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Xie Ling called Officer Huang to the rooftop to clean up the mess. The police broke into Chen Yiming's house and found the body of a child and the bodies of many slaughtered cats and dogs, including many old animal mummies.
It was only when Wu Siqi watched the news in the hospital that he learned that Chen Yiming, his seemingly gentle old classmate, was actually a beast in human skin who had long taken pleasure in torturing and killing animals.
Yi Ning sat beside the hospital bed, peeling an orange as he explained to her, "Grieving ghosts can only attach themselves to those with a dark side. The fact that he was possessed proves that he is that kind of person. Fortunately, Xiaowu, you have always kept your distance from him."
The incident of her being abducted by Chen Yiming at the event was also included in the child murder case and reported in the latter half of the news. Because it was considered a work-related injury, she was admitted to a single room.
Wu Siqi nodded and asked her, "I remember you said before that we would go to Mongolia once we caught the Yuan Li. How long can you stay here?"
"Xiao Wu, why are you bringing up something else?" Yi Ning looked at her reproachfully, pouting, "You're trying to chase me away again."
Wu Siqi leaned back innocently. "I didn't chase you away, but don't you have to work? Your work is important. People die every day."
Yi Ning flicked his wrist and stabbed the fruit knife into the pineapple in the fruit bowl. It was firmly inserted without any shaking. Wu Siqi looked at the knife and then at Yi Ning's unhappy expression.
The child had a bad temper and spoke very little, so she lowered her head and picked up her phone to continue reading the news.
However, Yi Ning had no intention of letting her go. He placed the cut oranges on the bedside table and, like a swallow, turned over and sat astride Wu Siqi's legs, "Xiao Wu!"
"My legs hurt, get down." Wu Siqi was browsing his phone without even raising his eyes. He just raised one leg and hit the restless guy's butt.
"No, Xiaowu, bite me." She leaned down, her nose touching Wu Siqi's nose, her eyes full of provocation, and her tone was particularly provocative.
The ward suddenly became quiet, with only the whirring sound of the central air conditioner. Her hot breath sprayed towards Wu Siqi. It was so quiet that she heard Yi Ning swallow his saliva.
Wu Siqi watched her eyelashes fluttering slightly, and her hair fell down and wrapped around his ears, which was very itchy.
You're still wearing this hairpin, you little fool. It was broken by lightning, and you glued it back together with glue. Your craftsmanship is so bad that the cat's ears are glued crooked.
She raised her eyebrows, moved her nose away, raised her chin and kissed the watery lips, let go of the phone in her hand, clasped her palm on the back of Yi Ning's head, and pushed her down.
Yi Ning didn't struggle at all and let her hold him obediently. He only slightly lifted his thighs to prevent himself from pressing completely on her, for fear of pressing on her wound.
At first, their lips were just touching, and it was impossible to tell who had started the fire. They greedily absorbed each other's air and immersed themselves in the heat.
This kiss carried too many flavors: the aftermath of surviving a disaster, the bitterness of regaining what was lost, and the pursuit of admitting feelings. It was a mixture of sweet, sour, and bitter. She pulled away reluctantly only when she felt Xiaowu was out of breath.
After the kiss, Yi Ning's eyes sparkled with moisture, and he said in a soft and sticky voice: "Xiao Wu, I..."
Before he could finish his words, Fan Yu pushed the door open without knocking, startling both people in the room and making them look towards the door.
Fan Yu's hand was still on the door handle, and the whole body was disheveled in the wind.
Seeing the two people in the room with disheveled clothes, flushed faces, and shocked expressions, one could tell what had just happened in the room even with just a little thought.
Xie Ling followed behind, his sight blocked by Fan Yu. He pushed her away in disdain: "Are you planning to switch careers and become a door god? Get out of the way, huh?"
She took a staggering step into the house.
Xie Ling glanced around, immediately covering his eyes and shouting, "My eyes! My eyes!"
After a while, one man, one demon and two ghosts sat together awkwardly.
It seemed that no one wanted to break the deadlock first. Wu Siqi was sitting on the hospital bed surrounded by three great immortals, feeling extremely embarrassed.
Xie Ling was the first to speak: "Next time, remember to lock the door."
Yi Ning glared at her in shame and anger, and said to her fiercely: "You should learn how to knock on the door!"
She leaned back, crossed her legs, and angrily asked the Black and White Impermanence twins sitting opposite her: "What are you doing here? You didn't come here on purpose to ruin my fun, did you?"
Fan Yu retorted, "Wow! Who knew you, a pervert, would be so outspoken in broad daylight, and even question us?"
Seeing the two of them about to engage in a heated exchange of words, Xie Ling quickly intervened, "Okay, of course we have something serious to discuss. After we're done, you can go out and have a fight. But stop arguing now!"
