Searching for Traces from a Thousand Years Ago

Searching for Traces from a Thousand Years Ago

Wang Yue felt he needed a plausible reason for how long it had taken him to find her. He pretended to think it over, then said hesitantly, "Probably a few years."

Shiyi nearly choked on her saliva. He'd been here for years and only just come looking for her? But after thinking it over, she admitted it made sense. The world was so big; finding one person really wasn't easy. Another question came to mind, and she asked, puzzled, "How did you get here?"

Of course, Wang Yue wasn't about to tell her it was because of his ability. He could only pretend to be confused as he said, "Not long after you died, I put you in an ice coffin. Then I kept watch beside it. I don't know how many days passed, but I accidentally fainted. When I woke up, I was in this era."

Shiyi stared blankly at Wang Yue for a long while. Then a thought struck her: had he arrived later because he'd died later?

The idea startled Shiyi, but she still thought it couldn't be true. To make sure he wasn't a professional con artist, she suddenly held out her little hand and asked, "Let me see your ID!"

Wang Yue immediately understood what Shiyi wanted to do. He casually handed it to her, then said helplessly, "If you know anyone there, you can check that address. I'm sure they won't have seen me. I've spent all these years searching for you."

Shiyi seemed to have found a way to get to the bottom of things. Pretending not to care, she said, "It's normal not to know the neighbors at the address on your ID these days. As long as I remember your ID number, I