Ling Qing and He Xiangu watched Han Xiangzi's receding figure vanish. He Xiangu shook her head and said, "In his previous life, Fei Changfang had been unwilling to cultivate immortality out of filial piety. Who would have thought that in this life, he would again be unable to become an immortal because of filial piety?"
Ling Qing said, "This is what he owes. In his previous life, his mother and Zhenniang suffered disaster because of his stubbornness. Now, it is only right that he repay them with that same stubbornness."
The present-day Han Yu was precisely the reincarnation of Zhenniang from her previous life.
Because she possessed a kind heart and performed good deeds, her merit was complete. The King of Hell had her reincarnated as a literary giant of an age, her name destined to endure through the ages.
And Fei Changfang's mother was Han Yu's wife, Han Xiangzi's aunt by marriage.
If Han Xiangzi wished to attain the Dao, he had to guide both of them onto the path before he could do so.
After all, Fei Changfang's mother had not suffered overly much hardship. She had also long been a devout believer in Buddhism and the Dao, often eating vegetarian meals and reciting scriptures in hopes of cultivating a better next life.
Now, apart from being somewhat unwell, she still revered Buddhism and devoted herself wholeheartedly to pure cultivation. She was fairly easy to persuade.
It was only that Zhenniang of her previous life, Han Yu of this one, had inherited Fei Changfang's stubbornness. She insisted that he abandon cultivation and devote himself to earning fame and rank.
To bring glory to the Han family, uphold the sacred and defend the Dao, and lend his wings to the teachings of the sages.
And whether in his previous