That was indeed the case. As they got married and Sun De's storytelling continued to progress, the rich man eventually found out about his background. Although he was furious, what was done could not be undone. Moreover, Sun De's fame had not only spread throughout this small county town, but also spread to other counties in all directions.
Therefore, the rich man had no choice but to endure. In fact, they had even resorted to various methods, including spending a significant amount of money to help cover up his false identity.
The price they had to pay was that Sun De's status in the family had plummeted. However, because he was in the wrong, he was willing to be reprimanded. His wife's attitude toward him had changed, and she was bossing him around. However, a frown on a beautiful woman's face was still beautiful.
Sun De loved this lovely wife of his to the bone. He felt that being able to marry such a lovely wife in this life was a blessing that he had accumulated over several lifetimes.
Therefore, as Sun De carefully served his in-laws and his wife, he also decided to turn over a new leaf. He cut off his habit of going to casinos, and swore an oath to himself that he would never again go to casinos or brothels.
In fact, he even picked up his books again and planned to work hard while telling stories. He wanted to participate in the Imperial Examination again so that he could live up to his name. Although his actions made his father-in-law feel somewhat gratified, his wife did not think so. Her temper became even more unreasonable, and the disdain in her eyes was even filled with disgust.
Sun De didn't care about that at all. In his opinion, as long as he was sincere, he would be able to make his wife as virtuous as she had been on the day of their marriage. However, it was at this point that fate … seemed to be looking away from him.
At long last, the day had come for his story to come to an end.
"90 million Boundless Tribulation is a beginning and an end. In that beginning and end, the Dao is born and the Dao is destroyed. The universe is born and the universe is destroyed. The stars fall and vanish …. That is the first cycle!
"Last time, we talked about the two almighty beings who fought over the entire ring. Now that the first ring is gone, and the second ring is being formed, their fight is coming to an end. Among the ninety million worlds, ninety-nine percent of Law's countless incarnations have been defeated, and the Immortal Throne is now in the hands of another person. That person … finally has his own name. He calls himself … the Ancient Immortal!"
Back in the teahouse, Sun De placed the black wooden plank down onto the table, causing a crisp smacking sound to ring out through the teahouse.
Even though there was a sea of people around them, because they were all concentrating, the sound of the wooden board hitting the table still spread out.
"At the beginning of the second ring, the first Boundless Tribulation is known as the Never-Ending Dao Domain. The second Boundless Tribulation is known as the Vast Expanse Dao Domain … These two Dao Domains began the first battle of the second ring!"
"Although the start of the war between the two great Dao Domains had nothing to do with those two great Dao Domains, the end of the war was directly related to those two great Dao Domains. Because, at that point in time, it was the moment when the battle for the Celestial position had turned around!"
"Gu Xian seems to have won, but he underestimated Law!"
"Luo is setting up a plan. From the moment the two of them began to fight, he set up a plan that would last for ninety million Untold Tribulations. The reason why the void turned into a prison was so that the Ancient Immortals could convict the Heavenly Dao and cause the ninety million worlds to collapse, forcing them to fight for ninety million incarnations."
"Although it seems that Law's ninety million incarnations in the ninety million worlds have all withered away in time, and that the Celestial position is tilting toward the Ancient Immortals, all of this … is also part of Law's plan!"
"Law is waiting … waiting for the end of the first ring, because the moment it ends, the moment Gu Xian believes that he will definitely win, is the only chance he has been waiting for the entire ring!"
"That chance appeared when the first ring collapsed and the second ring began to fight between the two great Dao Domains! Law perished, and the Ancient Immortals won, and the Divine Consciousness of his ninety million incarnations returned! "
"And the moment they returned, before they could condense, a drastic change occurred!"
"Law … did not perish. Although his ninety million incarnations were destroyed, the karma still existed. It was the love between brothers, the love between a man and a woman, the love between a master and a disciple, the love between parents … Using the karma between the ninety million incarnations and the Ancient Immortals, using the connection that the two of them could no longer sever in time, Law took over the magpie's nest and possessed him!"
"Because Law's goal in this entire ring of ninety million Infinite Tribulations was never the Celestial position. He only had one goal, and that was … the Ancient Immortals' spirit and body!"
"The two of them had different goals from the very beginning. Coupled with the fact that they were both unprepared, and the entire ring's plan, how could the Ancient … not be defeated? The process of his Divine Consciousness returning was the process of Law's resurrection!"
