“…”

Zhao Rong frowned slightly and pondered for a while, but still couldn't find any clue.

Moreover, when he just woke up, he actually checked his clothes and found that he was not wearing any jade products.

Did I forget something important?

His eyelids twitched, and he felt something was wrong...

Concubine Zhao Ling lowered her eyes and waited for a while. Seeing that the person in front of her still did not move, she raised her head.

The two looked at each other.

One high and one low.

The woman frowned slightly, and Zhao Rong was worried.

"Where's the jade token?"

The woman asked seriously.

“…”

"Where's my jade token?"

The woman repeated, her voice becoming colder, like a snowy peak that had not melted for a thousand years.

"What jade token are you talking about?" Zhao Rong's scalp tingled when she stared at him, but he still looked at her sincerely.

I also want to clarify the situation. Um, the jade token you mentioned, is it important...

"That's my jade token."

The woman looked up at him and spoke word by word.

Zhao Rong opened his mouth but remained silent. He didn't know how to answer.

Concubine Zhao Ling was silent.

It seems like he has figured something out.

She sniffed, looked at him for a while with her watery eyes, and then she didn't look at him again.

He loosened his tightly clenched hands, suddenly stood up, and walked out with a cold expression on his face.

Zhao Rong hastily stepped aside to make way for her, and stood there staring stupidly at the woman's back.

She was dressed in an intricate and gorgeous phoenix gown, with a tall figure, slender waist, and straight jade back. She held her head high like a swan, pushed the door open and left without looking back.

It took Zhao Rong a while to come back to his senses. Is this... angry?

Um, should I chase her? But what should I say if I catch up with her...

Hey, what is this?

He caught a glimpse of a black object on the carpet. He bent down to pick it up. It was an inky jade token.

The jade plaque is pure black without a trace of impurities, and its surface is warm and smooth. The carving is exquisite and vivid, but it is not symmetrical. On the left side of one side is an unknown black bird, and on the other side are a few words...

"How can I express my feelings?" he murmured softly.

Could she be talking about this jade token? No, the colorful ribbon tied to it looks familiar...

It turned out that she had been holding this black jade token in her hand. Zhao Rong suddenly realized.

Is this related to the jade pendant she asked me for?

"Miss, Miss!"

Suddenly, a clear shout came from the corridor outside the door. A series of footsteps sounded and then stopped.

He turned around and saw a round-faced girl standing at the door. She bent over and supported her knees, panting and shouting, "Miss, where are you going? It's so late, wait for me~"

Then, the round-faced girl tilted her head and poked her head into the room again, staring at the culprit and shouting angrily, "Brother Rong'er, why did you make the young lady angry again! Didn't you promise me that you would not bully the young lady in the future?"

Zhao Rong: “???”

How did I bully her? Didn't she keep asking inexplicable questions, asking me for an inexplicable piece of jade, and then left inexplicably?

But before he could explain, the girl said, "Hmph, I won't talk to you anymore," and ran away in a hurry.

This girl, Zhao Rong shook his head and smiled bitterly, wondering what kind of weird thing he had seen tonight... She should be Zhao Qian'er, Concubine Zhao Ling's personal maid.

The three of them grew up together and had a close relationship. Because of the marriage, he and Princess Zhao Lingfei had a conflict, but Qian'er had been trying to mediate and act as a peacemaker...

"You don't deserve her."

"Who?" Zhao Rong looked around in shock. No one was in the room and it was quiet outside the door. Am I hallucinating?

The next second, his hair stood on end.

"You're not hallucinating."

The voice repeated. "You don't deserve her."

Zhao Rong took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and listened and judged carefully.

"Her sword heart was just broken."

The voice echoed in Zhao Rong's mind again along with a chuckle. It was impossible to tell whether it was a man or a woman. It was very hoarse, like the sound of sea water grinding against sand and stones at low tide, low and dull.

It continued: "But it's a good thing. For a woman to practice swordsmanship, she must be extremely selfless and forget about emotions in order to achieve great freedom."

