"You still owe your master a satisfying cake, what, thinking of reneging on the debt?" Old Man Wuwei feigned anger with furrowed brows.

The satisfying cake was a new pastry she had been working on at the time; she intended to make it first for her master to try. Unbeknownst to her, before she could perfect the pastry, her master suddenly left. She promised that the next time she saw him, she would definitely make it for him to taste.

She soon succeeded in creating the pastry but did not release it to the public market. That was her filial piety and promise to her master; she did not want strangers to taste it first.

Only the master and she knew about this.

Yang Mengchen was overjoyed, wanting to spring up into her master's arms, but after lying down for a month, she simply had no strength in her body and could only lie there: "Master, where have you been all these years? The two times I faced death, I longed to see you, yet I couldn't find you. Do you know how upset and disappointed I was?

Also, how come you are here again?" This was clearly the room in the Yongchang Town house, her boudoir; it seemed she had returned here again.

Old Man Wuwei gently stroked his long white beard, his face inscrutable: "All of this starts with you and Momo."

"Me? Me and Long Xuanmo?" Yang Mengchen was shocked.

"Let your master start from the beginning." Old Man Wuwei recounted the cause and effect in a leisurely manner: "You and Xuan Mo originally had a celestial fate destined for ten lifetimes, but due to unfortunate mishaps, you did not grow old together in the previous nine lives.

In the tenth lifetime, when you were reincarnated, the heavens suddenly changed, and you entered another time-space, while a soul and a spirit of Xuan Mo followed you to that time-space;

If in this life you can't form a good relationship, both you and Xuan Mo will scatter soul and spirit, and both time-spaces will face catastrophic disasters;

Your master, obeying the mandate of heaven, had to protect the people of the world. Through divination, I learned of the location of your and Xuan Mo's soul and spirit, so I set up an altar to attempt to guide you back onto the right path;

Unfortunately, for various reasons, it was not successful, so your master decided to personally go to the other world. However, the celestial patterns were set, and your master couldn't easily interfere to prevent causing chaos in the time-space continuum.

I could only stay and teach you to endure the trials of the other world, in order to retrieve your soul and spirit, and so you could continue your marital fate with Xuan Mo in this time-space;

Your master foresaw this tribulation for you, and that's why I hurriedly came to resolve it for you."

Yang Mengchen was completely astonished.

Wasn't this a little too fantastical?

She and Long Xuanmo actually had a celestial fate for ten lifetimes, and due to mishaps in the previous nine, now if they couldn't form a good relationship in this life, not only would they scatter soul and spirit, but they would also trigger a massive disaster in both time-spaces?

She found it incredibly hard to believe!

Wait! It seemed she had overlooked something. What was it?

"Master, don't tell me that one soul and one spirit of Long Xuanmo is attached to Hang Qingming, the man who was my husband in my previous life?" Otherwise, she wouldn't have known Ah Ming?

Old Man Wuwei smiled and said nothing.

Yang Mengchen was filled with mixed emotions: "In my previous life, Ah Ming and I didn't have a good beginning or end, was it already destined?"

Looking at Yang Mengchen with tender care, Old Man Wuwei still offered no comment.

"Ah Ming died, will that one soul and one spirit return to Long Xuanmo?"

"Heaven's secrets must not be revealed."

"If it has not returned to Long Xuanmo, then he will be incomplete in soul and spirit, and I won't be able to find completeness with him either."

"Rest assured, all is preordained by fate."

"Then why not make it possible for me and Ah Ming to resolve the tribulation? Wouldn't that work as well?"

"You belong to this time-space by nature. If you stay in the other world for too long, it will cause both time-spaces to deviate from their original trajectories, changing the fates of many people."

"I see." The news was too sudden and too strange; Yang Mengchen was unable to digest it all at once: "Master, please allow me to think this over." She suddenly recalled Fang Chenxu's words: "Master, why did Fang Chenxu call me Shimei (junior sister)? Could it be that he is also your disciple?" In her past and present lives, she only had one master.

Old Man Wuwei nodded: "I ordered him to assist you. The traditional medicine master was also specially arranged by me. It took me years to find a Yang family girl compatible with your destiny, but the right time had not yet come, and you were facing a life-threatening crisis, so I asked him to teach you ways to preserve your health, thereby extending your life by nearly ten years."

"Thank you, Master!" Yang Mengchen was moved to tears.

"Silly child, you are my disciple, of course I must care for you."

"What about the rightful owner of this body?"

"She has her own fate, you need not worry. She is fine."

"After all, I have taken over her body, taking away her love and affection. Knowing that she is fine, I can also be at peace." Yang Mengchen felt slightly less guilt towards the original owner, and from now on, she would replace her to dutifully honor the original's family members: "By the way, Master, Hang Qingming, is Meng Jingqi, why does he look exactly like Ah Ming, could it be?"

Old Man Wuwei smiled: "In the vast universe, anything is possible, and it is not rare for people to look alike."

Yang Mengchen was surprised: "It seems I was delusional." Grandpa and Grandma looked very similar to Grandma Zhang and Grandpa Liang from her previous life; it was her temporary lapse into delusion that caused her to lose perspective.

"Now that you know the cause and effect, you should let go of your troubles and start anew." Old Man Wuwei spoke earnestly: "Do not restrict yourself any longer, as doing so will not only hurt yourself but will also harm your loved ones. Do you understand?"

"I will heed the teachings of my master and not entangle myself further." Having experienced death thrice and lived twice, if she were to give up on herself, she would not only be letting down her master and those who loved her, but also herself.

"Rest up well; your master is leaving first."

"Why not stay a few more days, Master? I still owe you a satisfying cake."

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