The Arch-Enemy Must Not Become a Wife

Chu Xuan couldn’t help but smile knowingly, "At that time, you mistook me for a peeping scoundrel and called me shameless."

"I suppose back then, you never imagined we would have a day like this between us, right?"

Ji Mingyu remained calm, "I didn’t call you wrong, you were indeed an unrepentant lecher."

"Mmm," Chu Xuan nodded along with her words, admitting, "I am a lecher, but at that time I really wasn’t peeking at you."

"Do you know what I thought the first moment I saw you?"

Ming Yu responded unceremoniously, "What else could it be other than: ’What a stunning beauty, I must have her’ or something along those lines."

Chu Xuan laughed wryly, "Is that really how bad your impression of me is?"

As he spoke, he gently nibbled Ming Yu’s earlobe, and she instinctively recoiled slightly, her cheeks tinged with pink.

"What was constantly on my mind at that time wasn’t ’drawing wind and drinking dew, not eating grains, a heart like a spring, form like a maiden’, but ’As I linger in the sunny side of Mount Wu, inaccessible amidst high hills, becoming morning clouds, evening rain, with each dawn and dusk, below the terrace’."

"I can say, you perfectly embodied all my fantasies of the term ’Divine Maiden’."

"Before meeting you, it was hard to imagine there could be a woman in this world capable of reaching such breathtaking beauty..."

Though Ji Mingyu remained composed outwardly, her face grew redder, and Chu Xuan could see she was quite delighted, because indeed in this world, what woman doesn’t enjoy hearing praises from the man she loves?

"In the end, it’s just for my looks. If I had known, I would have appeared as an old lady back then to scare you to death." Ming Yu, still not satisfied, feigned a threat.

Chu Xuan smiled and kissed her cheek, "Before falling in love with you, not to mention after, even if you became old and ugly, I would still love you unwaveringly."

"Hmph," Ji Mingyu snorted softly, "You men are only good at sweet-talking."

"Oh, by the way," Chu Xuan remembered something, "You stuttered adorably back then too."

Ji Mingyu got annoyed, "Don’t bring that up!"

Due to prolonged lack of communication with anyone, causing her language skills to deteriorate, Ming Yu considered this a humiliation and a dark past, naturally disallowing her beloved to mention it again.

Chu Xuan nodded lightly, "Then let’s talk about something else. Didn’t you say I have many secrets?"

"Today you can choose some to ask about, and I’ll answer you truthfully, as a little privilege for my beloved."

Ji Mingyu was very satisfied upon hearing this, "Really my privilege, others don’t have it?"

"Of course, Ming Yu, you’re special in my heart, trust me."

Listening to the loving man’s tender words, Ji Mingyu felt there was nothing more blissful in the world.

She finally granted his wish, melted her icy and proud exteriors with his passion and affection, and began to learn to smile, showing him a gentle side that seemingly belonged to him alone.

Of course, if only Chu Xuan could be less flirtatious, she’d want to have him all to herself...

After pondering for a moment, Ji Mingyu asked, "Where did that peculiar Six Souls Banner of yours come from?"

"I’ve never seen such a special artifact, like a ghostly Immortal Artifact, yet vaguely reminiscent. You hide it so well, always changing its appearance each time you use it, is there a need to be so cautious?"

Chu Xuan mused for a moment, "This can be considered one of my greatest secrets. Since my birth, I’ve never told anyone."

Ming Yu got even more curious, she turned around and kissed him on the lips, looking at him intensely, "Tell me, I’ll keep it a secret for you, no third person will ever know, even in death."

"No, the same holds after death."

Chu Xuan thought for a bit, then nodded in agreement.

Although they looked close now, they hadn’t yet taken the final step, as Ming Yu insisted he first cleanly break off with other women.

Chu Xuan felt guilty towards her and naturally wouldn’t press her, nor would he use such matters as a condition.

First, he spoke to Ji Mingyu in a joking tone:

"Actually, I wasn’t originally from this world, more accurately speaking, I’m a type of ’Outer Celestial Demon’, are you afraid?"

Ming Yu just raised an eyebrow, "Who knows who should fear whom~"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xuan’s eyes softened even more, "Since you’re not afraid, I’ll start from the beginning. My soul came from a distant universe, after entering this world, was absorbed into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and went straight to reincarnation..."

"Because I didn’t enter the underworld or drink Meng Po’s soup, I soon understood the ’mystery of the womb’, and was born with memories of my past life."

Ji Mingyu listened somewhat dumbfounded, "You’re not joking, are you?"

Chu Xuan found it amusing, "I told you I’m an Outer Celestial Demon, yet you still don’t believe me. You have time now to run away, otherwise you’ll eventually be consumed by me."

Ming Yu pondered for a while, and still showed no signs of fear or rejection, only curiously raised her head and said, "Continue."

"Aside from my unique origin, you know most of what happened next, born in poverty, losing parents early, weak constitution, struggling, and rising up..."

"What I want to emphasize is: aren’t you curious how a mere mortal soul like mine managed to cross countless miles to arrive in this world without being discovered by any Immortal or Yama, and reincarnate smoothly?"

"Don’t keep me in suspense, speak quickly." Ji Mingyu urged.

"The answer is the Six Souls Banner; I brought it from my distant homeland, it’s not of this world. That’s how my soul could inhabit within it and safely enter this world to reincarnate."

"In short, it’s an item that can be called a ’Innate Treasure’. My homeland, countless years ago, must have been a world where Immortal Techniques prospered, hence such treasures were passed down."

"Regrettably, by the era when I was born, it was already an age where magic disappeared and techniques faded. I was just a newly graduated high school student, able to obtain the Six Souls Banner purely by chance."

"Moreover, aren’t you curious why I often utter some strange and seemingly meaningless words?"

"Those are my habitual expressions from my homeland, like loli, onee-san, wifey, milf, tsundere, and the like."

It’s worth mentioning that, due to being influenced by Chu Xuan over time, hearing and seeing him often, and him patiently explaining whenever she didn’t understand, Ji Mingyu would occasionally utter some modern terms.

At this moment, hearing such a large amount of information, even her expression seemed somewhat dazed, "Coincidence? How did that happen?"

Chu Xuan sighed, "I didn’t come to this world voluntarily, it was this thing that forcibly brought me, accurately speaking, it’s the culprit."

"At that time, after my exams, I finally relaxed and set off alone to travel. During the journey, I ventured up a mountain to a small Taoist temple, and on the table inside the Temple of the Three Pure Ones, this banner was enshrined."

"I saw it was filled with antique charm, the banner covered with incantations, surely a historical artifact, and after paying my respects to the Three Pure Ones, I recklessly touched it."

"At that time, a Daoist priest in the temple tried to stop me, but too late, once I touched it, the world turned dark, and I lost consciousness. When I woke again, I had become a newborn baby."

Ji Mingyu fell into contemplation, "You were definitely not the first person to touch the Six Souls Banner, yet only you were brought to this world by it. It shows you were truly destined for it."

Chu Xuan nodded, "Honestly, I must thank it, for on this journey if it hadn’t secretly helped me, I would have died countless times long ago, and wouldn’t have gotten the chance to meet you."

Ming Yu gently smiled, extending her right hand to caress his face, "Perhaps, it was all to meet me, that you traversed countless miles, coming to my side."