Les beautés de la dynastie Song

Chapitre 25

"I will, Mom." Shen Jie patted her mother's back to comfort her. What's wrong with her mother today? This isn't her first time going abroad on a case, so why is it acting like a life-or-death situation?

Without thinking much, Shen Jie gently broke free from her mother's embrace. "I'm sorry, Mom, I have to go." With that, she picked up her suitcase and left.

Mrs. Shen watched her daughter's departing figure until she could no longer see it. An ominous premonition still lingered in her heart, and even... grew stronger.

"Old man, why hasn't Xiaojie called yet? Judging by the time, she should have arrived in Japan long ago." Mrs. Shen turned to look at the quartz clock on the wall. It showed 10:25, which should be evening. Xiaojie left at 9:30 in the morning, which is almost 13 hours ago. Not to mention Japan, she should have arrived in America by now.

"Grandma, don't worry. Xiao Jie is all grown up now, she'll be fine." Mr. Shen hugged his wife and comforted her in a low voice. Actually, he was also very worried, but he didn't dare to say it and add to everyone's worries. "Maybe Xiao Jie is too busy. She went to carry out a mission as soon as she arrived in Japan and didn't have time to call home."

"Yes, Mom, don't worry," Shen Hao also comforted her.

"But Xiaojie and I agreed that she should call me as soon as she arrives in Japan..."

bell……

The phone suddenly rang, startling all three of them. Shen Hao, who was closest to the phone, grabbed it and said, "Hello?...Yes...What..."

Click! Shen Hao hung up the phone with a heavy expression. He didn't know whether he should tell his parents what he had just received. How could his frail and sickly mother bear such a heavy blow?

The private helicopter carrying Shen Jie exploded over the Sea of Japan and crashed. Her chances of survival are extremely slim.

Shen Hao's mind kept replaying what Director Huang had said on the phone. No, it can't be, Xiao Jie will be alright. Shen Hao told himself this.

"Who called? Was it Xiaojie? Why didn't you answer me?" Mrs. Shen asked, grabbing her son's hand. Seeing that he didn't speak, could it be that ominous premonition...? "What happened? Tell me!"

"Xiao Jie's plane exploded and crashed at sea... Mom... what happened to you?"

"Old woman? Old woman, wake up!"

Upon hearing the news, Shen's mother fainted and lost consciousness.

"Get her to the hospital quickly," Mr. Shen said calmly. Upon hearing the news of his daughter's death in the plane crash, his heart was breaking. She was his most precious daughter, but he knew he couldn't collapse; his frail wife needed his comfort and care.

Shen Hao carried his mother on his back and headed to the hospital.

This day was a tragic day for the Shen family; they lost their most beloved and cherished daughter, lost her forever…

Where is this?

Shen Jie slowly opened her eyes and found herself lying on a stone bed in a cave. What happened? Her last memory was that the helicopter had gone out of control and her two Japanese colleagues told her to parachute immediately. But before she could pick up the parachute, she heard a loud bang and then lost consciousness. When she woke up, she was here.

Just then, a cute girl dressed in ancient costume appeared in front of her.

"Sister, you're awake?" The girl stretched out a hand and waved it in front of her eyes.

Ancient costume? No way? Did her soul drift to the Song Dynasty again? Did it get into someone else's body? No way, "Uh... miss, do you have a mirror?" She needs to see what she "looks" like this time.

"A mirror? Yes, yes!" The girl ran to another corner of the cave and brought back a bronze mirror. "Here you go!"

"Thank you," Shen Jie smiled, took the mirror, and looked inside. Huh? How strange! This time she actually saw her own face. Looking down at her clothes, she realized it was the same outfit she'd worn from home earlier that day. "Excuse me... where is this?" Could this be the underworld?

"This is the Tianshan Mountains," the girl replied.

Tianshan? Not the underworld. "So, I'm still alive?"

"Of course, you don't think we're all ghosts, do you? Feel my hand, it's warm." The girl grabbed Shen Jie's hand and placed it in her own, as if to make sure she was sure they were human, not ghosts from the underworld.

Shen Jie was amused by her adorable appearance. What a cute girl! "What's your name? Did you bring me here?" she asked.

“My name is Ju’er. My sister fainted at the foot of the mountain. It was Master who brought you up. Master…” Ju’er saw her master at the cave entrance and called out, “My sister is awake.”

Shen Jie looked towards the cave entrance and saw an old man with a white beard, white hair, and even white eyebrows. In the blink of an eye, the "white" old man had moved in front of her. Goodness! He seemed to be able to fly.

Jiang Ziya?! This was the first name that popped into Shen Jie's mind.

"Grandpa, thank you for saving me," Shen Jie murmured, still wondering how he had flown over. Could he really be Jiang Ziya? Before she could finish the thought, she blurted out, "Are you Jiang Ziya?"

The old man was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter. Ju'er, who was standing behind him, laughed even harder, making Shen Jie's face turn as red as a tomato. If it's not true, then it's not true, why are you laughing like that?

"Young lady, your imagination is too good. I'm just a reclusive old man, known as 'Old Man Yuxuan,' how can I compare to Jiang Taigong?"

It was clear that this old man was a formidable figure. What he said next left Shen Jie completely dumbfounded…

“I just performed a divination for you, young lady. According to the divination, you should be from a time more than a thousand years in the future. Moreover, this is your second time coming to the Song Dynasty. Last time, you put your primordial spirit in another person's body. This time, you have come with your true self.”

"The Song Dynasty again? Then why am I here? And twice already?" Shen Jie didn't understand. Was God being too kind to her? He hadn't made her report to the King of Hell twice.

"Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed." The old man Yu Xuan smiled mysteriously, turned and left, telling Ju'er to take good care of her before he left.

Shen Jie puffed up her cheeks and lay down on the stone bed. A secret? The ancients loved to be mysterious. It's not a state secret, so why can't I tell them?

Sigh! Another boring day is about to begin.

Chapter Fourteen

"I'm done playing! I'm exhausted!" Shen Jie brushed the snowflakes off her body and called out to Ju'er, who was not far away. This little girl has amazing energy. They've been playing "snowball fights" for at least an afternoon, and she's still not out of breath or red in the face. Look at her, her old bones are about to fall apart.

"Sister Shen, why did you stop playing?" Ju'er asked as soon as she saw Shen Jie stop playing. Usually, it was just her and her master on the mountain, and there was no one to play with. Now that she finally had a playmate, how could she let it go?

"Please, little auntie, have mercy on me. I can barely walk anymore," Shen Jie said weakly. She felt like a nanny playing with a baby who had just been weaned.

"Sister Shen is so stingy! My senior brother always plays with me for a long time when he comes up the mountain." Ju'er tugged at Shen Jie's arm, her lips pouting.