The little phoenix lowered its head, searching for Mo Qi's past life among the spider lilies.
Mo Qi stood with his hands behind his back by the River of Oblivion, looking at the little phoenix's serious expression. In the end, he said nothing, only focusing his gaze on the spider lily that reflected the little phoenix's past life.
The phoenix is an auspicious creature, so even in its previous life, the little phoenix's life was smooth sailing.
When she came of age, she was sent to a mountain temple by her parents because she was almost selected to enter the palace.
The temple does not accept female disciples, so Little Phoenix could only stay at the temple under the guise of temporary residence.
He spends his days eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures with the young monks at the temple, and his life is quite comfortable.
One day, the little phoenix got lost in the temple and wandered into a bamboo forest. At the end of the bamboo forest stood a thatched hut, a quiet and elegant place.
The little phoenix, unafraid of strangers, boldly went up and knocked on the door.
With a creak, the wooden door opened.
A man dressed in plain monk's robes appeared before the little phoenix from her past life.
"Found it!" The little phoenix, who had somehow run back to Mo Qi's side, suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
Mo Qi snapped out of his daze, his stunned gaze falling on the woman beside him.
"Qi Zhi, so we knew each other in our past lives." The little phoenix squatted down to look at her, propped her chin up, and said, "Even if you shaved your head, you're still very handsome."
Mo Qi's throat was dry and he couldn't speak. He wanted to say that it wasn't him.
But the identical appearance left him speechless.
The little phoenix watched her past life intently, then suddenly fell silent.
Mo Qi bent down, and the little phoenix threw herself into his arms, her voice choked with sobs: "Qi Zhi, please don't leave me alone, okay?"
Mo Qi patted the little phoenix's head: "Okay."
In their past life, the little phoenix and the big monk did not have a happy ending.
To protect Little Phoenix, the great monk took off his monk's robes and put on his battle armor, ultimately dying on the battlefield. Little Phoenix waited for him in the city for several days, waiting for the day when news of the great monk's death would arrive.
The little phoenix changed into her wedding dress and went to the battlefield to collect the great monk's body. Finally, she drank the poison and lay down in the same coffin as the great monk.
The ending was not perfect, and the process was not without its twists and turns.
That's why Little Phoenix cried so much; she always mistook the little phoenix and the big monk in the other shore flower for herself and Mo Qi.
Mo Qi didn't tell her that the big monk might not be him.
Because he doesn't believe in Buddha—the Tathagata.
When they arrived, Little Phoenix and Mo Qi held hands; when they left, Mo Qi carried Little Phoenix back.
Little Phoenix's eyes were red from crying, and she was too embarrassed to see anyone, so she kept her face buried in Mo Qi's arms.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with the silly phoenix?" Jin Jin came in from outside and asked in confusion when she saw this scene.
Mo Qi was silent for a moment: "Shy."
Little Phoenix: "..."
She's not shy!
Her eyes are just swollen from crying!
"What's there to be shy about?" Jin Jin, who had never been in a relationship, couldn't understand the meaning behind Mo Qi's words.
The matchmaker who came to pick up Jinjin happened to hear Mo Qi's words and lightly tapped the golden-winged bird on the head: "Don't ask, little single bird."
Jin Jin was so angry she wanted to hit him with her wings: "You're discriminating against single birds."
The Old Man of the Moon pressed his hand against the golden-winged bird's head: "What's your hurry? Aren't I single too?"
Jin Jin: "..."
That makes sense.
So Jinjin had no choice but to stop pecking at him.
"Little Yuanyuan, where's the gift you brought me?" the Old Man of the Moon asked with a smile.
The little phoenix paused, then looked up and said with shame, "I'm sorry, Brother Yue Lao, I forgot."
Jin Jin: "Silly Phoenix, why are your eyes red?"
Little Phoenix: "..."
The little phoenix transformed back into its bird form and clung to Mo Qi.
Mo Qi glanced at Jin Jin with a nonchalant air.
Jin Jin: "?"
Why do I feel a bit cold?
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