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Chapter 161: Crossing Emotions (2)
Under the Cliff, a river of spring water!
I wove through the river, desperately calling out for Xiaoqi, but all I received in response was the roar of the surging waves.
Qu Mo did not die; instead, he was rescued by a local fisherman. Like me, he was also searching for Xiaoqi. To find her, he learned boating skills from the fisherman and became a ferry man.
Every time he ferried a passenger across, he would gesture and ask, "Have you seen a woman about this tall, with an oval face, willow-shaped eyebrows, and a small mouth, wearing a pink robe? Her name is Lin Xiaoqi!"
Each time, the passengers shook their heads in denial.
Qu Mo did not give up. He rowed his small boat every day, tirelessly searching for Xiaoqi while I sat at the bow of his boat, echoing his calls for Lin Xiaoqi.
Watching the exorcist grow old and eventually pass away without finding Lin Xiaoqi made me feel a deep sympathy for him.
After arriving in the underworld, Qu Mo continued to sway his little boat.
The Sanzu River was filled with lonely souls and wandering ghosts; only those Evil Spirits who had lingered in the river for over a thousand years had the chance to board Qu Mo's Ming Ship.
Whenever an Evil Spirit boarded, Qu Mo would ask if they had seen Lin Xiaoqi. Afterwards, he would return to his small pavilion and carve the names of the passengers into the wooden table.
This went on for thousands of years. Qu Mo never gave up searching for Lin Xiaoqi, and neither did I. Until one day, Qu Mo's Ming Ship reached the River of Forgetfulness. Seeing a person being pushed forward by two Ghost Messengers on the Bridge of Helplessness, Qu Mo couldn't help but shout loudly: "Xiaoqi!"
I also called out to the woman on the Bridge of Helplessness: "Xiaoqi, I finally found you."
She suddenly turned around and upon seeing us on the surface of the River of Forgetfulness, tears streamed down her face.
"Why? Why didn't you come to find me all these years?"
"Why? Why did you let me reincarnate alone?"
"Why? Why do you have the heart to let me love someone else?"
"Longing song, do not abandon, for generations, never part! Have you forgotten this vow? Have you forgotten?"
At this moment, Lin Xiaoqi cried and shook her head at us, shouting, "I hate you, I hate you!"
"No!" Both Qu Mo and I shouted almost simultaneously.
In that moment, we desperately rowed the small boat towards the Naihe Bridge, while Ghost Messenger also pushed Lin Xiaoqi forward with all their might. Although Lin Xiaoqi was small in stature, she withstood the strength of two Ghost Messengers.
After the small boat slid to the shore, Qu Mo and I rushed towards the Naihe Bridge at the same time. Who knew that the two Ghost Messengers guarding the bridge grabbed Qu Mo, and suddenly I found myself unable to move an inch.
Qu Mo was forcibly taken back to the King of Hell's hall, and somehow, I ended up there too.
"You reckless King of Hell! Breaking apart lovers, what exactly did we do wrong? Do you want us to exchange thousands of years for just one chance encounter?" Qu Mo was forcibly pressed down on the Ground, shouting loudly at the King of Hell.
"How dare you!" The Yin-Yang Judge said loudly from the side: "You have your responsibilities; she has her life. This is fate!"
"Fate?" Qu Mo said grimly: "If fate prevents me from being with my beloved, then I will defy fate!"
"You..." The Yin-Yang Judge was so angry that they couldn't speak.
At this moment, the King of Hell spoke powerfully: "Qu Mo, your connection with Lin Xiaoqi can be traced back a long time! You are not at fault; however, Lin Xiaoqi is. She had no chance to be reincarnated; it was you!"
The King of Hell continued: "You willingly became a ghost messenger for eternity in exchange for Lin Xiaoqi's chance to reincarnate as a warrior. Don't you remember any of this?"
"Oh, Red Spider Lily, petals and leaves are not mist; gazing at each other in love yet unable to meet. This is your calamity. From the moment you made your vow, your fates were already sealed," interjected the Judge.
"No! I refuse!" Qu Mo shouted loudly.
The King of Hell shook his head and sighed: "Enough! I will give you a chance! A chance to defy fate. This opportunity, if you do not seize it, then her fate will also change."
"I will seize it; I will," Qu Mo said earnestly.
Then, the Ghost Messenger brought Qu Mo to the Bridge of Helplessness, where Lin Xiaoqi was being held by two Ghost Messengers. As they passed by Lin Xiaoqi, Qu Mo forced a strained smile and said, "Xiaoqi, Longing Song, Do Not Abandon, Lifetimes Together, Never Apart..."
