The Ghost Insists on Giving Me a Beautiful and Powerful Wife! - Chapter 20.2

The corner of Jiang Huaining’s mouth held a smile, and her voice was gentle as she said, “Painting Witches can also use talismans, although their talismans are a bit different.”

The golden mist in her eyes was almost overflowing. Yu Ruoyin instinctively reached out to catch it, and a golden pearl landed in her palm.

It was warm and a little damp.

Yu Ruoyin asked, a little uncertainly, “Aunt Ning, is this… are you crying?”

“No, no.”

Jiang Huaining denied it.

But her stuttering words made Yu Ruoyin certain of the answer that surfaced in her heart. This golden pearl was Jiang Huaining’s tear.

Was it because she didn’t agree in time?

Yu Ruoyin didn’t have time to ask. Filled with confusion, she quickly nodded. “I’m willing.”

But even if she didn’t ask, someone else would.

Zhuang Ciyue and Xing Ruoyan caught up with them. “Boss Jiang, isn’t a Painting Witch a bloodline inheritance? How can Little Yu learn it?”

“If I say she can, she can.”

Xing Ruoyan, knowing better, didn’t say a word. She even considerately sealed Zhuang Ciyue’s mouth.

However, Yu Ruoyin was willing to talk to Zhuang Ciyue. “Sister Yue, maybe it’s because I have Aunt Ning’s spiritual energy on me.”

Since Yu Ruoyin took the initiative to speak to Zhuang Ciyue, Xing Ruoyan had to let her go.

Zhuang Ciyue, who was prevented from speaking freely, was both angry and frustrated. She glared fiercely at Xing Ruoyan. “Ex-girlfriend, just you wait until I get my bone brush back!”

“Your brush is here.” Xing Ruoyan patted the冥牌 on her waist, and the threat was very clear.

Zhuang Ciyue didn’t dare to say any more harsh words. She grumbled in a wronged tone and moved away from Xing Ruoyan.

She turned to her good friend. “If a Painting Witch can be learned with spiritual energy, then those spirit masters who make contracts with spirits also have spiritual energy, so they could become Painting Witches too? Painting Witches are a pure bloodline inheritance. No one else can learn it unless they have their bloodline… It’s very difficult for you to learn, Little Yu, because even their bloodline can’t be stolen.”

Yu Ruoyin shrank her shoulders, a little scared. “Sister Yue, can bloodlines be stolen?”

“Yes, there are many good people in the Yin-Yang world, but also many bad ones.” Zhuang Ciyue shrugged. “They all want to get a good destiny for themselves. The Painting Witch lineage is very famous, a century-old family with tens of thousands of years of heritage. Of course, many people covet their bloodline. Long ago, people started trying to steal their bloodline and swap it for their own. There was even a case twenty years ago, but without exception, they all failed. Even the owner of the Four Spirits Shop probably can’t do it.”

“Be quiet.”

Jiang Huaining suddenly wrapped her arm around Yu Ruoyin’s waist, lightly clamping her, and sprinted forward with her.

They were so fast that Xing Ruoyan and Zhuang Ciyue almost couldn’t keep up.

Jiang Huaining seemed to have spotted the exit of the thick fog. As Jiang Huaining ran faster, Yu Ruoyin saw a glimmer of light ahead.

The red jade fruit on her neck was getting hotter and hotter.

Even through her clothes, Yu Ruoyin could clearly feel the heat.

That intense heat felt more like a warning, making her body instinctively resist what was ahead.

Yu Ruoyin couldn’t help but struggle in Jiang Huaining’s arms.

She wanted to run, to escape from what was in front of her.

“A’yin, don’t move.” For the first time, Jiang Huaining ignored her will and held her tighter, not giving her any room to resist.

Yu Ruoyin wanted to be obedient, but her body was resisting, and even her soul was trembling with fear.

She couldn’t break free, so she opened her mouth and bit down hard on Jiang Huaining’s shoulder.

Jiang Huaining didn’t dodge, letting her bite down.

She was clearly a coward, but once she bit Jiang Huaining, she had no intention of letting go.

