According to the antidote formula provided by the Great Monk, there were countless medicinal herbs in it with most of them were almost unheard of by Lu Qianqiao. Nevertheless, he had just asked Lord Meishan to take care of all the herbs ingredients for the antidote. The herbs were decocted daily in a giant tripod, and then the person who was cursed would be soaked in the medicine juice—though no one knew how long the cursed person should be soaked. Just like any other war demon, Lu Chaoyang had rough and thick skin. However, in recent months, her skin started to wrinkle and turned into yellow colour since the medicine juice was yellow in colour.

A Chinese vat looks like this.

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When Lu Qianqiao arrived, she was curled up in a big vat filled with medicine juice as she was frowning and groaning. Her eyes were tightly closed and her facial expression was ever-changing.

The war demons from the Li family also crowded the room, with their eyes not even blinking once, as they just stared at her.

She was born in a n.o.ble family of war demon, thus she was taught to be strict and self-disciplined since she was a child and seldom talked or laughed like any other children. When she was 25 years old, she achieved a perfect war demon body, and from then on, she rarely frowned. It was hard to imagine Li Chaoyang having such rich expressions just like what she had shown right now.

She was smiling happily.

A snow-white sheet was suddenly laid down, covering the vat full of medicine juice. Lu Qianqiao bent down to lean on the side of the vat as he swept away the sticky wet hairs on her forehead and whispered, "Everybody out."

Lu Qianqiao brought over a bucket of clean water. He untied her tangled long hair, carefully scrubbed it, and clumsily spread it opened with a horn comb.　

Did she just dream of the most brilliant twists and turns in her life?

Maybe…maybe, she and Lu Jingran also had a sweet moments like he and Xin Mei had. Unlike him, the 17-year-old Li Chaoyang was more direct and warm in giving her affection. She had never even considered about her future as she single-mindedly married the man she liked. At first, she must have also been very happy.

Therefore, she did not want her only son to follow the same path as her?

His movements immediately stop.

“Qianqiao.”

“I just dreamed of your father.”

“He said, it seems like you have something to ask me, so he will have to wait a bit longer for me.”

“I feel very happy to see him again.”

Li Chaoyang propped herself up in the vat, but she was too weak to even stand up. He raised his hand to help but she stopped him by holding his wrist instead. She said, “The mahogany cabinet on the east side, inside the third drawer on the right hand. Bring out its contents.”

He sent the wax pills over, but Li Chaoyang just shook her head.

There was a man still waiting for her at the waterside of River of Forgetfulness, time after time, day after day, month after month, year after year. There was unlikely for her to exchange an eternal immortal life for his waits and nothing could change her mind.

Lu Qianqiao bowed his head and smiled. He put the two pills inside the clothes on his chest. “I'll help you up.”

When the Li family members learned that Li Chaoyang had woken up, they were filled with joy. This also made the other big families among the war demons rejoiced, thus making the cold atmosphere surrounding the War Demon Clan diluted a lot.

When the moon climbed high to the zenith, Lu Qianqiao was sitting on his mother's bed with one hand on her wrist so that he could pay attention to her pulse at any time. While his other hand involuntarily felt inside the clothes on his chest, and took out the well-wrapped amethyst hairpin.

……

“Tell Li Yan to deliver that to the Imperial Mausoleum.”

She closed her eyes again and her expression looked really calm, as she added, “There has been a lot of murderous look in the clan recently. So don't bring that girl over. If you have something to send her, just let Li Yan deliver them.“

“I won't stop you, but when a person is still in the battlefield, with worry influences one's heart, someone from the enemy will surely exploit this loophole. Qianqiao, I'm asking you to give my clan five years time, at least until I fully recover, then you can go back.“

“If you miss her, then try your best to solve the Fox Clan matter in the shortest possible time without fears of trouble in the rearChinese idiom : family worries (obstructing freedom of action)³. This is how a capable husband should be.”

“That girl will be waiting for you.”

While he was not a good husband who always made her wait.

In this world, only a place that has you are my real home.

Four years later, on the third day of the fifth lunar month—

If Lu Qianqiao wanted to come back, he would definitely go this way. Today was her 21st birthday. He probably come back today, right? If he didn't come back, she would become an old woman.

