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

The next morning, Qiao Yi sat by Hua Ran's bedside.

She put the exposed hand back under the covers and tucked the corner of the blanket in.

Hua Ran's condition has stabilized. Although it is unknown why he fainted, Hua Ran's breathing was rapid at first, but became calm in the latter half of the night.

Qiao Yi guessed that it might be due to the influence of the Yin energy from the severed hand on Hua Ran.

But there are still strange things.

Last night, Joey returned to the place where the severed hand was, but she couldn't find it.

The chicks were all unharmed, but their severed hand was gone.

She searched the entire place but couldn't find it.

The system even stated that there were no longer any marked locations for severed hands in the entire Shiqiao Village.

“It’s outrageous.”

“Baozi, could it be a delayed effect? ​​That is, right after you cut it off, nothing happened, but after you left, the severed hand turned into light fragments on its own.”

Joey shook her head, thinking it unlikely.

Because that hand was so plump, even more tender than the skin of a living person.

"But in any case, the matter in this village has been resolved. We'll rest for a few days and leave once Hua Ran is feeling better."

The system chuckled, "Now that we've obtained the amnesia drug, are you still going to give it to Hua Ran?"

"I... I don't even know why he loves me 120% right now, so maybe we should just keep things as they are."

"Hey~ Believe it or not, go get cremated, and all that's left is your mouth, which won't burn because it's too hard~"

Joey used her consciousness to rebuke.

"Tongtong! I'm being very serious!"

The system told Qiao Yi not to get angry, since Hua Ran was doing well by her side and could use her yin-yang eyes at any time.

Just then, Hua Ran made a muffled sound, half-asleep and half-awake.

Soon, Hua Ran opened her eyes.

"Master Wife...Master Wife!"

He immediately sat up, which aggravated the wound in his abdomen, causing him to hiss.

He felt relieved when he saw that Joey had stood up to help him.

"My lady, where are the chicks?"

"They were all given to Old Man Qiao."

Hua Ran breathed a sigh of relief.

Joey poured him some water and asked, "You seem particularly interested in the chicks, do you really want to eat them?"

"No, because my wife told me not to eat them, so I have to protect them!"

Hua Ran gave Qiao Yi a sweet smile.

Joey's heart skipped a beat when she saw this.

So sweet...

"Oh, by the way, my lady, what about the severed hand? Has it been taken care of? Did I delay things...?"

"Don't overthink it, the matter of the severed hand has been resolved."

Hua Ran then wondered why she had fainted.

He covered his face with his hands, then suddenly blinked as if he had thought of something.

"Is this a sign that the baby is coming? Is our little fox coming soon? My wife, can you feel it? I've heard that before the baby arrives, the parents will feel some discomfort. Is this the baby giving us a heads-up?"

Hua Ran's face quickly heated up.

A few strands of her black hair fell to her chest, making the floral dye look exceptionally soft.

"Oh dear, what should we name our little fox?"

"I've never had a child before~"

"If I start raising a child, will I become haggard, and will my wife stop liking me...? But taking care of the baby is the father's responsibility, and this cannot be left to a woman..."

When Joey saw that he kept going on and on, she felt both helpless and resigned.

She just couldn't help but complain.

"You're thinking too far ahead. I don't feel any discomfort or pain."

Disappointment stained the flowers.

He thought to himself, "I hate that you're such a blockhead!"

If you don't feel anything, why don't you try to find it?

If we come a few more times, won't the little fox come?

At this moment, Mr. Qiao shaved his head.

"Yiyi, Dad has packed everything. There's nothing to take, just a few clothes and some everyday items. There's a bamboo basket left, and I want to take all the chickens with me."

The original owner's memories immediately flashed through Joey's mind.

Mr. Qiao said he had raised all these chickens to be very fat.

The original owner returned and named them.

After saying this, the original owner was tricked away by the priest that very night and was killed.

Qiao Yi rubbed her temples and said, "Take it, take it all. Dad, you don't have to worry about the trouble. Take whatever you want from this room, I'll carry it."

Strangely enough, where did the original owner's soul go?

Joey looked at all the souls that had gone to their final resting place, and none of them were the original owner of the body.

She still wanted to say something to the original owner's soul.

Moreover, Qiao Dawang said that he had never absorbed the original owner's soul.

The remaining questions are still shrouded in mystery.

Qiao Yi remembered that there was a reward for collecting Taotie before, which was a pendant that could ward off evil spirits. She wanted to give it to her father to wear close to his body.

"Master, issue the rewards."

"Okay~"

Instantly, a small pendant appeared in Joey's right palm.

Joey then realized that it was actually a detachable ring, which was actually two crescent moons.

An inexplicable sense of familiarity came over me.

At the same time, she felt a burning gaze.

Looking up, Hua Ran was also staring at the pendant.

"My lady...did you have this before? Why does it feel so familiar?"

"Ok?"

Joey was taken aback.

Why does Hua Ran feel that the rewards from the system are familiar?

No, more importantly, why does he feel the same way I do?

Hua Ran turned her head away again, a hint of shyness in her voice, and said, "My lady, is this for me? Oh dear... we're always dealing with ghosts and monsters, so giving something like this is too fragile. But... it's clearly something you carefully selected, my lady. I can't let you down, so... I like it..."

Before he could finish speaking, Qiao Yi said to Old Man Qiao, "Dad, this is for you. Keep it with you to protect yourself from ghosts and monsters."

For a moment, everyone in the room was stunned.

Old Man Joe felt that he shouldn't have been given this thing.

Because the fox spirit's intentions are quite obvious.

Hua Ran's mouth opened slightly, and her eyes changed from smiling to angry.

Qiao Dawang, who had already woken up, tilted his head and breathed out, his youthful face showing disdain.

Joey still handed the keychain to Old Man Joe.

"Dad, you can keep it. It will be convenient for you when you go out in the future, and I won't have to worry about you."

"..."

"..."

The two speechless individuals were Old Man Qiao and Hua Ran.

The system chuckled within Joey's consciousness.

"6~"

Old Man Joe eventually accepted.

Hua Ran threw a pillow at Qiao Yi.

"My wife, your head must be full of mush! I hate you, I hate you!"

Hua Ran immediately pulled the covers over her head and shrank into a corner.

Joey coughed.

"What are you doing? This is for Father, isn't it because Father needs it?"

"I need it too, why won't you give it to me? Besides, that pendant is clearly a pair, a pair!"

Joey lifted the blanket covering Hua Ran, who was still curled up, ignoring Joey.

She sighed.

"But you've always been by my side, you never leave, what do you need that for?"

Hua Ran's body trembled.

Qiao Dawang coughed once while he was eating voraciously.

Old Man Qiao quickly went back inside to continue packing his things.

Hua Ran's tail slowly wrapped around Qiao Yi's arm, and his face turned slightly red.

Why is the wife's mind so convoluted?

It's both straight and crooked, and... it's said in a way that's quite tempting.

"Still? Never leave?"