Three times married to Yama

"Master A Yin".

Qingmei stood before me and bowed respectfully.

I looked at her. "What's your name?"

"Master, my name is Lu Ningqiu. You can just call me Ningqiu."

Without Xia Zheng's persistent pestering, Lu Ningqiu's entire demeanor and voice became gentler.

I nodded, gently stroking the Spirit Ferry Fan in my hand. "If you still have any obsessions in the mortal realm, you can tell me. Maybe I can help you."

Lu Ningqiu froze, looking at me in surprise. "Master A Yin, you're actually willing to help me? Instead of just killing me!"

"Look at what you're saying. There's not that much fighting and killing in this world," I said. "I'm a reasonable person."

After hearing my words, Lu Ningqiu replied softly, "Please don't blame Master Yin, because I heard from other seniors that there is a Master Lan who would kill us no matter what, and never give us a chance to speak or beg for mercy."

"His reputation was so formidable that we were terrified. Perhaps I was being a bit stereotypical; I thought all masters were like him."

After hearing Lu Ningqiu's words, I couldn't help but twitch my lips. Could the Master Lan she mentioned be my father?

It seems my dad has a bad reputation.

"Don't worry, I'm definitely not that kind of person." My words were very sincere.

Lu Ningqiu hesitated at first, but after a period of silence, she seemed to have made up her mind.

"Alright, I'm willing to believe Master Yin." Lu Ningqiu nodded firmly.

She began to recount her unfulfilled wishes.

Lu Ningqiu was the daughter of the wealthy Lu family in Jinqiu City. She was sickly from birth and was always pampered by the Lu family like a porcelain doll.

Because she was well protected from a young age, she has always been innocent and kind-hearted. After she grew up, she fell in love with a man.

Lu Ningqiu said that the man treated her very well, and he took care of all her needs, including food, clothing, and shelter. Even though she would be unable to have children in the future because of her illness, the man did not mind at all.

She was deeply moved. Even though her parents disagreed with their relationship, she insisted on being with him, even threatening suicide.

Lu's parents had no choice but to agree to their being together.

Hearing this, I had a hunch that the man Lu Ningqiu liked might be a rich girl trying to take advantage of a poor man who has no family to support. I admit I've watched too many TV dramas; there are too many examples of rich heiresses falling in love with poor boys and ending up being devoured without even a bone.

"And then?" I asked.

Lu Ningqiu's expression was gentle. "The dressing table that you saw before was made by my beloved. I sit in front of the mirror every day to do my makeup and wait for him to come home from get off work."

"Every time he comes back, he brings me a flower that I like and a piece of candy that I love."

Lu Ningqiu recalled with a happy smile, "Those were the happiest times of my life."

"But……"

Lu Ningqiu's eyes turned sad. "But after one business trip, he never came back."

"He's dead?"

"I don't know." Lu Ningqiu shook her head. "There's no news of him anywhere. I reported him to the police and hired detectives to search for him for a very long time, but we still couldn't find any trace of him."

"He disappeared, and he never appeared again until I passed away. Master Ah Yin, I don't know if you understand my feelings. We loved each other so much, but he just suddenly disappeared, like a dream."

"But I know he is not dead. In order to be able to see him when I find him, I must eliminate the yin energy from my body."

Seeing Lu Ningqiu's heartbroken and sad appearance, I sighed helplessly, "No matter how much yang energy you absorb, you can't completely eliminate the yin energy in your body. Yin energy is the essence of ghosts and monsters, just like yang energy is the essence of humans."

"Although the yin energy cannot be eliminated, it can be temporarily suppressed."

I opened the Spirit Ferry Fan, and ice-blue water ripples spread across it. When the fan approached Lu Ningqiu, the ripples on it accelerated.

It's said that the Spirit-Crossing Fan can absorb the obsessions of mountain spirits and monsters, but when the fan got close, it only accelerated the ripples and did not absorb the obsessions on her body.

It seems we need to find the source of Lu Ningqiu's obsession first, but her obsession is with her husband, who has already disappeared.

It seems we'll have to find other ways to locate them.

Pick up your phone, find a name in your contacts, edit the message, and send it.

"Master A Yin, can you help me find my lover?" Lu Ningqiu looked at me pitifully.

