So Shi Lisheng took the stone and hid in the dilapidated cellar in his backyard, not daring to make the slightest sound.
Only when the sound of horses' hooves faded into the distance did she quietly crawl out of the cellar.
I thought that having escaped this ordeal, things would get better from here on out.
But fate was unkind to both man and stone; although Shi Lisheng later received food from kind people...
But this war lasted far too long, so long that even after everyone had eaten all the weeds and tree bark, it still hadn't ended.
In the end, she starved to death, foolishly believing that after she died, Stone would probably die soon too.
They made a pact that neither of them could leave first in the underworld; they had to wait for each other before being reincarnated together.
This led to the scene where Shi Lisheng, who had arrived in the underworld earlier, waited alone on the banks of the River of Oblivion for decades.
Ming Yi listened to the story and found it utterly absurd.
Putting aside the fact that Shi Lisheng is mentally challenged and stubborn, that stone was simply awful.
Knowing full well that he was a demon, he still made this bizarre pact with her.
Why couldn't we let her reincarnate first, and then go find her? Why make this silly girl wait for so long in vain?
Ming Yi knew the stone wouldn't die, but Shi Lisheng didn't understand.
She wasn't very bright to begin with, and having made up her mind about things for so many years, how could she possibly accept Ming Yi's explanation?
Ming Yi was also completely exasperated by her. He had no way to deal with Shi Lisheng, and he couldn't defy the rules of the Underworld for her sake.
When the deadline arrived, she could only watch helplessly as the ghost messengers escorted her to the banks of the River of Oblivion.
However, Ming Yi was unable to erase Shi Lisheng's memories himself; since he couldn't do it, he could only ask Meng Po for help.
Meng Po readily agreed and took on the job for him without hesitation.
However, because Shi Lisheng's obsession was too deep, Meng Po kept feeding her bowl after bowl of soup.
After drinking seven or eight bowls, she was still muttering about stones, because she still retained some fragments of her memories.
In the end, he couldn't even be reborn into the animal realm; his soul could only be crushed and used as fertilizer for the flowers of the other shore.
Ke Shi Lisheng was completely unaware of this, and the moment she saw the red spider lily, she desperately broke free from the ghost messenger's soul-binding hook.
She picked a spider lily, smiled, and ran towards Mingyi, calling out as she ran, "Here's a flower for you, don't be angry..."
Ming Yi was deeply moved, never expecting that she would remember him besides that broken stone.
As she drew closer and closer, he wanted to reach out and grab her, but he couldn't.
He watched with a conflicted expression as the ghost messenger once again used the soul-snatching lock to seize Shi Lisheng.
Fearing she might break free again, the ghost guards dared not be careless and used six chains in total. No matter how much she struggled, it was to no avail.
The moment the spider lily fell from her hand, Ming Yi swiftly turned around and gave Meng Po a pleading look.
They were born in the same place in the underworld and were childhood friends. With just one glance, Meng Po knew what kind of nonsense he was trying to hold in.
Although he knew this was inappropriate, he nodded without hesitation.
Then, as if they had a blood feud, they attacked each other wildly and indiscriminately, as well as their surroundings.
In an instant, the entire sea of red spider lilies was blasted to pieces by the magic.
The ghost messengers who rushed to stop them were all sent flying.
In the chaos, Ming Yi seized the opportunity to push Shi Lisheng, who was picking spider lilies, into the bottom of the River of Oblivion with a single palm strike.
Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Meng Po stopped and gave Ming Yi a meaningful look.
She indicated that she had finished helping him, but he should go to the Censorate to claim the punishment himself.
Ming Yi had planned it this way all along; a slight smile played on his lips as he strode toward the Censorate.
The group of ghost messengers looked at each other in bewilderment, and could only follow behind him to explain the situation, especially the matter of the nail ghost.
When Ming Yi reappeared at the River of Oblivion, it was already a month later.
He was not only beaten, but also punished by the head of the inspection department, who made him spend a month composting organic fertilizer for the spider lilies.
As for Shi Lisheng's matter, the head of the department did not take it to heart.
Whether you use it as fertilizer or throw it into the river to feed the fish, it doesn't make much difference, as long as you get rid of the soul.
Shi Lisheng, who lies at the bottom of the River of Oblivion, is now on the verge of his soul dissipating.
Not only was she forced to drink a lot of Meng Po soup, but she was also injured by the Soul-Snatching Lock, so she couldn't last much longer.
This month, he was once again corrupted by the evil thoughts in the River of Oblivion, bringing him one step closer to the point of his soul being scattered.
When Mingyi found her, only the last of her three souls and seven spirits remained.
But he still clutched tightly in his hand the spider lily he had picked up before being pushed to the bottom of the river.
Ming Yi's heart was touched once again; he had only ever seen this feeling in the memories of the dead.
He had never experienced it before, but today he finally felt it firsthand. The feeling was wonderful, yet extremely bitter.
Without a second thought, he placed the remaining fragment of Shi Lisheng's soul in his chest and nurtured it.
He planned to use his own energy to nurture her into a spirit again, giving her another chance to be reborn.
To his utter surprise, the evil thoughts that were supposed to be absorbed and digested by him...
But it quietly crept into Shi Lisheng's soul, and its presence grew ever stronger and more abundant.
By the time he realized something was wrong, Shi Lisheng's soul had already fully formed, transforming into the appearance of a crying infant.
Ming Yi intended to separate her from evil thoughts, but just as he made his move, he heard the infant calling out to its father in a sweet, babyish voice.
She blinked her big eyes and cried uncontrollably, questioning him about why he had hurt her.
Ming Yi, a young and unmarried man, had never experienced anything like this before. He was immediately overwhelmed by the feeling of suddenly becoming a father.
He had completely forgotten the rules of the underworld, hiding the infant inside his natal magical artifact.
They even gave her a beautiful name: Mingyou. You means night, and it also has a similar meaning to a faint fire.
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