Lin Xiaoqi was already in tears, choking out, "Mo Yanqi."
I don't know why I ended up finishing the line, "Lifetimes Together, Never Apart."
Just like that, Qu Mo was pushed in front of Meng Po and drank a bowl of Meng Po Soup. Soon after, Lin Xiaoqi was also pushed in front of Meng Po.
At that moment, I panicked. Why? Why did Lin Xiaoqi not look at me even once from beginning to end? Why? Why did I feel like a mere observer throughout this?
Seeing Lin Xiaoqi about to disappear from my sight once again made my heart race.
"No! No, please!" I shouted loudly.
Then, I felt a sudden brightness in front of me, and my vision shifted rapidly.
"Hello, my name is Lin Xiaoqi. What's yours?"
"Shenbao, don't you remember me?"
"Why? Why didn't you confess to me earlier?"
...
Scenes flashed before my eyes like slides; I cried like rain. She was still her, but what about me?
Until this moment, I suddenly understood many things. Why did I fall in love with Lin Xiaoqi at first sight? It was only at this moment that I regretted not confessing to her right away.
Our love that had lasted for thousands of years slipped away because of my cowardice and fear. My pathetic pride and arrogance turned our hard-earned connection from a past life into Yin Yang Separation once again.
Qu Mo? Pan Shenbao?
Different names, the same me, the same person deeply in love with Lin Xiaoqi. But why? Why are Lin Xiaoqi and I like the Red Spider Lily by the River of Forgetfulness?
"Ah!"
I let out a cry and suddenly opened my eyes wide.
The gray sky was filled with gloom, and I was lying flat on a small boat drifting with the wind.
"Xiaoqi, Xiaoqi!"
Fate?
I don't believe it!
At this moment, I shook my head vigorously and hurriedly picked up the oar, steering the small boat towards the River of Forgetfulness. Until this moment, I remembered everything.
I finally understood why Lin Xiaoqi would jump into the River of Forgetfulness just to wait for me!
She was using her actions to tell me that love is not easily spoken, nor easily lost. For me, she could turn into a river of muddy water, just so I could row past her once.
Because she loves me, even though she once said, "I hate you."
She willingly jumped into the River of Forgetfulness to see me, giving up her chance at reincarnation, just to break our fate tied to the Red Spider Lily.
At this moment, I desperately rowed the small boat towards the River of Forgetfulness, while on the shore, Cao Qilong shouted at me, "Shidi, what's wrong?"
I casually took out my half of the jade pendant from my pocket and threw it towards the shore. "Take this and leave here!"
"What about you?" Cao Qilong asked loudly after catching the pendant.
I looked ahead and choked out, "Longing Song, Do Not Abandon, Lifetimes Together, Never Apart. Mo Yanqi, for all eternity, never apart!"
Then I rowed the small boat through the River of Forgetfulness. Whenever I encountered someone climbing onto the boat, I would gesture and ask them, "Have you seen someone about this tall, with an oval face, willow-shaped eyebrows, and a small mouth? Her name is Lin Xiaoqi."
The ferry passengers shook their heads.
It's okay!
If I can't find it one day, I still have the next day. If I can't find it the next day, I still have the day after that! If I can't find it in a year, then I'll search for ten years; after ten years, there will still be a hundred years, a thousand years...
Even if the Red Spider Lily blooms and withers, love and longing remain despite not being able to meet.
PS:
How will the unscrupulous Liu Lao Er carry out his revenge to the end?
One half of the Ghost Seal contains the Bianhan Divine Beast, while the other half contains the Soulburning Spirit (one reader complained that she speaks modern language; which era does she belong to, and why has it become Burning Soul?), what paths will they take?
Cao Qilong, lacking Pan Shenbao's wisdom and talisman-making skills, how will he use common methods to exorcise ghosts?
As leaves return to their roots, people are divided into men and women. At thirty-two years old, does Cao Qilong have any chance of finding a girlfriend?
Next, a brand new chapter will unfold. Cowards and those with heart conditions should proceed with caution! This is not an exaggeration! Because you will see real cases, bizarre events that often occur in reality, various exorcism methods that anyone can use, and hilarious farces.
The story of Pan Shenbao ends here; the story of Cao Qilong continues. The same Paper Effigy Maker, but different lives.
Everything... awaits in Volume Two of Paper Effigy Maker.
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