Chapter 2: The widowed Heavenly Lord crazily chases his wife

01

This lord^[1] is now Heavenly Lord Poyun, reigning over the Three Realms, with the whole world submitting to this lord.

It seems that in these three thousand worlds, there is nothing this lord cannot obtain.

Endless wealth, boundless power, peerless beauties — all are mundane things that come and go at this lord's command.

And yet, this lord no longer remembers how to write the word "happy."

What's the use of me having this world? He has left me forever.

02

I once believed that for lifetime after lifetime, for all eternity, Xiao Di would never leave my side.

He had been with me for thousands of years, tens of thousands of years—so long I'd lost count.

We were childhood companions, knowing each other since we were just ignorant little brats.

When my family was destroyed, I went from a dandy to a stray dog overnight, and only he stayed by my side.

At that time, I didn't understand love. I only thought he was stupid—simple-minded and loyal, a useful little dog. He ran around doing everything for me, and I took advantage of his family's power to rise again.

I lay low, cultivated myself, and quickly advanced in power. Thanks to a fateful encounter at the edge of a cliff, I obtained the secret to the immortal mansion under Cold Pond.

But back then, I was still weak and couldn't act rashly by relying on me alone. Fortunately, luck always seemed to follow me—I bumped into benefactors even when I went out to empty the chamber pot. Every few days, some stunning beauty from a prestigious family would eagerly follow me, ready to serve at my command.

At the time, I figured Xiao Di had outlived his usefulness. I could easily find a chance to get rid of him and continue on my path to ascension.

But he foolishly risked his life to save me.

So stupid that it made my heart tremble.

03

He just kept following me, stupid and earnest, day after day, year after year. I was always surrounded by peerless beauties and carefree celestial maidens—yet the only thing I liked to see was the nervous look on his face every time he healed my injuries.

The Lianzhi Art linked our vital energies—when I was physically hurt, he felt the pain in his heart. More times than I can count, it was only because of him that I managed to escape danger.

Back then, I still didn't understand what it meant to love him. And yet, little by little, I'd already handed over my life and everything I had without even realizing it.

I was a dignified Venerable, but I had to ask him for money even to buy a mung bean cake. I didn't feel aggrieved, and he didn't find it strange either.

I loved him without knowing it, and he knew nothing^[2]. Two clueless idiots, stumbling through tens of thousands of years.

04

I always thought the people around me were as stupid as pigs—only to realize, in the end, that the stupidest one was me.

I used to be fearless, thinking that since Xiao Di's life was tied to mine, as long as I was invincible in the world, I would be able to keep him safe for life.

Arrogant and conceited, I thought myself untouchable—but I forgot that pride comes before a fall. Not only did I suffer a crushing defeat, but I also lost my most treasured person.

Xiao Di, who had followed me for so many years, was himself a powerful cultivator at the peak of the Upper Yellow Rank. And yet, he was wiped out just like that—body and soul dissipating between heaven and earth.

Why?!

Why did that fool still choose to suffer in my place, even at the cost of his own life?

Why did this Lianzhi Art only let him bear my pain, but not allow me to die alongside him?

I am the stupidest, the dumbest, the most moronic creature in the world.

Now that he's truly gone from this world, I finally understand my feelings.

The love is overwhelming, but there's no one left to receive it.

05

I can't even remember how much effort it took to reverse this time and space.

I don't want this fame, don't want this cultivation, don't want dominion over the Three Realms and all under heaven. I just want to see him again.

And I succeeded.

Using the Lianzhi Art as a guide, I went back to ten thousand years ago.

It was the day he first risked his life to save mine.

I looked at his face—so familiar, yet so unfamiliar. I had forgotten how many suns and moons had passed since I last saw him.

Turns out there's a small mole at the corner of his brow—I didn't even remember that.

I secretly held the hand of the sleeping man. Gone were all the old scars and calluses, and yet I shed tears once more.

It's him and yet it's not him.

The person I long for, miss, and love, I can never truly find him again.

06

I already know how to break the Lianzhi Art.

Once the younger version of him wakes up, I'll undo this shackle and set him free.

He used to say he wanted a peaceful, quiet life—tending to fields and living simply. But instead, he kept following me through life and death, risking his life time and again in storms of blood and fire, which was really pitiful.

I just suddenly feel helpless and don't know where to go from here.

All those past struggles, the power plays and conquests—none of it holds any meaning for me now. Turns out that even if I turn the clock back, even if I search the whole universe, I cannot find him back.

07

"Xiao Di, are you okay?"

I saw him wake up and hurriedly asked.

But he stared at me, looked me over from head to toe, and sighed softly.

"I'm fine. No need to worry, Brother Wang."

I acted naturally, but in fact my soul was trembling.

He forgot but I haven't.

In our past life, after I fell into Cold Pond, he stopped calling me Brother Wang. From then on, he always called me Ao-ge^[3].

The heavens have eyes.

I'm not his Ao-ge, but he's my Xiao^[4] Di.

08

"Xiao Di, just focus on recovering." Every word I spoke felt as sweet as honey in my heart. He was pretending to be stupid with me, and I didn't expose him. "No one expected there'd be a whole secret realm under this Cold Pond. There's an immortal's mansion down here, and it's fully stocked with food, clothes, shelter—you name it. Even if we stayed here for three to five years, we'd be perfectly fine."

He stayed silent, but I was overjoyed. I watched over him day and night, not daring to look away for even a moment — deeply afraid all this was just a pipe dream.

"Xiao Di, what do you want to do when we go back this time?"

I heard him mumbling something adorable.

"Get as far away from you as possible."

I heard him, but pretended not to. I teased him on purpose.

"What was that?"

"Haha, nothing."

God, he's so cute.

09

I swore I would never be separated from him for the rest of my life. Even if he tried to run, I'd chase him to the ends of the heavens and earth to grab him back.

"Xiao Di! Where do you think you are going?!"

I picked him up by the waist, not caring how uncomfortable he was — I didn't dare let go.

"What the hell are you doing?!"

"You're not going anywhere! This lord forbids you to take a single step away from me!" The memory of the years after I lost him surged up in my chest — all the demonic energy I usually kept suppressed now roared to the surface, making me look like an Asura.

But Xiao Di wasn't afraid of me and even poked me in the shoulder.

"You okay?"

I'm okay. With you here, I'm more than okay.

10

I'm just a farmer now — with three spacious tiled houses and forty acres of rice paddies.

There's no crop I can't grow, no fruit or vegetable I don't know how to plant.

Pigs, horses, cows, sheep, food, clothing, house, transportation, eating, drinking, pooping and peeing, it's all on me.

But I still grin like a fool every single day.

Even if my little bastard pees on my head, I have no regrets.

He's here.

The end.

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[1] Běnzuò: a first person pronoun used by deities in Chinese fiction. Poyun means "breaking through the clouds." The switch from 本尊(this lord) to 我(I/me) is kinda important.

[2] 十窍通九窍: ironic way of saying "you know nothing."

[3] 兄 and 哥 both translate as "brother." 兄(xiōng) is formal/respectful but not close while gē shows closeness/familiarity.

[4] 小 (little). From this point on, Wang Ao always says  小棣 (Little Di).

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