Chapter 120 (I'm not Chapter 120)...

Chapter 120 I'm not

If only she could take Ayu and Mingyue home, then she could take them to see a doctor. Linghao unconsciously touched the emerald green jade pendant on her chest, wondering when it would finally work and take her home.

When she first came into this world, all she wanted was to go home. Linghao thought about it day and night, and even prepared to do something dangerous like jumping off a cliff. Later, she realized reality: if she lived well, there would be a day when she could go back; but if she acted recklessly and lost her life, there would be no possibility of going back.

After that day, Linghao finally settled down to practice martial arts. Later, the blade that sliced ​​through the falling snow left a deep mark on her heart, and she began to integrate into this world. But no matter how much she integrated, Linghao never gave up the idea of ​​going home.

Before this, she had always thought of taking things as they come and waiting for the right opportunity, but now she was getting a little anxious. If she could go back and see a doctor, she wouldn't be so worried about Ayu and Mingyue's condition.

"Ah Hao?" Young Master Mingyue waved his hand in front of Ling Hao's eyes. "What's wrong?" Strange, Ah Hao has been spacing out more and more often these past few days, and there were two such moments in such a short time just now. This is too strange.

"I...I'm a little homesick." This time, Linghao didn't make up any other reasons. "I just miss home." She misses her dad's braised pork, her mom's fruit tea, her joking friends, her friendly roommates, and the university she worked so hard to get into.

Longing is a strange thing. It's usually silent and insidious, as if it doesn't exist at all. But when she realized it, the longing had already become as heavy as snow that had fallen silently overnight.

Gongzi Mingyue said, "Then I will accompany Ahao back. No matter where Ahao's home is, I will go back with you."

Ling Hao's gaze fell on Gongzi Mingyue, and she said with a smile, "Okay, when I can go back, I will definitely take you with me." And Ayu too.

Young Master Mingyue asked, somewhat puzzled, "Ah Hao, can't we go back now?"

Linghao shook her head. "No." It was not only impossible, but also unavoidable.

Gongzi Mingyue didn't quite understand, but she nodded to show that she understood. "Then we'll wait until it's time to go back."

Ling replied with a smile, "Okay, let's wait together."

Young Master Mingyue reached out and gently tapped the jade-green pendant hanging around Linghao's neck. "Was this given to Ahao by her family?"

“Yes.” Ling Hao nodded. “My parents gave it to me. It’s supposedly a family heirloom, but I think it’s more like someone in my family found it somewhere.”

There weren't any famous or prominent figures in their family history, so how could they possibly have any ancestral heirlooms? Her grandfather was always very proud of his family, saying that they had been poor farmers for five generations, so any so-called ancestral heirlooms were just a lie.

Linghao always held onto the jade pendant as a gift from someone in her family. Although those who knew a little about jade said the pendant was of average quality, she cherished it because, in her eyes, it was a gift from her parents. Of course, she would cherish a gift from someone she loved.

Then, the round pendant shone brightly, instantly transporting her to this era, and its appearance changed. Ling Hao touched the pendant again, and whether it was due to mutation or something else, it suddenly looked very expensive.

As the days passed, the jade on the round pendant became increasingly lustrous and translucent, appearing more and more valuable. This led Ling Hao to speculate that this might indicate the pendant possessed energy. Once the pendant's energy reached a certain level, it would surely be able to take her home.

"It's an heirloom?" Young Master Mingyue's eyes lit up immediately. "Can I touch it?" He looked at Ling Hao with hopeful eyes.

Ling chuckled. "Of course you can." She took off the round pendant and placed it in Gongzi Mingyue's hand. "Touch it."

Young Master Mingyue touched it carefully, as if he were handling some priceless treasure. However, after only a few touches, he handed it back, saying, "It's done."

He really was Ah Hao's best friend; he could even touch something like an heirloom. Young Master Mingyue felt a surge of joy, once again convinced that he and Ah Hao were truly best friends.

Ling Hao hadn't expected him to only touch it a few times; she thought he would at least look at it more closely. She put the ring back on. Just then, out of the corner of her eye, she saw the execution ground outside the window. "Mingyue, the execution seems to be over."

Young Master Mingyue peeked out and saw that the eunuchs were already packing up their things. "There's nothing more to do now, Ah Hao, let's go back."

“Okay.” Ling Hao nodded in agreement.

The two walked hand in hand down the restaurant and out the door.

Over there, Yue Lingshan also turned her gaze away from the execution ground. "Senior brother, we..." Before she could finish her sentence, her eyes caught sight of a familiar voice from behind the crowd, "Senior brother, over there!" She grabbed Linghu Chong's hand and rushed forward.

"Junior Sister?" Linghu Chong followed her in surprise. "What's wrong?"

