The man in white didn’t speak; he just looked at Zhao’er. Yet Zhao’er didn’t turn around at all, she just looked at you with a depth of emotion in her seemingly empty eyes that ordinary people couldn’t understand.
Seeing that Zhao’er was ignoring him, the man in white’s expression slightly dimmed, but he quickly raised his head and took out a white business card from his chest pocket, holding it with both hands with precise movements as he extended it to you, "Mr. Li, hello, my name is Meng Xiao."
Upon receiving the business card, you raised an eyebrow and asked, "Are you a doctor?"
Meng Xiao nodded, "Last month, while I was on a study trip in Europe, I happened to meet Miss Zhao’er."
"And then you were struck by her beauty, and started pestering her?"
Xian Qianling was now leaning against the door frame, watching Meng Xiao with a smirk on his face.
Meng Xiao gave a slight smile, not getting angry because of Xian Qianling’s mockery, and looked at you, hesitating to speak.
"Mr. Meng, if there’s something you want to say, just say it."
After thinking for a moment, Meng Xiao said to you, "Mr. Li, please accompany me for a moment."
Hearing this, you couldn’t help but be taken aback and your brows furrowed even deeper.
It’s important to note that the Meng Xiao standing before you was a doctor, and when a doctor usually says this sentence, it definitely means there’s something serious!
Nodding seriously, you said to Zhao’er, "Zhao’er, mom needs help in the kitchen, go help her wash the vegetables."
Zhao’er nodded and went inside.
"Zhao’er! Oh my, my darling Zhao’er is back!" As soon as Zhao’er entered the house, your mother’s exaggerated voice could be heard from inside.
You and Meng Xiao walked downstairs and stood beside the century-old apricot tree in front of the small building.
"Dr. Meng, can you talk now?"
Meng Xiao pondered for a moment, then spoke in a calm and story-like tone, "The first time I saw Miss Zhao’er was at St. Peter’s Cathedral. That day, she just happened to stand in the light coming through the window, like an angel descending from heaven, making one’s heart beat uncontrollably. Many people went up to talk to her, but they were all ignored. Her eyes were so clean, it was as if the whole world was filthy and dirty. For the following month, I kept following them."
Seeing you remain silent, Meng Xiao looked at you and said with a smile, "Mr. Li, Miss Wu told me that you’re Zhao’er’s boyfriend, is that so?"
Meng Xiao looked at you intently for a few moments and sighed, "Although I don’t know why she favors you so much, I have to say, I am truly envious of you."
"It’s nothing, whether you’re envious or jealous or hate, that’s your own business, it has nothing to do with me." With that, your aura suddenly surged, engulfing Meng Xiao completely, "However, I have one piece of advice for you, don’t follow Zhao’er anymore."
You didn’t speak harshly, because Meng Xiao seemed alright to you, this guy was a gentleman!
Meng Xiao smiled and said, "At first, I indeed wanted to get close to Miss Zhao’er, but the closer I tried to get, the further away I realized she was. Miss Zhao’er’s heart is as clear as her eyes. In her gaze, I could see nothing. She never focused on any person or thing, until she saw you. I used to think Miss Zhao’er’s gaze would never linger on anyone, but the way she looks at you is different. In her eyes, you are the only one."
Raising an eyebrow, you replied with a smile, "She is also my only one."
"I can tell," Meng Xiao nodded. "Mr. Li, forgive me for being presumptuous, but you are still a student, aren’t you?"
"Yes, I’m a student at Jiang University."
Meng Xiao turned his head to glance at the black stretch Hummer and spoke to you, "I sense the Pure Yang Qi of the Taoism Sect from you. Are you a Taoism Sect disciple?"
"No, I don’t have much to do with the Taoism Sect," you said with a smile. "However, I do have some understanding of Taoism, and I also started a supernatural detective society at school. If Dr. Meng ever encounters something similar that you can’t resolve, feel free to come to me."
Meng Xiao clearly had no interest in discussing other matters, and said to you earnestly, "Mr. Li, there’s something you might not know."
As Meng Xiao’s voice grew slightly deeper, your heart sank as well.
"Miss Zhao’er might have contracted a disease."
You raised an eyebrow!
The fact that Zhao’er was an ancient female corpse was not widely known; not even Wu Qiyi was aware, and everyone simply treated Zhao’er as a somewhat dazed and reclusive girl.
Could it be that Meng Xiao knew Zhao’er was an ancient female corpse?
But what Meng Xiao said next made your heart clench!
"After observing for a period of time, I’ve noticed that Miss Zhao’er’s life energy is gradually fading away."
Upon hearing this, you quickly extended your hands, gripping Meng Xiao’s shoulders firmly and demanded, "What do you mean by that?"
Your reaction was within Meng Xiao’s expectation, and like all doctors, he spoke in a calm tone, "Since I was young, I’ve had a unique ability, the ability to see a mysterious gas, well, calling it a gas isn’t quite accurate. It’s a colorless, odorless, intangible gas that all living beings have, varying only in strength."
As he spoke, Meng Xiao gave you a once over and said, "Just like Mr. Li, the gas you carry is much stronger than that of an ordinary person."
At this moment, your brows were deeply furrowed, and you took a few steps back. Under Meng Xiao’s puzzled gaze, you uttered softly, "Gate of Life, open!"
No sooner had the words left your mouth than Meng Xiao’s previously unflappable expression finally broke, replaced with shock and disbelief.
He pointed at you, his face full of astonishment, "This, this is impossible! This is absolutely impossible! My master said that Life Force is the fundamental essence of all things, not even deities can manipulate Life Force!"
Meng Xiao’s eyes were different from others. To others, you still looked like yourself without much difference; but through Meng Xiao’s eyes, you were like a Super Saiyan, with an intensely strong life energy aura surrounding your body, a life energy that had long since surpassed what humans possess!
Seeing that Meng Xiao really could see the Life Force, your heart tightened further!
After closing the Gate of Life, you naturally narrowed your eyes and stared directly at Meng Xiao, asking, "Dr. Meng, you just said that the Life Force within Zhao’er is gradually disappearing, is that true?"
"Mm," Meng Xiao nodded seriously. Upon mentioning Zhao’er, he also momentarily set aside the shock and excitement in his heart and said to you, "Mr. Li, the life energy in Zhao’er is indeed disappearing, but it is vanishing slowly, in very small amounts. Normally, this kind of condition only occurs in very elderly people past the age of seventy."
"Are you saying Zhao’er is getting old?"