Chapter 62: The life of a mortal is nothing but a monster...

Wen Yu's eyes were filled with heartache. She quickly turned around and knelt beside Zhibai, gently stroking her shoulders to comfort her.

She had suffered such a shock and hardship that the baby in her belly was almost injured. When she woke up, she was worried that she would cause trouble for Wen Yu.

Zhi Bai Niangzi had lived in the mortal world for much longer than Wen Yu, and her original cultivation level was far superior to Wen Yu's. If she hadn't been pregnant and lost her magical powers, what could a few ordinary people do to her?

Wen Yu's worries immediately vanished and were replaced by sympathy and heartache for Zhibai.

Besides, Song Linsheng wasn't the unreasonable type. Even if he did sense something was wrong, considering that Lady Zhibai was pregnant and they had met once before, he wouldn't do anything.

As for myself...if this really exposed my identity...

Wen Yu let out a soft sigh in her heart. The sound was extremely subtle, but it hurt her chest.

She was no ordinary person, and Song Linsheng would probably find out about this sooner or later. A moment later or earlier didn't seem to matter much in the face of Lady Zhibai's safety.

Wen Yu and Zhi Bai leaned against each other. After a moment of silence, Wen Yu sniffed, not knowing whether to comfort Zhi Bai or to comfort himself.

"Where are you talking about this?"

"Even if you were just a mortal, a complete stranger to me, I would still save you."

Wen Yu straightened up and used her hands to smooth down Zhi Bai Niangzi's scattered hair. Her fingertips gleamed with a brilliant green light, and miraculously, wherever her fingertips brushed against Zhi Bai Niangzi's face, the perspiration that had previously clung to her skin disappeared, miraculously drying up.

"Besides, didn't you say you saw me when I was still a sycamore tree? We have some connection."

"Is it right?"

Zhibai's face was filled with guilt, her brows slightly furrowed, a wave of worry and sadness rising in her. After hearing Wenyu's words, Zhibai calmed down a little, her thoughts racing, but she remained silent.

"Aunt, you came from the Song residence and were with the prefect. I wonder if he mentioned Mianlang's situation..."

After a long time, Zhibai's dry voice finally rang out, and his words were always related to one person -

"Your Mianlang is fine!" Wen Yu breathed a sigh of relief, her eyebrows twitching, feeling quite helpless.

"He's in the Jiangyang Mansion's prison, and no one can get in. I'm sure no one will follow him like those people with unknown origins followed you last night."

According to Wen Yu's idea, the dungeon of Jiangyang Prefecture was so difficult to find and hidden so deeply, and there were many yamen runners guarding and taking turns. Even if a mosquito wanted to fly in and bite Chen Mian, it would be difficult.

No one from outside would do anything untoward to him.

But Wen Yu thought about it - the situation of Zhi Bai Niangzi was not very good.

She was heavy and alone, and she had lost her magical powers. It was extremely dangerous for her to be alone outside, and she was in fear at every step.

But isn't it this mortal Chen Mian who is the source of all this?

Wen Yu's eyebrows stood upside down, and an inexplicable anger mixed with confusion climbed up from the bottom of her heart to the tips of her eyebrows.

If he had not been with Zhi Bai Niangzi and made her pregnant, how could Zhi Bai Niangzi be in danger and unable to fight back?

With the cultivation level that Zhi Bai Niangzi had in the past, wouldn't she be able to easily defeat those people?

Why did it have to be like last night, when she used her magic power forcibly but was attacked back, nearly killing two people. If either she or A Yuan had been a moment later, wouldn't it have caused a disaster?

“Is it worth it?”

"Um?"

When Zhi Bainiang looked at him with doubt, Wen Yu realized that he had been blaming Chen Mian in his heart and asked Zhi Bainiang blankly - is it worth it?

This... is so rude and unruly...

If the master knew about this, he would definitely bring her to the Spring Temple and give her a good scolding, even though he often said, "The deeper the love, the more severe the criticism."

Fortunately, the master is no longer in the mortal world. However, Wen Yu thought that Song Linsheng, a man of pure spirit and clear mind, would certainly not like her to speak without restraint and offend others...

In fact, neither the master nor Song Linsheng is the most important thing. After all, at this moment, one of them is far away in the Heavenly Palace, and the other is still in the city.

The most important thing is Zhi Bai Niangzi who has been sitting in front of Wen Yu for a long time.

This was all over. Wen Yu just wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into and start anew. She had been incarnated for several days in the lower world, but she hadn't learned how to be a human at all. Perhaps being a tree was her forte...

Although she saved Zhi Bai Niangzi's life, what she said just now was really unpleasant. What was worth it? Is it something that an outsider like her can comment on?

She couldn't help but seem arrogant when she said that.

It was out of courtesy that Zhibai Niangzi called her aunt. If we talk about seniority, I'm afraid Zhibai Niangzi would have called her a lump of wood.

Wen Yu's heart was in her throat. She wished Xi Yan would be so reckless and rush in to disrupt the damn silence. If that happened, she would never call Xi Yan a hollow-head again! Never!

“Puff—”

The expected scene of accusations and rebuttals like a wake-up call did not appear, but someone couldn't help laughing.

