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

Upon hearing this, Joey felt even more irritated.

"As expected, Qiao Yu is no good!"

The system said it had temporarily sent the two systems back.

However, the memories of those two systems were modified, so neither system remembered that their memories had been spied on.

"Baby, there's something else... well... although I think it's insignificant, I still have to tell you. That is... the man who has always had a crush on you in the system world has also come."

"what?!"

Joey was confused.

"Who was that again?"

The system gave an awkward laugh.

"You really don't remember him at all. Well, you've found your own love, so of course you don't care about him anymore."

However, according to Qiao Yu and Qiao Zan's system memories, they both personally said things like, "Why did that guy come along too?"

Joey couldn't help but scratch her head.

"Let's ignore that guy for now and focus on the present. Tongtong, since you're free now, help me analyze this fake flower dye."

"Oh~ then baby, come closer to him, be affectionate, and let me extract the substance."

"A little intimacy?! If Hua Ran smells this guy when she gets back, she'll kill me!?"

"Oh dear, it's all fake intimacy!"

In reality, Joey still can't see ghosts.

However, Hanazono said there's no need to worry now.

Because the person who brought the dishes in was kept in place by the talisman from Joey and didn't move.

Qiao Yi coughed and then pinned Hua Ran against the wall again.

Where has this flower dyer ever seen anything like this?

He is a paper doppelganger of the head, and he knows and recognizes Joey through the memories of the head.

But... there's no such memory in my head!

His heart was pounding, he was so nervous, and he could even feel his face burning.

"My lady... what are you going to do?"

"do not move."

The closer Qiao Yi got, the more Hua Ran's heart fluttered.

Before Qiao Yi even touched Hua Ran's face, Hua Ran already felt a little itchy on her cheek.

Little did they know that Joey's mind was also filled with a rich variety of voices.

"Tongtong, is that alright? I...I...I don't want any physical contact with him."

"Alright, alright, data collection complete."

Just as Hua Ran closed her eyes, ready to accept Qiao Yi's kiss, Qiao Yi immediately turned her head away and exhaled.

"You had a thread stuck in your hair, so I removed it for you."

"Ah... oh..."

Hana was a little disappointed.

He sat back down in his chair and asked, "My lady, what should we do now?"

Qiao Yi told Hua Ran to be quiet; she was thinking about something.

Actually, I was listening to the system's explanation.

“Baozi, this thing isn’t a spirit. The system’s sampling and analysis showed that it is paper, but… it’s not just paper. It has something similar to real flower dye.”

"Oh?"

Qiao Yi pursed her lips. She didn't want to alert the enemy, especially since the real Hua Ran hadn't arrived yet, which meant he was being held back by something.

The most likely explanation is... a white-haired woman, a shadow monster!

Suddenly, a "click" sound was heard.

Qiao Yi snapped out of her daze and saw Hua Ran standing there, stunned, the teacup shattered and falling to the ground.

Joey quickly pulled the flower dyer back.

"careful!"

"Don't...don't let the shards cut your body!"

Actually, Joey already understood why he was afraid of water; she was telling him to be careful so that he wouldn't be dissolved by the water.

At that point, we won't even have a way to find real flower dye.

Hua Ran lay sprawled on the bed, carefully rubbing her large tail, and whispered, "My lady... will you save me?"

"Of course, it will hurt me if you get hurt."

!!!

Hua Ran bit her lower lip until it turned white.

The wife cared so much about Hua Ran.

A voice suddenly appeared in his mind.

"Leave...it's my turn! You were just a small spell I created, and now your mission is complete."

In an instant, it was as if something had been taken from Zhihua Ran's body. He shuddered again, and when he opened his eyes to look at the ground, his eyes were bloodshot.

After a brief pause, his eyes turned completely black.

He looked up and softly called out to Qiao Yi.

"My wife..."

"What? I'll clean up the pieces, you don't need to move."

As Qiao Yi got out of bed, her body tensed up because Hua Ran hugged her.

It's the kind of thing where you wrap your arms around her waist from behind.

The system quickly brainwashed Joey.

"Hold on, hold on, hold on! Don't get angry or violent. Without him, you won't even know where Zhenhua Ran is."

"I...I...I want to hold back! What is he doing? Is he using a paper doll to seduce me?!"

Eh?

Joe paused for a moment.

Before, when I was pinned against the wall or dragged to the bed, my arms were always cold, but this time they were warm.

So soon...

Joey resisted the urge to rush out and said, "I need to clean up the shards. What if you get hurt by a shard while you're walking?"

Hua Ran, who was holding Qiao Yi, trembled, but did not let go.

Because he finally felt that long-awaited body temperature.

It felt so warm and familiar; it was the taste he longed for, and also the taste he hated.

“My lady… I’m not afraid… You know those shards won’t hurt me.”

"Oh, well, I have to get rid of this ghost too... I can't see any ghosts or monsters right now..."

As soon as Qiao Yi finished speaking, she turned around and Hua Ran breathed a breath of lotus fragrance at her.

In an instant, Joey could see the spirit with the talisman pasted on it in the center of the room.

He's a waiter.

His entire body was covered in blood.

Ah... her soul has been almost completely corrupted.

It's likely that the next time she lies in a coffin, her soul will be scattered and her spirit will be gone.

Joey swallowed hard, flicked her finger, and the talisman shattered. The creature slowly returned to its normal appearance, probably a sign that it was about to be destroyed.

"Miss Qiao, what am I doing here? Oh right, I brought you food. I have to go now. Please enjoy your meal."

Joey thought that doing this was not a good idea.

So she pretended to be sleepy and yawned.

He said, "I'm sleepy. Maintaining the brothel's magic still consumes a lot of yang energy. I've decided to take a nap and make a decision after I wake up."

Hua Ran said, "I'll stay with you. Go to sleep. I'll protect you."

Joey closed her eyes, thinking, "You?"

You're being lenient by not killing me!

But Qiao Yi didn't know that Hua Ran's eyes had turned bloodshot again.

His brows were furrowed with sorrow, and his eyes seemed to hold tears.

Before long, he felt that Joey's breathing was steady, as if she was fast asleep, so he reached out and touched Joey's face, his fingertips lingering on her cheeks.

"My wife... I hate you so much, I hate that you killed me in my first life..."

"I love you so much... I love everything about you... all of you..."

"You came to me... just to use me? To get me to help you regain your position as the Sun God?"

Hua Ran leaned closer to Qiao Yi and kissed her cheek.

Then he pulled a dagger from his sleeve, gripped it with both hands, and pointed it directly at Joey.

If I kill Joey, I won't have to suffer the torment of watching people die all over the city.