The plot was so absurd that a trace of bewilderment appeared on the Mystic Bird's face.
Yet He Zhizhou kept moving toward it. "At least once in your life, you should forget yourself for someone. You don't ask for an outcome, or for them to walk beside you, or even for what you once had. You don't even ask them to love you. All you ask is that, in the best years of your life, you meet them."
This was The Notebook.
"Get a grip."
At last, the Mystic Bird was swayed. It stopped just as it was about to leave. "You're human and I'm a demon. Humans and demons belong to different worlds."
He Zhizhou let out a low chuckle, his rich, wine-smooth voice especially alluring.
Everyone inside and outside the Mystic Mirror heard him say, "What if I, Tian Xianzi, happen to be into that?"
At last, someone couldn't hold back and burst out laughing, sounding like a rooster crowing.
Tian Xianzi went stiff.
His fists clenched.
As they spoke, the Mystic Bird's gaze shifted. It gently beat its wings.
A fierce gust swept past, and the enormous bird vanished in an instant. In its place stood a beautiful young woman in red, her features dazzling.
"I never imagined that the famous Elder Tianxian would be like this. What a pretty boy."
She smiled carelessly and lifted He Zhizhou's fair chin with her right index finger. "I've been alone for many years, and I happen to like children. I've been thinking of having another one these past few days... Since Elder Tianxian seems interested too, why don't we give it a try?"
Good, He Zhizhou thought. At least for now, I'm still a pretty boy.
*Hopefully I won't end up capsizing in the gutter and turning into a