A chilling wind howled, the ground trembled, and countless skulls tumbled and crackled like beans being fried in a pot!

The girl's eyes were bloodshot as she stared intently at the two towering pillars not far away. An unusual power surged within the Silent Forest, as if some ferocious beast was about to burst forth!

The old man stared into the girl's eyes, stunned for a moment, unable to move!

Suddenly snapping back to his senses, he shouted, "No! Stop! This Flame Heart Lock belongs to Jin Shen! Do you want to break it?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the terrifying aura that had been stirring up the wind and clouds suddenly dissipated!

The girl clutched her neck and sat down on the ground in pain. "Waaah... Ah Jin, Ah Jin, if the cat goes out, it will break your rope. If the cat doesn't go out, it won't be able to find you. What will the cat do?"

The old man's heart was in turmoil. This girl... she was clearly a devil from hell, yet she seemed so innocent to him...

With a serious expression, the old man said, "Now I'm sending you out of hell to find the Goddess Jin in the mortal realm. There's only one way: to seal some of your power. And you too..."

Before he could finish speaking, the girl immediately looked up, "Oh my! Old man, why didn't you say so sooner? Seal it, seal it! Seal it quickly!"

The girl acted completely unguarded, rendering all his prepared remarks useless.

With a flash of insight, the old man thought to himself, "They're actually cooperating so well."

After a while, the old man sealed the girl's power, and she did not resist at all!

Immediately, the old man chanted an incantation, and the Flame Heart Lock, which was connected to the earth's core, flew out and disappeared along with the necklace around the girl's neck.

"Is that alright now? Old man, let's go!" the girl urged, then looked up and let out a sharp "Meow!"

After the sound faded, a small black shadow suddenly flew out from the small hill of skulls piled up by the roadside in the distance—it was a cat!

The cat landed lightly on her shoulder and nuzzled her cheek.

The old man swallowed hard and led the way. The thought of sending this hellish girl to the mortal realm made his heart pound. If anything went wrong, not only would his ascension to immortality be ruined, but if he couldn't bring back Jin Shen, he didn't know how many lives he would have to pay…

Putting Jin Shen's life and death on such a source of trouble is a terrible, desperate measure, but it is also a last resort. Whether it succeeds or fails depends entirely on her.

"Um... do you know how long you've been waiting here?" The old man, who was terrified but also felt a little relieved, couldn't help but ask curiously.

The girl was in a great mood, extremely happy. She skipped and hopped along the valley path full of skeletons, playing around the obstacles as if she were having fun.

"I don't remember. Seven skeletons a day. I used to remember, but there are more and more, and I can't keep track anymore." The girl's cheerful tone was tinged with a hint of helplessness.

The old man remained silent.

Passing through that towering gate of hell, the air inside and outside was completely different. The old man, with all the sincerity he had ever possessed, said:

"You must remember that in the human realm, you cannot eat people or kill people indiscriminately. You must also be a good person. Otherwise, if you violate any of these rules, you will kill Jin Shen! In that case, you will never be able to wait for Jin Shen again. Remember, remember!"

"Cat remembers, the old man talked a lot of nonsense," the girl said.

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China.

Emergency room of a hospital in Beijing.

The elongated parallel lines on the electrocardiogram and the piercing beeping sound—all proclaimed that the young life on the hospital bed had come to an end.

"The patient has no vital signs and can be declared dead. Notify the family," the doctor said with a sigh. "This young girl is so young."

The nurse said hesitantly, "Dr. Zhao, the patient's family hasn't arrived yet."

The doctor frowned. "The resuscitation effort lasted five hours. Even if she were abroad, she should have arrived by now! Besides, she's a local!"

Another nurse said, "I know this girl... she's a star in a small entertainment group, and it seems she's an illegitimate child... her family doesn't like her."

"The person is dead now! What's this talk about whether we care or not? Go and urge them again!" the doctor said angrily.

The nurse put down her work cleaning surgical instruments and was about to walk away when she suddenly froze! She stared intently at the electrocardiogram and exclaimed, "Dr. Zhao! The electrocardiogram is moving! The patient seems to have regained vital signs!"

The doctor turned around, utterly astonished! Without regard for anything else, he shouted to all the medical staff, "Quick! Start resuscitation immediately!"