Rebirth : A Woman With Frozen Heart

Taboo Name 'Zhong Kui'

"Xuan Wu.." Ming Yue who was still standing next to Xuan Wu, staring at the moon lake called out to

him.

"Mm?" Xuan Wu responded gently, turning his gaze to the young girl who stood beside him. His eyes

were gentle and sweet, focusing solely on her. It as if nothing in this world was as important as her. A

soft smile was on his face, it showed how he enjoyed the tranquility that was surrounding them at this

moment.

"I still can't accept it." Ming Yue spoke, "..Me.. and Chang'e.. I still think we are two different people."

There was a short silence before Xuan Wu's soft chuckles was heard. Ming Yue closed her eyes,

knowing how foolish her words was.

"Are you jealous of your own self?"

Ming Yue abruptly opened her eyes and turned her gaze to the man beside her. Seeing the mirth in his

eyes, a scowl appeared on her face as she slapped his arm "I didn't mean it like that!" Ming Yue

refuted, clearly annoyed.

This time Xuan Wu laughed, his face was beaming with happiness. It had been thousand years for

Xuan Wu to be this happy, playing and teasing with his lady once again. How he wished time could

stop right at this moment.

"I am being serious here." Ming Yue said, "I know it's weird but.." Ming Yue sighed, didn't know how to

explain the complexity inside her heart.

"You don't have to think too much about it." Xuan Wu soothed her, lifted his hand and gently caressed

her cheek with the back of his hand. "Just let it flow naturally."

Ming Yue was not used to intimacy between man and woman. She didn't have any experience for it.

However, Ming Yue felt at ease with Xuan Wu touching her cheek. Maybe because she saw him as a

family member. Among the four beasts, Xuan Wu was the calmest and the wisest despite having a

twisted and playful nature. So Ming Yue might think of him as an older brother.

"Mm." Ming Yue nodded but frowned when she remembered something. "Ah right, do you know a

person named Zhong Kui?"

The moment 'Zhong Kui' name came out of Ming Yue's lips, the hand that was caressing Ming Yue's

cheek froze and the smile on Xuan Wu's face instantly disappeared. Ming Yue was surprised to see

such reaction from Xuan Wu.

"Why did you ask?" Xuan Wu asked, his tone returned to being cold and it puzzled Ming Yue even

more.

'Why is his reaction like this?'

'Is this Zhong Kui such a bad person for Xuan Wu to react strongly like this?'

'..Well.. in one of the dream, he DID shamelessly trespassing the moonlight palace..'

'More over.. he blatantly said that he came to court Cha-.. the past me'

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'It was in the middle of the night!'

'I think that man is a shameless stalker, just like a certain someone..'

"Well.. there was one time that I heard a voice in my mind.. and the person called himself Zhong Kui

and also there was one time.." Ming Yue trailed her words, realizing how foolish her words were.

"There was one time..?" Xuan Wu pressed her to say the next word

"Well, I had a this dream where this Zhong Kui guy kind of trespassing a place called Moonlight palace

and blatantly said that he came to court Cha-.. the past me."

Ming Yue kept staring at Xuan Wu's face, paying attention to his reaction before asking carefully, "Xuan

Wu.. this Zhong Kui.."

"My enemy." Xuan Wu simply answer, "He is the man I want to kill the most."

Hearing that, Ming Yue was curious. "What did he do, to make you react strongly like this just by

hearing his name."

'He took you away from me..'

'More over.. it was because of him that you died..'

'If I meet him again, I will make sure that he won't get closer to you..'

Seeing how Xuan Wu didn't answer her question, Ming Yue didn't want to press anymore. Whatever it

was, the person named Zhong Kui must have made a wound in Xuan Wu's heart. A serious wound.

"Master, That person Zhong Kui is the enemy of us, the four beasts. It's better not to mention that name

again in front us." Xuan Wu advised, once again caressing Ming Yue's cheek with the back of his hand.

Ming Yue nodded, "Okay."

Ming Yue made a mental note to never mention the name 'Zhong Kui'.

That name had become a big taboo..

But.. Why did she feel sad knowing that the name became a taboo?

Where was this sadness came from?

Chang'e?

Ming Yue wanted to ask but she knew she couldn't.

Sighing inwardly, Ming Yue somehow had a feeling that her wish for a simple life might not be able to

be fulfilled now.

Then again.. Wishing for a simple life, might be a luxury she couldn't get now that she had become a

cultivator..

Lamenting these thoughts in her mind, Ming Yue returned to Moon Palace with Xuan Wu. She didn't

know that soon, she would face a stronger enemy. Stronger than Shen Yu..