Qinglian’S Heart Is Covered, Fate Meets Chapter 34

Chapter 34

Three chapters of Chaos Lotus and Pan Lang’s True Love (30,000 words each, 100 million years of bondage, and deep love)

The first chapter of the first encounter with chaos·Dark lotus fragrance, Dao Qi depends on each other

Chaos has not yet opened, the sky and the earth are dark and yellow, there are no sun, moon and stars, no mountains, rivers and seas, only boundless silence and darkness, and even time seems to be frozen in this vast mist.

I am a ray of innate Dao Qi that has been floating in this chaos for countless thousands of years. I have no form and no consciousness. I am wandering in nothingness with only a trace of instinctive Dao Qi.Until that day, I felt a faint but pure breath, like a glimmer of light in the dark night, pulling me through the thick ink-like chaos and slowly approaching.

It was a lotus seed at the bottom of the pool. It was lavender in color, wrapped in a thin layer of chaotic fetal membrane, and lay quietly in a very shallow spiritual spring.The spiritual spring glowed with a very faint light, making the lotus seeds even warmer. Even in this dead chaos, there was a burst of vitality.I leaned over curiously, and Dao Qi gently brushed against the fetal membrane of the lotus seed, and I felt a faint throbbing, like a sleeping life responding to my touch.

From that day on, I stopped at the spiritual spring and stopped wandering.I don’t know why I stayed. I just feel that this lotus seed is the only concern in the chaos for me.I began to use my own Tao Qi to warm the lotus seed bit by bit – at that time, I had no idea of ​​”protecting you”, I just knew that I couldn’t let this trace of vitality be annihilated in the chaos.

The process of Dao Qi entering the body is very slow. The fetal membrane of the lotus seeds is too thick, so I can only penetrate it patiently and little by little.Sometimes, a strong wind will blow in the chaos, with the power to tear everything apart. I will condense the Dao Qi into a barrier and protect it above the spiritual spring. No matter how the strong wind hits, the Dao Qi will collapse and then condense again, but the lotus seeds will not be affected at all.Sometimes, the spiritual energy of the spiritual spring becomes thin, and I will pull the scattered chaotic pure energy around me into the spiritual spring to maintain the origin of nourishing the lotus seeds.

The days passed quietly in the chaotic silence, with no alternation of day and night, no change of seasons. The only change was that the purple color of the lotus seeds became darker and darker, a very faint lotus pattern gradually appeared on the fetal membrane, and a faint scent of lotus began to linger around the spiritual spring.The lotus fragrance is crisp and clean, mixed with the simplicity of Dao Qi, becoming the only solace in this darkness.

I don’t know how long it took, but I actually had a vague consciousness in Dao Qi.I can clearly feel every throb of the lotus seeds, distinguish the changes in the intensity of the lotus fragrance, and even “see” the awakened lotus soul inside the lotus seeds.I began to have emotions. When the lotus seeds throbbed violently, I would feel a little bit happy; when the spiritual energy of the spiritual spring was insufficient, I would feel a little anxious; when the strong wind passed by, I would feel a little nervous.

I began to “whisper” next to the spiritual spring, using Dao Qi to convey vague thoughts: “You should wake up quickly”, “The strong wind outside is not scary, I will protect you”, “Your lotus fragrance smells good”.I don’t know if the lotus seeds can be received, but I just say it day after day, as if this can dispel the chaotic loneliness.

Finally one day, the membrane of the lotus seed cracked, and a stronger lotus fragrance came out. A purple halo came out from the gap, illuminating the surrounding darkness.I was so excited that my Qi began to surge, and I hurriedly restrained my breath for fear of disturbing this life that had been sleeping for thousands of years.

The fetal membranes cracked very slowly, and the extension of each crack was accompanied by the throbbing of the lotus soul.I stood by and stayed close by, while Dao Qi carefully protected the torn fetal membranes to prevent the chaotic and turbid air from invading.After an unknown number of years, the fetal membrane completely shattered, and a plump purple lotus seed was finally revealed. At the heart of the lotus, a purple glow flickered on and off. That was your soul consciousness, which was slowly awakening.