"Don't panic," I reassured her. "Wait for someone. He will help you find your lover. In this world, if he wants to, there is no one he can't find."

"Thank you for your mercy, Master A-Yin."

I smiled at her kindly and then lay down on the bed to watch my show, since the other person wouldn't arrive for a while anyway.

Lu Ningqiu was initially quite reserved, but the drama was so captivating that she couldn't resist joining in.

More than two hours later, in the early hours of the morning, there was a knock on the villa door.

I was stunned. Could it be him?

But I told him in a message that I would come over when he was free in the next couple of days. I hope he doesn't just come over as soon as he receives my message.

Otherwise, no one would come looking for me in the middle of the night at my newly rented apartment.

When I opened the door, a tall, slender figure stood outside, looking somewhat travel-worn.

Sure enough it was him.

My childhood friend, Ji Fengya.

We lived in the same village until I was fifteen, but he transferred to another school when I went to high school.

He was the first to know my secret, and thankfully he has always kept it a secret for me.

However, I don't know what happened after he transferred schools. It was as if he suddenly awakened his talent for divination and became a renowned fortune teller in the Xuanmen circle.

The line of people wanting to meet him could stretch from their doorstep all the way overseas.

"You're truly my good brother! You came looking for me as soon as I sent you a message! Come on in!"

I reached out and pulled him inside; it's still quite cold outside.

"If my niece needs anything, her uncle will always come," he replied with a grin, a sly smile on his handsome yet unruly face.

"Get lost, get lost, stop trying to take advantage of me."

This guy is the same generation as my dad. Even though he's about the same age as me, he always acts like an uncle. Most of the time, I can't be bothered with him.

"Hey, I rushed here late at night, and this is how you treat me?" He was heartbroken.

I patted him on the shoulder and made a heart shape with my fingers, "Okay, okay, love you~"

Ji Fengya reached out and pinched my cheek, "Uncle loves you too~"

I slapped his hand away, glared at him, and then said, "You must be hungry after coming all this way so late. Want me to get you some late-night snacks?"

I'm craving my niece's tomato and egg noodles.

I couldn't be bothered with this guy and turned to go to the kitchen to make him a bowl of noodles, but suddenly I saw Yan Jinyue's figure appear on the spiral staircase.

hiss~

I couldn't help but gasp. I hadn't told Ji Fengya about Yan Jinyue yet, and now that he saw a strange man at my place, I didn't even want to imagine what he would say about me.

Sure enough, Ji Fengya's face, which had been wearing a roguish smile, suddenly fell silent.

"Ah Yin, who is he?" He got up and walked towards me, his eyes clearly questioning.

The fact that he stopped calling me "niece" proves that he is serious and attentive at this moment.

With Yan Jinyue here, I couldn't explain my contractual marriage in front of him, so I could only say to him for now, "It's a long story, I'll explain it to you in detail when I have time."

As I spoke, I kept giving him meaningful glances, my eyes almost cramping from blinking so much.

Fortunately, we grew up together, so we have this much understanding.

He didn't press further, but Yan Jinyue slowly walked down the stairs, and answered Ji Fengya's question quite frankly.

"Hello, I am Ah Yin's newlywed husband."

Ji Fengya froze instantly, staring at me in disbelief, his pupils trembling.

"We haven't seen each other for only six months, and you're already married? And you didn't invite me to the wedding?"

I felt helpless. Actually, Yan Jinyue didn't need to tell anyone about our relationship. We were going to get divorced anyway, so it was better to keep it a secret.

But when others ask him, he answers exceptionally smoothly.

I'm a little annoyed. Could Yan Jinyue have done this on purpose?

"Next time, next time I'll treat you," I quickly said.

Ji Fengya: "? No, Ah Yin, what do you mean by 'next'?"

"It'll be when I get married next time," I answered truthfully.

My words made Ji Fengya's face scrunch up. He was even more speechless when he saw how matter-of-fact my answer was and when he saw that Yan Jinyue remained indifferent and unresponsive after hearing my words.

He turned to Yan Jinyue and asked, "She said she'd get married next time, would you agree?"

Yan Jinyue thought about it seriously and replied, "I agree. That's her freedom, and I won't interfere."

Ji Fengya looked at me, then at Yan Jinyue, and waved his hand dismissively, "You two are both crazy!"

