21 The Fiancée’s Dream of Her Past Life
As the saying goes, what goes around comes around.
Huangfu Wenqing didn’t expect that her small act of selfishness would attract five times the animosity. She happily held Yan Zhen’s hand, returning to her room with him.
Click, the door closed, and the space became private.
Yan Zhen glanced around the room.
Room number four was identical to his room number three, simply decorated and furnished, like an ordinary inn room. It lacked any romantic ambiance and was far inferior to room number one.
“Alright, we’ll stay here for these few days,” Huangfu Wenqing said softly, biting her lip. “We can do anything together.”
Yan Zhen blinked and said shyly, “I plan to focus on cultivating.”
In the script, there was only one “showing off” scene during these few days on the airship, but it wasn’t time for that yet. He had to wait for people from other kingdoms to board and for conflict to arise.
Until then, Yan Zhen would remain in his room, refining the Gold and Silver Fire Sword Embryo under Beautiful Master’s guidance.
“Could you spend some time talking with me first?” Huangfu Wenqing held her wrist against her chest, looking a bit nervous. “We haven’t seen each other for a long time. I want to chat with you.”
“Ah, this… that’s fine.” Yan Zhen couldn’t refuse, so he planned to subtly steer the conversation to a dead end. “What do you want to talk about?”
Hearing him agree, a charming smile returned to Huangfu Wenqing’s face. She sat on the bed, patted the space beside her, and said, “Sit down first.”
Yan Zhen sat down, maintaining a distance between them, upholding his virtuous conduct. “So, what do you want to talk about? I’m not very good at conversations.”
“For example, we can talk about what you’ve been doing this past year, or… we can talk about you.”
As if worried that Yan Zhen would run away, Huangfu Wenqing shifted closer, her thigh pressing against his. She also took his arm, attempting to rub her chest against him to arouse him, but her size wasn’t sufficient.
“As your fiancée, I want to know everything about you, the good and the bad.”
“There’s nothing special about me.” Yan Zhen stroked his chin, thinking. “Just a bit handsome, a bit talented, a bit kind-hearted. Otherwise, I’m very ordinary.”
Huangfu Wenqing chuckled. “Just a bit?”
“I’m being modest. Actually, it’s more than a bit.”
“You’re so cute~”
“Wait, instead of cute, I’d prefer to hear dashing, handsome, elegant, and other such compliments.”
“You’re adorably cute~”
“Uh…”
—It seemed Huangfu Wenqing was even worse at conversations.
“Actually, you have many other strengths that I lack.” Huangfu Wenqing said, “I heard that you were once a genius, but then your realm inexplicably dropped, attracting ridicule from all sides. Yet, you persevered and eventually emerged from your cocoon, rising above others… I admire that about you.”
Yan Zhen smiled faintly. “There was no perseverance, just stubborn persistence. I even wanted to give up several times, thinking it was fate and that I should find another path. But then, I would unconsciously start cultivating again, rejoicing at every small improvement, only to be met with greater disappointment. This cycle continued, leaving me muddled and lost, until I finally saw a glimmer of hope again, worried that it was just a false dawn, reaching out towards it with trepidation—”
“Yan Zhen…”
“So, don’t say things like admire. I’m not proud of it at all. If I could, I would rather not have experienced such hardship.”
That way, at least his grandfather wouldn’t have to worry about him, and his father wouldn’t have disappeared, becoming a prisoner of the Demon Realm.
“Sorry, Yan Zhen. I was being too insensitive.”
Huangfu Wenqing felt guilty, remembering how he had challenged her to a life-or-death duel when she broke off the engagement in her previous life.
Like a cornered animal, his eyes filled with vigilance and desperation, every movement a struggle against fate.
He was already struggling in the mire, and she, without considering his feelings, had thrown another stone at him—
Even now, she was still saying such frivolous things, completely failing to understand his feelings, let alone win his heart!
Huangfu Wenqing felt a bitterness in her heart. Even after being reborn, she seemed unable to truly get close to Yan Zhen.
“No, it was me who overreacted and said some unpleasant things.” Yan Zhen smiled. “Let’s talk about something more pleasant.”
Huangfu Wenqing lowered her head and said dejectedly, “Actually, when I first learned that Grandfather had arranged our engagement, I was very reluctant. I even asked him to cancel it immediately because I didn’t want to marry someone I had never met and knew nothing about.”
“I felt the same. I didn’t want to marry a stranger either.”
Yan Zhen nodded in agreement, thinking, This is the Huangfu Wenqing from the script!
“Then why did you change your mind later?”
“Because I had a dream, a… very unpleasant dream.” Huangfu Wenqing hugged Yan Zhen’s arm tightly. “I dreamt that I disobeyed Grandfather and took people from the sect to Martial Tang City to break off the engagement, saying hurtful things to you. You were very angry and challenged me to a life-or-death duel two years later. I didn’t take it seriously because, at that time, you were just a half-crippled person stuck at the third stage of Mystic Apprentice, while I was the rising Young Sect Master of Cloud Heaven Palace. Such a duel was exactly what I wanted. As long as I defeated you, I could justifiably break off the engagement.”
Yan Zhen blinked, thinking, Isn’t this the standard script I wanted?
“Two years later, as promised, you came to Cloud Heaven Peak to duel me to the death. By then, you had transformed, not only regaining your former talent but even surpassing it. I lost that duel, completely and utterly. Not only did you overwhelm me throughout the fight, leaving me unable to retaliate, but after my defeat, I was also captivated by your strength and your aura, even my heart gradually surrendering to you. However, by then, you no longer looked upon me favorably. You had even let go of the past, holding no resentment towards me. I realized that I had missed my chance from the very beginning, and there was no longer any possibility of us being together.”
Yan Zhen froze, thinking, Why is this dream different from the script again? In the script, Huangfu Wenqing didn’t like him.
She fell for him after being defeated by him? Could Huangfu Wenqing be a masochist? Despite her outwardly proud and arrogant demeanor, she was actually a masochist, looking forward to being conquered!
Hmm~~~ It seems I’ve discovered something interesting.
“So, to avoid regrets, I decided to meet you in person first.” Huangfu Wenqing smiled. “After meeting you, I realized… you’re so cute, and I like you so much~”
—Sister, can we not mention “cute”?
“Yan Zhen, I want to kiss you. Is that okay?