Wu Siqi was so embarrassed that she slowly slid down, trying to cover herself with the white hospital bed sheet. Xie Ling's words made her sit up again, and she sat upright with the look of a curious baby.
Yi Ning looked at Xie Ling: "You say."
Xie Ling took out a small bottle of drink from his sleeve. On the plastic package was written: Mengpo Tea·Pure technology, absolutely no naturalness. One bottle will make you forget all love, two bottles will make you hate nothing, three bottles will reinstall your brain. You deserve it before reincarnation.
There is also a line of small print: No need to heat, can be drunk directly.
Yi Ning saw her take this out and stood up anxiously, snatching the Meng Po tea from her hand, "Xiao Wu doesn't drink this."
"You can grab it, I brought a lot." Fan Yu took out another bottle from his sleeve and put it on the convenient dining table above the bed.
Yi Ning continued to snatch the bottle of Meng Po tea away and questioned them, "Why did Xiao Wu want to drink it?"
Fan Yu glanced at the curious baby Wu Siqi and said to Yi Ning, "I'm doing this for your Xiaowu's sake. She knows too much about the Heavenly Dao and the Underworld. The Heavenly Dao will shorten her lifespan. You also want her to live a long life, right?"
Wu Siqi looked at Yi Ning in shock. Is there such a thing?
Fan Yu continued, "The ones we brought are all specially made by Meng Ma. They will only make you forget about your relationship with the underworld and won't turn your Xiaowu into an idiot."
Yi Ning frowned and shook his head in dissatisfaction, "No! Just go back and tell the higher-ups that she drank it, why are you making such a fuss?"
"Are you being too serious?" Fan Yu slapped the table, stood up and looked at her at eye level. "I'm doing this for her own good!" She pointed her finger at Wu Siqi and said.
Yi roared back, "What do you mean by this is for her own good? You're just seeking revenge! You're upset that Xiaowu killed the Yuan Li and stole the credit from you!"
Fan Yu was completely furious, veins popping out on his forehead. "We've known each other for four hundred years! Am I that kind of person?! I shouldn't have helped you hide the fact that you've been living in a mortal's house lately and haven't been back to the underworld! I was struck by lightning for my kindness!"
They were almost fighting each other.
"Enough!" Wu Siqi shouted to stop the quarrel, "Can you please consider the patient's feelings! This is a hospital, stop arguing!"
Her tone was cold and her face was serious, which frightened them so much that they all sat back on their stools and said in unison, "Sorry."
Yi Ning wanted to say something, but she turned her head and stared at her, "Shut up first."
Wu Siqi turned around and asked Fan Yu with a pleasant expression, "Excuse me, Master Fan, do I have to drink Meng Po tea?"
Fan Yu curled his lips: "It's not necessary."
"There's a price to pay for not drinking, right?" Wu Siqi asked.
Fan Yu nodded, "Yeah."
Wu Siqi continued to ask: "What is the price?"
Fan Yu was silent for a moment, then glanced sideways at Xie Ling, wanting her to speak.
The twins cooperated tacitly, and Xie Ling immediately took over the conversation: "I don't know. Generally, it will shorten lifespan and reduce luck. Some people may become blind and disabled, while others may die young and have no descendants. Everyone is different, and we don't know how the heavens will arrange it."
After hearing this, Wu Siqi nodded slightly and looked to Yi Ning on the right for confirmation.
The man sat upright, his hands folded on his knees, his head lowered and silent, tacitly agreeing to this statement.
It seems that what they said was true and they were not just trying to scare me.
Wu Siqi said softly, "So I have the right to choose not to drink, right, my two masters of ghosts."
Fan Yu replied, "That's right, but I advise you not to take any risks. You just barely escaped death, and good luck won't always be with you."
She was calm, but her tone was firm: "Whether my future is good or bad, I hope to make my own choice. I'm sorry for making you come here in vain."
Fan Yu snorted coldly, folded his arms, turned sideways and said nothing more. Xie Ling smiled and said, "It's okay, we are not here just for this matter. We are not qualified to interfere with the fate of mortals." She turned to look at Yi Ning.
"I won't go back." Yi Ning stomped his feet stubbornly.
Fan Yu mocked her with a cold face: "You seem to be living too comfortably with her. You don't know the difference between the big king and the small king anymore, right!" Her face turned pale, the air in the ward suddenly became cold, and the incandescent lights flickered.
Yi Ning's eyes turned into a clear yellow cat's pupils, his fangs bit his lower lip, his fists clenched, staring at Fan Yu and confronting her.
The situation was about to explode. Wu Siqi gently placed his palm on the back of her clenched fist and said, "Don't be so angry."
Yi Ning's attitude softened instantly, and he held her hand instead, "I understand. I'll be obedient."
Xie Ling quietly dissolved the Immortal Locking Rope he was about to pull out, and chuckled sinisterly, "As expected, there is always a way to conquer something."
