In truth, I still had a faint worry in my heart.
Bai Niangzi told me that her sister had pursued love back then, and the object of her affection had been Guiguzi.
The relationship between Guiguzi and me was very strange. It made sense to say he was me and I was him, yet I was still me, and he was still him.
Even now, I had never truly figured out or understood the relationship between him and me.
I had once asked him whether I counted as an incarnation. He told me I should not call myself an incarnation, because I was also his original body.
That was where my concern came from.
I was worried Da Ni had not gone after that dead old man at all. What if she had gone after me from one of my past lives?
I did not want to owe another debt of love. I had not even sorted out the mess I was already in. It was still a muddled account.
But I could not bring this up in front of Bai Niangzi and the others.
I said, "All right, I promise you. The moment I get news of your sister, I'll notify you immediately. As long as I tell the Doctor—Old Madman, as you call him—will he have a way to pass the message on to you?"
She seemed hesitant. She glanced at Xiao Qing. "Mr. Jiang, I have a presumptuous request."
I sensed what she wanted to say. She was not planning to have Xiao Qing come with me, was she?
"I want Xiao Qing to be your assistant. I know the situation outside is complicated. Those outsiders have already thrown your world into complete chaos. I also heard that our clansmen who left back then want to return.