C1 First Meeting

"Girl, wake up!"

"You're so noisy." In a daze, Ye Ziqing heard someone calling her non-stop. She tried her best to open her eyes and an enlarged face was imprinted in her eyes.

"Ghost!" Ye Ziqing was so scared that she sat up and hit his hard chest with her head.

"Why are you so ungrateful? I saved you, but you call me a ghost." A dissatisfied voice sounded beside her ear.

"Uncle, who are you?" Ye Ziqing rubbed her nose that was in pain from the collision and looked up to see a tall and strong man standing in front of her. He tightly pursed his slightly thick lips and there was not a trace of warmth in his eyes. He looked quite handsome. From the aesthetic point of view of any era, he was very handsome. And he was cold and noble. He looked very difficult to get close to.

He was wearing a light grey sportswear, a sun hat on his head, and a travel bag on his back. He should have come to play in the mountains.

"You called me uncle? Am I that old?" Chiang Beizhan was angered by her.

"Big brother?" Ye Ziqing was still unsure. She had clearly been injured by her lousy father. She should be in the hospital. How could she be in the mountains? Could it be that her lousy father did not want to spend money to treat her injuries, so he simply threw her into the mountains to let her fend for herself?

"That's more like it. You're a girl, and you're sick. You shouldn't run up the mountain alone." Chiang Beizhan's eyes were full of disagreement.

"I have no choice. My name is Ye Ziqing. I am from White Water Town. What is your name?" Ye Ziqing laughed.

"Chiang Beizhan." Chiang Beizhan said quietly.

Ye Ziqing remembered that she was in a dream. She dreamt about what happened twenty years ago. That time, she had a cold and had a fever and did not eat. Yang Aiqin forced her to go to Pine Forest Mountain to pick the pine needle. Because her legs were weak and she was dizzy, she rolled down the hill and fell into an abandoned ditch. She was saved by Chiang Beizhan. Although they only saw each other in a hurry, this name was remembered in her heart.

"My dream is so clear, it seems to be real." Ye Ziqing muttered to herself.

"You are not awake yet?" Chiang Beizhan frowned when he saw her. He was worried that she would become muddle-headed if she had a fever. So he said, "You pinch yourself and see if it hurts. You will know if you are dreaming."

Ye Ziqing felt that his words were very reasonable. She reached out her right hand and pinched her left arm heavily.

"It hurts!" Ye Ziqing called softly. The intense pain made her sober up a lot. She understood that she was not dreaming. She looked at her small hands again. Not only were there many scratches, but they were also not as clear and delicate as before. It seemed that she was lucky - - - she was reborn into the summer vacation after the middle school examination.

"Thank you, Mr Chiang. My name is Ye Ziqing. If you need any help, just let me know." Ye Ziqing endured the dizziness and stood up to bow to Chiang Beizhan.

"You still have a fever. You should go back to the doctor early." Chiang Beizhan said coldly.

"I'll be leaving first. Bye, Mr Chiang." Ye Ziqing looked at the sun hanging in the sky and understood that it was time for her to go back. After saying goodbye to Chiang Beizhan, she carried a basket of pine needles on her back and used the bamboo rake as a crutch to carefully walk down the mountain. Fortunately, although she rolled down from the hillside, other than her arm being injured, there were a few scratches on her hand and face, but she did not suffer any serious injuries.

Chiang Beizhan saw her limping down the hill and his eyes dimmed. Why would someone in White Water Town use pine needle to ignite the fire at this time? And the one who came up the mountain to pick the pine needle was a sick girl.

"Fourth brother, have you seen enough? Why aren't you coming out yet?" Chiang Beizhan said coldly, "When you go back, investigate this Ye Ziqing."

"I know." A tall figure came out of the grass. "Third Elder Brother , you suspect her?"

"This is a very critical moment. I have to be careful." Chiang Beizhan's voice was emotionless. This case was too big. He could not let anything happen to it.

Many clues in the case pointed to this place. They had just arrived here today. This little girl had already appeared. Furthermore, it had taken her a lot of time and effort to come here to pick the pine needle, and it had been meaningless. Furthermore, she had been saved by them. This loophole was too big. He wanted to know why this little girl had appeared here. Did she follow them or was she a spy left behind by someone else?

Ye Ziqing did not know that she had become a suspicious person in his heart. She walked down the mountain in a daze. The blazing sun burned her entire body as if it was on fire. Not only was her mouth parched, but she also felt dizzy. The wounds on her body, soaked in sweat, were even more painful. In addition, her legs felt weak. She plopped down on the ground.

"If only I had a glass of water." Ye Ziqing licked her dry lips.

When she thought of this, a white jade cup with a cup of water appeared in her hand.

"What is going on? Did I encounter something strange?" Ye Ziqing looked at the cup that she could not throw away in fear.

Ye Ziqing stared at the water in the cup. "What the hell is this thing? It actually clung onto me. How about I drink it? " She didn't know what the consequences would be. After the initial shock, Ye Ziqing's attention shifted to the water in the cup.

Her throat felt as if there was a fire burning in it. Her eyes lit up as she looked at the water in the cup. "Maybe God saw me so pitiful and came to save me. Even if this is poison water, at most, I will be poisoned to death. I might be able to return to the future. Even if I die again, it would be better than surviving under Zhang Aiqin's hands. "

Thinking of this, she drank the water in the cup in one gulp. After drinking this cup of water, the burning sensation in her throat disappeared. The heat on her body also decreased a bit, and she didn't feel dizzy anymore. Her eyes didn't blur anymore, and she also had strength under her feet. For a moment, she felt much more comfortable. "Could this really be divine water?" She thought.

She looked at the white jade cup in her hand. The cup was as thin as a cicada's wing, as white as creamy, crystal clear and flawless. It was clearly made from a high-quality fine white tallow jade. The orchids on the surface of the cup were vivid and lifelike, indicating that it was not only a good jade cup. It was a perfect piece of art. Although it was just a small cup, it was expensive. For a moment, she didn't know where to put it. If she casually put it in her pocket, wouldn't her heart ache if it was broken?

Thinking of this, the cup silently disappeared. Just like how it suddenly appeared, it also suddenly disappeared. Ye Ziqing looked at her empty hands and thought, " Where did this cup come from and disappear without a trace? Could it be that I encountered a supernatural event? "

Ye Ziqing sat there for a long time, unable to come back to her senses.

On the mountain, Lin Hong saw her sitting there for a long time without moving. He could not help but feel pity in his heart, "Third Elder Brother , do you think she is too tired?"

"Her body temperature is a little high. She must have caught a cold. But she was not to the extent that she could not walk. But she must be very dizzy. A girl like her still came to the mountains to work under such circumstances. Either she had no choice, or she was persecuted" Chiang Beizhan's face was as dark as water.

He had touched her skin when he picked her up from the ditch. Her body temperature was terrifyingly high. She must have had a high fever. Otherwise, she wouldn't have rolled down the hill in a daze.

Ye Ziqing sat under the sunlight. Soon, her clothes were drenched in sweat. Her wet hair stuck to her face. Her sweat dripped down her hair and into her eyes. The stabbing pain in her eyes made her come back to her senses.

"It doesn't matter, that cup doesn't belong to me. Just take it as God giving me a cup of water." Ye Ziqing silently stood up, carried the basket and walked back. If she did not go back, she would not be able to make it to lunch. That way, she would be hungry for the entire afternoon.