Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 507 506 The Immortal's Fate Loses His Marriage

His courtesy was not directed at Feng Xiuhu, but at Xi Jun and Shi Shen.

Feng Xiuhu was aware of this, so he cupped his hands in return and said, "I've heard so much about you. If I had known it was you here, I would have brought some milk. Otherwise, Xijun would have said I don't care about the elderly."

Hearing his nonsensical words, the matchmaker roughly guessed that Feng Xiuhu really didn't know much.

Having figured this out, the Matchmaker God silently breathed a sigh of relief.

He shook his head and replied, "It's alright. Whether it's Xi Jun or Shi Shen, since they guided you here but didn't give a clear explanation, they must have intended to warn me and order me not to overstep my bounds. I already understand."

Feng Xiuhu didn't understand, but he could only bite the bullet and continue: "It's good that you know you're wrong and can correct it. I'll go to Xi Jun and put in a good word for you. I'll let you off this time."

The matchmaker silently looked at him for a few seconds: "...Your pretense of knowing what you don't really mean is quite obvious."

Feng Xiuhu stared wide-eyed and asked Liu Weisen, "Is it really that obvious?"

Liu Weisen shrank back, not daring to reply—he was currently in a state of utter despair.

Indeed, when a legendary deity actually appears before you, anyone would doubt that they are dreaming.

Unable to get a response from Liu Weisen, Feng Xiuhu stopped pretending and laid his cards on the table.

He walked straight to the matchmaker and started to strike up a conversation: "Well, we've become acquainted through a bit of a fight, what's that saying again? 'The flood washed away the temple...'"

The Fate Immortal glanced at him and said, "I have little friendship with Jiang Liu Gong; in fact, we have quite a rift between us."

Feng Xiuhu, feeling unlucky, awkwardly touched his nose: "Then let's not talk about this anymore, let's talk about something else."

The matchmaker asked, "What would you like to talk about?"

Feng Xiuhu already had a plan in mind: "Let's talk about how you went from being the ruler of Beizhen to the matchmaker, and what your relationship is with the ruler of Nanyu and Ai Da."

The Matchmaker Immortal smiled slightly and nodded: "You actually know about Ai Dai?"

Feng Xiuhu replied with a smile, "I only found out recently. The Great Eclipse God's mouth is quite tight."

A look of reminiscence appeared in the eyes of the Matchmaker Immortal, and he slowly exhaled.

"Since you know Ai Da, you must also know that she is Empress Yun."

Feng Xiuhu replied, "I know."

The matchmaker whispered, "But before she became Empress Yun, in our eyes, she was just Ah Yun."

Feng Xiuhu was taken aback: "Us?"

The matchmaker nodded: "It's me and Hongzhi."

Feng Xiuhu was even more confused: "Who is this?"

The matchmaker explained: "Chen Mingxuan, the ruler of the Southern Yu Kingdom, whose courtesy name was Hongzhi."

Feng Xiuhu asked in surprise, "Are you two that close? You're calling each other way so intimately."

The matchmaker gave a wry smile: "Of course. When we were young, we were classmates at the Imperial Academy of the Great Sheng Dynasty, and later served as officials in the same court. We have known each other for more than ten years."

Feng Xiuhu suddenly thought of a possibility: "That Aida—"

The matchmaker corrected, "It's A-Yun."

"The first time I saw her was on my way south to provide disaster relief, when Hongzhi and I were ordered to do so. She just appeared out of nowhere. The moment I saw her, I could never forget that stunning glimpse."

Feng Xiuhu never expected to overhear gossip among true gods. He wished he could pull out a handful of melon seeds and crack them open. He pressed on, "But I heard that Ai Dai took human form for the sake of the King of Nanyu—she shouldn't like you, right?"

Perhaps because so much time had passed, the matchmaker did not show any embarrassment at having his wounds reopened. He simply smiled faintly and said, "That's right, but how could I have known back then? I didn't even know she wasn't a mortal, so I mistakenly thought I still had a chance and dreamed of winning her heart."

"This beautiful dream lasted until Ayun and Hongzhi got married and I woke up from it. It was from then on that I parted ways with Hongzhi."

"Later, the court became corrupt, the country gradually declined, and chaos broke out in various places. One day, I suddenly heard that Hongzhi, who was serving as an official in a distant place, had started a rebellion."

"At that time, people did not know that it was A-Yun who was secretly helping them. They only knew that the army led by Hongzhi was almost invincible, as if he was truly the chosen one."

"Hongzhi came with great force, and even the Emperor of Dasheng gave up and decided to cede territory to him to jointly rule the country—but at that time I was blinded by jealousy."

“Ah Yun chose him, and now fate will choose him too—how can I accept this?”

“I have been well-versed in the classics since childhood and am also skilled in martial arts. When Hongzhi started his rebellion, I was already a high-ranking official. In what way am I inferior to him? What Hongzhi can do, why can't I do?”

Feng Xiuhu glanced sideways at the Marriage Fairy, whose expression remained calm.

He uttered softly, "So I usurped the throne."

“I personally extinguished the last breath of Dasheng, and then built Beizhen by stepping on Dasheng’s corpse.”

"At that time, I had only one thought—I wanted to take back everything that belonged to me."

Feng Xiuhu couldn't help but interject, "That sentence is unnecessary; it's a bit too sweet."

The Fate Immortal slowly shook his head: "You should know what happened after that. Just as recorded in history books, Bei Zhen and Nan Yu were caught in a tug-of-war that lasted for decades."

"The final decisive battle took place in Yu'ai Prefecture—which is where we are standing now."

"In order to help Hongzhi reverse the decline on the battlefield, Ayun took a risk and made a move, but was not noticed by Xijun."

Feng Xiuhu listened intently: "And then Xi Jun killed her? That's the root cause of Nan Yu's defeat?"

"Do not."

The Immortal of Marriage shook his head and said, "Xi Jun did not take action, but instead found me."

“She laid out several powers before me and asked me to choose one, then ordered me to kill A-Yun with my own hands. She said that since the Southern Yu Kingdom has the help of a true god, the Northern Zhen Kingdom must also have one, so that it would be fair.”

Feng Xiuhu gasped – he finally understood why Shi had called Xi Jun's method insidious.

The matchmaker continued, "As you can see, I have chosen this authority."

“I did have selfish motives. Since they were such a loving couple, I was determined to break them up so that A-Yun would regret not choosing me.”

“As a primordial god, my divine magic has little effect on A-Yun, but Hong-Zhi is just a mortal, and he is powerless to resist—he has become philandering and promiscuous, but that’s all he can do; his love for A-Yun has not diminished in the slightest.”

"And Ayun knew that this was my doing, so she didn't blame Hongzhi for the changes at all. On the contrary, their relationship became even stronger—which made me feel very frustrated. It was as if everything I did was a joke, and I had achieved nothing except to make Hongzhi suffer."

"I couldn't accept this outcome, so in a fit of rage, I finally decided to kill him."

"I……"

The Old Man of Marriage swallowed, and his tone changed for the first time.

It has become somewhat dry.

“...Kill A-Yun.”

(End of this chapter)