Reincarnation in the Illusion

"Manager Shen, how much is this jar of wine?"

"Oh, I'm a regular customer, I'll give you five taels of silver," the young-looking Shen Ge said with a smile.

"Five taels of silver? Mr. Shen, that's too expensive! It's even more expensive than Yellow Crane Tower wine."

"There's a reason it's expensive. Let me tell you, this wine is no ordinary wine. It's a fine wine from the big city. Just in terms of aroma alone, this wine is better than all the wines in Yellow Wind Town. Moreover, it's mellow and smooth on the palate, with a sweet aftertaste. It's very pure."

"What kind of wine is that jar over there?"

"That's monkey wine brewed by monkeys in the mountains. It's a real treasure, imbued with the essence of heaven and earth and the auspiciousness of nature. If you want it, it'll cost you ten taels of silver."

"Ten taels of silver, and you're only offering half a tael? Why don't you just rob us!"

The customer grumbled and cursed for a while, but in the end he still took out five taels of silver to buy the jar of wine in front of him.

After the guests left, Shen Ge weighed the silver in her hand, her eyes crinkling with a smile, "Another five taels of silver in the bank."

"Miss, what are you doing in here? These humble families are not worthy of your status."

A slightly childish voice rang out, and Shen Ge looked up, his eyes immediately widening in fascination.

Beautiful! How could someone be so beautiful? She's practically a fairy.

Shen Ge rubbed his eyes, wondering if he was hallucinating from being too excited about receiving the money. But when he looked again, the person was still there, still so beautiful that it was impossible to look away.

The saleswoman noticed Shen Ge's expression and blushed instantly. She covered her lips with her hand, holding the scroll, to avoid his intense gaze.

"Fine, you lecherous scoundrel, how dare you be so disrespectful to our young lady! Do you believe I'll have your legs broken?"

A little girl, half a person's height and dressed in green silk, stood in front, jumped up, pointed at Shen Ge, and cursed.

"Oh, Xiao Lian, you mustn't be rude," the young lady hurriedly stopped her.

After being scolded like that, Shen Ge immediately sobered up a bit. He quickly looked away and pretended to be tidying up his things in a flustered manner, asking with his head down, "Um... um, Miss Bai, what do you want?"

Although Shen Ge had never seen that woman before, the only woman in Yellow Wind Town who could be as beautiful as the eldest daughter of the Bai Household was said to be a celestial being descended to earth.

Seeing Shen Ge's flustered appearance, Bai Lili covered her mouth and chuckled, saying, "I heard that the shopkeeper sells monkey wine here, so I came to take a look."

Shen Ge blushed and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "Miss Bai, please forgive my embarrassment. Although this wine was indeed obtained from the mountains and brewed by monkeys, it's just a fruit wine, nothing special. It's just a bit sweet and not as spicy as ordinary wine."

"Miss Bai, if you're interested, I can let you try some. If you like it, we can discuss the price."

After saying that, Shen Ge took out two glasses, poured two glasses of wine, and gestured, "Please."

"I didn't expect you to be such a kind person, shopkeeper, to treat us to such precious wine." Xiao Lian said with a smile, quickly taking a wine glass away.

"Xiao Lian, you mustn't be rude," Bai Lili scolded softly, then picked up her wine glass and took a small sip.

The fruit wine tasted sweet and sour with a rich fruity aroma, and Bai Lili's eyes lit up slightly.

"It's delicious, so delicious, Miss," Xiao Lian said, her eyes half-closed in pure delight.

"How much is this? I'll buy it."

Shen Ge smiled, a hint of cunning in his eyes. "It's not much, just two hundred taels of silver. But since it's for you, Miss Bai, I'll give you a discount of one hundred taels, so I'll just charge you one hundred taels."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lian immediately threw down her wine cup and angrily cursed, "You unscrupulous merchant, one hundred taels! Why don't you just rob me!"

"Little girl, don't talk nonsense. I'm a businessman, why would I rob you?" Shen Ge said irritably, his attitude becoming somewhat hostile.

"I only have fifty taels on me. Never mind, Xiao Lian, let's go." Bai Lili sighed softly and turned to leave.

"Hey, Miss Bai, fifty taels would actually be fine too," Shen Ge called out. "It's only because it's you, Miss Bai, that I wouldn't do it with anyone else."

"This... this isn't right, is it?" Bai Lili said shyly. For some reason, her heart started racing as she received this favor for no reason.

"Hey, do you have some ulterior motives towards my young lady? Let me tell you, it's impossible!" Xiao Lian said aggressively, hands on her hips.

Bai Lili glanced at Shen Ge, and his handsome face made her heart flutter. She couldn't help but lower her head shyly.

After that, Bai Lili would often visit Shen Ge whenever she had free time. Over time, the two went from acquaintances to friends and eventually developed feelings for each other.

Three years later, Shen Ge achieved success in his career and formally proposed to the Bai Household, and the two became husband and wife.

On their wedding night, Shen Ge looked up at the bright moon in the sky, but for some reason, he felt no joy at all on this joyous occasion.

"Strange, why am I sad and disappointed? What is it that makes me sad? Why can't I understand it?"

Sitting on the bed, Bai Lili's eyes flashed with a sly glint. She slowly stepped forward and embraced Shen Ge, Qingyu in his ear, "Husband, it's time to rest. This is our wedding night in the cave abode; don't let me have any regrets."

Shen Ge shook his head, dismissing those vague thoughts, turned around, picked Bai Lili up in his arms, and laughed, "Wife, are you provoking your husband? I think you won't be getting out of bed tomorrow."

"Please cherish me, my husband." Bai Lili gently stroked Shen Ge's cheek, her face flushed with shyness. Her bashful appearance was enough to ignite a burning desire in one's heart.

Shen Ge carried Bai Lili to the bedside and threw Bai Lili onto the bed.

"Hiss~ Hiss~ Hiss~"

"Pop~ Puff~ Puff~"

"Squeak~ Squeak~ Squeak~"

After marriage, Shen Ge worked diligently and devoted himself to loving his family and Bai Lili until his death.

Throughout his life, he amassed great wealth, but had only Bai Lili by his side. He had three sons and one daughter, and lived a happy life.

In the days leading up to his death, Shen Ge felt dizzy and disoriented, as if he had forgotten something. He kept dreaming that he was living on a mountaintop shrouded in mist, a place so beautiful that he had never seen anything like it in his life.

Moreover, some of the people in the dream were familiar, while others were strangers.

However, once he woke up, no matter how hard Shen Ge tried to recall, he couldn't remember it. In the end, he died with this question in his mind.

Outside, inside the ice cave in the snow-capped mountain, Bai Lili opened her eyes, looked at Shen Ge on the ground, and smiled, "Twenty Samsara have passed, and he still hasn't forgotten everything. How interesting."

"But now that we've gotten married, it seems his spirit is slowly crumbling. After ten more Samsara, he'll be mine, completely mine."

Bai Lili chuckled softly and closed her eyes again.