Chao Yunzhu penetrates into a book about cultivating immortals. In the book, no matter the protagonists, villains, or cannon fodder and supporting characters, most of them are cultivators of immortality.
And she was just a mortal. She didn't even have a name in the book. She was only mentioned casually, "Immortal Lord Shen Liang once had a mortal wife."
"The woman regretted marrying him when he was in decline, and she married him after hearing that he had become a Taoist. Fortunately, his life was short, and he only delayed the Immortal Lord for ten years."
She is a burden to this immortal genius, a mortal woman who shamelessly clings to him, asking for protection by relying on his softness.
So when Shen Liang's enemies came to the door, Chao Yunzhu even breathed a sigh of relief - she could go home if she died, and Shen Liang could finally be freed.
However, within two years she went back in time. At that time, the world of immortality had gone through hundreds of years, and the world had changed. Most of the people and things she was familiar with were no longer there.
Chao Yunzhu only had a communication jade that Shen Liang had given her before, but she hesitated and did not use it.
She had hands and feet, and if she worked more diligently, she would be able to support herself. Chao Yunzhu thought, it would be better not to disturb him.
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Shen Liang actually had no impression of Chao Yunzhu.
He doesn't hate her, nor does he like her, so he naturally doesn't care why she regrets her marriage or why she comes to ask him to marry her.
But the look of her crying was really pitiful, and Shen Liang almost lost his head due to some strange circumstances.
At that time, he was young and frivolous, devoted himself to cultivating Taoism, and vowed to become the first person on the Taoism. He was really not in the mood for such trivial matters.
On the wedding day, Shen Liang went out to practice.
Half a year after getting married, Shen Liang received a letter from home, and then Shen Liang remembered that he still had a wife.
In the ninth year of marriage, Shen Liang got used to going home occasionally.
He always thinks that the days are still very long; he always thinks that things other than cultivation are just a waste of time; he always thinks that truly precious things should be obtained with a lot of hard work.
So after ten years of marriage, Shen Liang even forgot to sign a marriage contract with his wife. He always seemed to have more important things than this.
It wasn't until the jade sunk and the beads shattered, the morning clouds and mist dispersed, and everything settled, that he finally realized what he was doing and suddenly woke up from his dream.
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Later, when Shen Liang was the first person in Zhengzheng Dao to fall into a demon state, a young man raised his sword and asked, what kind of Dao did he practice?
Shen Liang remained silent.
In the long time, what made him look back frequently, think about it repeatedly, and pursue with all his strength was just those hasty ten years.
*2025.11.1
Intention: "What you have been pursuing all your life, you actually have it from the beginning."