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

Joey stopped immediately and looked back, but there was nothing there.

Did I put medicated oil in my eyes again?

"No... Baozi, the system here shows that the effect of the Yin-Yang Eyes is still valid, because Hua Ran kissed you after you came out of the water."

The flowers touched the back of a tree.

"That guy was hiding behind a dead tree and disappeared in an instant. I only caught a glimpse of him."

Did Hua Ran capture a glimpse of it?

How could someone as experienced as myself, who had fought countless battles in another world, be less perceptive than a little fox that wasn't even fully human?

Not right.

But when Joey looked at Hua Ran again, she couldn't see anything wrong with it.

Hua Ran pursed her lips and said, "My lady, why didn't you let me protect you when the weasel possessed you and started hitting people? I'm a spirit, and if I get injured, I'll be fine as long as I absorb some of your yang energy~"

Hua Ran had her back to Qiao Yi, her big tail swaying from side to side, and her two hands twirling around.

His upturned lips were filled with a deep smile.

"If I were seriously injured, my wife would definitely not just watch me die... She would definitely have to give me a lot of yang energy, just a kiss wouldn't be enough... Hehe~ I would have to... Oh, so embarrassing."

He blushed and squirmed.

But Joey grabbed his wrist.

"I don't need your protection. You just need to take care of yourself!"

"Eh?"

Hua Ran was startled; clearly, the feeling of having one's illusions shattered was unpleasant.

But the next sentence made him even angrier.

Joey said, "You and I only slept together."

Joey said they each have their own needs now.

She would also compensate Hua Ran by letting him get out alive, and even by letting him absorb more of her yang energy to make him stronger.

But Hua Ran doesn't need to protect her.

"I am strong enough, and I will always be strong. I don't need you to save me."

The more I listened to the system, the more something seemed off.

Quickly call out Joey's name in your mind.

“Hey, Baozi, Baozi! He just meant well, it was just an unconscious action.”

"I don't need it! My life belongs to myself. What's the use of relying on others when I have no other choice? If I place my expectations on others, all I'll get is despair."

The system sighed, "Calm down first. It's not wrong to be powerful, but you can't..."

Both the system and Joey fell silent for a moment.

because……

Hua Ran cried.

He just stared at Joey with longing eyes, tears welling up in his eyes.

"I……"

Hua Ran pushed Qiao Yi away and walked forward on her own.

"Joey, aren't you being a good girl?!"

When Qiao Yi was called by her full name by Hua Ran, her body trembled.

This feeling is really strange.

"Did I...did I say something too harsh?"

The system snorted in her mind.

"Of course! In a matriarchal society, a man's chastity is like his life. If you take someone's chastity and then say you just slept with them, of course they will feel bad."

“I know. Ever since I realized this was a matriarchal world, I’ve taken him with me everywhere I go. I’ve never thought about being irresponsible. I just don’t want him to protect me.”

"Oh, you've thought about taking responsibility? I thought you were determined to give him the amnesia drug."

Joey suddenly raised an eyebrow.

"Tongtong, are you trying to trick me into telling me something?"

“No, baby~ Besides, look at Hua Ran, he stopped up ahead. He doesn’t know where you’re going, and he can’t walk easily either. He keeps glancing at you.”

Joey sighed.

I had just taken a step when I heard the system say that.

"Baozi, you actually care about Hua Ran a lot, don't you?"

Joey didn't say anything.

Instead, it's the hands that used to be dyed with flowers.

Hua Ran hid her hands behind her back, and Qiao Yi coughed and said, "Aren't you scared to go to the cemetery now?"

Hua Ran ignored Qiao Yi.

Qiao Yi sighed and grabbed Hua Ran's hand.

"Let's go, I'll hold your hand, in case you get lost and cause me trouble."

Hua Ran lowered her head, looking at Qiao Yi's hand, a vicious smile curving her lips.

He thought to himself, "Hmph, you just wait!"

I wanted to eat you alive, but since you came over and took my hand...

The two arrived at the village cemetery.

According to the system map, there are two anomalies in this area.

After a busy day, daytime has passed and night has arrived.

The village cemetery isn't very formal; it's just a grave mound with a sign on it.

Even the occasional offerings were drenched in blood and rotted.

Joey consciously withdrew her yang energy, gathering all the yang energy in her body to her fingertips. This way, she would neither offend the wandering ghosts in the graveyard nor allow the truly harmful spirits to escape first.

She was about to dig up the burial mound when she heard a shout from not far away.

"Yiyi, Yiyi!"

Joey looked up and saw Old Man Joe.

He carried an umbrella and walked towards us, his steps uneven.

Joey frowned slightly. "What are you doing here?"

“Yiyi, you’ve been away from home all day without eating or drinking. I had to ask the villagers to come and look for you. Come home with your father and have something to eat. We’ll check again tonight.”

"No need, you should go back quickly."

Before I knew it, fog had rolled in.

Before Qiao Yi could react, she squatted down to move again, but Old Man Qiao grabbed her hand.

"Yiyi, Daddy knows you're angry. Daddy couldn't protect you. Daddy was wrong... Can you forgive Daddy? Daddy promises to protect you from now on, and will always protect you!"

"I've told you so many times, you're not my father, don't bother me."

Joey tried to push his hand away, but suddenly froze.

How did the villagers know she came to the grave?

When the blood rained down, the villagers all ran away.

She made a last-minute decision to come to the cemetery, which is why she brought Hua Ran with her.

“You… are not Old Man Joe.”

Upon hearing this, tears of blood streamed down Old Man Qiao's face.

His face was deathly pale, which made the blood appear even darker red.

"Yiyi...why are you ignoring your father? He already said he knows he was wrong..."

Old Man Joe's voice sounded somewhat distorted.

Qiao Yi stood up and turned around to find that Hua Ran was gone, and behind her was a deep black.

"Tunnel...calling the commander."

no answer.

Ah... she's been affected by magic.

Because only when she is under the spell will her consciousness be severed from the system.

Humans have their own laws, and ghosts have their own tricks; this is not surprising.

The key lies with Old Man Qiao; she shouldn't have responded to his words.

If you accept it, you've fallen for the trick.

Joey's lips curled slightly.

"I haven't even made a move yet, and you've already done it... Ha, that's fine, saves me the trouble of looking for you."

After saying that, Qiao Yi raised her hand to lightly poke Old Man Qiao's wrist with her fingertips.

But Old Man Joe abruptly pulled his hand back, and his whole body floated rapidly backward.

In the darkness, it was as if he had no legs.

Joey chased after him, but just as she was about to touch Old Man Joe's fingers, she suddenly jolted.

The surrounding scenery changed in an instant, and she felt dizzy, so she couldn't help but close her eyes.

When she opened her eyes again, she found herself in Old Man Qiao's little house.

The person was lying in bed, seemingly having just woken up.

The dim candlelight still shone inside the house, while the sound of continuous rain filled the air outside.

"Was I... just dreaming?"