Crossing the Gods as Slaves

Chapter 377: Get Married (2)

"Hua'er, do you know what the magical instrument was that opened the passage to the other world that day?"

Ning Hua shook her head: "My daughter doesn't know."

"That magical instrument was borrowed from the Great Emperor Guanyin, who sits under the Buddha's throne. It's called 'Nine Accumulations'. To activate 'Nine Accumulations', one must nurture it with the divine spirit for a full forty-nine days, and then inject at least thirty thousand years of cultivation into it before it can be activated..."

"Zi Jiang was only over 40,000 years old. For you, he gave up most of his cultivation in a single stroke. How can I, your father, repay this favor?"

Ning Hua lowered his head and said nothing.

"Although I lost to him in the end, I lost 70,000 years of cultivation, but he opened the channel twice, giving up more than just cultivation. How do you expect your mother and I to repay you for all that kindness?"

Ning Hua twisted her fingers. She had heard from her mother, the Ninth Princess, that Zi Jiang sacrificed his cultivation for her, but she could not and had no way to repay that favor.

"Have you ever seen Zi Jiang during the time your father has been in seclusion?"

Ning Hua shook his head: "I've never seen it."

"Yes, of course you can't see him. He gave up those

Because his foundation has been damaged for a long time, he should be in seclusion to recuperate now...Alas, Hua'er, listen to your parents' advice. A man from another world is not your destiny after all. When Zijiang comes out of seclusion, you can get married..."

Ning Hua clenched his fists at his sides, his nails digging deep into his palms, but the tears in his eyes still fell uncontrollably.

The Ninth Princess caressed Ning Hua's back again: "Dad and Mom only want what's best for you and won't harm you. Zi Jiang has expressed his feelings, so I think he's really moved by you. You won't suffer after you marry him. Hua'er, you've been in love with Zi Jiang for 20,000 years, but you've never received a response. It's normal for you to transfer your feelings to another man. But this kind of transference is not love after all..."

Ning Chen, the Supreme God, also responded calmly, "Yes, compared to a relationship that lasted less than two years, which one is more important than a relationship that lasted twenty thousand years? Can't you tell which is true and which is false?"

Ning Hua looked up dazedly: "Really? Am I just temporarily transferring my feelings because I didn't get a response from Zi Jiang?"

The Ninth Princess took out her handkerchief and wiped Ning Hua's tears. "Of course...Silly child, if you really could let go of Zi Jiang, you would have done so thousands of years ago. Why would you have come down to earth to endure trials and tribulations, and then to another world?"

Ning Hua nodded: "Mother is right. If I could forget, I would have forgotten it long ago."

The Ninth Princess finally smiled: "That's the right way to think..."

Ning Hua looked at his parents' relieved smiles, but did not say the "but" in his heart.

But if she really couldn't forget Zi Jiang, why was Lu Xiu the only person she was thinking about now? If she really couldn't forget Zi Jiang, why did she only have a wisp of smoke in her mind when she thought about their past, feeling so unreal?

Another month later, Zi Jiang came out of seclusion. The first thing he did was to go to Zhuiji Mountain to look for Ning Hua.

Ning Hua was ordered by the Ninth Princess to embroider a wedding dress at home. Ning Hua embroidered two stitches and then threw it aside.

Zi Jiang walked smoothly into Ning Hua's boudoir. Ning Hua was leaning on the couch reading a book. When she raised her eyes, she saw a handsome man coming in the morning light, and she was in a trance for a moment.

"Zi Jiang?"

Zi Jiang had a faint smile on her face: "Ning Hua, I left some memorials in your room. I'm here to look for them."

"The memorials? Oh, I've seen them. I've put them in the next storeroom, along with your desk."