Ha, Karma! – Chapter 90

Such a shame…

They returned home, and Baobao was still waiting at the door to greet them.

Fu Lianxue bent down to pick Baobao up, then lowered her head to change her shoes.

Chu Zhaoqiu followed her inside, closed the door, and changed her shoes.

They cooed over the short-legged little cat for a while, and then Chu Zhaoqiu was pulled into the bathroom by Fu Lianxue to wash her face.

When Baobao saw the water suddenly gush from the faucet, pouring down like a waterfall from its perspective, it let out a meow and ran off.

It thought Mama was going to grab it for another bath.

Little kitties hate water the most.

Chu Zhaoqiu watched it disappear in a flash, then turned her head to see Fu Lianxue pressing a wrung-out towel straight onto her face. She couldn’t help but laugh, “Are we really washing?”

Fu Lianxue, looking perfectly serious, wiped her face and nodded. “Mhm, really washing.”

“I really hate that person, so unpleasant.”

After saying that, she washed her own face too, then pulled Chu Zhaoqiu over to wash her hands, practically wanting to gouge out their eyeballs and scrub them clean too.

Hanging the face towel back up, Fu Lianxue remembered how her girlfriend looked holding the horsetail whisk earlier. She looked at the person in the mirror and asked, “Did you two fight?”

Chu Zhaoqiu nodded. “Mhm.”

Fu Lianxue immediately turned to check her over. “You weren’t hurt, were you?!”

Chu Zhaoqiu smiled and took her hand. “No.”

Fu Lianxue asked again, “Then was she hurt?”

Chu Zhaoqiu shook her head. “No.”

Fu Lianxue instantly looked regretful. “Such a shame…”

She and Ji Congyun both sincerely hoped something bad would happen to the other.

Neither could stand seeing the other doing well. Who would want their mortal enemy to prosper?

And now, she especially couldn’t stand Ji Congyun harassing her girlfriend.

Fu Lianxue took a step forward, wrapping her arms around Chu Zhaoqiu’s waist, her eyes gentle yet full of worry. “What did you two talk about just now? Did Ji Congyun upset you?”

Chu Zhaoqiu placed the magic tool, which had turned back into a hairpin, on the sink counter. She reached up to gather her girlfriend’s long hair and answered honestly, “Yes.”

“What?”

“Her attitude towards you upset me. Her using your appearance to trick people upset me.”

“Wait… she turned into me to trick you?!”

Chu Zhaoqiu nodded.

Under Fu Lianxue’s surprised gaze, she took her hand and placed a light kiss on it. “Lianxue, don’t worry. I didn’t mistake her this time.”

After speaking, she looked straight into her eyes, as if comforting her past self, and also as if seeking her affirmation and praise—she hadn’t made a mistake, and she wouldn’t make that mistake again in the future.

Fu Lianxue’s eyes immediately curved into crescents. She tightened her arms, hugging the other person closer, her gaze full of affection as she kissed her lips again and again.

“Of course! My Zhaoqiu is the very, very, very smartest~”

She knew that mistaking her back then had been a huge blow to Chu Zhaoqiu.

But she didn’t blame her; after all, she had risked her life to protect her.

Now, several thousand years had passed. Her Zhaoqiu had only become smarter. How could that deviant Ji Congyun possibly compare?

Fu Lianxue asked again, “But why would she think of turning into me to trick you? Doesn’t she hate me the most…”

Chu Zhaoqiu thought for a moment, then said, “Because she knows I like you.”

Fu Lianxue raised an eyebrow.

Chu Zhaoqiu continued, “Lianxue, I think… this might be the second time she’s done this.”

Fu Lianxue instantly followed her train of thought.

“You think the one that night was her?”

Chu Zhaoqiu nodded, her expression grave. “I suspect it was, but she denied it, said she didn’t know. I have no way to prove it was her either.”

The yaoguai from a thousand years ago had appeared suddenly, acting very boldly, yet also very cautiously.

Cautiously using someone else’s face to disguise itself, not revealing its true appearance.

If Chu Zhaoqiu had been able to see its face back then, she could at least compare it to Ji Congyun’s face today. Finding the culprit wouldn’t be so difficult.

Fu Lianxue’s brow furrowed tightly, her expression solemn.

She had a natural trust in Chu Zhaoqiu. If Chu Zhaoqiu said “yes,” she would instinctively lean towards that possibility.

Ji Congyun… could it really have been Ji Congyun who drove them apart thousands of years ago?

But why would she do that?

Back then, their conflict hadn’t reached a life-or-death stage, had it?

“This is insane,” Fu Lianxue couldn’t understand. “What kind of crazy fit is Ji Congyun throwing now? Why would she do that? I don’t owe her anything!”

She subconsciously touched her tattoo.

Remembering that incident still made her shoulder ache faintly!

Seeing this, Chu Zhaoqiu’s heart ached terribly. Her fingertips gently stroked the fabric over the spot. “It’s my fault too…”

Her fault for not being strong enough in her cultivation, her fault for having such poor judgment back then.

If she had recognized her beloved at first glance that night, Fu Lianxue wouldn’t have been injured…

Fu Lianxue’s willow-like eyebrows shot up in anger. “Hey! Don’t talk nonsense!”

“Why should you be blamed for what that yaoguai did! You were just a teenager then, just a kid, not a god! How could you possibly have foreseen so many things!”

She put on a stern face and pinched her girlfriend’s guilt-ridden cheek. “So, you’re forbidden from blaming yourself anymore, understand!”

