Wang Puan has been too clingy lately. Xu Nian asked him what was wrong, but he wouldn't say. His clinginess made Mu Qingqing afraid to come over.
In Mu Qingqing's words, her eyes were about to go blind.
"Niannian, shall we go and get a marriage fortune slip together?" Wang Puan held Xu Nian's hand, and the expectation in his eyes made Xu Nian unable to refuse.
"Okay, where do you want to ask?" What could Xu Nian do but agree? Otherwise, this girl would cause trouble again tonight.
"Let's go to Qingfeng Temple. I heard there's a famous marriage tree there." Wang Pu'an had obviously made all the arrangements beforehand, just waiting for Xu Nian to agree so they could set off.
After getting into the carriage, Xu Nian leaned against the side of the carriage to catch up on sleep.
Wang Puan looked at her, a moment of self-reproach in his eyes, followed by deep sorrow.
The carriage swayed and bumped along for a long time. Xu Nian found a comfortable pillow amidst the jolting and fell asleep.
She didn't know how much time had passed when Wang Pu'an woke her up. She opened her eyes in a daze and found herself sleeping in Wang Pu'an's arms.
"Niannian, we've arrived at Qingfeng Temple. Let's get off the carriage." Wang Pu'an's voice came from behind. Xu Nian, who was still half asleep, nodded blankly and stood up to get off the carriage.
"Niannian, wait a minute." Wang Pu'an helplessly pulled Xu Nian to sit in front of him and began to tidy her somewhat messy hair.
"How long have I slept?" Xu Nian still felt very sleepy. If she could sleep, she believed she could sleep for a whole day.
"Two hours." Wang Pu'an tidied Xu Nian's hair before taking her hand and getting off the carriage.
Wang Pu'an told the driver to wait aside, and then led Xu Nian up the Qingfeng Temple on foot.
There are very few worshippers visiting Qingfeng Temple, and even the Taoist priests in the temple are few and far between.
The marriage tree that Wang Puan mentioned was very eye-catching, with its emerald green branches covered with red silk ribbons, which were hung up by men and women seeking marriage.
Beside the tree sat an old Taoist priest dozing off. In front of him was a table with writing brush, ink, and red silk.
Wang Pu'an put down one tael of silver and wrote a line on the red silk: May this bond continue in the next life!
Xu Nian was puzzled. Was Wang Pu'an asking to be with her again in the next life?
"Niannian, it's your turn." Wang Puan shoved the pen into Xu Nian's hand.
Xu Nian thought for a moment and wrote on the back of the silk: Allowed.
"Niannian, what are you doing?" Wang Pu'an held the silk, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Does anyone pray for marriage like this?
"Relying on heaven and earth is not as good as relying on yourself, and praying to gods and Buddhas is not as good as striving for it yourself. What you want to ask for, I have agreed to!" Xu Nian smiled, and a corner of Wang Pu'an's heart collapsed.
He hung up the silk with obvious delight, then came back and took Xu Nian's hand, his smile as silly as could be.
"Wang Pu'an, are you at ease now?" Although Xu Nian didn't know what had happened to Wang Pu'an recently, she knew it must be related to her.
"Okay! Niannian has already promised me, so I can't go back on my word."
Once Wang Puan's emotions stabilized, Xu Nian resumed her previous life of being a useless person.
When they had nothing to do, they would chat idly with Mu Qingqing, and occasionally they would go out together to browse shops and watch variety shows.
Wang Pu'an would also take her to make sugar figurines, pottery figurines, and to paint portraits of the two of them.
At this leisurely pace, half a year passed, and the spacetime rift that Yuanbao had mentioned was finally about to open on this day.
The sky was full of stars that day, but strangely, Wang Pu'an did not return even as night fell.
Xu Nian was eager to send Mu Qingqing away and settle this important matter.
Yuanbao reminded her, and she went to Mu Qingqing's house.
The Mu family.
When Mu Qingqing saw that Xu Nian had come so late, she knew that she was about to leave, so she immediately bid farewell to her parents.
When Mu Qingqing told her about her origins and her departure, although her parents were saddened, they comforted her and told her to go back to where she belonged.
Mu Qingqing hugged her ancient parents and cried. She was truly grateful to them, but she couldn't stay.
"Niannian, aren't you coming with me?" Mu Qingqing felt a white light envelop her, but outside the light was Xu Nian's calm gaze.
"Mu Qingqing, I can't go back. You should live a good life after you go back!" Xu Nian smiled bitterly and waved goodbye to Mu Qingqing.
"Niannian." Mu Qingqing wanted to ask, but when she opened her eyes again, all she saw was white, and she could hear the beeping of the instruments.
"The patient is awake! The patient in bed number eight is awake!" someone shouted with joy.
Xu Nian used ten points to erase the memories of Mu's parents and then went home.
...
The main gate of the courtyard where she lived was open. Once inside, she saw that her room door was also wide open, and she could hear a man crying inside.
The man started by sobbing, but gradually he began to wail loudly: "Niannian, my Niannian, waaaaah! My Niannian!"
Is that Wang Pu'an's voice?
Xu Nian was surprised. Why was Wang Pu'an crying? He was calling her name while crying. The mournful cries sounded like he was mourning her death!
As she stepped into the room, she saw Wang Pu'an clutching the blanket she had used to cover him, weeping bitterly as if he had lost a beloved.
"Niannian, waaaah! Niannian!" He cried and cried, calling her name all the while!
Xu Nian walked over, looking annoyed, and kicked Wang Pu'an onto the bed. "Wang Pu'an, are you mourning for me? What are you wailing about in the middle of the night?"
"Niannian?" Wang Pu'an stopped crying, turned around and stared at Xu Nian with wide eyes.
The disbelief in his eyes seemed to indicate that he couldn't understand why Xu Nian was still there.
"Wang Pu'an, what are you crying about? You're even crying while hugging the blanket. What did I do to you?" Xu Nian felt that the blanket was no longer usable for the night.
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