Chapter 181 Extra: Heaven and Earth (continued from the main text)
Jiang Shuyi died again.
She clearly remembered that she was at the palace banquet on New Year's Eve the moment before, listening to Pei Yan talking about Tuoba Yu'er and her tutor. She felt a little sleepy and fell asleep in his arms. Somehow, when she opened her eyes, she found herself in Youdu.
Two ghost officials told her that her life span was over, then put her in shackles and locked her in a cell with many dead souls.
Jiang Shuyi was terrified. When she saw a person with half of his neck broken and his head hanging down, she screamed, "Ghost!"
"What are you arguing about?"
The ghost who turned around straightened his head. He was a child. He rolled his eyes at her and said, "Aren't you a ghost too?"
Jiang Shuyi raised her hand, and when she saw that it was slightly transparent, she couldn't help crying.
"I want to go back! I want to go back! There are people waiting for me..."
The other ghosts were not surprised. They looked at her with pity and then continued to be lifeless.
The little ghost also went to play by himself.
Jiang Shuyi cried for an unknown amount of time. If she were a human, she would have been exhausted and fainted from crying, but not a ghost. She still had strength, so she kept crying.
Finally, the ghosts couldn't stand it anymore, and an old lady yelled at her to shut up.
Jiang Shuyi was not afraid of anyone when she was alive, so why would she be afraid after she died?
She cried even louder.
Until the little ghost pulled the head off and handed it to her.
"Stop crying, kick your head and have fun."
Jiang Shuyi screamed again.
The ghosts all covered their ears.
*
There is no sun, moon or stars here, only faint ghost lights. Jiang Shuyi didn't know how long it had been before she felt there was no point in crying and finally stopped.
She looked at the ghosts and asked cautiously, "Will we be reincarnated in the future?"
Because she had been crying and disturbing the ghosts before, no ghost was willing to pay attention to her.
The child ghost held his head and spoke to her: "If you kick my head with me, I will tell you."
Jiang Shuyi wanted to cry again.
The old lady sighed and said, "It's too early. You have to wait until it's your turn. The ghost will read your book of good and evil deeds before knowing what you will be reborn into in your next life."
Jiang Shuyi asked anxiously, "How long have you been waiting?"
The child ghost spoke first: "It's been a long time. I think it's been more than ten years. Grandma said it's definitely less than ten years. Sister Jin said it's been thirty years!"
Jiang Shuyi felt like crying but had no tears.
They say that life is worse than death. But when it comes to this, there is no way I can die again.
She still had a glimmer of hope at first. What if what Wu Jianshan said was true, and Pei Yan was really a god, he would come to save her.
However, after waiting for an unknown amount of time with no response, Jiang Shuyi became completely desperate and began to become as lifeless as the other ghosts, living in a daze.
I don't know how much time passed, but a young woman in a green gauze shirt came in.
She came in and screamed at the kid ghost: "There's a ghost!"
Jiang Shuyi: ...
After being invited by the child ghost to play with her head, the young woman also burst into tears.
Jiang Shuyi finally understood how much those ghosts had annoyed her before.
Cry, cry, cry, why are you crying? You won’t be able to be reborn.
After an unknown amount of time, a ghost called out the names at the door, saying that the child ghost was going to be reincarnated, and the old lady was also going to be reincarnated.
The only two people who still had some vitality were about to leave, and Jiang Shuyi wanted to cry again.
"Who is Jiang Shuyi? Come out too."
Hearing the ghost calling her name, Jiang Shuyi raised her head in shock.
Doesn't it take at least ten years to be reborn?
The child ghost pulled her and said anxiously: "Hurry up, or the ghost will be angry and won't let you reincarnate!"
Jiang Shuyi quickly got up and followed them out.
At the end of the corridor outside the cell are two doors.
The old lady and the child stepped into the door on the left one after another. Jiang Shuyi was about to follow when suddenly a pair of arms wrapped around her waist from behind.
"Where are you going?"
A familiar, gentle voice came from behind me, clearer and brighter than in my memory, and with a smile.
Jiang Shuyi's blood froze and her mind went blank. She slowly turned around, and when she saw the face she had been thinking about day and night for who knows how long, she felt like she couldn't breathe for a moment.
My throat felt like it was blocked by a stone, painful and astringent.
Pei Yan was no longer wearing a dragon robe and a golden crown, but instead was dressed in snow-white clothes. His demeanor was holy and untainted by dust. His long eyes were as bright and clear as glass. His thick eyelashes drooped, and the look in his eyes as he looked at her was full of tenderness and pity.
Like a god looking down upon his poor worshippers.
Jiang Shuyi was stunned for a few moments, and when she came to her senses, tears had already flowed out of her eyes.
Pei Yan sighed, raised his sleeve to wipe her tears, and explained softly: "You originally had three lives left, one reborn, and two more lives. I couldn't bear to let you suffer any more, so I reincarnated for you. Although your life span is short, it will be forty-five years in total, which is the forty-five days here. I'm sorry for making you suffer."
