Anyone who mentions Qingcheng's Ruan Yuanjia will praise her: "With a mind more perceptive than Bi Gan's, she is peerless in elegance and beauty."
It is a pity that a woman so brilliant and breathtaking married a foolish woman, Jiang Zao'er. Jiang Zao'er was attacked by an evil spirit as a child, damaging her heart meridians. No matter how much she aged, her mind remained that of a child. Jiang Zao'er's mother died saving Ruan Yuanjia, and to repay that debt, Ruan Yuanjia took on the burden of caring for her.
She even married Jiang Zao'er to protect her.
Everyone knew their marriage was an empty shell. Only Jiang Zao'er did not. She would pour tea for Ruan Yuanjia, but Ruan Yuanjia never drank it. Ruan Yuanjia loved throwing grand banquets and welcoming friends from far and wide, but never allowed Jiang Zao'er to attend.
Even so, Jiang Zao'er would still cheerfully chatter to Ruan Yuanjia about all sorts of nonsense. Even when she said ten things, Ruan Yuanjia never once replied.
Later, Jiang Zao'er died in a winter when plum blossoms lay beneath the snow. Some people mourned her in public but secretly rejoiced for Ruan Yuanjia, glad that she would not have to spend the rest of her life held back by Jiang Zao'er.
On the first day after Jiang Zao'er's death, Ruan Yuanjia's expression was as usual. Nothing had changed in her cave dwelling, and nothing had changed in the world at large.
On the second day after Jiang Zao'er's death, Ruan Yuanjia suddenly wanted tea. Why would she want tea? She had never liked it.
On the third day after Jiang Zao'er's death, many birds flew in from outside. Ruan Yuanjia wondered why birds were still coming to the courtyard in winter. A servant told her that the birds came to visit Jiang Zao'er every few days, keeping her company and chatting with her. Hadn't Madam known?
Ruan Yuanjia felt a dull ache in her heart.
On the seventh day after Jiang Zao'er's death, the usually cautious and self-controlled Ruan Yuanjia stole an artifact of the gods and reversed time, determined to change Jiang Zao'er's fate.
But the artifact carried her back a hundred years. Jiang Zao'er was not there, but there was someone who looked a lot like her.
Long before we met, I had already loved you for many years. But when I loved you, I couldn't tell you, because I was a foolish girl then. --Jiang Zao'er
An ancient fantasy cultivation story with a Mobius-strip-like loop through time.
I will search for you, tens of thousands of times.
Theme: The secret of love
