After being forced into marriage, the metaphysical master became the darling of the richest family.

Chapter 698

"Xixi, come with me."

"Where are we going?" An Jiuxi asked obediently, following behind him.

"You'll know then."

In any case, it will definitely surprise her.

Before long, the two arrived at a room behind the main hall and opened a bronze door covered in frost.

A room with four walls made of transparent crystal appeared before her eyes.

An Jiuxi looked around the room with mirrors everywhere in surprise. From the floor to the ceiling, it all felt familiar.

Why does this place look so familiar?

An Jiuxi frowned, suddenly realizing something.

She had seen this place in a dream a few days earlier.

There was a mirror in my dream.

There was another boy standing in front of her, waving at her. Was that her father?

In fact, she had anticipated this.

An Jiuxi looked down and saw her legs; the silver mirror reflected her face.

In the dream, the mirror shattered.

But... not yet.

"Xi Xi, look ahead." Yama stretched out a finger and pointed it at the mirror.

Not long after, a crystal chandelier shimmering with purple light appeared in the empty room.

Or rather, this is a lamp that gathers souls.

At each of the four corners of this lamp is a thorn of a soul from hell.

An Jiuxi asked, "What is this?"

Yama nodded and said in a deep voice, "Those are fragments of your mother's soul."

"It belongs to my mother?" An Jiuxi frowned and quickly took the lantern.

She carefully placed the lamp in her palm.

“When I returned from my tribulation, I was placed under a restriction and did not know what had happened to your mother. It was not until the seal was broken that I discovered that your mother’s soul had been torn apart by vengeful spirits. I searched for a long time and gathered her soul piece by piece and placed it in this ‘Soul Gathering Lamp’.”

Yama placed his finger on the mirror and whispered, "In another month, her soul will be restored to its original state."

An Jiuxi glanced down at him, her eyes flashing slightly: "Can she come back?"

Yama shook his head: "A remnant soul can be reassembled, but it cannot return to the mortal realm."

An Jiuxi understood and stroked the lantern in her hand. This was for the best. It was better for her mother to be able to return here than for her to become a soulless ghost.

Would she be happier if she stayed and stayed with Yama, the King of Hell?

“I don’t mind, and I believe she would be happy to be with you.” An Jiuxi released the lantern in her hand.

Purple lanterns floated in the air, emitting a faint purple glow.

The two looked at each other, seemingly understanding her meaning, and both wanted her to stay.

After a while.

The Soul-Gathering Lamp gradually disappeared into the mirror.

An Jiuxi quickly lowered her head, rubbed her eyes until they were red, and then turned to ask Yama, "Father, where are Si Yuan and Meng Po?"

"Are you really that unwilling to let them go? They didn't do much wrong; it was just a spur-of-the-moment thing."

"Moreover, they will soon return to the human world."

If one is punished for this, one's soul will be scattered and one will never be reincarnated, which would be a great loss.

A faint smile appeared on Yama's lips; his daughter truly had an urge to save everyone.

"Do you take me for a fool? Although the underworld has its own rules, I'm the one who made them."

He can change the rules, or he can choose not to follow them.

Everything depends on him.

"But the news of Meng Po's emotional reaction still spread. Although the rules can be changed, I still need to make them pretend to accept the punishment. Otherwise, the entire underworld will experience emotional fluctuations, which will lead to chaos."

An Jiuxi nodded knowingly, as long as their souls wouldn't be scattered.

We can't just kill them, can we?