Obsession (4)

"To find him, you'll put your life at great risk. Do you really want to find him?"

"I must!" Gu Xijiu stated without a trace of doubt.

That voice went into silence once again. Just when Gu Xijiu thought that it would not sound anymore, the voice uttered once more. "Then you must first find the box in his embrace."

Gu Xijiu was taken by surprise. Find that box?

"Where is that box?" she asked.

"The heavens bestow the fate of marriage upon the land for lifelong love. When the love doth break, the sentiments and box are buried…" The voice began to chant a mantra-like speech.

Gu Xijiu could not comprehend what the voice was saying. She tried to ask about the meaning behind those words, but the voice had already disappeared.

Gu Xijiu chanted the mantra several times. Although she did not understand what it meant, she could memorize it fully.

"Hey, what should I do after I find the box?" she shouted at the void.

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