Demon Realm School District Housing 1

Fortunately, she was able to confirm that there were none for the time being.

Xie Guijin ignored the system and turned to Master Xie, saying, "Your daughter will be back tomorrow. She is safe and sound, so don't worry."

Master Xie was extremely grateful upon hearing this.

He dared not disbelieve, nor could he disbelieve Xie Guijin.

Xie Guijin felt a little embarrassed and wanted to go back to her room, but then a servant announced that Xue Linchuan had arrived.

Master Xie hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Seeing this, Xie Guijin said, "Don't worry, I will explain things to him and it won't involve Miss Xie."

Because what she was about to say was incomprehensible to others, Xie Guijin specially cleared the area and had her conversation with Xue Linchuan in the lakeside pavilion. This way, the servants by the lake could see the two of them but not hear what they were saying. After all, it was ancient times, and a man and a woman alone at night should avoid suspicion.

Upon meeting, Xue Linchuan first apologized for visiting at night, and then explained in detail the results of his investigation into the second branch of the Xie family.

The second branch of the Xie family was indeed not involved in the murder case caused by the haunting dream.

When Master Xie was imprisoned, he was bewitched by a dream demon in his sleep and had wicked thoughts. So he joined forces with upstream and downstream suppliers to demand debts from the Xie family, hoping to force the original owner to lose his composure and seek his help. Then, with the help of both inside and outside, he would take over the Xie family's business.

Madam Xie had already learned about the dream from Master Xie, but at the time the couple thought it was a case of what one thinks about during the day and what one dreams about at night.

It wasn't until Master Xie was arrested that Madam Xie, reminded by her servants, remembered the folk belief about ghosts in dreams. With a try-it-and-see attitude, she went to the City God Temple to try and exorcise the ghost.

Strictly speaking, neither of them violated the law, nor did they cause any actual harm to the Xie family or Xie Guijin, so they could not be arrested or convicted.

Seeing the disappointment on Xue Linchuan's face, Xie Guijin said, "Investigating a case requires solid evidence. Lord Xue is fair and just and has a clear conscience, so why worry about this and only cause yourself trouble?"

"Are you leaving?" Xue Linchuan asked after hesitating for a long time, a forced smile on his face.

Xie Guijin's hands, hidden in her sleeves, clenched unconsciously, her fingertips stinging her palms. She forced herself to speak: "What makes you say such a thing, Lord Xue?"

"I don't know either," Xue Linchuan said with a blank expression, uncertainly, "but I always feel that if I don't come to see you tonight, I will never see you again."

"I don't think you're the real Miss Xie." Xue Linchuan held his head, feeling a sharp pain in his skull, and said softly as if he couldn't control himself.

Xie Guijin roared in her mind: "System, get out here! What kind of garbage are you? Master Xie can at least say he's connected to the original owner by blood. But what about Xue Linchuan? What kind of illusion is this? Explain yourself! Do you still want me to complete the mission? Do you still want us to benefit each other?"

"Don't be angry, listen to me," the system hurriedly explained, "You said he comes from the same world as you, so I went to check, but I haven't found anything yet. Maybe he can distinguish between you and the original owner, and that's related to that."

As Xue Linchuan spoke, his headache worsened, and he became unsteady on his feet.

Xie Guijin quickly stepped forward to support him and opened her mouth to call for a doctor, but Xue Linchuan grabbed her arm and said, "Don't call."

Xue Linchuan's eyes were glazed over, and he was delirious. He gripped Xie Guijin's wrist tightly and mumbled incoherently, "Don't leave me again. I really can't take it anymore. Please, please."

"What did you say?" Xie Guijin couldn't hear clearly.

Xue Linchuan fell into a coma.

Xie Guijin gently helped him sit on the balustrades around the pavilion, thinking to herself, "It's late at night, and Xue Linchuan is an official of the imperial court. If we call a doctor to come and treat him, it will only cause trouble for the original owner."

"System, wake him up," Xie Guijin ordered matter-of-factly. "Hurry up."

The system said, "Host, he's different. He has strong energy fluctuations. Don't wake him up yet. Let me check him again."

Xie Guijin struggled to pull Xue Linchuan, dragging him to sit against a pillar. She looked around and observed that the servants by the lake seemed unaware of anything amiss, then urged, "Then hurry up."

While Xue Linchuan was intently awaiting the results, he slowly woke up and asked, "Why am I sitting here?"

"Host, knock him out, he's almost there!" the system urged.

Xie Guijin ignored it and stepped forward frankly, saying, "You were talking just now when you suddenly fainted. I was just about to call a doctor."

“No need,” Xue Linchuan shook his head and slowly stood up. “I’m fine. I came tonight to talk to Miss Xie about the second branch of the Xie family. Now that it’s all cleared up, I should go. I apologize for my abruptness today. Please forgive me, Miss Xie.”

Having said that, he took his leave.

The system shouted, "Host, what are you doing? Stop him!"

"Why are you stopping me? This isn't right, Master. You're going astray." Xie Guijin walked in the opposite direction from Xue Linchuan, unhurried and calm.

"Then who did I learn from? Tell me, host!" the system said sarcastically. "And don't forget, you just promised Master Xie that you would take care of Xue Linchuan, this troublesome fellow."

"I did agree, but I've also taken care of it," Xie Guijin said. She had already returned to her bedroom and was changing her bedding with Lingge's help.

