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

As Hua Ran spoke, she pouted her little lips.

The wife was drugged and confused during their first time together, so did she actually see it?

Hua Ran became increasingly annoyed by what she thought about it.

Then the boy said, "Daddy, aren't you supposed to be unable to come out? Haven't you been staying in the cellar all this time?"

"who……"

Qiao Yi grabbed Hua Ran's hand and squeezed it.

He continued, "Let me take over."

“Your father came up here for some fresh air, but he can’t find his way back. Since you’re here, why don’t you take him back?”

The boy tilted his head; his features seemed similar to those of the little girl in Miss Su's family, but he was older.

"okay!"

Then the boy ran outside barefoot.

Qiao Yi pulled Hua Ran and said, "Of course I know you don't have children. You're a spirit now, how could you have children?"

Hua Ran pursed her lips at those words.

"No... even when I wasn't a soul, my body was clean and innocent! Although I don't remember why I died, I'm definitely not some random fox, my wife... are you even listening to me?"

He followed Joey out quietly.

Upon hearing that the wronged spirit harbored resentment, Miss Su, whose body was already weak, couldn't hold on any longer and fainted.

Everyone in the mansion is focused on Miss Su and no one cares about them.

As they reached the cellar entrance, Hua Ran was about to explain something more when Qiao Yi tilted her head and pecked his little mouth.

"Let's go inside first, love you~"

"Ugh! You..."

The boy disappeared in a flash.

Joey led the way.

Hua Ran blushed, lowered her head, and covered her face with one hand.

Its fluffy tail kept wagging.

You brat, how did you learn this trick!

Wouldn't that mean that from now on, whenever I keep talking, she'll come over and kiss me?

I can't even speak properly anymore.

It seems...not bad at all.

Joey jumped into the cellar, looked up and reached out her hand, "Come on, I'll catch you, jump down without worry."

"what?"

"Why are you spacing out? I just kissed you, aren't you happy?"

Hua Ran turned her head away and snorted.

"You mean wife, you won't let people speak. Of course they're unhappy."

But as she said this, Hanazono's tail shook even more violently, pushing open her cloak and letting her large, reddish-brown fur sway back and forth.

How come Joey remembers that foxes are canines, and dogs wag their tails when they're happy? Foxes should be happy in a similar way, right?

Did I remember it wrong?

"Okay then, I was afraid you'd talk too much this time and not see where you're going, and then you'd twist your ankle on the way back. I'll be more careful in the future, I won't kiss your lips or block you from speaking anymore."

"Ah...ah?!"

Upon hearing this, Hua Ran clenched her fists tightly.

Its tail stopped wagging.

"I can jump by myself, you get out of the way, I... I don't need you to carry me!"

"But it's very high up here, and there are loose stones underneath. What if they poke your feet?"

Hua Ran wrinkled her nose and jumped down without even looking at Qiao Yi.

However, he still fell into Joey's arms.

"My wife... I said no, but you still came to pick me up..."

His eyes were filled with joy.

"I'm afraid you'll really sprain your ankle and won't be able to walk, and I'll have to carry you."

After saying that, Qiao Yi told Hua Ran to stand up straight, and then went to touch the wall herself.

The walls of this cellar are different from the two fox statues from before.

The area to the touch was dry and warm.

This contains pure deer blood, not snake blood.

Joey peeled off a bit of plaster from the wall, deliberately using her yang energy to bump it against the surface, feeling how numb her hand became, and then muttered something to herself.

"There's plenty of yang energy, and this blood comes from a deer that has become an immortal. No wonder the walls are so hot and dry."

Hua Ran, meanwhile, kept kicking the wall.

I thought to myself, "You despise me? You actually think I'm a burden? Humph..."

Okay, I know you didn't mean that, you're so straightforward.

Hua Ran turned to the side and glanced at Qiao Yi cautiously.

"My lady, if you come and apologize, or give me a kiss and a hug, I will... forgive you."

He spoke very softly.

But before Qiao Yi could come over to comfort him, he first saw someone squatting around the corner.

The man was thin but not weak, with long black hair.

The moment Hua Ran looked up, she froze.

It’s me…

What I saw in the same secret underwater realm was myself!

Why are you impersonating me?

The red at the corners of her eyes was even more intense, and her eyebrows and eyes were even more alluring.

Hua Ran rushed over directly.

Joey was still studying the wall when she heard the noise and immediately turned around.

"Hua Ran, where are you going?!"

An ordinary cellar was suddenly blocked by a wall, which blocked Qiao Yi's way and completely separated her from Hua Ran.

Hua Ran chased after him and grabbed the man who was impersonating her.

"Who are you? Do you think you can fool my wife just because you look like me?"

The man turned around, suddenly leaned close to Hua Ran, and revealed a cold, seductive smile.

Her hand gently stroked the flower-stained face.

His eyes looked at her with a scrutinizing gaze, as if examining her from bottom to top.

"You...what do you want to do?"

The man said nothing, but with an air of oppression, he pressed Hua Ran against the wall.

He leaned closer and pressed his forehead against Hua Ran's forehead.

"What exactly are you... ugh!"

Hua Ran felt a sharp pain on her forehead, and soon her eyes went blank.

His memories were racing, like passing through countless fragments, and suddenly, they stopped at a certain fragment.

He was completely absorbed in the memories, looking at those memories.

The first thing that catches the eye is the pitch-black sky and the blood-stained red moon.

Hua Ran was startled and quickly lowered her head, but the person in front of her surprised her even more.

It was himself and his wife.

And he himself held the short knife, half of which was embedded in his wife's body.

"no no!"

"How could such a thing happen? How could I possibly hurt my wife? I love her too much to even think about it!"

As soon as the wife appeared in the coffin, Hua Ran felt an indescribable sour feeling in her heart, a little painful and a little itchy.

When his wife pinned him down, he had no eyes or heart but this woman. He was never a promiscuous man, but at that moment, he felt his empty heart was filled, and so he wanted to give his soul to his wife completely.

Therefore... he could never possibly harm his wife!

Yet, with tears of blood streaming down his face, he pushed the knife forward another step.

Hua Ran rushed forward and reached out to stop him.

"no, do not want!"

But Hua Ran couldn't get through; there was a barrier between him and them!

No matter how hard he knocked, he couldn't get past it.

Then, the self, shedding tears of blood, said, "My lady, you've always loved my eyes. Let these eyes accompany you to your final rest..."

"Do not……"

Hanazono kept pounding on the barrier until the knife was completely inserted into the wife's body.

He opened his eyes in terror.

"Wife master!"

"I'm here."

Hua Ran was taken aback when she heard Qiao Yi's voice.

The two looked into each other's eyes, and Hua Ran saw that Qiao Yi was sitting perfectly fine beside him.

Without thinking, he hugged Qiao Yi.

"Are you alright? My wife, are you alright?"

"What could possibly be wrong with me..."

"I won't be willful anymore! I don't need you to coax me, my sweetheart, I just want you to be healthy and well!"