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

Under Xia Ximo's insistence, Wuyou cautiously sent her, Xiaohua's, and her grandfather's souls to the entrance to the underworld.

This time, however, the underworld officials guarding the entrance did not stop them. They simply glanced at them and then led them directly to the Ghost King's Palace.

I didn't dare say a word the whole time.

The Earth King was still playing his zither in the palace, enjoying himself even though a single string was missing.

He was not surprised at all by Xia Ximo's arrival.

"The Earthly Lord certainly has refined tastes."

The world is in complete chaos, yet he can still sit here calmly and play the zither?

The Earth God straightened his sleeves, glanced at her, and asked instead, "You wouldn't come to the Three Treasures Hall without a reason. What brings you here?"

Xia Ximo said bluntly, "Didn't you already guess?"

The Earth Lord's hand, which was resting on the strings, paused slightly. He glanced at her and said, "I really couldn't have guessed."

He rose from his seat at the zither table and asked, "Has the yin and yang afflictions in the human world been quelled?"

Xia Ximo responded with a snort, "I suppose so."

The demon king mask glared at her: "What do you mean by 'consider'?"

Xia Ximo said, "The Yin-Yang Fiend Formation has been broken. Now, only the vengeful spirits in Liangzhou City remain to be dealt with. However, shouldn't these fall under the responsibility of the Underworld?"

The Earthly Lord didn't answer, but instead coughed lightly and changed the subject, "So, you've come here..."

"The formation is filled with wronged souls; I could only bring out two wisps of their remnants."

She said this without any hint of begging; on the contrary, she was directly pushing the matter to the underworld to handle.

Outside the Ghost King's Palace, Wuyou was waiting quietly with Xiaohua and her grandfather.

These two wisps of souls were almost transparent. Fortunately, the Yin energy in the underworld was abundant, so they were not completely destroyed during the process.

The Earth God glanced outside and sent two wisps of remnant souls into reincarnation, which was of course not a difficult task.

But he knew that Mogu had come for more than just this one thing…

"Just for this?" Di Jun couldn't help but ask again.

Xia Ximo glanced at him and then said, "As for the other one, I'm sure the Earth Lord has already guessed it."

Upon hearing this, the Earth God couldn't help but sneer.

"For your senior brother?"

Xia Ximo: "Yes."

The Earth Lord feigned difficulty and said, "His body is dead, he's only hanging on by a thread. If you hadn't used your soul power to trap his soul within his body, he should be reporting to the Underworld by now."

Xia Ximo's face remained calm, but his fingers, hidden beneath his sleeves, clenched involuntarily: "He shouldn't have died..."

The Earthly Lord sighed again: "This person, whether in his past or present life, has always thought of others, but has never lived for himself."

These words clearly touched on Xia Ximo's painful memories. Although she kept a straight face, she was already moved inside.

The Earth Lord watched her every move and saw that her mood had sunk to rock bottom, so he suddenly changed the subject.

"It's not impossible to bring him back to life..."

Xia Ximo immediately replied, "As long as he can come back to life, I'm willing to pay any price."

"really?"

"really."

Seeing her answer without hesitation, the Earth Lord felt a surge of curiosity and tentatively asked, "What if... you were to stay in the Nine Netherworlds for another hundred years?"

"I'm willing too."

The Earth Lord couldn't help but smile. "Mo Gu, you're a really strange person. You seem cold and ruthless, but in reality, you value emotions more than anything else."

"Is it worth it to endure a hundred years of extreme cold in exchange for him living a few more years in this world?"

"worth."

Xia Ximo did not hesitate. "This is the only thing I can do for him."

The Earth King gave her another deep look, then waved his sleeve after a moment, "Alright, I understand. You may go back now."

Xia Ximo was taken aback for a moment. "You agreed?"

The Earth God chuckled: "What do you think?"

Xia Ximo asked again, "And what about the two lingering souls outside the door?"

"It's nothing."

Xia Ximo felt as if the weight on his heart had disappeared. His usually indifferent face melted away like ice and snow, revealing a hint of a smile.

"Thank you, Earth Lord."

Even the sound has a warmth to it.

After she finished speaking, as if afraid he would change his mind, she turned and walked out.

The king was left standing there, almost doubting his own ears.

How strange, she can actually say thank you...

As Xia Ximo stepped out of the Ghost King's Palace, Wuyou immediately greeted him, "How did it go? Did the Earth Lord agree?"

She nodded and then said, "We can go back now."

Wuyou also breathed a sigh of relief, "That's great."

The two wisps of remnant souls were somewhat at a loss upon hearing this.

Wuyou then said to them, "You can now be reincarnated."

Grandpa Xiaohua was taken aback, then looked at Xia Ximo and was about to kneel down to express his gratitude, but was stopped by the other party.

"Thank you, young lady..."

Xia Ximo remained indifferent: "No need to thank me, I was just mentioning it casually."

Suddenly, Xiaohua walked up to her, carefully took her hand, and said, "Sister, I'm sorry."

"I shouldn't have bitten you, and I shouldn't have called you a bad person. You... are wonderful, the best person I've ever met."

As she spoke, she hugged Xia Ximo tightly, saying, "I hope you can forgive Xiaohua, sister."

Xia Ximo looked at the little girl in front of him. Although his heart had softened, he didn't show it on his face at all. "I never blamed you in the first place."

Little Flower looked up at her with wet eyes, "Thank you, sister."

Xia Ximo patted her head again. "Alright, Wuyou, we should go."

She turned her head and saw that Wuyou was secretly wiping away tears again.

"Are you coming or not?"

"Waaaaah..."

"..."

I don't know why a wisp of lamp spirit is so sentimental.

On the mountain, Ren Fengjue was guarding Xia Ximo's body and the Soul-Crossing Lamp, waiting for their return.

Before dawn, the night was deep and the dew was heavy.

Ren Fengjue then took off his cloak and draped it over Xia Ximo, then held her cold body in his arms.

I've been through so much lately, it's rare to enjoy this moment of peace.

Most importantly, the person you've been longing for is right beside you.

After Xia Ximo's soul returned to her body, her body slowly regained its temperature. A moment later, her eyelids twitched, and she opened her eyes.

Ren Fengjue noticed the movement and looked down at her.

Their eyes met, and both paused for a moment.

We were so close that we forgot what to say.

"You...you're back?"

Ren Fengjue straightened his back a little more, but did not withdraw his hand from her body.

Xia Ximo felt enveloped in warmth and was somewhat dazed.

After she responded, she felt that the eyes of the person beside her were as gentle as shattered starlight.

Suddenly, the urge to get up vanished.

I just want to... stay lying here forever.

Seeing that she didn't move, Ren Fengjue tightened his grip even more. "If you're tired, sleep a little longer. We'll go down the mountain when it's light."

She gave a soft hum of response and then rested her head against his chest.

A moment later, Ren Fengjue's hands on her shoulders and back tightened a little.