Sha's voice was low and deep, "I'm not interested in her."
Qi climbed up from the ground, looking somewhat disheveled, a wicked and irritating smile on his lips. "You better mean that, I don't want to be competing with the Rakshasa King for a woman."
But deep down, he didn't quite believe it.
A male wouldn't offer help to a strange female unless he had some kind of thought about her.
"That little female is exceptionally beautiful, even more so than the most beautiful concubine in my harem. I don't believe any male wouldn't be interested in her. Even I have had lustful thoughts about her. If only I could have her bear me a child…"
Qi stopped there, sensing a chilling murderous intent, but it was fleeting!
Sha left.
Qi was stunned for a moment, his long eyes narrowed dangerously, revealing wariness and a hint of doubt.
He couldn't be bothered to delve into why the Rakshasa King had intervened today. Anyway, that woman could only be his, he was determined to have her!
And that damned fox, he would deal with him sooner or later!
…
Qingqiu.
Lan Xin decided to stay with her mother for a few days. She had been so frightened this time. She hadn't expected spies to be planted among those close to her, and her pillow partner had been plotting to harm her, making it impossible to guard against!
Sang Luo also told Fei Yuan and the others what had happened in the past few days, asking them to help investigate whether there were any remnants of the Ghost Clan within their territory.
Sang Luo questioned the two children about what had happened in the prison and how they had escaped.
Nuo Nuo jumped onto the table, describing vividly, "An uncle rescued us! He must be someone very important, the jailers all knelt down when they saw him!"
Yan was a little surprised to hear that.
Sang Luo seemed to have thought of something and quickly asked, "Was the uncle who rescued you tall, wearing a mask, and dressed in a black robe?"
"Yes, Mother, did you see him too?" Nuo Nuo wagged his tail happily. "Isn't that uncle very powerful and cold? Mother, why don't you take him in too."
Yan's expression instantly changed, and he picked up his stinky son. Why was he in such a hurry to find a rival for his father?
"Father suddenly remembers that he hasn't settled accounts with you yet. First, tell me why you knowingly took Little Zhi Xin to the Ghost Realm, even though it was dangerous. Father told you a long time ago that you are still too young to go to such places."
Nuo Nuo said aggrievedly, "I [saw] a tower with many people locked inside. They were talking to me…"
Yan was stunned for a moment, then turned to Sang Luo and said, "Luo'er, I'm taking Nuo Nuo back to the God Realm. I might not be back for a while."
"Okay, go."
After the father and son left, Sang Luo asked Lan Xin about some of the things that had happened in the Ghost Realm, confirming that both the person who sent her out of the Ghost Realm and the one who rescued the two children were the man in black.
But she was even more puzzled.
Who exactly was this man? Why would he help them for no reason?
Ever since Lan Xin returned from the Ghost Domain, she had been absent-minded, often staring out the window in a daze.
Sang Luo called out to her, and she came back to her senses.
"What are you thinking about?"
Lan Xin twisted her fingers hesitantly, "Mother, there's something I don't know if I should say…"
"What can't you say in front of your mother?"
"It's about Father."
Lan Xin saw Sang Luo's smile freeze and regretted it. Her mother had finally emerged from the sadness of Father's departure!
There was also a tacit understanding between them siblings not to mention Father in front of Mother.
"…It's okay, tell me."
"In the Ghost Realm, I seemed to have sensed Father's soul aura." Lan Xin's voice was hesitant. It was too dangerous in the Ghost Realm, and she wasn't sure if she had been hallucinating.
Sang Luo frowned. Several years had passed, and Lan Cang should have been reincarnated by now. Logically, his soul would no longer linger in the Ghost Realm.
After reincarnation, he would be a new individual with a new life. Sang Luo didn't want to disturb Lan Cang's reincarnation for her own selfish desires. Besides, they didn't have a soul imprint, and it was impossible for her to find Lan Cang's reincarnation in the vast sea of people in the three thousand worlds.
Their fate had ended, and that obsession had slowly been released over time.
But now, suddenly hearing her daughter's words, she felt as if her breath had been cut off, her mind went blank, and she couldn't make a sound.
"Mother, my soul law may not be accurate. There are so many lingering souls in the Ghost Realm, all kinds of them. It's possible that it was just a soul aura that was similar to Father's…" Lan Xin said nervously.
Sang Luo calmed down and smiled reassuringly, "Mother is fine, it's just that I haven't heard any news about your father for a long time, so I was a little dazed."
"Mother was so sad when Father died that I didn't want to mention it in front of you."
Sang Luo pinched her little face. "Mother knows that you and your brothers have grown up and are worried about everything for Mother. I've figured it out in the past few years, but there's still one thing I don't understand: where exactly did your father's soul go back then?"
Lan Xin was also puzzled when she heard this. "This is the first time I've encountered Father's situation. Mother, if the soul aura I sensed in the Ghost Realm really is Father, what should we do?"
To be honest, Lan Xin had considerable trust in her soul law and rarely made such low-level mistakes.
"Tell me more, where did you sense it? Did you meet anyone?"
The situation was too urgent at the time, and she only captured it for a moment. Now, Lan Xin calmed down and thought carefully.
After a long while, Lan Xin suddenly stood up, almost knocking the stool to the ground. "Mother, it was in the prison! It was when that man appeared that I sensed Father's soul aura!"
"Are you talking about the uncle who saved you?"
"Yes, it's him. No wonder I felt a little familiar. He gives me a feeling that's a bit like Father… but not quite…"
Lan Xin was confused.
The man's actions were too strange. If he really had something to do with Father, then saving them would make sense.
Several possibilities also flashed through Sang Luo's mind. It seemed that she had to go to the Ghost Realm again.
She didn't expect to find Lan Cang back, but she wanted the truth.
…
Having been to the Ghost Realm once, Sang Luo also knew the way. Yan had warned her that living people couldn't stay in the Ghost Realm for more than seven days, nor could they eat any food from the Ghost Realm, otherwise they would be eroded by the ghost energy and would never be able to leave, trapped in the Ghost Realm to become a wandering living dead.
The Ghost Realm gave her a very cold feeling. It wasn't as desolate and barren as the Demon Realm. There were also many cities, but there were not many people in the cities. The shops on both sides of the street were tightly closed, empty and quiet. The silence was eerie. From time to time, she could hear the wind, but the sound of the wind was as shrill as the wail of a ghost. Staying in this place for even a second was extremely unsettling.
But this time, the city was extremely lively.
Lanterns and streamers were everywhere, and shouts filled the air.
All the shops were open, and people were coming and going on the streets. There were Ghost Clan people and wandering souls…
It was completely different from the last time she came.
After Sang Luo disguised herself as a Ghost Clan person and inquired, she learned that it was because the Rakshasa King had returned, and the Ghost Domain was celebrating.