The purple lotus seeds rotate gently in the spiritual spring, the lotus fragrance becomes more and more intense, and the purple light becomes brighter and brighter.Suddenly, the lotus seeds trembled violently, and the purple light surged, turning into a beam of light and shooting straight into the chaotic sky.In the beam of light, lotus seeds began to germinate, grow leaves, and bloom. In just a moment, a huge purple lotus bloomed on the spiritual spring.

The petals are layered on top of each other, each one glowing with a warm purple light. At the heart of the lotus, a slender figure slowly condenses.Wearing a purple dress and plain skirt, with clear eyebrows and jade-like skin, the moment you opened your eyes, there seemed to be light in the chaos. Those eyes were as clean as the water of a spiritual spring, looking at me with a trace of ignorance – at that time, I was just a wisp of Dao Qi, without form, but I could clearly feel the curiosity and closeness in your eyes.

“Who are you?” Your voice is as clear as a spring, swaying in the chaos, stirring up layers of turbidity, but it is quietly calmed down by my Dao Qi.

I didn’t know how to respond for a moment, so I could only condense Dao Qi into a faint light and wave it in front of you.You smiled, and your eyebrows curved into a beautiful arc, just like the crescent moon in the mortal world later: “I know, you are the ‘warm’ thing that I grew up with!”

I was stunned for a moment, and then Dao Qi began to surge, and in my joy, it condensed into a vague human shape.You came closer and reached out to touch my arm gently. The soft touch from your fingertips made my heart tremble. It was a throbbing that I had never felt before in the chaos.

“My name is Lian,” you tilted your head and said with a smile, “What about you? Do you have a name?”

I have been wandering in chaos for thousands of years and have never had a name.I looked at the lotus fragrance in your hair and the purple lotus beside the spiritual spring, and suddenly an idea came to my mind. Dao Qi condensed his voice with a hint of jerkiness: “My… name is Pan Lang.”

You clapped your hands and laughed: “Pan Lang! That sounds great! From now on, Pan Lang and Lian will be right here, together forever!”

At that time, we didn’t know how long “eternal” would be, nor did we know that there would be an order in the three realms, a heavenly emperor, a hundred years of misunderstanding, or a mortal man chasing his wife.We only know that in this chaos, you are the only lotus, and I am the only Dao Qi. The fragrance of lotus and Dao Qi depend on each other, which is the whole world.

The days have become more interesting.You will sit on the lotus petals, swing your feet, and tell me about the chaotic memories remaining in the lotus soul; I will use Dao Qi to condense small gadgets to make you happy, sometimes it is a small lotus that can shine, sometimes it is a light bridge that can travel through chaos.You will hold my hand and let me accompany you to explore the depths of chaos. When you encounter danger, I will protect you behind me. The barrier formed by Dao Qi is unbreakable.

What you love most is to make a bowl of lotus heart soup with water from the spiritual spring and lotus heart powder.We didn’t have a physical body at that time, so you condensed the soup into spiritual liquid and transferred it into my Dao Qi. The clear sweetness mixed with a hint of bitterness flowed along the Dao Qi and warmed the entire soul.You will tilt your head and ask: “Does it taste good?” I will wrap you tightly with Dao Qi and convey the idea of ​​”it tastes good”, and you will smile with crooked eyebrows and eyes, more moving than a purple lotus.

Once, there was a strange movement in the depths of the chaos, and an extremely strong demonic energy surged in, bringing with it the aura of destruction.I asked you to hide in the lotus heart, while I formed a Dao Qi barrier to fight against the Demon Qi.The magic Qi was too strong, and the Dao Qi barrier shattered again and again. I regrouped again and again. The Dao Qi in my body became thinner and thinner, and my consciousness began to blur.Just when I was almost unable to hold on any longer, a refreshing fragrance of lotus came to me. You ignored the danger and transferred the original power of the lotus heart to me.

The purple light blended with Dao Qi and instantly defeated Mo Qi. However, due to my excessive consumption, Dao Qi almost collapsed.You held me, your lotus tears fell on my Dao Qi, and turned into lotus beads, nourishing my origin.”Pan Lang, don’t let anything happen to you,” you choked, “You said you would protect me for the rest of my life, you can’t break your promise.”