Jiang Shuyi's vision was blurred by tears. She had many questions to ask and many grievances to complain about, but after hearing what he said, she could only choke up and ask, "Your Majesty reincarnated for me, so did Your Majesty become a woman..."
Pei Yan laughed: "No."
Jiang Shuyi felt uncomfortable, her voice breaking a little: "Then did your Majesty marry a wife or concubine in the other two lives?"
Pei Yan smiled and pinched her face: "In one life, I died at the age of nine, and in another life, I became a monk since I was young."
Jiang Shuyi felt better at this point, but then she felt aggrieved and hugged Pei Yan tightly and cried out loud.
She waited for him for a long time.
Pei Yan did not want to disturb the ghosts here, so after comforting her for a few times, he picked her up and carried her sideways, and stepped into the door on the right leading to the realm of gods.
*
Jiang Shuyi remembers this place.
The talisman that Wu Jianshan gave her made her come to this place in her dream.
The fairy mist was hazy, and there were golden palaces and jade palaces. Fairy maids were walking by in groups. When they saw Pei Yan holding her, most of them looked at him curiously. Some seemed to know something and covered their faces and laughed secretly, but none of them had any malice in their eyes.
This familiar scene made Jiang Shuyi's heart sink to the bottom of the valley. She tightened her arms around Pei Yan's neck, and her voice trembled: "Your Majesty, is what Taoist Wu said true? Your Majesty is really an immortal? In order to change my fate, do you really want to shorten your life for three lifetimes and then scatter your soul?"
Pei Yan knew what she meant and comforted her gently: "No, he lied to you."
Jiang Shuyi was still uneasy.
Pei Yan flicked his sleeves and suddenly had an idea. He hid his and Jiang Shuyi's figures, then he lifted her up and hugged her. He patted her on the back and continued to explain: "That was a shadow talisman. What you saw really happened, but he took it out of context."
Jiang Shuyi said "Hmm?" in his ear in confusion.
Pei Yan: "The one who came up with the idea was Immortal Lord Qing Heng, who is in charge of fate and reincarnation. When he asked me to exchange my fate with yours, I casually said yes, but the next sentence was to exchange his fate for yours. It was just a joke because I knew he had another way."
Jiang Shuyi didn't understand reincarnation and fate. She only cared about one thing: "Is your majesty really not going to die? Is your majesty really not going to die? Your majesty can accompany me for a long time, right?"
Pei Yan chuckled: "Yes, I can stay with you forever and ever, and we will never be apart."
*
There are many fun things in the sky.
The auspicious clouds are soft and can be easily molded into any desired shape. There are also magical herbs and flowers. Those who have not awakened their intelligence can make tea with them, while those who have awakened their intelligence can pretend to pluck its leaves to scare it into screaming.
Pei Yan didn't restrain her and let her play freely.
So before long, someone came to the door.
Qing Heng Xianjun was so angry that he put his hands on his hips and complained to Pei Yan: "My pet little stone came out to relax yesterday, but was caught by your family and played with water. He wouldn't let her go until she made a nice flower. She was so scared that she cried when she went back, and now she can't be coaxed. Give me an explanation!"
Pei Yan glanced at Jiang Shuyi, who was hiding behind him and felt a little guilty.
He gently said to Qing Heng Immortal Lord: "She just came to the Heavenly Palace, and she finds everything interesting. She doesn't know that a stone with spiritual wisdom is no different from a three-year-old child on earth. I was afraid that she would feel uncomfortable, so I let her play these days. From today on, I will teach her."
Qing Heng Immortal Lord was unyielding: "No! Unless you give me a stalk of Moonlight Grass, I will go to Master to complain!"
Moonlight grass is essential for the spirit stone to transform.
Pei Yan thought for a moment and finally agreed.
After Qing Heng Xianjun left, Jiang Shuyi pinched the corner of his clothes and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, who is his master? Is he more powerful than you?"
Pei Yan looked back at her, his voice gentle: "Did you forget to change your name again?"
Jiang Shuyi just remembered this. Not long after she went to the Heavenly Palace, Pei Yan asked her to change her address, but she found it difficult to say it.
After all, he has been called His Majesty for two lifetimes, and it is not easy to suddenly change it to a you come and I go. It always feels presumptuous and incongruous.
Pei Yan sighed helplessly: "Since you are not used to calling me by my name, then just call me Master."
Jiang Shuyi felt curious and tried to call out, "Master?"
Pei Yan said "hmm" softly, and began to guide him as a mentor: "You heard what Qing Heng and I said just now. Do you have anything to say?"
Jiang Shuyi has it!
"I want to raise a stone too!"
Pei Yan:......
He had no choice but to say bluntly: "Don't bully the flowers, plants, trees, and stones that have awakened their spiritual wisdom. No one in heaven has ever been so naughty. They are like young children and cannot stand being frightened."
Jiang Shuyi discovered that Pei Yan had no good character in the human world, but after becoming an immortal, he suddenly became really handsome and upright, like a gentleman.
