Harem Daily Life

Chapter 481 Karma in the human world, you come and she goes

Everyone followed Xiao Qingyun and looked in one direction, only to see a figure slowly appearing among the mountains and woods. The old man was dressed in coarse cloth, had white hair, and his eyebrows and beard were also gray. They had not been trimmed for many years, and he looked very old.

An old man walked over, holding a bamboo flute in his hand. It didn't look luxurious, but the sound of the flute was melodious and pleasant, with an ethereal air.

With every step he took, his long, snow-like beard fluttered in the wind, adding a sense of mystery.

Gu Yi and Prince Yong could not help but step forward and block Tao Yanyan behind them.

Xinlan and Jiang Yingying also took a protective stance, shielding the three children behind them.

It was quiet all around. There were originally birds singing in the valley, but now everything was quiet, as if the birds had hidden their voices and stopped to listen.

The old man looked around at everyone and finally landed on Tao Yanyan. He stroked his beard and said, "Come with me."

These words were obviously directed at Tao Yanyan.

Gu Yi stopped him and said, "I don't know who you are and why you want to take the imperial concubine away."

The old man said calmly, "Just as those eight words say, karma in the world, you come and she goes. I believe you must have thought of something, and I also want to know the meaning."

After hesitating for a moment, Tao Yanyan said to Prince Yong: "Your Majesty, please take Xinlan and the three children back. I will be back soon."

"Noble Concubine, you must not do this!" Prince Yong said anxiously. It was too dangerous to follow a stranger who appeared in the forest. Moreover, she was the favorite concubine of His Majesty. If something happened to her, the consequences would be devastating.

Tao Yanyan smiled and said, "This old man has sharp eyes. Although he is mysterious, he has no ill intentions. Don't worry. With General Gu and Miss Jiang accompanying me, nothing will happen."

After Tao Yanyan finished speaking, he took Xiao Qingyun's hand and followed the old man towards the forest. Gu Yi and Jiang Yingying followed immediately, and Qingfeng and Doctor Liu followed closely behind.

Prince Yong had no choice but to leave some soldiers to accompany Concubine Tao, while he took another group of soldiers to escort the children back first.

After passing through a dense forest, an old but mysterious cottage appeared in front of us. The old man turned around and said to the crowd: "Everyone else should stay outside. My dear, please come in with me." After the old man said this, he walked in alone.

Jiang Yingying and Gu Yi looked at each other, worried about Tao Yanyan going in alone, and both looked into the room vigilantly.

"Don't worry, you guys take care of Xiao Qingyun, I'll be back soon." Tao Yanyan did not sense any malice from the old man. On the contrary, she felt that the old man seemed to have some connection with her coming into this world.

She has always been curious about why she traveled through time and space and why her soul was transferred to the original owner's body. Perhaps, she will get the answer today.

The room was simply furnished. The old man sat in a seat, and Tao Yanyan sat down opposite him.

"You don't belong here, but you came here. This is a strange thing, and I can't figure out the reason. But my master once said that every few hundred years, there will be a strange phenomenon of seven stars in a row, and everything in the world will move abnormally, and perhaps something inexplicable will happen."

Tao Yanyan's heart moved: "Senior, do you mean that my coming here is related to the Seven Stars in a Conjunction?"

The old man nodded: "But this is just a guess. My master just said it casually back then, and there is no basis for it. Legend has it that when the seven stars align, the time and space of heaven and earth will be temporarily disordered. Perhaps, you entered the disorder at this time and came here."

Tao Yanyan asked suspiciously: "Why is it the original owner? Is there any chance or connection between her and me?"

The old man said: "The original owner passed away on the day you came, but she was murdered by a villain and had a deep hatred for him. The King of Samsara happened to have compassion for her and let you enter her body to continue her life and finish what she had not done."

Although Tao Yanyan is an atheist, he was also a little surprised at this time: "So, I came here, where is my original self? Am I still in that world?"

The old man closed his eyes and calculated, then opened his eyes and said: "Although you died in vain, you have a very strong consciousness. You don't want to go to the underworld, and your soul has been directly detached and transferred to the current owner. Your body is already unconscious, no different from a living dead."

Tao Yanyan sighed: "So, how is the original owner now?"

The old man looked out the door and said with a smile, "Didn't you see it? She was reincarnated, and you saw her birth with your own eyes."

Tao Yanyan opened his eyes wide and said in disbelief: "You mean, she is Xiao Qingyun?"

The old man nodded and said, "The original owner's soul lingered for a long time, unwilling to leave, until she saw you entering her body, she felt relieved to reincarnate. However, coming to this world is not an easy journey. If it weren't for your insistence, she might not have come."

Tao Yanyan still felt heartbroken when she recalled the scene of Xiao Qingyun's mother's difficult childbirth.

"Your bond with her was predestined. It was fate that brought you together after thousands of years. Now that you have taken over the original owner's identity, you should live well. This can be regarded as fulfilling her unfulfilled wishes and sharing her unfulfilled joys and sorrows."

Tao Yanyan pondered for a long time, then nodded and said, "Thank you for telling me this, Senior. For the rest of my life, I will do my best to protect her family, use her identity well, and do good deeds."

After saying this, she thought of Xiao Qingyun and said, "Since Xiao Qingyun is her next life, what can I do for Xiao Qingyun?"

The old man shook his head: "Qingyun is her, but she is not her. Qingyun has her own life. You gave her a good name: After the rain, the sky is clear, the clouds are flat and the flowers and grass are fragrant. She is not bound in this life. She wants to travel all over the mountains and rivers and be a carefree and free person. I have been waiting for you here, just wanting to tell you the truth and then take her away."

Tao Yanyan asked doubtfully, "Senior, did you bring Qingyun with you and wait for me to come? Are you prepared in advance? Can you calculate everything and predict the future?"

The old man shook his head and said, "I don't have such great ability, and I can't predict everyone's affairs. I just learned some Qimen Dunjia techniques from my master, and it was just a coincidence that I met Qingyun. As for waiting for you, it was just because I saw that Qingyun had to settle a cause and effect during this period. In fact, before I saw you, I didn't know that her cause and effect would be you."

"To settle the cause and effect?" Tao Yanyan still didn't quite understand.

The old man nodded and said, "The cause and effect between you and the original owner has ended today, and Qingyun will no longer have anything to do with you in the future."

Hearing this, Tao Yanyan was actually very shocked. She didn't expect that there were so many unexpected things beyond her knowledge.