At that time, I had not said these words, but I secretly made up my mind: I will protect her in this life, and I will never flinch even if my Dao Qi is exhausted.

I don’t know how much time passed, but there was a loud noise in the chaos, the earth shook, and a huge force broke through the Hongmeng.It was Pangu who opened the sky, the pure and the turbid began to separate, and the light and darkness finally had a boundary.The clear Qi rises to become the sky, the turbid Qi sinks to become the earth, the sun, moon and stars begin to move, and mountains, rivers and seas gradually take shape.

I sensed the call of Heaven, and Dao Qi began to be restless. It was the instinct of the innate Dao Qi, to prove the Tao and to establish the order of the three realms.You noticed my strange movement and held my hand, your eyes full of uneasiness: “Pan Lang, do you want to leave?”

I look at you and my heart aches.On one side is the mission of heaven, on the other side is the dependence in chaos. I don’t know how to choose.But you suddenly smiled, let go of my hand, and the uneasiness in your eyes turned into determination: “Pan Lang, you are innately talented, and you should do what you should do. I will wait for you here, and when you come back, we will see this newly opened world together.”

I hold your hand tightly, and the Tao Qi condenses into a lotus hairpin. The body of the hairpin is made of chaotic lotus wood, and the head of the hairpin is a purple petal of your lotus heart. I tie the hairpin in your hair, and my voice is firm: “Lian, wait for me. When I return from enlightenment, I will protect you in all the lives to come and never be separated from you again.”

You touched the lotus hairpin in your hair and nodded with a smile, but tears fell: “I’ll wait for you, Pan Lang, forever.”

I turned around, and Dao Qi soared into the sky, flying towards the sky.When I look back, I can still see you standing next to the purple lotus, waving to me. The fragrance of the lotus spreads across the newly opened world, becoming my only thought on the road to enlightenment.

The days of enlightenment in Zixiao Palace were boring and long.I want to sort out the order of heaven and earth, divide the territory of the three realms, suppress the remaining demon energy, and there are endless things to deal with every day.But no matter how busy I am, I will take out a trace of Dao Qi to feel the direction of the Purple Lotus Pond and feel the familiar lotus fragrance.

I know that you are waiting for me, so I dare not slack off. I just want to complete the mission quickly and return to you.

On the day I succeeded in enlightenment, I became the Emperor of Heaven, surrounded by golden light, and worshiped by the gods of the three realms.But my first thought was not about the honor of heaven, but about you, the figure in the purple lotus pond who has been waiting for me for thousands of years.

I immediately rushed back to the Purple Lotus Pond of Chaos, only to see the world change. The Purple Lotus Pond has fallen into the Pure Land of the Three Realms. You are still standing next to the Purple Lotus, the lotus hairpin in your hair is still there, but there is a bit more loneliness between your eyebrows.

When you saw me, your eyes lit up, like the light when you first saw me in the chaos. You quickly ran to me, stretched out your arms and hugged me: “Pan Lang, you are back.”

I held you tightly in my arms, feeling the lotus fragrance on your body, and the vacancy in my heart was finally filled.I declare to the Three Realms that you are my only emperor and queen. The Purple Lotus Pond is designated as a forbidden area and no one is allowed to enter without permission.I thought that this would keep you safe and make up for the millions of years of separation.

But I forgot that interdependence in chaos is companionship without status; but the protection of the Emperor of Heaven is across the jade steps of Zixiao Palace, across the affairs of the three realms, and across the “perfection” that I think I am.

I began to be busy dealing with the trivial matters of the Three Realms, the disputes between the Heavenly Clan, the strange movements of the Demon Clan, and the entanglements of the Monster Clan, all of which were weighing on me.I thought that giving you the honor of an emperor and the stability of the Purple Lotus Pond was the best protection, but I forgot that this was never what you wanted.

You would plant purple lotuses outside the gate of Zixiao Palace, waiting for me to go to court, but I often missed the agreed time with you because of official duties; you would cook lotus heart porridge with your own hands and wait for me until late at night, but sometimes I would be so angry that I was afraid of hurting you, so I would only take a quick look and leave; you would want to hold my hand and see the newly opened sunset, but I always said, “The way of heaven is connected to the three realms, and we cannot leave without permission,” and I refused your request again and again.

