Seven Unfortunate Lifetimes, All Thanks to a Single Moment of Impulse - Chapter 1

Chapter 1

 

Edited by Kiseki

Chapter 1

I could still remember saying to the bastard before we fought, “I’ll make your life become like dark clouds . ”

Recalling this now, what I had said was too one-sided .

When the both of us, bruises littering our whole bodies, knelt before the Jade Emperor, he had thought for a while after hearing about what we had done to the red strings . He had said, “Ease of manner is to be prized . The two of you have committed a wrong, thus punishment is justifiable . You have ruined the future of lovers . I’m punishing you with seven lifetimes of fated, mutual love . This can help you two clear your resentment as well . ”

“Wait . ” The young man beside me had risked his life and interrupted the Jade Emperor .

“You mean me and …her? This fierce…fierce woman who looks like a man—you want me to have seven lifetimes of fated love with her?”

His voice had changed; maybe he had been scared out of his wits .

I had also been scared out of my wits and could only look at the Jade Emperor in horror…

The Jade Emperor had nodded in confirmation .

I had felt my body fall limp . All my hope had vanished . I had realized that from now on, not only would I become the young man’s dark cloud, but he would also become mine . When we came together, it would be like thunderclouds .

“Xiao Xiang Zi, you’re still Yue Lao’s subordinate . In these seven lifetimes, however, you can’t contact him . ”

The Jade Emperor had pondered for a moment before he had asked, “Tou Ta Li, are you there?”

A rough man holding an urn had yelled, “I’m here . ”

The Jade Emperor had stroked his long beard and said, “This matter will be handed to you . ”

“Understood . ”

His answer had been full of energy, which had made my heart beat faster . I had taken a deep breath and raised my head to look at the Heaven Emperor Li . His life in heaven had made him fat .

Sensing that I had been looking at him, he had turned around . His face had brimmed with radiance, and his cheeks had turned upwards when he laughed . Uncle had laughed so beautifully .

I had felt my mouth tighten, my always healthy heart beating like crazy . I had taken a deep breath . The always-healthy me felt like I had been about to die at a moment’s notice .

The Jade Emperor had nodded in satisfaction . “Xiao Xiang Zi, do you still have anything left to say?”

I had wanted to say that it was Yue Lao who had messed up the red strings while he had been drunk . If the red strings were messed up, then let them be messed up . There was no need to punish me in such a vicious way!

I had glanced at Yue Lao, and he had gazed at me pitifully, as if pleading me to not expose him . I had turned back around and continued taking deep breaths .

“May I curse?”

“No . ”

“Then…I have nothing to say . ”

The Jade Emperor had nodded in satisfaction and had turned to the young man . “Celestial Star Chu Kong, do you have anything left to say?”

Chu Kong…So the young man was the Mao Celestial Star .

卯日星君府 (mao ri xing jun fu, I have no idea what it is . Google translate said May God, but on hamster’s blog it was celestial star . I’ll keep hamster’s translation) .

Amongst the twelve Celestial Stars, he was the oldest . He looked after the first month of the year . I had finally learned the identity of the young man who would spend seven lifetimes with me .

I had looked up at the ceiling then and had thought that this world was truly ironic .

The young man beside me had stayed silent for a long time, until my curious eyes had fallen on his face . He had said with a straight, pale face, “Although it is our fault for the red strings being messed up in Yue Lao’s house this time, I swear on the God of the Day that this woman messed up more red strings than I . Therefore, can you let this woman suffer a little more every lifetime?”

I had stood up and wanted to pick a fight with him again . Heaven Emperor Li had come to my side and pressed me down . He had calmly said, “I will look at this matter fairly . ”

Although Emperor Li’s figure had gotten out of shape, his temperament had still been the same . I had nodded gratefully, feeling that there was still love in this world .

When the sentence was over, everyone had returned to their homes . All across the temple, I had heard Emperor Li’s laugh, “I love seeing the little wife chasing the husband, hahahaha!”

I had stood there, slowly turning into a lonely shadow .

Yue Lao had brought me back to the underworld . He had patted my shoulder and sighed, “Xiao Xiang…”

I had glared at him until he hadn’t dared to say the word he had been about to say . He had sighed again . “No one will look after the temple now that you’re gone . What do I do now?”

I had pouted, saying, “Drink less; that way, you can help me accumulate more virtue . ”

Yue Lao had pinched his beard in loneliness . I hadn’t possessed the heart to be mean to him . Even though he had always been stingy, had been a little confused, and had never adhered to the books, he hadn’t treated me badly . He had been unlike other fairies, who treated their own kind with beatings and harsh words .

I comforted him . “One day in Heaven is one year in the mortal realm . At most, seven lifetimes will only be a year . I’ll be back soon . ”

Yue Lao had shaken his head and turned around with a hunched back .

Watching his departing figure completely disappear from the underworld, I had turned around and looked at the tall gate .

