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Reincarnation: A Tale of Past and Present
墨書 Inktalez
In the misty realm of the Immortal World, a fire fox radiating crimson flames floated gracefully in the air above the Locking Immortal Platform, its movements light and fluid, reminiscent of coral swaying in water or the vibrant clouds at dusk.
This Little Fox Immortal was one I had picked up from the mortal realm and nurtured for seventeen thousand years.
At this moment, she fell from the Locking Immortal Platform, her body drenched in blood, her long tail of Nine Colors colors—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white, and black—drifting slowly through the air.
She, Hu A Jiao, stood before me with a smile as pure and innocent as in those early days. She said, "From now on, through the six realms of reincarnation, I wish only to face the world with my plain appearance, to sever all romantic ties and never again suffer from love's torment. Your Majesty, had I known this pain would be so deep…." As she spoke, her fox tails drooped one by one behind her, and in her eyes that gazed at me was an endless affection.
" A Jiao!" I instinctively reached out my hand, but she turned away and leaped off the Extermination Platform without hesitation.
In that moment, my heart—a celestial heart that had remained undisturbed for a hundred thousand years—felt a slight tremor. The goose feather fan in my hand slipped away quietly and fell into the dark dust of the Extermination Platform.
This vain yet somewhat proud little fox fox had declared her intent to sever all romantic ties and face the world with her plain appearance. It was because I, Tianji Shenjun—who regarded heavenly laws and all living beings as life itself—ultimately could not bring myself to love her.
In the pond of Tianji Mansion, two koi floated listlessly in the water.
Once upon a time, these koi were Azure Carps that I had fished from the Milky Way.
Since Hu A Jiao arrived at Tianji Mansion, most of them had been devoured by her when I was not paying attention, transforming into her cultivation energy. That foolish little fox fox even bought a few similar-looking koi from the mortal realm and tossed them in. Yet within three to five days, these koi could not withstand the celestial aura of Tianji Mansion and all turned belly up…
Recalling how she would sneakily bury the koi corpses beneath the You Xian Tree in our courtyard every few days made me involuntarily smile.
But now, this empty courtyard no longer had anyone bouncing out to greet me with a cheerful "Your Majesty!"
I thought that from then on, everything would return to dust, and I would have no further ties with Hu A Jiao.
Until that day, when Si Ming Xing Jun entered Tianji Mansion, holding a ledger.
“Tianji Shenjun, this time A Jiao has stirred your celestial heart, yet her celestial bones have been dismantled, and her celestial body destroyed. According to heavenly rules and the cycle of cause and effect, this humble deity dares to draw away a strand of Shenjun ’s celestial essence. I will transform this essence into a mortal form to repay A Jiao for a fragment of her affection. I kindly ask Shenjun to prepare for this. Once Tianji Shenjun’s celestial essence safely returns untainted, this calamity will be considered resolved.”
My heart jolted as I realized that from the day I brought Hu A Jiao back to Tianji Mansion, we had become each other's fate in Si Ming's ledger.
You did not perceive it, so now you are forever trapped in the mortal realm.
As for me, I smiled as I watched you disappear before my eyes. After traversing the human world and repaying you a thread of affection, what kind of conclusion awaits me?
...
Twenty miles west of Xiangyang City lies a place called Longzhong.
On an early spring night, a thin mist unique to the mountains lingered in the air.
In a small courtyard with tightly shut wooden doors, a young man dressed in white lay on the roof. His tall figure stretched even longer under the clear moonlight. One hand rested behind his head while the other was placed on his brow as he quietly gazed at the myriad stars in the night sky, maintaining an unmoving posture with an expression of intense focus.
The mountain breeze occasionally carried with it a few startled gasps and soft sighs from women.
After hearing that sigh for the fourth time, he finally could not help but sit up straight and look out into the distance. There, at the edge of the woods not far away, stood a pair of men and women.
The woman stood with her back to him, seemingly coerced by the burly man in front of her, retreating several steps in fear.
He furrowed his brow. Ever since his father was brutally killed by the Yellow Turban Army when he was eight, he had become someone who avoided meddling in others' affairs. Yet, his body seemed to have a mind of its own as he descended the small ladder beside the house.
From a distance, he could hear the man's lewd tone: "Come on, sister, do you think I can't tell you're a beauty just because you're hiding behind a veil? It's useless! I've read plenty of poetry; the beauties in Hua Ben novels love to be coy like you!" As he spoke, the man even sniffed the air with a mischievous grin.
"Alas!" The girl sighed through her veil. "If you don't want to spend the next few days unable to get out of bed, you'd better leave quickly! Otherwise, don't come crying to your parents later for not giving you two more legs!"
"Haha! Your sweet voice delivers such harsh words; it has a unique charm!"
The man chuckled as he leaned closer to her, taking a deep breath. "What good girl would wander alone in these mountains at such an hour? I suspect you're here for a secret rendezvous with your lover, drawn by the quiet and solitude."
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