The Mystery of K Newspaper - Chapter 23
Upon hearing this, Zheng Qi was startled and quickly stood up from the sofa, chasing after him while asking:
"Should we go rescue Chen Qing?"
"No, we're going to rescue Luo Min!"
As soon as Mo Han finished speaking, she disappeared into the vast night fog.
Chen Qing lives alone in an apartment in the suburbs of the city.
When Zheng Qi and Mo Han arrived at Chen Qing's house, at least half of the apartments were already fast asleep.
Zheng Qi was completely baffled by Mo Han's actions. However, given the urgency of the situation, he couldn't ask too many questions and had no choice but to follow Mo Han's lead.
Instead of knocking at the main entrance, Mo Han and Zheng Qi stealthily climbed up the wall behind the stairwell. The door to the bedroom on the balcony at the back of the building was open. Mo Han peeked inside and, seeing that no one was there, beckoned to Zheng Qi behind her. The two then tiptoed inside.
The bedroom was very clean, and a faint fragrance wafted in the air.
Mo Han and Zheng Qi had arrived at the bedroom door, and the living room was just outside the door.
Mo Han stopped and peered into the living room, where she saw Luo Min lying on the floor.
At this moment, Zheng Qi, who was behind him, also saw Luo Min lying on the ground. He was stunned for a moment and whispered to Mo Han:
Should we help her?
Mo Han waved her hand gently.
Suddenly, a cold voice came from behind Mo Han and Zheng Qi. The voice was so cold that it seemed to bring all the cold air from Antarctica into the house.
"Since you're here, why don't you come and sit in the living room?"
Mo Han and Zheng Qi turned around abruptly and saw a man staring coldly at them. Mo Han and Zheng Qi exchanged surprised glances. Suddenly, they noticed from a side angle that there seemed to be another person standing at the bedroom door. Turning back to look, they saw Chen Qing standing with his arms crossed, coldly staring at them.
Zheng Qi and Mo Han were stunned for a moment, a chill slowly creeping up from their feet to their hearts.
"Senior brother, what should we do?" Zheng Qi asked Mo Han anxiously.
"Let's go to the living room first!"
Mo Han gave a quiet and calm instruction, then suddenly straightened her chest and strode towards the living room.
The two walked quickly toward Chen Qing, who was standing at the door, one after the other. Chen Qing did not move, but just looked at them coldly.
"Can we pass through Chen Qing's body?"
Zheng Qi and Mo Han stepped out the door one after the other, only to suddenly come to their senses and begin to comprehend the Dao.
The man behind them and Chen Qing watched coldly as they walked into the living room. The dim, orange light shone softly on them, but their shadows were not cast on the floor.
"Zheng Qi, save me! Chen Qing has gone mad!"
Luo Min, her face filled with panic and unease, screamed at Zheng Qi.
Before Zheng Qi could react, Chen Qing had already gracefully floated to Luo Min's side.
She gently lifted Luo Min into her arms, gazing at her with deep affection, and said:
"Have you forgotten? Don't you really remember anything? Before I died, didn't we make an eternal promise? No matter how many years we are separated, no matter how the moon and stars change, no matter how many years our souls go through the cycle of life and death, we will always hold fast to that love that lasts until death. We will love each other until we grow old, through life and death, and look forward to our reunion and companionship in the next cycle of reincarnation!"
"No, I don't know what you're talking about, Chen Qing, you're crazy! I don't understand what you're saying, let me go!"
Luo Min was startled by Chen Qing's inexplicable intimate hug and her heartfelt declaration of love, which sent chills down her spine and filled her with growing fear.
Luo Min sensed that Chen Qing's gaze was filled with tenderness, but it was precisely this tender and affectionate look that made her feel even more panicked and uneasy.
"Haha... You see? Is this what you called 'unwavering love'? Is this the love you believed would never change no matter how many years your souls went through? Is this the love you believed you would always believe, no matter how many years have passed, that you are her truest love? Haha..."
The man behind Zheng Qi and Mo Han shouted hysterically at Chen Qing.
"No, she'll remember, she definitely will!"
Chen Qing hugged Luo Min even tighter. A single tear, like a shooting star, streaked across her delicate cheek from her eye.
"Let me go, you bunch of lunatics, you—"
Suddenly, Luo Min saw the man standing behind Zheng Qi and Mo Han, and she was stunned, her eyes flashing with panic and fear.
"You, you, how could it be you?"
"Hmph, didn't expect that, did you? Haha... That's right, it's me!"
The man suddenly threw his head back and laughed loudly, then said to Zheng Qi and Mo Han,
Would you like to hear a story from me?
Before Mo Han and the others could answer, the man began to speak in a low, mournful voice, accompanied by soft sobs coming from Chen Qing's side.
(5 BC) Spring of the second year of Jianping.
"Your Majesty, let's return to the palace!" a guard quietly reminded him from the side.
Emperor Ai of Han, Liu Xin, was sitting sideways on the dragon throne, his eyes closed, his brows furrowed, and he was deep in thought, gently rubbing his slightly aching temples.
Back then, Emperor Cheng passed away without an heir, and Liu Xin, as Emperor Yuan's grandson, was thus enthroned. Although he had been well-versed in poetry and literature since childhood and aspired to make a name for himself, little did he know that he possessed only the ambition to govern the country but lacked the talent. He had truly failed the late emperor's high expectations! Alas! Thinking of this, Liu Xin sighed deeply, filled with sadness and sorrow.
Finally, Liu Xin slowly opened his eyes and looked at the palace, seeing that all the officials had already left. Thinking that he was also tired, he decided to return to the palace to rest. Just as he stood up to leave, he suddenly noticed someone standing by a pillar in the side of the hall. Liu Xin looked up.
The woman had a face as white as jade, with delicate features. She stood gracefully by the pillar, a petite and charming young woman. Liu Xin couldn't help but feel a surge of tenderness and affection for her.
Liu Xin descended from the hall and walked over to the man for a closer look. He felt that the man's face was very familiar, as if he had seen him before.
"Are you Dong Xian, the Imperial Attendant?"
Liu Xin suddenly remembered that when he was the crown prince, Dong Xian had been his attendant. Thinking of this, he looked at him more closely and realized that although Dong Xian was a man, he had become more and more like a woman after not seeing him for several years. Every smile and frown of his revealed a woman's charm and coquettishness.
"It is indeed your humble servant, Dong Xian!"
Dong Xian raised her head slightly, her eyes filled with affection and tenderness, her lips parted slightly, and she responded gently to Liu Xin with a gentle and tender expression.
In an instant, Liu Xin's admiration for Dong Xian slowly rose from her heart, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a kind of infatuation and obsession.
She thought that all the three thousand beauties in her harem paled in comparison to Dong Xian, a man in human form. She couldn't help but marvel at Dong Xian's delicate beauty, which none of the three thousand beauties in her harem could match.
From then on, Emperor Ai of Han, Liu Xin, and Dong Xian lived like a loving couple, sharing the same carriage, riding in the same car, and sleeping in the same bed.
From then on, he ignored Empress Fu and all the beauties in the harem.
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!" A maid rushed into the Empress's bedchamber in a panic.
"What happened? Why are you in such a panic?"
Empress Fu's face darkened, and she spoke softly through her lips.
"His Majesty has promoted Dong Xian to Grand Marshal. According to those ministers, His Majesty intends to abdicate in favor of Dong Xian!"