Chapter 008 First Contact
"After I found out that I couldn't be reincarnated nor leave this place, my resentment grew day by day. After the seventh day, it even reached the point where it blocked out the light of day." Thinking of the ignorant villagers who were in a state of constant fear, Qiao Ji felt happy. Although she was unable to take a more cruel revenge, they lived in fear of her forever.
"After finding that they could not liberate me, a celestial master suggested building a bridge over the river where I wandered to suppress me. They also set up festivals every year to worship me and dispel my resentment. In order to avoid being held accountable by my family, they tampered with the entire story, and it has been passed down to this day."
“This is my story.”
After telling this story, Hashihime seemed to have let go of something, and her aura became peaceful.
[Didn’t the young lady’s parents ever think of pursuing the matter? Do you believe whatever those unruly people say? 】
[I guess I am too lazy to delve into it. It is just an unknown abandoned child.]
[Such a cruel story was twisted into this way. No wonder the young lady couldn't help showing up. As a victim, who can tolerate this?]
[Those Heavenly Masters are the same, they suppress things when they say so, why don’t they think about enforcing justice for the Heaven? 】
[Not every Heavenly Master upholds justice. There are always some who are willing to do anything for money.]
【sky? The heavens have allowed the flood to recede, obviously because they think that Miss Hashihime's sacrifice was justified. So the heavenly priests' actions can be considered as 'acting on behalf of heaven'.]
Fang Yongwen frowned fiercely, thinking that Qiao Ji's parents were unworthy of being human beings. "Did your family parents not pursue the matter at all? After all, you are their legitimate daughter, young lady?"
"This place is also under the rule of my father. Back then, the flood disturbed the people and only one in ten survived in the area. As long as someone could help him solve the problem, keep his official hat and the status of the family, he would reward them in time, so how could he blame them?" The father-daughter relationship of more than ten years was not as deep as she had imagined.
Actually, come to think of it, she has been a worry to her parents since she was a child. If the existence of these eyes were accidentally leaked, it would bring disaster to the family. And she was a girl, so they had done their best by letting her survive.
Thinking of this, I wasn't really resentful anymore.
"Hashihime-san has been staying here for hundreds of years?"
Qiao Ji looked at Bai Kai who was asking the question carefully, and the expression on her face was not sure whether it was resentment or numbness. "Yes, it has been wandering in this area for more than 800 years."
[Just stay here sober for more than 800 years? ? ? 】
[…Is she really still normal now? 】
[It should be normal...]
[Maybe she's just not obviously crazy? 】
[Hey brother, stop trying to be clever here, okay? I’m not just saying I’m coming to you via the Internet now.]
[...I'm sorry, I was wrong!] I kneel down! I apologize! 】
"Eight, eight hundred years?!" Bai Kai almost bit his tongue. Would he really not go crazy if he was locked up in a river for eight hundred years?
"Can they stay awake like this forever?" Jin Fan was also extremely surprised. Modern humans can only live for about 100 years at most, and that number is extremely small. Most people are 90 years old at most.
Eight hundred years was a number that they could not even imagine.
"Of course not. If I stay awake all the time, even a ghost will go crazy." Qiao Ji smiled. No matter how powerful she was, she couldn't stay awake for that long. "In fact, I have been sleeping for most of the time. About 600 years. Every few decades I will wake up for a while, see the changes in this world, and then continue to sleep."
She tilted her head and thought for a while. "The last time I woke up was probably when the villagers here decided to move away collectively. Because the sacrifice was not held that year, I woke up from my sleep and watched them leave. Later, your arrival woke me up." It has been a long time since so many people came here.
"There's nothing interesting about the coming and going of people in this world after seeing so much of it."
Qiao Ji lowered her eyes and sighed half bitterly and half empty.
“.......”
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to respond to her sigh. They didn't have that much time to experience it all. Time passed quickly and they all lived in the present. They couldn't understand her despair.
The whole story is clear, but what should we do next?
