I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse

"Yes. You really are Brother Mu Yun, always so meticulous," Ruan Yuling said with a trace of affection naturally woven into her words, "Children are scared of graveyards, and no one passes by there. So they don’t know that there’s a small waterfall behind the graveyard, and underneath the waterfall is a pond, surrounded by a swath of beautiful, truly beautiful flowers. No matter how upset I am, just spending a little time there lifts my spirits."

"So then, what happened?" you clearly weren’t just listening to Ruan Yuling reminisce about the past.

"Brother Yun seems a bit impatient," Ruan Yuling’s use of your nickname became a touch more affectionate, her words carrying an alluring charm.

"It’s not impatience, it’s a desire to understand the full story as soon as possible. After all, it’s getting late, and we can’t possibly have Sister Ling stay overnight with us four old men here, can we? That wouldn’t be good for your reputation."

Ruan Yuling covered her mouth to stifle a laugh, "Reputation hasn’t been useful to me for a long time, the only thing I want now is to be free of the shackles binding me."

"Please, continue Sister Ling."

Ruan Yuling paused for a moment, then continued, "One afternoon, as usual, I went to play by the pond, and as I passed by the graveyard, I saw a ragged Taoist muttering to himself. He looked scruffy and was even talking to a tombstone; I was so scared that I turned and ran home. For the next three days, I saw that scruffy Taoist every time I went through the graveyard. One day, he suddenly called out to me, saying that if I could treat him to a full meal, he could make me beautiful and stop others from rejecting me."

"Interestingly, I believed him," Ruan Yuling couldn’t help but let out a wistful sigh, "If heaven gave me another chance, I think I would reject him."