"How high is the sword art, how unpredictable is the human heart, how can a sword heart be tainted by the worldly world. Her mind is as clear as glass, and after this time, she will cut off her personal feelings and rebuild her sword heart... Hehe, although you are a waste, you did a good thing and did not delay others."

Zhao Rong: “…”

"So you are here just to make fun of me?" Zhao Rong thought to himself, narrowing his eyes slightly.

This time he didn't speak.

The voice paused and asked, "Are you not afraid of me anymore?"

After hearing this, Zhao Rong was no longer panicked.

He ignored the voice. Instead, he calmly adjusted his clothes, which he was not used to, and walked to the door. He closed the door that the woman had opened, picked up the wine pot that had fallen on the ground, put it on the eight-immortal table in the room, and then picked up a purple clay pot that looked quite luxurious and poured a cup of tea to quench his thirst.

This herbal tea is a bit bitter. He suddenly missed the fat house happy water...

"Interesting. No wonder he dares to eat this bowl of free rice even though he has no cultivation at all." That voice sounded in his mind again.

Zhao Rong smiled and did not refute.

"What is your name?" He put down the teacup, muttered to himself, and then started playing with the Xuanniao Jade Poetry Plate.

The closer he looked at it, the more he felt that this jade token was extraordinary. It gave off a fragrance that was quiet and distant, and for no reason reminded him of the green lotus. It was something that could be viewed from a distance but not played with.

He had smelled it on someone not long ago.

After stroking her carefully, her delicate body actually felt slightly warm. He began to be reluctant to let go.

The voice was silent for a moment.

"…Gui, please tell me to go back."

"What a nice name." Zhao Rong curled his lips and continued to play with the jade token.

As if he had noticed his distraction and perfunctory attitude, Gui Qi said, "Hey, kid, aren't you afraid of me? Don't you want to know how I communicate with you?"

"What are you afraid of? If you really have ill intentions towards me, would you say so much nonsense?"

Zhao Rong stopped what he was doing, picked up the cup and took a sip of tea. "As for how to communicate with me, huh, you are either a powerful being who can transmit your voice thousands of miles away; or you are a fallen being with only a remnant soul living in my body or in the jade token in my hand. Both of them can probably speak in my sea of ​​consciousness."

Zhao Rong paused and said, "I am more inclined to the latter. So which one are you?"

Return: “…”

You little brat, you still want to scare me? Zhao Rong curled his lips.

It’s rebirth, I know all the routines, you are most likely my golden finger, it doesn’t look like a system, then it must be a portable grandfather or grandmother?

I guess so. Oh, I'm so depressed. I originally wanted to be a quiet salted fish, eating soft rice, appreciating the scenery of this world, occasionally being a plagiarist, copying articles, reciting famous poems, gaining a wave of good reputation, and leisurely enjoying life in this life.

result.

When I first arrived, I made my wife angry and she left. Now an old grandfather shows up. I guess he will guide, encourage and supervise me in my practice, and start a legend of a useless person who defies the heavens.

Oh, it's too old-fashioned. Life is so boring and dull...

Gui didn't want to talk anymore because it was boring and the novelty of waking up had worn off. However, in order to confirm something important, it decided to speak up.

"Where is this?"

"You haven't answered my question yet."

Gui pondered for a while, and answered truthfully: "I am in the Ajna Chakra, one of your seven chakras. I am indeed talking to you in the sea of ​​consciousness. I am not a remnant soul, and my state is very special, but it is almost the same..."

It paused and said self-deprecatingly: "If you die, I will also be erased...Okay, it's your turn."

Zhao Rong nodded calmly. Bound to the host? It's very possible, but we can't trust it completely. We can't rule out the possibility that it has the intention of taking over the host or other malicious intentions. We must remain vigilant!

"This is the Duke of Jingnan's Mansion in Qianjing, the Great Chu Dynasty."

He thought for a moment and added, "The Great Chu seems to be located in Wangquezhou."

This is what his mother had mentioned to him when he was young. She also said that Zhao Rong’s hometown was not actually here, but in the distant Nanxiaoyaozhou…

"Qian Jing, Qian? Interesting, interesting."

“Wangque, Wangque… I’m actually back in the Xuanhuang Realm!”