Chapter 965 Memories of Last Life
It fell silent, which made Lin Mengya more anxious.
After a long time, Baili Rui sighed and took over the small black ball with a complex look.
Lin Mengya had never seen such a look on her teacher’s face. He seemed to be a little hesitant, but more, his emotions that she could not understand were non-stop precipitation and mixed.
“I didn’t expect it to really exist. Mengya, this is not so-called two souls in one body. It’s something a madman made to pursue a crazy dream.”
All of a sudden, Lin Mengya breathed a sigh of relief. Then she waited quietly for her teacher to search through his memories, which had been sealed for many years, for something that belonged to this thing.
Baili Rui looked at the black ball in his hand thoughtfully.
“Some people believe that there are souls in this world that can reincarnate. To complete what they haven’t done in this life, they want to control their next life. And this thing they made out is the key to controlling their next life.”
Lin Mengya had a modern education. She also had read many science fiction novels.
However, it was the first time that Lin Mengya had heard of such an incredible thing.
“Control the next life? How… How is that possible?”
Baili Rui looked at his student with a bitter smile. He thought the same when he first heard about it.
“Well, someone succeeded. This thing looks like a venomous insect, yet is not. And it looks like medicine, but it is not. No one knows how it was made out. Once it is planted, this person will regain his memories of his last life. I thought it only existed in those ancient books, but someone let me see the magic of this thing with my own eyes 30 years ago. However, I still don’t believe it. Those strange memories are from the last life. If so, how can he prove that those memories belong to himself?”
Baili Rui was worthy of being the Saint of Poison, he spoke in a very orderly manner.
Lin Mengya nodded and slowly digested everything her teacher said.
“Are you saying that anyone who had been planted with this thing would possess memories that did not belong to him, right?”
Baili Rui nodded as a look of shame flashed across his eyes.
He thought he was not a qualified teacher. However, this matter was beyond his imagination. It took him decades to accept it.
It was only in recent years that he could break free from his doubts and give himself a reasonable reason.
Lin Mengya’s vision and thoughts were more rational and open-minded than Baili Rui.
Was it possible that human memories could be transmitted? Theoretically, it was possible.
If this black ball was taken as a storage card storing memories…
Then, through certain procedures and conditions, could the memories stored in it be copied into another person’s brain?
Lin Mengya thought that her idea was absurd, but for some reason, she felt that this was the only reasonable explanation.
But where did those memories come from?
It was evident that Miss Tong had been abandoned. Perhaps, she was just a defective product from a failed experiment. That was why she could be abandoned at any time.
If so, what was the purpose of this experiment on memory? Was it just to enable people to remember what had happened to them in their last lives?
“Mr. Baili, who is that madman you mentioned? Can I meet with him?”
Lin Mengya looked at Baili Rui expectantly, but Baili Rui shook his head with a bitter smile.
“If he were alive, perhaps the Candle Dragon Cult would not have become what it is now. That man is the last leader of the Candle Dragon Cult.”
“What? He is the last leader of the Candle Dragon Cult?”
“Is he … really dead?”
Looking at Baili Rui nodding seriously, Lin Mengya continued to ask reluctantly.
“Then, did he have any successors? The deceased is barely 20 years old. No matter how awesome the previous leader was, the timing doesn’t match.”
Baili Rui looked at his student apologetically. He hoped to help solve Lin Mengya’s doubts.
“No, it’s impossible. He said he had come into possession of this thing by accident, and that there was the unique one in the world. I’m afraid I wouldn’t have recognized it if he hadn’t valued the medical skills of our Baili family and wanted me to a.s.sist him back then. Mengya, trust me. No one else could have inherited everything from him but me.”
But Baili Rui was the last person in the world to inherit this kind of thing.
Seeing that the clues had been cut off temporarily, Lin Mengya felt unwilling.
However, she could still start with the Xin family to continue the research.
No matter how difficult it was, she had to figure out what was going on.
After saying goodbye to Baili Rui, Lin Mengya, who had been busy the whole day, returned to the Imperial Palace.
The servants, who stayed behind in Yixin Courtyard, reported that Long Tianyu had visited once during lunchtime, but left after sitting for a while.
Lin Mengya was slightly disappointed. She knew that they didn’t have much time to get along with each other, but she still wasted a whole day.
“Your Highness, this is the food that His Majesty instructed to keep for you.”
As soon as Lin Mengya entered the room, a clever maid came up to report.
Soon after, many delicious dishes were served on the table.
They were warm and just right to eat.
“Your Highness, His Majesty cares much about you.”
Baiji served Lin Mengya to wash her hands. She couldn’t help teasing Lin Mengya when only they were left in the room.