Fang Yongwen looked at the director implicitly. Director Hou Xingping's eyes were full of helplessness. He didn't know what to do. This matter is too big for him, a small variety show director, to handle. Moreover, no force has contacted him so far, and he doesn't know what the higher-ups mean. How dare he act rashly?
The stalemate lasted for a while, and perhaps Qiao Ji felt that there was no point in staying any longer, so she decided to turn around and disappear. Hou Xingping didn't have time to think, and blurted out "Ms. Qiao Ji, please wait a moment!"
However, when he saw that Qiao Ji really stopped, he didn't know what to say next.
[Director Hou, what happened?] 】
[I don’t dare to let Miss Hashihime go. Who knows how long it will take for Miss Hashihime to show up again after she leaves this time]
[Why hasn’t the official dad responded yet? 】
[Wow, if Director Hou doesn’t let Miss Miss leave and doesn’t know why he keeps her here, will Miss Miss Miss get mad?]
[I think so. After all, he is still a fierce ghost with eight hundred years of practice.]
[No!] My Xiaobai, Qianqian, Brother Fan, Sister Lan, Yaner and Teacher Fang, I still want to watch the second episode]
[…Such a broad-minded person, and please don’t act like they are about to die.]
Seeing that Hou Xingping's reply was getting late, and Qiao Ji's calm face vaguely revealed a little impatience, Hou Xingping's cell phone finally rang.
The people present and the online audience all breathed a sigh of relief.
They knew that someone who could solve the problem had finally arrived.
Hou Xingping apologized to Qiao Ji, asked her to wait a moment, and then quickly answered the phone. At the same time, he signaled to the assistant director next to him to turn off the live broadcast. He didn't dare to start the live broadcast just now because he didn't receive any instructions. Now that the person in charge has appeared, the live broadcast can end.
After receiving the signal, the assistant director decisively turned off the live broadcast, completely ignoring the screams and howls on the barrage.
Then everyone in the audience listened to director Hou Xingping respectfully communicating with the person on the other end of the phone.
"Hello, I'm Hou Xingping... Yes, yes, that's right... Oh, I get it, okay, okay... I understand, we'll be waiting at the Jiaxing Hotel in town... Yes, yes, yes, I promise there won't be any leaks... Okay, bye."
"Huh~" After hanging up the phone, Hou Xingping relaxed a little. He was finally able to get rid of this hot potato. He pulled himself together and put on a warm smile, "Ms. Qiao Ji, this is the case. Our court knows of your existence and would like to communicate with you. What do you think?"
Qiao Ji frowned. She was not very willing to deal with the court. However, she also knew that times had changed and the world was different now. The court would not just leave her alone. So even though she was reluctant, she still nodded in agreement.
"I understand. When will they arrive?"
"Right away, we'll be there soon. It'll probably take half a cup of tea."
Qiao Ji nodded again, indicating that she could accept it.
Half a cup of tea would be fine, but if she had to wait for several sticks of incense, she wasn't going to keep her company. After all, there is no one in this world who can do anything to her.
Seeing her waiting there obediently, Hou Xingping and the crew finally relaxed completely. Then, under the director's command, everyone started to pack up the equipment and props around them. They would definitely not be able to stay when the official people arrived. Now hurry up and pack up your things so that when people arrive, they can retreat immediately.
Qiao Ji floated in the air, watching them busy cleaning up. After watching for a while, she began to lose her focus, not knowing what she was thinking about.
As stars, of course the six people don’t need to work at this time. Seeing that she was distracted, Bai Kai wanted to go up and talk to her, but was quickly pulled back by Fang Yongwen. Jin Fan and others nearby also shook their heads at him, signaling him not to act rashly.
They've had enough contact with Hashihime, and if they continue, they'll cross the line.
Bai Kai was not willing to give up. He was very interested in these incredible things, but seeing that the seniors around him expressed their disapproval, he struggled for a while and finally gave up.
No matter how naive people are in the entertainment industry, they know how to adapt to the times.
