Chapter 206 The Elder of the Immortal Realm
Chapter 206 The Elder of the Immortal Realm
At this time, an old man came up to them and asked, "Who are you? How did you get in?"
Zhou Jingze and Xiao Rui both stood in front of Qiqi. "We didn't mean to intrude, please forgive us," Xiao Rui said.
The old man looked at Xiao Rui without saying a word. When he looked at Zhou Jingze, he was stunned. Xiaoze was still alive. How great!
"Xiao Ze, is that you? You are still alive. I have been looking for you for thousands of years and finally found you. Your parents went through so much hardship to send me down here to find you, Xiao Ze." The old man ran over with tears in his eyes and hugged Zhou Jingze.
The iron-eating beast also came over and rubbed Zhou Jingze's legs, looking very familiar with him.
Zhou Jingze was also stunned. He was at a loss as to what to do and wanted to push the old man away, but he couldn't bear it. The old man was crying so sadly. He didn't want to hurt the old man.
When the old man had cried enough, he stopped and wiped his tears. He looked at Zhou Jingze.
"Xiao Ze, don't you recognize me? I'm the old housekeeper. I raised you since you were a child. You are like my son."
"Old man, I don't know you. I am the prince of the Great Zhou, and I am only in my twenties. How can you say you have been waiting for me for a thousand years? I really don't know you." Zhou Jingze said.
Qiqi and Xiaorui were also watching. Qiqi observed that the old man didn't seem to be lying.
The old man looked at Zhou Jingze and understood instantly. Xiaoze had reincarnated. He had forgotten all his memories.
"Come with me, I'll explain what's going on." The old housekeeper led them inside. Deep within the fruit trees stood a thatched cottage. It had three rooms, two bedrooms, and a small thatched kitchen outside.
The house was spotless, the stone benches and tables spotless. The old man poured tea for the three of them. It looked like the tea had been made by the old man himself. The aroma of tea was fragrant.
Qiqi and the other two didn't say anything, waiting for the old man's explanation.
"Xiao Ze, you are from the fairyland. A thousand years ago, you and Jiang Ziying were friends. Your parents disapproved of your relationship, and gradually you lost contact. When you learned that Jiang Ziying was being hunted, you rushed to save her regardless of everything.
You were hunted for two days. Your parents learned of this and sent people to intercept you. Jiang Ziying was severely injured. She fled back to her hall. Using secret techniques, she moved the entire hall and disappeared. Many people couldn't find her. Those who sent assassins to kill her knew she didn't have much time left. After a year of searching, she disappeared without a trace.
Xiaoze, you refused to give up. You searched for her everywhere. When you learned from these people that Jiang Ziying had no chance of survival, you chose to abandon your cultivation, letting your soul return to the human world to find Jiang Ziying. When your parents found out, they were heartbroken and regretted not supporting you. If they had the Zhou family's support, they wouldn't have dared to touch Jiang Ziying.
They did everything they could to send me down. My cultivation was suppressed when I arrived in the human world. I searched everywhere for you. I've searched for you for five hundred years. There's no news of you.
You raised the iron-eating beast. When I came down, I brought it with me. When you see it, I hope you'll come find us.
For centuries, I searched through these lands. Finally, I grew somewhat dejected and retreated to the Misty Forest with the Iron-Eating Beast. I often took it for walks through the forest, hoping to spread the news of the Iron-Eating Beast. If you heard about it, you'd be curious and come to see it. I've set up a barrier. Only you can open it.
"Xiao Ze, I've been searching for you for thousands of years. I don't know how many times you've been reincarnated, but we finally met. It's okay if you don't remember. Let's take it slow. Look how affectionate the iron-eating beast is to you. Xiao Ze, you came to the human world, did you find Jiang Ziying?" The old housekeeper simply recounted the story.
"You said that Jiang Ziying and I are friends and we have known each other since we were very young." Zhou Jingze asked.
"Yes, you have known each other since you were very young. You don't have many friends, and Jiang Ziying only has a few friends," the old man said and looked at Xiao Rui and Qiqi.
He looked at Xiao Rui for a long time, "Are you Xiao Rui? You are not dead. Weren't you killed by the Rain God? How did you appear in the human world? You are..." The old man didn't say anything else. He could see that Xiao Rui was not alive. He automatically swallowed the rest of his words.
"Old man, do you know me?" Xiao Rui asked.
"You are the son of Jiang Ziying's wet nurse. She only had a few friends in the fairy world, and I know them all. Alas, all the people in the fairy world who knew Jiang Ziying disappeared. They all said that they were the ones who hunted down Jiang Ziying and killed them all. We have never seen the specific situation." said the old man.
At this time, Zhou Jingze pulled Qiqi out from behind him. Qiqi heard about Jiang Ziying again, and it was as if memories emerged from the depths of her brain. A headache came over her, and Qiqi pounded her head.
"Qiqi, what's wrong with you? Do you have a headache?" Zhou Jingze asked with concern.
The headache soon passed. "It's okay, Brother Jingze. Don't worry."
The old housekeeper also looked at Qiqi, "Jiang Ziying, you are Jiang Ziying, no, you are the reincarnation of Jiang Ziying. You were really killed by them and reincarnated in the human world. You two met. It's great, it's great, you fell in love in the fairy world, but didn't get together. Finally you met." After the old man finished speaking, tears flowed down his face again.
"Old man, don't cry. We are husband and wife now. I am the prince of the Great Zhou, and Qiqi is the princess consort. We have a pair of children." Zhou Jingze said.
"Really, Xiaoze, you are married and have a baby. That's great. I have something to explain when I go back. Your name is Qiqi, right? Can I call you that?" said the old man.
"Old man, you can call me Qiqi."
"Qiqi, you and Xiaoze don't remember anything before reincarnation. Well, it's better not to remember. That memory brought you painful memories," said the old man.
The old man said Zhou Jingze was the eldest son of the Zhou family in the immortal realm. He had two younger brothers and two younger sisters. His name was also Zhou Jingze. His swordsmanship was excellent, and he was among the best among the young people in the immortal realm. He and Jiang Ziying grew up together and were considered childhood sweethearts. Zhou Jingze's father disapproved of their relationship and took Zhou Jingze back to the Zhou family several times. Mrs. Zhou couldn't control her husband, but she didn't object to Xiaoze's affairs, and often secretly let Xiaoze out to see Jiang Ziying.
It was Madam Zhou who informed Xiaoze that Jiang Ziying was being hunted, and asked him to find a way to save her. She had no idea that Jiang Ziying would disappear. Xiaoze was devastated, and eventually lost his cultivation, and his soul was reincarnated in the human world. Madam Zhou regretted not arranging a marriage for them before the incident. After the marriage, they no longer dared to assassinate Jiang Ziying.
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