(If you mind characters acting out of character, don’t read.)
Outside Jiangzhou, in the Kingdom of Baiming, stands the Shantuo Temple.
One day, Li Xiao, daughter of the wealthy Li family, meets a man by the river behind the temple. He says, “Wait. Fish me out in a bit!”
Li Xiao thinks, What a weirdo!
As she turns away, she hears a splash behind her. She looks back, and he’s gone!
Another day, Li Xiao runs into the same weirdo in the peach grove at Shantuo Temple. He says, “Wait.”
Li Xiao hurries off, her embroidered shoes practically striking sparks against the ground.
Suddenly, she hears a thud behind her. She turns around. Is he lying flat on the ground?
The next day, Li Xiao encounters the strange man again. “Wait,” he calls in his cool, clear voice.
She walks a few steps, then looks back. The man who was standing there has vanished again!
Bai Zhi is determined to die, but every time, a woman saves him. “What would you do if I died?” he asks.
“I’d be sad,” Li Xiao replies.
Bai Zhi thinks for a moment, then says, “Come on. Take me home.”
Li Xiao: ...That’s not what I meant!
Bai Zhi: I never imagined anyone would be sad if I died. I need to know where she lives. The witch said a soul lingers in the human world for seven days after death. She was sad for me, so after I die, I should go keep her company. I can’t let her be too sad.
Li Xiao: ...Well, thank you!
Very frustrating!
In the early stage, I looked very angry. Why don't you teach the heroine's parents a lesson? You don't understand people well.