The system kept chattering: "What did you solve? I didn't see it, you..." Before it could finish, Xie Guijin manually muted it.

This is a new feature that Xie Guijin just discovered. She returned from paying off her debts outside, and the system's main page showed that it had been updated and upgraded. Just now, it indicated that the upgrade was complete. Before she could even look at anything else, she saw the mute icon. With a simple click, the world became quiet.

Xie Guijin happily went to bed, clutching her chest, and silently said in her heart, "I don't know if you can sense me, but I hope that when you wake up tomorrow, you won't blame yourself and will live your life well from now on. It's not your fault that you don't like business or aren't good at socializing. Everyone has their own strengths and interests, and there's no superiority or inferiority among them."

Your father loves you very much, and you love your father very much too; you are both willing to give your lives for each other. I suggest you have an open and honest talk with him. Personally, I don't think having a son-in-law who lives with his wife's family is a good idea. You could find a professional manager. By the way, do you know what a professional manager is?

Xie Guijin talked to herself for a long time before she felt that she had said everything she needed to say and that everything else was settled, and then she could finally fall asleep peacefully.

The next day, the original owner woke up, propped himself up in bed, and saw the familiar furnishings, confirming that he had really returned. His eyes welled up with tears, and he covered his chest, whispering, "Thank you."

After a sleepless night, Mr. Xie couldn't wait to stand guard at the gate of his daughter's courtyard after dawn.

When he saw the courtyard gate open and his daughter walk out, he couldn't hold back any longer. He took a few steps forward, grabbed his daughter's arms, and looked her up and down, left and right, carefully examining her. His voice trembled as he asked, "Are you alright? Is anything bothering you? If you're not feeling well, you have to tell Dad, okay?"

The original owner raised her hand and hugged Master Xie tightly, sobbing, "Father, I miss you so much."

Master Xie finally felt relieved. He slumped his shoulders, breathed a sigh of relief, hugged his daughter back, and gently patted the original owner's back, saying, "Father missed you too. I'm glad you're alright."

After the father and daughter embraced, the original owner told Master Xie what she knew about Xie Guijin.

The Xie Guijin mentioned by the Xie father and daughter has now become someone else.

She opened her eyes and everything was blurry. A hot, sticky feeling enveloped her entire body. Panic shot through her; she slipped and fell backward, her hands instinctively reaching for something nearby.

He reached for something with his right hand and desperately climbed up, then steadied himself and slowly stood up.

After getting up, Xie Guijin felt a chill on her body and realized with a start that she was naked, with a pool of water below her that reached up to her waist.

Xie Guijin realized that the original owner was taking a bath.

She breathed a sigh of relief, and slowly squatted down, holding onto the climbing supports by the pool. Fortunately, the water vapor was thick, and there was no one around, so no one should have seen her, avoiding any embarrassment.

The water reached Xie Guijin's collarbone. She steadied herself and muttered to herself, "That scared me to death."

Next, looking around, the pool was quite large, stretching as far as the eye could see.

The edge of the pool was piled with oddly shaped stones, whose material was indiscernible, but whose sharp edges were noticeable.

Xie Guijin sensed something was wrong, raised her right arm to examine it carefully, and touched the stone with her hand; it was indeed sharp.

"Strange," Xie Guijin called the system, "How come I wasn't injured? Did I complete a mission and my physique improved?"

The system remained silent.

Xie Guijin asked again, but the system remained silent.

After repeated attempts, Xie Guijin finally realized what was happening, clicked the system's mute icon, and repeatedly apologized to the system.

The system kept grumbling and snorting, refusing to forgive.

Xie Guijin got annoyed: "That's enough. You've already taken your revenge, okay? I'm giving you a way out, so hurry up and take it."

"What retaliation? I don't know," the system feigned ignorance.

"Do you dare say that this timing of your time travel wasn't intentional?" Xie Guijin relaxed and sat at the bottom of the pool, splashing water as she asked.

The system attempted to slip through by remaining silent.

Xie Guijin smiled and said, "I see that your work process is very standardized. You even have a complaint box. How about I write a letter to your mastermind? You don't know, but I'm very good at this."

"No, no, no, I give up," the system said reluctantly. "I give up. We were both wrong this time, so let's just... let's turn the page, okay?"

"Sure, of course you can. Now, can you explain to me why I'm not injured?"

"You are now a demon lord, so this little thing can't hurt you."

"Demons?" Xie Guijin's mind conjured up images of Bai Suzhen, Daji, and other demonesses. He exclaimed excitedly, "Quick, quick, transfer the memories to me! I want to try out how to use demonic magic; it must be so much fun!"

Looking at Xie Guijin, who was in a playful mood, the system shook its head and secretly mocked, "Sure enough, no matter how old a human is or how rational they are usually, they will turn into a child at some point. Unlike us systems, we can always remain rational."

The system, with a reserved demeanor and a sense of superiority, transmitted the plot to Xie Guijin.

The original owner was a Green Curtain Hidden Jade, also known as a green peony, named Biluoji.

She is currently the lord of a demon realm, a position she inherited from her mother.

The original owner's mother was renowned in the demon realm; her original form was a top-grade Golden Star Snow Wave, a pure white peony.

Bai Mudan absorbed the essence of the sun and moon to awaken her intelligence. Through diligent cultivation, her exceptional talent quickly made her stand out in the demon realm. With both beauty and strength, she had countless suitors, yet no demon could win her heart.

She also enjoys business and has accumulated a huge fortune in just a few years.