The encounter of the peculiar lady

"Thank you, sir," responds the young lady to a gentleman in his mid-40s. The young woman is Bai Lu, who stopped her jog in the middle of the night to get some roasted walnuts from a stand on the side of the road. Although it may seem strange to some, it is quite normal to be out at 12:00 am, so young in the morning, in Soul, a city in Korea. "Have a nice rest of your day, Miss Bai Lu," the old gentleman exclaimed to her with an ever so sincere smile. He knew Bai Lu's name, as she'd been his regular customer for the past few days.

    After a long and refreshing jog, Bai Lu decides to go home. She waits for the light to turn green so that she can cross the road. Soon after, the lights turn green for the passers wanting to cross the zebra crossing. As Bai Lu got ready to cross the road, her eyes fell on an old lady who was struggling to cross the road. Being a kind-natured person, Bai Lu rushed toward the lady and helped her while some people passing by glanced at her weirdly, while others didn't even pay attention to the two.

    While crossing the road, “Are you alright, ma'am” asks Bai Lu. The peculiar lady doesn't respond; she just smiles and nods her head, which seemed as if she were observing something, but what? Why would a lady her age be all alone at 1:29 am, that too on the busiest road in Soul? Thought Bai Lu. So out of curiosity, Bai Lu questions the peculiar lady, “May I know why you are all alone on such a busy street that to at 1:30 am?” “Well, to meet my grandchild, of course. He is three months old.” Said the lady in response.

After the little chat, Bai Lu and the lady reach the other side of the zebra crossing. “Oh, congratulations to your son and daughter-in-law. Shall I walk you home then?”Out of nowhere, the peculiar lady grabs Bai Lu's hand, causing her to flinch. “What is your favorite time period, my child?” The lady spoke in a wise tone. Why would she ask such a strange and silly question? Bai Lu thought to herself as she frowned and raised her eyebrows. “Um..... Probably the Han Dynasty. I have written an essay on it in college really recently plus, it has a lot of mysteries to uncover, one of which is about the Emperor Cheng Yuan, who was said to be really cruel.”  “Well, would you like to change that?” Exclaimed the old lady in a whisper with a grin on her face. Bai Lu paused for a minute, then she responded, “Well, of course, why should someone spend their whole life being cruel and a cold-hearted person? But how can I-wait? Why are you asking such silly questions? Ma'am.” She doesn't answer Bai Lu's question; she just gives a very soft smile while handing her a one-of-a-kind stone with magnificent carvings on it.  “Show him your love; Change The History, you were Destined to.”

    Whatever came out of the lady's mouth seemed like the untold truth. As those words left the lady's mouth, Bai Lu looked down at her palms as the stone was shining brighter than anything she had ever seen. When Bai Lu came back to her senses and looked up the lady that was standing in front of her a few seconds ago was nowhere to be seen. It was as if she had been banished into thin air.

Did the peculiar woman really disappear?, Does Bai Lu just go home and sleep or do we get to learn about a drunk man's sins? Read the next episode to uncover more.

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