When Spring Flowers Fade, We Meet Again

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Mischievous schemer x flower god who has severed all ties and feelings

Ning Yingzhen x Liu Huaiwen

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Liu Huaiwen spent twenty ravaged years among mortals. At last, after breathing his last, he became the Fusang Divine Lord, in charge of all the flowers and trees in the world. The first thing he did was drink the wine of severed affection, casting off love, hate, anger, and obsession so he could become a coldhearted flower god who felt nothing.

But in his very first spring as a flower god, he ran into a once-in-a-century disaster.

In the place between worlds, resentful spirits gathered and fed on the hatred of all living things, transforming into a towering dead tree. Their resentment surged into the sky, announcing that a new master, whose nature was yet to be judged good or evil, had come to the place between worlds.

As luck would have it, every flower, plant, and tree in the world was under the care of the Fusang Divine Lord. Even a tree born of resentment was no exception.

So Liu Huaiwen, the Fusang Divine Lord, followed the Divine Lord Duheng to investigate the place between worlds. There, he saw a beautiful young man perched atop the dead tree, staring at Liu Huaiwen with an unwavering smile.

Duheng: Could he have fallen for you? It's fine, that's only natural for flowers and trees.

Liu Huaiwen: Shut your mouth.

The beautiful young man's first words to Liu Huaiwen were, "Faithless lover, do you truly not remember me at all?"

Liu Huaiwen: ???

Duheng shook his head and clicked his tongue. "So it's not a resentful spirit, it's a debt of love."

Liu Huaiwen had spent twenty years among mortals without marrying, and had never even touched a woman's hand. Besides, the person in front of him was clearly a man!

He asked the beautiful young man, "Who are you?"

The young man had a stunningly beautiful face, but all he said was nonsense: "I'm your husband."

Liu Huaiwen gave a cold laugh. What good was a beautiful face if it came with a mouth that spouted nonsense?

He summoned a willow vine to lash the young man's face, only to realize that all the spiritual power had vanished from his hand.

There had to be something strange about this place between worlds! Otherwise, why was nothing going right?

The young man calmly explained, "My name is Ning Yingzhen. I was born into this world because of you. You can't hurt me, and you can't harm me."

Liu Huaiwen didn't give up on the idea of transforming Ning Yingzhen, even though his spiritual power all but vanished in Ning Yingzhen's presence.

Ning Yingzhen asked, "Can you really bear to see my soul scattered?"

Liu Huaiwen nodded. "Your resentment is too deep. You shouldn't remain in this world."

Liu Huaiwen hadn't expected Ning Yingzhen to agree, but in return, he wanted Liu Huaiwen to grant him three wishes.

Since the other party had agreed so readily, Liu Huaiwen had nothing to fear.

The first wish was for Liu Huaiwen to wander the mortal world with Ning Yingzhen. Easy.

The second wish was for Liu Huaiwen to take him back to his little home in the mortal world. Strange, but easy.

The third wish, Ning Yingzhen said, was one he hadn't decided on yet.

Liu Huaiwen: If you never decide, does that mean I can never transform you?

Ning Yingzhen: What if my third wish is to marry you?

Liu Huaiwen answered without hesitation: Fine.

Ning Yingzhen: Huh?

Liu Huaiwen had long since severed his seven emotions and six desires. He felt compassion, not love or hate, and as long as he could transform a resentful spirit, he didn't care whom he married.

Ning Yingzhen didn't believe him. He insisted that Liu Huaiwen be reborn with his seven souls restored, so he would recognize that the person before him was the one in his heart.

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[Occasionally gloomy and devoted little white flower 1 x lofty moon who saves all living beings 0]

[1v1, mutually devoted, equally matched, past and present lives, reunion after a long separation, HE]

[Occasional typo fixes, no major revisions]

Theme: May love bloom for thousands of springs