As a result, during the cooking process, the liver gave off a bad smell that made the group of monsters in the Imperial Mausoleum complained without stoppingChinese idiom : pour out endless grievances⁴. Even Li Yan had to cover his nose as his complexion turned pale and refused to eat it at all. At last, she had to be the one who had to tackle the difficult jobChinese idiom : to do sth reluctantly⁵ of having a bite of the liver. To leave some of Liu Qianqiao's face, she buried the rest of the liver into a hole she had dug.

He told her, "Young Master explained, by taking advantage of the spring scenery, he wants you to put on this new clothes, and he also said that he isn't certain yet the day he will return."

“How would I know? When Young Master returns, you should ask himself.”

He was so sure that she would still wait for him? Now, after four years had pa.s.sed, he played this kind of bewildering trick again, still uncertain on the day he would return?

Li Min was completely unmoved with her threat, “The Imperial Mausoleum is full of monsters, so there is no pretty boys here.”

Li Min remained calm. “He won't be able to come lately. He just turns 25 and is currently facing his own transformation.”

It seemed that it was precisely because of this continuous addition of new fighting forces to the War Demon Clan recently that the Fox Clan had to withdraw from their old home that they had lived for generations, hiding from the pursuits of the war demons. It was said that some time ago, someone from that clan had written a letter of peace. She didn't know if it was true or not. Judging from Li Min and Li Yan's att.i.tude, they were no longer as nervous as they did before, and it was estimated that the dispute between the two clans would soon be over.

Without any expression on his face, Li Min put down a wooden box which was half a human tall from his back to the ground. When it was opened wide, there were two lifelike dolls inside. One wore an armour, with a whip attached to its waist, which made it looked quite majestic. While the other one, with its hair curled up and a mild smile on its face, it wore a silk skirt, and it was holding a carved tofu in its hands.

The two dolls...weren't they the smaller version of her and Lu Qianqiao? The female doll had her eyebrows, eyes, nose...even the doll grinning face and devil may care expression looked the same as her!

Li Min frowned as he was really impatient to say these nauseating words.

His heart was bleeding. How could a person like Young Master who was brilliant, divinely mighty and cold-blooded on the battlefield would say such disgusting and ambiguous words freely!

“Then you tell him for me—Liu Qianqiao, I think you want me to suffer so very much. Yes, it always rains in my heart. Only when you come back will my heart will be full of suns.h.i.+ne again…”

Li Min couldn't bear it any more as he rubbed the goose b.u.mps that appeared on his body.

“Oh, then tell him to come home early."……

She didn't know if Li Min really brought this sentence to him or not, but she had been waiting on the hillside for an hour just like usual, and she didn't see even half of a human figure. Instead, she saw several evil spirits lingered in the pit where they had been buried alive.

He had left the business of Xinxie Manor to his disciples two years ago. Then, he took his wife's tablet and moved to the Imperial Mausoleum to live with his daughter. He had taken care for himself for his allotted life spanChinese idiom : to enjoy life of retirement⁸ and for once, he had nothing to do. So he taught Tao Guoguo and his brother how to read, helped Silan grew some vegetables, and discussed with Zhao Guanrenrespectful term of address for a man in the Song Dynasty⁹ on how to write his play book to become more fascinating.

On this matter, Xin Xiong was very proud of himself, “How should I say this, son-in-law is also a hot-blooded young man. A beautiful banshee has a secret crush on him all this time, though I'm sure nothing will happen from it. So precious treasure, you don't have to worry. Dad will help you solve this problem.“

“Is son-in-law still unable to keep up with your birthday this year?”

Xin Mei frowned, “I don't know, but this is not the first time he does this, so, it doesn't matter.”

After Xin Xiong moved to the Imperial Mausoleum, the north parlor that was piled up with sundries had been turned into a small ancestral hall where incense burners and spirit tablet were placed. He never stopped putting fresh water and fresh flowers there every day while lighting an incense stick for his dead wife.

Xin Mei was shocked. Although Dad often talked about how nice and gentle Mom was in front of her, he never told her what her Mom really did. She always thought her Mom was just an ordinary lady.

Xin Mei blinked and turned to go, “Then I'll light a lantern outside the Imperial Mausoleum.”

Xin Xiong quickly grabbed her and wiped his sweat. It was really difficult for him to communicate with this daughter of him.

Xin Mei thought for a moment and nodded, "If I'm blaming him, I won't have been waiting for him."

“Why not first under the heavenChinese idiom : peerless¹³?”

