"Could it be... that I was really Man Yue in my past life?"
Long Lin heaved a deep sigh and said, "You carry Man Yue's aura."
Bai Qi had also said before that I had Man Yue's aura, but since Man Yue's soul had scattered and she couldn't be reborn, he wasn't sure if I was Man Yue.
Now, Long Lin was quite certain that I was the reborn Man Yue.
"If you weren't Man Yue, do you think Gu Yuan would be looking for you? Man Yue was the one he yearned for day and night."
Long Lin paused for a moment and added, "I'm the same way."
After hearing his words, my mind went blank, and I slumped into the chair. It was like a thunderbolt out of the blue.
Although I had already prepared myself mentally, I still found it hard to accept when the truth was finally revealed.
"So, you came to me because my past life was Man Yue?"
"We were engaged in our past lives. If Gu Yuan hadn't come to snatch the bride on our wedding day, we would have been a proper married couple. There would have been no place for him."
When Long Lin said this, he suddenly became very angry, and his eyes were filled with an inextinguishable hatred.
"So... did Gu Yuan kill you that day?"
"It can't be said like that. I was experiencing a mortal trial on Earth at that time. In my mortal body, he was a celestial being..."
Long Lin didn't finish his sentence and then said, "Anyway, he's at least a celestial. Killing a mortal like me would have been a piece of cake."
"It doesn't seem like a big loss to you. After you died, you were still a celestial being," I defended Gu Yuan.
"Experiencing a mortal trial requires going through the seven sufferings of life, namely birth, old age, illness, death, being forced to be with those you hate, being separated from those you love, and not getting what you desire. I didn't complete the trial, so it was a failure. After the failure, I didn't get what I wanted. Do you think I shouldn't hate him?"
No wonder he and Gu Yuan were like enemies when they met. It turned out that Gu Yuan had killed him with his own hands back then.
"So... our engagement in the past life wasn't fulfilled, and you want to make it up in this life."
"Long Lin, if I was really Man Yue in my past life, I was just a part of your suffering of being separated from your loved one in the mortal trial. So, we don't owe each other anything. And since both of us died, it means everything is over."
"In this life, I'm Lan Chiyu, and you're Long Lin. When we meet again, at most, we're just friends."
"So, my friend, I'm not in a hurry. Sooner or later, you'll belong to me."
I don't know where he got so much confidence from.
I didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, so I directly got to the point and asked, "So, are you willing to join hands with Gu Yuan to deal with that seductive ghost?"
"It's rare for you to ask me for help on your own initiative. Then I'll cooperate with him this time. But I'm not giving in to him. The only thing I lost to him was that I got to know you later. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been his turn."
I didn't expect him to agree so readily. It seems that Man Yue was like a white moonlight in both of their hearts.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh. No matter how hard I tried to be myself, I could never escape the shadow of Man Yue.
After having dinner with him, Long Lin suddenly had an idea. He wanted to join my spirit hall and become the main celestial in my hall.
The so - called main celestial was a celestial who ranked second only to the grand master of the spirit hall. It could be a celestial from above. If a spirit hall had a celestial from above sitting in it, it would definitely be an invincible existence.
However, I still had my doubts about Long Lin's identity. I couldn't tell if he was good or bad. And there were many previous events that were closely related to him.
"Is this thing yours?" I took out my phone and showed him the blue bead that I had taken a photo of before.
Since he was a celestial from above, it was better to ask him directly than to beat around the bush.
Long Lin looked at the blue bead and the corner of his mouth curled up into a smile. "I didn't expect you to still keep this little thing. It seems that I have a rather high status in your heart."
"So it really is yours. Were you there when Huai Ji attacked me that day? And did you instruct Huang Fugui to manipulate the zombies to kill people?"
Long Lin was completely confused by my questions and didn't know what I was talking about.
"It's true that this string of beads is mine, but I lost it a long time ago. I thought you had secretly hidden it."