Wen Yu blinked in disbelief, and confirmed again and again before she dared to believe that the chuckle actually came from Zhi Bai Niangzi.

This was beyond Wen Yu's imagination. She was born with a simple mind, and now she could only stand there like a wooden chicken, keeping her mouth shut, not daring to say another word.

"You! You just don't understand." Zhibai's voice was soft yet resounding, "Mianlang...he..."

A wonderful glow appeared on her face, making her bloodless face look radiant and lively.

"He's a very, very good man."

Zhibai did not elaborate any further, but the smile on her cheeks was real. Needless to say, it was worth a thousand words.

Wen Yu was silent for a moment, knowing that something was wrong.

She had completely forgotten the time when she first met Chen Mian in the back alley of the famous shop in East Street Market.

Chen Mian, with his handsome and thin body, bravely stood in front of her and A Yuan.

Speaking of which, she and A Yuan, one was a stranger passing by, the other a homeless vagrant. Even with these two people, no matter how you looked at it, it was not worth Chen Mian to risk his own life to save them.

If he had taken advantage of the chaos to escape when he and Ayuan fell from the beam, and with the help of Zhi Bainiang's wisdom, they might have already wandered around the world and left.

It's another world.

It would not be like today, where one person is imprisoned and another suffers for no reason.

Wen Yu was so embarrassed that she couldn't speak. How could she blame Chen Mian for what happened to Zhi Bai Niangzi?

If he knew that something happened to his wife, he would definitely be heartbroken and anxious.

"I..." Wen Yu's words became hesitant, and there was no trace of arrogance left in her.

How could she say that to Chen Mian? She shouldn't say that to Chen Mian.

"Just because you don't understand now doesn't mean you will never understand." A faint mist appeared in Zhibai's eyes, and he forced a smile.

"I see you're with Mr. Song all day long, so there's always a chance he'll understand."

She smiled faintly and stared deeply at Wen Yu, as if she was looking at herself for the first time in the world.

Wen Yu sat on the ground with her knees hugged, her head resting on her left arm. She was a little confused when she first heard it, but after Zhi Bai Niangzi finished speaking, she didn't care at all:

"Me? You mean me and Song Linsheng?"

"Song Linsheng and I are different from you and your Mianlang—"

Wen Yu's ashamed heart gradually relaxed as Zhi Bainiang teased her, and even her speech became bolder, returning to her usual self.

"oh?"

Zhibai raised his eyebrows, and there was a look of disbelief in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows, as if he was looking at a babbling baby, and did not take her words seriously.

"It's different—" Wen Yu tilted his head affirmatively.

Zhi Bai Niangzi and Chen Mian have feelings for each other. She does not feel sorry for Chen Mian's loss of magic power, nor does she feel any resentment. This is natural and normal.

After all, haven't all the storybooks from ancient times to the present loved to write about the love between humans and demons in this way, and then repeatedly chanted and praised it in teahouses on the streets and in the mouths of storytellers?

But who can remember the sigh of regret after putting down the storybook?

Wen Yu shook his head in his heart.

People are always greedy.

Humans and demons have different paths, and the gap between them is difficult to cross. Mortals are born and die in the blink of an eye like a mayfly. How can they try to retain the longevity of the underworld spirits with their own strength?

This is the case with Zhi Bai Niangzi and Chen Mian. Even if Chen Mian can survive this disaster safely, Wen Yu can imagine the ending of him and Zhi Bai Niangzi with his eyes closed.

It's just that one person is getting old, while the other is still young.

The same is true for her and Song Linsheng.

But that is not the case.

She is a tree spirit, and Song Linsheng is a mortal. This is the same as Zhi Bai Niangzi and Chen Mian.

However, she knew very well why she came to the lower world and why she came to Song Linsheng's side——

She accidentally broke the longevity branch and ruined someone's fate.

This is what she owes Song Linsheng, so she should naturally accompany Song Linsheng and protect him throughout his life.

But Song Linsheng’s life was not her Wen Yu’s life.

If Song Linsheng could live smoothly until he was old, and if he didn't hide it, Wen Yu would still have flying black hair at that time.

The life of a mortal is but a moment of a monster.

Wen Yu is very clear about this.

By then, when she has paid back Song Linsheng for his peaceful and smooth life, she will still return to the Temple of Spring.

Accumulating merits and waiting for ascension is her proper duty as a spirit.

She wouldn't be like Zhi Bai Niangzi, who had lost all her magical powers and was unable to let go...

"It's just different anyway..." Wen Yu muttered to himself, not knowing whether he was talking to Zhi Bai Niangzi or to himself.

Zhibai just smiled without saying anything. Looking at her expression, he knew that even though Wen Yu was thinking in a complicated way and didn't say a word, Zhibai had figured out her thoughts very well.

But Zhibai did not say anything, nor did he refute Wenyu at all. He just lowered his head and looked at Wenyu with a faint smile.

"Aunt, shouldn't you and I not only blame the internal factors, but also think about the external factors?"

“It is better to look for faults in others than in yourself.”

Zhibai changed the subject and interrupted Wenyu.

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

Wen Yu, whose mind was still shrouded in thought, was suddenly asked by Zhi Bai. Her mind immediately started buzzing, and she found it difficult to think...