Chapter 102 It seems that the young man is the one who knows this body better than Pipa herself.
Actually, there are ways to break free from this situation.
Either seek eternal life and never be reincarnated, or return to nirvana and become nothingness forever.
As a mere mortal, the loquat naturally cannot achieve immortality.
As for extinction...
I've heard Young Master Lan mention loquat before; in the eighteen levels of hell, there's a place called the Hell of Unjust Death.
Those who commit suicide will be sent to this place and will be deprived of the right to be reincarnated.
What appears to be punishment, Pipa feels, is actually playing right into the hands of these self-destructive individuals.
In his view, what is the best punishment for these people? Wouldn't it be to imprison them in the same cycle of birth, aging, sickness, and death for all eternity, without ever being able to escape?
Of course, the loquat was not the one who made the rules, and perhaps this punishment has a deeper meaning.
Or perhaps the eighteen levels of hell don't even exist.
But there is no doubt that reincarnation exists... and Pipa herself is clearly already in it.
However, since there is already a loquat in this world.
This means Yu Qingzhou was already dead. If she was already dead, why is her spirit still haunting us?
The loquat didn't understand.
And that is the root of his suffering.
Even though he repeatedly emphasized to the outside world and to himself that he was not Yu Qingzhou.
However, all signs indicate that he has a close connection with the person who died long ago.
This connection was too strong, gradually eroding the memories and emotions belonging to the person named Pipa.
It might even make the loquat think that it is nothing more than a container.
It is used to receive that soul that should have long since vanished between life and death.
Wait for him, guide him, until the day he returns to this world...
The moment this thought arose, Pipa suddenly got goosebumps all over her body.
"Are you cold?" Lan Yunzhi had woken up at some point, her eyes quietly gazing at the dazed boy. Her voice had a slight nasal tone, making it sound like she was being coquettish.
To be honest, Lan Yunzhi is indeed very beautiful.
He is usually quiet and reserved, polite to everyone, but there is always a sense of detachment and indifference about him.
At this moment, she suddenly revealed a tender side, her eyes filled with affection for one person.
—She is undeniably charming.
However, the loquat had no interest in appreciating it.
Especially when you think about how those affectionate eyes are actually trying to see through this body, through the person in front of you, to gaze at someone who has been dead for who knows how many years.
Pipa even felt a chill.
"No—" he opened his mouth to deny it.
One hand had already touched the boy's cheek, the slender fingertips pointing lightly at different spots.
"Here, and here..."
Lan Yunzhi's eyes slowly slid down her fingertips, down her slightly trembling Adam's apple, and silently slipped into the shadows beneath her clothes.
Just then, Pipa raised her hand and grabbed the claw that wanted to go even further.
It's almost an unconscious action, so it's inevitable that it's not done properly.
Lan Yunzhi smiled as if she didn't mind at all, and asked with concern, "You seem to be afraid of me?"
"..."
"Could it be that you're afraid I'll do something bad to you?"
When asked this question suddenly, Pipa couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed: "I... I didn't mean that, I just don't like being bumped into by people suddenly."
"I see." Lan Yunzhi didn't say anything, but instead lowered her eyes and stared at the red mark on her wrist for a while. Her gaze was more like admiration than scrutiny.
"...It's okay."
The abrupt and seemingly unrelated sentence made Pipa pause for a moment.
"What?" he asked instinctively.
Lan Yunzhi looked indifferent, muttering to himself, "We've already waited so long, so waiting a little longer won't hurt. Besides..."
The young man paused slightly, then smiled at the loquat again: "I've been waiting for you, haven't I?"
No.
Pipa silently rejected the other person's statement in his heart; he couldn't express his thoughts directly for the time being.
Considering that the person in front of me is not in a very stable mental state, and is currently in a helpless situation.
Let's save the showdown for later.
"but--"
Seemingly sensing the boy's distraction, Lan Yunzhi spoke again: "Don't keep me waiting too long, okay?"
"..."
