He stared intently into Bai Qige's eyes, silently telling her that she would never give up until she got the answer.
"Whoever second brother thinks I am, I am who I am." Bai Qige looked back at Bai Haocheng and replied speciously.
Bai Haocheng's question was unexpected to her. In order to cover up her sense of incongruity in a strange time and space, she lied about being injured by falling into the water and claiming that she was frightened and could not remember the past. The Bai family and Yi Chenjing never questioned it and stumbled along the way.
Along the way, she finally gained the trust of Yi Chenjing and many others. Unexpectedly, at this time, the second brother who cared about her the most jumped out with questions.
Bai Haocheng obviously couldn't accept such a vague answer. The confusion in his black and white eyes was even greater, but concern still accounted for the most part: "You seem to have changed since the night you fell into the water and were sent back to Bai Mansion.
Not only can you not remember everything about being the third young lady of the Bai family, but you have become familiar with and even proficient in many things that you did not understand before, and even your personality is completely different from before. I also thought about whether it was due to excessive fright.
This situation, however, no matter how you say it, it will not change your preferences and habits. Such an incredible situation reminds me of one word - "
Bai Haocheng deliberately left half a sentence, took a deep breath, and the expression in his eyes changed intensely.
"Borrowing a corpse to bring back a soul."
Legend has it that if a person has too many regrets after death, the soul will not go to the underworld to re-enter reincarnation, but will be detained in the human world and wander around. Some souls will possess the body of a dying or recently deceased person by chance, and the body will be inhabited by it.
The souls are reunited and the dead body will be resurrected. However, that person is no longer the original person, but another person who is possessed by the dead soul but has a different appearance but a different mind.
Most of the legends are unbelievable, especially for a person like Bai Haocheng who has been on the battlefield for many years and is accustomed to death. If someone had mentioned the matter of resurrecting a corpse a year ago, he would have laughed it off and scorned the strange powers and chaos from the bottom of his heart. However, when a strange change quietly happened to Bai Qige
At this time, he had to face his own cognition again.
"Exactly the same body, face, and even the way you smile has not changed at all. The scar on your shoulder is enough to prove that you are my sister, but what I want to know is, who is the soul residing in this body? You,
who is it?"
A question that she thought no one would mention in her life was before her. Bai Qige couldn't avoid it, and Bai Haocheng's intensely questioning eyes didn't allow her to escape.
That is the biological brother of the owner of this body, who has the same father and mother, with the same blood flowing in his body. She has no qualifications or right to lie to him or hide it from him. She has received so much warmth from relatives that she could not ask for in her previous life. What else does she have?
Using her face to deceive the kind-hearted people with lies? She can't do it. They are her closest relatives who she would rather sacrifice all her flesh and blood for. Even if knowing the truth will repel her, it doesn't matter if she is afraid of her. It is too tiring to continue to play a role and identity that does not belong to her.
Okay, really tired.
With a faint sigh, Bai Qige lowered her head, and her calm tone was very different from the timid sister in Bai Haocheng's memory: "It may not be appropriate to borrow a corpse to bring back the soul, but that's all I can say. You are right, I am indeed not your sister, I just borrowed her
It’s just the body.”
"It's really true..." Bai Haocheng smiled bitterly, with an expression that seemed both sad and somewhat relieved.
"When I possessed this body, your sister was probably no longer alive. I didn't understand everything around me. After being sent back to the White House, I could only carefully hide my true identity - I want to live, even if it's
It doesn’t matter if I use someone else’s body or status, and... I also want to have a family, parents, brothers and sisters... You won’t understand that feeling. I really don’t have any ill intentions, I just want to use Bai Qige
I just want to survive as a person. If you insist on me returning my sister to you, I can only say, I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do."
There was no sound in the room for a long time. Bai Haocheng, who was in a daze, stood in silence for a long time, and the hand that touched the ferocious scar fell slumped down.
Is this the cruelest answer? The sister he had protected for half his life died. She died a few days before the Bai family suffered a serious accident. She died on the night when he secretly thanked God for not taking away his beloved family member, but he had been kept in the dark.
Here, I thought that my weak and pitiful sister was lucky enough to survive. Even if the Bai family was convicted and went through turmoil, the family would still be there in the end, and the family would still live together intact.
What is the situation now?
Seeing that Bai Haocheng stopped talking and seemed desperate, Bai Qige felt a little sad. It was undeniable that she had occupied the body of the third lady of the Bai family, but she had tried her best to make up for it. She endured the humiliation of marrying for the Bai family, and she was at her lowest when she could not bear the physical and mental humiliation.
It was also because the Bai family was not implicated that she gritted her teeth and fought hard. She just wanted to protect the hard-won family ties and use everything she had to keep her loved ones safe. Are they going to abandon her? Just because she lives in the same body.
It's not the soul of the third lady of the Bai family, but a lonely ghost of unknown origin?
If she loses them, her most important relatives, how much meaning will she have left in her life?
With a dry and sore throat and choked with sobs, Bai Qige didn't want to shed tears, even though she felt aggrieved and lost and had nowhere to turn, which made her almost lose all strength.
"I have been watching and watching you, from childhood to adulthood, from the time you were born to being tall and graceful, to the time when the eldest sister and the second sister died on the battlefield one after another." The deep and rich voice was filled with the pain of remembrance. Bai Haocheng didn't know who he was talking to. It was Jiutian.
