When Leng Yue woke up again, she found herself in the hospital.

“Mom,” Leng Yue said, her voice hoarse after a long silence.

"Are you hungry? Thirsty? What would you like to eat?" When Leng Yue woke up, Leng's mother quickly came over and asked in a low voice.

Leng Yue shook her head, trying to sit up, "I want to walk around..."

Leng's mother quickly stopped Leng Yue, "Don't move around, you're still on an IV drip! Do you need to go to the toilet? Let me help you."

Leng Yue then noticed that there was an IV in her right hand, and the wound on her left hand had been bandaged. Leng Yue really needed to go to the restroom, and with her mother's help, she carefully got up. "Mom, what happened to me?"

Leng's mother supported Leng Yue with one hand and held up the IV bag with the other. Hearing Leng Yue's question, she sighed, "Don't you remember? When we found you, you were already unconscious, covered in blood, and the wardrobe in your room was completely shattered. I don't know what happened!"

"The wardrobe is broken? How could this happen?" Leng Yue remembered that she hadn't touched the wardrobe.

"Don't think about it. You have stitches in your arm, so get some rest." After Leng Yue finished using the restroom, her mother helped her lie down and covered her with a blanket.

"What do you want to eat? Mom will go buy it for you." Seeing that Leng Yue wouldn't be in any immediate danger, Leng's mother wanted to give her something to eat.

Leng Yue wanted to eat something spicy. "Mom, can I have some duck neck?"

"..." Mrs. Leng was silent for a while, "Let's change to something else. You can't eat anything irritating with this wound."

"Huh? What am I supposed to eat then?" Leng Yue was a little disappointed.

"How about Mom buys you some cake?" the cold-hearted mother coaxed her spoiled little daughter.

Leng Yue pouted and nodded helplessly, "Mom, I want the big one."

"Okay, okay, you go to sleep for a while, Mom will be back soon." With that, Mrs. Leng picked up her bag and left.

After Leng's mother left, Leng Yue closed her eyes to rest. In reality, she was contacting Ling, "Ling, what happened?"

“You’re finally awake,” Zero said, letting out a long sigh of relief. “You were trapped in an illusion by that rat demon. No matter how I called you, you wouldn’t listen. Luckily, it was all over.”

"An illusion? Is that Jade-Faced Ninth Master really that powerful?" Leng Yue still felt lingering fear when she thought about it. This was the most direct experience she had ever had of facing life and death alone.

"It shouldn't be considered powerful, otherwise how could it have defeated even your half-baked Taoist skills?" Seeing that Leng Yue seemed unhappy, Ling added, "However, it should be considered quite powerful here, at least it has been running rampant for many years."

"Is that so? My opponent is quite formidable, otherwise, how could I be in such a sorry state?" Leng Yue replied arrogantly, after all, she had only succeeded through a sneak attack. If Yu Mian Jiu Lang hadn't been unprepared, with her mediocre skills, it would be an exaggeration to say she died a hundred times, but she would certainly have died at least ten times.

“Yueyue, the main problem is that it’s its lair. Over time, it has set up many barriers inside. That’s why we were so easily caught before.” Zero had to interrupt Leng Yue’s self-delusion. “The reason you find it difficult to deal with it is because you are not skilled enough.”

Leng Yue felt somewhat ashamed. "I was indeed careless before. I always thought things were too simple."

“Yueyue, I told you before. The higher your soul level, the more dangers you face. You can't always take on low-risk missions. Besides, if we encounter a headquarters evaluation, things will get very complicated.” Zero analyzed their situation for Leng Yue. It had always known that Leng Yue was someone without much ambition and somewhat complacent. Although she could endure hardship, she was ultimately too relaxed.

Leng Yue lowered her head further and further after being told off by Ling, unable to utter a rebuttal. She could only mutter softly, "Okay, I know I was wrong. I will try my best."

Zero was silent for a moment, then said, "I believe you, Yueyue."

After a moment of silence between the person and the system, Leng Yue finally spoke, "Ling, is something wrong? Why are you suddenly acting like a parent?"

Zero was strangely silent for a moment. "It's nothing. It's just that Xiaomei said I'm not mature enough, so I was thinking... to change."

Leng Yue also fell silent. "You're fine the way you are. You're fine no matter what."

Zero laughed as soon as she heard that, "Hahaha, I knew Yueyue was the best! From now on, I'll have to become more and more mature!"

Leng Yue suddenly regretted saying that. Was it really okay for Ling to keep changing like this? Wouldn't it seem a bit like she had a split personality?

At this point, the best approach is to stop dwelling on the same question: "How was the evil in the body of the Jade-Faced Ninth Master dealt with?"

"The corpse of the rat spirit?" Zero thought for a moment. "It seems to have already been sent to the garbage disposal station."

"Huh? Who threw it? Weren't you scared?" Leng Yue hadn't heard her mother mention this before, so she thought they hadn't seen it.

"This was done by one of your old acquaintances? He's not afraid of anything, he almost devoured that rat demon alive!" Zero felt a chill run down his spine just thinking about it.

"You mean...him?" Leng Yue's eyes lit up. Who else could it be but an old acquaintance of hers?

“Well, but Yueyue,” Zero suddenly said seriously, “you probably won’t be able to be with him this time.”

"Why?" Leng Yue asked, puzzled. She had only just met him, why did they have to separate?

"Um, he's not human this time, so you two are destined not to be together." Zero hadn't expected that he would turn into a non-human this time.

"I want to see him," Leng Yue said, making the request.

“He’s always been by your side, just saying you two can’t be together this time.” Zero sighed.

"Why can't I see it?" Leng Yue was very angry. She could always see it when she didn't want to, but now she couldn't see it anymore.

Ling didn't say anything more, but handed the glasses to Leng Yue. Only then did Leng Yue realize that there really was someone standing in front of her.

"Qianchen?" Leng Yue reached out, wanting to touch Qianchen.

Qianchen took a step back and dodged it. "Don't be silly. Your body is weak right now, and you are easily affected by ghost energy."

"But I want to touch you," Leng Yue said, throwing a tantrum.

Qian Chen sighed, "Don't act like a child. This time I've become a ghost cultivator and can't stay with you. Just leave obediently, and we'll definitely be together in the next life. Believe me!"

Ling kept trying to persuade her, "Yueyue, I'll help you find him in the next life..."

And so, persuaded by Qianchen and Ling, Lengyue left the mission world and prepared to return to her space.

The original owner was able to return to her body smoothly and resume her long-lost normal life.

postscript

On New Year's Eve, laughter and joy filled the Leng family home.

Zhao Ya was helping Leng's mother prepare the New Year's Eve dinner in the kitchen, while Leng Yue was in front of the TV, cracking sunflower seeds and munching on an apple.

Leng Kang first snatched Leng Yue's melon seeds, then taunted her, "Leng haha, didn't you see your sister-in-law went into the kitchen to help? How dare you sit here watching TV?"

Leng Yue calmly raised her hand. "Look, a patient! If you want to go, go ahead, but move aside and don't disturb my TV viewing."

"How old are you? Still watching Tom and Jerry? How childish!" Leng Kang said disdainfully, but still moved to the side.

"Zihao, your father is bullying me!" Leng Yue used her trump card, summoning Leng Zihao's little divine beast.

Sure enough, Leng Zihao came running out and blocked Leng Yue's way. "Dad, you're the one who's childish. You can't bully the younger one!"

"Okay, okay, I surrender..." Leng Kang said as he ran towards the kitchen, "I don't know what kind of spell Yueyue cast on Zihao..."

The people in the kitchen burst into laughter upon hearing this...