It doesn't matter if your souls are scattered, as long as you die.

Yun Li felt a pang of bitterness in her heart as she listened to the first part of the story, but the bitterness disappeared when she heard the last sentence.

"Ah Li, Yun Jiaoyue really loves you so much." Liu'er's face was full of envy when she said this.

"Others stay in the City of the Wrongfully Dead because they harbor hatred, but Yun Jiaoyue does not; it is because of her love for you."

Yun Li's mouth opened slightly. "What do you mean!"

"She knows that you keep reincarnating to accumulate merit, just to go back to the past."

Yun Li was shocked and sat up abruptly. Liu'er pressed her shoulders and pulled her back into the blankets, saying, "Don't get cold."

"She knew, she actually knew!" Yun Li was a little unable to process this fact.

"Then why doesn't she come to see me?"

Liu'er patted Yun Li's head. "It's not that she doesn't want to see you, but she still looks the way she did when she died, and she's afraid that if you see her, her resentment will be even stronger."

They are increasingly unable to find redemption.

For Yun Jiaoyue, nothing was more important than her daughter.

Therefore, she did not want Ali to live in hatred forever.

She hopes she can live a good life.

But this wish is too difficult. Even the Meng Po soup cannot erase her memories, so how can she truly be redeemed?

Yun Li glanced into the space and saw Yun Jiaoyue lying in the crystal coffin. Even though she had been properly cleaned up, her appearance still looked miserable and terrifying.

A sudden pang of pain shot through my heart.

Yun Jiaoyue knows she can't erase her memories, is she very worried about her?

Liu'er: "Ali, Yun Jiaoyue knows that your wish is to go back to the past to take revenge, so she wants to help you realize your wish, hoping that after you take revenge, you can be reborn as a happy child."

"But going back to the past means reversing time, which is not an easy thing. Even the King of Hell cannot do it."

Yun Li is confused. Even the King of Hell couldn't help her. So what's wrong with her now?

Could it be that everything we're experiencing right now is just an illusion?

The thought of this possibility filled me with resentment.

Liu'er quickly reassured him, "Don't worry, don't worry, let me finish. To reverse time, certain conditions need to be met."

Yun Li: "What are the conditions?"

"Extreme obsession and merit or vow power."

Yun Li pondered for a moment. She knew about merit; she had earned a lot in her ninety-nine lifetimes, and before returning to this world, she had given it all away.

But what is obsession?

Liu'er glanced at her sideways and knew she was confused.

"Obsession is what people think, desire, hate, and love. Ali, your obsession is to go back to the past."

But your own obsession alone cannot achieve the conditions for reversing time; only a massive obsession can shake the heavens and the earth.

Then, by harnessing the power of heaven and earth, time is reversed, and finally, merit or vows are used to build a bridge back to the past.

Upon hearing this, images of the little girl Jiao Jiao, the sweet potato girl, Gu Sen, Xu Ju Zi, and others flashed through Yun Li's mind.

"Are there many people like me who have returned to the present with their memories intact?"

She blurted out the question.

Liu'er smiled and nodded, then pointed to herself, "That's right, I'm one of them."

Yun Li now understood almost everything; no wonder she had encountered so many people with unusual souls.

Liu'er: "Let me tell you what Yun Jiaoyue actually did!"

Yun Li hummed in agreement; she wanted to hear about Yun Jiaoyue.

Liu'er: "Yun Jiaoyue knows that you keep reincarnating to accumulate merit, so she thought of helping you accumulate merit together, but she doesn't want to reincarnate herself, for fear of forgetting you."

They searched the City of the Wrongfully Dead for every opportunity to help the ghosts in need.

Once, a ghost, comforted by her, actually let go of its hatred and willingly went to be reincarnated.

"It was on this occasion that Yun Jiaoyue gained merit."

"She carefully recalled the process of helping the ghost and finally found a clue: she had told the ghost about her own experiences."

"She was very happy because as long as she told everyone about her experience, she could not only help the ghost, but also accumulate merit."

"Later, she told her story to those souls who felt it was tragic, over and over again."

"Ah, why would the ghost stop hating after hearing that?" Yun Li's eyes widened in disbelief.

Liu'er smiled and explained, "Whether it's a person or a ghost, they all love to compare. When they see someone who is worse off than themselves, they feel that their own experiences are nothing compared to hers, and eventually they feel at ease."

