A dowry of one billion, and I'll marry him!

He stepped into the courtyard, where the moonlight was just beginning to shine, reflecting into the pond.

“It seems that over the years when she was selling pastries, the luck and souls of the young girls who came to buy things all gathered here. This pool looks like a pond, but it is actually a collection of accumulated luck,” Shi Yannan said.

Upon hearing this, Zhan Jinglin was about to step forward, but when he met Shi Yanxia's cold gaze, he forcibly withdrew his leg.

The man stood before her, somewhat guilty, looking down at her with a flustered expression. He swallowed hard, and after a long pause, finally said, "I'm sorry."

"When did you get in touch with him?" Shi Yanxia asked coldly.

Zhan Jinglin remained silent.

His heart raced, and he vaguely sensed that things were about to end between him and Shi Yanxia.

He hadn't thought too much about it before; he just wanted to protect her. If something happened here, it would be better for him to get hurt than for her to get hurt. That's why he lied to her.

"The contact began when we started investigating him to see if he had any connection with the Shi family." Zhan Jinglin's voice became low, filled with helplessness.

Shi Yanxia listened and turned her head away, somewhat annoyed.

Upon seeing this, the man felt inexplicably flustered.

He quickly stepped forward, reached out and tugged at Shi Yanxia's arm, and said, "It wasn't intentional that I was hiding it from you."

"We were just talking about how you haven't been feeling well lately, and I realized it might be related to what you did at the Qin residence last time. I'm worried that you're damaging your health too much, and I don't know what I would do if something happened to you."

"Furthermore, my grandfather mentioned that Shen Guishi was indeed connected with the Shi family back then. I met with Mr. Shi and we talked about some things from back then. We both agreed that the risks were too great."

"What if there are unforeseen dangers lurking here? The only safest option is to send you back first," Zhan Jinglin said.

Shi Yanxia felt very uncomfortable; she had been used to being independent since she was a child.

Protected by Zhan Jinglin, protected by the old man, protected by Bai Nuannuan and the others, and now even... Thinking of this, she looked up at Shi Yannan.

"Come and take a look quickly," Shi Yannan's voice rang out.

He stood there with a solemn expression, his gaze fixed intently on the pool.

Upon seeing this, Shi Yanxia and Zhan Jinglin quickly walked into the courtyard. They found that the pond, which had been full of water before, was now dry, as if covered with a layer of mist.

Inside, wisps of smoke rose, making it resemble a dark pool.

“Back then, there was a lock of her hair that she threw into this pool,” Shi Yannan said.

His hands gripped the edge of the pool tightly, his voice hoarse with anxiety. It was rare to see him, usually so calm and collected, showing such a worried expression.

"You mean Shen Guishi cut off a lock of his hair and threw it down?" Shi Yanxia asked, somewhat surprised.

Hair is connected to flesh and blood, and this was a significant consideration in ancient times.

“Yes,” Shi Yannan said.

Shi Yanxia held her breath, her fingertips trembling, and murmured, "Has she gone mad?"

"Is there something special about the hair?" Zhan Jinglin asked, realizing that something was amiss.

After a long while, she exhaled and said, "This pool contains the luck, yang energy, and other vital energy that this old woman borrowed, and her hair, once placed in, must be covered in her blood."

"All this luck, yang energy, and vitality will gather in her hair. If she is sick or weak, she might be able to regain her youth through this energy, but if she is a normal person, her body already has plenty of energy, so this will definitely backfire."

"By using her hair as a guide, she is gambling with her life. If the pool is destroyed, the energy inside will explode, and a normal person cannot withstand that force."

"This power is accumulating, and Shen Lianchu probably wants to rely on this power to transform herself and maintain her longevity. Everything she does is to pave the way for this."

"If this energy is gathered in the body, it may mean that one can freely enter the space-time tunnel, or even the Yin and Yang realms. For the sake of being the overlord of the two realms, one can even travel between different space-times."

As soon as Shi Yanxia finished speaking, the old lady's face grew even more unpleasant.

"You, how did you know?" The old lady finally looked at Shi Yanxia with a proper gaze.

If everything before was just luck, then after analyzing it layer by layer, she understood the intricacies of the situation.

“Not only do I know all of this, but I also know why you became an immortal. You were probably guarding this place voluntarily for her, but in reality, you were looking for a way to take it for yourself.”

“If you hadn’t been selfish, Shen Lianchu might not have been seriously injured at school last time,” Shi Yanxia said.

The old lady stared intently at Shi Yanxia, ​​as if she were looking at some triumphant prey.

"Looks like it's yours. You're the final ingredient." The old woman smiled eerily.

Although she was sitting there, her gaze was very naked. The way she looked at Shi Yanxia was as if she wanted to bite her right away. She said admiringly, "You have the aura of Shen Guishi and Shi Yannan on you, and the blood and sweat of their hearts."

"Since you've come to me willingly tonight, don't blame me for taking advantage of you first."

"As long as I eat you, I can open the time tunnel tonight. I want Zhan Chenhan and Qin Zhixi to know that even if they suppress me here, they can't stop me," the old lady said.

As she spoke, she suddenly raised her hand, and a halo appeared in her palm.

The halo in her palm continued to expand, instantly enveloping the entire courtyard, as if to shield it from all connection with the outside world.

"Let me out, she's mine!" the male voice inside the old woman's body kept shouting.

The old lady's face darkened, and she forcibly suppressed the voice.

Zhan Jinglin felt the air pressure pressing down on him, so he quickly stood protectively beside Shi Yanxia and looked at Shi Yannan, saying, "Is there any way to get her out of here first?"

Shi Yannan stood there, lost in thought.

"None of you will escape. Since you chose to come here to die tonight, then you will all die here, ha ha ha!"

"The bloodline of the Zhan family, the bloodline of the Shi family, the bloodline of the Qin family, the bloodline of the Shen family, it smells so good!" The old lady stared greedily at Zhan Jinglin and Shi Yanxia, ​​her eyes shining with excitement.

Shi Yannan stared intently at her.

“Shi Yanxia,” he suddenly called out to her.

Shi Yanxia remained silent, only raising her eyes to look at him. Their eyes met, and he slowly asked, "To awaken you, Shen Guishi didn't hesitate to sacrifice his own life to give you a second chance at life."

“She never raised you after giving birth to you, so don’t hate her,” Shi Yannan said.

His words undoubtedly told her that Shen Guishi was indeed her mother.

At this moment, Shi Yanxia's eyes were a little hot, her nose was sore, and many inexplicable emotions were surging in her heart. She wanted to ask, she wanted to ask, there were so many things she wanted to ask, but she couldn't say anything.

Therefore, her rebirth was something Shen Guishi earned with his life.