OH MY GODHHHH ITS SO SWEET BUT SOO MUCH PAIN UNTILL THE LAST 20 OR SO CHPATERS

THE AGONY I SHED TEARS FOR EVERY DAMN CHAP BECAUSE HEART HURTS FOR MC

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MC AND ML were not tied to a red string of fate ah

there were not supposed to be lovers but my gosh our MC fell in love at first sight and held on to that for 1600 years! 12 reincarnation never married or had lovers... even though he didnt have past life memory he unconsciously looked for ML... thats why MC became a historian and HIS FIRST EVER JOB IN THEIR FIRST LIFE WAS ALSO A HISTORIAN

even the comment section of the chapter was saying that MC WAS AN ADORABLE HISTORY NERD!

and ML ahhhdkkxdj I have a love-hate relationship with him tho BUT I completly understand him! his actions and words are uunderstandable because they are a pair of humans and ghosts doomed to not have a thing

BUT OUR MC WAS PERSISTENT NEVER ONCE FALTERED AND DIDNT GIVE UP... AND THE WAY ML FELL IN LOVE! ahhhdncksb soo sweet its more bittersweet because it took them 1600 years to be with each other!

and they finally had their happily ever after

THE MOST TOUCHING THING HERE WAS

AND THEY MADE THEIR FATE!!

and its the way our MC kept waiting in the naihe bridge was like hundreds of years and everyone in the underworld knew his legend and in every reincarnation he did that and the way they hugged finnally in front of the naihe bridge *jabs tissues to my eyes* MC LITERALLY MADE A GHOST MARRIED TO HIM!

soo soooooo sweeeeeeeet and they both are unconsciously romantic

and annnnnnnndddd the way I was surprised to see IT WAS A SEME PROTAGONIST *screams to the moon* didnt read the tag first and when it came to certain parts I was like that pikachu meme

TOTAALLY AMAZING TO ADD THAT OUR ML IS AN EMPEROR AND ahakxjsgdg their dynamics ahhhhhhhggndkjx and its the translators notes to me😂😂😂😂 to quote our translator " *su jing mo exists* qin cheng: *h**ny grip* " THOSE LITTLE NOTES WERE PEAK COMEDY

and some book quoted I collected😭😭 "However, it's often said that the one that seems heartless is in fact the most affectionate; and those who seem playful are the most devoted"

"The thing a devoted lover is most afraid of is a disloyal lover. But who would've thought that the devoted lover would also be equally afraid of those deep feeling"

😭😭😭😭

the book is *chefs kiss

A GEM!! guys read past the first few chapters and then boom

100000.../10

Scene from chapter 111 when Su Jingmo admitted his faults.

"I knew from the very beginning that you were the key that could destroy the formation inside this great Mausoleum. I knew because I was always able to sense anyone's intrusion.... but I could never feel you."

"I built this tomb, and the formation that allows my soul to remain was set up by Master Xuyun."

"Master Xuyun's common surname was Tang.... So it seems that this tomb has always been doomed to disappear the moment you, and the Tang family, appeared. You two are the objects sent by the Heavens to destroy my thousand-year-old obsession, and eliminate all traces that the Xu Dynasty ever existed. But, Qin Cheng, I don't want that to happen!!"

Su Jingmo took a deep breath and closed his eyes: "Therefore, I wanted to kill you. As long as you are dead, and your soul was trapped inside this tomb, you will be able to preserve the last traces the Xu Dynasty left behind...."

".... But, for a reason I couldn't understand, I let you take Xuyun's soul-renewal pill so you won't die...."

"Even if I saved you... it could also be considered as me harming you. That pill can renew your life, but it can also kill you.... You know, I once regretted saving you, but your eyes stuck to me."

(Eating that pill might save Qin Cheng but it'll result him being disabled or paralyze.)

"When those little thieves came to destroy the formation and opened the gates of Hell, I already knew you were there. I simply pretended to be tricked, but you really jumped out to protect me, and your soul was almost pulled down to the Eight Cold Hells because of that. Yet, you never backed away...."

"They can't do anything to my soul, so how could I be helpless when dealing with those little demons? However, Qu Zhiwen, that brat, ruined everything...."

