Chapter 538
A long, long time ago, a wealthy merchant was returning home by boat when he saw a severely damaged ship adrift on the vast sea. It looked as if something terrible had happened. The merchant ordered his men to approach, hoping to find any survivors.
After the merchant and his subordinates boarded the damaged ship, they found several women lying on the deck, the bloodstains already dry. However, one of them was still clinging onto life.
She was beautiful, and the merchant was moved with compassion. He brought her back and arranged for a doctor to care for her.
The merchant was amazed by her extraordinary resilience. Despite being at death’s doorstep, she pulled through, she survived.
After a few days of care, the woman woke up. She expressed her gratitude to the merchant for saving her life and told him her name was Qian Qing, but she remained silent about her past experiences.
As they spent day and night together, Qian Qing was touched by the merchant’s heartfelt concern and care. Considering she lost contact with Qian Feng and the others, her fighting spirit gradually faded away. Subsequently, Qian Qing married the merchant and gave birth to a daughter. Coincidentally, like Qian Qing, her daughter also had a birthmark like a lotus flower on her left arm.
The merchant’s surname was Qin, and so was Qian Qing’s daughter’s. To preserve their lineage, they only married those with the last name Qin, and they only had daughters. As this passed down from generation to generation, the mission entrusted by Qian Qing was gradually forgotten.
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Today, Lin Xi was invited by her close friend Qin Jia to visit and have a sleepover at Qin’s house.