"How could I secretly hide your things? It was clearly you who picked it up and put it in my hand that day. You didn't say it was yours at that time."
"My dear lady, if I wanted to harm you, when I picked it up that day, I could have destroyed it on the spot. How could it have become a tool for you to question me today?"
"What's mine is mine. I don't want to lie to you."
I squinted my eyes slightly and looked at his serious face. I didn't see any flaws.
"Are you really not lying to me?"
"Truer than pearls."
I lowered my eyes and sighed. "If it wasn't you, you need to be careful. There's a celestial among you celestials from above who is secretly sowing discord."
"I can't make the decision about you becoming the main celestial in the spirit hall alone. I have to go back and discuss it with Gu Yuan. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
"Thank you for your concern, my dear lady. I have it in mind."
Long Lin didn't stop me. He picked up the coffee in front of him, looked out of the window, and started drinking.
I stopped and looked at Long Lin out of the corner of my eye. His face became extremely serious, as if he was thinking about something.
After going downstairs, I took a taxi home.
I had just arrived home when Long Lin followed me in. This guy was like a ghost, always appearing out of nowhere.
As soon as his hand touched my shoulder, Gu Yuan appeared and immediately pulled me over.
My body leaned forward, and suddenly my wrist was grabbed by another hand and pulled towards the other side.
Just like that, I became a tug - of - war tool for the two of them.
Neither of them would let go. The killing intent had reached its peak. They were on the verge of a fight. No matter which side I leaned towards, it would be a fierce battle.
I was like a poor little chick. If the two of them exerted force at the same time, I would definitely be torn apart.
As the saying goes, a dragon's reverse scale is something that cannot be touched. Now, I had not only become their reverse scale but also the fuse for them to draw their swords against each other.
Just when neither of them was willing to let go, I shouted, "It hurts so much."
Gu Yuan's eyes flashed slightly, and he suddenly let go. My body crashed directly into Long Lin's arms.
Long Lin didn't expect Gu Yuan to let go. Thinking that I was really injured, he asked anxiously, "Did it hurt you?"
Seeing Long Lin so close to me, Gu Yuan's body was surrounded by a gloomy aura.
"Thank you for your concern. It doesn't hurt anymore."
I quickly struggled out of Long Lin's arms and walked quickly towards Gu Yuan.
"Long Lin, wasn't the injury last time bad enough? Do you want to try again?" Gu Yuan tightly grabbed my wrist and didn't want to let go for a moment.
"You were also badly injured. Do you want to fight again?"
I was really angry with Long Lin. Did he think this was the primitive society? Did he think that courtship was achieved by force?
"Long Lin, I invited you here to form an alliance. The most important thing now is to deal with the seductive ghost on Su Xiaoxiao, not to discuss the love - hate entanglements of our past lives."
"It's precisely because of the love - hate entanglements of our past lives that I'm here."
Gu Yuan's face was extremely gloomy, but he was still very calm and rational.
"What exactly do you want?"
"I want to be the main celestial in your spirit hall." Long Lin took out his fan and looked like a suave gentleman.
"Okay, I agree."
I didn't expect Gu Yuan to agree so readily.
"Lan Lan, go to the spirit hall and write Long Lin's name down. Put his memorial tablet on the incense table. From today on, he'll be the main celestial in our spirit hall." Gu Yuan flipped his hand and gave me the jade bracelet that Long Lin had given me before.
I took the bracelet and looked at the two of them from side to side, afraid that they would fight again after I left.
Gu Yuan saw my concern and said, "Don't worry. I'll talk to him for a while. We won't fight."
Only then did I take the bracelet and go to the spirit hall.
As soon as I pushed the door open, good grief! Several gossips in the spirit hall were all peeping through the crack of the door.
When they saw me come in, they all scattered as if nothing had happened.
Only Ji Xiang smacked his lips with a meaningful look on his face.
"What are you doing?"
"Little sister, why don't you come with me?"
"Huh?" I thought I had misheard. I couldn't even handle those two, and now there was another one?