Wang Fèn Yǒng looked up as Liu Tián Qǔ returned to the lounge. He cocked an eyebrow as he watched her walk over. Many thoughts flew through his head. Liu Tián Qǔ saw echos of those thoughts through the look in Wang Fèn Yǒng's eyes as he watched her.
Liu Tián Qǔ eyes met and held Wang Fèn Yǒng's gaze as she walked over and seated herself across from him. As Wang Fèn Yǒng reach over to the teapot to pour Liu Tián Qǔ a cup of tea. Liu Tián Qǔ rudely waved him away and said, "I will drink tea in a moment. First, there are a few questions I must ask you immediately."
Wang Fèn Yǒng looked at Liu Tián Qǔ with knowing, understanding eyes and said, "Ask me, I will tell you no lies."
"First question, is what century you came from?" A nervous Liu Tián Qǔ asked Wang Fèn Yǒng.
"The 21st Century," Wang Fèn Yǒng answered. Liu Tián Qǔ nodded and said, "Me too."
Liu Tián Qǔ didn't even realize she was holding her breath when she asked Wang Fèn Yǒng the second question, "How old were you when you died?"
"The first time I died, I was 26 years old." Wang Fèn Yǒng said.
Liu Tián Qǔ released a deep breath when Wang Fèn Yǒng said 26 years old. She felt so relieved that she wouldn't be robbing the cradle. She was still older than him, but not by much. Then Wang Fèn Yǒng's words fully registered.
"The first time!?" Liu Tián Qǔ exclaimed in shock. "You've died more than once?" Liu Tián Qǔ asked in deep shock.
"Yes, this is my third life, and before you can ask. I don't know where I reincarnated during my second life. It wasn't earth, and it was the Tolling Lands, either." A dark shadow covered Wang Fèn Yǒng's face as he spoke.
"It was somewhere else. The era seemed similar to the ancient Roman era. It was not a good life. I reincarnated into the body of a man who was a sex slave who had displeased his Master. When he found out he was to be given to the scientist of that world to be used as a test subject. He killed himself. I reincarnated into his body just as he was given to the scientist. I was used in many torturous experiments." The murderous killing aura that always seem to emanate from Wang Fèn Yǒng grew thicker as he spoke.
"I've heard of certain scientists on earth being touted as monsters. However, no scientist on earth can be compared to those evil people they called scientists in that place were I reincarnated." Liu Tián Qǔ felt her heart bleed for the young man sitting across from her. She didn't realize she was crying for the young man who was struggling hard to maintain his composure.
"When the king of that place died, and the new king ascended the throne. He banned the experiments. All the tests subjects were given to the Coliseums. We were forced to fight as Noxii gladiators until we all died. To refused meant the harshest of torture. I lived in that body for twenty-nine long torturous years. Ten of those years, I lived as a test subject of the scientist. Nineteen years I survived as a Noxii gladiator. I died being ripped to shreds by a vicious two-headed behemoth bred for coliseum fighting." Heavy intense murderous killing intent and fury was pouring off of Wang Fèn Yǒng.
That answered the question for Liu Tián Qu of why Wang Fèn Yǒng hated to be touched. Something very awful must have been done to him. That also answered her question as to why the killing intent that always emanated from him emitted such murderous energy.
Surviving nineteen years as a Noxii gladiator? Even on earth, not many of the best of Noxii gladiators made it to even ten rounds of fighting. Yet Wang Fèn Yǒng survived nineteen years as a Noxii gladiator! Noxii gladiators were the unfortunate gladiators who were not afforded the same opportunities as the the Roman gladiators. Noxii gladiators were treated as cannon fodder. Yet somehow, he survived that long.
Wang Fèn Yǒng looked up to see Liu Tián Qu sitting across from him, crying with such sadness on her face. Wang Fèn Yǒng's heart shook as he watched Liu Tián Qu crying for the torturous life he was forced to live in his past life. "You're crying for me?" There was a hint of astonishment in Wang Fèn Yǒng's voice. Never have anyone cried for him.
Liu Tián Qǔ saw the slightly puzzlement and confusion in Wang Fèn Yǒng's eyes. It was only then she realized she was crying. Liu Tián Qǔ hurriedly wiped her tears, "I didn't mean to cry. My heart started hurting as I listened to the life you were forced to live."