After they had done putting down the incense, Zhao Guanrenrespectful term of address for a man in the Song Dynasty⁹ took Xin Xiong away. Over the years, the ending part of the ‘Unhappy Couple Made in Heaven' had been changed so many times, but it had never been finished. Xin Mei told him to conform to the facts, Xin Xiong expressed that he did not like unoriginal melodramatic, Tao Guoguo said he wanted to see a fight, and Ying Lian wanted to see scenes that could provide food for thoughtChinese idiom : thought-provoking¹⁴. While Silan said...he said, just let those boring puppet show went to h.e.l.l.

Seeing the two old men walked away, Xin Mei stretched herself and continued to climb the usual hillside.

It was a very beautiful spring scene.

Her out of practiced tunes were so out of key had scared the birds to fly far away, while countless little birds went off like rockets.

Two muddy boots walked all the way to her side. The dusty man sat beside her and touched her head.

If she continued to sing, the birds in this forest would never dare to settle down there anymore.

“Lu Qianqao!” she cried, as she grabbed him by his cheeks and started to pull them from side to side.

He smiled and stretched out his hand as he gently pulled her face, following her example, “Xin Mei.”

The precious person in her heart had finally returned home.

【Extras】

(The most sensational story in history, with tens of millions people shed their tears after watching it. Zhao Guanrenrespectful term of address for a man in the Song Dynasty⁹ devoted his heart and soul to create the legendary cla.s.sic love story, ‘Unhappy Couple Made in Heaven.')

After a long period of neglecting my sleep and forgetting my foodChinese idiom : to be completely wrapped up in one's work¹⁷, and also spitting out my heart and spilling my bloodChinese idiom : to work one's heart out¹⁸, the final part of my ‘Unhappy Couple Made in Heaven' has finally successfully completed. Hereto, I also have to express a special thanks to gentleman Xin Xiong who had exerted all his strength to aid me, with him not mind taking all the troubleChinese idiom : to be very patient¹⁹ to help me sorted out my train of thought. He gave me inspiration when I was in despair, otherwise, you wouldn't have the chance to watch the final part of ‘Unhappy Couple Made in Heaven' today.

Without you people destroying and torturing me mentally and physically, there would not have been a new ending for ‘Unhappy Couple Made in Heaven' today! Nor is there a new Zhao Guanrenrespectful term of address for a man in the Song Dynasty⁹ who has been reborn and surpa.s.ses his own limits!

“—shut up, old man!”

Loquat seeds (the black ones)

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At present, there was a torrent of white waves—Little Mei, who was deeply hurt by the General in the last scene, intended to jump into the river to commit suicide.

“Qian Qiao, I'll wait for you a thousand under—I'll wait for you in the water, even when water comes. I'll wait for you in the ashes, even when the fire comes…“

At this critical juncture, the sweet-sounding singing of birds of paradise could be heard from the horizon, and a bright golden light suddenly flashed by. A handsome young man who could not be described by words flew into the air, made a circle in mid-air, raised his hand to hold Little Mae who had committed suicide in his arms, and then continued to land on the sh.o.r.e like a top. (Lu Qianqiao crushed a walnut: Who made this new doll? ! Who allowed you people to make such a beautiful Great Monk?!)

The Great Monk lovingly parted a bit of hair on her forehead and his voice was soft and gentle like a sweet liquor.

Her stunned appearance drew an evil smile from the Great Monk as he lowered his head down, and stopped when the tip of his nose was almost touching the tip of her nose.

(Xin Mei : In fact, he must be very ugly, isn't he? As a result, he has to wear that many layers of masks, just because he can't confront his true self, so he's willing to deceive himself to this extent.)

The Great Monk laughed and restrained her fidgeting body, “I am a monk who devotes myself to spiritual practice. I am willing to listen to the sad things in your heart. So, come on, talk to me in my carriage.“

Little Mei quickly confided to the Great Monk about things that had been weighing on her mind after she had been submitted to his half-forced and half-tender attack. He was pleasantly surprised when he heard this. This was like wearing iron shoesChinese idiom : spare no effort in searching for sth²³, without him spending so much of his time and energy. It turned out that the Great Monk's Fox Clan and the General's War Demon Clan had been feuding for generations and unfortunately, this feud currently suffered from no breakthrough. Now the General's woman fell into his own hands, which was definitely a G.o.dsend.

Little Mei gradually sunk down into the Great Monk's tenderness, and her tender feelings towards the General finally began to sway. One day, she heard that the Fox Fairy and the Gossip Immortal had come over looking for her after they heard that she had been abandoned by the General. This news still able to make Little Mei felt really heartbroken. Originally, the General had complied with his mother's arrangement, which was to marry a n.o.ble lady of War Demon Clan today—(the stage perspective changes to the General's bridal chamber.)