"One word from Lai Xiaowu is more effective than a hundred from us." She raised her eyebrows and teased Wu Siqi, "Oh, no, Lai Xiaowu has been reincarnated and is now Wu Xiaowu. How did you get this little kitty to willingly work for you in the underworld to atone for your sins for four hundred years? Teach me too."
Wu Siqi stopped when he heard this, his eyes full of confusion. Yi Ning had never mentioned this matter before.
"Xie Ling, shut up!" Yi Ning flashed and covered her mouth from behind, whispering in her ear, "She doesn't know this! You're such a big mouth! I give you the all-powerful one. Get out of here! I'll definitely be back to work on time!"
She held Fan Yu in her left hand and Xie Ling in her right hand, and said to Wu Siqi with a smile, "Xiao Wu, they are in a hurry to go back, I will take them back." Holding them, she kicked open the door of the ward and disappeared around the corner.
Xie Ling's words circulated in her mind. Four hundred years of atonement? What was going on? It seemed that this spoiled little kitty still had many secrets.
A nurse passed by and saw that her ward door was open and there was no one accompanying her inside, so she helped her close the door. Wu Siqi waited for her for a long time, until she was drowsy, but the person did not come back.
The setting sun shone on the hospital bed through the brown glass. It was already dusk when Wu Siqi opened her eyes again. She had been like this for the past two days. She was weak and would fall asleep for a long time without realizing it.
Normally Yi Ning would not disturb her. Just like now, he would read a book with yellowed pages by himself, quietly accompanying her and waiting for her.
She was deeply moved as she read the book. She stroked the book with her fingers and read every word carefully. Her dark eyes were like deep pools, as if she wanted to crush the words and swallow them into her stomach.
"What book are you reading?" Wu Siqi propped up his upper body, his long hair scattered behind his head after waking up, and his voice was sticky with the feeling of just waking up.
The deep emotion disappeared instantly, and Yi Ning raised the corner of her mouth. "You're awake." She closed the old book and handed it to Wu Siqi. "I'm reading the family secret book that you copied before you were reincarnated, Xiaowu."
"A family heirloom?" She took the ancient book in her hand. The cover read - "Records of Lai Buyi". When she opened it, it was filled with obscure traditional Chinese calligraphy. The handwriting was beautiful and elegant.
Is this Lai Siyuan's calligraphy?
Yi Ning watched her carefully hold the book, reached out and hooked his finger around her little finger, and said softly, "This is the only thing you left behind before you reincarnated, Xiaowu. The house in Datong and the thatched cottage in Chang'an were both destroyed over the years. I don't have the ability to protect too many things."
After glancing at two pages, Wu Siqi handed the book back. Yi Ning shook his head and refused to take it. "This is yours, Xiaowu. It should be returned to its original owner."
"Okay." She put the book on the bedside table, folded her hands on the quilt, and asked her gently, "What do they mean by you atoning for my sins in my previous life for four hundred years?"
It finally came. Yi Ning sighed and lowered his head to think about how to answer. Wu Siqi continued to ask: "What did you do? What is the price of this? Is there anything I don't know?"
The setting sun shone on her, and her eyes were bright, as if telling the person in front of her, don't lie to me.
Yi Ning took a long, deep breath and slowly thought about the past.
"Four hundred years ago, after the great fire, your soul was captured by the Black and White Impermanence. You once said that anyone whose soul is captured by the Black and White Impermanence is guilty of serious crimes. The fire killed so many people. You will definitely be sentenced to be punished in the Avici Hell. After serving your sentence, you will be sent to the Animal Realm to be punished for generations to come."
"So I quietly followed you to the underworld, naively hoping to steal your soul. As you can imagine, I was a little goblin who had just learned to transform, and I couldn't even defeat the ordinary goblins. I was captured before I could even steal your soul."
"Unfortunately, the Ten Palaces Assembly was in progress at the time, and I was brought before the Ten Kings of Hell. The palace was filled with great demons and spirits like the Black and White Impermanence, the Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced Impermanence, and others. How could a small demon like me have ever seen such a scene? I almost thought I would be annihilated on the spot, my soul shattered. Fortunately, the Queen Mother Hou Tu took pity on us and saved my life."
"My merits and demerits have been balanced. The Queen Mother of the Underworld has forgiven your karma of killing, saving you from the animal realm in this lifetime. As for me, I trespassed into the underworld and was punished to escort souls to the underworld for a hundred years. Adding to that, I have to atone for your karma of burning, bringing the total to four hundred years."
"So this immortal body doesn't belong to me. It's just a gift from the Queen Mother Hou Tu. Next year will be the end of my four hundred years of sentence. When my immortal body is returned, I will turn back into the little cat demon that everyone can bully."
Yi Ning spoke lightly with a smile on her face, comparing the four hundred years to a very light time, like a flash of light.
After hearing this, Wu Siqi remained silent for a long time in the afterglow of the sunset.
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