The lotus hairpin in your hair is still warm, but the light in your eyes is dimming a little bit.But I never noticed it and was still immersed in the self-satisfaction of “the emperor of heaven protects the emperor and the empress” until that day a hundred years ago.

Tianshu Immortal Lord brought his niece to see him, saying that his niece was good at planting purple lotus and could go to Zixiao Palace to take care of the lotus pond.When I looked at that woman, her facial features were three-thirds like yours, and I felt pity for a moment. I thought I could share some of the hard work of taking care of the Purple Lotus for you, so I agreed and gave her the title of “Lian Fei”.

I tied a lotus hairpin for her with my own hands, and the style was exactly the same as yours. At that time, I didn’t realize how much harm this move would bring to you.I was busy reorganizing the old tribe of the Celestial Clan and dealing with the changes in the Demon Clan. I actually didn’t go to the Purple Lotus Pond to see you for three months.

When I finally got free and rushed to the purple lotus pond with your favorite lotus heart dew, what I saw was your hanging petals, dim lotus heart, and the dead coldness in your eyes.

At that moment, I was shocked to realize that the protection I was so proud of turned out to be my deepest disappointment; the perfection I thought I had turned out to be your loneliness for thousands of years.Dao Qi and Lian Xiang in the chaos, and the emperor and empress of Zixiao Palace are still separated by thousands of rivers and mountains.

The second chapter of Proving the Way Side by Side·The lotus heart is the shield, the Dao Qi is the armor

In the third thousand years since I became the Emperor of Heaven, the Three Realms have been initially established, but there are still undercurrents surging.The remaining demon energy gathered at the edge of the Three Realms, and the remnant souls of the demon gods were ready to move, trying to subvert the newly established order of heaven and earth, and I, as the emperor of heaven, became their primary target.

At that time, you had just transformed into an emperor, and your lotus heart was not yet stable, but you were already used to waiting for my return by the purple lotus pond outside the gate of Zixiao Palace.Every day after I finish my official duties, I can see you standing by the lotus pond from a distance, with your purple clothes fluttering and the fragrance of lotus lingering, like a beautiful picture, dispelling my fatigue.

I once thought about protecting you in the deepest part of Zixiao Palace and preventing you from being tainted by any disputes in the three realms.But you shook your head, held my hand and said, “Pan Lang, you protected me in the chaos. Now that you have to guard the Three Realms, I will protect you. We are Dao Qi and Lian Xiang, and we should stand side by side.”

I can’t defeat you, I can only teach you some basic self-protection techniques, but I never thought that you would risk your lotus heart for me.

The first large-scale change in the demon clan occurred in the 3500th year since I became the emperor.The remnant soul of the demon god gathered millions of demon soldiers and marched towards the Nantian Gate. The demon flames were so overwhelming that they almost dyed half of the sky red.I personally led the heavenly soldiers and generals to fight. Before leaving, you took my hand and thrust a lotus heart jade pendant into my palm: “Pan Lang, this is my jade pendant condensed with lotus heart. It can protect your heart. You must come back safely.”

I clutched the jade pendant tightly and nodded in agreement, but I didn’t tell you that this battle was dangerous and I had prepared for the worst.

The battle at Nantianmen was so intense that the sky was dark and the earth was dark.The demon soldiers are not afraid of death, and the demon power of the demon god’s remnant soul is even more weird and cruel. Although I am protected by the golden light of heaven, I am gradually falling into a disadvantage.The demon soul’s natural demon flame, with the power to destroy everything, attacked my heart. I couldn’t dodge, so I could only gather my Dao Qi to resist.

Just when the demonic flames were about to penetrate my Dao Qi barrier, a purple light flashed through, and you rushed in front of me regardless of the heavenly soldiers’ obstruction.Purple lotus surges around you, and the lotus heart turns into a huge purple lotus shield, blocking the attack of the demonic flames.

“Lian!” I roared, trying to pull you away, but was entangled by another attack from the demon soul.

