Holding a lantern, guiding souls across, Lady Hou comes from the underworld.

After hearing Xia Ximo's explanation, Ren Fengjue nodded subconsciously and replied, "Okay."

Then he added, "I'll go see... if there's breakfast at your residence."

He rushed out the door, his retreating figure revealing a hint of panic.

Inside the Soul-Crossing Lamp, Wuyou couldn't help but ask, "He wasn't scared by me, was he?"

Xia Ximo tapped the Soul-Ferrying Lamp and asked, "What exactly did you mean just now?"

Wuyou explained in a low voice, "It was at the behest of the Earth God."

"As for their intentions, I don't quite understand, and I dare not guess. Perhaps they just want to... watch the show?"

Xia Ximo frowned.

How could the dignified Lord of the Underworld enjoy watching such a spectacle?

"I'm so bored."

She coldly commented with three words.

However, my heart was not as calm as it appeared on the surface.

Ren Fengjue left for a while, and when he returned, he was carrying a food box with two bowls of hot wontons inside.

Judging from the appearance, there was no breakfast served at the residence, so the wontons must have been bought from outside.

Xia Ximo had finished washing up and sat down at the table as a matter of course, taking a bowl directly.

Seeing this, Ren Fengjue sat down opposite her.

In the silence, each person harbored their own thoughts.

Xia Ximo always eats slowly and carefully, but this morning, she finished a bowl of wontons very quickly.

After putting down her chopsticks, she looked at the other person and suddenly asked, "Don't you have anything else to ask?"

Ren Fengjue paused for a moment before slowly putting down his chopsticks.

Xia Ximo then placed the Soul-Crossing Lamp on the table before saying, "What you saw just now was the spirit of this lamp."

"I understand..."

Ren Fengjue wasn't too surprised by this, and even explained, "I...it's not because of it."

"I know you're not afraid of it."

Xia Ximo stared at him: "But don't you want to ask why there's a spirit inside this lamp?"

"And what is my true identity?"

Her words were too direct, causing Ren Fengjue's emotions, which had just calmed down, to fluctuate again.

He lowered his head and pondered for a moment before replying, "I know Miss Xia doesn't want to reveal too much. The reason I didn't ask is that I didn't want to annoy you."

"So much has happened in recent days, and if we really look into it, there are quite a few suspicious points."

"But I trust you, and there must be a reason for what you have done."

"Therefore... I didn't ask any further questions."

After saying this, he looked up at her, his eyes showing no doubt, but rather complete composure.

Xia Ximo paused for a moment, then said frankly, "Since I came to the capital to find you and annul the engagement, you should have already been secretly investigating my whereabouts."

"You can't possibly not have doubts about my identity. Since you know there's something wrong, why did you choose to believe me?"

As the conversation unfolded, Ren Fengjue thought about it carefully and replied, "It's probably because... I discovered that after every murder, you were actually helping the wronged souls who were victimized."

"You...though you may seem cold and unapproachable, you are actually more compassionate and righteous than many people in the world."

"I did have doubts about your identity and even sent people to Xiling County to investigate. They found out Mu Tingting, who was impersonating the general's daughter, and also some strange things that happened to you."

"But later, I gradually stopped caring whether you were real or fake, or rather, the 'Xia Ximo' in my heart is just like you."

Xia Ximo was inexplicably startled upon hearing this.

She always considered herself a "passerby" in this world.

Therefore, she never cared about the identity of this "body".

She also thought that her relationship with Ren Fengjue began with "Xia Ximo" and would end with "Xia Ximo".

But now I realize that their relationship is not just about their identities.

This is precisely what's most bothersome...

The real "Xia Ximo" is dead.

After some thought, Xia Ximo decided to tell him the truth: "Breaking off the engagement was one of her last wishes before she died."

"And I am merely using this body to come to the human world to accomplish some things."

Upon hearing this, Ren Fengjue's eyes darkened slightly, and a ripple of surprise spread across his face.

After a moment of silence, he replied, "I had already expected this."

Back in the capital, during their repeated negotiations, he had anticipated that the other party's identity would be "unusual".

Time and again, they dealt with the spirits of the dead, and time and again, they were brought back to life.

How could he not have noticed at all?

Xia Ximo remained silent, his fingers involuntarily tightening within his sleeve.

Ren Fengjue hesitated before asking, "There's a rumor circulating in the Mu residence that General Xia's daughter froze to death in a side courtyard. Is this true?"

"Yes."

Ren Fengjue sighed softly, but then asked, "So, what's your name?"

Their eyes met, and she paused for a moment, seemingly surprised that he would ask such a question.

"You don't need to know."

Xia Ximo continued, "Her last wish has been fulfilled. Now that she has arrived in the underworld, it is time for her to re-enter the cycle of reincarnation and be reborn."

Ren Fengjue nodded and continued, "Then, may I continue to call you Miss Xia from now on?"

"what ever."

Xia Ximo added, "I just want you to understand that I am not the real 'Xia Ximo'."

"I will leave after I have done what I need to do."

Ren Fengjue paused, then couldn't help asking, "You're suddenly telling me all this... is it because you're in a hurry to distance yourself from me?"

A strange light flashed in Xia Ximo's eyes, but he said, "It's not about distancing myself. There's never been any relationship between us."

Upon hearing this, Ren Fengjue's eyes immediately dimmed.

She saw it all, but couldn't help but lower her eyes.

"I see."

Ren Fengjue suddenly stood up and nodded slightly to her: "In the future... I will definitely know my limits."

He turned to walk outside, but bumped into Yu Lang.

"My lord, Young Master Zhong has woken up, he..."

Before he could finish speaking, he noticed that Lord Ren's expression was extremely unpleasant.

He paused, then asked in a low voice, "Why did you and Miss Xia have a disagreement so early in the morning, sir?"

Ren Fengjue glanced at him: "Let's get down to business."

His voice was also frighteningly cold.

Yu Lang quickly said solemnly, "Young Master Zhong has woken up and says he wishes to see you, sir."

"Um."

Without saying a word, he walked straight out of the guest room.

Yu Lang cautiously glanced into Xia Ximo's room, and unable to contain her curiosity any longer, she asked, "Miss Xia, what exactly happened to our young master?"

Xia Ximo calmly replied with three words: "I don't know."

Yu Lang could guess that something must have happened between them.

But he didn't really expect to get anything out of Xia Ximo.

He simply smiled and chased after Ren Fengjue.

Inside the guest room, Wuyou could sense that the soul ferryman's heart was also in turmoil.

It dared not come out to be scolded, so it whispered from inside the lamp, "Mogu, there's no need to be in such a hurry to distance yourself from him. Have you forgotten what the Earth Lord said?"

"The entanglement between you two goes beyond this lifetime."

Xia Ximo: "Don't mention this again."

She glanced at the table and saw that Ren Fengjue's bowl of wontons still had several pieces left, the steam still faintly lingering in the cool morning light.