“My friend had asked someone to decipher these characters before, but they couldn’t.”
"The story about that king and the royal advisor was also told to me by a friend."
"As for Qi, he is recorded at the end of the booklet, so I included him in the booklet as well. I still can't understand the words written in the booklet."
Bai Yu continued.
Jiang Yuan turned the pages one by one, and when she reached the last page, she saw a picture of a woman dancing a prayer dance.
It was the exact same dance she performed when her soul was being transported.
Looking at it this way, she understood why Bai Yu knew about the Prayer Dance.
The fact that his friend possessed this booklet and such a well-preserved hairpin suggests that his ancestors had a close relationship with the monarch or imperial advisor mentioned by Bai Yu.
So they've kept these things for so long, passing them down from generation to generation, until they're still around today.
Unfortunately, the person died.
She found out too late.
Otherwise, she could summon the other person's soul back from the underworld and ask them the truth.
By now, it's likely that the other person's soul has already been reincarnated.
"Master Jiang, can you figure out what's going on?" Bai Yu asked.
He gave the booklet to Jiang Yuan for three reasons: first, because the dance she performed was the same as described in the booklet; second, because his intuition told him that he should give the booklet to Jiang Yuan; and third, because he wanted to know if Jiang Yuan could figure out what the strange writing in the booklet actually meant.
They can't decipher it, maybe Jiang Yuanneng.
Jiang Yuan shook her head, then looked at the portrait on the last page of the booklet. "I can't understand these words either, but... you're right, the portrait in this booklet does look somewhat like Jiang Yingdi."
That's strange.
The booklet is well preserved; every word is clearly legible, and there are no signs of yellowing or blurring, even the prayer dance.
This one portrait, however, is somewhat blurry; only the general outline can be seen, and the true face is unclear.
If one had never met Jiang Ningyuan, they would probably not associate the person in the portrait with him.
After seeing Jiang Ningyuan, one would involuntarily associate him with the person in the portrait when seeing this portrait.
She thought that this was why Bai Yu was so determined to have Jiang Ningyuan play the male lead in "Qi" after meeting him.
After seeing Jiang Ningyuan in person, the person in the portrait became more tangible, and people felt that the person in the portrait should resemble Jiang Ningyuan.
Without a doubt, Bai Yu's persistence paid off.
The drama became a hit shortly after its release. Years later, her prayer dance led netizens to revisit the song "Prayer" and discuss it repeatedly, pushing it to the top of the trending searches.
She thought that before long, the rating of "Prayer" on Douhua should be a little higher than before.
“Yes, that’s why I chose Ning Yuan,” Bai Yu replied with a smile, her eyes narrowed.
“Your choice is correct, and only Actor Jiang can bring this character to life,” Jiang Yuan replied. Then, thinking carefully about Ning Yuan that Bai Yu had mentioned, her mind involuntarily recalled her asking who the menacing Jiang Ning Yuan was, and his answer being…
Ning Yuan.
It wasn't Jiang Ningyuan, but Ningyuan...
He even calls himself an orphan...
"Director Bai, did your friend ever tell you what the king's surname was?" Jiang Yuan asked suddenly, as if she had discovered something, her expression becoming particularly serious.
“I remember he said something like… Lin? Ling? Or Lin?” Bai Yu asked after carefully recalling what Jiang Yuan’s expression had become serious.
"I'm getting old, and I can't remember things very clearly anymore," Bai Yu continued.
His friend only mentioned it once, just a brief mention.
He was focused on the booklet at the time and didn't hear clearly.
“Ning.” Jiang Yuan’s thin lips moved slightly, her expression serious.
"Yes, I remember now, his surname is Ning!" Bai Yu suddenly exclaimed, then looked at Jiang Yuan curiously and asked, "How did Master Jiang know that?"
"Could it be that you foresaw it?" Bai Yu asked, puzzled.
Is it possible to predict something like this?
If so, wouldn't Jiang Yuan be defying the heavens?
Jiang Yuan did not answer.
If Bai Yu were to tell her that she had seen that king, Bai Yu would definitely think she had gone mad.
It's better to remain silent and just assume that she foresaw it.
Ning Yuan is the king mentioned in the book.
When he entered Jiang Ningyuan's body, there was no sign of him possessing her, and Jiang Ningyuan was also a person from this era.
That means...
Jiang Ningyuan was originally Ningyuan.
Xia Yeming said that this hairpin is very likely from a thousand years ago.
Then this booklet must be something from a thousand years ago...
It's truly remarkable that something from a thousand years ago has been preserved so well.
A thousand years ago...
Jiang Yuan frowned.
How could a king from a thousand years ago be in the present world?
How could that be...?
Should we call her A-Yuan?
Just by hearing this title, you can tell that the king knows her and is very familiar with her.
Only close friends would use such an affectionate nickname.
She was born as the King of Hell and has been living in the underworld ever since.
Before she was able to stand on her own, the judge forbade her from leaving the underworld.
She still remembered that the first time she led the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, it was because she had prayed for it.
That night parade of a hundred demons went very smoothly.
Every year after that, she opened the gates of hell and led the procession of ghosts.
It was only after that that she came into contact with the real world.
Although he did sneak off to the real world, the number of times he went there was extremely small, so small that you could count them on one hand.
Unexpectedly, not many years later, I became a person in the real world, living in reality.
The first Night Parade of One Hundred Demons went smoothly...
Was it smooth sailing...?
As Jiang Yuan pondered, she couldn't help but recall the first time she experienced the Night Parade of One Hundred Ghosts.
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