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

Joey paused for a moment, unsure how to respond.

She... was fine to begin with.

The wall that had been blocking the way was, of course, violently torn open by her.

Fearing something might happen to the flowers, she lost control and almost caused the entire cellar to collapse.

When they arrived, they found Hua Ran lying on the ground.

Fortunately, she only fainted.

"What's wrong? What did you see that made you suddenly run out?"

Hua Ran wouldn't let go and kept hugging Qiao Yi.

He kept stroking Joey's back with his hand.

It's like confirming something, or like a big dog protecting its precious pet.

The fluffy fox tail also wrapped around Joey's waist.

It was clamped tightly.

Joey couldn't help but take a deep breath to relieve the pressure in her abdomen.

Hua Ran raised her head, her eyes red-rimmed.

"I saw a spirit impersonating me, just like the one that grabbed me in the river last time, so in a moment of panic, I chased after it, but I didn't expect..."

Hua Ran recalled that dream.

I still feel lingering fear when I think about it now.

But he didn't say it.

Instead, he said, "After I chased after you, I was hit and passed out. I don't know anything. I was so worried that you might get hurt while I was unconscious! So I won't be stubborn anymore. You don't need to comfort me; I'll comfort you!"

"I won't keep babbling on and on!"

"I won't let my wife hug me all the time."

"I will walk carefully and won't sprain my ankle again."

Hua Ran spoke urgently, and couldn't help but cough a few times.

"In short! I will not be a burden to my wife!"

After listening to a lot of things, Joey finally said, "I've never thought of you as a burden, and I'm also very worried about what might happen to you while you're away from me."

After a pause, Qiao Yi added, "The most important thing is that you're alright."

But this time, Hanazono wasn't hit directly.

He simply lowered his head timidly.

I always felt that dream was a warning from God for him because he was being too reckless.

He pulled Qiao Yi to her feet, took her hand in his, and gently rubbed his face against her palm, behaving incredibly obediently.

Qiao Yi scratched her head, and then heard the system say, "Baby, the faint yin energy here is the same as that extracted from the secret realm at the bottom of the river. That means that the guy with the flower dye in the river and the traces left here are the same one."

"I guessed that, too."

The system scoffed, "That's why I'm talking about the mission."

"What?"

"Actually, you don't need to be surprised. The one about taking a shower and kissing has come forward. They initially said it would take half a month, but now it's only been four days."

Joey bit her lower lip. This shouldn't be surprising?

All that's left is astonishment!

She even wanted to swear.

"If it's ahead of schedule... what's the punishment if I postpone it?"

"Teasing Hua Ran, if you don't do this punishment, it will become an unavoidable random task from the system. Random means... the kind where you suddenly fall into a cesspool."

Joey felt a chill.

Yes, the system cannot interfere with the outside world.

But the system can interfere with consciousness.

Who could stand having their consciousness soaked in a cesspool?

"Okay, okay, I understand."

Joey pulled the flower dye outside.

She said the boy had appeared while Hanazono was in a coma.

"The boy was being noisy and jumping around. When he realized you weren't his father, he wouldn't come near you. He said we were liars and told us to leave quickly. He also said he wanted to play with a ball."

Hua Ran pinched her chin and thought for a moment.

“There must be some similarity between me and his father for him to mistake me for someone else. Also, my lady, did you notice that the boy's eyes are the same as the male vengeful ghost with the golden stem flower at the bottom of the river? They're both completely black. This means he's heading in the right direction…”

Joey took over the conversation.

"The fact that a child's ghost walks in the right direction can only mean one thing: he died in infancy..."

Because only children who die in infancy are blessed by heaven, and are not tainted by evil spirits or resentment, thus preventing them from falling into depravity.

But that in itself is a sad thing.

Both of them sighed.

Then they heard Zhao Daxian shouting loudly not far away.

"You surnamed Su, you only said that you made your husband jump into a well and commit suicide because you were having an affair, but you didn't mention that even his son died! This is a father-son curse, do you know what a father-son curse is?!"

Miss Su had already woken up, but her face was even paler.

Wearing only her undergarments, she was being supported by a delicate-looking man, swaying unsteadily.

"Great Immortal, Great Immortal! You must help me. You must have the ability. I know that before you came, I was coughing up blood. So many doctors couldn't help me. But as soon as you came, I stopped coughing up blood. So you can definitely save me. I don't care how much it costs!"

"Fuck you!"

Zhao Daxian swung her arm; being quite strong, she made Miss Su stumble and almost fall.

"This 'father-son stigma' thing is really powerful; it could even kill me! You know, if a newborn baby dies, his deceased father won't leave!"

Zhao Daxian also shoved Miss Su.

"Are you even human? You can't even manage an adult, let alone a child?! You've already caused your son's death, do you think the other father will let you go? Just wait to die!"

"Oh no, Master Zhao, I'm begging you, Master Zhao!"

As Joey listened, all the information connected into a single line.

She understood everything.

Qiao Yi walked directly towards Miss Su.

Everyone was taken aback when they saw Qiao Yi and Hua Ran.

"You two...you two didn't faint?"

"Someone, quick, someone, tie these two up so that Master Zhao can perform his rituals!"

Zhao Daxian stayed far away.

"What's the point of using laws! I can't handle this, I don't care!"

Joey gave a cold laugh and put her two fingers together.

He then smacked Zhao Daxian's leg.

Zhao Daxian exclaimed "Ouch!" and then froze in shock.

This feeling...this pain...

She did it just now!

Qiao Yi asked with a hint of teasing, "Master Zhao, were you scared in front of the offering table just now?"

Hua Ran also slightly raised her chin and snorted.

Zhao Daxian quickly scolded the people around her and came to Qiao Yi's side.

"I'm not a sage, you are! You're a sage! Oh dear, I must have been blind! I don't recognize you as a member of the Daoist lineage. Senior, you are the great senior! I was so rude just now, it was all this Su fellow's fault!"

Upon seeing this, Miss Su quickly knelt down before Qiao Yi as well.

Joey said, "Don't kneel before me, you won't live. You will die within three days."

"what!?"

"But I have to make this clear to you: your death wasn't caused by the ghosts of that father and son. Your family has other things, so don't try to smear the dead!"

Joey then looked at the delicate-looking man.

The man unconsciously took a few steps back.

Joey said, "You think you've succeeded in winning favor by using other methods to have a daughter? You don't even know what your daughter is. It's ridiculous."

Hua Ran listened from the side and then rubbed her face against Qiao Yi's.

"Our wife is the smartest!"

After he finished speaking, he slowly extended the fox tail from under his cloak, and at the same time, a green light appeared in his black eyes in the night.