Li Feng put down his book, embraced her, kissed her chin, and began to lie: “Ayu, there are some things I’ve kept from you. I’m not a wandering ghost; I remember my identity. Do you know why I’m so infatuated with you?”
Yu Ziyu’s heart was pounding. She nudged Li Feng and said, “Why? You lecherous devil, you’re always flirting with me. You should be castrated and sent to the palace to be a eunuch!”
Li Feng could spout sweet nothings and lies without batting an eye.
“Ayu, I was your husband in your past life. We were deeply in love and stayed together until the end. In this life, you were reincarnated and drank the Meng Po soup, forgetting me completely. It was pitiful for me, as I wandered as a wild ghost for many years before finally finding you.”
”Are there really ghosts in this world?” Yu Ziyu asked suspiciously.
Li Feng held her tightly, saying, “Don’t you believe in gods and immortals? If there are gods and immortals, then there must be ghosts.”
Yu Ziyu had no way to refute it, and said with some doubt, “There must be ghosts in this world. But I don’t believe that you are my husband. My Dao heart is so firm, I must have been focused on cultivating the Dao in my past life, how could I be obsessed with love between men and women?”
Li Feng continued his lie with ease: “My wife is right, you were also devoted to cultivating immortality in your past life. It was precisely because of cultivating immortality that we are separated by life and death…”
He turned his back and stammered, not saying anything more.
Yu Ziyu was extremely anxious and pulled him back: “Explain yourself clearly, stop beating around the bush, or I’ll slap you.”
Li Feng looked up at the sky and sighed, “In your past life, you killed your husband to become an immortal. I’ve already died at your hands once, and it’s my own fault for coming back to haunt you in this life.”
Yu Ziyu is simple-minded and easily swayed by emotions. This time, she actually believed Li Feng’s lies. Although she didn’t show it on her face, she felt a lot of guilt inside.
She shook her head and said, “Alas, it’s all a karmic entanglement, a karmic entanglement. I killed you in my past life, and in this life I’m trying to redeem you. This is the cycle of cause and effect.”
”My wife, I don’t blame you.”
Li Feng turned around and took her hand. “My wife, I have never blamed you. I only ask to stay with you for the rest of my life. After you become an immortal, I will also become a ghost immortal and be a divine couple with you.”
The phrase “a perfect couple” immediately resonated with Yu Ziyu, unleashing an overwhelming force.
”A match made in heaven, hahaha! Li Feng, wonderful, truly wonderful! Incredibly wonderful!”
She pulled Li Feng to sit down and, with tears in her eyes, began to tell him about her suffering.
“Li Feng, do you know how much I’ve suffered these past years? Outsiders see me as loved by my mother and father, pampered and well-fed since childhood, but they don’t know that I sigh and complain every night, my heart is full of bitterness.”
Li Feng hugged her and kissed away her tears: “My wife has suffered. Tell your husband what’s wrong with you.”
Yu Ziyu was finally able to pour out the bitterness that had been pent up in her heart for many years.
”The world laughs at me for being crazy, calling me a madman. I see that all these mortals are ignorant and foolish, yet I cannot teach them, which truly pains me.”
She wiped away her tears.
”No one in this world can understand me. Even my ancestral master advised me last night to give up cultivating immortality. As the only wise man in this world, and the Purple Star of the Great Xuan Dynasty, I am lonely at the top. Behind the supremacy of the strong lies endless loneliness. Do you understand my troubles?”
Li Feng hugged her tightly: “I understand, my wife, I understand everything. From now on, I will understand you, I will believe in you, and I will be with you. You will no longer be lonely.”
Yu Ziyu wept with joy, feeling as if she had known Li Feng for a long time. She laughed loudly and said, “Li Feng, you are truly a gift from heaven. As long as you trust me, I will definitely take you with me when I attain enlightenment and ascend to heaven!”
”Alright, Li Feng will never leave his wife and will always stay by her side.”
Yu Ziyu grabbed Li Feng’s hand and flipped through the “Tao Te Ching”: “Come, let me teach you to read and understand the Tao. Learn quickly, and we can cultivate immortality together!”
”Yes, my wife is so good to me.”
Li Feng held her on his lap, his desire burning ever brighter.
So what if he deceives her? If being born into a deception brings her happiness, what’s wrong with that? If he gains power and everyone in the world flatters her, this lie can become reality; even gods would have to.
Yu Ziyu taught him half of the “Tao Te Ching”, and then taught him how to draw talismans and chant incantations, keeping him very busy.
Finally, she took him to the mountaintop to meditate and absorb the essence of day and night.
Amidst the wildflowers blooming in profusion atop the mountain, the two sat cross-legged in meditation. Li Feng secretly opened his eyes to glance at her profile, and at that moment, he suddenly wished that there truly were immortals in this world, and that her wish would come true.
His infatuation with her had long since gone to extremes. He deliberately leaned against her, saying, “Ayu, my legs are numb.”
”Concentrate on your studies; only by enduring hardship can you rise above others.”
Yu Ziyu closed her eyes to rest, her meditation posture still upright.