Lin Mengya felt a sweetness in her heart. It was really good to be protected.
She instructed her men to continue investigating the matters of her father, her brother, and Miss Tong. And Qinghu was ready for the final preparations.
Without noticing, the end of the year arrived quietly.
Long Tianyu was extremely busy. He often sneaked into the Yixin Courtyard at midnight, and after a few hours, he had to go back to the court.
They often could not see each other for an entire day.
Even though they just snuggled up to each other for a moment every night, Lin Mengya felt extremely relieved.
It seemed that the warmth brought by Long Tianyu gave her endless motivation.
The atmosphere was quite lively in the palace because of the new year and the coronation of the new emperor.
In addition to dealing with the investigation results received from all places, Lin Mengya had to deal with some affairs in the palace with the Empress Dowager.
Inside the inner room of Fengxiang Palace, the scent of sandalwood wafted in the air, calming and warming people’s moods.
Early in the morning, Lin Mengya was woken up by someone sent by the Empress Dowager. After burning incense and changing her clothes, she copied a Buddhist scripture in person.
It was said, this was the rule of the royal family of Dajin. On New Year’s Eve, the Empress needed to burn incense and pray that everything would go on smoothly the next year.
Although Lin Mengya was not the Empress yet, the Empress Dowager knew better than anyone else that her stubborn son would not marry any other woman but Lin Mengya.
Lin Mengya yawned and continued bending down at the desk to copy very carefully. The Empress Dowager sat opposite her and urged Lin Mengya to speed up with a warm and motherly smile.
“Your Grace, Your Highness, His Majesty sent a letter for you and asked you to open it in person.”
Lin Mengya cheered in her heart when she finally found a reasonable excuse to drop the pen.
The Empress Dowager shook her head when she saw Lin Mengya’s furtive smile.
However, she did not stop opening the envelope in her hand.
Her delicate brows furrowed slightly as if she was in a quandary.
She handed the letter to Lin Mengya and dismissed all others.
After taking a closer look, Lin Mengya understood why the Empress Dowager looked like this.
The contents of the letter were simple. Long Tianyu hoped to discuss how to handle the three persons in the palace.
Lin Mengya burnt the letter personally. She understood the difficulty of the mother and son.
After all, that man used to be the Empress Dowager’s husband and also Long Tianyu’s most respected father.
Lin Mengya looked down and was surprised to see that the Empress Dowager’s hand was trembling slightly.
It seemed that no matter how ruthless the Empress Dowager seemingly looked, she could not completely let go of that love.
“Your Grace, how about you go to see him?”
Lin Mengya held the Empress Dowager’s hand tightly as she comforted her softly.
The Empress Dowager fell silent for quite a while and then sighed faintly.
“Everything is doomed.”
Many things seemed to have happened at this year’s end.
The old Emperor abdicated and enjoyed his life in Ziyun Palace.
The former Empress suddenly died and was buried in the manners of the Imperial Consort Dowager. It could be said that she was implicated by her children.
As for the former Crown Prince, he had been imprisoned in his mansion forever because of his great crime of rebellion. He would not be allowed to leave his mansion until his death.
Lin Mengya finally felt at ease when she heard these pieces of news.
From then on, the affairs of the royal family could come to an end.
It was New Year’s Eve tomorrow. Lin Mengya sat in the room and watched people busy preparing the stuff for the new year.
Early in the morning, she went to meet Long Tianyu in particular and took the initiative to request not to show up at the palace banquet on New Year’s Eve with him.
Even though Long Tianyu was extremely unwilling, Lin Mengya knew they were wayward enough. But since he was in this position, Long Tianyu had to compromise on some things.
“Master, this is the first time for us to reunite in the New Year.”
Baizhi leaned against the window, and a sweet smile appeared on her reddish tender face.
Lin Mengya grabbed a handful of fried goods for her with a smile. Seeing that Baizhi was smiling happily, Lin Mengya had a much better mood.
“Yeah, it’s truly a rare reunion.”
After tomorrow, she would have to leave this place again.
Lin Mengya felt a little depressed, but she concealed it so well that no one could tell that she was unusual.
“Master, it’s a pity that you can’t attend the heaven worship ceremony with His Majesty. But His Majesty is right. The wedding can’t be held in a rush.”
Baiji fetched the ornaments hanging in Lin Mengya’s room. They knew that Lin Mengya always preferred quiet, so they just enjoyed themselves on the last day of the year.
Lin Mengya nodded with a smile and tried to suppress her surging emotions.
“Didn’t I let you make lively? If you do it again, I am afraid that you will be too busy and blame me for making trouble.”
Closing the book in her hand, Lin Mengya felt that the smiling her and the real her had been torn apart.