Chapter 2546

Tianpeng looked at Xiao Die with a face full of smiles, then said.

Xiao Die looked him up and down, her eyes filled with both confusion and a trace of fear.

After all, she still remembered vividly the time the pig demon revealed his true form at the wedding banquet all those years ago.

While Xiao Die was hesitating, a gentle female voice came from inside the house, "Xiao Die, who is it?"

Xiao Die looked back toward the room and said, "Young Mistress, it is... Zhu Fengchun."

Zhu Fengchun—what a familiar yet strange name; even Tianpeng himself had almost forgotten it.

Yet, the image of Gao Cuilan had floated in his mind for so many years, never once disappearing.

If one were to speak of cultivating Buddhism, how could he? He never believed in those illusory Buddhist teachings, and furthermore, he was born sentimental—how could he ever cultivate this Buddhism well?

In the courtyard inside, Gao Cuilan had been watering flowers with a pot. When he heard that name, he still froze for a moment, then put down the watering pot and walked to the door.

Of the two vermilion-lacquered doors, only one was opened. Tianpeng stood on the steps at the entrance, looking honest and simple.

"Cuilan, you are still as beautiful as ever. I missed you so much."

Tianpeng looked at Gao Cuilan, then stared into his eyes and said.

"You... didn't you follow the high monk of the Tang Dynasty to the Western Heaven to obtain the scriptures? Why have you returned?"

Gao Cuilan had no fear in his eyes at this moment; he looked at Tianpeng and said.

"The Western scriptures have already been obtained, and the Buddha let me return. As soon as I finished obtaining the Western scriptures, I came back immediately to find you."

"For so many years, I have thought of you day and night; every day, my mind has been filled with you. Do you know that?"

Tianpeng revealed a smile on his face, then said hurriedly.

"Oh, then congratulations to you for having attained the fruit."

"It's just that... I am already married."

Gao Cuilan glanced at him, his eyes flickering, then said.

"How can that be?"

"Who did you marry? Let him come out so I can see, or is this just an excuse you made up because you don't want to see me?"

Tianpeng froze in place for an instant, then suddenly said.

"I really am married; there is no need for me to lie to you. My husband went out to purchase goods today, so he is not at home."

Gao Cuilan held the door frame and said indifferently.

"The Young Mistress married three years ago. The husband is a young master of the Chen family in Gao Village, a family of merchants."

Xiao Die added at this moment.

Tianpeng felt a wave of incomparable sorrow in his heart; the moment he lowered his head, tears almost fell.

So the person he had thought of day and night had long since married, and he had merely been suffering from unrequited love.

Gao Cuilan looked at the man before him. He did not have even the slightest bit of lingering attachment; his gaze swept from top to bottom, as if thinking about something.

Tianpeng let out a long sigh. He had been full of joy, wanting to come and marry Gao Cuilan, but now, everything had turned into a bubble.

He suddenly raised his head, looked at Gao Cuilan, and said, "Cuilan, do you really despise me for being a demon, right?"

Cuilan also sighed softly and said, "After that day, I thought for a long time. Although you are a demon, you were in my house for more than three years and never did a single bad thing. Moreover, you were busy with everything, working harder than anyone else." ===== CHAPTER 2548 =====