Genius Club

Chapter 1022: Chapter 63 Obsession_4

“If you know everything, then list tonight’s Li Cheng Chief’s running water banquet menu for me!”

Lin Xian enumerated each dish as if he was listing treasures.

“Oh oh.”

Big Face Cat listened attentively:

“Sss… so abundant.”

He swallowed his saliva:

“That’s settled, we won’t eat at home tonight, must keep the stomach empty. Yes, you’re right. Bagging the bear head is a must. Don’t worry, bro. If I get the bear head, I’ll share the tongue and eyeball with you.”

Lin Xian gestured with the Five Fingers Mountain:

“No need for that.”

Soon, the two of them sprinted and finally intercepted the Blue-Eyed Village Chief at the entrance of the village.

She seemed oblivious to the cold.

Dressed in a tight-fitting hunting outfit, various long knives and short swords hung at her waist, bear skin gloves on her hands, carrying bows, arrows, and ropes on her back.

Her demeanor was not one to be trifled with.

No wonder Lee Cheng spoke highly of Lian Village’s Blue-Eyed Village Chief. She truly was like a real-life hero, capable alone of guarding the northern frontier.

Before, Smith mentioned that the village, being close to the mountains and forests, used to suffer fierce animal attacks, always either losing livestock or having human casualties, a truly brutal ordeal. The villagers were terrified of these animals and dared not venture out at night.

But ever since the woman called Yan Qiaoqiao became the village chief, everyone eagerly awaited the animals coming down the mountain.

That meant… a feast on delicious mountain delicacies.

Like that last time when a pack of wolves invaded, and the understanding villagers already started setting up the fire and pots when the village chief chased after them with a machete.

Unfortunately, over the years, the Blue-Eyed Village Chief’s reputation must have spread among the animals.

So it’s been many years since any unwise animal came down from the mountain, which has made it difficult for Lian Village to catch any wild animals for gifts for Lee Cheng, requiring the village chief to head up the mountain personally to hunt bears… those bears really don’t know any better.

The Blue-Eyed Village Chief saw Lin Xian, still as shocked as the last time, took out a photo from her pocket, and asked who Lin Xian was.

This time, Lin Xian didn’t tell her outright, only saying he indeed knew the little girl in the photo but only met her briefly a few times and knew very little.

Because.

He wanted to have a good talk with the girl who was once fourteen, the teenager who was seventeen or eighteen, and now the thirty-year-old woman.

Previously, in The Sixth Dreamland, the tasks were too rushed, leaving no time to communicate more with the Blue-Eyed Girl.

Sometimes Lin Xian hoped she was Yan Qiaoqiao, and other times he hoped she wasn’t… This psychology was very contradictory.

Although there are countless evidences, proving that the Blue-Eyed Girl of 2624 has much in common with Yan Qiaoqiao.

But can this definitely confirm they are the same person?

Lin Xian was uncertain.

After all, their appearances differ too much; unless a DNA parentage test was conducted, it’s impossible to conclude definitively.

Of course…

There’s also a clumsy method.

That is the confirmation of [emotions].

Just as Yan Qiaoqiao, despite having lost her memory, still retained her yearning and obsession for her parents, emotions that couldn’t be lost even with total memory loss.

So.

What about the Blue-Eyed Village Chief now?

Does she still have that obsession? Does she still miss her parents?

Or.

What emotions does she have now?

Because there’s a high probability that the Blue-Eyed Village Chief is Yan Qiaoqiao, and possibly his own daughter.

Lin Xian, as a father, is actually quite concerned and curious about the Blue-Eyed Village Chief’s life, wanting to understand more.

“Can I join you for hunting in the mountains?”

Lin Xian asked:

“My skills are quite good. Although I can’t guarantee I’ll catch the bear, I definitely won’t hold you back and can assist you.”

“Of course.”

The Blue-Eyed Village Chief pulled out a short knife from her waist and tossed it to Lin Xian:

“Take this, for chopping branches. If we really encounter wild animals, you don’t need to act; I’ll handle it.”

