Chapter 100 100 Amnesia seems to have used quite vulgar language.
As usual, Yun Tianjiao placed the carefully selected flowers beside Zhiwei. Because of her continuous efforts to send flowers day and night, the Ghost King's bed is now almost covered with flowers of all colors. The head female official in the palace thoughtfully used magic to preserve these flowers, so that they would always bloom.
So His Majesty the Ghost King awoke amidst a profusion of flowers, his dark, tranquil eyes meeting a pair of large, round cat eyes.
"Zhiwei, you're finally awake!" Yun Tianjiao was overjoyed and jumped onto Zhiwei, excitedly pressing his hands against his chest.
But in the Ghost King's eyes, it was just a little black cat stepping all over him, meowing incessantly.
The Ghost King raised a hand and rubbed his forehead with the back of his hand. The long period of unconsciousness seemed to have made him uncomfortable. His robe sleeves were wide, and with this movement, the little black cat was completely covered under the sleeves.
It took Yun Tianjiao a great deal of effort to crawl out from under the Ghost King's sleeve. He peeked out from under the Ghost King's neck, and the warm, moist breath of a cat brushed against the Ghost King's ear.
Perhaps it was ticklish, for the Ghost King's lips curved into a faint smile, his body trembling slightly as if he were trying his best to suppress a laugh. He reached out and scooped up the little black cat, finally speaking: "Where did this little thing come from, daring to take advantage of me?"
Yun Tianjiao's eyes widened in disbelief. "You don't recognize me? It's me! Can't you tell?"
The Ghost King casually picked up the kitten and patted its head soothingly to stop it from moving or meowing. He then summoned the palace servants on duty outside.
"Your Majesty! You've finally woken up!" The palace servants rushed in and knelt down, their eyes reddening with emotion, and some even burst into tears.
"I... have been unconscious for a long time?" The Ghost King frowned slightly and looked at the leading female official.
Yun Tianjiao, who was being held in his arms, felt a sudden jolt of unease and a sense of foreboding.
The female official respectfully replied, "Your Majesty, when you returned to the Ghost Realm from the mortal realm, you collapsed at the gate of General Youwei's residence. It has been almost a year since then."
The Ghost King raised an eyebrow slightly, seemingly quite surprised, but he didn't press further. He simply ordered General You Wei to come to the palace to see him.
While waiting for General Youwei, the Ghost King asked for a plate of grapes, peeled each grape, and fed them to the little black cat in his arms.
Yun Tianjiao didn't stand on ceremony. He peeled one for her and she ate it. For a moment, she seemed to be back in Chang Le Palace, a humble and respectful little god carefully serving her, the only pilgrim in the mortal world.
Despite her best efforts to restrain herself, Yun Tianjiao couldn't shake her cat-like nature. After eating the grapes, she would unconsciously lick her mouth, nose, and half of her face. The Ghost King seemed to find this amusing and extended his right index finger, adorned with a silver finger cot, to gently poke her wet nose.
Yun Tianjiao: "..."
That's incredibly bold!
She glared at him angrily, but instead of repenting, he teased her paws with his fingers. He pressed his fingers on one of her front paws, and Yun Tianjiao tried to pull her paw out and press his fingers down in return. He pressed down again, and she continued to pull her paw out and press down in return.
The point is, you can't be crushed underneath!
His Majesty the Ghost King seemed to be greatly pleased and burst into laughter.
Yun Tianjiao was initially very angry, but seeing him so cheerful was a rare sight, so she decided not to argue with him.
Just then, someone outside announced that General You Wei had arrived. Only then did His Majesty the Ghost King lazily put away his smile and order someone to come in.
General You Wei had just heard the laughter from inside. After bowing, he asked curiously, "What was it that made Your Majesty so happy just now?"
The little black cat quietly took small steps, seemingly preparing to jump off the bed and leave. When Zhiwei saw this, she scooped it up and cuddled it in her arms, stroking its fur.
"It's nothing, it's just that this little black cat is very interesting and I like it very much."
General You Wei stared at the Ghost King, who was engrossed in playing with the cat, a complex expression on his face. "Does Your Majesty still remember what happened before you fell into a coma?"
"That's precisely why I've brought you here," Zhiwei said calmly. "My last memory is of failing to cultivate the path of divinity."
General You Wei froze instantly. "Cultivating the Divine Path? This is... how many times?"
Zhiwei countered, "Oh? I've repaired it a few times?"
General You Wei: "..."
Well, it seems that His Majesty's memory is stuck on his first failed attempt to cultivate the divine path, which must have been almost nineteen years ago.
"Your Majesty, are you joking with me?" General You Wei said weakly.
Zhiwei's face turned cold. "Does this person look like they're joking?"
"Does Your Majesty still remember... Princess Yunchi of the Kingdom?" General You Wei asked tentatively.
The black cat in the Ghost King's arms seemed to stiffen for a moment. He lowered his eyes to look at it, then gently stroked the cat's head twice before slowly saying, "Yun Chi Kingdom? Didn't the new king just ascend the throne? I remember he's an only son, right? Where did this princess come from?"
General You Wei has now pinpointed the exact point in His Majesty's memory: it was the year before the birth of the Eldest Princess, shortly after the late Emperor of Yun Chi ascended the throne.
At this moment, Zhiwei seemed to realize that he had lost a considerable amount of his memory. He gave a soft "oh" and said, "Should I recognize the eldest princess of Yunchi Kingdom?"
