Chong Zhiyao’s life was tumultuous, and even death brought her no peace. First, her soul was trapped in the mortal world for hundreds of years. Then, just when she finally managed to return to the Underworld, King Qin Guang declared her a rare talent and kept her there to help Meng Po brew soup beside the Yellow Springs.
And so she brewed for hundreds of years.
She brewed and simmered day and night, until Meng Po went to be reincarnated, and until she became the new Meng Po herself.
Chong Zhiyao asked King Qin Guang countless times when he would let her reincarnate as a human.
Every time, he would say, “Ah, don’t rush. Wait a little longer. Your destined opportunity hasn’t come yet, so you can’t be reincarnated.”
Fine.
All right!
She’d wait!
But once again, she waited for hundreds of years.
She brewed soup beside the Yellow Springs until even the ghosts were numb to it!
She just couldn’t take it anymore!
She couldn’t stand staying by the Yellow Springs for another moment. She threw caution to the wind and picked a huge fight with King Qin Guang, forcing him to let her reincarnate!
King Qin Guang couldn’t take any more of her tantrums, but he still wouldn’t let her reincarnate. Instead, he gave her a different job...
From then on, Chong Zhiyao’s days became a lot more fun.
