A Lamp's Worth of Wine

There is a curious tale making the rounds in the cultivation world.

The only immortal lord in the entire cultivation world capable of ascending to godhood somehow missed his tribulation perfectly.

Everyone lamented the loss.

Thinking back to years ago, Immortal Lord Tayue single-handedly slew the demoness who ruled over her corner of the world, scattering her soul until not a trace remained.

Word was that the immortal lord and the demoness had once studied under the same master, and they had never gotten along.

Later, the immortal lord killed her, to everyone's great satisfaction.

Everyone knew that Immortal Lord Tayue was utterly cold and aloof.

He had also spent years in seclusion, recovering the spiritual power he had expended in that battle.

At some point, a young female cultivator suddenly appeared at the immortal lord's side.

She followed him around every day, and he didn't seem to mind at all.

Others found it strange, and the young cultivator herself was just as puzzled.

Her: I just got reborn, and I've already been caught?!

Immortal Lord Tayue kept a stern face and waited for her to come eat with him every day.

Her: So prisoners get treated this well here? I have nowhere else to go, so I'm staying!

He had always thought she hated him for not saving her back then, which was why she kept pretending to be crazy and stupid.

Then one day, he confessed to her again...

Her: Do I know you?

It turned out she had completely forgotten him.

She couldn't understand why he was always so kind to her. It turned out he thought she was someone from his past...

In her previous life, as she lay dying, he led her out of that living hell. All she said was, "Just pretend my soul has scattered and I'll never return to this world. The immortal lord killed me..."

"I used to think you merely hated me. Then I realized you'd completely forgotten me."

● This is the author's first book. The writing is rough, and it's a dark past... Don't read it, don't read it!

● Fantasy setting, with a focus on plot

● P.S. The original title, "Half-Dead Wutong After the Clear Frost [Reborn]," comes from the poem "Partridge Sky: Passing Through Changmen Again, Everything Is Different."

● There is a BL side couple, and their story isn't long. Proceed with caution [emphasis added!]

Theme: Don't worry when trouble comes. Just be more careful in your next life.