Even more surprisingly, he showed no surprise at the appearance of the corpse.
Bai Qianmo's mind raced, sorting through all the doubts, and finally arrived at an astonishing answer.
"You've been inside the stone gate."
Gu Jueye slowly turned around, his clear eyes deep and dark, like a vortex submerged in darkness, with no bottom in sight.
"I've been here before."
"Without the Yin-Yang jade pendant and handprint, how did you get in?"
She had just sensed that the material of this stone door was definitely not from Earth, and her ability to pass through walls was not working here.
Gu Jueye walked up to Bai Qianmo: "I came here a thousand years ago."
A thousand years ago?
"Fifth Brother, I understand less and less what you're saying."
Gu Jueye smiled and pointed to the man lying in the coffin.
"He is the King of Qi, the ancestor of the Gu family."
She had guessed that.
"Your ancestor looked exactly like you."
Gu Jueye's smile gradually disappeared, and he said in a slightly indifferent voice, "Because I am him. And the builder of this tomb is the elder of the country of Daze. At that time, he was my military advisor. He was knowledgeable in astronomy and geography and had a thorough understanding of feng shui, so the construction of the tomb was entrusted to him."
Bai Qianmo stared with her big eyes wide open.
Do you know what that feeling of shock is?
Fifth Brother is someone who never jokes about serious matters, and if this were a joke, he wouldn't find it funny at all.
"So you are the reincarnation of King Qi? Then why do you still remember King Qi's memories?"
"It all started when I ventured into the tomb of King Qi alone. There, I was unintentionally transported back more than a hundred years and met Daze. Coincidentally, the elder of Daze's tribe was one of the people who followed King Qi in conquering the world. When the elder saw me, he was surprised to find that my appearance was similar to that of King Qi a thousand years ago. As a result, I had the opportunity to go to the inner world of the earth."
"So for the decades after the founding of the new nation, you lived in the inner world."
Gu Jueye nodded: "That is a spiritual cultivation world where the average lifespan of humans is 1,500 years. I lived there for decades and followed the elders to cultivate, and gradually my physical functions changed."
This also explains why he was able to remain unchanged for a hundred years.
"Then how did you know you were the King of Qi?"
"Recently, I keep having images flashing through my mind: battlefields, killings, blood, corpses everywhere, and... a woman in ancient costume, but that woman looks exactly like you."
"So I went to see Elder Bu Yi, who introduced me to someone. He was an elder of the wizard clan who could awaken people's past life memories through witchcraft. After some twists and turns, the old man finally agreed to help me with the summoning. So, just a few days ago, I remembered all of King Qi's memories, including my order to Elder Bu Yi to build a mausoleum and the fact that I personally supervised the construction."
Therefore, it's understandable why he was so knowledgeable about the situation inside the stone gate.
The reincarnation of the King of Qi is truly fantastical.
However, this is understandable, because she already knew that there are two levels of human beings. The body is just an appendage of consciousness. When the body and consciousness are separated, the body will gradually decay and perish, while consciousness will live on forever.
Thinking of this, Bai Qianmo realized a big problem.
"Why haven't the bodies of King Qi and this woman decayed for a thousand years? And why does she look so much like me?"
Gu Jueye looked at the woman in the coffin: "You know her too."
A name suddenly flashed through my mind.
Could it be...?
"Ruan Mengli?"
She's the only one left. Ruan Mengli has disappeared on Planet Yirou. Although the exact time of her disappearance is unknown, it seems that Planet Yirou has been mobilizing personnel to search for her.
She remembered a battle in which the King of Qi won with fewer troops. He was originally attacked from both sides, but just as the battle was about to begin, the sky suddenly changed, and a fireball fell from the sky, which happened to hit the enemy camp.
The enemy suffered heavy casualties and their morale was weakened. Taking advantage of this opportunity, King Qi not only broke through the encirclement but also beheaded the enemy's commander.
The Qi King's Ding was made from a meteorite that fell from the sky.
So, could it be that Ruan Mengli came to Earth and fell in love with King Qi?
If that's true, wouldn't the Gu family be descendants of Ruan Mengli?
Thinking of this possibility, Bai Qianmo silently looked at the woman in the coffin.
“You guessed right,” Gu Jueye replied softly.
Bai Qianmo's questions only grew.
"Are Ruan Mengli and Prince Qi married?"
Suddenly realizing that asking that question was inappropriate, she turned her head and stared at the man in front of her.
"Are you and Ruan Mengli married?"
Gu Jueye chuckled lightly: "Are you jealous?"
Bai Qianmo shrugged helplessly.
"There's nothing to be jealous of. If I were really jealous, I wouldn't be able to handle it. More than a hundred years ago, you married a woman named Xu Jin'en, and more than a thousand years ago, you married a woman named Ruan Mengli. Both of these women have quite a background. I'm just a weak girl, and I can't afford to offend them."
In this gloomy and oppressive environment, the girl's playful jealousy actually added a touch of liveliness.
Gu Jueye stretched out his arms and wrapped them around her slender waist.
There was no one else.
"Hmm?" Bai Qianmo raised her head and stared into his deep gaze.
"It's always been you, Ruan Mengli is you."
Even if Gu Jueye hadn't said anything, she had already guessed it.
Where in the world are there so many coincidences?
There must be a reason behind a high probability of a coincidence.
Her handprint is the key to opening the stone door, and Ruan Mengli's body lies dormant behind it.
This suggests that the person who built the stone door in the tomb had a close relationship with her.
Once everything is connected, it becomes easy to understand.
"By the way, Fifth Brother, where is the Qi King's Ding? Apart from the bodies of the Qi King and Ruan Mengli, there doesn't seem to be anything else in this burial chamber."
Gu Jueye did not answer. He walked to the coffin and used his inner energy to put the lid back on.
Immediately, a burst of energy shot out from his palm, forcefully pushing the coffin several meters away.
Right beneath the coffin, a lotus pattern caught her eye.
Bai Qianmo squatted down and tapped the ground. As expected, it was hollow underneath.
While she was deep in thought, Gu Jueye had already pressed the stamen part of the lotus pattern. With a familiar tremor, the lotus pattern slowly opened up to reveal a section of steps.
"Come on!" Gu Jueye stepped up the steps first and handed it to Bai Qianmo.
Bai Qianmo placed her hand in his palm without hesitation.
His palm was warm and reassuring, giving her a sense of security even when she reached out to him in harsh and dangerous environments.
The two of them slowly walked down the steps.
There are a total of 365 steps, which corresponds exactly to the number of years.
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