The purple lotus shield was shattered bit by bit under the burning of the demonic flames. You vomited blood and turned pale, but you still gritted your teeth and persisted: “Pan Lang, I will protect you!”

The power of the magic flame is too strong, and the lotus heart shield is broken after all. The aftermath of the magic flame sweeps across your heart. You groan and fly backwards, and the purple light in the lotus heart dims instantly.My eyes were about to burst, and the golden light of heaven surged, instantly defeating the remains of the demon soul, and millions of demon soldiers also collapsed.

I rushed to your side and held you in my arms. Your heart was scorched black, and the original power of the lotus heart was rapidly draining away.I panicked and immediately entered the origin of Heavenly Dao, but you weakly pushed me away: “Don’t… your Dao Qi wants to control the three realms, it can’t… it can’t be wasted for me…”

With red eyes, I held you tightly in my arms: “If the Three Realms are gone, we can redefine it. If you are gone, what’s the point of me, the Emperor of Heaven!”

I will take you back to the Purple Lotus Pond and hand over the affairs of the Three Realms to Tianshu Immortal Lord. I will stay by your side and nourish your lotus heart bit by bit with Dao Qi.The lotus heart was too badly damaged, and even with the warmth and nourishment of my Dao Qi, it was still not getting better. Your consciousness was sometimes awake and sometimes blurry. Every time you woke up, you would hold my hand and ask me “Is the Three Realms okay?”

At that moment, I realized that you had already regarded my mission as your own responsibility.The dependence in the chaos has long turned into a bond of life and death.

In order to heal your lotus heart, I traveled throughout the three realms in search of rare treasures.I went to the depths of the East China Sea to collect the ten-thousand-year-old ambergris; I went to Kunlun in the West Pole to collect the elixir of immortality; I went to the Beiming Icefield to search for the thousand-year-old snow lotus.Every treasure is hard-earned, and I even almost lost my life several times, but as long as I think of your pale face, I feel that everything is worth it.

After a hundred years, I finally gathered all the medicinal materials and made a Lotus Heart Pill.On the day the elixir enters your body, the purple light in your lotus heart gradually recovers, and your consciousness becomes completely clear.You looked at my scarred hands and tears fell: “Pan Lang, why do you do this to me?”

I hold your hand and kiss away your tears: “You broke the lotus heart for me, and I searched the three realms for you. This is only natural.”

From that day on, you began to practice with concentration, no longer just to be the empress of Zixiao Palace waiting for my return, but to be the Chaos Purple Lotus who can stand side by side with me.You blended the Lotus Heart with the Dao Qi of Heaven, and developed a unique set of techniques that can not only purify the demon Qi, but also increase the Tao power, and you became the unique Lotus God Empress in the Three Realms.

In the tens of thousands of years since then, we have faced countless crises side by side.There is a great monster from the demon race who wants to subvert the three realms. You use lotus fragrance to purify its demon heart, and I use Dao Qi to suppress its origin; there is an ancient vicious beast that breaks through the seal, you use the lotus heart as a lock, and I use Dao Qi as a chain to re-seal it; there is a rebel god from the heavenly clan who colludes with the demon clan. You sneak into the demon nest and use the lotus soul to find out the secrets. I will lead the heavenly soldiers to catch the rebel gods and the demon clan together.

Every time we are together, our bond becomes deeper.You will brush off the dust on my body and cook lotus heart porridge for me when I return from the war; I will sort out Dao Qi and explain the laws of heaven for you when you encounter obstacles in your cultivation.The purple lotuses in Zixiao Palace are blooming more and more, and the lotus fragrance spreads through Zixiao Palace and the three realms, becoming the most stable breath in the three realms.

The gods of the three realms are all envious of me for having an emperor and empress who can fight side by side, and of our friendship that came from chaos.I often thought that days like this would continue until the stars dried up and the heaven and earth fell silent.

But I forgot that the responsibility of heaven will eventually wear away some things.As the order of the three realms becomes more and more stable, I have more and more affairs to deal with. The sacrifices of the heavenly clan, the court meetings of the three realms, and the disputes among the gods take up almost all of my time.

