My lady, don't be angry. I'm letting you touch my big tail.

Hua Ran's sudden sadness broke Qiao Yi's heart.

But Joey thought Hua Ran meant she didn't want a baby.

Unaware that Hua Ran harbors strange memories within her mind.

"Hua Ran...it's really alright now. Our child could never hate you; she loves you more than anything."

In the consciousness space, the system instructed: "Baby, you don't need to talk about the child's good relationship with the flower dye and how it protects his life anymore. If you talk too much, you might reveal heavenly secrets, and then more bad things will happen."

"I know, I have sense."

Hua Ran only looked at the memories in her mind.

The wife was covered in blood, holding a sword, and had a wild smile on her face.

Then, with a gaping maw, it devoured the wife.

Hua Ran cried out in surprise.

"Wife master!"

He hugged Joey tightly, so tightly that Joey couldn't breathe for a moment.

"What's wrong? Hua Ran, I'm right here. Are you still worried about my shock injury? Feel it, it's gone. I'm completely healed."

Joey thought that Hua Ran might not be due to the shock injury.

His eyes were fixed straight ahead, as if he had seen something terrifying.

Hua Ran kept rubbing her little face against her.

Its ears were drooping.

Her fluffy tail also curled around her waist.

He only acts like this when Hanazono feels particularly insecure.

Qiao Yi couldn't contain herself any longer and said, "Dye, dye!"

It was only when Hua Ran cried out "Ranran" that she was brought back to reality.

"What did you see? Don't be afraid, I'm right here. Why are you suddenly so nervous..."

"Um...no, it's just that when I think about how my wife got hurt because of me...I..."

Hua Ran calmed down, rested her head on Qiao Yi's shoulder, and let out a breath.

He told himself that he and his wife were having a baby.

We must not let those fleeting memories affect us.

Even though Hua Ran already knew that his relationship with his wife was far more complex than their first meeting in the coffin.

"Okay... sweetie, I'm glad you're alright. Let me pat you... When the baby is born and I meet her, I will apologize to her. I will tell her that I wasn't a good father before, but I will definitely be a good father in the future!"

Joey nodded, then coughed.

Hua Ran's eyes widened in shock.

"My lady, is it still in pain?"

"No...it's because you're squeezing me too tight..."

Hua Ran looked down and saw that it really was true.

Its own huge tail was almost strangling the wife.

"I'm sorry, sweetie!"

The day was half over, but neither of them wanted to go out; they wanted to linger a little longer.

Hua Ran brought the food to the crib and personally fed it to Qiao Yi.

Then he said, "It's like my abdomen is here now. It was brought here by that monster and vomited up. It's like a buy-one-get-one-free deal. We're looking for the severed hand, but we're just throwing away my abdomen for nothing."

Joey nodded. "I think so too. And that guy must not have been able to absorb your abdomen, so he turned to focus on the severed hand. He absorbed one first, so he spat out the abdomen so we could find it."

Hua Ran thought for a moment, then chuckled.

"Then the next step is to find my severed hand, so that I will have both hands back!"

Qiao Yi also told Hua Ran not to be anxious.

"Actually, I think as long as your limbs and chest and abdomen are back, it doesn't matter if things like your eyes are not properly examined later. If there are problems with your eyes, it won't stop us from having children."

Hearing this, Hua Ran began to feel fortunate that she already had two hands, one foot, and an abdomen!

Joey added, "All I know right now is that this area is controlled by a time-manipulating monster. We still need to investigate further. We'll go out tonight; strange things are happening frequently, so we can find out the cause."

After that, Hua Ran felt dizzy.

The pimple on Joey's nose was always itchy and painful, but she knew it was much easier for her than for a man.

In the middle of the night, the village was pitch black.

In the silence, Qiao Yi had already put on her shoes, with Hua Ran following closely behind.

Joey whispered, "You don't need to come with me. I'll go investigate myself and then call Inugami to protect you."

Hua Ran shook her head, her face pale.

The dizziness was still severe, but he pinched his thigh hard.

The pain stimulated his brain, making him much more alert.

"My lady, I'm alright. Besides, you came looking for my severed hand for our baby's sake. How could I not go with you? That would be so useless!"

There's something else that Hanazono didn't say.

That means he can't let Joey disappear right under his nose!

Absolutely not!

Even more so, Hua Ran used her tail to wrap around her calves, making herself feel wave after wave of pain.

The sharp hairs drew blood from her fair calves.

This way, Hua Ran will be completely awake.

For his wife and baby, what is this little pain? He can do more and more ruthless things!

The thought flashed through her mind in an instant, and even Hua Ran herself was taken aback.

How...how could he have such an idea?

How come you suddenly seem like a villain!

"Hua Ran, watch your step, don't fall. Do you want me to carry you?"

"what……"

Hua Ran quickly shook her head.

"No need... I'll just put my hand in my wife's hand."

Hua Ran carefully lifted the hem of her dress, placing a pale white hand on Qiao Yi's. She looked as shy as a flower, but her movements were very graceful.

Joey instructed, "If you feel unwell, you must tell me."

"Hmm~"

Then Hua Ran stopped.

"My lady...there's a...a ghost behind you..."

Joey also sensed a presence.

She turned around and saw that standing by the well was Hun'er, dressed in white with long black hair hanging down to her face.

It's roughly like that kind of ghost in TV dramas where the protagonist bends down to wash their hair, feels like their hair is getting thicker and thicker, then feels a chill on their head and realizes there's a ghost behind them...

It resembles Sadako, but its hair is thicker.

"My lady...I'm scared..."

"Don't be afraid!"

Qiao Yi quickly hugged Hua Ran and gently patted her back.

Joey asked again, "You came to see me because you have some grievance to tell me?"

Wait a minute, this aura doesn't seem like a ghost either.

It was somewhat yin, but it carried a yang quality, giving the impression that it wasn't quite dead.

"Oh dear, my lady, she... she's gone up there, she's standing by the well!"

Qiao Yi grabbed Hua Ran's hand and took a few steps forward, only to see that guy jump directly into the well.

Joey couldn't help but mentally complain.

"It really feels like I'm watching a horror movie!"

However, when they reached the well, they saw the woman standing at the bottom.

He suddenly tilted his head back, revealing half of his pale face, with blood running down it.

Hua Ran let out a startled cry.

"too horrible!"

Qiao Yi couldn't help but hug Hua Ran tightly.

At the same time, a paper crane slowly flew out of Joey's arms.

It flew into the well.

Qiao Yi remembered what Zhao Daxian had said.

Her senior sister lives in Xianyun Village.

"Good...it's good that everything is happening all at once, it saves me from dealing with them one by one."

After saying that, Qiao Yi hugged Hua Ran and jumped into the well.