She said in a muffled voice: "I thought they were all very old before, and they were just teasing me by looking scared, especially that stone. At first, she said that she saw that I had a talent and wanted to take me as her apprentice. I thought it was fun, so I teased her. She didn't cry at that time, but when I let her go, she did run very fast..."
Pei Yan saw that she was unhappy, and could not bear to teach her any more: "It is not your fault that the stone cares about its reputation, and I do not blame you."
Jiang Shuyi glanced at him and continued to act pitiful: "In the past, Your Majesty would protect me regardless of right or wrong. Now that I have become an immortal monarch, will Your Majesty kill me for the sake of justice if I make another mistake?"
Pei Yan lowered his eyes and said softly: "I brought you here, so I have the responsibility to take care of you. If you really do something unforgivable, I will die before you, so that you can have a chance to repent."
Jiang Shuyi felt a pain in her heart because of these words.
She looked up with red eyes, and Pei Yan knew that she was about to cry again.
"That day will never come."
Pei Yan smiled and pinched her face: "You can't beat the spirit stones and spirit herbs. They just want to transform and don't want to use their spirit power. In this heaven, the greatest evil you can do is to anger me, the God, but I will punish you like I did in the human world."
Jiang Shuyi was surprised: "Is it possible in heaven? Wouldn't it violate the commandments?"
Pei Yan smiled but did not answer, and told her in person.
Jiang Shuyi was placed on a soft auspicious cloud, surrounded by fairy air. She curled up in shame.
"Is there anyone watching? Your conversation with Qing Heng Immortal Lord was recorded in the talisman by Taoist Wu. Will we also..."
"No, he is not that idle. He has already come down to earth to save people."
Jiang Shuyi was still worried until Pei Yan waved his sleeves and transformed the dragon couch of the Qianqing Palace into something, and lowered the curtain embroidered with a flying golden dragon.
She relaxed.
The sky was filled with rosy clouds, the nine heavens were colorful and auspicious clouds gathered and dispersed.
There is no need to call for water, just a cleansing spell will make it dry again.
Jiang Shuyi sat up, as if she had discovered something strange. She shook her arms and kicked her legs, then looked at Pei Yan in surprise: "I am not tired! I am not tired at all!"
Pei Yan said "hmm", used his spiritual power to pull her into his arms, and explained in a gentle voice: "You are no longer a mortal, so you can't feel tired, but I can help you restore your physical perception, and I can also make you more unbearable than in the human world."
Jiang Shuyi thought about what he said and shook her head repeatedly: "No, no! This is good enough!"
Pei Yan chuckled: "Then you have to be obedient. Starting tomorrow, I will teach you how to practice. If you are too naughty, or go out to bully flowers and plants for no reason, I will punish you like this."
Jiang Shuyi opened her eyes wide: "Your Majesty is a god, and I am just a powerless ghost. Your Majesty is still using spells on me. This is simply bullying!"
Pei Yan looked at her with a smile: "If you call me Your Majesty again, I will punish you today."
Jiang Shuyi was so angry that she simply covered herself with the quilt and ignored him.
*
On the day when Little Stone transformed, Jiang Shuyi went with Pei Yan.
Little Shitou grew into a chubby little girl. When she saw Jiang Shuyi, she got so angry that her face turned red and she wanted to hit her with her head.
Of course, he was stopped by Qing Heng Immortal Lord: "No, no, no, we can't beat her Majesty."
He spoke in a joking tone and deliberately emphasized the word "Your Majesty", and the immortals around him all laughed.
Even though Jiang Shuyi knew they had no ill intentions, she still felt embarrassed.
Pei Yan pulled Jiang Shuyi behind him, blocking the sight of the other immortals, and then said to Qing Heng Immortal Lord calmly: "If I remember correctly, your stone needs another Moonlight Grass to be reborn and grow up next time."
Qing Heng Immortal Lord immediately changed his expression: "Oh! I was just talking nonsense! It's all because of my stone that I don't know better! I will use her to skip stones later!"
Little Stone was so angry that he bumped into him first.
Amidst the laughter, Jiang Shuyi raised her eyes and saw Pei Yan looking at her. She subconsciously wanted to call him "Your Majesty", but when she thought about being teased, she felt embarrassed.
Pei Yan said calmly: "Call me whatever you want."
Jiang Shuyi didn't want to call him His Majesty at this time. She thought for a while and coughed softly, "Husband."
Pei Yan paused.
Jiang Shuyi tilted her head: "Your Majesty doesn't like it?"
Pei Yan did not comment, but after taking her back, he showed her in person whether she liked it or not.
Jiang Shuyi finally fell asleep like an ordinary person. Pei Yan lowered his eyes to look at her, and reached out his hand to stroke her from her forehead to her neck.
In fact, the solution Qing Heng came up with was for him and Jiang Shuyi to experience three lifetimes together.
But Jiang Shuyi died when he went to war, and also died in his arms, which was too much for him to bear.
So he would rather suffer all the sufferings of the world alone than take her with him.
Fortunately, from now on, they will never be separated again until the end of time.
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