Wang Fèn Yǒng felt the uncontrollable anger and rage that was building in him dissolve. Every time Wang Fèn Yǒng thought of his second life, he always had to fight against an overwhelming, uncontrollable rage that threatened to consume him.
However, when he saw the tears of his innocent young friend who senselessly cried for the pain he experienced in another life. That rage, wrath, and fury flew away, and the shadow of that life that followed him to this life seemed to lighten.
Wang Fèn Yǒng watched Liu Tián Qǔ tried to hide her eyes from him under the pretense of pouring a cup of tea. "Liu Tián Qǔ," Wang Fèn Yǒng softly called to his new friend.
Wang Fèn Yǒng waited until Liu Tián Qǔ finished pouring tea and replaced the pot on the tea tray in the center of the table. Only then did Wang Fèn Yǒng say, "Although I was blessed with a good life and family this time around. The truth is, I still haven't got over my second life yet. There are somethings that can scar the soul of a person. Unfortunately, I was forced to live through things that no human should have to endure." Wang Fèn Yǒng swallowed hard as emotions seemed to clog his throat.
"I think that I may have sinned too greatly in my first life and because of that. Karma caught up with me in my second life. I was not a good person in my first life." Wang Fèn Yǒng explained.
"Could I have known you in my first life? You said you were from the 21st Century. Is your name the same name you carried in your first life?" Liu Tián Qǔ started asking questions.
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Wang Fèn Yǒng shook his head, and Liu Tián Qǔ could have sworn she saw his cheeks slightly tinge pink in what looked to be embarrassment. Her old illness of curiosity roared awake. What kind of person could Wang Fèn Yǒng have been in his past life that even he was too embarrassed to tell her who he was? 'I must find out! At all cost, I must find out.'
Wang Fèn Yǒng cleared his throat and asked, "Do you really have to know?"
"I have to know, tell me." Liu Tián Qǔ quickly said, leaning forward in anticipation. She didn't make a pretense of trying to hide her curiosity.
Wang Fèn Yǒng look across at his young friend that sat across him with a look of deep curiosity on her face, "Cough...in my first life, my name was Wáng Fēng Hǔ."
Liu Tián Qu felt as if someone smashed her over the head with a sack full of bricks as memories assaulted her brain upon hearing that name. Liu Tián Qǔ thought she heard wrong, "Did you say your name was Wáng Fēng Hǔ? The Wáng Fēng Hǔ?"
Liu Tián Qǔ shook her head like a rattle drum in disbelief and shock. 'No way! No way there is absolutely no way I could have fallen in love with that person! Absolutely no way! That would be just too much!'
Just to be sure she was not mistaken Liu Tián Qǔ asked, "You were King Floating Gourd, that Wáng Fēng Hǔ?" Liu Tián Qǔ asked anxiously. She almost burst into tears when Wang Fèn Yǒng nodded his head yes.
Liu Tián Qǔ sat there, glaring at Wang Fèn Yǒng in shock and anger. She wanted to grab the teapot and bash him over the head and scream at him to give her back her heart he stole away.
In the 21st century in her past life. Thanks to the internet, the whole world knew who King Floating Gourd was. In his first life Wang Fèn Yǒng was named (王) Wáng- Great (峰) Fēng- Mountain (虎)Hǔ-Tiger by his grandmother. However, after a major fiasco netizens from all over the world renamed him (王) Wáng- King (渢) Féng - Floating (瓠) Hù - Gourd; King Floating Gourd.
In ancient times gourds were use as containers for liquor, "magic" elixirs, and wine. After that incident, Wáng Fēng Hǔ was seen as a drunk that went from place to place indulging in alcohol and women. Thus he was named King Floating Gourd.
Wáng Fēng Hǔ was the second son of a third-generation wealthy businessman. Wáng Fēng Hǔ was a brilliant young man who was also a womanizer who loved to have fun. He was apart of an American research team and contributed greatly to the project. His contributions resulted in a major breakthrough. The whole world came to know who he was after he was invited to the White House in America after winning an award.
However, things didn't go so well when Wáng Fēng Hǔ showed up to the White House completely drunk. He embarrassed his whole country. Everyone felt as if their country lost face because of him. What made things worse was that Wáng Fēng Hǔ caused a big fuss after being kicked out of the White House. He became a complete embarrassment and disgrace to his country.