Yun Tianjiao's mentality completely collapsed at this moment. She originally thought that she had turned into a black cat and this person would not recognize her. It turned out that he had completely forgotten about her!
Great! That's wonderful!
She bristled, struggled to jump out of Zhiwei's arms, meowed angrily at Zhiwei, and then ran away.
This was the first time You Wei had ever seen a cat with such a temper, one that even the Ghost King's aura couldn't suppress. She couldn't help but exclaim, "What's wrong with this cat?"
"I don't know." Zhiwei's gaze followed the black cat, her peach blossom eyes crinkling with laughter. "It seems the insults were quite vulgar."
General You Wei was puzzled; he had never heard of His Majesty's love for cats before. He stared at the black cat and realized that it hadn't actually left, but was instead hiding behind a floor vase by the door, peeking out and eavesdropping.
This cat is really interesting.
However, You Wei's attention was quickly diverted from the cat. He was conflicted, wondering how he should answer when His Majesty asked him about his experiences over the years.
To dispel the evil spirits, the eldest princess of Yunchi Kingdom sacrificed herself. The entire kingdom of Yunchi mourned, and on the day of her funeral, the procession lined the streets. From Emperor Yun Tianqi and various high-ranking officials to ordinary people, everyone wept as if they had lost their parents.
The news has now spread throughout the Three Realms. Although most people are unaware of the inside story, they marvel at how a mere mortal princess could possess such power. In the end, they can only explain it with the saying "karma is retribution," speculating that Mugo became a demon because of the royal family, and naturally, the resentment should be resolved by the royal bloodline.
As a confidant of the Ghost King, You Wei naturally had a vague idea of the princess's true identity, and therefore was even more reluctant to tell her the truth. When the Ghost King asked him if he should get to know Yun Tianjiao, You Wei made up his mind in a flash.
"Speaking of this eldest princess of Yunchi Kingdom, His Majesty only has some connection with her. Because he encountered setbacks in his cultivation of the divine path several times, he planned to rely on the power of incense offerings. She is just a well-known pilgrim in the mortal world. His Majesty once tried to win her over."
Zhiwei listened thoughtfully, "Is that all?"
"That's all." You Wei felt guilty and dared not meet the Ghost King's gaze.
Zhiwei hummed in response, neither confirming nor denying, and then asked him what he had been doing all these years after successfully cultivating his divine essence.
You Wei said he had been searching for the God of Desire in the mortal realm, but to no avail.
Perhaps because his memories of the past nineteen years were completely lost, the Ghost King did not question him in detail. General You Wei was able to answer most of the questions convincingly, making the Ghost King believe that he had never found the Desire Dream God in all these years.
Although this is a crime of deceiving the emperor, it is still better than letting His Majesty know that the divine essence of the Desire Dream God has perished.
You Wei convinced herself of this.
The Ghost King finally let him go back, and You Wei breathed a sigh of relief. But when he reached the entrance of the main hall, a dark shadow suddenly darted out from the side, climbed up his sleeve, and raised its claws to strike his face.
Fortunately, His Majesty the Ghost King arrived just in time, picked up the aggressive kitten, and held it close to his chest again.
"This little creature is shy around strangers, General Youwei, please don't be offended."
It's unbelievable that the sun has risen in the west! His Majesty the Ghost King is actually apologizing for a cat!
You Wei looked at the black cat and said, "I wonder what connection this little creature has with His Majesty. When His Majesty appeared outside my mansion, he was holding it tightly in his arms."
"Is that so?" The Ghost King stroked the cat while glancing down at it, and chuckled, "Perhaps I just casually kept it while I was wandering around the mortal realm."
After returning to his residence from the palace, General You Wei found His Majesty increasingly strange, so he told his wife about the black cat.
On the day the Ghost King appeared outside the mansion gate, it was Xi Yue and You Wei who brought him in, so she naturally saw the black cat as well.
"You mean His Majesty lost nineteen years of his memory?" Xi Yue was taken aback, but after a moment's thought, she asked again, "His Majesty...does he dote on that kitten?"
You Wei raised her arm, the hem of her sleeve already torn into strips by the cat's claws, and said dejectedly, "I think so. That black cat tried to scratch my face, and His Majesty personally apologized to me on its behalf. I also think I saw him peeling grapes for that cat."
Peeling grapes! The Demon King, peeling grapes for a cat! If word got out, it would absolutely shock everyone!
Xi Yue covered her lips with her sleeve and laughed, "General, you don't need to concern yourself with this matter anymore."
General You Wei was still somewhat uneasy. "I don't want to get involved, but I'm afraid that His Majesty might regain his memory someday and find out that I lied to him. That would be one thing, but I'd just be punished. What if he really found out that the other person is no longer here?"
The Ghost Realm has been peaceful for so many years, all thanks to the powerful Ghost King. If something happens to him, I'm afraid it will usher in another era of chaos, and then it will be the beings of the Three Realms who suffer.
Seeing her husband's worried expression, Xi Yue smiled even more and comforted him, "That person is no ordinary person either. Perhaps there are other opportunities. Right now, His Majesty is still recovering from his serious injuries, so it's good to leave it as it is. Let's wait until His Majesty recovers before discussing anything else."
You Wei always listened to his wife, so since Xi Yue had said so, he decided to put the matter aside for the time being.
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