When the bride's veil was uncovered, the tipsy General was dazzled to find that the bride and Little Mei looked somewhat alike. In his rapture, he pushed her down, tore up his clothes happily…the candle flickered in the red room as the bed turned upside down like it had been hit by waves. The General had adulterous affair with the bride many many times. While, thousands of miles away, a peach blossom which was put at the head of Little Mei's bed quietly withered. (Lu Qianqiao: In other words, I will only do adulterous acts in this play?)

Afterwards, the Great Monk rescued her once again, and because of this, he had a fight with the Fox Fairy and Gossip Immortal. For a moment, a white light flashed in the mix, and the three people who fought in mid air suddenly hovered between life and death. (Xin Mei : Does Meishan darent.i.tle of respect towards superior²⁴ has any other special ability other than being struck by thunder?) Remember when Meishan saw Xin Mei and Lu Qianqiao after LQQ killed the monster tiger? He was strike by lightning at that time. XDᵀᴺ

“Marry me, and I have the ability to give you a just and honourable status! Forget that ruthless General. If you can't forget him, I will bring his head and make you bury your remaining fragile feelings for him.“

“I will love you all my life. I will never leave you and never let you feel sad.”

“Don't! I don't want this! You, if you act like this again, I will shout!“ despite her burning desire, Little Mei still struggled to refuse his advance.

The Great Monk tore off her clothes.

(Xin Mei: Why didn't she just scream her head off?)

Determined to forget the past, Little Mei promised to marry a Great Monk. While thousands of miles away, unknown from where the General heard the news. He became a beauty with red cheeks when he burst into anger, with voice-over saying, 【She was born for me, and in death, she will be my ghost! I will rather have her hates me than let other men get her! 】

Little Mei felt utterly grieved, with voice-over saying, 【Ah, what a sinful woman I am! How can I bear the burden of so many innocent people dying for me? I shouldn't have been born in this world. Without me, you wouldn't have slaughtered each other. That's right, if only there were no me! This time I must end this! Absolutely! 】

The General said, “Little Mei! I have left behind my blood relations.h.i.+p as descendant of the war demons! From now on, I am free. Follow me!“

Little Mei swallowed back her bitter tears, walked to the Great Monk's side with tears in her eyes, and looked back at the General with a sad smile, “Qian Qiao, everything between us is already over. Once, you always asked me to wait for you, but now I'm already tired. I can't wait for you anymore. Just let me go. “

With feelings of shock and anger, the General waved his long whip at the direction of the unsuspecting Great Monk. Little Mei sacrificed herself by throwing her body out and the whip mercilessly broke her spine. She was like a small white flower drifting away. She whirled wildly in circles like she was been blew by magical wind, and in the end, the delicate and lovely girl fell to the ground.

The two men's heartbreaking voices sounded at the same time.

In utter amazement, Zhao Guanrenrespectful term of address for a man in the Song Dynasty⁹ grabbed a monster nearby and asked, “Where is the General?! When did he leave?“

Did this play upset the General again?! Zhao Guanrenrespectful term of address for a man in the Song Dynasty⁹ felt very nervous.

“It doesn't matter to you not to watch its ending?”

“It was noisy and not very interesting.”

He smiled and hesitated for a while. Then he took a lump of dough and moulded it. He moulded it into a tiger and gave it to her, “Then, this one will be eaten by you.”

Good loaches for your aquarium, if you have one :

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Lu Qianqiao silently crushed the poor tiger.

She grinned, "It's so noisy outside, but fortunately, we dodged it."

“ Naughty.”

There was still a lot of noise outside. Some were fighting, some were crying, some were laughing and some were just making noises, but these had nothing to do with them. Let the people outside made noises. Whether if it was love, hate, affection, or enmity. Whether they were clans conflicts, or whether the country was ruined and the people were starving, nothing could be compared to the instant pleasure of cooking dumplings together.

“…Xin Mei, you have eaten 30 dumplings.”

"…we only made a total of 30 dumplings."

“Want to continue wrapping the dumplings?”

……

This time, it would be a love murder case caused by a dumpling!

This is the last chapter and also the longest chapter ever for MMIH. There will be 3 more extra chapters after this chapter. I try to finish one of the 3 in the next few days.;

Oh, one more thing.

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