hers, fortune tellers, forensic doctors, and funeral directors, among other professions.And my father, as the eldest son and grandson, naturally inherited the family business—running a mid-sized antiq...Jiang Qiyun always manages to make me laugh unexpectedly.

He can be... really bad sometimes.

He was so bad, acting all serious while saying things that were both subtle and vulgar. He was so open and honest, as if he didn't care about anyone else around him at all.

It makes me feel like he only has eyes for me, softening my heart to the point of utter surrender.

I just want to forget about time and place, and bury myself in his arms. Even if ghosts and demons are lurking around, I wouldn't care.

This cool embrace is my world.

Before I could even say a few kind words, my brother covered his eyes and shouted, "Ouch! I forgot to wear sunglasses. My eyes are totally blinded! Qin, don't look, let's move away!"

Lin Yanqin let out a chuckle. "Don't be kidding, where are we now"

"I was just kidding. Look at them, they're still showering each other with love. I've been eating their dog food for a year and a half now! They can still be so clingy without getting tired of it!" My brother said with a smirk.

Jiang Qiyun shrouded me, and looked at my brother and said: "Illusions still exist, don't be careless, I can tell them apart, what about you Quickly hold onto the people around you."

My brother was taken aback. A crowd of people appeared in the shadows around him. He quickly pulled down his belt and said, "Qin'er, quick, tie my hands! I don't want to spend a whole night coaxing my wife; it'll kill me!"

He hastily bound Lin Yanqin's right hand to his left, and looked up at me, "Xiao Qiao, where are the two little ancestors Who is watching them Are they safe"

“Quán Hēng and the little boy were watching… It should be safe, let’s go out and talk.” I clutched Jiang Qǐyún’s robe tightly.

He held a sword in one hand and made incantations with the other, layer by layer of barriers were shattered by him. More and more demons appeared around him. Our cultivation was far inferior to his. He could discern truth from falsehood at a glance, while we didn't have that ability, and we were afraid that if we rushed forward, we might end up stabbed in the back by the real person.

Shi Sanxiang ran over to shield us from the attacking phantoms, but her small shoulders couldn't hold them back. She struggled to beat them away with the long staff of a ghost messenger.

When Jiang Qiyun shattered the final barrier, those demons and monsters surged towards the door as if they had gone mad—had these things been imprisoned here for too long

Shi Sanxiang roared, "You bunch of scoundrels! My job is to guard you. Anyone who tries to escape don't blame me for locking them up and throwing them into the oil pot for a good three-temperature sauna!"

This ghost has been hanging out with my brother for a while, and he's become this funny now

Jiang Qiyun was pulling me toward the iron gate, and I couldn't help but glance back at her.

"Don't be distracted." Jiang Qiyun squeezed my wrist and said in a low voice, "Don't lose the big picture over small matters."

But she couldn't handle so many demons and monsters! What if something happened to her Would she vanish into thin air

"The Underworld rewards merit and punishes transgressions, equally for humans and ghosts. If she has done good deeds, her soul will not be extinguished and she will go to the Oblivion Platform, where she can be reborn in a blessed land and become human again." Jiang Qiyun hastily explained.

My brother dragged Lin Yanqin and ran beside me, quickly saying: "That's great! Let her be reborn and have a good love affair! Become a beautiful rich woman and marry a young meat!"

Thirteen Fragrance's laughter came from behind, she blocked the doorway, preventing these demons and ghosts from bothering Jiang Qiyun. She didn't look back as she roared, "Young master Mu, thank you for your advice! I will take your kind words to heart! Oh... maybe we won't have a chance to meet again! Remember to burn some paper money for me—"

Right before our eyes was the gate where those two hanged ghosts resided. We ran to the gate, and the two puppets slammed it shut with a clang.

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Lin Yanqin was terrified out of her wits. She wasn't afraid of those illusory ghost images, but this corpse-like hanging ghost terrified her especially. She was so scared that her lips trembled.

My brother comforted her while lecturing, "You spent the day looking for spooky stuff and ghost houses. Did you have fun"

"No fun...boo hoo..." She shrank back, not daring to lift her head.

Jiang Qiyun quickly broke the formation with her incantation. A wave of blue smoke rose out of thin air, and I felt myself blinded again. In a daze, my body shuddered, and when the blue smoke dissipated, we were back in our courtyard. Beneath our feet lay the head of that puppet.

My brother, Lin Yanqin, and Xiao Nie and Xiao Xing are all back.

But something was wrong in the little courtyard!

A ghost gate was actually split open diagonally! The Eight Faced Ghost Gate had a gap torn through it!

The little courtyard was in ruins. My dad, Tanhualang, and grandma were all asleep in the house, but everyone else was gone!

The barrier is broken!

The four of them, in red and black, Quan Heng, Xiao Tongzi, Ji Du, and the two babies were all gone!

"What's going on! I've been hacked!" I was so flustered my head was spinning.

Jiang Qiyun's face turned as cold as ice. He stood silently in the courtyard, his eyes slightly closed, as if sensing the unusual air around him.

I quickly explained the situation to my brother. My brother looked around and frowned, "Is it dawn Why does it feel like there's a reddish tinge in the distance"

Jiang Qiyun said coldly, "No."

What's wrong

Our eyes were all on him.

"This isn't dawn, it's dusk." Jiang Qiyun said calmly. "We spent much longer in this space than we thought! Time doesn't flow the same way in different spaces!"

After seven hours in the Yin-Yang Taiji diagram, celestial fire will descend. When we enter the Taiji diagram, it is morning, and after seven hours it should be evening of the next day.

At this time, dark clouds covered the sky densely, and the distant sky was tinged with a strange red.

"....Heavenly fire, is it about to descend" I stared at Jiang Qiyun in astonishment.

He sneered, a cruel look on his face: "This old geezer. He's lived in the Imperial City for centuries, as expected, he's truly cunning!"

It doesn't matter how cunning that old man is! I'm worried about the others now! Where can we find them!

Can we still escape safely!

"Mu Yunfan, come here." Jiang Qiyun suddenly said to my brother.

My brother hurried to his side, Jiang Qiyun tapped him on the head, and my brother trembled in fright.

"This cultivation level can only allow you to use it temporarily. You will drag both those inside and outsiders into this place. If divine fire descends, use this talisman to escape… Mortal using immortal talismans is light damage to Yang energy, heavy damage leads to shortened lifespan—"

"My God! What does it matter about yang qi or lifespan at this point! My dad, my stepmother, and my grandmother are all here! Let me die, I don't care! The problem is what are you guys going to do" My brother asked in a hurry.

"Don't worry about us, just take care of the people inside and outside this yard." Jiang Qiyun finished speaking, turned around and extended his hand towards me.

"Little Qiao, let's go."

"Go I reached out blindly, where to"

He curled his lips into a cold smile. "Take those two little things home... By the way, take care of that arrogant old King."ace.Jiang Qiyun's face had always been cold and sharp like ice, sculpted with a chilling aloofness. I had never seen a hint of fatigue on his face before, so what was wrong today"It's nothing, let's g...