The Roland family settled in smoothly with Qiao Qiu.

Qiao Qiu's place is quite simple; everything changes, and she hardly ever needs a kitchen.

However, after Roland and his group came to stay, they still set up a small kitchen and equipped it with a lot of ingredients.

After all, the child is still young, so it's convenient to do things for him sometimes.

The one who probably benefited the most was the ring, who got to eat a lot of good food thanks to his little cousin.

In return and for fun, the ring would always go out and bring back a huge amount of seafood, which would then be transformed into all sorts of delicious dishes with a wave of its hand.

Many of them were things that Dong Yu and her family had never seen before, and some were things they could never have imagined.

Roland, who used to be a celestial being, was quite knowledgeable, but every time he looked at the dishes brought back by the ring, he felt a sense of ignorance.

Not only that, the ring also conjured up many fun things.

Qiao Qiu, on the other hand, could tell that Dong Yu was still a scholar. Having not touched a book in so long, his thirst for books was immense. So she conjured up a cabinet full of ancient books, with absolutely no modern ones.

The modern elements look out of place here; even if they're meant to be elegant, this isn't how they should be.

Dong Yu was both surprised and delighted to receive a cabinet full of books. He read them for three days and three nights straight before he felt he had gotten his money's worth.

Even that wasn't enough for him; he took the ring to his study and taught him to read.

The ring cooperated, obediently learning along with him.

Then Dong Yu discovered that the ring was a treasure; he learned everything incredibly quickly. He could recognize characters after being taught only once, and understand principles after being taught only once.

He can memorize any article perfectly after reading it only once.

Dong Yu grew increasingly fond of the ring, constantly pulling him along, almost as if she wanted to impart all her knowledge to him.

Even her own son was left aside. Seeing this, Roland felt helpless and had no choice but to take Dong Yuan out to play by herself every day.

Qiao Qiu and Ji Rufeng's daily displays of affection are enough to dazzle a bunch of single people. Many of the immortals who come to their doom are driven mad with jealousy by them.

They lived each day quite comfortably.

Time passed slowly, and winter arrived in the blink of an eye.

Apart from Qiao Qiu's family, Dong Yu and the others were all wearing thick winter clothes.

Looking at them, the ring felt a pang of pity and immediately transformed the small space in the room into a spring-autumn temperature, ensuring they weren't too cold or too hot.

However, all of this was done in secret. Dong Yu's family had no idea that it was the ring that was behind it. They thought that Ji Rufeng had used some kind of supernatural power to make their place like this.

While Dong Yu's family appeared to be living a harmonious life, something seemed amiss to Qiao Qiu and her family.

They knew exactly what was going on. The harassment had been constant for the past year, and the beautiful scenery outside was almost no longer what it used to be.

The sky was gray and hazy, as if it had been polluted.

This situation also illustrates many things, such as the increasing number of deities.

The ring kept an eye on Dong Yuan every day, and only felt somewhat relieved when it saw that there were no unusual movements in his body.

He can tolerate external enemies, but not internal strife.

As for the power of him and Ji Rufeng, for some reason, they could never merge.

Later, Qiao Qiu thought of a possibility: that the two of them were unable to work together.

Qiao Qiu, as an observer, could clearly see how much they resented each other.

So Ji Rufeng and the ring tried to work things out again. For their shared goal, they had heart-to-heart talks for a month. They each took countless steps back before finally resolving their growing distance.

They then tried to fuse their powers, but found that it still didn't work.

Everyone was puzzled. Why was this happening?

At night, the moonlight was cool and clear, the stars in the sky were no longer visible, and the moon itself was hazy and misty, as if it had grown fuzz, making it difficult to see clearly.

Dong Yu's family had all gone to sleep, leaving only Qiao Qiu, Qiu Rufeng, and the ring in the courtyard. They lay on a cool chair, looking at the sky, without the slightest sign of sleepiness.

The ring sighed, "Is this fate?"

Qiao Qiu raised an eyebrow. "Do you believe our fate will be like this? I don't. I believe things will work themselves out. There must be something we haven't thought of yet. Let's try to figure it out, and once we do, that'll be fine."

"Master, you make it sound so simple. Haven't we thought about this all this time? With assassins coming one after another every day, I don't even know how many gods I've killed. It's so annoying." The ring frowned slightly.

"Not just you, I'm almost fed up too." Qiao Qiu sighed.

Ji Rufeng said calmly, "Alright, let's not say anything discouraging. Let's all think it over carefully. Do your best in everything, and no matter the outcome, you'll have no regrets."

Qiao Qiu and the ring both nodded in unison.

"Well said. No matter the outcome, there will be no regrets."

Qiao Qiu flicked her finger, and a shooting star streaked across the sky above them, reminding her of the life she spent devoting herself to playing video games.

That life was rather unremarkable, but it was the first time she was with a 'woman'.

The moment I first met Gao Meng, I felt like the sky was falling and the earth was collapsing; I still remember it vividly.

Perhaps it was because of love; she felt she had never seen such a cool girl before, and it was the first time she had ever felt that a girl could make her heart flutter while playing a game.

Her fingertips, the way she played the game, are all etched in her heart.

Never forgotten.

When Ji Rufeng saw the shooting star, he was reminded of his past life in the demon realm. In that life, he was heartless and loveless, and he only had a strange feeling for Qiao Qiu, perhaps dependence, or something else.

All he knew was that he liked watching her, and he liked the way she looked so animated when facing enemies.

But apart from that, there was only family affection, nothing else.

At the time, he believed that with his brother around, even if the sky fell, he would have the strength to hold it up.

Looking back now, it's inexplicably funny.

She was naive and foolish, but she did the right thing.

The ring gazed at the shooting star, not thinking about any past life, but remembering Qiao Qiu's promise to him: to help him illuminate all the diamonds on his body.

Now that all the diamonds have been lit, he has regained all his memories.

But he had a constant urge to sigh.

If he could, he would give himself in exchange for the two of them returning to the real world to be together.

However, this is ultimately impossible.

Ji Rufeng is the Gate of Life; his only fate is to perish together with the curse.

On the other hand, if he were to fight his whole life, he might be able to return to the human world and be reincarnated.

reincarnation?

He turned his head to look at Qiao Qiu, and if that day ever came, he would definitely wait for her.

Wait until she falls in love with someone else, wait until she gets married, wait until the moment she becomes pregnant.

He would definitely not hesitate to crawl into her belly and become her child.

I just hope it won't be too long.