I rarely went to the Purple Lotus Pond to accompany you, rarely watched the sunset with you, and rarely drank the lotus heart porridge you cooked.You will still wait for me outside the gate of Zixiao Palace, but the waiting time is getting longer and longer, and the loneliness between your eyebrows and eyes is getting thicker and thicker.

You once tried to come to me with newly refined lotus incense, hoping to let me relax for a while, but I turned you away on the pretext of handling official business; you once wanted to go to the mortal world with me to see the newly opened world, but I shied away by saying that “the way of heaven cannot leave without permission”; on my birthday, you prepared a pond full of purple lotus and wanted to give me a surprise, but you missed the entire birthday because I went to suppress the border demon Qi.

I always thought that after I finish my busy work, I can accompany you well, but I don’t know that some debts, once accumulated, will become irreparable rifts.

A hundred years ago, the old tribes of the Heavenly Clan were dissatisfied with me for declaring the Purple Lotus Pond as a forbidden area. They united to launch an attack and demanded that I accept the daughter of Immortal Lord Tianshu as my concubine to appease the hearts of the Heavenly Clan.At that time, I was busy dealing with the strange movements of the demon clan, and I had no other skills. I just wanted to calm down the disputes among the heavenly clan as soon as possible, so I agreed to Tianshu Immortal Lord’s request and gave the woman the title of “Lian Fei”. I even tied a lotus hairpin for her with my own hands, which was exactly the same as yours.

I thought this was just a temporary measure, and I could take my life back when the demon clan’s disturbance subsided, but I forgot that you saw all this in Purple Lotus Pond.

I was busy dealing with the affairs of the demon clan for three months. I completely forgot that there was you waiting for my explanation in the Purple Lotus Pond.When I finally got free and rushed to the purple lotus pond with lotus heart dew, what I saw was your hanging petals, dim lotus heart, and the dead coldness in your eyes.

You asked me: “Pan Lang, you tied Concubine Lotus’s hairpin for her with your own hands. It is exactly the same as the one you gave me, right?”

My heart was shocked, and I realized how big a mistake I had made.I wanted to explain, but you interrupted me. You said, “You said that this lotus hairpin was only given to me. You also said that I was the only one allowed to plant the lotus in the Purple Lotus Pond. Now, nothing counts.”

At that moment, I was shocked to realize that ten thousand years of fighting side by side was not worth my temporary expediency; hundreds of millions of years of chaotic dependence was not worth my three months of alienation.

On the day when your lotus heart suddenly moved, I was admiring lotuses with Concubine Lian in Zixiao Palace. I listened to her talk about her experience in taking care of the purple lotus, but I didn’t know that you in the purple lotus pond were suffering from the pain of the lotus heart collapsing.If Emperor Mindu hadn’t passed by and protected you with golden light for three days, the consequences would have been disastrous.

When you asked me, “We have been together for hundreds of millions of years, but it is not as good as the three-day protection of the Great Emperor of Fujian, and it is not as good as the flattery of Tianshu’s niece. What on earth do I, the Chaos Purple Lotus, mean to you?” I was speechless.

Yeah, what on earth is it?She is the empress of the Emperor of Heaven and the Lotus God of the Three Realms, but she is no longer the “Lotus” who can depend on me in the chaos and stand side by side in the Zixiao Palace.

The moment you cut off the fetters of the lotus heart, I felt a sharp pain in my heart and spurted out golden blood.Only then did I realize that what I had lost was not an empress, but my billion-year-old obsession, the only one in my chaos, and the person I should protect the most in this life.

The moment you turned into purple light and fell into the mortal world, I finally left behind the honor of heaven and the imperial robe. I just wanted to catch up with you and tell you that I was wrong. What I care about most has always been you.

Chapter 3: Staying Together in the Mortal World: Fireworks, Lotus Fragrance, We Will Never Be Apart for the Rest of Our Lives

I have been looking for you in the mortal world for thirty years, from the mist and rain in the south of the Yangtze River to the windy sand in the north of the Great Wall, from the fishing villages in the East China Sea to the ancient cities in the Western Regions, and finally found you in the small suburban courtyard of Liancheng in the south of the Yangtze River.