"Soon after, I found out that my time was coming, and that I wouldn't be able to support the tomb for long. At that moment, I was secretly happy that I hadn't let you die. To be honest with you, I'm afraid you're the only one in this world who is so determined and s*upid to be willing to take my place in the tomb. To be trapped for thousands of years.... Just to not let my thousand-year-old unrealistic hopes go to waste!"

Even other people around them spoke out.

"... this feeling is touching, but also blind."

– Qu Zhiwen

"Please remember, don't let this infatuated person stand by you for another thousand years."

– Judge of Underworld

"For the first time, I, Su Jingmo, was afraid..."

"Not too long ago, I discovered that I could be afraid. When that 'Su Jingyan' told you that I was using you from the beginning, and you questioned me if that was the truth...."

"I..... flinched..... Qin Cheng, I was actually afraid that you would... you would say.... that you regretted knowing me..."

Isn't this standard regretful scene of a scum man?

She's the one connected to Qin Cheng in the red string of fate.

for almost half of the story, near the end, is very emotional; but, don't be discouraged, keep on reading then you'll see everything is sweet.

who exactly was Chen? Why did he look like the ml?

Qin Cheng went through hell to get Su Jingmo back

“I'm Su Yunzhi, if I know the nobleman's name, I'll come thank him later.

-I'm Tan... Cheng ”

MC has waited 1600 years, and 12 incarnations for ML. He never married nor had children. All those years he kept waiting. In between reincarnations he would wait on the Naihe bridge. He came a legend in the underworld for his unwavering love

ML at first used him but at the end he left all his efforts of waiting 1600 years just to keep MC safe. He knew his soul would shatter and disappear forever, never to reincarnate again still he did so smiling. And even made MC forget about him just to make sure he lived a good life. He was so jealous still wanted MC to have a good wife and kids after he died. If this isn't love tell me what is?

MC and ML didn't have the red string. Yet MC literally broke his red string only to do a ghost marriage with ML, getting a black string in return. MC sacrificed 1600 years of good karma and half his lifetime to bring ML back to life

Qu Zhiwen and Jiang Ping. These two ahh they're really meant to be. Qu Zhiwen is kinda like our ML. Others might think he's selfish but sacrifices every little thing for Jiang Ping

so in the end, because I don't understand why he's soooo devoted to the ML, sometimes I find his behaviour and action very irrational :"). Like 1600 years ago, didn't he only 'interact' with the ML twice or so? How did he fall so deep in love that he was willing to sacrifice himself for the ML... I do believe in love at first sight but this is beyond love.. it feels more like pure devotion. But anyways, I do like how he doesn't give up even when things seem bleak and how he always expresses his feelings to the ML. I enjoy reading characters like that :)

What I love most about him is that although the other side characters (even some of the readers) think that he is absolutely heartless and has ulterior motives towards the MC (not sexual), if you read between the lines, you will realise that the ML actually cares for the MC and even has a little feelings for him. Just that he doesn't want to acknowledge them. The character development for the ML is amazing. From being full of hatred and heartless to slowly letting go of his hatred and learning how to actually love someone, its precious to be able to read that process. At the end, he really didn't let any of the readers down because he got soooo good :) so happy for both of them!

A little sad at times but the fluff inbetween the angst really is awesome. Is like the author giving us a carrot and a stick in the same chapter :") anyways, I actually thought that Qin Cheng was the shou and then I realised that damn hes the gong 😱 pretty shocked no offense because I didnt read the tags that carefully but thennnnnn it works too hahahhaha mainly because our emperor is kinda cute :>

but it was probably understandable after his backstory is revealed that they've been entangled since the very beginning.

I especially liked the extras on how her storyline was wrapped up.

I know not many people like side CPs in stories but I really like them. And I especially like the side CP in this story that was heavily hinted at. It was never really stated if it was reciprocated since it seemed mostly one sided. But theirs was a love story that was almost as tragic as the main CP. So I would have expected some resolution to it. But there wasn't any. Not even an extra. Unless I misread or missed something. I was really disappointed in that because it included my favourite side character QZW.