the incantation, interlocking my fingers, three or four of them, with my thumbs pressed together, and my index fingers pointing towards the small Buddha statue inside the car.This is a double-handed t..."Xiao Qiao... Xiao Qiao" My brother shook my arm.

I came to my senses, my eyes fixed on the iron cables suspended between the sheer cliffs of the canyon. The fluttering wooden plaques, each one a beacon, sparked a flicker of hope in my heart.

" ... What are you daydreaming about" My brother looked at me worriedly. "Seasick"

"No, no... It's just that I suddenly relaxed, like my mind went blank..." I shook my head quickly.

A thought flashed through my mind, and I wasn't sure about it, so I didn't tell my brother right away.

My brother also let out a sigh of relief, stretched his shoulders, and said, "I was too nervous just now. I even yelled at Shen Qingrui. Actually... what does she have to do with us Cut it! She just made me angry for nothing."

"Well, Young Master Mu is quite high-maintenance, isn't he Afraid to even move the flames of ignorance, lest it damage his path, right" I said with a smile.

My brother grinned and took out his phone, glanced at the signal, and grumbled to Mu Wanchen: “Has your place blocked signals How am I supposed to report back home… there's not even a bar of signal.”

"It's impossible for China Mobile's signal tower to be set up here." I looked at my phone, hmm It was actually cracked!

"I didn't fall that badly, did I!" I stared at my cracked phone in disbelief. How could it be so broken!

My brother took a look and said, "What do you mean by shattered screen This looks like you've stopped a bullet!"

"Don't talk nonsense, I didn't take a bullet!"

"How did this get so big… it's almost all the way through…" My brother frowned, studying it. He looked up at Xiao Nie.

Little Ni turned her head and crouched at the bow of the boat, blowing in the wind with an expression of "it's none of my business."

"Little brat... did you bite this" My brother reached out and tugged on the back of its neck fur.

Xiao Nie let out a roar, "Awoooo!" and angrily retorted, "In a time of crisis, who would have cared about that! I—I didn't mean to bite it!"

It is it indeed... After transforming its physical form, its teeth resembled those of a saber-toothed tiger, incredibly sharp and terrifying.

I looked at the hole and said to Xiao Nie, who was hugging me: "It's okay if it's broken. It's not important anyway. Why are you hiding it Did it hurt your teeth"

"Of course not, my teeth are so sharp, hmph!" The creature puffed out its chest with a touch of pride.

"Thanks to you this time." I praised it.

It narrowed its eyes coquettishly, twitched its ears, this adorable look even made my brother want to cuddle it.

"Mu Xia Qiao," Mu Wan Chen called me, tilting his head slightly towards me.

I glanced at my brother. He rolled his eyes and said, “Go ahead, it should be fine for now.”

I followed Mu Wanchen into the cabin. It was still dark here.

He sat cross-legged on the floor, waiting for me to come over.

This time too, the scene was similar. I stared into his eyes, which glowed an eerie blue in the darkness, and whispered, "What's wrong Is there something you can't say in front of my brother"

"...It's nothing, just afraid there are too many people on deck, and the news might be leaked." Mu Wanchen hugged his arms and lowered his head slightly in thought.

Jiang Qiyun was already quite tall, he was a whole circle bigger than Jiang Qiyun. He just sat there, it was overwhelmingly imposing.

"Leaked... what news" I sat across from him, hugging my knees.

Has your husband ever told you about his "backup plan" Mu Wanchen asked.

I shook my head. “I didn’t say anything. He didn’t mention it at all, and he deliberately avoided the topic. I think he’s being intentional… Before, if I got mixed up with any powerful bad guys, he would give me advice, or even take action himself. But this time, nothing…”

“He told me before that this was your destiny, so he purposely stayed out of it. But just in case, he left some means to deal with them... I guess he thought you could do it, so he paved the way for you.” Mu Wanchen reminded me.

But I really don't know... After Jiang Qiyun returned from his meditation retreat, he even became too indifferent to argue with me. He was so calm and collected that it was incredibly difficult to get any information out of him.

Just now, I saw a peach wood talisman on the river and it reminded me of something. At this moment, I quickly took it out to show Mu Wanchen.

“Look, this peachwood box was originally a pair. Jiang Qiyun took one before, and I wanted him to leave me one... This thing can block ghost energy, and inside is an endless space. I once imprisoned ghosts in it... Just now seeing the peachwood talisman, I guessed that this box could become the gateway to ten thousand ghosts…”

I opened the box, and inside it was pitch black, like an abyss.

"The Gate of Ten Thousand Demons... The problem is, how do we get those hundreds-of-years-old ghosts to willingly jump into the box" Mu Wanchen frowned. "As you saw, if we try to directly subdue them, half the ghosts will break free from their restraints."

I tilted my head and sighed, "I don't know either. If only there was a way, like this dimensional portal, to let them come and go!"

"Even if you put all these ghosts into the space of this box, what are you going to do with them" Mu Wanchen asked.

“With so many wronged souls, I have to ask the child. Please, Great One, guide me... The Great One can turn the blood pool into a lotus, this act of liberation should not be difficult.”

Mu Wanchen nodded. "Good, if you need to leave the sect, go to that cliff, you know the way... However, we don't have much time, the next opportunity will be on the night of the full moon!"

The day of the full moon, also known as 望日 (wàng rì).

That wasn't a few days ago.

"Have you kept Jiang Qiyun's method of entry sealed Make sure he can't get in!" I reminded Mu Wanchen.

Mu Wanchen raised his face and glared at me from under his mask: "Your husband messed up a corner of the magic gate left by the ancient Witch King, and even opened two passages himself! One by the river, and one on the terrace of my palace! He's really not polite!"

"... Come on, don't be so stingy, alright It's not my fault the previous Grand Shaman allowed the Corpse Refiners to exist in the first place! And it's not my fault the Corpse Refiner just happened to cross paths with me! I'm a victim too!" I argued.

Jiang Qiyun is cold and distant to others, but he is especially kind to me. As night fell, a cool breeze swept past the window, and I saw him drifting by the corridor. The moonlight draped him in a veil, and the ancient and majestic scenery of Wuwangshan City served as his backdrop.

A deep-colored tunic, blending into the sadness and gentleness of the night.

“With the moon bright and the wind calm, how come this celestial being hasn't returned to their proper place and is instead wandering about this remote and secluded location at night” I sat by the window, staring at Jiang Qiyun who had just stepped into the corridor.

Jiang Qiyun's brows furrowed slightly, and she chuckled softly: "Indeed, the moon is bright and the wind is clear… This deity’s gentle embrace shouldn't be waiting in her own room for the tears of a cloud-like rain, but rather spending the night on another man’s territory..."

He reached out over the window, pinching my chin and whispering, "… Should I come take you back"ved wooden railing and saw a girl with a slender frame and graceful waist standing on the steps outside the door. She looked politely at Old Chen.Mr. Chen didn't know if you were my classmate or my br...