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

Qiao Yi lowered her head and kissed Hua Ran's forehead.

"It's alright, you look good even when you're back to your original form. You have a striking reddish-brown coat, especially your tail, which is incredibly fluffy and flowing when you run! You also have a proud chest and thick, powerful paws!"

"Oh dear, oh dear, stop talking! It's so embarrassing, so incredibly embarrassing!"

Hua Ran snuggled into Qiao Yi's arms and lightly punched Qiao Yi's shoulder with her fist.

Joey hasn't mentioned yet that she had everyone take many pictures of the original form of Hana Ran.

If I tell him, won't he be even more embarrassed?

Inugami holds his forehead.

I have only one feeling in my heart.

He's hopeless. I want to leave, I want to just stay with my sister.

Then there's the misty riverbed.

Because of the magic, the red-clothed male ghost has transformed into dozens of them, and the entire river is now filled with the ghost's hand's water.

Qiao Dawang, Lu Qianye, and Zhao Daxian were forced to come ashore due to the damage to their boat.

Even so, the male ghost did not stop.

A pale hand even darted out from the riverbank, grabbed Zhao Daxian'er's foot, and kept pulling it in, as if it wanted to drag Zhao Daxian'er into the ground.

Zhao Daxian kept grabbing at the soil, all ten of his fingers were broken, and his mind was blank.

"I...I...what kind of magic should I use?"

Lu Qianye wanted to come over and help her, but there were hands all around.

She killed dozens, but those creatures kept appearing.

Therefore, Lu Qianye was of no help at all.

"Aren't you from that sect or something? Go ahead and use it, use the techniques you've learned."

"I...I used...oh dear, I can't remember. If I could remember everything, wouldn't I be staying in the sect? Why would I be out here taking on free jobs!"

As she was speaking, Zhao Daxian was pulled down. When she went down into the ground, she saw the red-clothed male ghost underneath.

That thing stood in the ground, surrounded by white bones.

So Zhao Daxian climbed up again.

"Aaaaaaah! I remember, I remember, gather... gather yang, break aaaaaah!"

As a result, she gathered too little Yang energy and only managed to hit the male ghost once, without even turning his wrist red.

Fortunately, Zhao Daxian managed to climb up.

Qiao Dawang let out a breath and was about to step forward when Lu Qianye stopped him.

"Where are you going? Are you still possessed? Did the 'demons arise from the mind, and if the mind does not give rise to them, they do not exist' that I told you to recite did it?"

Qiao Dawang looked at Lu Qianye and asked very calmly, "In dealing with past criminals, do you think that being born evil is the root of their crimes, or that being evil later in life is the root of their crimes?"

"Nonsense! It's the day after tomorrow, of course!"

"So you don't believe in people being born evil? Have you never met anyone who is born evil?"

Lu Qianye scoffed.

“When I was a child, I met two murderers. The first one’s family had been evil for generations, committing all kinds of evil deeds, including arson, murder, robbery and looting. Relatives and neighbors all said that her descendants would definitely be just as evil. The other murderer only committed one evil deed, and she resolutely repented when she was sentenced. No one criticized her descendants.”

"And what was the result? The daughter of the family that committed evil deeds for generations grew up to be law-abiding, while the daughter of the other family, who was a petty thief, eventually abducted a man and suffocated him to death, and in the end had to pay with her own life."

Lu Qianye chopped off one of the ghost hands and said, "I've seen many criminals since I was a child. I don't believe that being born defined as evil necessarily means being evil."

Qiao Dawang seemed to be deep in thought after hearing this.

It seems more reliable for Lu Qianye to say this.

Because she frequently arrested criminals.

Or perhaps it's because she's seen too many bad people...

Suddenly, a ghostly hand grabbed Qiao Dawan's ankle and dragged the boy far away in an instant. Lu Qianye saw this and came over to pull him back without saying a word.

He then threw the knife away.

The boy's brows furrowed slightly.

"You shouldn't have thrown away your knife. Weapons are for survival. Even without me, the ghost can't harm you in the slightest."

Lu Qianye didn't have time to think too much. He started throwing stones and hitting with his bare hands.

The boy continued, "Have you heard the story of executioners who are immune to gods and ghosts? Executioners, those who slaughter livestock, and chivalrous knights who specialize in killing evil people, are generally not afraid of ghosts. You are the same, provided you have a knife, a knife with the aura of blood, and then you will be just like them."

Lu Qianye suddenly pounced over and pinned Qiao Dawan down to protect him.

Qiao Dawang was startled.

"you……"

"I will absolutely not let you be taken away by ghosts. Protecting the people of Bianliang is my duty!"

The boy took a deep breath, and the sky was no longer covered by dark clouds, and the cracks on his face completely disappeared.

In an instant, he darted out, running so fast that Lu Qianye couldn't even see him.

Before the boy could speak again, he had already grabbed the ghost's hair with his tiny hands and dragged the ghost in front of Lu Qianye.

Lu Qianye was taken aback, and the ghostly hands that had been causing trouble around him disappeared.

"you……"

“I am not human, I am a spirit. Sister Lu, you are right. The phrase you made me recite, ‘Demons arise from the heart, and if the heart does not give rise to them, they do not exist,’ is very effective.”

At that moment, Qiao Yi landed with Hua Ran and Quan Shen in her arms.

Joey knew exactly what was going on at a glance.

She was pleased; Taotie had likely completed its first major growth in life.

The boy approached Joey and said, "Master, I have captured this ghost. I await your judgment."

He glanced at Hua Ran and couldn't help but purse his lips.

"Fox... even at a time like this, why are you still being hugged? You're so shameless..."

"You! You good-for-nothing! Humph! I'm just taking care of my health! Never mind, you don't understand. I'll let it go for the sake of you catching male ghosts for my wife."

Hua Ran buried her face directly into Qiao Yi's chest.

When the fox's tail brushed past Qiao Dawan's head, it slapped him hard.

Joey piled up the yellow earth into small mounds, used her cloak as a blanket, and then placed the flower dye on top.

"Make do for now. I still have one last step to take: get Ji Meng out."

As she said this, Joey raised her hand and conjured a fiery red bow, which she then shot directly at the whirlpool in the river.

Meanwhile, the red-clad male ghost was slowly moving.

He raised his hand and pointed it at Joey's back.

Qiao Yi and Hua Ran naturally noticed it.

Just as Joey was about to make her move, the system exclaimed in surprise.

"Baby! According to the system search, there's a Qiao Zan system nearby, and he's attacking the location you're standing in!"

"Again? Is Qiao Zan planning to kill me this time?!"

Joey immediately dodged, and saw a fireball hurtling towards the direction she had just come from.

Flowers are dyed low.

"Here we go again! Damn it, and now of all times! I can't make any big moves, I can't go and arrest anyone, ugh, so annoying!"

Just when Qiao Yi and Hua Ran thought that the fireball would roll over and disappear like it always had,

A man in white slowly floated down from above.

He was tall and strong, with his black hair combed into a ponytail, which was slightly flamboyant.

Joey's eyes narrowed slightly, her blood rushing to her head.

"Qiao Zan! How dare you show your face in front of me!"