Chu Zhaoqiu, her face being pinched, finally couldn’t help but laugh, her smile returning. “Okay, okay, okay…”

Only then did Fu Lianxue stop pinching her. Instead, she cupped her face with both hands, gazing into her eyes with deep tenderness and steadiness. “Zhaoqiu, to me, you really are already the best person in this world. I’m truly happy I met you, and I’m also really happy that you’ve always liked me, truly.”

Chu Zhaoqiu, her Zhaoqiu.

She must have suffered just as much as her after that night.

But thankfully, they were both okay now. They had reunited safe and sound.

Chu Zhaoqiu held her hands, kissing her palms with deep affection.

“Me too.”

“But I won’t give up on revenge,” Chu Zhaoqiu said. “If that yaoguai is still alive, if that yaoguai really is Ji Congyun, for my sake, and for yours, I won’t give up on revenge.”

She wasn’t the type to repay injury with kindness.

If you repay injury with kindness, then how should kindness be repaid?

That year, the yaoguai injured someone innocent, caused Fu Lianxue to get hurt, caused her to pine away until death, caused them to part with misunderstandings for a thousand years—how could such a debt be lightly written off?

It’s good to clearly distinguish right from wrong as a person. It’s good to be meticulous. It’s also good to repay kindness and avenge wrongs.

Fu Lianxue nodded in approval.

“Don’t worry, I won’t stop you. I’m not some great benevolent yaoguai who lets others bully them.”

If she found out who did it… they could just wait to regret ever being born into this world!

Ji Congyun, this had better not be your doing!

Chu Zhaoqiu smiled and gathered her long hair, asking, “Then do you know where Ji Congyun is staying now?”

“She’s dangerous. I need to keep an eye on her.”

Ji Congyun’s mentality was very different from ordinary people. If she really became an evil god, the consequences would be unthinkable.

Although becoming a god means forgetting past mortal affairs, one’s nature doesn’t change. Good remains good, evil remains evil. Otherwise, how could there be a distinction between good and evil among gods?

Unfortunately, Fu Lianxue didn’t know.

She only found out Ji Congyun was currently in Zhou City because Ji Congyun had revealed herself a few days ago.

The two of them were originally supposed to never interact again until they died…

Fu Lianxue sighed regretfully.

Chu Zhaoqiu smiled and gave her a gentle kiss. “It doesn’t matter. I think we’ll definitely have a chance to see her again.”

Her intuition told her Ji Congyun wouldn’t let them go.

Her intuition also told her Ji Congyun might be connected to the matter of Wuchang Mountain.

“Lianxue, you need to be careful when you’re out by yourself too.”

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“Lord, you have returned.” The black mist bowed down subserviently.

Ji Congyun gave a slight nod and walked into the living room.

Her steps were light, a smile playing on her lips. Her good mood was obvious, as if she had encountered some incredibly joyous event.

Seeing this, the black mist followed closely behind, asking respectfully, “Lord Congyun seems to be in a very good mood. Did something good happen?”

Ji Congyun suddenly stopped walking. “Good?”

She thought for a moment, then turned and continued forward, her expression utterly delighted. “That certainly was a good thing.”

She had never, ever expected that this trip to Zhou City would lead her to the huge surprise of encountering Chu Zhaoqiu.

That little disciple from the Xuanmen Sect back then was even stronger now—far stronger than those demon hunters whose power she had absorbed before.

If she could convert all of Chu Zhaoqiu’s magic power for her own use… just thinking about it was exciting!

The black mist remembered she had gone out to find Chu Zhaoqiu, so it ventured a guess, asking curiously, “Is it related to that demon hunter named Chu Zhaoqiu?”

Ji Congyun turned gracefully and sat down, beaming.

“Yes, it’s related to her.”

The black mist asked again, “What is it? Has My Lord already figured out a way to deal with her?”

Ji Congyun’s lips curved slightly. She turned her head to look at the moonlit sky outside the window, seeming to gaze at some even more distant, mysterious realm.

“More or less.”

Everything was more or less ready. It was about time.

She retracted her gaze and looked at her docile subordinate, her eyes narrowing into a smile.

“It’s time to push forward with some progress.”

“Such as…?” the black mist asked sincerely.

Ji Congyun smiled brightly, but the smile didn’t reach her eyes, making it sinisterly frightening.

“Such as revenge.”

“Such as attaining godhood.”

Chu Zhaoqiu—Fu Lianxue’s beloved, a human demon hunter with powerful magic. What a perfect ladder to ascend to the heavens.

Moreover, killing Chu Zhaoqiu could also resolve the hatred in her heart.

Killing two birds with one stone¹—it couldn’t be more perfect!

The black mist suddenly understood. Seeing her good mood, it asked a few more questions: “Lord Congyun, what exactly is the grudge between you and this human demon hunter…?”

Ji Congyun propped her head on her hand, her eyes shifting slowly to rest on the faintly drifting black mist.

As she lowered her gaze, her pupils became snake-like, cold light radiating from the depths of her eyes, chillingly terrifying.

“—She owes me a life.”

Powerful yaoqi ² surged out, just like the day she saw Chu Zhaoqiu, uncontrollable.

Her anger surged too.

Remembering that incident made her furious!

Her flower… her Longevity Flower… used up just like that!

If it weren’t for Chu Zhaoqiu, her Longevity Flower would surely be fine. If nurtured until today, it could have helped her soar to the heavens in one go! Why would she need to linger in this mortal world, why would she need to look at someone else’s Longevity Flower?!

It’s all her fault, all her fault, all the fault of this damned human!!!

Ji Congyun ground her teeth.

“This woman must die!”

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LP: Why are you blaming others? You deserve this!

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