Qianxue

"I... I don't know..."

The little girl was silent for a moment, then said:

"My grandpa usually calls me 'Yatou'... but grandpa told me 'Yatou' isn't a name."

Su Qing listened to this and nodded slightly.

It was somewhat unexpected, yet also seemed reasonable.

Beggars are the most humble drifters in the world, and names, for them, indeed hold little significance.

However... now that she was with her, she needed a proper name.

Su Qing thought for a moment, then said gently:

"Since I promised you that you could work for me, I should be responsible for you. I'll give you a name... Oh, right, what's your grandpa's name? Or rather, what's his surname?"

The little girl still shook her head.

"I... I'm sorry, I, I still don't know..."

Su Qing heard this and said with a slight sigh:

"Never mind... Since you don't know, then you can take my surname.

Let me think, I'll call you Su Qianxue! This name sounds quite nice."

This name had no special meaning... it just sounded good.

Su Qing was not good at naming, and to give it any special meaning would purely be making things difficult for herself.

The little girl learned her new name was Su Qianxue and simply nodded.

"I... I understand, thank you, Sister..."

In Su Qianxue's eyes, a name didn't really matter.

She and her grandpa were both drifters in the world; what name did a drifter need?

No one would remember it anyway.

However, if Su Qing wanted to give her a name, she wouldn't refuse, nor would she object.

In her heart, she had already sold herself to Su Qing to secure her grandpa's burial.

Her life, her very existence, was now Su Qing's possession...

Let alone a name, even life and death... Su Qing could decide.

She didn't feel there was any loss in this.

She even felt... that her humble life being able to secure her grandpa's burial was a gain.

She thought Su Qing was a good person, willing to buy a blind girl like her.

Su Qing probably understood Su Qianxue's thoughts.

But she didn't intend to say too much; views change slowly... they can't be rushed.

She simply asked Su Qianxue where her grandpa was now.

After all, if she had promised to help bury her grandpa but didn't know where the body was, how could she bury him?

Su Qianxue heard this and quickly told Su Qing where she lived.

"The dilapidated temple on the mountain outside the city?"

The dilapidated temple on the mountain outside the city that she remembered was the place she once lived.

She just didn't know if the dilapidated temple the girl lived in was her own dilapidated temple.

If it truly was her former temple... then her connection with this child was probably not shallow.

Su Qing said, "Speaking of which, you can't see things, can you lead the way?"

Upon hearing this, Su Qianxue instinctively wanted to say yes...

But she didn't dare to lie, so she could only lower her head and shake it.

"I... I'm sorry. I, I don't know how to go back." Su Qianxue was anxious.

Because if she didn't even know how to go back, how could Su Qing help her bury her grandpa?

Su Qing sighed helplessly and asked, "Then how did you get here?"

Su Qianxue heard this and quickly replied.

She told Su Qing that a beggar grandpa she met on the road had brought her here.

However, that grandpa had left after bringing her to this vicinity...

And being blind, she didn't know where he went.

Upon hearing this, Su Qing was thoughtful...

She smiled helplessly and said in her heart, "Perhaps that wasn't a beggar grandpa, but her grandpa! No wonder his ghost was following this child; it turns out he brought her here."

However, Su Qing couldn't help but sigh that the soul reapers of the underworld were quite understanding!

They actually allowed that old man to bring the child to her...

Perhaps, the old man being able to speak with the child was partly due to the soul reaper's efforts.

Otherwise, how could a newly deceased person have the means to communicate with the living?

Indeed, whether in the underworld or the mortal world, good people are the majority! Hmm, those should be considered good ghosts.

As Su Qing was thinking, Su Qianxue suddenly said:

"Sis... Sister doesn't have to worry. As long as Sister takes me out of the city... I, I'll probably know the way."

Su Qing heard this and said, "No need, I'll ask someone about the dilapidated temples on the mountain outside the city and search for them one by one."

This was naturally a lie to her; Su Qing could figure out the location with a quick divination.

She could handle such a small matter.

Su Qianxue was slightly stunned, then lowered her head and apologized to Su Qing.

Su Qing reached out and patted her head, saying:

"To me, it's no big deal. From now on, you are an employee of my shop! Burying your grandpa will be your first job!"

"Do it well! Let your grandpa see... that you can still live very well without him. That way, he can peacefully reincarnate!"

Su Qianxue nodded heavily and said, "I, I will try my best!"

Su Qing nodded with satisfaction.

Then, Su Qing told Su Qianxue to wait in the shop and then walked out, saying she was going to ask around.

But in reality, she was just going to divine Su Qianxue's dwelling place.

Soon, Su Qing got the answer she wanted.

But the answer made Su Qing smile helplessly and mutter to herself:

"This child... indeed has a great connection with me..."

Thinking of this connection.

Su Qing took out the bone fragment... and divined again.

This time, Su Qing no longer divined vague things...

But a very accurate answer.

That girl was indeed the reincarnation of the Cat Immortal.

"But why... would she be reborn as a beggar, and a blind one at that?"

Su Qing frowned deeply and couldn't help but shake her head.

"Never mind... no matter what, I must protect her in this life."

Su Qing put down the bone fragment, looked at the cloudy sky, and muttered to herself:

"That year you protected me all the way, now I will protect you for a lifetime... I said it, and I will do it."

After getting the answer she wanted, Su Qing turned and went back into the shop.

Su Qing didn't intend to tell Su Qianxue about her past life.

This life's Su Qianxue was Su Qianxue... a good girl who was willing to sell herself to bury her grandpa.

Even if she was the reincarnation of the Cat Immortal, she was also a completely new and independent individual...

She was no longer the Cat Immortal of the past.

She had long forgotten the events of her previous life...

So Su Qing didn't intend to put more pressure on the current Su Qianxue.

It was fine to just continue as she was.

Whether she remembered or not, it didn't matter.

Su Qing said she would protect her for a lifetime, and she would protect her for a lifetime...

Regardless of whether she remembered her past life or not.

In the shop, Su Qianxue sat nervously and awkwardly.

She didn't dare to move or walk around... fearing she would displease Su Qing.

Hearing a sound at the door, she thought it was a customer.

She quickly stood up and stammered that the boss had gone out... and asked them to wait a little longer.

Just as Su Qing had arranged when she left.

Su Qing smiled slightly and told the girl that it was her who had returned.

Hearing Su Qing's voice, Su Qianxue breathed a sigh of relief... and quickly apologized to Su Qing.

Su Qing shook her head slightly, indicating it was no big deal.

"Let's go! To that dilapidated temple outside the city." Su Qing stroked the little girl's head and said.