"You may not remember, but my love for you will never change."
As Lan Yunzhi spoke, he picked up Pipa's hand, brought it close to the boy's hand, and gently kissed it.
His expression was extremely devout, his thick eyelashes casting fan-shaped shadows below his eyelids, complementing his cool and flawless face.
Someone who didn't know better might think they were performing some kind of sacred prayer ceremony.
After the kiss ended, Lan Yunzhi did not immediately raise his head. Instead, he looked up at Pipa with his extremely clear and beautiful eyes, his gaze filled with a deep longing that the boy could not understand.
"Alright. Get some rest. You must be tired after everything that's happened."
As Lan Yunzhi spoke, she gently placed the boy's hand back.
Then he actually stood up, as if he was about to leave.
"Lan... Lan Yunzhi."
Pipa called out to the other person.
This was the first time he had called Lan Yunzhi by her full name in person, so he felt a little awkward.
The young man himself, however, seemed to have adapted well to the name.
He turned his head abruptly, his face showing genuine surprise.
In just a brief moment, Lan Yunzhi regained her faint smile.
"Is there anything else?" he asked softly, his tone and expression more like the young master Lan he remembered.
The loquat was completely bewildered.
He originally thought that Lan Yunzhi's abnormal behavior was because she had been given a new soul.
Although it still looks like Lan Yunzhi's body, the person inside has actually been replaced by someone else, and it is almost certain that the person who possessed the body is the boy named Li Nian.
This kind of thing sounds too bizarre at first glance.
But since I've already glimpsed my past and present lives through dreams, the idea of being reborn in another's body doesn't seem so hard to imagine.
If Pipa's calculations are correct, then Young Master Lan did indeed perish in an avalanche that year while sweeping graves in the western suburbs. The original Young Master Lan's soul left his body after death, and was then taken advantage of by the person before him, who usurped his place.
However, if it's purely a soul swap...
...Then why does Pipa still occasionally see the shadow of the original Young Master Lan in the other person?
Chaos. Utter chaos.
It's even more tangled than a tangled mess.
Lan Yunzhi was still looking at the boy questioningly.
Pipa smiled absentmindedly: "It's nothing, it's just that since we said goodbye, you haven't called me by my name once."
He paused, then asked casually, "You couldn't have forgotten, could you?"
After saying this, Pipa unconsciously stared at Lan Yunzhi's face and swallowed.
He felt a little nervous.
Although they didn't directly express their doubts, the other party might take advantage of the situation and simply drop the pretense.
As expected, after Pipa asked the question, Lan Yunzhi in front of him did not answer immediately, but fell into an intriguing silence.
Time passed little by little...
Loquat's heart sank little by little...
Finally, Lan Yunzhi spoke, but her tone was much more relaxed than expected.
"How could you...think like that? I could forget anyone but you. I remember every single thing about you. You don't like sweets, but you don't hate them either. You always sleep on your side with your back against the wall. You're right-handed when you write, but you're used to holding chopsticks with your left hand..."
Lan Yunzhi slowly and deliberately recounted all the details about loquats.
From dietary preferences to the little things in life.
Finally, when Lan Yunzhi mentioned the mole on the boy's chest, Pipa suddenly called out to him.
"Okay, I understand. You...you do remember very clearly. So, there's no need to say anything more..."
"Okay, if you say you don't need it, then we don't need it."
Lan Yunzhi smiled and agreed.
This time, without the loquat's attempts to stop him, he left decisively.
It wasn't until they confirmed that Lan Yunzhi was no longer in the room and that there was no one else in the room that they finally understood.
Pipa then pulled open her outer garment and pulled down her inner clothing. Sure enough, she saw a tiny black mole in the spot Lan Yunzhi had described. It was only the size of a sesame seed and extremely inconspicuous.
If it hadn't been pointed out, Pipa herself would never have noticed it.
But the other person immediately pinpointed the exact location of the mole.
It's like...
It's as if the young man is the one who knows this body better than the loquat itself.
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