Chapter 24 Past Fate
The Liang Dynasty, seven hundred years ago.
In the seventh year of the Minghe era, heavy snow blocked the mountains, and the Northern Barbarians invaded again.
General Qingmeng and his soldiers held out for four whole days.
On the fifth day, the Northern Barbarians launched a fierce attack, and the city of Mobei mobilized all its resources to resist them.
As Qingmeng was being lifted up by several enemy spears, she saw that reinforcements had arrived in the distance.
Falling from the sky are countless sharp spears; certain death is inevitable.
High in the sky, two immortals concealed themselves and watched all of this.
The woman, dressed in a light blue dress, showed no pity in her eyes, only bewilderment: "Why is she smiling, knowing she's about to die?"
“Mortals don’t live long; for them, a lifetime is only a few decades. Perhaps… the person she wanted to see has already passed away before her,” the man said with regret. “She probably thought she would see him again after she died.”
“Although I don’t remember the rules of the underworld very well, it seems that soldiers have committed too many killings, especially generals. Usually, they don’t have the chance to be reincarnated,” the woman suddenly turned her head and said, “Let’s make a bet. Follow her and see if the person she wants to see hasn’t been reincarnated and is still waiting for her. I will help them reincarnate and continue their relationship. You will obediently come back to Tianchi Mountain with me.”
"What if no one is waiting for her?"
"Then let's find someone else to bet."
The woman, pulling the man along, followed Qingmeng's lonely soul to the underworld.
After death, if a mortal has the opportunity to be reincarnated, he will drink Meng Po soup, cross the Naihe Bridge, and throw himself into the Reincarnation Well to live the next life.
But as the woman said, those who fight on the battlefield and those who hold power in the common people, whether in offense or defense, have committed too many sins of killing and cannot be reincarnated. Their souls will enter the River of Oblivion and then gradually dissipate.
If someone committed heinous crimes in their lifetime, they will be judged and sent to the Yama's Palace, then to hell to atone for their sins, and finally disappear completely.
After entering the underworld, the two no longer concealed their identities and openly went to find the Lord of the Underworld, also known as Yama, the King of Hell in folklore.
"Your Majesty, what brings you here?" The old man bowed and welcomed the woman into the hall.
“A female general from Liang Kingdom just died, and I’d like to see her life story,” the woman said casually as she sat down, picked up a piece of fruit from the table, and took a bite. The things from the underworld… didn’t taste very good.
"Please...please take a seat?"
"Why, do you expect me to search through your pile of books myself?"
"No, no," the Lord of the Underworld quickly handed over Qingmeng's Book of Fate: "I remember this person. Her husband waited for her by the River of Oblivion for seven years. Knowing there was no afterlife, he still wanted to see her one last time. Now, his five senses have been corroded by the River of Oblivion to the point that nothing is left."
Moreover, the two... were engaged in a ghost marriage.
The woman glanced at her and saw a girl with a somewhat unfortunate life. Her husband hadn't done anything wrong either. All the killings they committed were for a reason.
In the struggle for power, blood is never spared.
The woman looked up and said to the man, "Come back to Tianchi Mountain with me."
The man hesitated for a moment, but still nodded.
The woman asked, "Giving them a second chance at a future life together shouldn't disrupt the workings of your underworld, right?"
“This…this is possible, but,” the Lord of the Underworld hesitated, “her husband may not be able to grow up after being reincarnated. He has been scorched by the aura of the River of Oblivion for seven years and is only being held on by a single breath.
“Then give him a wisp of my divine consciousness, consider it as me taking a trip to the mortal realm.” As she spoke, a wisp of red, thread-like divine consciousness condensed at her fingertips and was handed to the Lord of the Underworld: “Will they have a good end in this life?”
"Your Majesty, the fate of mortals can be determined, but we have no right to know or interfere with their lifespan and circumstances. We truly cannot see into them. If Your Majesty wishes to know, you may come to this old minister again in a hundred years."
The woman nodded and did not ask any further questions.
All she wanted to do was to obediently take the person in front of her back to Tianchi Mountain. As for what would happen to these mortals, she wasn't really interested.
The woman stood up, hooked her arm around the man's collar, and asked, "We've made the bet, and we've explored the mortal realm. Now you're willing to come back with me, aren't you?"
—The End—
Author's Note:
"Returning Home on a Snowy Night" has come to a complete end!
Thank you again!
I will continue writing the story of Qingmeng and General Chu (pre-orders are now open!)
These two immortals are also the main characters in their own stories; I'll figure them out slowly. [starry-eyed]
I'm currently updating "Touching the Moon," a story that transitions from a school setting to a modern city. You should definitely check it out! [heart emoji]
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