[An old story from the beginning of 2020]
"My lord, are you waiting for someone?" A passing demon had once received help from Luo Qingshu, and asked out of curiosity.
Luo Qingshu: "I'm waiting for my wife."
"Then I'll gather the nearby demons to welcome your wife." The demon had only settled in the area within the past two years, so he hadn't heard about what happened before. He did find it strange that no one had ever mentioned this lord's wife.
A flash of golden light appeared in the distance, a sign that a demon had ascended to immortality. The little demon stared without blinking, marveling at whoever had been so lucky.
Amid the commotion, Luo Qingshu murmured, "There's no need." He reached out, and a pear petal slid across his palm.
"She isn't coming back."
She only knew that she felt guilty for dragging him into her troubles, so she never saw him again. She didn't know that he was willing to be dragged into them. Every year, he hoped that Li Wu would come back to see him, even if only for a moment.
But there was no need now. Li Wu had been an immortal in heaven all along. She had descended to the mortal realm to undergo a trial, and that was how she came to love him. The karmic flames burned away her mortal sins. Reborn, she devoted herself to cultivation and used her power to save countless innocent lives. Now that the grudges of the mortal world had been settled, as the Taoist had said, it was time for her to join the ranks of the immortals.
Mortals and immortals were never meant to walk the same path. Luo Qingshu turned and left. From then on, he would never return to wait there again.
Theme: All beings are equal.