"I saw Senior Brother!" Yue Lingshan said without turning her head, then grabbed Linghu Chong and ran forward.

Seeing Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan run away, Lin Pingzhi instinctively took a few steps forward to chase after them. However, he quickly realized something was wrong; he was already in the capital, and didn't need to keep following Linghu Chong and the others.

So he stopped in his tracks, deciding not to continue the chase. Lin Pingzhi clutched his bundle, realizing his first priority was finding a place to stay before seeking out Master Ling. He was going to become his disciple, and he needed to present a respectable appearance.

The journey had been long and arduous, leaving him exhausted and haggard. He worried that his appearance might offend the great hero. Lin Pingzhi's mind wandered, while he inquired with the locals in the capital about clean and comfortable inns.

"Wait, wait!"

Just as Linghao was about to get into the carriage, she heard someone calling her. She immediately turned around and saw Yue Lingshan rushing towards her. She stopped and stood in front of the carriage, looking at her.

"Wait..." Yue Lingshan ran to Linghao's carriage and saw her standing there. For a moment, she didn't know what to say.

Ling Hao raised an eyebrow, looking at the slightly out-of-breath Yue Lingshan and the strangely behaving Linghu Chong. She sensed something was off about them. Strange, after she had beaten Yue Buqun so badly last time, their gazes towards her shouldn't be so friendly, even if not filled with resentment.

Could it be that she missed something in the plot? It doesn't seem so. Ling Hao searched her memory but couldn't find the answer. Since that's the case, she might as well just ask, "Did you two need something from me?"

Perhaps it was because of Ling Hao's calm attitude, or perhaps it was because of Yue Lingshan's arduous journey, but she immediately blurted out, "Senior Brother, I've finally found you."

Ling Hao: "???"

When she was filled with questions, it wasn't because she felt she had done anything wrong, but because she thought others had done something wrong. What did Yue Lingshan call her? Had she mistaken her for someone else? Or had she bumped her head and was experiencing cognitive impairment?

"Senior Brother, I'm Ling Shan, your junior sister." Yue Ling Shan looked at Ling Hao, whose eyes held only unfamiliarity. Remembering how kind he had been to her when they were little, she immediately felt wronged. Her mother said they were senior and junior siblings, family, but now her senior brother didn't recognize them at all. How could this be?

Linghu Chong, who was standing to the side, also spoke up: "Senior Brother, I..."

"Wait a minute." Ling Hao raised her hand. "I think you've mistaken me for someone else. I'm not your senior brother." She ruled out the possibility that both of them had mental problems at the same time, thinking that they must have mistaken her for someone else.

"No, you are our senior brother Linghu Hao, really, I'm not lying." Yue Lingshan became anxious when she heard Linghu Hao say this. She took something out of her bundle, "Look, this is what you left at Mount Hua, my mother has kept it for so many years."

This was secretly stolen by Yue Lingshan from Ning Zhongze, in order to prove that she was not lying and to make Linghao believe her.

Ling Hao looked closely and saw it was a hairband. Her previously nonchalant expression immediately changed, and she stood up straighter. "You're saying this is something your senior brother left behind?"

This is a headband that doesn't look particularly special, but the material it's made of is actually quite unique—a product of the industrial age that's absolutely impossible to find in this era. Most importantly, it was handmade by her roommate—a somewhat well-known craft blogger—as a gift to her.

Linghao used to really like the hairband and often wore it in her hair, but it disappeared after she transmigrated. She didn't have any memory of the hairband and always thought it had probably been accidentally dropped somewhere. But now the hairband is in Yue Lingshan's hands, and she claims it's hers.

How could that be?

“Yes, it was left behind by our eldest brother.” Yue Lingshan’s eyes lit up when she saw that Linghao’s attitude had changed. “You still remember, right? This is what our eldest brother left behind. According to Mother, this is the only thing our eldest brother brought with him when he was taken back to the Huashan Sect. Eldest brother, you are our eldest brother.”

When Linghu Hao was brought back to the Huashan Sect, he seemed dazed, as if he had suffered some kind of shock. He was filthy and appeared to be injured; he looked quite pitiful. Yue Buqun said that Linghu Hao was a homeless beggar who had been bullied on the streets, and he took him back to the Huashan Sect after seeing him.

At that time, the only valuable thing Linghu Hao owned was this hairband; he had nothing else.

Seeing this, Linghu Chong quickly said, "Our senior brother's name is Linghu Hao, and your name is Ling Hao. This can't be a coincidence, can it? Besides, your appearance is too similar to our senior brother's back then, just like what he looked like when he grew up. If one is a coincidence, the other can't be a coincidence too, right? You really are our senior brother, really, my junior sister and I are not lying."

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Author's note: Goodnight, muah!