(a)

I was shocked by the dark-skinned gentleman's whispered account of the bidding situation.

I looked at him in a daze, my mind blank.

The look on my face startled him.

Oh my God, he turned out to be the descendant of the son I and Liu Shen passed on to you in my life as Qin'er, the fourth son of the emperor and the later king of Lingnan, Cui Chengzhi!

The descendants of Qin'er and Liu Shen are the only descendants of the bloodline that survived the bloody slaughter of the change of dynasty!

The garden of the King of Monaco came to mind, the Byzantine house made of white stone near the garden.

I vaguely saw my idealistic self appear on the steps of that house.

I saw the old noble woman with silver hair, I saw the harp, and I smelled the tea of light black tea.

I saw you holding the album that your parents brought back from vacation in Kaohsiung.

You gaze intently at the white Byzantine house. You say to me that you feel strongly that the house has a close relationship with you.

Your instincts weren't wrong at all.

The people living in that house are the descendants of me and Liu Shen.

It is my and Liu Shen's descendants, the heirs of your family, who live there.

And now, the descendants of this family are here! Right next to me, bidding with me for the only relic you've left behind in the long past.

Beginningless time and space are reversed in an instant.

I fell into the chaos and couldn't find my place.

I didn't even hear him ask if I was okay, and I didn't feel Kenny shaking my arm.

I was overwhelmed by the strange feeling of sitting side by side with my own descendants.

I don't know how to describe that feeling.

I don't think any human language can express it at all.

It was a feeling that was both unprecedentedly whole, and unprecedentedly broken.

I seem to be the whole of the universe, and I seem to have turned into countless billions of scattered dust in the universe.

It was the feeling of the ego completely dissolving and being completely shattered.

(b)

I don't know how long that moment was. I feel like eons of millennia. But, in fact, it may be just a few minutes of stunned daze.

When I came to my senses again, I found myself almost losing the opportunity to bid again because I was in a daze.

The auction host has already struck the gavel twice on the stage and shouted "the second time".

The gavel in his hand was held high in the air, about to smash it into the table for the third time.

Kenny obviously thought I had reached a compromise with the gentleman after listening to the gentleman's whisper as he approached, and given that the auction price was now well over budget, he thought I must have given up.

He didn't remind me to leave from my stunned state and bid again.

At the last moment, I raised the bid card in my hand again.

When I did this, I saw the man watching my every movement.

Then he raised his bid card again.

Once again, the bidding between us began.

There was a small exclamation from the room. A lot of people are looking at us and whispering.

Some people suspect that this amulet may be the key to a secret treasure, otherwise, how can it be understood that these two crazy men and women are willing to pay such an unbelievable price to fight for?

Amid the whimsical whispers of the people, the gentleman approached me again.

His magnetic voice rang in my ears again.

"Is it really impossible for us to negotiate an alternative solution," he said. Madam? ”

I said, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry I have to compete with you. I have to get this amulet. It's about the future of my life. Perhaps, more than a lifetime. ”

I have to get the amulet and hold it in my hand before you can show up.

According to the experience of the previous life, according to the prophecy of the Great Lama Tubudan in the previous life, I must hold that amulet in my hand and let it lead me.

He looked at my veil. Even through the veil, he could feel the unmistakable determination on my face.

He looked at me like that for a while.

(c)

Suddenly, an extraordinary thought seemed to pass through his mind.

His expression immediately changed. He showed a certain surprise and serious nervousness.

His breathing was rapid.

He said, "Madame, I have just remembered a legend that has been passed down in our family for a long time. ”

The way he looked at me was a little strange.

There was a little shock in his voice, a little urgency.

He said, "Is he, too, your relative?" ”

This was a problem that forced me to breathe.

I struggled with the stagnation of my breathing.

Then I said, "You can say the same." ”

He then asked, "Excuse me, who are you?" ”

When he had finished asking, he stared at me with burning eyes.

I have to admit that he asked me that question.

yes, who am I? Who am I?

How do I answer this question?

I've been following you for so long, but I've never been your person.

I am not related to you by blood, nor is we a husband and wife, and we have never been a well-known couple.

What reasonable position do I have to own your relics?

I'm not your person.

I'm nothing.

I froze again, not knowing how to speak.

I felt sadness from the bottom of my heart.

(iv)

Just as I was stunned, I saw his face change dramatically.

His lips were bloodless.

Clearly, he sensed an ancient sadness in my heart that could not be put into words.

He muttered, "No." You don't have to answer, ma'am. I know who you are. ”

He said: "This ancestor of mine once had a woman whom they loved deeply, and they loved each other deeply, but he failed this woman and made her wait for a long life. He was never able to fulfill this woman's wishes, and he had no chance to marry her, nor did he have the opportunity to grow old with her. ”

He said, "You are the woman he loves." ”

His voice trembled visibly.

"The woman he's loved all his life," he said. Perhaps, more than a lifetime. ”

He said: "You are the grandmother of our family, and you are Chen Qin back then..."

I couldn't sit there anymore, I couldn't sit next to him as if I hadn't heard anything.

I couldn't help myself, and Huo Di got up from his seat with a thud.

But I was immediately grabbed by the arm, and then he pinned me to my seat.

He looked at my veil, his lips trembled and said, "I'm quitting." Madam. It's yours now. It was meant to be yours. He gave it to you a long time ago. ”

In a fit of utter consternation, I felt him gently hold my elbow, and I involuntarily raised my bid again.

Then I heard the voice of the host counting: "The first time, the second time, the third time!" ”

Then a gavel sounded.

The auction is over.

I've got your amulet.