In a civilized society, people would draw their swords and kill at the slightest provocation.
It shouldn't be.
Xu Qing had a hard time explaining that it was not poison. A drop of sweat rolled down his forehead.
The cola was knocked down on purpose. He didn't expect it to almost cause a murder.
Judging from her reaction, she didn't seem to be joking. He was skeptical at first, but now he was 70% convinced.
"Can you not draw your sword at the slightest provocation …" Xu Qing stared at the sword in Jiang He's hand and said, "I am a … good person. Otherwise, who would care if you lived or died if I locked you outside the door, right?"
"You scared White Gourd."
The fat cat curled up in the corner, licking its fur and squinting at the two stupid humans.
"You are a good person?"
"I am a good person."
"…"
Seeing that Jiang He didn't speak, Xu Qing had a headache and didn't know what to do.
He was still a little dizzy. Cosplay was just cosplay. Why did it have to become real?
"My mind is a little confused. Wait for me to sort it out."
Leaning against the back of the sofa, Xu Qing rubbed his forehead and thought about what to do and how to deal with it.
Facing this irascible little girl, there were only three choices. One was to trick her out and close the door. Whether she starved to death, froze to death, or killed indiscriminately, it was none of his business. He estimated that in three days at most, he would see news of her being arrested or shot to death on the news.
If he wandered around with a weapon and didn't know how to rummage through the trash can when he was hungry, he could only rob it. It would be strange if he didn't get caught.
Two was to directly call the police and let the police deal with this matter. A person who was probably a citizen of Tang Xuanzong had inexplicably come to modern society from more than 1200 years ago. In any case, there was still a lot of research value.
But the police would probably … no, they would definitely think that he was joking. If anything went wrong after coming here, blood would be spilled.
Three, stay and watch.
Xu Qing looked up and glanced at her. His mind was racing.
An ancient heroine was in front of him, in his own home, holding a sword in front of him. Could he let her go?
Even though he was a little irascible and would draw his sword at the slightest provocation, he was an ancient person who knew how to throw darts. He might even know Qinggong …
Xu Qing didn't dare to say anything else, but if he fooled this ancient person from 1200 years ago, no matter if she was arrested or wandered, or if she was lucky enough to survive in this society, or even if she was taken in by another person, he would definitely regret it.
The scene from a sci-fi novel was right in front of him. How could he let it go?!
In just a short moment, he had already analyzed everything clearly.
Gugu …
Xu Qing tilted his head. This was the sound coming from the little heroine's stomach.
"Have some." He picked up the untouched chicken roll and handed it to her. Since she had decided to stay, he had to find a way to pacify her.
He couldn't just pull out his sword and throw his darts at the slightest provocation. It was too violent and made people feel insecure.
"What's this?" Jiang He hesitated. He took another look at the black umbrella beside the sofa and started to believe that the man was a good person.
"Yes." Xu Qing tore open a corner of the chicken roll. "Should I take a bite first to prove it's not poisonous?"
"Sure."
"…"
"…"
"Forget it. I guess you can't get used to it. I'll order some rice with meat and vegetables for you later."
Xu Qing took a bite and chewed while thinking about what to do next.
Since she had decided to stay, she had to cover up her identity.
"Do you know where this is?" He asked. Then he patted the sofa and made way for her. "Sit, sit and talk. I'm scared if you stand there with a sword."
Jiang He came over and reached out to press the sofa twice. She slowly sat down. She still looked at him with vigilance, but she was much more relaxed than before.
She hadn't been idle. From the beginning until now, she had been analyzing and judging her situation.
Although she was unfamiliar with everything, she knew the umbrella. The man in front of her did want to give her an umbrella at the beginning. It was just that this room was a little strange, and the food he ate … Jiang He guessed that the man in front of her might have some weird habits. She had to be careful.
"Where is this?"
"Jiangcheng City."
"…"
"…"
Xu Qing rubbed his nose, looked up and thought for a moment, and said, "I don't know how to explain it. That … do you know Li Bai?"
"You know where he is?"
"Well … don't be afraid of what I'm going to say next."
Jiang He looked at him without blinking. "Go ahead."
"Put the sword aside first. I'm afraid you'll get excited."
"… Okay."
She looked sideways, put the sword on the table, and slowly let go of her hand. She said in a strange accent, "It doesn't matter where this is. I want to go home."
"You may not be able to go back."
"Why?"
"Because this place is very far from your home."
Hearing this, Jiang He's eyelids trembled slightly. She looked up at Xu Qing and asked, "How far is it?"
"Well … it's more than 1,200 years away."
"Hmm?" Jiang He frowned and asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"
She couldn't understand what 'years' had to do with distance. Did she need to walk for 1,000 years to go home?
"Here." Xu Qing pointed at his feet and observed her expression. He slowly said, "It's 1,200 years after your time."
"Li Longji, Li Bai, Yang Yuhuan, An Lushan … Whether you know them or not, your emperor, your friends, and those people you know are all people from more than 1,000 years ago. They died more than 1,000 years ago."
"A bunch of nonsense!"
Jiang He suddenly stood up and looked around. She couldn't believe what he was saying.
"Whether it's nonsense or not, you can slowly investigate it. Anyway, you've seen it now. There's nothing you're familiar with." Seeing that she didn't pick up the sword, Xu Qing was slightly relieved.
It was good that she could communicate. What he was most afraid of was meeting people like those on TV who couldn't communicate with others. They didn't listen to what others said and would always think that someone was trying to harm them, so they would kill them with their swords.
They were crazy!
"For now, you can think of this as a whole new world … the White Jade Capital in the sky, and the five cities on the twelve floors. You know Li Bai's poem, right? Just think of this as the White Jade Capital."
"He didn't compose this poem!"
"Uh …" Xu Qing blinked. "It's a mistake. Maybe you didn't compose it when you met him … He should be in his twenties."
Seeing that Jiang He was standing there with an uncertain expression, he thought for a while and continued, "This world is very dangerous, but it's also very safe. It has its own set of … laws. You can slowly investigate what happened to Li Bai and the others. For now, put it aside. If you want to be safe, you have to understand this world first.
… Do you understand? "
"You're lying to me." Jiang He frowned and looked at him.
"You're a smart person. I think you should have your own judgment." Xu Qing pointed at his head and pointed outside. "Haven't you seen the outside world? This world is completely different from the world you're familiar with. "
"Those people you're familiar with, they've all become history."
"…"
Looking at Jiang He's appearance, he suddenly felt a little sad.
If he were to be thrown into the future more than a thousand years later, he probably wouldn't be much stronger than her, right?
"Nonsense!" Jiang He gritted his teeth and picked up the sword from the table. "I don't believe it!"
With that, she turned around and wanted to go out.
"Wait!"
Clang!
The long sword was half unsheathed and pointed at Xu Qing.
"I've just said, this world has its own set of laws. You have to understand it first to be safe." Xu Qing stood still and watched her draw the sword for the third time. He didn't move forward, but he wasn't angry or impatient.
He had already seen through the nature of this irascible little girl. She was just afraid.
Even if a person was thrown into a foreign country, they wouldn't be used to it at first, let alone a girl who had suddenly traveled more than a thousand years. Everything in front of her was something she had never seen before.
"For example, you can't carry weapons in public … It's very dangerous for you to go out like this."
"Why did you help me?"
"When White Gourd was outside, I also picked him up."
"White Gourd?"
"There, that fat cat."
Jiang He followed his line of sight. The fat cat was lying on the cabinet and yawning lazily.
"Are you looking down on me?"
"… No!"
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