Immortals  live in between human world and upper world. They all have masters of their own,the dragons. A dragon can owned up until 50 disciples at a time. Immortals main duty is to keep equilibrium of the human world.They often watched out for humans but they must not interfere in humans matter.Immortals often seen lurking on the ground dressing in normal humans clothing as they watched and learn. They looked just like any other human beings. Only immortal can recognize the scent of another immortal.Later immortals of same dragon considered as descendants of the elder.
Immortals have limited time each time they descend on the ground.Some were given a week,some were months but never a year. Immortals who stayed longer on the ground will start taking earth essences,thus reducing their immortality.The only way to restore that immortality is by ascending back to where they belong.
Some immortals crossed path with human beings while others prefer to stick between themselves.But never immortals shared fate with the disciples from same dragon. Immortals never consider gender as their preference but rather the feeling they get from that person. Immortals nature is to pledge to their love ones,that pledge alone worth more than their life. When immortals pledged to human beings,it meant they are ready to throw away their status and live as human.If human being reciprocate and vowed to immortals,their fate will be tied together for all their life.Immortals will only fall in love once. Â Immortals who died on the ground will wander in the world like a lost soul until their pledged ones reincarnate.
Jianyu is one of the immortals who fallen in love with a human being. He scarifies his immortality and died for the human. Like any other before him,he has to wait until his loved one reincarnate before he can turned into human form. Unlike most cases,Jianyu did not started from the bottom. He took a form of adult human being the moment Wang Qing was born.Other immortals will took toddler form and slowly growing up and maintain their form later on but Jianyu was different. He lost his memories the moment his soul formed human form. While wandering around,looking lost he met Irene who took him to her house and look after him.
She introduced him to her family.During that time,her husband was already old and her eldest daughter lived along with her.Though immortals no longer has their immortality but their appearance stop changing at a certain age. In Irene case,she remained her mid twenties age. her family were aware of who she is. Jianyu was still lost and thought that Irene married a widow with children.
"Jianyu,you will soon understand everything.For the mean time just stay here until your pledged one grows up"
"My pledged one?"
"Yes"
Years passed by,Irene slowly started telling tales of immortals to Jianyu when asked why his appearance stayed the same. Irene's husband died from old age and Irene continue living with her children and grandchildren until they moved out later on. Irene and Dayu then moved to the city.
"There are so many people,how do i know which one is my pledged one?" asked Jianyu one day.
"You will feel a sudden attraction,your body will move forward on it's own.That's when you know" explained Irene.
"Why can't i remember anything?"
"You've been lurking for more than hundred years.No other immortal took that long to reincarnate"
The day he met Wang Qing,was the day he visited Irene at the police academy.
"Why didn't you tell me my pledged one is a male?" said Jianyu with a shocked expression.
"Because we never care"
"Is that so?But what if he has girlfriend?"
"Then tell him you have one yourself too" suggested Irene.
"Who?I don't have any"
"Me" Irene beamed.
"But you are my descendant"
"No one else know"
Irene quit police academy and applied working at the National Museum. Irene has the ability to see into the future though it was just a glimpse. She bought apartment for Jianyu just across Wang Qing apartment so they can stay close to each other. Irene did everything she can to help her ancestor. Irene hired a guy to steal from Wang Qing and send Jianyu to the rescue. Jianyu lied when he learnt that Wang Qing has a woman. He understand that human being don't have memory of their past life.
That night when Wang Qing stopped by Jianyu's apartment,they were discussing about wedding of Irene's youngest grandchildren.
That night during blackout,Irene went to Wang Qing apartment along with Jianyu but she stayed away and watched.
"Get him to kiss you. First kiss from your pledged one will trigger your memory" instructed Irene.
Jianyu did as said and his memory did came back. But he left early in the dawn to meet Irene once again.
"He remembered but he is in doubt"
"Give yourselves time.I will help you,don't worry.He will come and find you in few days but for the mean time,give him some time to miss you"
"Alright.Then i will set things on my own.Thank you my dear descendant"
"Remember not to engage in sexual activity with another being.Immortals who had sex with other than their pledge ones will turn into soul taker" warned Irene.
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Author's note : I hope chapter this will clear some confusion.I intended to publish this chapter at the end of this fanfic but i guess now is the best time :D This fanfic originally had a much simpler storyline but i reconstructed the whole fanfic midway by giving a fantasy touch. What a mess right? Haha Hope you enjoy reading the rest of fanfic. Oh,the one who called out for General Wang at the grave was Irene :P I used Dayu as nickname for Jianyu,they are same person.