Song Zhuxin's words were somewhat credible, after all, if this person didn't appreciate Shen Muzhi, he wouldn't have offered supplies and surrendered at such a crucial moment.
She had always wanted to do business with Copper Coin Fortress, and now that the fortress lord, Song Zhuxin, had offered herself up and expressed interest in cooperation, she naturally didn't want to miss the opportunity.
However, this is on the condition that she has to act as Song Zhuxin's translator.
The translation was simple, but how could she explain that she understood the language? She had already prepared an excuse for what was wrong with her, namely the original owner's background.
Even if she were the former holy woman of the Miao people, she couldn't possibly know English.
Yan Xiao avoided Song Zhuxin's hopeful gaze, lowered her head to look at the note in her hand, and frantically thought of a solution.
After much hesitation, she decided to take a look at the contents of the journal first, as she was also curious.
"Can I take a look first?"
Upon hearing this, Song Zhuxin quickly nodded: "Please make yourself at home, Madam."
With permission, Yan Xiao began to read the journal, but her brows furrowed even more deeply as she read its contents.
This story tells of a woman's past in this world and her determination to leave.
The letter's owner is undoubtedly a modern person, and his modern profession is that of a mercenary.
During a mission, he accidentally entered an ancient tomb and touched a bronze mirror, which teleported him here.
After she came into this world, she met and fell in love with the sixth prince, and used her modern knowledge to help him seize the throne.
As a result, after the sixth prince ascended the throne, he broke their promise of being together for life and made her empress in order to consolidate his power, giving her only the title of Consort.
He even went so far as to say that since she had no powerful paternal family behind her, giving her the title of Imperial Concubine was the greatest effort he could make in consideration of their past relationship.
She refused to compromise and hated the heartless man for his ingratitude, so she wanted to kill him. However, she made a mistake at the crucial moment because of her soft heart, and in the end, she had to fake her death and escape from the capital.
But after she left, she discovered that she was two months pregnant.
Although she hated that man, the child was innocent, and she had no relatives in this world, so she was lonely and decided to keep the child after much hesitation.
Meanwhile, she began a frantic search for a way home, and in doing so, she created Copper Coin Castle.
But perseverance pays off. After nearly 20 years, just when she was about to give up hope, she finally found the token that brought her into this world—the bronze mirror—through the power of the Copper Coin Fortress.
She remembered that the time she came to this world was somewhat special; it was a solar eclipse, so she thought that this must be one of the mediums for time travel.
She only needs to wait another month before she can leave. She wants to take her child and the wealth she has accumulated in this world back to the world she came from.
The above is a general summary of the notes, and the last sentence made Yanxiao feel as if that person was talking to her.
She wrote: I don't know if there will be anyone else, but if there is, and they see the letter I left behind, then it is our destiny.
This also means that I have successfully returned to my world. If you are trapped here, you can try to leave using my method.
Remember, don't let love hold you back. Love is the most unreliable thing, and I'm a prime example of that.
As Yan Xiao read the contents, she pondered how to translate it, but when she reached the last sentence, she became somewhat unsure.
Didn't the letter's owner say she was going to leave with her child? Then isn't the person in front of me her descendant? Or did she fail?
But if she failed, how did the letter still get passed down?
No, there's another possibility: the letter's owner succeeded, but she failed to take her child away, ultimately leading to the separation of flesh and blood. If that's the case, I wonder what her feelings were at the time.
Considering this possibility, and thinking about Song Zhuxin's eagerness to know the contents of the letter, she felt there must be more to the story.
She wasn't usually a very curious person, but since it concerned the fate of the previous time traveler, she was still somewhat interested.
She put the letter away, pondered for a moment, then looked at Song Zhuxin, who was looking at her expectantly, and tentatively asked:
"Do you know you are a member of the royal family?"
In times of peace and prosperity, Yan Xiao would never have asked such abruptly, but now that the royal family of Qing Kingdom is merely a figurehead, there's nothing that can't be said.
Hearing her question, Song Zhuxin's face lit up with joy: "You really can understand it. I know what you're talking about, but I don't care about that. What else is written on it besides this?"
After she finished speaking, she seemed to remember something, her expression became slightly serious, and her tone became solemn:
“I swear that our conversation today is known only to the two of us, and I will not investigate why you know these words.”
To show my sincerity, I can tell you my family's secret. Compared to this secret, my status as a royal descendant is nothing.
Yan Xiao immediately became interested upon hearing this, but she also understood the principle that the more you know, the faster you're doomed.
She likes to act petty first, then be considerate, so she spoke frankly:
"To be honest, although I am somewhat interested in your secrets, I don't trust you."
As for the characters on it, I know them because I once obtained an ancient book with annotations on these characters.
But what's written here is a bit bizarre. What if I tell you and you kill me to silence me?
Now that I'm on your turf, if you try to do anything to me, the chances of me getting out unscathed are slim.
Upon hearing this, Song Zhuxin became somewhat anxious and hurriedly asked:
"Then what will it take for you to believe me?"
Yan Xiao shook her head: "This concerns my life after all, and I won't believe empty promises."
As she spoke, she took out a small jade bottle from her bosom and continued:
"The city lord should have heard that I know Gu, and this is the Symbiotic Gu. As the name suggests, two people who use this Gu will live and die together. If you are willing to use it with me, I will trust you,"
Yan Xiao wasn't telling the truth at all. This symbiotic Gu is divided into mother Gu and child Gu. If the mother Gu dies, the child Gu will also die, but if the child Gu dies, the mother Gu will only be severely injured.
Song Zhuxin glanced at what Yan Xiao was holding, and without hesitation, nodded directly:
“If you can unravel the mystery that has plagued my family for generations, I am willing to use this symbiotic Gu with you.”
Yan Xiao hadn't expected Song Zhuxin to be so determined. From her attitude, she could be fairly certain that this person had no ill intentions and just wanted to find out the answer.
Even so, she still used the Gu poison on the two of them as instructed, saying as she did so:
"The city lord is a straightforward person, and I am still very willing to befriend you. Right now, I am only trying to protect myself, so I hope the city lord will not blame me. Once I return to Jiangbei, I will remove this curse from you and me as soon as possible."
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