At the beginning of last month, Cheng Lingxiu went hunting in the mountains as usual—Shang Xiao had recently fallen ill, seemingly with some chronic ailment. The doctor in town was probably not very skilled and couldn't quite diagnose it, so Cheng Lingxiu took on the task of supporting the family.
She hunted a few wild rabbits, not the first time she had ever caught one, but a picture suddenly flashed through her mind—bright red chilies, tender white peanuts, all sorts of spices… In the end, she cooked up a pot of incredibly delicious cold-served rabbit and spicy rabbit head.
Cheng Lingxiu was startled because she had never seen anyone eat rabbit heads before. She couldn't help but worry and think that she must have been some kind of great demon in the past. Rabbits are so cute, why would she eat them?
While frowning and thinking, Cheng Lingxiu skillfully skinned and gutted the rabbit, and then prepared a whole rabbit feast.
Something's not right.
Looking at the sumptuous feast before her, Cheng Lingxiu felt that something was off, and this feeling of unease had only intensified since she got together with Shang Xiao.
She always felt that they should live in a big house...
So Cheng Lingxiu decided to go outside the town to take a look.
This is not easy, because while Green Water Town is surrounded by mountains and valleys, it is difficult to get out. Usually, only merchants come and go from Green Water Town.
She had finally figured out the terrain of the surrounding area and wanted to go out and take a look, but it was already dark. Thinking that Shang Xiao would probably worry, she quickly left the mountains and hurried towards the town.
But then something strange happened: as soon as we left the mountain, the sky suddenly brightened up again.
Cheng Lingxiu had doubts but wasn't afraid. After thinking for a moment, she decided to go home. However, as she passed a small farmhouse halfway up the mountain, she heard a mad old man sitting in the courtyard, muttering to himself, "Qimen Dunjia, no one can escape, no one can escape..."
Qimen Dunjia?
Cheng Lingxiu seemed to be deep in thought as she washed the vegetables.
Just then, she suddenly heard Shang Xiao's voice coming from the front yard: "Who are you?"
Cheng Lingxiu's brows furrowed, and she grabbed a kitchen knife and headed towards the front yard.
A handsome young man wiped the sweat from his brow, looked at Shang Xiao, and his eyes were filled with tears.
Cheng Lingxiu cautiously shielded Shang Xiao behind her, but to her surprise, the young man burst into tears upon seeing her.
Cheng Lingxiu: "...?"
The young man wiped away his tears and choked out, "I'm sorry, the sun is too strong and it's making my eyes uncomfortable."
Cheng Lingxiu said "Oh," led Shang Xiao into the room, told him to stay inside, and then went out to deal with those people.
"What do you want?" Cheng Lingxiu asked casually, holding a kitchen knife. "Just say what you need to say. I've cooked some porridge inside, and if it burns..."
At this point, she paused, squinting at the young man and the guards behind him.
The young man glanced at the kitchen knife in her hand, then, as if struck by a thought, swallowed hard and said with a forced smile, "It's so hot today. I'd like to ask for a drink of water, but if it's inconvenient for you, madam, then please excuse me..."
Cheng Lingxiu squinted at him, and after a long while, she said decisively, "Do you know me?"
The young man stiffened, then said dryly, "Madam is too kind. This is my first time in Greenwater Town. How could I possibly know you?"
He paused, then looked cautiously at the kitchen knife in Cheng Lingxiu's hand: "Madam, would you please put the kitchen knife down first?"
Cheng Lingxiu shook her head: "Not good."
As she spoke, she poured herself a glass using the water she had just used to wash the vegetables, handed it to the young man, and said perfunctorily, "Drink this."
Young man: "..."
You should at least avoid it! Nobody likes drinking water used to wash vegetables!
But this was water personally poured for him by the Duchess of Zhenguo; how could he dare not drink it?
Besides, the county princess trusted him and entrusted him with the task of finding the Duke of Zhenguo and his wife. He couldn't fail because of a cup of water! He had traveled a long way from Shuzhou, traveling day and night, and was indeed thirsty at the moment, so he quickly took the water.
The young man, Cheng Chu, drank the vegetable-washing water with trembling hands.
Cheng Lingxiu looked at him with disdain: "You're so unclean, you actually drank the water used to wash vegetables!"
Cheng Chu: "...?"
He looked up at Cheng Lingxiu with a somewhat blank expression and asked cautiously, "Didn't you give it to me?"
Cheng Lingxiu smiled: "You can refuse—you really do know me. Most people would have stormed off or lost their temper on the spot after being treated like this. It seems you not only know me, but also Old Shang. What? We used to be your superiors?"
Cheng Chu: "..."
He longed to acknowledge the two of them, but remembering what Shang Shaoyan had told him—that this matter should not be publicized and that he must not tell them about what happened before, lest he upset them—he had no choice but to remain silent.
Cheng Lingxiu, however, had no intention of letting him off the hook. Her eyes lit up, and she said, "I understand, I understand..."
Cheng Chu: "...?"
He asked cautiously, "What do you know?"
Cheng Lingxiu said confidently, "I know. I used to be a fairy in heaven, but I went astray and fell into the demonic path, becoming a fallen fairy. Old Shang was a celestial lord. Our love was discovered, so he was banished to the mortal realm... As for you, you were a little fairy who used to deliver messages for us. You've come to find us because the heavenly laws have been changed..."
Cheng Chu: "...?"
He understood each word individually, but why didn't he quite understand them when they were put together?
But remembering what Shang Shaoyan had told him—that Shang Xiao and Cheng Lingxiu had both lost their memories and that he shouldn't upset them—he pinched his nose and prepared to agree for now.
Unexpectedly, the next moment, Cheng Lingxiu sneered, "You look quite well dressed. I suppose you've become successful after Lao Shang and I were banished to the mortal realm, thanks to your new master? You might have been the one who betrayed us back then!"
Cheng Chu almost knelt down before Cheng Lingxiu. He said with a bitter face, "Madam, you've misunderstood me—how could you possibly be a fairy..."
He wanted to have a serious argument with Cheng Lingxiu, but she changed her expression again, grabbed his collar, and her eyes were full of ruthlessness: "You dare say I'm not a fairy? Who gave you the guts?"
Cheng Chu was startled and quickly smiled apologetically, "What I mean is, you are not a fairy, you are a female immortal lord—the level is different. You used to be a woman who was not inferior to men, and you have long since risen from fairy to immortal lord. You are the first in our heavenly realm!"
Cheng Lingxiu's face darkened even more: "You've given yourself away, haven't you? Old Shang already told me that I'm not a fairy, and he's not a celestial lord, because no fairy or celestial lord poops! Tell me, who are you? What's your purpose in coming to me?"
Cheng Chu: "..."
艹 (a type of plant)!
How come I never noticed before that Madam was so... so unconventional!
Cheng Chu paused for a moment, feeling that the matter was somewhat troublesome. The lady who had lost her memory was terrifying!
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