You have become an embroiderer named A-Lian, and your facial features are still the same, but without the purity of chaos, without the majesty of an emperor and empress, and with a bit more tenderness and loneliness of an ordinary woman.The courtyard is full of purple lotus plants, which are exactly the same as the Chaos Purple Lotus Pond. The embroidery needle on the fingertips is embroidering lotus patterns one by one. The movements are skillful, but there is a trace of confusion.

You didn’t recognize me anymore. When you saw me standing at the gate of the courtyard, you just smiled and asked, “Did you come here to buy lotus embroidery?”

The soreness in my throat almost made me speechless.I was once the supreme emperor of heaven in the three realms, but now I can only look at you and stay by your side as a strange young master.I nodded and said hoarsely: “Yes, I will buy all your lotus embroidery.”

You were stunned for a moment, then smiled and invited me in for a cup of lotus heart tea.The lotus heart in the teacup is sweet yet bitter, very similar to your state of mind these years, and also very similar to my regrets these years.You sit opposite me, your hand unconsciously caressing the purple lotus in the courtyard, and a trace of confusion flashes in your eyes: “I always feel that I have forgotten someone very important, but I can’t remember it.”

My heart felt like being pricked by a lotus needle, and it hurt so much.How I want to tell you that the important person is me, the Pan Lang who came from chaos with you but failed you.But I don’t dare, I’m afraid of shocking your mortal body, and I’m afraid that even this vague thought of me will completely dissipate.

I could only whisper: “Maybe, that person is looking for you too.”

From that day on, I rented a small house next to your courtyard and went to see you every day.I help you take care of the lotus pond, and take care of every purple lotus to be full of vitality; I help you pick the lotus hearts, pick the plumpest purple lotuses, and peel out the purest lotus hearts; I help you deliver embroidery products, carry your embroidery basket, and walk through the streets, just to make you less tired.

You just think that I am an enthusiastic foreigner who occasionally leaves me a bowl of lotus heart porridge, talks to me about the growth of purple lotus in the courtyard, and complains to me that the vendors in the market are too smart.These tiny daily fireworks are an experience I have never had in Zixiao Palace, and it also makes me understand more and more that what you want is never the honor of heaven, but such simple companionship.

Once, the bully in the city saw your beauty and wanted to take you into his house by force. I just moved my fingers and made the bully fall into the mud.But you frowned and said softly: “Master, don’t hurt anyone, peace is the most important thing in everything.”

When I looked at you, I suddenly thought of you in the chaos. I couldn’t bear to step on an ant, and the guilt in my heart became even stronger.I put away the pressure of heaven and said softly: “I will protect you and will not let you suffer any injustice.”

You were stunned for a moment, something strange flashed in your eyes, and then you smiled and said, “Young Master is such a good person, just like the person in my dream.”

I know that the person in the dream is me.But I dare not admit it, I can only stay by your side, make up for it little by little, and awaken your memory little by little.

The county magistrate of Liancheng is a gentle scholar who has a good impression of you. He often gives you pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and even proposes marriage with a lotus hairpin that is exactly the same as yours.At that moment, I tasted the taste of jealousy, and finally understood how heartbroken you felt when you watched me and Concubine Lian enjoying the lotus.

I blurted out “I am her husband”, but was hit the bottom by your alienating “Young man is joking”.The words of Emperor Mindu that night woke me up. Although I gave up my position as the way of heaven, I still carried the arrogance of the way of heaven and never really let go of myself to understand what you want.

From that day on, I became humbler.You embroidered lotus till late at night, and I would stand guard outside the courtyard, lighting a lamp to drive away the chill of the night; when you went to the market to sell embroidery, I would follow you with a basket on my back, shouting for you, and collecting money for you; when you were sick, I took care of you in plain clothes, and the lotus heart medicine I brewed was more authentic than what you brewed yourself.

I began to learn to do mundane tasks, learn to make a fire to cook, learn to sew clothes, and learn to say hello to my neighbors.I am no longer the aloof Heavenly Emperor, just an ordinary man who wants to protect you and make up for you.

