Chapter 124 Extra: Xiao Yan felt her whole body...

Chapter 124 Extra: Xiao Yan felt her whole body...

Xiao Yan felt light and airy, like a cloud drifting slowly in the sky.

"Floating!" When her brain recognized this, she was startled and opened her eyes abruptly, only to find that she was indeed floating in mid-air.

Before I could even feel panic, I saw a bird fly straight towards me, and then... it flapped its wings and passed right through my body without any hindrance.

She was shocked on top of shocked, because the current situation was so unbelievable that she was stunned for a moment before calming down. She began to think about what was going on.

She was so lucid, it didn't seem like she was dreaming. Had she died again? Was she a ghost now?

No way, she was only in her early thirties, so young and healthy, and she just died from taking a nap?

Xiao Yan recalled that just a moment ago she and Qin Ji were enjoying a half-day of leisure, lying together in a large rocking chair under the old locust tree in the Four Seasons Palace for an afternoon rest. How could she have turned into a ghost when she opened her eyes?

For a moment, besides being unable to accept the reality before her, she was also worried about what would happen to Qin Ji if she really died.

That clingy guy, who's been like this for over a decade, would probably cry his eyes out if he woke up from his nap to find himself dead in his arms.

It might not be that I'm dead; maybe my soul has left my body? I just don't know if, as a ghost, I can float freely or if I can only be blown by the wind. Will I ever be able to land on the ground and see what's happening?

When the thought of going down to see appeared in her mind, Xiao Yan Hui suddenly felt herself falling rapidly.

As a ghost, she was able to come and go so freely. With a single thought, she fell from mid-air to the ground in the blink of an eye.

Then, right there on the ground, there was another guy crouching with his head in his hands, in a similar state to himself.

However, this guy was completely unaware of my arrival, and just kept muttering something while holding his head.

Xiao Yan drifted closer to him, and only when she got closer could she hear what he was muttering:

"What's wrong? What happened to me? Damn you, God, are you playing tricks on me again? Where did you put me? If my Yan Hui'er wakes up and finds me cold, won't she cry herself to death? In this ghastly state, am I going to go through the reincarnation process, or will I be able to go back...?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan's eyes flashed with surprise. She hadn't expected that the person standing in front of her was actually Qin Ji. It was no wonder that she hadn't recognized her husband. The person was squatting in a ball, so she couldn't see his face at all. Moreover, judging from his figure, he was thinner than Qin Ji, and even his voice was somewhat different.

"Is this really Qin Ji?" With some doubt in his mind, he couldn't help but reach out and poke at Na Piao's body.

As soon as Piao looked up, Xiao Yan Hui confirmed that it was indeed Qin Ji. But judging from his face, Qin Ji looked only sixteen or seventeen years old, a tender-looking young man, and he also had a neat short haircut.

Feeling his body being poked, Qin Ji raised his head and saw Yan Hui'er, whom he had been longing for, right in front of him. She was still in a slightly transparent soul form, just like him.

His previously gloomy and dejected face instantly broke into a smile. He instinctively stood up, opened his arms, and took a big step forward to hug the person.

What was expected to be a tight hug turned out to be so tight that the two souls collided like two bouncy jellies, their bodies even trembling several times upon contact.

They stared at each other blankly for several seconds, then burst into laughter simultaneously. They then eased their grip and embraced again, this time without being thrown back.

"Although I'm still a little confused about the current situation, since you've come along, it's not an unacceptable situation no matter what." Qin Ji relaxed.

"You once said you were quite young when you transmigrated, so your current appearance is what you looked like when you transmigrated." Xiao Yan left Qin Ji's embrace and floated around once: "So you were that young!"

Looking at Qin Ji, whom she had never seen before, with his youthful and tender appearance, Xiao Yan couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle: "Come on, quickly call me sister." She herself looked to be in her early twenties before she transmigrated.

"Could we have gone back to our original world?!" After casually remarking this, the previously empty surroundings were instantly transformed.

Skyscrapers, bustling traffic, clean streets, and lively crowds. What I see before me is the modern world of my memories.

"My school," Qin Ji murmured to himself, staring at the school in front of him.

He has been gone from this world for over thirty years, but those memories that were thought to have been safe, quiet, and faded away are still fresh and vivid when they are unearthed.

"Yan Hui'er, let's go on a date." As soon as he said that, Qin Ji took Xiao Yan Hui's hand, and the next moment they appeared on the school playground.

No one could see them, but the two of them still walked hand in hand around and around the track with great enthusiasm. Xiao Yan listened to him rambling on about his fragmented memories of the school and also talked about her college days.