幽冥地府(you ming di fu, Nether World) . These four words on the gate had appeared to be gloomy .

I had removed the wine pot from my waist, looked up at the wine spirits, then had walked to the gate .

I had thought, There’s nothing to be afraid of . Just think of it as coming down to see the world .

There had been more spirits each passing day, wondering how to form a well-behaved row in front of the bridge . Six little spirits had been giving those rows a bowl of soup . The old Madam Meng had been sitting to the side, dozing off .

I had randomly chosen a row and entered the Nether Hell . It had almost been my turn to drink Madam Meng’s soup, but I still hadn’t see that bastard Chu Kong .

While I had been wondering if he had already reincarnated, a golden light flashed in the dark Nether World, making all the spirits dazzled .

I had glanced back . The one in red, full of virtue, wasn’t that the bastard? By his side, there had  also been a young girl in pink .

Chu Kong, who had been so fierce when he was fighting with me, had been looking gently at the girl in pink . In the stillness of the Nether World, beside the flow of the river, I could clearly hear him say, “Ying Shi, don’t worry . I’ll be back soon . We’re both men, so Emperor Li will not let me suffer any losses . ”

“Even if it’s like that, Chu Kong gege, you need to pay attention to your safety . I heard that Yue Lao temple’s Xiao Xian Zi has a weird temper . You…you and her together, you need to be wary of her . ”

I had looked up at Heaven and thought what I had done to let this little white flower describe me in that way .

The little spirit had coughed twice to remind me to take my soup . Embarrassed, I had laughed and taken the soup . I had been about to drink it when I had heard Chu Kong say, “Don’t worry . Even though her temper is strange, her power and martial arts are both below mine . She can’t do anything to me . ”

I had narrowed my eyes and glared at the man who looked like a dog .

Chu Kong had said, “Wait and see how I will handle that eunuch Xiao Xian Zi for seven lifetimes…”

The word ‘eunuch’ had caused me to shake in anger, the bowl of Madam Meng’s soup shaking together with me .

Chu Kong had added, “Then I’ll go count the stars at Morningstar Hall with you . ”

“Count your ass…!” I had roared . In front of the little spirit, I had thrown Madam Meng’s soup at the bastard .

The soup had flung skyward while the empty bowl had landed on Chu Kong’s face . He had groaned, covered face and yelled . The eyes that I remembered from our previous encounter had finally been turned purple by me .

I had retorted, “Standing there with those panda eyes and yelling rubbish, don’t you feel pain?” Chu Kong had felt the pain a little later . He had then looked up with eyes full of rage .

The pink-clad Ying Shi beside him had kept mumbling about how her heart was pained at seeing him hurt . From her agonized expression, it felt like I had struck her instead .

I had sneered . Chu Kong had gritted his teeth and looked at me . I saw that a spell had been forming in his hands . It looked like he had wanted to give me a death blow . My calm heart had suddenly raced . After all, in terms of spells, mine were below Chu Kong’s .

At that exact moment, the little spirit had interjected, “You…You threw the soup! Do you want to rebel?!”

His loud voice had woken Madam Meng up . When Madam Meng had moved, the atmosphere in the Nether world turned gloomier . As I was had only been a cloud, my legs had suddenly felt weak as I trembled and pointed at Chu Kong . “It was him! He wants to rebel . That bastard didn’t want to drink the soup . He wanted to see what will happen if I don’t drink the soup . I was forced to do this!”

“Ah?” A deep and husky voice had echoed through the Nether World, making it hard for people to breathe .

“Who doesn’t want to drink the soup that I made?”

Madam Meng had stood up . She was twenty feet tall, casting a shadow in the Nether World .

When she had seen the broken bowl in front of Chu Kong, she had yelled, “Who dares to not drink the soup? This old lady boiled the soup all day . You bastards dare to waste all my efforts?!”

As she had spoken, a huge body had quickly flown above the spirit, so fast that it was inconsistent with her weight . She had landed before Chu Kong, scaring everyone . Even Chu Kong had a pale face .

I had looked around and saw that nobody had been paying attention to me, so I ran and crossed the bridge of reincarnation .

Before going into reincarnation, I had looked back . I only saw the spirits running around and yelling . Madam Meng had been with Chu Kong . Chu Kong had been looking at me . His eyes had been filled of hatred, wanting nothing more than to cut me into thousands of pieces .

I had paused for a moment, feeling that I went a bit overboard…

Before jumping in the circle of reincarnation, I had given him a thumbs-up . Madam Meng had pinched him, causing him to be even more embarrassed . I had smacked my butt and happily walked into the circle of reincarnation .

Chu Kong will not get past without drinking the soup of oblivion . This lifetime, I’ll be born first, and I’ll still have my memory from my previous life . I’m stronger than him . In other words… Little bastard, just wait and see how you’ll die .

 

 

Gege: big brother . Used by girls to call boys who are older and close to them