East Sea, tea restaurant.
"I didn’t expect you all to be friends of Li. I apologize for my rudeness earlier." Gu Xin said apologetically to Ji Qian and the others, signaling the waiter to serve the dishes quickly. Earlier, the two were half-skeptical until Ji Qian pulled out the photo, making them believe completely.
"It’s alright. Thank you, Lady Gu, for taking care of him during his injury," Ji Qian smiled slightly. Yes, taking care... leading to taking care of him in bed...
"What do you call him now?" the Demoness asked curiously.
"Gu Li, my na is Gu Li," said Ghost, who had been silently beside them. His expression appeared strange, slightly surprised, a bit hesitant, with a solemn face filled with heavy thoughts.
"What was he called before?" Gu Xin asked too, eager to know this question. All these are Ghost’s past, especially as she is now Ghost’s girlfriend, making it more necessary to understand better.
"Ghost," the Demoness blurted out.
"Ghost... What a strange na. Feels more like a code na," Gu Xin replied perplexedly, with a look of confusion. Would normal people choose such a na?
"Don’t misunderstand, Lady Gu, he is not a Huaxia citizen. As for this na, it’s just an audio translation," Ji Qian quickly explained. Ghost ans "幽灵" in English translation, so if a Huaxia na must be given, it’s Ghost.
"So that’s it, no wonder there’s no information on him in the Huaxia database," Gu Xin said with surprise. She didn’t expect her boyfriend to be foreign, but it’s unimportant; love, international romance is commonplace.
"I don’t rember you all, but since you are my friends, I naturally welco you to East Sea," Ghost said lightly.
"What, Ghost, do you not plan to return to Yanjing with us?" the Demoness asked excitedly.
"No, I don’t want to go anywhere now; I only wish to stay here and work," Ghost shook his head. Actually, Ghost was not to bla for being emotionless. To a person who has lost their mory, while the mind and body remain the sa, they are more like two separate people. The amnesiac is unaware of pre-amnesia events. For instance, Ghost once killed many people, but the current Ghost is a law-abiding citizen. In the past, he lived a life of bloodshed with swords, but now he only wishes a peaceful life, even scornful of local gangs; he is completely different.
"This..." Soul Destroyer just wanted to speak but was stopped by Ji Qian. She couldn’t expose him as the distinguished Four Fighting Generals of Netherworld Palace before Gu Xin, and at this mont, Ji Qian noticed that Ghost did not want to return to Netherworld Palace. If rushed, it might backfire. Unless his mory is restored, Ghost isn’t likely to return.
"Lady Gu, may I speak with him privately for a mont?" Ji Qian asked hesitantly. Unfortunately, the current Ghost, calling himself Gu Li, has completely forgotten everyone and there’s even less possibility of using the Netherworld King Order to command him.
"Alright, I’ll wait outside then." Gu Xin nodded and left the restaurant.
"Anything you want to say, just say it directly." Ghost spoke with a cold tone. Actually, upon hearing the na "Ghost," his face imdiately changed. The na sounds like sothing that doesn’t belong to a "normal person." Although he lost his mory, it doesn’t an Ghost beca stupid. Ji Qian specially sent Gu Xin away, further linking it with the Inner Strength within himself; Ghost’s heart was clouded with shadows.
"Ghost, do you know your identity?" Ji Qian asked as she looked at a dejected Ghost. The other people matched her serious expression, faces full of gloom; seeing their forr comrade beco like this, they surely couldn’t be cheerful.
"Security guard at East Sea Hospital."
"Wrong, haven’t you noticed your Inner Strength?" Ji Qian countered, making Ghost’s body tremble.
"Enough, aren’t you just trying to say that I, like Lang, am part of such a gang?" Ghost suddenly slamd the table and stood up, shouting loudly at the crowd, drawing the attention of nearby restaurant patrons.
Truth be told, Ghost comparing the Netherworld Palace to a gang is both right and wrong. Netherworld Palace is a major faction in the European Underworld, but from another angle, it can be viewed as a "huge gang," with Ye Shikai as "Gang Leader" and Ghost as the "Think Tank."
Clearly, "Ghost," now Gu Li, does not wish to lead that sort of life anymore.
What he desires, is an ordinary life; maybe Ghost now feels it’s unfair that he must bear the experiences of the old "Ghost," losing mory doesn’t equate to rebirth, akin to a murderer, even with mory loss, still facing legal penalty.
"Ghost, the forr self of yours is still a part of you, making escape impossible," Ji Qian said coldly, with Ghost trembling. What he detested most was a group like the Black Sand Gang; he never expected that he used to be one of them.
Maybe, his hands were once stained with blood, maybe he was once a murderous Demon King.
"Anyway, I won’t be complicit with you." Ghost said coldly, ignoring the crowd’s attempts to stop him as he hurried out, suddenly turning around to shout at them, "And my na is Gu Li, not Ghost."
"That stupid brat," Soul Destroyer pointed a finger at Ghost’s retreating figure, cursing loudly. Maybe to them, Ghost’s actions were betrayal, maybe not his intention, but this is Gu Li’s will.
While others might not understand "Gu Li’s" behavior, Ji Qian could empathize deeply. When Ye Shikai returned to Yanjing for the first ti, he also hoped to live as a regular person, but abroad things kept happening, Sea King, Zeus, Holy Mountain, Atlantis. Although Ye Shikai returned to Huaxia, in reality, he continued dealing with Netherworld Palace affairs, even in Yanjing, Zhang Ting would request his help at the police station, due to his capabilities.
Ye Shikai would divorce Su Qingyu, while primarily involving Chen Yuxin, the palace affairs long distorted their marriage life, if not for Su Qingyu’s deep love for Ye Shikai, even without Chen Yuxin’s appearance, they would also soon divorce.
"Lord Moon God, what now, with Ghost unwilling to return, how will we account for it?" Nightmare asked.
"For now, we need first to find Bai Mountain Snow Lotus, helping him restore his mory. He now deeply identifies as Gu Li. We lack ans to persuade him unless... reviving his previous mories."
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