127 Instructor Yu Xuan’s Confession
“Instructor, where are we going?”
“Just for a stroll. This island might be small, but it has some nice scenery.”
“Rather than sightseeing, I’d prefer to spend more time with you, Instructor. After all, I’m returning to the academy tomorrow.”
“Yan Zhen…”
Instructor Yu Xuan stopped, gazing at her lover, who blushed slightly under her gaze, waiting for her response.
After a moment, a smile returned to her face, and she tightened her grip on his hand, as if wanting to hold him forever.
“Then how about visiting my cultivation spot? It’s not far from the White Jade Spring we went to yesterday.”
“Sure.”
Instructor Yu Xuan’s cultivation spot was a waterfall nestled among three mountains. Strangely, the cascading water seemed frozen in place, like a sheet of glass against the cliff face.
Below the waterfall, the water collected in a clear pool, its surface undisturbed by even a ripple.
If Yan Zhen remembered correctly, this was the Yu family’s second forbidden area, the Clear Waterfall, opposite the White Jade Spring (Turbid Spring), accessible through the peach blossom maze from the other side.
A faint chill permeated the air, the temperature below freezing.
“Yan Zhen, look, the water isn’t moving.”
Instructor Yu Xuan’s expression clearly said, “Ask me why.” Yan Zhen, however, responded matter-of-factly, “It’s a laminar flow phenomenon, right?”
“What’s a laminar flow?”
“Uh, simply put, when the flow rate is very low, the fluid flows in layers, without mixing. That’s laminar flow. However, a waterfall is accelerated by gravity, so it shouldn’t exhibit laminar flow… Well, I’m just guessing… Do you know why, Instructor?”
Instructor Yu Xuan suddenly remembered Yan Zhen saying something similar when he visited this place in her previous life.
“No, you’re right. It’s because the water contains abundant Mystic Qi, slowing down the waterfall’s descent and making it appear almost motionless. The same applies to the pool’s surface.”
“Oh~”
Yan Zhen nodded repeatedly, pretending to be impressed, though he had already read about this in the script.
Instructor Yu Xuan looked at him. “The water of the Clear Waterfall can reflect one’s true self and reveal one’s innermost thoughts. Cultivating here eliminates the risk of Qi deviation.”
Yan Zhen nodded again. “It’s indeed a good place for secluded cultivation.”
“Let’s go take a closer look.”
“Can it really reflect one’s true self?”
“Of course. Come on.”
They removed their shoes and socks, stepped onto the water’s surface with their bare feet, and slowly walked into the misty pool.
Each step created clear ripples on the mirror-like surface, slowly expanding before disappearing.
Yan Zhen looked down, but despite the water’s clarity, he couldn’t see his or Instructor Yu Xuan’s reflection.
—How strange. I hope I don’t suddenly sprout red hair. (A reference to a Chinese idiom about encountering something supernatural.)
Led by Instructor Yu Xuan, Yan Zhen arrived before the waterfall. Looking closely, there was a faint line where the water fell, barely visible.
The waterfall also didn’t reflect their images. He could see the patterns on the cliff face behind the falling water.
“Instructor, what do I do?”
Instructor Yu Xuan smiled faintly. “Just submerge a part of your body in the water and focus your mind. I’ll demonstrate.”
She extended her hand into the waterfall and closed her eyes.
Gentle Water Mystic Power circulated around her graceful body, as if she were glowing, her black and blue hair swaying slightly.
Soon, the crystal-clear waterfall turned cloudy, like a drop of milk had been added.
The cloudiness gradually coalesced, forming a familiar figure.
Instructor Yu Xuan opened her eyes, looked at her “reflection” in the waterfall, then both “she” and her reflection looked at Yan Zhen.
“See? That’s the ‘true me’.”
Yan Zhen’s eyes widened in surprise.
The Instructor Yu Xuan in the waterfall looked more mature and voluptuous than the one beside him, as if aged by time, exuding a mature charm like fine wine, incredibly alluring.
And she looked almost exactly like Mother-in-law Clan Head!
If not for the gentle expression in her eyes, he would have mistaken the beautiful figure in the waterfall for the Clan Head.
“Instructor’s inner self is… so mature?”
—Wait, that’s not right.
In the script, after winning the husband selection ceremony, Yan Zhen was also brought here by Instructor Yu Xuan as a reward.
She demonstrated how to “reflect one’s true self,” but the reflection that appeared acted like a lovesick fool, exclaiming, “So handsome! So cute!” almost causing her to die of embarrassment.
However, the reflection was supposed to be identical to the person, not a decade older, like this.
—What’s going on?
Instructor Yu Xuan shook her head slightly. “This has nothing to do with maturity. This is… who I truly am.”
She took a deep breath and said seriously, “Actually, I’m reborn. I returned to the present from fifteen years in the future, with all my memories.”
Yan Zhen was stunned, his mind reeling.
—What?! Reborn? Instructor Yu Xuan is also reborn?
“W-what’s going on, Instructor? You’re not joking, are you?”
“I’m serious. I’m sorry for keeping it from you for so long. I just didn’t know how to tell you… I was worried you would… dislike me because of our age difference.”
“How could I dislike you, Instructor? Besides, you’re still just as captivating fifteen years later.”
“Really?”
“Of course… No, wait, that’s not the point! This is…” Yan Zhen was flustered, his words jumbled. “How… how could you be reborn? Why were you reborn? This is so strange.”
“I also thought it was absurd at first, like some kind of illusion created by my inner demons. But then I gradually confirmed that I was truly reborn.” Instructor Yu Xuan smiled gently. “Actually, in my past life, you and I weren’t together. We were fated to meet, but not to be together. In the end, I could only watch you marry another woman, silently hiding my feelings… Perhaps that’s why fate took pity on me and gave me a second chance, giving me the courage to pursue you… Now, my wish has finally come true, so I’m telling you everything—Yan Zhen, are you angry?”
“Not angry, just… surprised. It’s a bit much to take in.” Yan Zhen scratched his head, troubled. “So, you’ve had… ulterior motives towards me from the very beginning?”
Instructor Yu Xuan blushed. “Not ulterior motives, but… I liked you.”
“Just liked me? Not… attracted to me?”
“A… a little bit.”
Her voice was barely a whisper. Yan Zhen snorted playfully.
“No wonder you were so good to me from the beginning, even… So it was all premeditated.”
Instructor Yu Xuan panicked. “I truly like you, Yan Zhen. I wanted to be with you so much that I used a few… little tricks to make you fall for me—I was wrong. Please don’t be angry.”
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