Life as an immortal was long and tedious, so every so often, the immortals descended to the mortal world to undergo trials.
On the surface, they dressed it up nicely, calling it an opportunity to endure worldly suffering and temper their hearts. In truth, they simply found heaven's unchanging scenery boring and wanted to seek excitement down below.
Ten thousand years ago, Yinghuo prepared to undergo trials in the mortal world.
Great Emperor Qinghua specially arranged a destiny for her: born into a wealthy family, she would want for neither food nor clothing and enjoy abundant riches. All she had to do was live peacefully and smoothly until she died a natural death at sixty, and she could return to her rightful place.
Unfortunately, the star official responsible for the immortals' mortal trials got drunk that day and tossed the script Great Emperor Qinghua had painstakingly devised for Yinghuo into the Celestial River. By the time he fished it out, not a single word remained legible.
With the moment of Yinghuo's leap into the Reincarnation Realm drawing ever closer, the star official had no choice but to write a script for Ning Xiang himself. The trouble was, he never quite got around to finishing it.
Yinghuo was reborn as the only daughter of the lord of Cloudstay City, on the banks of the Xiang River. In this lifetime, her name was also Ning Xiang. She had a face like jade and flowers, and a slender, graceful figure. Women held an honored position in Cloudstay City, and she had been raised from childhood to become its next lord.
It sounded as though she had been dealt an excellent opening hand, didn't it?
The trouble was, the Water Virtue Morning Star Lord dragged the star official off drinking, and he once again