699 A Million Times for You 61 (1/2)
”How could the corpse remain in such a good condition even after so many years?” Jin Qingyan asked.
Noticing that the spirits were too agitated to speak, An Xiaoning prompted, ”He's asking you a question.”
”M… Master, it's because you swallowed a piece of jade when you died back then. The jade ensured that your body wouldn't decompose and remain intact. On top of that, it's also because the wood that the coffin was made of was of the best quality.”
Upon hearing their answer, Jin Qingyan asked, ”Did you think that I'm the reincarnation of this person just because we look exactly identical?”
”We wouldn't mistake someone else for our Master. Not only do you look identical to him, but you also happen to know Miss Jin. We've waited for Miss Jin in the cave for ages. We finally got to see her.”
”Who's Miss Jin?” Jin Qingyan asked, momentarily stunned.
”The lady beside you…”
Smiling, Jin Qingyan turned to look at An Xiaoning.
”Why were you waiting for her?” he asked.
An Xiaoning wanted to know the answer to that question too.
The spirits answered in a tone of admiration and respect, ”That cave was the very place at which you sealed your love. Master, you didn't get to see Miss Jin for the last time before your death. You said that she would definitely come to see you and you were determined to wait for her arrival. Master, you then went to reincarnate while we stayed behind in the cave to wait for Miss Jin. It's been so many years and she finally came. I guess that's the end of our lifelong mission.”
Sealed their love?
That means the two of them were in love with each other in their previous lifetime.
They did not know if they should feel happy or sad about that answer.
They were entangled with each other their previous lifetime; it was also the case now.
What great sin did I commit to deserve this? An Xiaoning thought to herself.
Jin Qingyan was strangely perturbed after hearing the spirits' words. He could vaguely guess that although he and An Xiaoning were in love with each other in their previous lifetime, they did not end up together. In fact, she did not even visit him after his death…
Although he could not see the spirits, he was greatly moved by their loyalty.
”Thank you for guarding me for so many years and giving up the chance to reincarnate,” said Jin Qingyan.
”We were panic-stricken. Master, you were very kind to us when you were alive. We'll never be able to repay our gratitude. Since you and Miss Jin know each other in this lifetime, how are you related to each other now?”
”She's my wife and we have a son together.”
The spirits cheered merrily in joy before An Xiaoning could even retort.
Noticing how delighted they were, she could not bear to say what was on her mind.
”That's wonderful. We'll have no regrets so long as Master's wishes to be together with Miss Jin, are fulfilled.”
Jin Qingyan sighed and said, ”Seems like we had a hard time in our previous lifetime. Do you guys have to leave now?”
”Yes, we can't keep imposing on you since you're living very well now, Master. We can finally go and reincarnate. We've been hiding inside the cave because we were afraid that the death reapers would see us.”
”I heard from the villagers that the mountain doesn't have a name. In the past… was it really unnamed?” An Xiaoning asked curiously.
”It used to be called Mount Yihua”
”What was my name in my previous lifetime?”
”Hua Jin.”
”What about him?” An Xiaoning asked.
”Master used to be called… Xi Houqin.”
Recalling a dream he once had, Jin Qingyan said, ”We can't keep the corpse. Let's cremate it.”
”You call the shots, Master. We're leaving now.”
Jin Qingyan could not bear to see the spirits leave after hearing about the unbelievable story. He was incredibly touched by their unyielding loyalty.