Shu Jianyue's eyelids twitched, speechless. Even if they had never been on a date or had any romantic feelings for each other, she was quite good at seducing people.

"I disagree," Chongjiu refused outright.

You're a man in your fifties, how dare you make a move on Xixi, who's only a teenager!

Lou Qiongshang wanted to say, "I don't need your permission," but remembering that he was Xixi's father, he swallowed the words that were about to come out.

Shu Jianyue carefully examined Lou Qiongshang. They were quite a good match in appearance, but their personalities seemed to clash.

After all, Xixi is a cold beauty, so pairing her with another cold person would be perfect.

Just imagining that scene made Shu Jianyue feel incredibly cold.

However, their thoughts were futile, as they still needed to consult Xixi herself.

But Xixi is too young; it's too early to talk about such things.

So Shu Jianyue said, "In five years, if your mind remains unchanged, we will ask Xixi for her opinion. If she is willing, we will not interfere too much."

"But if she herself is unwilling, then please do not approach her again."

"She is still young and it is not appropriate for her to talk about these things. I hope that Master Lou will not bring up these topics in front of her."

Early romantic relationships still need to be addressed.

Even though there are plenty of girls in the mortal world who get married at fourteen or fifteen, in their cultivation world, the higher the cultivation level, the longer one lives, so there's no need to rush.

Xi Xi may not understand these feelings yet, but because she doesn't understand them, she mistakenly believes that she has met her true love and is thus taken away by someone else.

Chong Jiu frowned slightly, but considering there were still five years left, he didn't say anything, which was considered as tacitly agreeing with what Shu Jianyue said.

Within the next five years, he must erase all the good impression Lou Qiongshang has left on Xixi.

Lou Qiongshang nodded in agreement, "But you cannot stop me from finding Xixi within these five years."

"Don't worry, I won't do anything or say anything. I will only teach her how to use sound attacks."

If you don't let him get close for five years, what's the point of asking for his opinion after five years? He'll probably forget about him by now.

Shu Jianyue looked at Chong Jiu.

Chong Jiu pursed his lips and nodded in agreement, "But you have to keep your word, otherwise don't even think about seeing her again."

Lou Qiongshang's eyes flickered slightly. "Yes."

Yu Chuan pressed his ear against the door, eavesdropping, but he couldn't hear anything. He just kept listening.

Zhou Rong also clung to him, looking anxious.

Yan Xi leaned quietly against the pillar, looking down at the ground.

She knew they were probably talking about their own affairs, after all, she had followed Lou Qiongshang to the Ghost Realm without a word, no wonder her parents were angry.

"Hey, Xixi, what do you think they're talking about in there? Why won't they let us hear?" Yuchuan asked, peeking through the crack in the door.

Yan Xi shook her head; she was just guessing and had no idea what it meant.

Xuan Ye looked at Yan Xi; he had roughly guessed what was going on.

Given all the special care she received from her master, it seems likely that she will become her master's wife.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shudder. As far as he knew, this young master Yan was only about ten years old.

He and his master were close in age, so he would have to call a young girl who was decades younger than him "master's wife".

"Xuan Ye, do you think the Mountain Lord can succeed in the negotiations?" Zhou Rong gave up trying to pry open the door and came over.

Xuan Ye looked at him, "Do you know what Master and the others were saying inside?"

"I don't know." Zhou Rong glanced at Yan Xi and then sent a telepathic message: [Besides Young Master Yan, what else could it be?]

Xuan Ye turned to Yan Xi and said, "It's best not to speculate about things you don't know, otherwise you'll be punished again if your master finds out."

He has been punished many times for spreading gossip, and it is common for him to repeat the offense after being punished.

Zhou Rong glared at him with displeasure, "You talk as if you're not curious."

Yu Chuan leaned closer and asked, "Do you know what they're talking about?"

"We..." Before Xuan Ye could finish speaking, Shu Jianyue's voice came from inside.

"Come in."

Yan Xi was the first to push open the door and walk in, then went straight to sit down next to Shu Jianyue.

Yu Chuan looked them over and noticed that the atmosphere seemed better than when they left. Had they reconciled?

As soon as Xuan Ye sat down, Lou Qiongshang asked him to explain the purpose of their visit.

Xuan Ye coughed lightly and said, "Recently, there have been frequent disappearances of ghosts in Fengxian City. Some have vanished completely, while others have returned after three days. However, none of those who have returned are normal; they have all lost all their cultivation."

"When asked, they had no recollection of it, only that they felt they had lost their cultivation after waking up from a nap."

"So, what does this have to do with you?" Shu Jianyue looked at Lou Qiongshang.

Lou Qiongshang didn't want to say it at first, but then she thought that this would be her future mother-in-law, so she said it anyway.

"I feel this is the work of an old friend, so I wanted to come and investigate."

Old friend?

As for who this old friend was, Shu Jianyue didn't feel comfortable asking, since it was a private matter.

"Do you need our help?"

Lou Qiongshang glanced at Yan Xi out of the corner of her eye, pondered for a moment, and said, "If possible, we would also like to help set up a trap to get him out."

Chong Jiu glanced at him and snorted coldly. The reason was self-evident.

Shu Jianyue nodded and looked at Chong Jiu, asking, "Should we look around this ghost realm and see if we can find it?"

Then, while we're at it, let's also help Lou Qiong Shang out, since there's a Chongjiu (a type of traditional Chinese medicine) available on that street too.

Chong Jiu nodded. Although he disliked Lou Qiongshang, he was not someone who was unreasonable and inflexible.

Shu Jianyue nodded and stood up. "Alright, let's find an inn to stay at first."

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