"But the Ancient Immortals were also extraordinary. Although he suffered a crushing defeat, under Law's interference, his Divine Consciousness returned irreversibly and uncontrollably, allowing Law to take over his body and soul, resurrecting him. But he still managed to escape with a strand of his Divine Consciousness. Instead of returning, it shattered the void and flew to … the battlefield between the Vast Expanse Dao Domain and the Never-Ending Dao Domain!"
"His escape allowed Law to take over his body and steal his spirit. But the spirit was incomplete, and so was the Celestial Position. Hence, he couldn't be considered an Immortal. Because they were almost of the same origin, the Ancient Immortals' remnant soul became … Law's only flaw!"
"But because this remnant soul was too incomplete, it was muddle-headed, as if it had lost its consciousness. But as a mighty figure, even though he was at an absolute disadvantage, even though he was only left with a remnant soul, before he became muddle-headed, in that instant of clarity, he unleashed a shocking spell. With the beginning of the second ring as the foundation, and the end of the second ring as the time limit, he formed a curse!"
"This curse … was that if Law died, the Ancient would survive, and if the Ancient died, Law would self-destruct!"
"Until the end of the second ring, the curse would take effect. Hence, from then on, there was a saying … that Law feared the Immortals, and the true Celestial Position … is still empty!" When Sun De said this, he slammed the black wooden board on the table again. As the sound echoed, the intoxicated crowd sucked in a deep breath.
"And yet … the story doesn't end!" Sun De sighed. When he had seen all of this in his dream, he had been completely immersed. It was as if he had experienced countless lifetimes in the story.
"The first of the second ring's Infinite Tribulation was the Never-Ending Dao Domain. It was incredibly powerful, and was able to wage a war of extermination against the Vast Expanse Dao Domain. Naturally, it was confident in its ability to succeed!
"That battle was indeed the case. The once flourishing Vast Expanse Dao Domain was completely defeated. The living beings within were plunged into misery and suffering. Everyone was exterminated. From then on, it drifted through the Vast Expanse like a ghost in the Nine Hells. Occasionally, living beings would enter, and you could hear countless miserable wails!
"As for the Never-Ending Dao Domain, despite its victory, it had no future. Because the remnant soul of the Ancient Immortals fled, the entire Dao Domain was shattered into pieces by Law, who chased after it. He sealed the remnant soul of the Ancient Immortals, transforming it into an ancient stone stele. It was eternally suppressed in the starry sky, and became a legend!
"Law couldn't exterminate the Ancient Immortals, and didn't dare to fuse with the cursed remnant soul. However, he could wait … wait for the second ring to end. When that time came … he could consume the remnant soul, complete himself, and become the one and only Immortal!
"In the second ring … several people appeared. The Devil was obsessed with reincarnation, and the Demon sealed the Heavenly Mountains and Seas. He didn't know who started the Eternal Will, and the Demigod and Half Immortal turned upside down!" With that, Sun De drew to a close the story in his dream.
After he finished speaking, silence reigned inside and outside the teahouse. Just like the dark clouds in the sky, the atmosphere was oppressive. After a long moment passed, Sun De sighed. He rubbed the black plank in his hand, then lifted it up and placed it back down onto the table.
Smack!
His voice echoed in the air, and it seemed to be even clearer than before. It spread in all directions, causing those who were listening to the story to wake up from their trance. However, there was still a lot of confusion in their eyes. It was as if they would need a long time before they could truly walk out of the trance of Luo Yugu's story.
Sun De's interest was waning. He rose to his feet, bowed deeply to the listeners, and then walked out of the teahouse ….
Sun De stood there on the street in the small town, his eyes filled with confusion. The story had ended, but his story had only just begun. He wasn't sure what he was going to rely on to maintain his income, to maintain his dignity outside, to maintain his wife's attitude toward him, and to maintain his bottom line.
That was because … after the story in his dream had ended half a month ago, it hadn't appeared again.
Sun De stood there silently, his confusion filled with panic. Uneasy, he instinctively patted his body, then pulled out the black plank and began to gently rub it ….
"If there's no more dream, then I'll just create my own story. I can take the imperial examinations and get scholarly honors. My days will be good. Sun De, you can do it!!" Sun De took a deep breath, and his eyes shone with hope and longing.
However, the sky was overcast, and rain began to fall. The cold raindrops fell onto Sun De, and they were very, very cold …. It was as if they wanted to extinguish all of his hope and longing.
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