Gu Qingqiu rushed into the Chu Jiang King's palace in a panic, crying out, "Father! Father! Father!"

"What are you doing?" King Chujiang frowned and reprimanded, "Can't you watch your manners? Don't shout here! Speak slowly!"

Gu Qingqiu took a couple of breaths and said anxiously, "Qi Huaijin is missing!"

King Chujiang said speechlessly, "Why are you looking for me now that he's disappeared?"

"Did you do something to him?" Gu Qingqiu was almost crying. "He was fine just now, how could he suddenly disappear! I watched him disappear little by little with my own eyes."

"He's truly forgotten his father now that he's with a man." King Chujiang felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. "Don't you know it's already 6 a.m.?"

"...Huh?" Gu Qingqiu didn't react. "So?"

King Chujiang rolled his eyes. "Of course, go back to where you came from."

Gu Qingqiu finally realized what was happening and said awkwardly, "Oh...oh...I'm sorry...I got flustered because I was worried."

King Chujiang said irritably, "You get out too!"

"Daddy, I love you!" Gu Qingqiu ignored the glare from King Chujiang and, without even returning to her own tombstone, went directly from the intersection of King Chujiang's palace to the mortal realm, almost infuriating King Chujiang to death.

...

Qi Huaijin, unable to control his exhaustion, fell asleep, but suddenly felt a chill run through him and slowly woke up.

A worshipper who had gotten up early to offer incense shook Qi Huaijin, who had collapsed to the ground, with concern. "Young man, are you alright? Did you faint from low blood sugar? Should I call and take you to the hospital?"

"Hiss...no need, I just didn't eat breakfast. I'll go get something to eat in a bit." Qi Huaijin rubbed his stiff arms. "Thank you."

"Young people should take care of their health and not stay up late all the time!"

"That's right, young people these days are getting weaker and weaker! They need to pay more attention to exercising!"

Anxious to contact Gu Qingqiu, Qi Huaijin could only ignore the nagging of the old people and hurriedly ran outside.

Gu Qingqiu will be very worried when she suddenly discovers that he has disappeared. He must hurry to Chu Jiang's cemetery to wait for her.

But who knew that half an hour later, Gu Qingqiu appeared in the Chu Jiang King's Palace in the Yang Realm, hiding in the shadow of the Chu Jiang King's statue and secretly observing the area, but she did not see Qi Huaijin's figure.

Could he have gone to the cemetery to look for him?

Gu Qingqiu slapped her forehead, realizing she had forgotten to tell him that she could also travel from the Chujiang King's Palace to the Yang Realm.

Looking at the crowds coming and going and the sun outside, Gu Qingqiu decided to return to the underworld from the Chujiang King's Palace, and then go to her own tombstone from the underworld.

However, Gu Qingqiu clearly underestimated her father's magnanimity. She discovered that the junction connecting the Chujiang King's Palace to the mortal realm and the underworld had just been sealed off.

Gu Qingqiu:......

Okay! Now we can only wait for the sun to set.

Gu Qingqiu leaned against the statue of King Chujiang and drifted off to sleep. When she woke up again, it was already dusk.

Fearing that Qi Huaijin would be anxious, Gu Qingqiu tried her best to avoid areas exposed to the setting sun along the way. She finally managed to drift to the foot of Chujiang Cemetery Mountain, just as it was getting dark.

Gu Qingqiu quickly floated up the mountain and saw Qi Huaijin's back in the distance. He was carefully wiping Gu Qingqiu's tombstone with a cloth he had somehow obtained.

Gu Qingqiu hugged Qi Huaijin from behind and nuzzled his neck with her head. "I'm back."

Qi Huaijin felt a little itchy, shrank back slightly, and smiled: "Why don't you make a sound? I don't even know where you came from."

"I drifted all the way from the Chujiang King's Palace with great difficulty!"

Gu Qingqiu clung to Qi Huaijin, feeling wronged, and spent ten minutes accusing King Chujiang of his "outrageous crimes."

Qi Huaijin listened patiently, occasionally coaxing Gu Qingqiu with a few words. Finally, when Gu Qingqiu was tired of talking, Qi Huaijin picked her up and said, "Let's go home."

Gu Qingqiu nestled in Qi Huaijin's arms, humming a song all the way down the mountain, seemingly in a very good mood.

However, after Gu Qingqiu stopped, the male protagonist system appeared at the opportune moment.

Male Protagonist System: [Host, the experience bar is now at 99%.]

Gu Qingqiu: [So fast?]

Male Protagonist System: [Yes, but that last 1% might not be so easy.]

Gu Qingqiu: [I know, I'm mentally prepared. First, I have to get married, right?]

Male Protagonist System: [This time it probably won't work. The host and Qi Huaijin are on different paths, one human and one ghost.]

Gu Qingqiu: [Huh? Didn't I say that when I first arrived in this world? You even told me to find a solution back then, why are you suddenly objecting now?]

Male Protagonist System: [Not long ago, after Qi Huaijin helped Chu Jiang resolve the hidden door issue, he successfully cultivated the Calamity-Avoiding Spell.]

Gu Qingqiu: [What is that?]

Male Protagonist System: [In short, it's something only those with great merit can cultivate. If you marry Qi Huaijin, he will share your merit and also bear the consequences of your past misdeeds.]

Gu Qingqiu: [Huh? Will it have any effect on his health?]

The male protagonist system: [Theoretically, no. His immense merit can completely offset the negative effects of your damaged karma. However, that's not the main point. The main point is that if you share the averting curse, your karmic cycle will deviate from the world logic set by the system. In other words, you might not be able to leave.]

Gu Qingqiu: [What?! Why?!]

Male Protagonist System: [Host, please don't rush, let me finish. Because of his great merit, Qi Huaijin will not be harmed by ghosts in the mortal realm, and will also have a supreme status in the underworld after death. Even if he chooses to reincarnate, he will naturally be born into a privileged family, so you don't need to worry too much. However, once you marry him, your destinies will be intertwined. You are a ghost, and besides reincarnation or your soul dissipating, you have no normal way to escape this world. But if Qi Huaijin knew that you had reincarnated or your soul had dissipated, what do you think he would do?]