A woman in coarse clothing walked from afar, squatting by the clear riverbank as dusk faded and night approached in the dim light.
She carefully washed the fruits in her arms, not even waiting for them to dry before eating. She ate extremely slowly and seriously, as if what she was consuming was not food, but something sacred.
I gazed carefully at her face, delicate and serene. Her eyes, though not dazzling, were clear and bright, yet carried an unavoidable heaviness. Her clothes, faded from frequent washing, were still clean.
Is this Liu Banxia, the person forced by her friend to hide at the bottom of a cliff? I lifted my skirt and waded through the water, walking step by step until I stood before her, close enough to see her eyes more clearly. Lonely, yet sharp like a hawk’s gaze. I bent down, cupping water in my palm, scooping up the silvery liquid under the moonlight, which splashed back into the river.
Liu Banxia did not show the expected terror, only a slight surprise. She frowned, watching the water rise and fall back into the river. I slowly revealed myself, my hands still crossed in my wide sleeves, staring steadily at her.
Liu Banxia suddenly leaped back like a startled rabbit, drawing her blade and retreating three zhang away, her eyes glinting with cold light: “Who are you?” I smiled and said, “I am the Reincarnation Lord from the divine realm. The reincarnation you sought has been received.”
Seven days from now, a space-time conversion will be performed to send you back to the past.”
Liu Banxia stared at me, still on guard, her eyes moving to my feet, then showing a look of surprise. I was standing on the water’s surface, my pants not wet, clearly visible even in the night under the moonlight. She showed no fear, a reaction unlike a normal person. Most who desire reincarnation have lost all will to live.
