If he knew about the contract I made with Yan Gu, I couldn’t imagine how angry he would be. With his personality, he would definitely say I believed someone who looked untrustworthy at first glance, calling me foolish.
Moreover, it was a life-and-death curse.
My condition was that after Yan Gu retrieved her soul, she must not harm the ghost domain and the royal clan and must never enter the ghost domain in this life to cause harm to the three realms. Yan Gu’s condition was that if she did not return the soul to me, I would have my soul scattered, and without a soul, I would disappear, unable to enter the cycle of reincarnation.
The blood droplet’s trembling gradually slowed. I looked down at the peaks, getting closer to the soul.
My originally calm heart began to feel nervous again.
It was said that the royal clan of the ghost domain was buried in the royal tomb. Since Shallow Memory God had taken the place of the ghost empress, she would naturally be buried in the royal tomb.
Could it be that after Shallow Memory God’s death, her divine body was revealed, and Xiao, fearing discovery, buried her far away?
I frowned and thought carefully. The blood droplet finally stopped moving. Looking down, I saw a steep cliff with an invisible bottom.
I was angry, “You only think about your own liberation, but have you ever considered how sad I would be, and what Mu Chuan would think if he knew?”
Qian Yi was stunned, then suddenly laughed: “Yes, I was too selfish.” She sighed, “Because I’ve been lonely for too long. Can you understand the feeling of living alone in these deep mountains and old forests for over four thousand years?”
I pressed my lips together and said nothing. Had she been living here since Xiao’s death? The taste of such loneliness must be truly unbearable, but how could I bring myself to do anything? As I was about to leave, Qian Yi suddenly knelt on the ground facing me: “You can go, I can kneel here for a thousand years.”
I knelt down too: “I’ll kneel with you.”
She stared at me, then suddenly said: “What a stubborn woman.”
She began chanting an incantation I didn’t understand, her voice lingering like a dream whisper, almost like a soft song. I started chanting along, the melody incredibly beautiful.
I suddenly opened my eyes, unable to control my mouth as I continued chanting the spell. Looking at her, a red light was already forming in her chest.
This was clearly a spell to extract one’s soul!
Qian Yi was covered in cold sweat, chanting word by word. She was actually using my mouth to extract her own soul!
As we chanted the spell in unison, tears streamed down my face.
As the final word was spoken, the scarlet soul fell into my hand.
Qian Yi’s face was pale, blood seeping from the corner of her mouth, softly saying: “Finally… freed.”
I crawled over, supporting her, choking: “I’ll take you back to find someone to save you, you can’t die.”
She let out a faint sigh, her body instantly turning to dust and scattering in the wind.
I shed tears, collecting the soul in my palm, stood up and looked at the bamboo house, then flicked my finger. The house instantly turned to mist.
Emerging from the forest, dusk had fallen, and the deadline for the life-and-death curse drew nearer.
I’m not sure how long it had been since I’d been back. Pushing open the door made me cough as dust filled the air. I walked inside, got some water, and wiped down the furniture.
After working all night, I finally cleaned everything. Leaving and locking the door, I saw the stones I’d placed outside and smiled, bending down to place them under the eaves: “Stones, when I return, I’ll definitely make the stone clan prosper.”
The morning sun had already risen, blindingly white. I preferred the sunset, orange-red and inviting.
I bounced to the green bamboo forest. Before even entering, I heard the familiar sound of mahjong. As soon as I appeared, Jiang Hu Jing fell off his chair.
“Rebirth!”
“Hehe.” I walked around with my hands behind my back, “Mind if I join a round?
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Everyone exchanged glances, seeming to want to ask something but holding back.
Seeing an empty seat, I immediately sat down, shuffling the tiles: “Today, I’m going to win big!”
Crossing-Over asked: “Rebirth… you seem fine. Have the grudge spirits been resolved?”
I blinked: “Nope.”
As soon as the words fell, everyone started mocking me.
“…Heartless.”
“Heartless.”
“Right, Rebirth has always been heartless.”
“Growing in height but not in heart.”
I shouted: “Keep it up and I’ll flip the table!”
Everyone paused, then started again.
“Bad temper too.”
“Right, not pretty and with a bad temper.”
“Can’t believe the Ghost King liked her.”
“Probably a masochist.”
From the beginning, Yan Gu had this plan. If I kill Qian Yi and take her soul, she wins; if I don’t take her soul, I die, and she still wins. By giving her the soul, she will be reborn again, and even breaking the contract won’t matter.
No matter how I calculate it, she always wins.
But she miscalculated one thing: I would rather die than let her succeed.
The Supreme God asked, “What do you plan to do?”
I looked at the blue-green pool and smiled, “Stay in this divine realm and wait for the curse to punish itself.”
If Mu Chen knew, he would probably want me to hand over the soul to Yan Gu and then face such a terrifying and strange opponent himself.
Rather than that, I’d prefer to die peacefully.
Only… I still want to see him one more time.
Nirvana Rebirth (Eight)
I ran to the human world, had my white robe cut thin, tied a simple hair bun, and looked in the water, truly resembling an ordinary mortal woman.
I was satisfied and ran towards the gate of reincarnation.
Before reaching Qing Xuan’s residence, I smelled the peach blossom fragrance. As always, I leaped over the wall, looking at the peach blossoms blooming out of season, remembering the first time I saw Hua Hua.
The peach garden was empty, but I saw Qing Xuan instead.
I used to find him cold and unapproachable, but now, illuminated by the warm colors of the garden, he seemed different. I walked softly, intending to startle him, but he turned and gave me a cold stare that froze my playful mood.
“She’s napping in her room.”
So direct. Before I could speak, he told me where Hua Hua was. I said, “I came to find you.”
He was slightly surprised and said coldly, “What is it?”
“I’m asking you to take care of Hua Hua,” I narrowed my eyes at him. “Or, while I’m still alive, you should get married.”
He pressed his lips together silently. I scratched my head and said, “Okay, I’ve said what I wanted to say. I’m leaving.”
With his personality, it would be difficult to uncover his true thoughts. As long as he’s good to Hua Hua, I don’t care how he treats me.
Just as I was about to jump over the wall, I heard him say, “Two hundred years later.”
Splash.
I fell outside the wall in a daze, and when I tried to jump back in, his aura suddenly disappeared.
Hey, are you really going to marry Hua Hua only after two hundred years!
Even if she’s just a small peach blossom now, two hundred years is too long!
As I silently complained, I suddenly remembered that Hua Hua had dispersed her own spiritual energy. If ghost qi invaded her body, it might harm her life.
Tsk tsk. This cold-faced Buddha is quite considerate.
I felt relieved and smiled.
The pear garden and peach garden were entirely different. Although peach blossoms are also white, it’s not the same as pear blossoms.
I tried to conceal my presence, searching for Mu Chen’s whereabouts to prevent him from hiding before I could reach him.
Flower petals covered the ground. As the wind blew, flowers flew above and below, like a beautiful human painting.
