Gu Yuan took out the marriage certificate of Liu Chunjiao and Ping Fan and handed it to King Wheel-Turning.
"This snake fairy named Ping Fan has his soul fragments scattered. I wonder if it can still be restored?"
Xue Li took the marriage certificate, glanced at it, and calculated with his fingers.
Then he frowned slightly, looking a bit embarrassed.
Gu Yuan also noticed the change in Xue Li's expression.
"Does King Wheel-Turning have any difficulties?"
"This person's soul is already in pieces. Even if the soul can be gathered successfully, it may not last long."
"How long can it last?" Gu Yuan continued to ask.
"At most a year or so." King Wheel-Turning handed the marriage certificate back to Gu Yuan and sighed regretfully.
"Please help retrieve his soul, King Wheel-Turning. His lover is still waiting for him to go home in the human world."
When Gu Yuan said "go home", ripples appeared in his deep eyes. These words also deeply touched my heart.
I still remember someone once told me that I was his home. Jun He said that Gu Yuan would leave sooner or later. I just didn't know how long he could stay in this home.
Gu Yuan was still talking to King Wheel-Turning. I stood alone by the River of Forgetfulness, lost in wild thoughts. Women are just like this. Often a very small thing can be infinitely magnified in our minds.
Seeing that Gu Yuan had no intention of leaving, I squatted down beside the River of Forgetfulness boredly. My gaze rested on the green water of the River of Forgetfulness, which just reflected my dejected face.
I couldn't help but feel a pang in my heart. I wondered when I had become like this. Just as I was about to reach out to touch my face, the wind blew on the River of Forgetfulness.
The green water rippled and drifted towards Gu Yuan.
I looked in the direction of the water ripples. The long and slender shadow of Gu Yuan was reflected on the dark green surface of the River of Forgetfulness.
At this moment, his shadow was bending and rippling with the arc of the water waves.
I always felt that there was something strange about this shadow. I looked up at Gu Yuan. At this moment, Gu Yuan was clearly talking to King Wheel-Turning sideways.
Why was the shadow of Gu Yuan in the River of Forgetfulness a full-frontal reflection on the water surface?
Maybe I was seeing things. I subconsciously shook my head and looked at the water surface again.
The shadow of Gu Yuan in the River of Forgetfulness just turned in my direction. It seemed that he had noticed my presence and waved to me.
And I don't know why, but I actually got up as if possessed and walked towards him slowly. I lowered my head and faced him across the water.
The water waves spread, and Gu Yuan's well-defined face came into view. I seemed to hear his call.
"Lan Lan... Come home with me..." His voice was gentle, as if my whole body had been baptized.
He reached out his hand in the River of Forgetfulness, with an unusually warm smile on his face.
"Lan Lan, come home with me."
"Okay... Let's go home." I replied to him, squatted down, and reached out my hand to grab his.
"Yes, that's it. Hold my hand. I'll take you home."
"Go home."
I don't know why, but my mind seemed to be completely controlled by him. I did whatever he said.
Just as my hand was about to touch his, a silver light suddenly appeared behind me.
My body was suddenly pulled up, and my back was tightly pressed against someone's chest.
I watched as the surface of the River of Forgetfulness was like a torpedo had been thrown into it. The water splashed everywhere in an instant. The River of Forgetfulness was like a tsunami, making a rumbling noise, followed by a wailing sound.
"Gu Yuan... Don't go... Take me home." I watched as Gu Yuan's face under the water waves became distorted and gradually faded out of the water surface.
I felt as if I had lost something precious in my heart. I was so sad. At this moment, I just wanted to go with him.
"Wait for me..." I desperately struggled to break free from the restraint of the person behind me and walked quickly into the River of Forgetfulness.
Just as my foot was about to step into the River of Forgetfulness, a strong force suddenly appeared behind me and pulled me back.
At this moment, my mind suddenly cleared. When I looked at the surface of the River of Forgetfulness again, there was no sign of Gu Yuan.
The river was full of souls that had been smashed to pieces.
"You're really tired of living. How dare you mess with anyone?" King Wheel-Turning shouted into the River of Forgetfulness.
Those punished souls didn't dare to make a sound anymore. They all sank to the bottom of the water and didn't dare to cause any more trouble.
And I was already scared out of a cold sweat at this moment. I was shivering in Gu Yuan's solid embrace.
"It's okay, it's okay. I'm here. I won't let anything happen to you." Gu Yuan's hand kept stroking my back, trying his best to soothe my frightened emotions.
King Wheel-Turning quickly stepped forward, bowed to Gu Yuan, and said, "I'm sorry, Third Master. I scared the girl. If you hadn't noticed in time, this girl might have been dragged into the River of Forgetfulness by those wandering souls. The consequences would have been unimaginable."
Gu Yuan's chest heaved. He seemed to be still in shock. That scene just now seemed to have scared him too.
"It's not your fault. It's my problem... I should have kept an eye on her all the time. Fortunately..."
Gu Yuan didn't say any more. He tightened his arm around me.
I slightly raised my eyes. There was panic written all over Gu Yuan's usually calm face. I could even feel his hand holding me trembling.
"Gu Yuan... King Wheel-Turning is still here." I whispered Gu Yuan's name.
Only then did Gu Yuan realize that our actions seemed too ambiguous.
The panicked look in his eyes instantly turned into a cold face. After letting go of me, he still grabbed my hand tightly. I couldn't even pull it back.
Xue Li didn't seem to care. He just smiled faintly at us and then walked towards the River of Forgetfulness.
I saw that he was holding a large writing brush in his hand. The tip of the brush was dipped in cinnabar. It looked like the pen of the Judge. He drew a red talisman in the air.
The talisman, like quicksand, floated in mid-air. With a light tap of the brush, the talisman was like a huge spider web covering the surface of the River of Forgetfulness.
The talisman rotated, and the sound of pleasant copper bells rang in my ears.
Every time the copper bell rang, dots of light floated out of the River of Forgetfulness, like sparks rising into the sky. They gradually condensed into a complete snake-shaped soul. As the soul gradually transformed into a human form and stepped on the red talisman with both feet, the talisman instantly burst into a golden halo that spread towards the River of Forgetfulness.
The golden halo carried this person and landed on the ground. The illusory figure gradually became solid.
Only then did I see this person's real appearance clearly.
I have to say that Liu Chunjiao really has good taste. This man named Ping Fan is not ordinary at all.
He is clearly a handsome and imposing guy. Maybe it's because he just regained his soul. At this moment, he looks sickly and his voice is weak.
He quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "Ping Fan pays his respects to Third Master and King Wheel-Turning."
I couldn't help but tilt my head, a bit confused. This is clearly King Wheel-Turning's territory. Under normal circumstances, when kowtowing, one should first pay respects to the host and then greet the guest.
But he did the opposite. Did he know Gu Yuan's real identity back then? It shouldn't be. Except for Lord Liu San, no other Liu family member knew about this. How did he know?
Just as I was speculating about his identity, Gu Yuan said calmly, "Do you know what to do?"
Ping Fan nodded. Gu Yuan nodded to King Wheel-Turning to say goodbye. With a wave of his arm, he took me and Ping Fan to Ling Feng's large manor again.