The Other Shore A-Cha

"About thirty thousand years ago, in this sea of ​​red spider lilies, a lovestruck man often came here searching for his beloved. He believed a wisp of her spirit was hidden in a certain red spider lily, so he knelt on the ground, searching for each flower one by one. The red spider lilies bloomed all over the netherworld, so many that everyone thought he was dreaming. But after searching for who knows how many years, he actually found her and brought her back home. So, A-Cha's young master will surely return too."

After hearing this, Ah Cha's mouth corners slightly raised, and there was a smile like spring breeze on the corners of his eyes and eyebrows. He looked very pleasing to the eye, which was really a bit out of place in this underworld.

"Thank you for your comfort, Ari."

"It's okay, we are friends."

Ah Cha pulled out a necklace from her bosom and hung it around Yuanli's neck. The pendant was teardrop-shaped, transparent and shimmering, very beautiful.

"Ari is in many dangers in the human world. Wearing this necklace will keep you safe. If Ari needs me, just hold it and call my name."

Seeing the effect, Ah Li, who wanted to refuse, stuffed it back into his collar and said, "Thank you, Ah Cha."

A Cha shook his head and brought her back to the mortal world. It was already dawn. A Cha said goodbye to her. She felt dizzy and returned to her body.

When she opened her eyes again, it was already morning. Wen Yici had already woken up, but he held her still, afraid to wake her. When she woke up, he took her out of bed and went downstairs for breakfast.

But just as he went downstairs, he saw Peng Junru with a serious expression and a frown on his face. Yuanli kindly invited him to have dinner together to discuss the matter of Xu Zhouruo.

As soon as he sat down, Peng Junru asked worriedly, "Miss, today is the seventh day after Xu Zhouruo's death. I'm afraid she will hurt Xirong."

"Let's think of a solution together. There must be a way. I have a plan. What do you think, Brother Peng?"

When Peng Junru heard her say that there was a way, there was some light in his gray eyes. After hearing it, Peng Junru was a little worried, but still agreed.

Yuanli hadn't told him about the Ox-Head and Horse-Face Demons' capture of the spirit last night, but had only hinted that Xu Xirong was about to leave. Perhaps understanding Yuanli's words, Peng Junru had stayed in his room all day, even ignoring the Peng residence's invitation to return home.

At midnight, Xu Zhouruo arrived, her body billowing with black smoke, her lips bright red, and her smile even more arrogant. She floated straight in and said in a sharp voice, "Give me the hairpin!"

Peng Junru handed the hairpin over, expressionless and relaxed, saying, "Then come and get it yourself."

"You, give me a hairpin?"

"Yes, I've figured it out. You and I are engaged after all. I don't know why you want this hairpin, but since you want it, I'll give it to you."

Seeing Peng Junru being so gentle, she was stunned and took the hairpin hesitantly. Seeing that he did not hurt her, the smile on Xu Zhouruo's face became even weirder.

Just as she was feeling smug, she spotted Xu Xirong on the second floor. She asked in disbelief, "You've already passed the seventh day of mourning, why haven't you been taken away by the Black and White Impermanence yet?"

Xu Xirong ignored her and didn't even raise his eyes to look at her. Xu Zhouruo became more and more angry. He clenched the hairpin and stabbed Xu Xirong fiercely. His strange laughter became louder and louder, echoing throughout the inn and making people shudder.

But the next second, Xu Zhouruo saw the jade hairpin passing through her body. She looked at Xu Xirong again and saw that she was unharmed. She dropped the hairpin weakly. The hairpin fell to the ground and shattered in an instant, just like an ordinary jade hairpin.

“How could…”

"Sister, haven't you realized it yet? Our fates were determined from birth. I was born eccentric but became a jade hairpin, while you were born ordinary but became a soul sacrifice."

“It’s not fair!”

"Who will treat me fairly? There is no such thing as fairness in this world."

Xu Zhouruo's resentment vanished in anger, and Xu Xirong let go of his resentment. The black smoke on his body disappeared, and his face returned to normal.

She went downstairs and bowed to Yuanli to express her gratitude. She walked over to Peng Junru, reached out and stroked his face, saying softly, "Junru, live well. I will wait for you in Wangchuan. If you die early, I will definitely be angry with you."

After she finished speaking, without waiting for Peng Junru to react, she disappeared from his sight, but Yuanli could see that the Ox-Head and Horse-Face had already taken her away.

After she left, Peng Junru could no longer hold back his tears. He had made every effort to prevent her from worrying, but he couldn't let go of the past.

Although the jade hairpin was a part of Xu Xirong, Peng Junru gave it to Wen Yici without hesitation the moment he asked for it. After thanking several people, Peng Junru returned to the Peng Mansion.

On the day the four of them left Huisheng Bay, before they even left the town, they heard from others that Peng Junru had severed ties with the Peng family and had opened a private school in the town to support himself. However, there was a tablet in the school with the words "My Wife Xirong" written on it.

Wen Yici left Huisheng Bay without staying for long and rushed back to the capital. After returning to the General's Mansion, Wen Yici was no longer busy with the jade hairpin, but was thinking about his offspring.

After the imperial physician came to see him, he praised him for his good care and said that the patient was showing signs of improvement, which made Wen Yici smile all day long.

After Xiaobai went out, she also raised him up a lot and kept pestering her all day long. The general's mansion also gradually got used to having such a little white snake.

