“That…” Xiao Xiaoxiao chuckled and said, “Remember when you went to the underworld last time, and we scared that scumbag Zhou Dao to death…
Then, I had the underworld ghosts give him a ‘special welcome’ for over two hundred years before sending him off to reincarnate!”
“Oh.” Yun Qingxue responded indifferently.
Time had passed, and after two lifetimes, she had long since moved on from Zhou Dao, whom she had grown up with in the orphanage in her previous life. There was no love or hatred left…
“You’re so calm about it?” Xiao Xiaoxiao stared at Yun Qingxue with wide, curious eyes.
Yun Qingxue smiled faintly. “The day he entered the underworld to be punished, I already let go.
Karma is a cycle—he has swallowed the bitter fruit he sowed.
Why should I waste any more thoughts on someone unworthy?”
“True!” Xiao Xiaoxiao grinned mischievously. “Honestly, given Zhou Dao’s actions in both his past and present lives, two hundred years of punishment weren’t nearly enough to atone for his sins.
But I got bored of recycling the underworld’s torture methods on him, so I had a brilliant idea!
I just sent him off to reincarnate! For his first life, I arranged for him to be reborn as a pig. Maybe his karma was too strong—he was barely born from Old Wang’s sow before being sold to a restaurant and turned into roast suckling pig. His first life ended just like that!
So, I had to arrange for him to reincarnate again, this time as a rooster. But the village he ended up in was haunted!
Before our underworld ghosts could even go capture the spirits, a Taoist priest took action…
And guess what? The priest needed rooster blood for his ritual, so lucky him—he got chosen. One year into his new life, he was back in the underworld.
For his fourth reincarnation, I made him a dog, a black one…
And once again, he ended up donating blood to a Taoist priest’s ghost-hunting business.
At this point, I had no choice but to send him off again… And then…”
Xiao Xiaoxiao burst into laughter, nearly out of breath!
“Qing… Qingxue! You know what? This time, he died even faster! Hahaha… I’ve never seen a ghost reincarnate and return to the underworld so quickly! Hahaha… Guess what he became this time?”
“What?” Daise asked curiously.
“He was reborn as a chicken again, but his luck was terrible—he fell right after hatching and cracked open! Hahaha… Hahaha…”
Xiao Xiaoxiao laughed uncontrollably.
“Xiaoxiao…” Yun Qingxue sighed helplessly.
“Wait, let me finish!” Xiao Xiaoxiao waved her hand. “So I sent him off once more. This time, I thought, ‘No way I’m letting him die and come back so fast again,’ so I made him a ginseng plant…
He lasted a bit longer this time—buried in the soil for seventy or eighty years, just starting to gain sentience and move around—when a ginseng hunter dug him up! Dead again!
Hahaha!”
Xiao Xiaoxiao laughed heartily while Yun Qingxue looked at her with exasperation.
Daise, standing to the side, quietly stuck out her tongue.
She knew Xiao Xiaoxiao’s identity. After hearing her methods of tormenting evil spirits, she couldn’t help but shudder, thinking deeply that one should never, ever offend the underworld.
Otherwise… you’d better watch out for traps set at every step of your reincarnation, designed to torment you endlessly!
“Xiaoxiao… did you come all the way from the underworld just to tell me this?” Yun Qingxue asked, touched yet amused.
“Of course… not!” Xiao Xiaoxiao deflated like a punctured balloon, looking at Yun Qingxue with frustration. “Qingxue, remember why I came to the Xuanling Continent when we first met?”
“To hunt a vicious underworld ghost!” Yun Qingxue answered immediately.
“Exactly!” Xiao Xiaoxiao sighed bitterly. “But then something happened, and Mingdi forcibly dragged me back to the underworld.
After I returned, Mingdi sent other underworld ghosts to continue the hunt…
But that ghost was incredibly cunning—it evaded capture for over two hundred years.
Fifty years ago, the ghost regained its strength and became a major threat!
Mingdi had no choice but to personally come here with the Underworld King’s Order.
Qingxue… I arrived twenty years ago. Twenty years, and we still haven’t found that ghost.
Every time we get a lead, it slips away—it’s infuriating!
A while ago, Mingdi finally discovered its trail and sent me to Luoyun Mountain while he went after it alone!”
Yun Qingxue nodded in understanding.
Xiaoxiao grinned. “But if that ghost hadn’t been so slippery, I wouldn’t have been able to wait for you to finish your seclusion and would’ve had to leave with Mingdi. So in a way, it’s a blessing—we got to meet again!
Qingxue! I noticed Luoyun Mountain has so many handsome men~
Especially your senior brother—he’s devastatingly handsome, enough to make gods and mortals alike jealous!
If I weren’t married, I’d totally chase after him!”
“Xiaoxiao…” Yun Qingxue raised an eyebrow.
“Why so tense? Do you like Mo Changxing?” Xiao Xiaoxiao smirked mischievously. “Relax! I won’t compete with you! Your master is also super handsome! And this little cutie next to you…
His skin is so soft—can I pinch his cheeks?”
As she spoke, Xiao Xiaoxiao reached out toward Adai’s face.
Adai took a step back, his little eyes full of wariness.
“Xiao! Xiao! Who’s handsome, huh?” A slightly dark voice sounded behind Xiao Xiaoxiao.
She froze, quickly retracting her hand, and stared wide-eyed at Yun Qingxue.
Damn it, when did Mingdi, that jealous pot, sneak up behind her?!
Yun Qingxue smiled faintly and said calmly to Mingdi, “She was praising you—saying you’re dashingly handsome, a rare gem of a man, the kind of husband you’d never find even with a lantern. She even said she wants to have a cute little boy like Adai with you!”
“Really?” Mingdi raised an eyebrow at Xiao Xiaoxiao.
She nodded frantically. “Really! Every word Qingxue said is truer than gold!
My dear, did you catch that ghost?”
Xiao Xiaoxiao grinned ingratiatingly, silently applauding Yun Qingxue’s ability to lie without batting an eye.
“No!” Mingdi’s expression darkened slightly.
Just then, Ziqu Shengjun and Mo Changxing arrived, smiling at Yun Qingxue.
Without a word, Ziqu Shengjun lunged at her.
Yun Qingxue dodged swiftly, immediately engaging in a fierce battle with him.
The fight grew more intense, and Ziqu Shengjun’s smile deepened.
After dozens of exchanges, he suddenly withdrew and landed, looking at Yun Qingxue with satisfaction. “Good! Your magic power now matches your status. Qingxue… it’s time to reclaim what’s rightfully yours!”
“Master.” Yun Qingxue frowned slightly, sensing that the first thing Ziqu Shengjun said upon meeting her was urging her to leave quickly.
Had something happened in Luoyun Mountain?
She turned to Mo Changxing with a questioning look.
“Flower King, congratulations on regaining your divine power,” Mingdi said emotionlessly, his dark eyes fixed on Yun Qingxue.
She nodded slightly in acknowledgment before Mo Changxing spoke. “Qingxue, now that you’ve regained the Flower King’s power, summon Mosu immediately to discuss your return to the Flora Tribe.”
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