Xiao Bao didn't know where to find that amazing older sister, so he could only wander aimlessly around the house.

When it was late at night and Chen Xiaoli had fallen asleep, he drifted towards the back mountain.

Having finally found a spirit that knew the way, they arrived at Hua Xiangyun's residence with trepidation.

"Don't just stand here doing nothing, hurry up and knock on the door, it'll be dawn soon," the spirit who escorted him urged as he saw Xiao Bao standing there motionless.

“But I can’t knock on the door,” Xiao Bao said. Not only could he not knock on the door, but as soon as he put his hand on it, it bounced back.

"What should we do then? Why don't you call out a few times and see if the other person can hear you?" The kind-hearted soul didn't have any hope. They had been wandering around on the mountain for so long, and only Chen Xiaoli could see them.

However, Chen Xiaoli was too timid and cowardly, and refused to help these souls communicate with people in the mortal world.

As times changed, they dared not make any more demands, which also gave Chen Xiaoli some peace and quiet.

Just as they were struggling with how to let the other party know that a soul was looking for them, Hua Xiangyun opened the door at that moment. The array around the house was set up in advance by her master, so Hua Xiangyun, who lived inside the house, naturally sensed the soul breaking in.

This midnight knocking is really not a good habit. Just when I was finally getting back to normal and wanted to rest, it came to bother me again.

"Go back, I can't save you."

Xiao Bao immediately knelt down on both knees, pleading, "Sister, please save my mother's life. I'll do anything for you from now on."

Hua Xiangyun immediately jumped aside, "That's not the way to do things now. Besides, your mother is terminally ill and she's determined to die. How can I help her?"

"Try to look on the bright side. Everyone's bound to face this day eventually. Instead of begging me here, you should spend more time with her."

Xiao Bao said, "Sister, you're lying. You clearly said last time that we shouldn't get too close. My mom got sick because I got too close."

“But she only has her last days left. You can find comfort by being by her side. There’s no need to drag it out any longer. The longer it goes on, the more your mother will suffer.” Hua Xiangyun had calculated that Chen Xiaoli had two months to live, but unfortunately, she chose to be passive, which hastened her death.

Xiao Bao was still somewhat confused, but the spirit hiding to the side understood.

Human souls are inherently separate, yet this mother and son stayed together day and night, so it's normal for their bodies to suffer damage.

Besides, Chen Xiaoli was worried about her son, and Xiaobao was unwilling to leave alone. In any case, everyone has to die eventually, so this is a good ending.

"Xiao Bao, let's go back," he said, somewhat frightened, afraid that the master would harm him. He could only drag Xiao Bao away to a more distant place. "Masters are usually practitioners of esoteric arts, how could they know any medical skills? Maybe we can find a doctor to take a look and there's still some hope."

Good advice is useless to a damned devil, and compassion is useless to someone who has given up on themselves. It's just that Xiao Bao is too young to understand, but we should still give him some hope so that he won't get entangled here and anger the master again.

He was just leading the way; he had no intention of losing his life here.

Didn't you see that the entire Ren family was driven to hide in the mountains? He's just a lone ghost, how dare he face them?

After much persuasion, they finally managed to convince Xiaobao to leave. But when he turned back, the master had already closed the door and gone home.

...

Hua Xiangyun never expected to see Chen Xiaoli again, this time in spirit form.

She was holding her baby's hand, her face full of happiness.

Before, she could see him but couldn't touch him; now she's finally reunited with her son.

“Little Master, we’ve come to say goodbye,” Chen Xiaoli said, bowing deeply to Hua Xiangyun. Xiao Bao, who was following behind her, obediently did the same.

"I have no more worries here. The only thing I still owe you is your kindness. If it weren't for your help that day, my son and I wouldn't be able to be reunited like this."

I can only repay your great kindness in the next life. Thank you again!

As soon as Chen Xiaoli finished speaking, the Road to the Underworld appeared before them. Holding Xiaobao's hand, she carefully stepped onto it. As Xiaobao left, he turned back and waved to Hua Xiangyun, "Goodbye, pretty sister!"

Hua Xiangyun smiled back and stayed until they disappeared from sight before going home.

&

Tian Guihua and Hua Guangzong sat in the courtyard staring at Hua Zhian, thinking that this kid was always getting on the roof if he wasn't disciplined for three days.

Zhiping and Xiangyun didn't cause them any trouble, but this kid always had one problem or another.

So many marriage proposals have been made to him these days, yet he's still picking and choosing. Who does he think he is?

"You have to give me a reason today. What is it about the girl your sister-in-law introduced to you that you don't like?" Tian Guihua's angry face made Hua Zhian, who was originally going to joke around, restrain his expression.

"Grandma, it's just that the other party's conditions are too good, and your grandson feels a little inferior."

"々^々," Tian Guihua pointed at him and gave him a good scolding, "If you're not good enough, you say she has ulterior motives; if you're good enough, you say you're insecure. Then tell us, what kind of person are you looking for?"

Hua Guangzong said, "Our county town is only so big. Do you have to make an even bigger joke and let everyone watch the show?"

If it weren't for your sister-in-law's sake, and the fact that our family is doing alright, do you think they would even be asking you for a marriage proposal?

Given your naive and simple-minded nature, it's understandable that you feel inferior. However, you shouldn't embarrass people during blind dates. Don't you even consider what you yourself have to offer?

If you really feel inferior, then don't be picky about those who were less fortunate in the past.

"Give me and your grandmother a straight answer right now: do you have someone else outside?"

Hua Zhian: "...No, that's really not true."

But he hesitated, and Tian Guihua immediately grabbed the stick in her hand and hit him on the back. Hua Zhian screamed exaggeratedly.

"Shut up, stop fooling around with us," Hua Guangzong said coldly, showing no mercy. "If you don't tell the truth, I'll take action against you, not just your grandmother."

Hua Zhian dared not cause any more trouble. The old man usually didn't discipline them, but if he really got physical, it wouldn't just be a little physical pain.

Besides, he's so old and has a bad heart. If he were to get seriously ill from anger, he would be a sinner to the whole family, and he couldn't bear that.

Hua Guangzong was unaware of his thoughts; otherwise, he would have been so angry that he collapsed.

Hua Zhiping also entered the house at this time. "I've found out everything. He's been corresponding with a female comrade quite frequently. Maybe he's already dating someone, but he's just keeping it from us."

His wife was heavily pregnant, and he was also worrying about his troublesome younger brother. Instead of getting any good things, he ended up pleasing neither side, which made him itchy to take action.

Tian Guihua then remembered that she seemed to have heard Xiao Guai mention before that the Zhuo family boy across the street had said that Zhi'an had been in close communication with the places where he had previously been sent to the countryside.

It's all her fault for not paying attention during that time, thinking he was just contacting those friends. Now that I think about it, something was definitely wrong.