Yun Li hardened her fists. If she still had a chance to enter the underworld and those ghosts hadn't been reincarnated yet, she would definitely go and beat them up.

Yun Jiaoyue is so silly.

Repeating your experiences over and over again is tantamount to repeatedly reopening your unhealed wounds.

"In this way, Yun Jiaoyue resolved many of the ghosts who were lingering in the City of the Wrongfully Dead and refused to be reincarnated, thus lightening the burden on the Underworld and reaping a great deal of merit."

"Knowing the conditions for reversing time, she shared her merits with other ghosts who also had obsessions."

"Once the conditions are met, Ali, you can go back to the past."

Yun Li was unhappy. "If they want to come back, can't they earn merit points themselves?"

Why accept Yun Jiaoyue's merits? Yun Jiaoyue is so foolish.

Liu'er held Yun Li's hand under the covers. "Ah Li, it's very difficult for ghosts to earn merit in the underworld. The only way to earn merit is to be reincarnated."

But reincarnation means losing memories, and losing memories means forgetting hatred and obsessions, which some people are unwilling to do.

Just like me, I want to go back to the past, even though I know the chances are slim, I don't want to be reincarnated and forget some things. I'd rather be a ghost wandering in the City of the Dead.

Yun Li could understand the feelings and thoughts of those who were obsessed with something, because she was the same way.

"Liu'er, what is your obsession?"

"Save those poor children."

"Poor child? Already rescued?"

Liu'er rolled over and lay on her side, looking at Yun Li's profile. "Let's not talk about my business now. I'll tell you when I have time."

Yun Li gave an "oh," thinking that Liu'er didn't want to talk about it, so she couldn't keep pressing for an answer.

Inside the blanket, Liu'er held Yun Li's small hand in one hand and gently squeezed and played with it.

"I was able to be reborn because of the merits bestowed by Yun Jiaoyue, and there should be many others who also benefited from Yun Jiaoyue's merits."

"Ah Li, you have reincarnated ninety-nine times. The merits you have accumulated should have been distributed to those who have attachments. Otherwise, they would not be able to reverse time and go back to the past if they only have attachments but no merits."

Hearing this, Yun Li finally understood why Gu Sen and Lin Meng had thanked her.

"Ah Li, Yun Jiaoyue should be doing very well now."

Yun Jiaoyue made a huge contribution to the underworld by clearing out a small portion of the City of the Unjustly Dead, and King Yama will surely arrange a good family for her to be reincarnated into.

The King of Hell really put his heart into it, finding her a wealthy family who had been longing for a daughter.

Yun Li grinned, recalling Yun Jiaoyue's dream at school; it did indeed seem quite nice.

That night, Yun Li dreamed of Yun Jiaoyue. She saw her talking eloquently in the conference room, carefully reviewing documents, and when she returned home, her parents, brother, and sister-in-law all showed her concern and care.

The next day, Yun Li didn't get up until noon. When she opened her eyes and saw the unfamiliar environment, she was a little confused. It took her a while to remember what had happened the day before.

After waking up, I felt like something was different about me, but I couldn't quite put my finger on what it was.

However, one thing is for sure: it's a good thing.

When I got to the door, I found the three sisters playing and shoveling snow. Judging from the snowdrifts that were as high as mountains, it must have snowed heavily again last night and blocked the door.

Liu'er shoveled a shovelful of snow onto the snowdrift, turned around and saw Yun Li, immediately dropped the shovel and ran over.

"Come on, let's wash up first, then have dinner."

"I've already washed up."

Liu'er thought of her space and nodded knowingly.

"Let's go eat!"

"Um."

Yun Li sat down and, noticing that her younger siblings, Liu'er and Ba'er, hadn't come to eat, asked, "Where are Qi'er and Ba'er?"

"There's not much to do in winter. They've only been up for two hours, and they just ate not long ago, so they're not hungry yet."

Upon hearing this, Yun Li didn't stand on ceremony. She said while eating, "I'll bring out the food tonight, so you don't need to cook."

Liu'er should have said "okay".

Yun Li, seemingly lost in thought, leaned closer to Liu'er and asked, "Do all of you who were reborn remember things from the underworld?"

Liu'er thought for a moment and said, "Not necessarily, it depends on fate."

Yun Li nodded. She didn't really care whether everyone remembered or not; it was just a casual question.

Today marks the start of a new year. Wishing all my darlings a healthy, prosperous, and successful 2026, filled with good fortune and abundant wealth.