The clouds and mists have dispersed, and everyone knows that I love you.

"Compared to a dignified and reserved young lady.

What the Ying family wants more is a daughter with outstanding talents who can help them support half the sky.

I don't think there's anything wrong with that.

At least, as long as I am not controlled by others, I have the ability to protect myself.

Thank you for your recognition of me.

If you still have any objections to the thunder magic, it is already 4:30 in the morning.

I estimate that your father has already gotten up early for morning exercises at this time. I can also inform him and ask him to come over in person to discuss it with you."

"No need!"

Huo Ting said it without thinking.

"Since you've brought Jiuzhou here, I should trust you.

I don't want to see him, but I don't blame him.

But I was afraid that after seeing him, I would not be willing to lie back down in this cold, dark coffin."

Shi Rong thought about it and agreed.

After all, when people die, they become souls, and souls become ghosts. The reason why they cling to the human world is mostly because they find it hard to let go of old feelings.

"Okay, so can we get started?"

Huo Ting put the sandalwood gift box in his hand into his pocket.

"Okay. But there's one thing I must explain in advance.

I don't know who it was that injected lightning spell into me and woke me up.

All I know is that the lightning magic he sent contains some enchantment that can bewitch people.

Ever since I absorbed this lightning strike technique, an ambiguous and chaotic echo often comes from my mind.

I could only vaguely make out that the other person was a man with a strange voice, like the devil's voice from hell. In short, it was very unpleasant.

The interval between their conversations was about once every three days, and the content of their conversations was always discouraging.

But I know that he is taking advantage of the pain in every ghost's heart, digging it out and magnifying it infinitely.

The reason why I was not bewitched by him was that my father gave me a piece of family jade when I was buried.

It is said that it has the effect of exorcising evil spirits and avoiding danger. He secretly pressed this green jade on my chest without telling anyone to prevent me from being disturbed by other evil spirits after my death.

Since no one knows about this, I guess the person who came specially to teach me the Lightning Strike Technique doesn't know either."

Huo Ting held a decagonal piece of dark blue jade in his hand, with a hollow carving of two flying phoenixes in the middle.

The flat jade pendant, about the size of a palm, was handed to Shi Rong for inspection.

The young woman took it with both hands and studied this exquisitely crafted object carefully.

“Yes, this is indeed a precious and rare piece of jade, and it also has the power to ward off evil spirits.

The pattern carved in the middle is the Vermilion Bird, one of the four ancient mythical beasts.

It is the ancestor of the phoenix. Its five elements represent fire, and its eight trigrams represent Li, representing the "fierce sun" among the four symbols.

It can produce the effect of yin and yang counteracting each other with ghosts and monsters with extremely yin attributes, causing them to collapse upon contact.

So, you must keep this thing safe and don’t let anyone steal it.”

???

Huo Ting picked up the jade pendant and looked at it up and down, left and right, front and back, as if he had never seen it before.

"So this is Suzaku? I thought it was a phoenix..."

When Shi Rong heard this, he was speechless.

"That's normal. Most people will admit their mistakes."

Xie Yixiu and Du Wu looked at each other and smiled when they saw this.

Even though Shi Rong took into consideration her limited dignity and did not speak directly, this was once the glorious eldest daughter of the Huo family.

Really ignorant...

"Then let's leave this jade pendant to Jiuzhou as well? Didn't I say that the lightning magic in my body should be used by him?"

Without waiting for Huo Jiuzhou to refuse, Shi Rong took the lead and politely pushed back Huo Ting's outstretched arms.

"No, the yin energy that has been gathering in the palace tombs for years is heavier than that in the outside world.

You lie there, and while your body remains intact, we must ensure that you remain healthy year after year.

You don't want the same thing to happen again, do you? Then you'll truly become a ghost, forever locked away in the afterlife.

As for Jiuzhou, you can rest assured. Since your father asked me to come out of retirement, he must have also asked me to make all the necessary arrangements for him."

As Shi Rong spoke, he raised the fingertips of his slender right hand and pointed it towards the center of the jade pendant.

I saw a starlight shining with pink and silver light waves being injected into it by her.

"I have already cast an extra protective spell on your jade pendant, unless a ghost with greater strength than me comes in the future.

Otherwise, it will ensure you a carefree life until your soul dissipates and smoothly enters the cycle of the afterlife."

"Ok."

Huo Ting nodded and accepted it with pleasure.

"Thank you for your thoughtfulness. I never expected to go through this.

In the end, it was the daughter of my beloved who personally saw me off.

How can you be so virtuous!

You are different from all the daughters of wealthy families that I have met in my life. At least, you are much kinder than them.

I'm so glad, my dear nephew, to meet such a wonderful woman like you.

I believe that no matter who you marry in the future, she will be a very good wife."

Shi Rong pouted her innocent little mouth.

“Thanks for the compliment.

However, I'm not as good as you say. After all, everyone has their own shortcomings, and so do I.

However, once the lightning magic is drawn out, you will have to return to dormancy again.

So, do you have any unfulfilled wishes? If you don’t mind, I can help you.”

Huo Ting thought about it and shook his head again.

"I was supposed to be dead when I was born, but I lived to be 35 and met the man I love.

Having experienced the warmth and coldness of human nature and tasted the bitterness of lovesickness, I can be considered a darling who is especially favored by fate.

The only regret is that in this life, I was unable to expand the Huo family and give birth to a son or daughter.

This is both a blessing and a misfortune.

Therefore, since Jiuzhou was born, I have treated him as my own child and taken good care of him.

If you really want to help me, then please stay with him forever."

forever?

After hearing this, Shi Yang immediately quit.

Is this old woman any good? Why does she keep talking nonsense?

Let his wife stay with Huo Jiuzhou forever? What should he do then?

This time, Chu Yu and the other two did not try to stop the angry Shi Yang, because they were also very angry!

What words?

What words is this?

Without waiting for them to collectively go berserk, Shi Rong smiled calmly.

"The value of the word 'forever' is too much for us puny humans to aspire to.

Because life is so long, no one can predict how far they can go.

I can't guarantee that Huo Jiuzhou will be the center of my life every day for the rest of my life.

But I can promise you that as long as I am alive, I will protect him from the wind and rain and offer him advice and suggestions. How do you think?"

When the man heard this, his uneasy heart was like a March spring breeze, warming the waves.

He lowered his head and placed his handsome eyebrows against Shi Rong's soft forehead affectionately.

The long arms around her waist tightened unconsciously.

Huo Ting nodded repeatedly.

"That's enough, let's get started."

After carefully putting the jade pendant in his pocket, Huo Ting stepped forward, opened his arms, and hugged the tall and strong Huo Jiuzhou.