[After Ran Jingjing read the letter left by Xin Wan'en.]
[She stood frozen for a long time.]
[Just as the letter had said, she had indeed fallen in love with Ye Yu.]
[The year in Chouyang City was the happiest time of Ran Jingjing's life.]
[She truly enjoyed every moment spent with Ye Yu.]
[Whenever they were together, she could forget all her worries.]
[But Ran Jingjing knew deep down that Ye Yu was Xin Wan'enâs Dao companion, and their bond was strong.]
[So, she had always kept her feelings hidden, never sharing them with anyone.]
[But Ran Jingjing never expected that Xin Wan'en would have noticed.]
[Is it really impossible to hide the look in oneâs eyes when in love?]
[Ran Jingjing instinctively twirled the storage ring on her finger.]
[The gift Ye Yu gave her was still there, but Chouyang City was no more.]
[Youâve all gone, and Iâm left all alone. Itâs so lonely.]
[Ran Jingjing sat in the ruins, hugging her knees, curling into a ball.]
[It felt like only in this way could she feel some relief.]
[A thousand years later.]
[Ran Jingjing had reached the â NĐŸvĐ”lđght â (Exclusive on NĐŸvĐ”lđght) late stage of the Ghost King Realm.]
[She had traveled through every corner of the underworld.]
[Yet, she still hadnât found any trace of Ye Yu.]
[She had completely given up.]
[If not for Xin Wan'enâs letter to hold onto all these years.]
[Ran Jingjing would have long broken under the torment.]
[That kind of extreme loneliness and despair could drive a person mad.]
[To escape the pain, Ran Jingjing returned to the place where she first met Ye Yu.]
[She released all her soul energy, and in the final moment of dissipating, she instinctively turned the storage ring on her hand once again.]
[Ye Yu, if thereâs a next life, I hope I can meet you earlier.]
[Earlier than Xin Wan'en.]
[I no longer want to hide my feelings!]
[Ran Jingjing slowly closed her eyes. Darkness fell, and everything around her shattered in an instant.]
In the Underworld, on Treading Spring Mountain:
Ran Jingjing slowly opened her eyes and looked around in confusion.
[This... This is Treading Spring Mountain.]
[The place where she had woken up after the ghost energy revived.]
[Wait, the ghost energy is still quite thin now. Itâs nowhere near as surging as before.]
[Did I wake up too early?]
[No, why am I saying âtoo earlyâ?]
[And what about everything that happened before? Could it have been just a dream?]
[Were Ye Yu and Xin Wan'en all illusions?]
Ran Jingjing cupped her face in her hands and couldnât help but laugh bitterly.
[I must have gone crazy.]
[How could I have had such a dream?]
[And how crazy was it to fall in love with a male ghost?]
[In the end, unable to bear the loneliness, I chose to end my life.]
[How surreal.]
After a moment, Ran Jingjing decided to leave Treading Spring Mountain and continue looking for a way to kill LĂŒ Zhong.
[This blood feud must be avenged!]
Unconsciously, Ran Jingjing turned the storage ring on her finger.
The cold sensation made her freeze in place.
She lowered her head in disbelief.
[On my left hand, there are two storage rings.]
[One on my little finger is the storage ring I originally had.]
[But the other one is on my ring finger.]
The unique design on the surface made all the memories from her dream flood back.
[This is the storage ring Ye Yu gave me in the dream!]
[The items inside are exactly the same, not a bit different.]
If what happened before was just a dream...
[Then how do I explain this storage ring?]
While Ran Jingjing was still in shock, her peripheral vision caught sight of the Ten Thousand Poison Green Bone Flag nearby.
She had given this item to Ye Yu back in Chouyang City. Why was it here now?
The appearance of these two items made Ran Jingjingâs face change drastically.
[This is definitely not just a simple dream. Proving that is easy enough.]
She decided to check another place.
Meanwhile, in Chouyang City:
Xin Wan'en had already been awake for some time.
She instinctively believed she had been reincarnated.
So, she began frantically searching for Ye Yu.
After learning that he wasnât at the Xin familyâs house, she went to Ye Chuanâs home.
But the answer she received was that Ye Chuan had no son.
This left Xin Wan'en very confused.
[Could it be that thereâs a problem with the timeline?]
[Thatâs right, tomorrow is my birthday. The Xin family is preparing for the event.]
[If I calculate from this, Ye Yu should be eight years old by now.]
[So where did things go wrong?]
[Could it be that Ye Yu didnât reincarnate after all? Was I the only one who was reborn in this life?]
[Whatâs the point of continuing like this?]
Xin Wan'en returned to the Xin family in despair.
As she walked through the corridor, she didnât notice Xin Lanying nearby and accidentally bumped into her.
At this point, Xin Wan'en was at the mid-stage of the Tribulation Realm.
Though Xin Lanying had learned the Ghost-Devouring Technique, she was still a beginner, and her cultivation was only at the Nascent Soul Realm.
There was a huge difference in their soul energy.
Xin Lanying almost stumbled.
After barely stabilizing herself, she held her shoulder and said with a resentful tone, [Sister, if you really donât like me, thereâs no need to target me.]
[You almost shattered my soul.]
Xin Wan'en stopped, her gaze cold as she looked at Xin Lanying.
The latter immediately felt an overwhelming pressure.
[In Xin Lanyingâs mind, Xin Wan'en had always been a very kind and indecisive person.]
[Originally, she had planned to make Xin Wan'en feel guilty.]
[Then, she could take some heavenly treasures to recover her health.]
[But Xin Wan'en today seemed like a completely different person.]
[She even radiated a terrifying killing intent.]
It made Xin Lanyingâs scalp tingle.
She sensed something was wrong and hurriedly took a few steps back.
But it was too late.
With a thought from Xin Wan'en, an invisible ghost claw grabbed Xin Lanyingâs neck and lifted her high into the air.
[What do you think you are? A mere illegitimate daughter with impure intentions, and you dare to joke with me?]
[Do you really think I wonât kill you?]
As the ghost claw tightened, Xin Lanyingâs soul showed signs of breaking apart.
She hurriedly begged for mercy: [Sister, donât kill me, please donât kill me.]
[Even though Iâm a concubineâs daughter, I shouldnât be killed just for a joke.]
[Itâs unreasonable.]
Xin Wan'en said, [Then let me kill you in clarity. Ghost-Devouring Technique, Burial Flower Ghost Mansion, Cao Yongyu!]
[Killing you will bring true peace to the Xin family.]
Upon hearing these words, Xin Lanyingâs pupils instantly dilated.
[Whatâs going on?]
[How does Xin Wan'en know about her connection to the Burial Flower Ghost Mansion? How does she know about the Ghost-Devouring Technique?]
[This ghost technique... Iâve never told anyone about it.]