Chapter 198 Qingqiu (2)
Chapter 198 Qingqiu (2)
In the guest room of the old house, Lu Qi and Ms. Ji looked at each other.
Ms. Ji drank English black tea from a cup she brought with a painting of Princess Diana, which seemed quite alienated from the rest of the old house.
Taking out a box of Marlboro Premium cigarettes, Ms. Ji shook it out, took out a cigarette and handed it to Lu Qi.
Lu Qi shook his head: "Sorry, I've given up."
Ms. Ji smiled knowingly, and her elegant face looked even more stunning with the smile, and she didn't look like she was fifty years old at all.
Lu Qi found an opening line and asked tentatively, "How long have you lived?"
There was no need to worry about eavesdropping in the old house, and no one would disturb her near the guest rooms. Ms. Ji was assigned to the west wing, far away from Mr. Pei. There was a maple tree in the courtyard that had not yet turned red.
Hearing this, Ms. Ji opened the window, lit a cigarette, and looked out the window through the slender pipe, puffing out smoke: "I don't remember, maybe four or five thousand years ago."
Lu Qi was startled and opened his mouth slightly. "It took so long? So you came here a long time ago?"
Ms. Ji shook her head, a nonchalant smile on her lips: "I came later than you, little princess. I came when the door opened three hundred years ago, and you have been here for nine hundred years."
"Oh." Lu Qi sat back in his chair, leaning against the backrest and responded softly, "You know a lot."
In front of Ms. Ji, she is just a child after all.
However, after living for 920 years, he learned from Ms. Ji that in the Qingqiu Immortal Fox Clan, 900 years old is at most considered a girl, and the longest can live to more than 8,000 years old.
The Qingqiu Kingdom has always maintained a lifestyle where technology and primitiveness coexist, with a management system based on patriarchal theology and ultra-high-tech research and development. It has been isolated from modern society since a long time ago.
It's a bit like the legendary Mayans, Atlantis, or even aliens.
Ms. Ji was a priestess of the temple in Qingqiu Kingdom. When she left Qingqiu Kingdom and came here, she heard that the youngest princess of the patriarch's family had gone missing six hundred years ago.
The little princess had just turned eighteen when she went missing.
After hearing what Ms. Ji said, Lu Qi realized something and pointed at himself: "So, am I the one who is missing?"
Maybe it was because she left early and was too young when she left, so she didn't know a lot of things.
"Maybe." Ms. Ji replied vaguely, "I have no memory. All I know is what I recorded with the black haze before I left."
Now the black haze was left to Pei Yao by Ms. Ji, but Ms. Ji had deleted the things related to Qingqiu Kingdom and moved them to another notebook of hers.
Ms. Ji did not tell Lu Qi why she came out, but just gave her some scientific knowledge.
At least a few things that Lu Qi was particularly concerned about were answered by Ms. Ji.
Fang Ru: "Then why did we lose our memories?"
Ms. Ji replied, "This is the punishment for leaving Qingqiu. If you want to establish contact with the outside world, you must pay a price."
Hearing what Ms. Ji said, Lu Qi felt a little discouraged: "So, my memory can't be cured."
Ms. Ji nodded. She had studied the treatment for amnesia for a long time, but it was useless. She didn't know whether it was due to scientific reasons, such as genetic and blood problems, or theological reasons, such as being punished by God.
But no matter which one, the memory is irreversible, except: "If you want to restore your memory, you can return to Qingqiu. Once you leave, the situation of amnesia every five years will only continue."
After thinking about it, Ms. Ji shook off the ashes from her cigarette and asked with a smile, "Are you trying to remember something?"
There’s so much more I want to remember.
Lu Qi tilted his chair up and looked up at the night sky above Sifang Well.
She didn't answer, but her expression betrayed her. She wanted to remember the things she did with Pei Yao.
Seeing her appearance, Ms. Ji's cold heart softened, and she smiled faintly and said, "It seems that you and my grandson have been through a lot."
Lu Qi did not deny it, crossed his arms and put them under his chin, his gaze falling back on Ms. Ji.
Ms. Ji understood and said, "No wonder you don't want to go back. But are you sure you've made up your mind?"
"As Ayao's grandmother, I do hope you stay with him. But as a member of the same clan, and a woman, I still want to remind you to think carefully about what you've given up for him."
Lu Qi nodded: "I know what I gave up. I'm not a child."
Ms. Ji looked at Lu Qi's determined eyes, sighed, put the cigarette holder into the ashtray, and lit a cigarette.
No advice, this is Lu Qi's choice.
She also didn't know whether to persuade them to reconcile or to break up. It was obvious that the girl had a very deep friendship with her grandson, and she would be hurt no matter what. It was fate that made them end up together when they shouldn't have.
"Will you tell A Yao about us?" Lu Qi was a little worried. She still remembered Pei Mingzhu's reminder.
If Pei Yao knew that this was her only chance to go back, would he send her away?
Ms. Ji tilted her head, took off her cigarette holder, and replied meaningfully: "What do you want me to say to him?"
Lu Qi suddenly realized that Ms. Ji was not a talkative person. She was the secret of the Qingqiu Fox Clan. Even her grandfather probably didn't know about it, so how could she tell the children?
So, unless Lu Qi wanted to say something, Ms. Ji would not say anything.
Lu Qi fell silent again. That was fine. Just assume that she didn’t know Ms. Ji’s identity either.
I don’t know if I can go back and everything can be the same as before, as I promised Pei Yao, and live a happy life.
The topic gradually ran out for a long time. Ms. Ji just said: "I will go back on May 20th, and I will not attend your wedding."
Lu Qi paused and asked abruptly, "Aren't you going to stay in this world anymore? Then Grandpa."
Ms. Ji waved her hand: "We are no longer destined to be together."
I don’t know what happened between the two of them, but Ms. Ji really seems to no longer care about Mr. Pei.
There is no way to ask in detail, after all, they are from the next generation.
Just like that, a moment later, the old man came and knocked on the door. He said, "It's getting late. The young master wants to know if the young mistress wants to stay at the old house tonight."
Pei Yao understood and did not come to find anyone directly to save his grandmother's face, but he was worried that his grandmother would chat with Lu Qi alone, which would make Lu Qi embarrassed.
Seeing that the time was almost up, he deliberately sent A-weng to find a reason to call Lu Qi away.
Lu Qi stood up, and Ms. Chong Ji bowed slightly and replied to Grandpa, "It's too late. I won't disturb Grandma."
Walking to the door and opening it, Aung nodded respectfully to Ms. Ji, and immediately led Lu Qi out.
After walking down the corridor, Lu Qi stopped and turned back.
Ms. Ji left the door open and continued to sit by the door admiring the moon.
Seeing Lu Qi coming back, he cast a puzzled look at her, and then heard Lu Qi ask: "Ms. Ji, I have another question to ask..."
"You said."
"You are the same as me, but why can you give birth to children?"
It’s not that Lu Qi wanted to have a baby, but as she was walking, she suddenly became curious.
Due to their bloodline genes, the body functions of the Immortal Fox Clan change very slowly, and there is only a very small chance of pregnancy unless with a member of the same clan. But why is it that Ms. Ji still has two grandsons, Pei Yao and Pei Mingzhu?
Is it luck?
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