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

Joey didn't think anything would happen to Joe's father.

After all, Old Man Joe carries a drop of his own blood.

Joey looked up and replied, "I know, Auntie, you should leave the village soon too. There aren't many people living here, it's not good to stay too long."

"Oh, oh! I'm leaving this afternoon to stay with my daughter who went out to work twenty-five years ago."

She also bowed to Joey and said she was very grateful to Joey.

Moreover, Joey showed her that staying true to herself was the right thing to do.

In the end, she left, something many others couldn't do; that was the best ending for her.

The little bundle of milk got up and followed behind Joey.

Hua Ran frowned and muttered, "My lady, he'll be with us from now on?"

"Yes, I am his master. What's wrong? Don't worry, he wouldn't dare to hurt you."

Hua Ran's fox ears immediately drooped down, and she lowered her head and muttered softly.

He has hurt me, he has broken my heart!

He sounded very aggrieved.

It is said that Taotie is a boy, a male... Although Taotie is currently a cub, its growth cycle is very fast, and it will become an adult in an instant one day.

“Keeping him by my side... I always feel that one day he will become my rival in love.”

Joey chuckled after hearing this.

"He wouldn't know anything about those things."

"But he calls you a fairy!"

Joey rolled her eyes. "You still call me 'wife'? Let's go back, be careful of your stomach."

Hua Ran was taken aback.

My gloomy mood immediately brightened.

It's as if they're acknowledging his identity.

No, isn't it a declaration of ownership?

"Okay! Let's go back."

Hua Ran also glanced at the little bundle of milk following behind her, then held Qiao Yi's arm and showed it to the little bundle of milk.

The little dumpling spat to the side, making a hissing sound.

"You fox, you're so slutty!"

When he got home, Old Man Joe was able to stand up on his own, completely fine.

There was a lot of blood on the ground, and Old Man Joe was also a little scared.

He said he was collecting eggs to make steamed eggs for Joey in the kitchen, but soon he heard chickens squawking. He went out to check and the adult chickens were fine, but the newly hatched brood of chicks was gone.

There was a large pool of blood on the ground, and he slipped and fell because of it.

Joey nodded. "So...did you hurt yourself?"

"No, no, Yiyi, don't worry, your dad is tough and won't break. It's just that I didn't cook for you properly, so you could come home and eat right away. I'm sorry about that. I'll go make something right now!"

Whether it was because of that incident or not, Old Man Qiao always treated Qiao Yi with utmost deference and respect.

Qiao Yi frowned slightly and said, "It's okay, we won't go hungry if we eat a little later."

She crouched down, touched some of the blood on the ground, and smelled it. It didn't look like chicken blood, and chicks wouldn't bleed this much.

Hua Ran squatted down and wrinkled her little nose.

"This is dog blood, the blood from that dog god. What did he do to bleed so much?"

Old Man Qiao was sent by Qiao Yi to cook.

Because she sensed a spirit hiding behind her.

Once Old Man Joe was far away, Joey immediately turned around and reached out to grab the guy hiding behind a pile of junk.

"It's you?"

Hua Ran looked over and discovered that it was a Taoist nun.

"Why haven't you reached your final resting place yet? Have all the souls you were protecting left?"

The Taoist nun smiled and nodded.

"They've all left. Thank you, Miss Qiao. You truly are the most capable person I've ever met. But... I still have something I'd like to trouble you with, namely, Inugami."

The Taoist nun even knelt down and kowtowed to Qiao Yi.

He repeatedly stated that the dog god was good, and that he had clearly told him to return to his physical body.

But for some reason, it was affected by yin energy.

“Miss Qiao, the dog god is also in great pain. The blood was from his fight against the severed hand. Please save him and take the dog god away so that he will not wander outside.”

Hua Ran was even more unwilling upon hearing this.

"Male...and they're all male! Why are they all male?!"

The key was that dog god, whose long hair was loosely braided into a thick black braid, and whose almond-shaped eyes were endearing.

Hua Ran suddenly felt that her competition was even greater.

Qiao Yi patted Hua Ran's hand as a way of comforting her.

Then he said, "This severed hand is clearly targeting me. The severed hand has become a spirit, but it is not very strong yet. Otherwise, it would not need to rely on the dog god. So I must deal with the severed hand. As for whether the dog god will follow me, that depends on him."

The Taoist nun pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke.

“Miss Qiao, the person behind the priest is very powerful. If you offend him, you might be in big trouble.”

She said she knew she was going to die, which is why she used the divination to protect other souls.

In order to protect the dog god, he pretended to poison the dog god.

Otherwise, given Inugami's personality, even if he were to become obsessed to the point of demonic possession, he would still be no match for the person behind him.

Neither of them will survive.

"When I came in, I cast three divinations for myself, and all three indicated that I could not leave this village alive. I was also wary of the priestess, but I couldn't defend against her dagger. It seemed to be imbued with some strange energy, breaking through my five gates and severing my Dao root. Otherwise, an ordinary dagger could not have harmed me in the slightest."

Joey understood, but she wasn't afraid.

“I can’t let the person behind the scenes trap me here for the rest of my life. He blames me for breaking his scheme, and I hate the trap he set up.”

Joey urged the nun to hurry to her destination.

She took out a yellow talisman from her bosom and flung it into the air. She casually made a hand seal with her fingers, and all the talismans around her turned into small animals.

There are little rabbits, kittens, hedgehogs, and more.

They scattered to various places and quickly disappeared.

The Taoist nun was taken aback.

Joey said, "I'm sorry to have used your technique for now, but don't worry, I only used it to lure out the dog god. I won't pass this technique on to anyone else, nor will I use it a second time."

"Ah no no, Miss Qiao... you use it better than me. Are you perhaps a person of destiny who can learn other people's techniques after only seeing them once?"

This is also one of Joey's abilities.

But she never took pride in plundering.

She waved her hand, "Your technique is better. Everyone has their own expertise. Your magic can transform you into human form, while mine can only transform you into animals."

The Taoist nun pleaded with Joey again, begging him to save the dog god.

After saying this, he disappeared.

Hua Ran chimed in from the side, “Hmph, it’s clearly the wife who uses it better. The wife’s little animals are so cute. And look at that Taoist nun’s, the monsters and little figures on the screen are just too terrifying!”

Qiao Yi turned to look at Hua Ran and couldn't help but chuckle.

"Don't be so startled in the future, especially with the word 'male'! You blurt it out and people will laugh at you."

Hua Ran pouted, first lowering her head, her fox tail wagging incessantly.

Then he grabbed Joey's arm with both hands and the fox tail.

He held her tightly in his arms.

"My lady~ it's all because you're a fairy~"

"You're cool, beautiful, and strong... any man would like you. As for me..."

Hua Ran said with a wronged expression, "She's weak and delicate, and is of no use except for protecting her wife from injury."