Shen Yu turned around to look at him, with a cruel and resolute smile on his face, and a mad look in his eyes: "Yin Ci, your father, who has a human face but a beastly heart and is worse than pigs and dogs, has killed tens of thousands of people in my clan. Why do you think I will let him go? You are too naive!"

"Uncle Shen..." Yin Ci murmured weakly, his eyes were lifeless, and even the blood-red teardrop mole seemed to sink.

Coal Ball roared softly: "Awoo~"

"Don't call me that, I find it disgusting!" Shen Yu looked at him for a long time without saying anything, and then smiled brightly: "Do you know how I felt when Sister Su died in my arms? Do you know how much effort I put into hiding my identity and entering the Dusk? Do you know how much I paid to make Yin Ruoxu lose his reputation and pay for his debt with blood?! You don't know!"

"Uncle Shen... When I was a kid, I was always... injured while practicing swordplay. You bandaged me... and gave me candy... You are my... Uncle Shen..."

Shen Yu grabbed Yin Ci's collar with one hand and said, "Yin Ci, my kindness to you in the past was all fake, all pretense! I wanted to kill you countless times when I treated your injuries, because you are that man's offspring! You call me Uncle Shen, just like I have to humbly call that beast Master Yin, it makes me sick! I tell you, I will never let him go, I want to watch him be spit on and chopped into meat paste by thousands of knives!"

Shen Yu's eyes were red from smoke, and he became more and more happy as he spoke.

There was a heavy rain outside, hitting the eaves, making a crackling sound.

Yin Ci's face turned pale, and he was shaking her until she was about to fall down, tears streaming down her face, "...Uncle Shen...I'm sorry...I'm sorry...Please kill me, and I will pay off my father's debt...Okay?"

There was dead silence again, with only Yin Ci's low crying and the pouring rain outside making the sound inside the house.

After an unknown amount of time, Shen Yu finally pushed Yin Ci away and whispered, "I won't kill you...but I'm going to take Yin Ruoxu's life."

He did not stay for dinner and went straight upstairs.

"Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle—" Jiang Ziyu's stomach made a series of empty noises. He scratched his head in embarrassment, picked up the bowl, and advised: "Master said that people are iron and rice is steel. If you don't eat a meal, you will be very hungry. Junior brother, eat something."

Yin Ci stood up suddenly and ran out of the house.

"Awooo!" Coal Ball chased out.

"Yin Ci!" Jiang Niannian stood up and wanted to chase him. After all, he was her brother who would not give up. However, she was held back by a pair of hands. "Niannian, it's raining outside."

"But Yin Ci..."

Yin Buqi said: "Let him cry. He will come back naturally when he is tired of crying. He will grow up eventually."

Jiang Niannian glanced at the heavy rain outside and finally sat down.

Everyone ate absent-mindedly during this meal.

…

As soon as I went upstairs, the door of the house opened and then closed with a bang.

Yin Buqi picked up Jiang Niannian, walked straight over the screen, lifted the layers of curtains, and put her on the bed.

Very urgent. Very urgent.

He grabbed her hand and pulled it to the head of the bed, and put his other palm around her waist.

Most of Yin Buqi's body was pressed towards her, his red eyes filled with lust.

"Nian Nian."

Jiang Niannian swallowed and looked at his indifferent attitude.

She tightened her hand and asked tentatively, "Do you want a kiss?"

As soon as she said this, Yin Buqi could no longer restrain himself. He pinched Jiang Niannian's chin, pressed her down on the bed and kissed her.

Jiang Niannian was caught off guard by the kiss.

"Hmm."

Yin Buqi's clothes were disheveled, his hair was black and his eyes were red, carrying a fatal temptation.

He lowered his head and his bright red lips fell on Jiang Niannian's neck.

Jiang Niannian thought of the three days and three nights before, trembling with fear, and tried to escape: "I'm exhausted from running around today..."

Yin Buqi's eyes darkened, and he spoke in a low, deep and alluring voice: "Nian Nian is sleeping, I will move on my own, don't worry about it."

"I'm dirty and I haven't taken a shower yet..."

"Could it be that Nian Nian wants to take a bath with me? I'd love to have that."

"That's not what I meant. I..."

Yin Buqi raised his head, feeling aggrieved, and put on his usual pitiful expression, which was very useful to Jiang Niannian, and said, "Niannian promised me, but you didn't keep your word, you liar."

The two looked at each other for a while, and Jiang Niannian was defeated.

…

It was raining heavily outside. Yin Ci was running aimlessly while shouting as if to vent his anger.

He accidentally stepped on a stone and fell, his face hitting the mud, his hair was disheveled and his body was in a mess.

"Awoo~" Coal Ball ran over and licked his face gently, as if to comfort him.

Yin Ci choked up and trembled, "I can't forgive him...but he is my father..."

I lay in the mud like this for a long time, and suddenly there was no movement around me.

Yin Ci raised his head, his eyes were red and swollen, and he looked around, but the little black ball was gone.

Was it also beginning to move away from him?

Just when I was feeling discouraged, I heard footsteps, and then the rain above my head was blocked by something.

Yin Ci glanced over and saw a handsome boy squatting beside him, with bronze skin and black eyes. He was wrapped in large banana leaves, and had horns and a tail on his head and behind him that had not yet transformed.

Yin Ci's eyes widened and he asked in surprise, "Are you the little black ball?!"

The boy nodded: "It's me."

"How could you…"

"The yin energy in Qinghe Town is too strong. I ate too much, so I might have changed." Meiqiu scratched his head embarrassedly, pursed his lips, and said, "If my spouse thinks it's not good-looking, I can change back."

"Who cares whether you look good or not." Yin Ci lay back in the mud and ignored him.

"I was born in the underworld. After a person dies, their soul will go there, unless it is scattered. I have been there since I was still a baby... I absorb the negative energy of the underworld every day, and I hear all kinds of crying and wailing, but also joyful sounds. Don't be sad, your father must have gone there after his death. Next time I go back to the underworld, I will take you with me so that you can see your father..."

Yin Ci stopped crying and squinted her eyes at him: "Really?"

Coal Ball nodded: "I won't lie to you."

Yin Ci seemed to see some hope: "Then how do we get to the underworld?"

Meiqiu shook his head: "I don't know how to go back for now..."

"Then how did you get to the human world?"

“…I forgot.”

Yin Ci: “…”

Yin Ci looked at him for a long time, then buried his face in the mud and cried for a long time.

Meiqiu didn't say anything else, but just squatted there, holding a banana leaf to shield him from the rain.