With Judge Lu personally leading the way, they quickly left the Netherworld and returned to the relatively "warm" Chacha Division via a special passage.
Judge Lu was extremely efficient. He immediately wrote an official document and reported the cause and effect of the matter to the Yama Palace.
Soon, the approval came down, Dong Jiu's crimes were wiped clean, and because of his good deeds and this ordeal, he was specially granted permission to return to the mortal world with Qi Qi to await an opportunity.
Everyone was happy!
Before leaving the underworld, Qiqi didn't forget to give a few of the "purifying and blessing talismans" that she had given to Tang Xin and Li Jun to Judge Lu as a way of thanking him for his "leniency" and help with the aftermath.
Holding the talisman that contained peaceful power, Lu Pan's feelings were extremely complicated.
Through the passage between Yin and Yang, standing once again on solid ground in a corner of the residential area in the mortal realm, feeling the warm summer night breeze and the familiar city lights, Huo Yuwei and Huo Yusen both had a dazed feeling of being reborn.
Tonight's experience was truly thrilling and bizarre.
Dong Jiu's soul appeared somewhat hazy under the laws of the mortal realm, but his complexion had improved considerably.
This was the first time he had appeared in the mortal world not as a ghost messenger, and he found it all quite strange.
He looked around curiously at everything.
"Alright, everything's settled! Let's go home!" Qiqi happily grabbed Huo Yuwei's hand with one hand and Huo Yusen's hand with the other, then said to Dong Jiu, who was floating to the side, "Brother Dong Jiu, you come with Qiqi to Grandma Huo's house first. After a while, I'll take you back to our own home."
Huo Yusen was somewhat displeased with the little girl's statement, so he raised his hand to pat her head and correct her, "Little Nine's home is also Qiqi's home. We are a family. You also said you would take care of me and Grandma in our old age. Have you forgotten?"
Qiqi shook her head and said, "Of course I haven't forgotten! Now we also need to add Brother Huo!"
"What about me? What about me?" Dong Jiu floated over to join in the fun, his soul passing directly through Huo Yusen's body, the chilling aura making Huo Yusen shiver.
Qiqi immediately put on a serious face, "Brother Dongjiu, you're a ghost now, you can't just pass through living people like that, the yin energy will hurt others!"
Dong Jiu glared at him, displeased. "Little Qi Qi, you actually yelled at me for this little brat?"
My senior sister used to like him the most.
Even if he were a ghost now, wouldn't he be as handsome as this little brat?
"No, I wasn't mean to you!" Seeing her junior brother staring at her with red, ghostly eyes, as if he had suffered a great injustice, Qiqi couldn't help but sigh. Resignedly, she took out a talisman and stuck it on Dong Jiu. "Alright, alright, it was my fault. I shouldn't have been so harsh. Here, take this talisman. Once you put it on, you can interact with people normally!"
That way, when he goes back, the yin energy on his body won't harm his mother and Grandma Huo.
Dong Jiu glanced at the talisman that had turned into golden light and merged into his body, and felt a warmth in his heart. "That's more like it."
Thank goodness.
The eldest sister still loves him.
Seeing him suffer, I still instinctively try to comfort him.
"Let's go, let's go back quickly!" Tiger Eagle urged excitedly, reminding Qi Qi of the promise of "double the meat".
"Okay, Big Cat, I'll have the kitchen make it for you when we get back!" Qiqi promised generously.
The moonlight, like water, quietly enveloped this group of "people".
Huo Yuwei looked at the energetic little dumpling beside him, watching her easily resolve the crisis in the underworld and save her junior brother. The charm of her strength and kindness made his heart melt.
Huo Yusen silently tightened his grip on Qiqi's little hand.
Whether she's that soft, adorable little sister who needs protection, or that powerful figure who can summon the true fire of the sun, rebuke the judge, and sweep away the ghost king, in his heart, she is the treasure he most wants to protect.
His world became complete and full of color because of her intrusion.
As night deepened, their steps were light and firm.
**
The group quietly returned to the Huo family's hillside villa, which was heavily guarded but completely unguarded against Qi Qi.
It was late at night, and the villa area was completely silent, with only patrolling security personnel and bodyguards in the shadows diligently performing their duties.
Seeing the two young masters of the host family return late at night with a three-year-old girl, who was holding a... winged kitten, they were surprised, but their good professionalism kept them silent and did not ask any questions. They simply bowed respectfully and made way for them.
As soon as they stepped into the villa, two figures who had been waiting for a long time came impatiently to the entrance hall.
Mrs. Ji was wearing pajamas with a light coat over them. Her hair, which she usually tied up, was loose over her shoulders as she was getting ready for bed, making her well-maintained face look excessively young, not at all like someone who had given birth to six children.
Her gaze first swept quickly over Qiqi, who was completely unharmed and even a little excited. After confirming that her little girl hadn't lost a single hair, she breathed a sigh of relief and then her gaze fell on the two people and the cat behind Qiqi.
"Aunt Ji, we're back." Huo Yuwei greeted Madam Ji first.
Madam Ji nodded. "It's good that you're back. Are you hungry? There's some food warming up in the kitchen. I'll have someone bring it over."
Grandma Huo had wanted to ask something more, but upon hearing this, she nodded, "Yes, yes, the children have been busy for so long, they must be hungry. Let's eat first, and we can talk about it after we finish eating."
Grandma Huo immediately instructed the housekeeper to have all the prepared food brought up.
Of course, this includes the double snacks that Qiqi promised to Tiger Eagle.
The butler bowed and agreed, then immediately went to make the arrangements.
When the maid was setting the table, Qiqi suddenly said, "Auntie, could you please add an extra set of bowls and chopsticks and a chair?"
Madam Ji pointed to the bracelet on her wrist and asked, "Is it him who wants to eat it?"
"It's not Xiaobai, it's Brother Dongjiu." Remembering that she hadn't opened her mother's and grandmother's yin-yang eyes, so they couldn't see Dongjiu, Qiqi waved her little hand and simply gave Dongjiu a revealing talisman. "Mommy, Grandma Huo, this is Brother Dongjiu. He used to be a ghost messenger, but something happened to him, so he has to stay with Qiqi temporarily. He's Qiqi's very, very good friend. Grandma Huo, can Qiqi keep Brother Dongjiu here?"
Grandma Huo and Madam Ji looked at the boy in surprise. He looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old. He was wearing a black robe and his hair was tied high on his head. He had the air of a spirited young man.
If it weren't for his deathly pale face and slightly translucent body, they would have thought he was a normal child.
However, because of Qiqi, Madam Ji and Grandma Huo, who were already used to the existence of ghosts, did indeed treat Dong Jiu as a normal person.
“Of course!” Grandma Huo said directly. “Qi Bao’s friends are honored guests of the Huo family. Someone, bring a chair and a set of chopsticks and a bowl for the guest.”
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