Gu Siyan felt uneasy when he met the look in the man's eyes, which was both furtive and self-righteous. "Yes, I heard that there was a fire at the Summer Palace and both Eunuch Qi died."
Qi Qi: "Then can you forgive me?"
With his godfather right outside the door, Qi Qi pondered Gu Siyan's purpose. If he were to kill someone now, wouldn't the mission fail? There were still nineteen years left before the mission ended.
With a thought in mind, Qi Qi looked at Gu Siyan and said, "Can you forgive me? I just want to live a peaceful life with my father."
Gu Siyan countered, "What do you think?"
[Isn't it time, everyone? Is it useful now? Probably not?]
None of them were there, so Qi Qi made a decision.
She lowered her head and took off the jade pendant that shone with a soft luster from her neck, handing it to Gu Siyan: "Gu Siyan, this is for you."
Qi Qi watched him cautiously, her fingers still gripping the thread, trying to observe Gu Siyan's expression.
If Gu Siyan still intends to kill, then the jade pendant will not be returned to him. The next host can come after he dies. This is the first thing Qi Qi needs to confirm when entering the mission world.
Gu Siyan looked at Qi Qi's hand gripping the jade pendant tightly and said, each word uttered with complexity, "You... you've been wearing it all this time?"
Qi Qi looked into his eyes: "This is something very precious to you."
Gu Siyan said softly, "You know?"
Qi Qi nodded and said sincerely, "Of course I know."
His gaze was so powerful, so powerful it seemed to strip Gu Siyan naked and look into the depths of his soul. The hand holding the jade pendant pressed so tightly that it left red marks on his white fingers, as if he were holding his entire world. The emotion of wanting to give but being reluctant to give moved Gu Siyan.
Under such a scorching and naked gaze, Gu Siyan's face turned red.
Qi Laibao did it on purpose! He still remembers what you said in the cave! He said that just to deceive you, to make you admit that you miss him and love him! To make you easily forgive his betrayal!
While reminding himself of this, Gu Siyan suddenly realized that since eight years ago, this person had uncontrollably entered his world and grown into his body when he recalled the figure that had flashed through his mind from time to time.
What about best friends, what about younger brothers, what about being together for life, and...
Gu Siyan lowered his voice further: "This jade pendant was given to me by my mother before she died. On the day she married my father, my grandmother gave her this jade pendant."
Qi Qi nodded.
Yes, of course I know! It was passed down from my ancestors! Passed down from generation to generation, it's an incredibly precious small-world key item.
Gu Siyan hesitated for once, then said, “What’s past is past. I’ve never held a grudge. Those were nothing serious.”
Qi Qi's heart instantly lit up, and he smiled broadly: "Really?! You're so great, Brother Si Yan, I knew you didn't take it to heart!"
Gu Siyan added, "Well, you can keep the jade pendant."
Qi Qi was even more delighted: "Really? I love it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Siyan said helplessly, "You really are something else."
Qi Qi: "..."
Things seem to be going a bit off track.
Gu Siyan's ears turned even redder: "I couldn't help myself. Besides, you can't blame me entirely. You were even worse than this before."
Qi Qi looked completely bewildered: "Can't I just forget?"
Gu Siyan's face turned red and then pale with shock and realization as he heard these words.
"you!……"
Qi Qi scratched his head: "What?"
Gu Siyan: "Brother?"
"no?"
Gu Siyan couldn't stay any longer, so he turned and left.
Qi Qi pondered for half a day until he saw a young couple exchanging sachets in front of the shop, and then he understood.
Could it be that Gu Siyan sees this not as a gift, but as a token of their love?
In the dead of night, Qi Qi angrily pounded the wall with his toes, shouting silently a few times, until the awkwardness was finally eased.
Qi Qi hugged his clumsy self tightly.
The next day, facing Qi Defu's questioning gaze, Qi Qi said earnestly, "Dad, why don't we run away?"
Qi Defu patted his head with the expression of loving concern for his simple-minded son: "Son, here's three thousand taels of silver."
Of course, Qi Defu's ability to think this way was inseparable from the peaceful days of the past few months. No matter how chaotic things were outside, those hooligans and thugs who dared to cause trouble were all driven away by the guards. Unless the royal family, his old enemies, or the rebel army invaded Luoyang, what else was there to be afraid of?
There's a saying that goes, "You can't escape small troubles, but you don't need to run away from big ones." That perfectly describes him now. If he were born in modern times, Qi Defu, the old man who spends his days walking his dog and chatting, might be a master of square dancing.
...
Life goes on as usual, and the shop remains open.
Gu Siyan didn't come to the shop again, but the customer surnamed Lin came as usual. During their conversation, Qi Qi learned that he was Lin Ke, who was currently famous outside and ranked fifth. The poor boy had won first place. As for the second place in this literary competition, it was neither a noble family nor a poor family, but Gu Siyan from the Zhenbei Army.
At this point, the guest pounded his chest and stamped his feet, sighing with regret: "Really! I should have known he was no ordinary person!"
"Articles and commentaries... I never expected a mere warrior to possess such skill. That article was so well-written; it was just a hair's breadth away from securing first place."
Qi Qi found it amusing.
However, at this point, Qi Qi couldn't help but ask what the legendary "grand prize" was.
The guest shook his head: "I don't know, after all, I'm only fifth."
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