Synopsis:
Centuries ago, when the soul Ni Chang accidentally arrived in the Netherworld and could not be reborn, she was rescued by the Emperor of the Eastern Peak, Dong Yue, and fell in love with him at first sight.
Unexpectedly, after refusing reincarnation for thousands of years, staying on the Road to the Underworld to run a shop and cultivate immortality, all she received in return was his grand wedding to the princess of the Celestial Clan. Not only that, but he specifically requested her to personally oversee the wedding banquet.
It was then that Ni Chang fully understood that no matter how hard she tried, she could never enter the heart of the Emperor of the Eastern Peak. His heart was as unyielding as stone, and he only sought a woman who matched his status.
She did not regret falling in love with this Revered God, but pitied herself for loving too obsessively, enduring endless ridicule and humiliation.
Even when she was gravely injured from cultivation, with only her last breath left, she could not catch a glimpse of Dong Yue.
His status was too lofty, a peak she could never surmount; his heart was too cold and hard, completely shattering Ni Chang’s own heart.
Disheartened, Ni Chang crossed the River of Oblivion, stepped over the Bridge of Helplessness, forgot her past affections, drank the Soup of Oblivion, and was reborn into the human world.
When Dong Yue saw Ni Chang flirting with a mortal, her eyes and heart filled with someone else, he grew furious. Dong Yue, who had never understood love, finally experienced what it meant to love? Even at the cost of exhausting his cultivation, he resolved to come to Ni Chang’s side.
He employed every trick in the book—deceit, coercion, and feigned weakness and illness. When he learned that Ni Chang was to marry another, he forcibly brought her back to the Netherworld, compelling her to remember her feelings for him.
Ni Chang: You are a Revered God, and I am a ghost. We are not a match.
Emperor: I think we are a perfect match.
Ni Chang: I don’t love you anymore; I love someone else!
Emperor: First, bear me an heir, and then we can discuss it.