Then.

She propped up her hair into a high ponytail with a cowhide band behind her head.

With a shake.

She led Lin Xian up the mountain.

On their way, she blazed the trail.

Lin Xian followed behind.

This scene…

made Lin Xian feel somewhat familiar.

Just like holding Yan Qiaoqiao’s hand, playing in Disneyland.

Only,

the order was reversed.

“I heard that you have awakened from the Hibernation Pod for over a decade,” Lin Xian asked.

“Mm.”

The blue-eyed village chief led the way while nodding:

“To be precise, it’s almost 13 years.”

“Have you been happy these years? Have… have you had any troubles?”

“None.”

The blue-eyed village chief shook her head:

“I feel quite happy, although I do not know what life was like before my hibernation, but these 13 years of life, from a little girl to a village chief, I believe are the happiest, most blissful 13 years of my life.”

“So… I often wonder if I really am the little girl in the dress in the photo. First of all, we look nothing alike; secondly, the little girl in the photo looks like a pampered darling, she must have lived a very noble life.”

“If I really am her, could I really find happiness in such a village? Before, Village Chief Chen Heping taught us that it is hard to adjust from luxury to frugality. I always think that the reason why I am satisfied with my life now is because my life before hibernation was poor, quite terrible, and so by comparison, it made my current life seem beautiful.”

Lin Xian looked at her sturdy back figure, without uttering a word.

Cutting the branches on the road.

After cutting several.

He then quietly asked:

“Why do you… feel your life before hibernation was so terrible?”

“Because there was nothing left in my Hibernation Pod storage locker.”

The blue-eyed village chief turned her head back, looked at Lin Xian with her crystalline blue eyes, then turned her head and continued forward:

“Village Chief Chen Heping told me that every Hibernation Pod storage locker would have some items proving identity, letters, Memory Notebooks, memory drives and such.”

“But mine was the only locker… with nothing at all, just this photo. So, if my life before hibernation was happy, blissful, joyful… why didn’t I leave something worth remembering, worth commemorating for myself?”

“At least… it should let me know who I am, right? To be honest with you, I often stare at that photo, but every time I look at the little girl on it, I feel very unfamiliar… including the man and woman behind her, that sense of family, I feel very alien to it.”

Lin Xian stopped in his tracks:

“Then, do you… usually think about your parents? Think about having a father and mother like others?”

“Never.”

The blue-eyed village chief answered decisively:

“I have never thought about it.”

“All along, I didn’t really care who the man and woman in the back of the photo were, whether they are my parents or not, I am not very concerned… anyway, they are no longer here, and I have no memory of them.”

“What I care about, what I have always cared about… is the little girl on the photo. I really want to know if I am her, if she is me, if I am… Yan Qiaoqiao.”

Lin Xian caught up to her pace, somewhat unable to fathom her thoughts:

“If you don’t care about the past, why bother who you are?”

“I can’t explain it clearly.”

The blue-eyed village head shook her head, walking towards another hill:

“[But actually, there’s always been an obsession in my heart.]”

Obsession?

Lin Xian heard this key word, became serious:

“What obsession?”

“It’s just what I was saying, I don’t care who that little girl is, nor do I care who the parents in the photo are, even I don’t care who I am.”

“I just… want to know if my name is Yan Qiaoqiao, that’s it. I just want to know my name, or rather, I just really want to have a name.”

Lin Xian smiled slightly:

“What a strange thought, everyone in this world has their own name, why should you care about these?”

“That’s why I also can’t figure it out.”

The blue-eyed village chief waved her hand:

“But that’s what an obsession is, isn’t it? If my name really is Yan Qiaoqiao, I would definitely be very happy.”

“Why?” Lin Xian asked.

“No reason.”

The blue-eyed village chief laughed lightly, her voice becoming gentle:

“I just think… the name Yan Qiaoqiao really sounds nice.”

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