Your eyes gradually changed, from the initial alienation, to the later curiosity, and then to a hint of imperceptible tenderness.You would take the initiative to leave food for me, tell me about fragments of dreams, and let me accompany you to watch the sunset by the lotus pond.

It was your birthday that day. I made the lotus cake with my own hands and picked the largest purple lotus in the courtyard to give you a surprise.But when I arrived at the gate of the courtyard, I saw you holding your head, squatting on the ground in pain, with purple lotus swelling all over your body, and the mark of the lotus heart looming between your eyebrows.

“Alian!” I rushed over and hugged you into my arms. You were shaking all over in pain, grabbing my sleeves and shouting, “Pan Lang…it hurts…”

My heart was tightened instantly.You finally remembered me, our billion-year bond, and our dependence in chaos.I rushed into a trace of Dao Qi to protect your heart and choked up: “I was wrong, I didn’t understand you, I failed you, you can hit me and scold me, don’t leave me again, okay?”

You beat my chest and tears fell: “I hate you… I hate you for forgetting our agreement, I hate you for giving lotus hairpins to others, I hate you for not coming to see me…”

I kissed away your tears and said in a firm voice: “I have given up my position in heaven. I don’t want the Zixiao Palace. I don’t care about the order of the three realms. I only want you and our billion-year bond. Come back, okay?”

You cried and nodded, the mark of the lotus heart between your eyebrows completely lit up, the mortal body faded away, and the appearance of purple clothes and purple lotus reappeared, but the gentleness of the mortal world was added between the eyebrows and eyes.You caressed my face and whispered: “Pan Lang, I don’t really want to hate you, I just feel cold. You gave up your position in heaven for me and traveled to the mortal world for me for thirty years. How can I not feel your heart?”

I hold you tightly in my arms, feeling the familiar lotus fragrance, and the vacancy in my heart is finally filled.

Later, we settled down peacefully in the small courtyard in Liancheng.I am no longer the Emperor of Heaven, and you are no longer the Emperor of the Lotus God. We are just an ordinary couple, guarding the purple lotus in the courtyard, and living a daily life of fireworks.

Every morning, I would go to the lotus pond to water the flowers, and you would make breakfast in the house; in the afternoon, you would sit by the window, embroidering lotuses, and I would read a book aside, and occasionally give you a cup of lotus heart tea; in the evening, we would go to the market hand in hand, buy your favorite snacks, and watch the sunset dye the sky red; at night, we would sit by the lotus pond, talking about the past in chaos, about being side by side in Zixiao Palace, and interesting things in the world.

Occasionally you would tease me and ask me with a newly embroidered lotus handkerchief: “Pan Lang, which one looks better between this handkerchief and Concubine Lotus’s handkerchief back then?”

I will always grab the veil, pull you into my arms, bite your earlobe and say: “How can hers compare to my purple lotus? Not to mention the veil, even the entire heaven is not even half as good as your facial features.”

You hit me with a smile, your eyebrows are curved, and you are more attractive than the purple lotus in the courtyard.

A hundred years later, the order of the Three Realms returned to its original position. The Celestial Clan sent someone to invite me back to Zixiao Palace, saying that the Three Realms cannot live without the Heavenly Emperor.I just waved my hand and pointed at the children playing in the courtyard with the purple lotus spiritual consciousness, and said: “Whoever wants to sit in the seat of heaven can sit. I only protect my wife and my home.”

You leaned on my shoulder, smelling the fragrance of lotus flowers filling the courtyard, and whispered softly: “Pan Lang, we walked from chaos to mortal world, from loneliness to perfection. These billions of years of bondage have finally paid off for each other.”

I hold your hand tightly and look at the sunset on the horizon, my eyes full of tenderness: “It will not be more than a hundred million years later, the stars will rotate and chaos will restart. I will only recognize you, this purple purple lotus of chaos, and I will only be your Pan Lang.”

The evening breeze blows, the purple lotus sways, and the lotus fragrance spreads through the small courtyard, over the years, over millions of years.Our love is hidden in every lotus petal, in every bowl of lotus heart porridge, and in every sunset when we sit side by side. It is so deep that it cannot be written in 30,000 words, and it is so deep that even hundreds of millions of years cannot tell it all.