At the time, Liu Tián Qǔ was in talks with an American company to sign a seven hundred million dollar deal. She almost lost that contract because of Wáng Fēng Hǔ. The American CEO back out of the deal. Liu Tián Qǔ had to play dirty and blackmail that CEO with pictures of him cheating on his wife to get the contract signed. She really didn't want to go that route, but because of King Floating Gourd she had to get her hands dirty.
After that incident, pictures of Wáng Fēng Hǔ popped up on the internet from all over the world. In many different countries pictures of Wáng Fēng Hǔ stumbling out of clubs and parties drunk were posted online. He always had a different woman on his arm in every picture.
Then evidence was posted online that he was arrested several times due to drinking and driving. He even ran someone over before, but the Wang family paid that person off and buried it.
Four different women came forward with claims that Wáng Fēng Hǔ was the father of their children, but he refused to take responsibility. There was even a video of him telling one of the women to scram and not using kind words either. He was soon kicked out of the program in which he won an award for.
Netizens on the internet would even say how he made Li Gang son Li Qiming look like a law-abiding citizen. The thing was Wáng Fēng Hǔ never seemed to care what people thought about him. He never repented and kept on partying, drinking, and clubbing the same as usual. The Wang family always cleaned up the messes he made. The strangest thing of all was the Wang Family never commented on his behavior publicly.
The Wang family owned an enormous corporation and few oil business in a several countries in the Middle East. When people boycotted some of the Wang businesses. The Wang family turned around and started doing contractual business with other countries using oil. They actually became, even more, wealthier instead of going bankrupt.
Liu Tián Qǔ really wanted to be mad at Wang Fèn Yǒng. She really did, however, when she saw the slightly nervous look on the face of Wang Fèn Yǒng who always had an ice-cold expression on his face and always looked unapproachable. She thought he looked so adorable in his nervousness her anger die.
Never had she dreamed she would see a look of nervousness on Wang Fèn Yǒng's face.
Liu Tián Qǔ released a deep sigh and said, "My name was Lu Tián Qǔ of the Lu family. You should know who I was."
Liu Tián Qǔ saw Wang Fèn Yǒng widen slightly in shock. Because of Wáng Fēng Hǔ, Lu Tián Qǔ had ended up in the news and on the front of the newspapers in many countries. For the first time, it wasn't in the business section.
A week after Wáng Fēng Hǔ got kicked out of the White House. Wáng Fēng Hǔ and Lu Tián Qǔ ended up on the front page of many newspapers and not only the newspapers in their country. In the picture, Lu Tián Qǔ was seen punching Wáng Fēng Hǔ in the face.
That particular evening Lu Tián Qǔ was attending a bachelorette party for one of her friends. It took place in a famous club in New York City. Lu Tián Qǔ's friend decided not to rent the whole club for the night because she wanted it to be lively.
Somehow Lu Tián Qǔ and Wáng Fēng Hǔ ended up on the same dance floor that night. Wáng Fēng Hǔ made advances towards her which Lu Tián Qǔ turned down. The drunk Wáng Fēng Hǔ must not had felt happy being turned down. He grabbed Lu Tián Qǔ, and Lu Tián Qǔ had instantly stomped on his feet with her six inches Christian Louboutin stilettos and punched him in the face.
Lu Tián Qǔ always felt suspicious about that night. The club was dark that night. However, the picture that showed up on the front of newspapers in many different countires was very clear.
Lu Tián Qǔ didn't hold a grudge for several reasons. The first reason was Wáng Fēng Hǔ was drunk as hell that night. The second reason was it felt so good to punch him in the face. She had been wanted to do that ever since he almost made her lose that business deal.
The third reason was that oddly, instead of causing a negative effect, the picture actually help to drive up the stocks of her father's company. The only reason Lu Tián Qǔ's father allowed the picture to make it into the news was because he saw the benefit in allowing it to be printed on the front page of newspapers.
The strangest thing for Lu Tián Qǔ after that was when complete strangers would come up to her and commend her for punching Wáng Fēng Hǔ in the face. Wang Fēng Hǔ had made people feel as if the whole country lost face. So many people felt vindicated and felt like he totally deserved to get punched.
The icing on the cake was when the patriarch of the Wang family came to see Lu Tián Qǔ's father. He apologized for his son's behavior privately and helped Lu Tián Qǔ's father to sign a multi-billion dollar contract in Dubai.
Lu Tián Qǔ benefited so much from punching Wáng Fēng Hǔ in the face so how could she hold a grudge. If anything, she privately always felt sad for the troubled young man that the world despised.