Sister, or is she the familiar yet unfamiliar woman in front of her? In short, the smile on the wind-stained young face was bleak, and she felt heartbroken just looking at it. Bai Qige raised her head and listened to him carefully, not wanting to miss a single word.
"My parents are old, and besides me and Xiaoyu, there is only one daughter left. I am afraid, afraid that one day my only sister will pass away, so I stubbornly oppose my father sending you into the army. It's a pity.
, In the end, I still failed to protect you... I'm sorry, Qi Ge, it was the second brother who was useless, it was the second brother who failed to fulfill his responsibility, it was me... I will never do it again. As long as you are safe, I will
Give it your all.”
The seven-foot-tall man with strong bones shed tears like rain wherever he felt sad.
Bai Haocheng did not scold her for being a thief who stole human bodies, but kept apologizing to her, regretting that he failed to protect his only sister. Bai Qige suddenly understood that no matter whose soul was inhabiting this body, the third lady of the Bai family was
This cannot be changed. She is the daughter of her father and mother, and the sister of her second brother. Blood is soluble, but love is irreplaceable.
We are connected by blood and have close relatives and loved ones. A sharp sword can cut through iron like mud but it cannot cut through this connection. Only family love will remain unchanged forever.
Leaning gently on Bai Haocheng's shoulder, Bai Qige was like a little girl acting coquettishly like her brother. She crossed her arms behind her and wrapped her arms around Bai Haocheng's neck. Her voice was full of expectation: "Can I continue to call you second brother?"
"You are my sister, and this will never change." He hugged back tightly and kissed her hair lightly. Bai Haocheng closed his eyes and choked, feeling like a knife was piercing his heart. "I understand that you married to the distant country to protect the Bai family. You have to bear the humiliation and bear the heavy burden."
It's so hard for you to bear so many innocent burdens. I will keep this secret for the rest of my life, and I will never let anyone know about it even if I die. In exchange, you must promise me one thing."
Bai Qige nodded without hesitation. With her family and relatives here, her heart will never die. As long as she can keep this family relationship, it doesn't matter if she agrees to ten, a hundred, or a thousand conditions. She can even give up her life. Why?
Afraid of others?
After taking a long breath and letting go of his hand, Bai Haocheng stroked his long hair with pity, but his words were still filled with worry: "Promise me, live well - not for anyone else, but for yourself."
"I'm living a good life, really good." Bai Qige smiled, her heart filled with warmth, "The suffering has passed. Concubine Jing is here to care, Yi Chenjing is protecting her, and her parents and second brother are still thinking about her.
Now, I am living better than ever. Now I just hope to return from the Northern Expedition as soon as possible, and then I will go back to Zhao Kingdom with Yu Che to see my parents."
"That's the best. Dad didn't say anything, but he thought about you very much in his heart. He was ill for more than two months after you left, and he even called your name in his dreams. Come back early, even if you only see him once.
It will also make them feel more at ease."
The long-standing confusion was solved, and the heaviness that weighed on Bai Haocheng's heart was also dissipated. It was enough to know the truth and be honest with Bai Qige.
He didn't lose his only sister, did he?
There was a vague sound of solemn drums outside the house, which probably meant that the heaven-sacrifice ceremony was about to begin and farewell was coming. Bai Haocheng wiped away the man's tears and smiled helplessly. After arranging his clothes, he picked up the sachet embroidered by Yu Che on the table, his voice was slightly hoarse.
: "The battlefield is ruthless, so be careful."
"Wait." Bai Qige suddenly grabbed Bai Haocheng's sleeve, thought for a moment, grabbed the teacup and threw it on the ground, picked up a sharp fragment and cut it in her hair, and a strand of black hair fell into her palm. Bai Haocheng didn't understand what she was doing.
I just saw that she took the sachet and carefully stuffed her hair into it, tied the seal and handed it back: "Ms. Jingfei told me about many distant customs, one of which is to send this scent to people in dreams.
Put the sachet under the pillow, and you will see me when you are asleep at night and dreaming. It is a tense period right now, and I cannot leave Yi Chenjing and return to Zhao Kingdom alone. I hope this sachet can make my parents feel at ease."
Meeting the person you miss in a dream will only increase your worries when you wake up. Bai Haocheng didn't say anything, he took the sachet and put it away carefully, as if it was a unique treasure in the world.
"The sacrifice to the heaven is about to begin. I have to go back and change clothes. I will ask Yu Che to tell you before I leave." Bai Qige opened the door, and the morning sun was shining brightly in the sky.
The sky has dawned, illuminating the path she will take next. I hope there will be no more darkness.
The thin but straight figure was bathed in the sun, with a touch of gold covering his face, peaceful and tranquil. Bai Haocheng's heart moved, and he couldn't help but reach out and grab Bai Qige's wrist: "You...what's your name?"
Name, how long has it been since no one called that name? Maybe even I will forget it soon.
Bai Qige chuckled, blooming like a pure lotus.
"An Xunxi, my name is. But there is no such person as An Xunxi anymore. I am Bai Qige, the only and eternal third lady of the Bai family."
The previous life is over, this life continues, everything has just begun. Listening to the wind blowing the solemn drums and ritual music, it is the prelude to a new journey that is about to begin, and she can finally get rid of the heavy shackles left by the past, whether it is for Yi Chenjing
As far as the Bai family is concerned, she, Bai Qige, is brand new.
But at this time, Bai Qige still didn't know that the expedition to the Huoluohe Khanate would be the starting point for her to get involved in the troubled times of Kyushu, where conspiracies, love and hate would follow her, and they would never end.