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

Upon hearing this, Hua Ran felt her eyes sting with tears.

Memories rushed into my mind.

A woman in red stood in front of him, took his hand, and said these words.

Hua Ran really wanted to hug Qiao Yi.

They gave Joey everything she wanted.

"My darling...I love you so much..."

On Joey's side, the system made a "V" sign in the consciousness space.

"It's done. We don't have to suffer real punishment!"

Qiao Yi looked at Hua Ran, who had already stretched out her arms to catch Hua Ran as she lunged at her.

She felt a pang in her heart when she saw that Hua Ran's eyes were red.

Why are you crying? Did I make things difficult for you?

"Sweetie...give me a hug..."

Just as Qiao Yi was about to hug Hua Ran, a woman grabbed Qiao Yi's wrist and squeezed it tightly.

"Openly flirting with an innocent man, be careful I'll take you to the government office and give you a beating."

Joey raised an eyebrow.

The emotions were practically overflowing, so where did this idiot come from, getting involved?

Joey took a deep breath, suppressing her dissatisfaction.

"Go to the government office. On what crime are you arresting me?"

The tall woman with star-like eyes chuckled.

"The crime of provoking trouble. I know there is no law about a woman harassing a man, but if you harass a man and he doesn't comply, you will inevitably be dissatisfied. I saw you chasing him for two blocks, chasing and hitting him, which is in line with the crime of provoking trouble."

Qiao Yi rolled her eyes when she saw the guards from the government office following behind her.

"Okay, let go, I won't chase you anymore, let's go home."

The tall woman swayed her ponytail.

"Those who forcibly abduct men should also go to jail."

Joey frowned slightly.

"We are husband and wife."

"Impersonating someone else's wife will also land you in jail."

Hey, this guy's got a problem with prison food, huh?

“I’m not impersonating him. I am his wife. My family and I have just arrived in Bianliang County and are living in a dilapidated temple on the outskirts.”

Do you have a household registration?

Joey shook her head. "We have some special reasons, so we haven't registered our household registration. If we could, we would be willing to do so."

As a result, the tall woman immediately tried to put chains on Joey.

"Harassing men, causing trouble, being unregistered, impersonating another man's wife, forcibly abducting a man—multiple offenses warranting punishment..."

Hua Ran couldn't stand it anymore, so she pushed the woman and came to Qiao Yi's side.

"I enjoy being teased by my wife, so what?!"

Then Hua Ran gently patted Qiao Yi's head and pressed Qiao Yi's little head against her chest.

"My dear wife, don't be afraid. I'll prove it. If she dares to take you away, I... I'll bite her!"

Joey smiled, thinking to herself that she wasn't afraid.

If anyone needs protection, it's her who protects Hua Ran.

Hua Ran cupped Qiao Yi's small face and kissed her forehead.

He leaned close to Joey's ear and whispered.

"My dear, I love what you just said. It really resonated with me."

The tall woman looked at Hua Ran with a puzzled expression.

He said, "Young master, you haven't been threatened, have you? If you have, wink at me."

Joey was speechless.

Wait a minute, the scene of everyone watching the bathing and kissing... wouldn't that... alert the women in this government office?

What crime will she be arrested on?

Affecting the city's appearance...

Is it offensive to public morals?

"I……"

As soon as Qiao Yi uttered a single word, Hua Ran took Qiao Yi's hand and held her in her arms.

She has quite a temper.

"She's truly my wife. We were just fooling around in the street, having fun, you know what fun is?!"

As Hua Ran spoke, she kissed Qiao Yi's cheek again.

Next, I kissed his little nose.

Then give her a little kiss.

Finally, she slumped into Joey's arms.

"My lord, although you mean well, please see clearly that my dear wife is a good woman. Not only does she only have me as her husband, but she also pities and loves me. Even this embarrassing teasing was something I asked for. My wife is willing to say those things for my sake."

Hua Ran snorted and then said.

"Such a good woman, to be arrested and thrown in jail by you—wouldn't that be a tremendous injustice?! Sir, it's true you're good at helping others, but you can't judge someone entirely based on a single instance. Doing things this way... is the easiest way to miss the real bad guys!"

Upon hearing this, Joey felt a sweet warmth in her heart for no apparent reason.

Hua Ran is really too protective of her.

As mentioned before, it was always Joey who protected others.

Hua Ran was the first person who was willing to do things for her and protect her.

The system spoke leisurely in the consciousness space: "Who said that protection is unnecessary?"

"Cough... I think you should put all of Hana Ran's headshots together as a screensaver, that way I'll think it looks better."

"..."

The system is beyond words.

Joey's consciousness immediately shook its head, "What did I just say?"

The system sighed, "The truth."

The tall woman was taken aback by what Hua Ran said. Finally, she blinked her sharp eyes and said, "The lack of a household registration is always a problem. I need to go to your house to take a look."

Qiao Yi hugged Hua Ran and nodded in agreement.

Because she also wants a place in this world.

Having a household registration makes things easier.

"Sir, our family came from Shiqiao Village. It took us ten to fifteen days to reach this place. No one in Shiqiao Village has a household registration."

The woman waved her hand.

"Don't call me sir. My mother is the magistrate. I'm just running errands for her. My surname is Lu, and my name is Lu Qianye."

As they were talking, they arrived at the house that had been converted from a dilapidated temple.

Old Man Qiao was cooking, and Big Bowl Qiao had just woken up.

Its eyes were fixed, filled with murderous intent.

He licked his lips, his mind replaying the words the person in his dream had spoken.

“Poor child, you must be very hungry... Go and eat everyone around you who is edible.”

"But my master won't let me eat it!"

“If you don’t eat people, you will suffer from hunger. You are a glutton, born hungry. Your master is so selfish.”

"I……"

The man then said, "You can eat one first and see her attitude. If she can't even tolerate you eating one person, then you'll know what kind of person she is."

The man stepped forward and patted the Taotie's little head.

very gentle.

"After you know what kind of person she is, don't act impulsively. You can pretend to admit your mistake, promise not to do it again, and then... take advantage of her when she's not paying attention."

The tone was soft, yet it caused Taotie's pupils to shrink sharply.

And so, the Taotie awoke with only one goal in mind.

Eat up Old Man Joe.

He kept licking his lips, his mouth stretched wide open, no longer resembling a human.

The tall woman walked straight in and asked, "You have children?"

The Taotie immediately returned to its original state.

He was so focused that he almost bit off his own tongue.

Hua Ran immediately boasted, "My wife and I have been married for several years, isn't it normal to have a child?"

"My wife is amazing~ She touched me once, and we got pregnant~"

Qiao Yi coughed, and Lu Qianye raised an eyebrow.

As she turned around, Qiao Yi and Hua Ran exchanged a glance, their eyes turning wary.

Because they just caught the Taotie's behavior!