He was dressed in a moon - white robe embroidered with faint patterns, which swayed gently with his steps. Just like the first time they met, Du Mi's face showed no expression at all. It seemed that nothing in this world could stir his thoughts. He was neither sad nor happy, neither desirous nor craving.
His eyes, however, were clear and bright, without any impurities.
Chu Qing secretly admired him. Just his appearance was enough to make people in awe.
After Du Mi came in, he first bowed simply. Before Wen Lang could speak, he began to say slowly on his own, "Back then, it was indeed me who said that this child was an ill - fated star. Keeping him by one's side would bring bad luck to his relatives."
Being directly hit on a sore spot like this, Chu Qing and Wei Ying frowned in unison but said nothing.
There was also a hint of gloom on Wen Lang's face, but his tone still held a bit of patience. "But now, he doesn't seem like an ill - fated star at all. Shouldn't an ill - fated star bring bad luck to everyone? But Wei Ying is extremely outstanding. You... were you really not mistaken back then?"
Du Mi still showed little expression. His voice seemed to be floating in the void. "I wasn't mistaken. The reason why he is so outstanding and has brought no bad luck to anyone is that... his fate has changed."
Hearing this, Wei Ying sneered. "You were the one who said I was an ill - fated star, and you're also the one who said my fate has changed. It seems that everything about me depends on your words. In this regard, you seem no different from those swindling charlatans outside."
These words were quite blunt, but Du Mi didn't get angry. He just turned his gaze to Chu Qing.
"Princess of Ning, I have something to say to you. Do you mind going out with me?"
Chu Qing was stunned for a moment, and a look of surprise flashed in her eyes.
Why did he suddenly want to talk to her?
Wei Ying directly stepped in front of Chu Qing, with a killing intent on him. "What do you want to do?"
Suddenly, there was a hint of a smile on Du Mi's face, and he repeated his previous words. "Would Princess of Ning mind going out with me for a chat?"
Chu Qing frowned, and a ripple arose in her heart.
Du Mi's attitude intrigued her.
After thinking carefully for a while, Chu Qing nodded.
Seeing that Chu Qing agreed, Wei Ying looked at her in great confusion.
Chu Qing reached out and gently patted Wei Ying's shoulder, comforting him tenderly. "Don't worry about me. He won't hurt me."
Seeing that Chu Qing really wanted to go out, Wei Ying could only glare at Du Mi with a look full of hostility and said, "If you dare to touch a single hair on her, I will make you pay a thousand - fold price."
Du Mi smiled. "Your Highness, the Prince of Ning, need not worry."
Wei Ying snorted coldly, then stepped aside to make way for Chu Qing.
Chu Qing calmed down the sudden anxiety in her heart and followed Du Mi out.
When they reached a bamboo forest, Du Mi stopped.
Before Chu Qing could ask, Du Mi had already spoken.
"Princess of Ning's soul seems to have experienced a lot."
Chu Qing took a few steps back in shock. After looking around and finding no one there, she said in a deep voice, "What do you know?"
Du Mi smiled slightly, but this smile made him look even more mysterious.
"I... know everything, and yet I know nothing."
"What do you mean?" Chu Qing's tone was filled with killing intent.
She had never told anyone about her rebirth. But now, suddenly, there was a person who claimed to know everything, which made her couldn't help but feel a killing intent.
If this person really had some ulterior motives, then he had grasped her fatal weakness.
If he were to tell it, Chu Qing didn't dare to imagine how Wei Ying would react.
Seeing the other person's emotional fluctuations, Du Mi sighed softly and continued, "Princess of Ning, you need not worry. If I had the intention to harm you, I wouldn't have called you out."
"Then what on earth do you want to do?"
"I'm just very curious as to why Princess of Ning's soul came into this body." There was indeed a bit of confusion on Du Mi's face at this moment.
Chu Qing said coldly, "It's none of your business."
Seeing that Chu Qing didn't intend to say much to him, a look of disappointment flashed across Du Mi's eyes. Then he said, "I can tell you why the Prince of Ning's fate suddenly changed."
There was a look of inquiry in Chu Qing's eyes, but her tone was neither warm nor cold. "Even if you tell me, I won't tell you about myself."
Du Mi was obviously taken aback, then smiled helplessly. "Princess of Ning really doesn't need to be so hostile towards me. I just want to tell you that the reason why the Prince of Ning's fate has changed is because of your appearance."
"Me?" Chu Qing opened her eyes wide in disbelief.
Du Mi nodded slightly and then continued, "I can't see through your fate, but I'm sure that your existence can wipe out the Prince of Ning's ill - fated star fate. I'm telling you this because the Prince of Ning's departure from Dongyi was caused by me, and Wen Lang has been kind to me. As karma goes around, I need to make up for it. Princess of Ning, rest assured that I will forget every single word we said today in a blink of an eye. But... forgive me for being a bit more talkative. You and the Prince of Ning should still have a catastrophe. However, I can't peek into the secrets of heaven again, so I can't reveal too much. How your story ends depends entirely on your choice. After all, life is short, and since you've lived through it once again, you should know how to make choices."
After saying that, he turned around and left without waiting for Chu Qing's reply.
Chu Qing stood there, a bit dazed.
Du Mi said that she and Wei Ying still had a catastrophe, but the ending depended entirely on her choice.
Just as she was百思不得其解, a sudden flash of inspiration came to her mind, and she remembered Little Meatball.
So, Chu Qing immediately called Little Meatball out.
"Someone has seen through my secret." Chu Qing said straightforwardly. "What's going on with that Du Mi?"
After hearing this, Little Meatball was also extremely shocked. Then it rolled around in the illusory space, as if looking up something.
After a while, Chu Qing heard it let out a scream. Little Meatball carefully said, "That Du Mi... is..."
"Is what?" Chu Qing urged impatiently.
"He is a bug of mine... He has gained self - awareness and escaped the control of this world."
Was Little Meatball speaking human language?
"Speak in a way I can understand!" Chu Qing was a bit annoyed.
Little Meatball paused for a moment and continued, "Well... I'll put it in a way you can understand. It's just that he..."
Zhi!
Before Little Meatball could finish speaking, there was a sudden strange noise in Chu Qing's mind, and Little Meatball's voice disappeared instantly.
After that, no matter how she called, she couldn't get a response from the other side.
It was as if the connection had been suddenly cut off.
"Qingqing!" Wei Ying's voice suddenly rang out at this moment.
Seeing that Chu Qing hadn't returned for a long time, Wei Ying ignored Wen Lang's dissuasion and immediately came out to look for her.
When he found her, she was standing there motionless, staring blankly into the distance.
It was not until he anxiously called out Qingqing that Chu Qing gradually came back to her senses.
"Qingqing! What did that Du Mi do to you?" Wei Ying immediately asked worriedly when he saw that Chu Qing had returned to normal.
Chu Qing was a bit dazed. She was a bit slow to react.
Should she tell the truth?
Suddenly, there was a noisy sound in the distance. Wen Lang's subordinates found them.
But the first words they said made Chu Qing and Wei Ying freeze in place.
"The Imperial Noble Consort has suddenly gone mad!"