Yu Nian looked in the direction of the sound. It turned out that the commotion from the fight just now had caught the attention of a ghost official not far away, who was now hurrying towards Yu Nian.
The ghost official walked up to Yu Nian, squinting its eyes. "A living soul?"
Yu Nian calmly told the ghost official about Jiang Li's situation.
"We were tricked by a yin traveler and accidentally ended up here."
The ghost official was taken aback and stared at Yu Nian suspiciously for a while. Then it reached out to sense Yu Nian's spiritual soul.
This inspection was quite a shock, almost making it lose control of its expression.
Such a powerful spiritual soul could not be cultivated without a hundred years of practice!
The ghost official's expression immediately softened. "So you're a celestial master. To be honest, I was also a cultivator in my previous life. Because of my merits, I stayed here as a ghost official after my death."
The ghost official took an immediate liking to Yu Nian and wanted to help solve Yu Nian's problems.
After a moment of thought, it said, "According to what you said, that mysterious person demands pure yin blood from Jiang Li every month. The demand is quite large. In my opinion, it's very likely to be someone from the ghost market."
"The ghost market?"
The ghost official nodded. "That's right. The ghost market is a mixed place with demons and cultivators. This kind of pure yin blood is beneficial to their cultivation. If you want to find out the truth, you can go to the ghost market and take a look."
After saying that, the ghost official looked down at the ghost bride lying on the ground and hesitated a bit. "How did you manage to provoke her?"
Yu Nian asked, "Who exactly is she?"
The ghost official shifted the knife to the other hand and covered its mouth, whispering, "Alas, a lovelorn fool. She died for love hundreds of years ago. Normally, those who commit suicide are not allowed to be reincarnated after death. But she was a kind person in her lifetime. So after the Underworld judged her merits and demerits, she should have been allowed to be reincarnated. But unexpectedly, she refused to be reincarnated and wouldn't drink the Meng Po soup. She insisted on waiting for her Mr. Feng... According to the rules of the underworld, ghosts who don't reincarnate have to enter the River of Forgetfulness and wait for a full thousand years." As the ghost official said, it pointed to the blood - yellow river not far away.
The river was full of worms and snakes, and a foul smell assailed the nostrils. Just one look was enough to strike fear into one's heart.
"At first, some old ghosts tried to persuade her, but she didn't listen at all. I don't know if she became obsessed. As time passed, she became a bit crazy. Whenever she saw a young and good - looking male ghost, she would pounce on him and harass him. Gradually, everyone got used to it and would avoid her when they saw her."
After listening, Yu Nian was silent for a while and then retrieved the red rope wrapped around the ghost bride.
The ghost bride looked at Yu Nian in surprise. "You..."
Yu Nian didn't say a word and turned around to leave with Feng Chengyuan.
"Wait,"
Yu Nian turned around in surprise and heard the ghost bride say, "Can I go to the human world with you?"
Everyone and the ghost present were stunned. Yu Nian asked, "Aren't you waiting for your Mr. Feng?"
A look of struggle flashed across the ghost bride's eyes. "I've been waiting here for so long. Logically, Mr. Feng should have been reincarnated twice by now, but I've never seen him, not even someone who resembles him. I have to go to the human world and see. I'll come back to receive the remaining punishment later."
Seeing that the ghost official didn't stop them, Yu Nian put the ghost bride into the Qiankun Bag.
Yu Nian deftly made a hand seal. The moment her incantation ended, Feng Chengyuan felt his feet go empty and then lost consciousness again.
After about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, Yu Nian's vision gradually cleared. When she opened her eyes, she saw Yuan Ao with tear - filled eyes.
They were still in the cave, but Jiang Li and the cats in the coffin had all disappeared.
Meeting Yu Nian's dark eyes, Yuan Ao was startled and subconsciously took a step back. "Are you a human or a ghost??"
Yu Nian gave Yuan Ao a strange look and turned to check Feng Chengyuan's breath.
Perhaps the disgust in Yu Nian's eyes was too obvious. Yuan Ao let out a sigh of relief. "It seems it's really you, young miss... Young miss! You scared me to death. Just now, a strong wind blew up and knocked me out. When I woke up, I found that neither you nor CEO Feng had any breath."
He was still rambling on when he noticed Yu Nian frowning as she felt Feng Chengyuan's pulse.
".....What's wrong?"
"His pulse is very weak."
Yu Nian reached out to stroke Feng Chengyuan's face and called out to him repeatedly, but Feng Chengyuan still didn't open his eyes.
Yu Nian's heart sank. Had Feng Chengyuan not returned?
Her mind was in a mess, and she was about to return to the underworld immediately to find Feng Chengyuan.
But at this moment, a strange yet familiar voice suddenly appeared in Yu Nian's mind.
【Nian Nian...?】
Yu Nian was immediately stunned on the spot. What was going on? Was Feng Chengyuan talking in her head?
"Chengyuan, is that you? Where are you?"
After a moment of silence, Feng Chengyuan's voice appeared in her mind again, comforting her.
【Nian Nian, don't worry. I can clearly feel that you're by my side. But I don't know where this is. The scenery here is beautiful. There's a vast sea in front of me.】
The sea?
Yu Nian's heart skipped a beat. She held her breath and concentrated on sensing her divine sense. Surprisingly, she really saw Feng Chengyuan in her spiritual sea.
A look of astonishment flashed across Yu Nian's usually calm face. How did Feng Chengyuan's soul end up in her body?
Yu Nian observed the corpses of the black cats still hanging on the treetops. A plan gradually formed in her mind. Could it be that the magnetic field here was too chaotic and their auras were too similar, so their souls accidentally ended up in the same body?
Yu Nian had never experienced such a thing before and didn't know how to solve it for the moment. It seemed that she could only return to the Qingxin Temple to consult some scriptures and then think of another way.
Yu Nian took a deep breath and explained the current situation to Feng Chengyuan. After thinking for a while, she added, "Don't worry. I'll figure it out."
Feng Chengyuan was surprisingly calm. He was only slightly surprised for a moment and then actually smiled with a hint of pleasure.
Now that they were sharing the same body, Yu Nian could clearly know what he was thinking and feel all his emotions.
Yu Nian was a bit surprised. What was Feng Chengyuan so happy about...
Feeling Yu Nian's question, Feng Chengyuan let out a soft laugh and then whispered, "Before I met you, I only thought that life was dull, so I devoted every minute and second to my work. It seemed that only in this way could life be meaningful. But I don't know when it started. As long as I'm with you, everything becomes meaningful. Even just looking at you makes me happy. Even this kind of accident makes me enjoy it and be content."
Faced with Feng Chengyuan's straightforward confession, Yu Nian seemed to be choked and coughed violently. Her ear tips involuntarily turned red.
Yuan Ao sighed and shook his head. He walked up to the ghost bride and whispered, "I didn't expect that the CEO is such a love - struck person..."
Before he could finish, the ghost bride burst into tears with a "wow".
Yuan Ao was startled. "They're being lovey - dovey. Why are you crying??"
The ghost bride sobbed. "Sorry, I just thought of Mr. Feng. I miss him so much!!"
Yuan Ao:........
In this noisy world, he chose to remain silent.