Li Feng entangled her, kissing her neck upwards, and gently biting her fair chin: “Ayu, your Dao heart is truly steadfast. I’ve been teasing you like this, but you remain unmoved. It’s truly admirable.”
Yu Ziyu was secretly pleased by his praise: “Of course! I cultivate day and night. You lecherous thief, how could your little tricks disturb my mind? How laughable.”
Seeing that she showed no intention of refusing, Li Feng became even bolder, his breathing heavy: “Wife, do you want to be an immortal?”
”Of course I want to.” Yu Ziyu finally couldn’t help but bite her lips hard. “Don’t force me to kill my husband again to prove my Dao. You died once in your past life, haven’t you learned your lesson yet?”
Li Feng continued his actions: “My wife, I have a way to make you feel like you’re in heaven. Would you like to try it?”
”What method?”
”The pleasures of love, the joy of being together, are truly blissful, like that of immortals.”
Yu Ziyu was mentally unstable, not an idiot. She had studied bedroom arts in books long ago, so how could she not understand them? Knowing that Li Feng was a lecherous man, it was perfectly reasonable for this wretched child to fantasize about such things all day long.
However, Yu Ziyu didn’t want to see that thing at all; it was horribly ugly.
She turned to the side, hurriedly lifted Li Feng’s clothes, and tied his belt in a tight knot.
She said seriously, “You’re currently using Li Jiyan’s body. Now that we’re open with each other, I won’t hide anything from you. Li Jiyan’s thing is really ugly. I feel like throwing up just looking at it. Don’t try to scare me by taking off your pants.”
Li Feng’s carefree expression vanished. He sat up straight, pressed down on her shoulder, and asked, “How did you know he was ugly there?”
”I’ve already seen it,” Yu Ziyu said indifferently.
Li Feng, seething with jealousy, punched the grass: “Did he force you to watch this? That beast.”
He hugged Yu Ziyu again, his voice tinged with grievance, “Ayu, please don’t like Li Jiyan, okay? He’s a good-for-nothing, he’s not as good as me.”
“I wanted to see it myself, so I saw it. What’s it to you?” She stood up, took Li Feng’s hand, and said, “Let’s go, we should go down the mountain. When we get back, I’ll teach you the calming mantra. You lecherous scoundrel, you’re so despicable that it makes my scalp tingle.”
Li Feng suddenly tackled her to the ground in the grass and leaned in to kiss her.
Yu Ziyu covered her mouth, preventing him from kissing her.
She didn’t refuse much, and found herself experiencing a strange pleasure while cuddling and hugging Li Feng. She realized something terrible: had she fallen for Li Feng?
Could it be true that Li Feng and she were husband and wife in their past life, and their karmic bond is not yet broken in this life?
Li Feng didn’t pry her hands off, but kissed the back of her hand, nibbling at it little by little. Yu Ziyu’s hand was wet from his licking, and she felt uneasy. Unconsciously, she let go of her hand, wanting to try kissing Li Feng.
Just as their lips were about to touch, Li Feng’s eyes suddenly widened, his breathing became rapid, and he immediately stepped back.
Li Jiyan woke up, his body stiff and covered in cold sweat. He stared at Yu Ziyu in disbelief, “Yu Ziyu, you kissed Li Feng?”
”What?!” Yu Ziyu was startled.
Li Jiyan gripped her shoulders, his eyes bloodshot: “What did you and Li Feng do! Yu Ziyu, you can’t treat me like this. He’s only appeared a few times, and you already like him? What do you take me for!”
Yu Ziyu realized that it was Li Jiyan who was acting.
She stammered, her face flushed, and she retorted sharply, “I didn’t! Don’t slander me! I am on a different path from other beings, how could we be together? I am focused on cultivating immortality and have never had any romantic feelings for anyone!”
”You call it cultivating immortality when you’re lying on the ground hugging and kissing someone else while focused on cultivating immortality?”
Yu Ziyu felt ashamed. If Li Feng were an independent person, she could openly be with him if she truly liked him. But Li Feng was occupying Li Jiyan’s body, and this ambiguous situation made her feel truly ashamed.
If she kisses Li Feng, wouldn’t she also kiss Li Jiyan?
She stood up, her face flushed, and vigorously rubbed her feverish cheeks. With a stern expression, she said, “How many times have I told you? I have my reasons for doing things, don’t interfere. You dare ask about immortal matters? Don’t you value your life?”
”I’m just asking you, do you like Li Feng?”
Yu Ziyu’s lips moved, but she didn’t know how to reply.
Li Jiyan held her tightly, squeezing her until her bones ached: “Yu Ziyu, this is not fair, not fair at all. I am the owner of this body, I liked you first, you can’t treat me like this.”
”Nonsense, utter nonsense! What fairness or unfairness? I don’t like lecherous people at all.”
”Then do you like me?” Li Jiyan released her and stared straight into her bright eyes.
“I don’t like it. You’re always yelling and have no manners. Besides, I’ve already become a monk. How could I still be attached to worldly things? Don’t interfere with my cultivation.”
Yu Ziyu was in a state of utter confusion. This was probably her love tribulation, and she needed to think carefully about how to get through it.