At night, many candles were always lit in the huge room of the general's mansion. Wen Yici said that he liked candlelight. But looking at it, she thought of Ah Cha, whom she had not seen for a long time. She wondered if he would still cry at night?

As she was thinking, just as she was about to fall asleep, Ah Cha appeared in her dream again, "How is Ah Li these days?"

"Of course it's good. The food at the General's Mansion is good, and it's made me plump up. How about Ah Cha? Is Ah Cha okay?"

"It's good to have Ah Li care about you."

A-Cha took her away from the general's mansion just like last time, but this time he didn't go to Nether Mountain, but took her to the Demon Realm.

The demon world was bustling with activity. Although the demons all resembled humans, they had tails, ears, fangs, and other extras. Ah Li floated beside Ah Cha, and the demons treated him with respect, seemingly oblivious to her presence.

A'Cha brought her to the depths of the demon world. The valley was bottomless and an iron chain bridge connected the two mountains. The top of the mountain was shrouded in smoke. There was a stone tablet at the entrance of the bridge with the words "Forbidden Area" written on it. However, A'Cha walked straight onto the stone bridge as if he didn't see it.

"A-Cha! This is a forbidden area, don't go there."

"I'm not blind, just follow me."

Ali sighed helplessly and followed.

Entering the valley, you will find a different world inside. It is different from the outside. There is no smoke inside, but gurgling water, running animals and singing birds, it is a paradise.

However, this place was full of red spider lilies that were only found in the underworld. In the depths, between two towering peach trees, there was a wooden house wrapped around the trees. Looking at it, A-li felt inexplicably happy about this place.

"Does Ari like this place?"

"like."

Ah Cha took her to the front of the wooden house and found a man in fancy clothes sitting under the swing. After noticing, the man suddenly stood up and scolded, "Who dares to trespass into our demon clan's forbidden land?"

Ah Cha was not angry either, and called out, "He Qi."

Hearing this, the man put down the whip in his hand and his expression became more promising.

"Excuse me. Brother, who is this woman?"

"This is a dear friend of mine, named Yuanli. I brought her here to enjoy the scenery. Ah Li, this is the Demon Lord Heqi."

Yuanli looked up and down at the delicate young master Heqi, and suddenly realized that he was A-Cha's brother-in-law. "Greetings, Demon Lord."

Heqi looked at A'cha strangely until he nodded slightly. Heqi moved closer to Yuanli. Although his expression was a little worried, there was unconcealable joy in his eyes.

"Greetings, Miss A-li. I didn't know you were my brother's friend. I apologize for any offense."

"No problem, no problem. It turns out that we were ignorant of etiquette and trespassed into the forbidden area of ​​the Demon Realm. I hope the Demon Lord will not blame us."

"If Ah Li likes, you can come anytime, but you can't bring outsiders." Seeing Ah Li looking at him in confusion, He Qi added, "Ah Li is a friend of Brother Su Xun, so naturally he is also a friend of mine, He Qi."

"Thank you, Demon Lord."

This trip was well worth it. I now have a new friend, the Demon Lord, and a more secure backer. Rumors spread that the new Demon Lord was a terrifying child who killed without blinking an eye, but seeing him in person, I realized that was a lie.

After they met, A-Cha took her around the house. It was very clean and had everything. It seemed that the owner was a person who knew how to live well.

It was in this cabinet that there were some ferocious beast heads and teeth. Yuanli was a little afraid that if she made the Demon Lord unhappy, he would chop her up and put her in the cabinet when A Cha was not paying attention.

Yuanli was flustered and jokingly said, "The Demon Lord is really a person who knows how to live life well."

"The person who knows how to live well that Ah Li mentioned is my sister. If Ah Li likes these, you can take them home as souvenirs."

"No, no."

Seeing her panic, Ah Cha couldn't help laughing, and then she explained for her, "Young Master, I appreciate your kindness, but my friend has important matters to attend to, so it's inconvenient for him to take these precious things with him. Next time, next time."

"Okay, then Ari will choose next time."

After checking the time, A-Cha took her to say goodbye to Shaojun and went back. When they parted, Heqi enthusiastically told her to come and get it when she had time.

It's not that I don't like it, and it would look impressive hanging on the door, but if I bring it back, it will scare the mortal emperor to death, right? I'd better bite the bullet and come back another day. When I returned to the general's mansion, it was already dawn. After playing all night, Yuanli was really sleepy. She had just fallen asleep when Wen Yici pulled her out of bed.

In a daze, Yuanli muttered, "Hengjin, don't pull me, I'm so sleepy."

Hearing this, the person who was pulling him stopped what he was doing. Yuanli suddenly woke up, but closed her eyes tightly, not daring to move, until Wen Yici put her down and left.

After he walked away, Yuanli finally opened her eyes, wanting to cry but unable to. Xiaobai tilted his head and looked at her. She picked up Xiaobai and cried, "Xiaobai, the prince will probably divorce me and throw me out."

Xiaobai wrapped his arms around her and nuzzled her with his head to comfort her. Before she could say anything else, Tianshu Xingjun appeared. "Ali Xingjun, I haven't seen you for a few days. Why do you look like a frost-bitten eggplant?"

"Xingjun, I just called Hengjin to the mortal emperor. Now he must think I'm eating from the pot and looking at what's in his bowl. I might be thrown out of the general's mansion."

"No, no, the Star Lord originally wanted the Emperor to be a short-lived ghost. The Emperor will die in seven years. Well done, Star Lord."