Seeing that they didn't continue talking, I turned and went to the kitchen.

Unexpectedly, Yan Jinyue followed me. Seeing me taking ingredients from the refrigerator, he suddenly asked, "Are you preparing a midnight snack?"

I nodded. "Yes, do you want some?"

"Eat," he answered without hesitation.

I was a little surprised. Yan Jinyue always answered without hesitation when it came to food. It seems that food from the Netherworld is indeed not as delicious as food from the human world.

"Okay, you can wait for me outside. I'll call you when it's ready."

Yan Jinyue didn't move, so I asked again, "Is there anything else?"

"I don't want you to tell anyone about our three-year agreement. This matter cannot be known to others for the time being."

So that's why I came. Luckily, I haven't told Ji Fengya about this yet. If Yan Jinyue had told me any later, things might have turned out differently.

I gave Yan Jinyue an OK sign. "Don't worry, I won't say anything. I'll do whatever you say, Lord."

"Okay." After receiving my affirmative answer, Yan Jinyue left the kitchen.

However, he didn't go back to his room. Instead, he sat in the living room next to the talkative Ji Fengya, whose voice I could hear from a great distance.

"Hey, seriously, you're such a bad man! You married my Ah Yin and didn't even have a wedding ceremony. Thumbs down!"

"And do you even like Ah Yin? Why were you so calm when she said she wants to get married again?"

"You're not a cargo handler, are you?"

Ji Fengya spoke like a loudspeaker, but Yan Jinyue remained silent, like a mute.

I quickly made two bowls of noodles and brought them over, receiving two thank yous in return.

After they finished eating their noodles, they got down to business.

I called Lu Ningqiu out and had her tell Ji Fengya about her situation. As for Yan Jinyue, he was just an observer and not important.

After Lu Ningqiu finished recounting her story, she looked at Ji Fengya with great nervousness.

Ji Fengya, nicknamed the Divine Calculator Fengyazi.

"Master Feng Yazi, can you tell me where my lover is?" Lu Ningqiu asked cautiously.

Ji Fengya looked at me. "You called me here just for this?"

"Yes." I nodded.

Well, there's nothing I can do about it. My skills don't include divination. Like my dad, I only know how to catch ghosts. That's what they call specializing in one's own field.

"I don't work for free, I have to get paid. You know my rules," Ji Fengya said.

"I know, I know, let's get started." I urged.

Ji Fengya asked Lu Ningqiu for the birth date and time of the person he was looking for, and then began to calculate it. He got the result in no time.

"How is it?" I asked, and Lu Ningqiu looked on expectantly.

He replied, "The divination indicates that the person is still alive and is in Jinqiu City."

I frowned. If the person was in Jinqiu City, why couldn't even the detectives and police find them?

Lu Ningqiu waited for him all along, but she never got to see him before she died of illness.

I'm wondering if the other party is deliberately creating the illusion of disappearance.

"Do you know the exact location?" I continued to ask.

Ji Fengya glanced at me and snorted coldly, "Who do you think I am? I can easily take him down. This person is in a small mountain village on the western edge of Jinqiu City."

Lu Ningqiu was on the verge of tears, but unfortunately, she was a love demon and had no tears.

"Since he's in Jinqiu City, why doesn't he come home to find me? Why...?"

The only way to find out why is to find out from the person involved.

But it's getting late, so I'll go look for it again when it's light. I'll rest now.

The next day, I was awakened by Lu Ningqiu's crying.

She didn't dare to call me, but she was anxious to see her lover, so she huddled in the corner of my room and kept sobbing.

When I checked my phone, it was only 7 a.m., and my screen was filled with messages from Xia Zheng.

I almost forgot that Xia Zheng is my client. In order to make Xia Zheng give up completely, I plan to take him to the small mountain village to find Lu Ningqiu's lover.

When we set off, the car was packed with people, all of them tall.

Fortunately, Lu Ningqiu has no physical form; she is hiding inside my talisman and is still crying.

Xia Zheng stared intently at the talisman, his infatuation practically overflowing the screen.

I can't stand them.

The mountain village that Ji Fengya calculated was located at the border of Jinqiu City and Xihu City, but because it was a relatively remote mountain village, the journey was still quite long.

In the afternoon, we arrived at Tuanyuan Village.