A group of people moved silently like this, and the messy shooting location gradually became empty and lonely as they cleaned up.
Just before the crew was about to pack up, the sound of a car moving forward was heard outside the village.
Soon, two fully armed cars slowly stopped in front of the crowd. The windows with anti-peeping film made it impossible to see the situation inside the car.
After the car stopped, the door opened quickly, and then three office workers in suits got out under the gaze of everyone.
Hou Xingping exclaimed and found that the person leading the group was someone he knew. The other party was the leader of the special case team he had dealt with before, but he didn't expect that the person who came would be him.
However, Hou Xingping did not say anything. He had heard that Officer Duan's background was not that simple. Now it seems that the water behind him may be much deeper than he imagined.
Duan Shi walked over, exchanged a few words with Hou Xingping, and then signaled that they could leave. Hou Xingping also came up and turned around and asked the crew to retreat.
Within two minutes, all the irrelevant people left except Qiao Ji and Duan Shi.
Then Duan Shi stepped forward and started talking to Qiao Ji, "Hello, Miss Qiao Ji. I am Duan Shi, the inspector of the imperial dragon team. These two are my subordinates, Yu Gaoyuan and Meng Zhengqi."
The two team members mentioned by Duan Shi nodded and greeted Qiao Ji.
"Hello, Mr. Duan." Qiao Ji lowered her head and faced Duan Shi. "Just speak in plain language. I can understand."
Although Qiao Ji was an ancient person, she had been exposed to modern civilization, so she could still accept vernacular Chinese, which made conversations easier for her.
"Okay." Duan Shi's aura relaxed. It was really hard for a warrior like him to be so pedantic. "May I ask why Miss Qiao Ji woke up?"
Duan Shi knew that his question was very impolite and Qiao Ji might be angry. But he didn't care. Although they might not have the power to do anything to Qiao Ji at the moment, they still had to show the necessary tough attitude. After all, they represented the face of the country.
And now that she's weak, it's hard to say whether I can suppress her in the future.
Qiao Ji raised her eyebrows. She really didn't expect that the people in the court could use such a tough attitude towards her when they had no means to control her. But she was not too angry. It was just the duty of an official. "It seems that you don't believe what I said before?"
I really don't believe it.
Duan Shi didn't say it, but the expression on his face told Qiao Ji that.
She chuckled, "Indeed, I didn't wake up because of their disturbance. Mr. Duan, would you like to guess why I woke up?"
Facing Duan Shi and the others, Qiao Ji was no longer as easy-going as before, and her words and actions became sharper.
"The Witch of Wish."
Faced with the overwhelming pressure, Duan Shi and the two team members behind him did not waver. He just uttered four words expressionlessly.
As soon as the Dragon Group noticed the existence of Hashihime, they immediately suspected this because it was such a coincidence. Before the witch appeared, nothing happened anywhere in the world. As soon as the witch appeared, an eight hundred year old vengeful spirit immediately appeared here. It's hard not to connect the two things.
"That's right." Seeing that Duan Shi guessed correctly, Qiao Ji felt a little bored, and her interest turned into lack of interest. "Last night, I was sleeping in the seal as usual, and a lady full of exotic charm woke me up forcefully. Then she asked me if I wanted to get rid of this seal."
Get rid of the seal? !
Duan Shi and his two companions' pupils contracted. There is a big difference between a bridge girl who can move freely and a bridge girl who can only stay here.
Duan Shi interrupted Qiao Ji and asked, "Excuse me, what are you doing now?"
"Ah, yes, I am free." She covered her face with her sleeves, her eyebrows curved, and anyone could see that she was very happy now, "I can finally get rid of this damn seal."
........It seems that plan number two has to be implemented.
Fortunately, they had made sufficient plans in advance, and had a plan to deal with whatever situation Hashihime was in.
"Congratulations, Miss Qiao Ji." Duan Shi first congratulated Qiao Ji, then looked into her eyes seriously and said, "I wonder if Miss is interested in hearing about the surprise we have prepared for you?"
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