The Immortal Venerable Visits My Dreams

Ever since Zunxian saved her, Feng Miaoshi had secretly fallen in love with him.

She knew that, as an outer-sect disciple, she was as far beneath the Immortal Venerable as earth was beneath the clouds, so she confided her girlish feelings to the protective jade doll he had given her.

Now and then, she even dared to indulge in wild fantasies.

A few days ago, however, she went out to gain experience and encountered a powerful fox demon.

Although the jade doll saved her life, it shattered, and she began to suffer frequent bouts of heat. Only by imagining herself entwined with Zunxian could she ease it, and even then, only a little.

*

Li Jiansu never told Feng Miaoshi that a sliver of his divine consciousness resided in the jade doll he had given her.

At first, he simply forgot to mention it. Later, he heard the girl's joyful confessions, hidden away in her heart.

If he told her the truth now, it might wound the girl's pride. Remembering those misty almond eyes, Li Jiansu decided to hold his tongue for a while.

Feelings at sixteen or seventeen were as changeable as drifting clouds. Once Feng Miaoshi realized that her affection came only from his having saved her life, she would naturally fall for someone else.

But one day, when the jade doll shattered, the divine consciousness that should have returned to its original body somehow took root in Feng Miaoshi's sea of consciousness.

The girl grew bolder.

Her cherry lips no longer spoke shy, happy confessions. Instead, she kissed the tip of his nose and sweetly begged him to bend down and show her mercy once more, to save her from her torment.

Li Jiansu, who should have cut off his feelings decisively, developed a heart demon.

*

Feng Miaoshi hadn't seen Li Jiansu for a long time, and the contrast between fantasy and reality left her feeling empty.

After holding back for several days, she finally made up her mind and found an excuse to climb the mountain and visit the Immortal Venerable.

His cave abode was dim and dark.

She saw the Immortal Venerable with his back to her, calling her over with a smile in his voice.

She had only just reached him when a blade of frost pierced the Immortal Venerable's chest. The one wielding the sword... was also the Immortal Venerable.

The Immortal Venerable with the blade through his chest turned around as if nothing had happened. His eyes were blood-red as he took her hand.

"Miaoshi, what's so good about liking that old stick in the mud? He doesn't know what you like, and he won't respond to you. Why not like me instead? I look just like him, and my voice is the same. How am I any worse?"

*

At first, Li Jiansu only wanted to destroy his heart demon and set Feng Miaoshi back on the right path.

Later, Li Jiansu used Feng Miaoshi's sash to bind his own wrists. "I may not have much talent for the art of lovemaking, but I'm willing to make up for it by studying hard. I hope you won't look down on me, Miaoshi."

Theme: Love makes people strong