[Zhang Qiling] Half-Moon Qilin

The Half-Moon Goddess held out a plate of spirit pills and spirit fruit to tempt the newly born little qilin. "Little qilin, eat my spirit pills and fruit, accept my contract blood, and you'll be my beast. From now on, don't go sweet-talking anyone else, understand?"

The little qilin gave a soft whimper, committing the face of the woman who was about to become its owner to memory. Then it blinked, decided it had done everything it needed to, and happily began nibbling on a deliciously sweet fruit.

The Half-Moon Goddess looked on, completely satisfied as her little qilin obediently ate its fruit.

But...

Zhang Banyue looked at the clear-eyed, bewildered person beside her, who had been tied up like a dumpling without uttering a sound, and a hint of suspicion crossed her eyes. On the other side, the person who had lost her memory again and remembered only that her name was Zhang Qiling looked at the woman beside her, who was tied up just like her, and felt a hint of relief.

When they were both thrown into a tomb and each took care of half of the sticky rice dumplings that had followed their scent, a hint of satisfaction crossed both their faces at the same time.

Then, when the little old man wanted to take them both back with him, Zhang Banyue firmly pulled the amnesiac, bewildered woman behind her... and followed the inscrutable old man together...