Chu Qing took Liuli's hand and said seriously, "How could you be forgotten?"
"In the future, I saw the Liuli River. In one historical record, it was said that your residence lay hidden within the Liuli River. There were even legends that you were still sleeping in that residence!"
Liuli lifted her chin slightly. "Of course I'm immortal!"
"When you come again next time, let me see history!"
"Before long, it'll take a thick history book to hold all the events involving me!"
Chu Qing nodded. "Absolutely!"
Liuli was delighted.
Happy times were always short.
Very soon, the time came.
Even if Chu Qing used the Emperor Seat's power to force himself to remain, he could only stay a few extra minutes.
Liuli was rather disappointed. "It's so boring here!"
"I really want to stay in your future!"
An idea stirred in Chu Qing's heart. "Give me another Incense Burner, and I'll summon you again later!"
Liuli shook her head. "For the time being, I can't enter and see the future again!"
"After I poked that unlucky fellow to death last time, something in the future blocked the river of time."
"The loss is too great when my power passes into the future. I can't break that obstruction!"
Chu Qing was stunned.
"The thing you poked to death is called an Emissary of Heaven in the future!"
"It is Heaven's lackey!"
"The thing blocking you from seeing the future may have been created by Heaven."
Liuli looked up at the sky and said in surprise, "Heaven? That's merely a concept."
"It has intelligence?"
Chu Qing nodded. "It should."
Liuli gave a soft snort. "Then I'll keep an eye on Heaven from now on."
"As long as this so-called Heaven develops intelligence, I'll poke it apart!"
An idea stirred in Chu