Life is truly unpredictable!
A-Lan sat by the pavilion, lost in thought, her vision still shrouded in darkness, as her steady footsteps slowly approached.
The person who arrived was none other than her fiancé, the God of the North Sea, Junya.
A-Lan sat up straighter, her face full of shame, and bowed to him, saying: If it weren't for the protection of the Water God, I'm afraid A-Lan's position as River God would have fallen into the hands of villains. I will never forget your great kindness, and I will serve you like a slave in the future, at your command.
In fact, after being framed by her uncle, A-Lan was thrown into the East Sea, but woke up on the North Coast. When she woke up, everything was dark, and she realized that she was blind. As for why she was blind, she could no longer find out.
She only remembered that on that day, a pair of warm and strong hands grasped her in the darkness. She instinctively shrank back and asked warily, "Who are you?"
My name is Junya, and I am your future husband.
Knowing that the other person was the one who rescued her, she lowered her guard, only vaguely feeling that the other person's voice sounded familiar.
Thinking back carefully, her father had arranged a marriage for her with a prominent man who was also a great god of water. However, he was said to be aloof and rarely met with outsiders. Even on the day of her father's funeral, her fiancé never showed up.
She couldn't understand why she felt this sense of déjà vu when they had never met.
And that wasn't the only strange thing.
When he learned that she was waterboarded for being unfaithful, the god not only didn't mind being cuckolded, but also generously told her: Who hasn't been impulsive when they were young? I just thought you were young and ignorant.
She couldn't help but marvel that such a rare and wonderful man was actually her future husband.
Early in the morning, Changbai Weng sent people to deliver two rooms full of documents, mostly reports on water-related matters in the mortal world that had accumulated since the old River God passed away, which the new River God had to review personally.
Unfortunately, A-Lan couldn't see, so Jun-Ya had to read it to her. And she read it for the whole afternoon. Jun-Ya's voice changed from clear and gentle to hoarse and deep. A-Lan felt bad and kept pouring tea and water for her: I used to brew some plum wine to soothe the throat and stored it in the ice cellar. I asked Su-Xin to fetch some.
No need, this is the last volume. Junya closed the yellow book in her hand, smiled and looked at Alan. Actually, you don't need to care about these things yourself. You and I are both water gods, and as your fiancé, it's the same if I take a look for you.
A-Lan bowed her head apologetically: "It is the River God's duty, how dare I bother you with this? Actually, it would have been the same if Su-Xin had read it to me, but I have made you suffer with me. I am truly sorry."
A servant is a servant after all, and cannot be trusted easily. Besides, Junya smiled and said, "I am very happy to be able to spend a whole afternoon chatting with you alone."
A-Lan was taken aback, while Jun-Ya smiled but remained silent.
The wind was strong at night, and A-Lan woke up in bed with a start. She got up and groped her way to the window. Just as she was about to close the window, she suddenly heard the sound of pages turning in the next room.
Su Xin, who was keeping watch by the bedside, woke up upon hearing the sound and went to help A Lan: Why are you awake, Miss?
Alan listened intently: It's so late, is the Water God next door still studying hard?
Yes, it's already past midnight. I wonder if he'll be able to finish reviewing all those documents and reports. Oh no, the Water God forbade me to say this. Su Xin knew she had let something slip and lowered her head to slap herself.
Is he reading a newspaper? A-Lan frowned, but we clearly read it all during the day.
Su Xin yawned: There are two whole rooms full of scrolls, how could one afternoon be enough to read them all? The Water God was just afraid that Miss would get tired, so he lied to Miss and said that he had finished reading them. The Water God really cares about Miss!
A-Lan smiled knowingly and sat by the window. The candlelight next door made her cheeks even redder.
3.
Three days later, a water monster suddenly appeared in the lower reaches of the Xiushui River. Dealing with the flood was originally the responsibility of the River God, but since A-Lan's eyesight was impaired, the Water God naturally took over her duties.
After Junya left, Alan and Suxin quietly headed towards the forbidden area.
Although Junya had warned her not to trust anyone easily, Suxin had been her confidante since childhood, so she naturally had no doubts.
She recalled accidentally venturing into the forbidden area of the river when she was a child, and having seen the process of making glass eyes in the Luoshu (a mythical river in ancient China). She believed that if glass eyes were inlaid in the eye sockets, one could regain their sight.
She leaned against a rock, and Su Xin read the formula for making the Glass Eyes to her.
Ten ancient blood-red glass beads, infused with spiritual essence, were used for ten days and ten nights without sleep or rest.
Ah Lan chuckled softly, "Perhaps I can see the light of day before Lord Water God returns!"
Lost in thought, Su Xin suddenly spoke up: "Miss, have you ever seen the Tear Soul? This book says that every River God has a Tear Soul in his eyes. When the River God cries, the Tear Soul will appear, usually in human form. Its destiny is to protect the River God until death. However, Miss is optimistic by nature. Su Xin has never seen Miss cry. Perhaps you haven't seen your own Tear Soul yet?"
Alan pouted; who said she had never cried?
Thinking about it this way, it seems that every time she cried, that person was by her side.
A-Lan was pampered by the old River God since she was a child, so she really didn't have many opportunities to cry. In my memory, she only cried three times, and each time she was seen by the same person.
The first time, her father was still alive and secretly arranged a marriage for her with the god of the North Sea. She was only over five hundred years old at the time, and she was attached to her father and family. The thought of marrying far away to the North Sea made her unwilling, so she had a big fight with her father, packed her bags and ran away from home.
Once out of the water, her spiritual power weakened considerably, and she lost her way in the mountains. A group of men in black descended from the sky and attacked her viciously. Unable to withstand the attack, she twisted her ankle and stumbled into a cave.
It was in that cave that she felt helpless for the first time, and death had never been so close to her. For the first time in her life, she shed tears.
After she wiped away her tears, a handsome young man in white was sitting beside her.
She used the dim light to examine the other party. The boy was very thin and looked to be no more than sixteen or seventeen years old. However, there was a cold and unpredictable maturity in his eyes. She used her spiritual power to probe him, but she could not detect anything about his true nature.
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