"It's a pity I couldn't go to university," Qin Ji sighed softly.

"But haven't we already built a university? A university that the entire nation of Qi flocks to, with 'teaching, research and development, and innovation' as its motto."

“That makes sense. The medical school even submitted a proposal to expand enrollment this year. I think the medical and agricultural colleges are already developing quite well. There’s no need to expand enrollment; we can just separate them and establish a separate medical university and agricultural university. What do you think?” Years of governing had made Qin Ji’s thoughts unconsciously drift to politics.

Only after saying that did he realize that he and Yan Hui'er were still in ghost form.

Xiao Yan looked at Qin Ji, whose youthful face was serious as he spoke about the construction plan. His expression carried the air of an emperor, and she found a unique charm in his demeanor.

"Come on, let's continue. We agreed to a date."

Shopping street, arcade, amusement park, cinema... the two went from one to another. Thanks to not having to rush or queue for tickets, they could not fully experience some of the attractions, but they still had a blast.

"Back then, I thought that if I had a girlfriend, I would definitely come with her." This sentence came out of Qin Ji's mouth at least three times today.

As dusk settled, two figures floated in front of a computer in an internet cafe, heads close together, staring intently at the screen. Meanwhile, the girl in front of the computer was engaged in a heated online debate with a fellow user on a forum.

[What on earth is this "Legend of Cheng Ning" that premiered a few days ago? This supposedly wise and capable emperor, who was both cultured and martial, is portrayed as a hopelessly infatuated lover. What's worse, he only married one empress, yet they still create a love triangle for him that he can't have.]

[They broke up my Emperor and Empress couple! I just wanted to rush up there and throw all the production crew's ashes at them!]

[No need for you to boast, our Empress is no pushover. Just think about the value of controlling most of the national treasury.]

Our Empress is more than just someone who controls the national treasury. She's an empress who oversees the country when the emperor goes on campaign, an empress with her own troupe of female officials, and an empress who can mobilize the emperor's private army. What kind of simple character could she be?

Emperor Chengning was also very strong. When he was a prince, he acted like a nobody in the early stages, but he turned out to be ruthless and incredibly capable in battle. However, he was also very good at managing the economy. The Northern Barbarians were the ones who suffered the most. They were beaten badly in the early stages and later completely ruined by the wool-gathering war.

[What do you mean "ruined"? Your words are so harsh. It's called "joint development after submission," a harmonious and progressive ethnic integration. Besides, they did win before. (Look at my IP address, trying to save face)]

【pity】

......

[What is the person upstairs implying? Our Emperor Chengning has a legitimate edict of succession, endorsed by the Empress, and ascended the throne legitimately. How can he be labeled as ruthless?]

[The person upstairs has lost their temper. I didn't point out that he was ruthless in that respect. You yourself directly linked it to the palace coup, and you still have the nerve to say that his rise to power was innocent.]

[Stop arguing. This matter has been debated for centuries without any resolution, and it won't amount to anything in the future. Anyway, according to official history books, Emperor Chengning's ascension to the throne was perfectly legitimate, and he was indeed a wise and benevolent ruler. There's no doubt that during his reign, the development of the Great Qi Dynasty took off dramatically.]

[Isn't this thread for discussing movies?]

[That's all the movies have to offer these days. Directors can't make movies without some kind of love triangle or quadrangle relationship. I'm not in the mood for discussion.]

[Add one, even if Emperor Chengning is love-struck, he only accepts Duanhui... Empress's love-struck side.]

The ellipsis is quite clever; Emperor Chengning wanted to shower his empress with every good word imaginable, yet he still insisted on filming what was essentially his "white moonlight" (idealized love interest).

My senior, who studies the history of the Qi dynasty, said that the "white moonlight" Miss Xie had absolutely no relation to Emperor Chengning. She was the unrequited love of the rebellious second prince. That rubbish movie was just a malicious fabrication. Our emperor and empress were a young couple who stayed together until old age.

......

"That's great." Looking at the words on the screen, Qin Ji and Xiao Yan exchanged a smile and said in unison.

A gust of wind blew, and a leaf from the old locust tree drifted down and landed on the face of a couple sleeping peacefully in a rocking chair below.

The two opened their eyes almost simultaneously.

"I had a dream..."

"I had a dream..."

The two spoke in unison again, then exchanged a glance, knowing that nothing more needed to be said.

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Author's Note: This concludes the entire novel. Thank you all for your continued support. I'm particularly drawn to the story of a femme fatale who brings ruin to a country, so I'll likely start with this one first. Until we meet again in the world of martial arts!