They say that after a person dies, their soul returns home on the seventh day to visit their family.
But when the soul of Chi Yuxing's late husband, Huan Ce, came back, he saw Chi Yuxing taking his soldiers up into the mountains to become bandits.
That night in the mountain stronghold, his usually sweet and gentle wife not only ate and drank to her heart's content, but also abandoned her food and drink to embrace another man!
In a fit of anger, Huan Ce possessed the man.
But he saw her caress the man's robes as if they were priceless. "This fabric is really nice."
Then Huan Ce, possessing the man, was promptly thrown out at her orders.
Huan Ce: Maybe I should be happy.
Since he'd come all this way, he had to tell her what he'd been unable to say before he died.
He hid outside her room, waiting for a chance to go in and see her, but heard her tell her maid, "Huan Ce was a heartless bastard. I'm not sad at all that he's dead!"
A heartless bastard?
Huan Ce wondered if his wife had misunderstood something about him.
Even if he was already dead, he would be a ghost with a clear conscience.
He decided to find out what she meant so he could explain himself.
So he possessed one person after another: his former soldiers, the stronghold's cook, even a young cowherd from the foot of the mountain.
Speaking through them, he repeatedly asked her oblique questions about what she thought of her late husband.
Chi Yuxing: Do these people have no sense of boundaries?
Before long, Chi Yuxing was sick of hearing her late husband's name. "Huan Ce" became a taboo in the stronghold for a time.
Huan Ce was devastated. Though he didn't want to admit it, he had to face the cruel truth: his wife didn't love him.
Heartbroken, he decided to be reborn and erase himself from the world completely, giving her her freedom.
But just after he went down the mountain, he saw a large group of soldiers below, claiming they had come to suppress the bandits.
His wife couldn't lift anything heavy or fight. How could she handle this?
He was about to possess someone and come to her rescue when he saw his usually delicate wife on horseback, swinging her long whip with wild abandon. One crack sent the soldiers' commander tumbling from his horse.
He knew he didn't need to possess anyone to save her.
But suddenly, he couldn't bear to leave.
As he hesitated, he heard her shout, "Huan Ce, you bastard, get over here and save me! ... Aaaah, I haven't used this whip in ages. It hurts my hand!"
Huan Ce immediately possessed one of his former soldiers.
The soldiers retreated in defeat.
Looking at her bright smile, Huan Ce suddenly asked, "Banban, did you know it was me?"
"What do you mean, you and me? I'm your general's wife. Who do you think you are, calling me Banban?!"
She swung down from her horse and handed him the reins. "Anyway, remember to feed the horse. I'm going down the mountain for a stroll."
Down the mountain, in a secluded thatched hut, Chi Yuxing stood before a white-haired old man and set down a heavy bag of gold, her expression devout.
"Immortal, the incense you gave me really works. I saw him again after I lit it. But the incense is almost gone. Could I have some more?"
Note: Banban is the heroine's nickname. The story is told from her perspective. I'm working hard to build up a stockpile of chapters!
Theme: Love can overcome every hardship.
