For years, Xu Ran had stayed in Jinling City, for it was where she had donned her wedding gown and stepped into the bridal sedan chair. At that time, Zeng Guofan was serving as the Governor-General of Liangjiang, and his residence was located in Jinling.
After hearing this, a doubt arose in me. I called her directly and asked, "Your past life, Zeng Guofan, passed away eight years ago. Why do you still remember events after your death?"
"Bai Ze's physical body perished, but its soul is eternal. Memories are unrelated to life and death," Yaoyao explained.
This made me understand even more why Yaoyao had a splitting headache when accessing Bai Ze's information database. Bai Ze's memory encompassed not only its memories from various lifetimes but also five thousand years of Chinese history. Even converted into documents, it would amount to tens of gigabytes.
With the information gathered, I returned to Daji's room. The two of them were still arguing. I crouched by Xu Ran's head and whispered, "Are you the leader of the Ran Zi Camp?"
The mention of "Ran Zi Camp" made Xu Ran freeze for a moment. "How did you know?"
I gestured for Daji to release her. Daji got off the bed and unbuckled the belt. Xu Ran rolled over, emerged from the quilt, and instinctively covered herself with it, looking at me quizzically. "Who exactly are you?"
I pointed to my head. "My memory isn't very good, or rather, the memories Bai Ze passed on to me aren't many. That's why I didn't recognize you immediately."
"What do you mean?" Xu Ran asked, confused.
"I am the reincarnation of Bai Ze. Weren't you waiting for me?" I said.
"You? What proof do you have?" Xu Ran frowned, clearly disbelieving. After all, my aura was vastly different from Zeng Guofan's.
"Didn't I just say that I am indeed the reincarnation of Bai Ze, but I only inherited a portion of his memories? So, I only know that you were his subordinate, fought many battles for him, and achieved many merits. He even planned to take you as a concubine later, but for some reason, you two didn't end up together, and you were consequently sealed for nine years, right?"
I deliberately hid some information to make her believe that even as Bai Ze's reincarnation, I had little connection to Zeng Guofan, so she wouldn't become attached to me.
Xu Ran, half-believing, half-doubting, wrapped herself in the quilt and walked up to me, scrutinizing me. The thought of her animal form made me a little nervous. Bats are never a good-looking species, especially with their inverted triangle faces.
"Why should I believe you?"
"Believe it or not," I smiled, "I'm just telling you this. Weren't you waiting for Bai Ze's reincarnation? Now I stand before you, but Bai Ze and I actually have no connection. If you want revenge, I have nothing to say. If you want to act, then go ahead!" httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Before I finished speaking, Xu Ran suddenly slapped me across the face. Even Daji didn't react in time.
I was sent reeling sideways, crashing heavily against the TV cabinet, nearly breaking the Hisense television. I would have to pay for it.
"What are you doing!" Daji moved forward again, attempting to restrain Xu Ran.
"Forget it, let her go," I said, clutching my cheek.
Daji released her grip. Xu Ran didn't continue attacking me. She left the room in a huff, taking Daji's quilt with her.
Now, I'd have to pay for that too.
After Xu Ran left, Chen Ke and Chu Qi came in. Seeing my swollen face, they asked what happened, wondering if Daji had hit me. They probably thought that within Daji's room, no third party could have hit me.
"Perhaps an old lover came looking for him," Daji chuckled. As expected of a thousand-year-old fox and an experienced hand in matters of the heart, she saw through my pretense at a glance.
"Should I chase after her?" Chu Qi asked.
"No need," I mumbled. "If she wants to, she'll come back to find me."
"And then let her slap you again?" Chen Ke frowned, touching my face. "Hmm, maybe another one on this side would be good, and you'd look like Xiao Yueyue."
"Will it affect my looks?" I asked with a smile, as I had to show my face in public today.