Her teeth, along with the fabric, sank into the soft flesh. Yu Ruoyin tasted a faint sweetness, a strange kind of sweetness that stung her tongue painfully.

Jiang Huaining, with a single burst of energy, carried her through the thick fog and into the light.

Xing Ruoyan and Zhuang Ciyue were much slower.

Just as they passed through the fog and before they could stand steady, Zhuang Ciyue cried out, “Little Yu, I have to say, I’m impressed with you. You actually had the guts to bite the owner of the Four Spirits Shop and make her bleed.”

Bite her and make her bleed?

Yu Ruoyin barely came to her senses and belatedly let go of Jiang Huaining.

With the light, Yu Ruoyin immediately saw the teeth marks on Jiang Huaining’s shoulder and the pale red liquid flowing from the marks.

She slowly understood. The sweetness she had tasted was Jiang Huaining’s blood.

Yu Ruoyin hadn’t expected her own teeth to be so sharp. She lowered her head in shame. “I’m, I’m sorry. I was too scared.”

As she apologized, Yu Ruoyin struggled to move toward the thick fog she had just escaped from.

Jiang Huaining held her waist, forcing her to walk forward.

Zhuang Ciyue didn’t notice the subtle change between them. She followed them. “Little Yu, what are you afraid of with Boss Jiang here?”

“I… I…”

Yu Ruoyin didn’t know what she was afraid of, but her body was telling her that she couldn’t stay here, and she definitely couldn’t go any further.

“Aunt Ning!”

Her voice was a little louder, but Jiang Huaining still didn’t stop.

Jiang Huaining was practically forcing her to walk forward. Zhuang Ciyue finally realized something was wrong. “You… Boss Jiang, our Little Yu is not very brave. If she doesn’t want to go, then don’t make her. We can just deal with the jade puppet and come back for her later. If you’re worried, Xing Ruoyan can stay here with her… Ugh…”

Zhuang Ciyue’s words were cut off by Xing Ruoyan, who covered her mouth.

She widened her eyes, full of anger and frustration.

Xing Ruoyan ignored her glare. The only one who could save her, Yu Ruoyin, was locked in Jiang Huaining’s arms. Zhuang Ciyue could only be pushed forward by Xing Ruoyan.

It was getting hotter.

The flame in the red jade fruit seemed to have broken out, burning her skin even through her clothes.

Yu Ruoyin moved backward in fear, using all her strength to try and drag Jiang Huaining back.

Jiang Huaining frowned slightly and simply picked her up horizontally.

“Aunt Ning…” Yu Ruoyin was close to tears, but Jiang Huaining showed no sign of softening.

Jiang Huaining’s entire face turned cold as she looked down at Yu Ruoyin.

She clearly opened her mouth, but Yu Ruoyin heard her voice: “A’yin, you must remember who the first person I speak to is. Find a way to ask her for her wish and fulfill it for her.”

“Me… me?”

Yu Ruoyin shrank her head, looking at Jiang Huaining in disbelief.

She didn’t think she had that kind of ability.

Jiang Huaining still didn’t open her mouth, and her voice came to her ears again: “Just promise her. I’ll do the rest. And… it would be best if you could plead with me on her behalf. No matter what her wish is, you must agree to it.”

Yu Ruoyin couldn’t tell if Jiang Huaining was controlling her or if she was just too scared.

Her limbs became extraordinarily stiff, and her body was motionless in Jiang Huaining’s arms. Only her head could still turn slowly.

She had been stripped of the ability to struggle and could only passively process what Jiang Huaining had just said.

The first person? A wish?

What did this have to do with the jade puppet?

The temperature of the scorching red jade fruit dropped a little, but Yu Ruoyin’s resistance didn’t decrease; it increased.

However, she didn’t have Jiang Huaining’s power. She could only passively shrink in Jiang Huaining’s arms, letting her be carried forward.

Blood.

The smell of blood.

Yu Ruoyin’s nose twitched slightly. She thought it was Jiang Huaining’s wound that hadn’t stopped bleeding, and her heart pounded a few times.

When she saw that Jiang Huaining’s wound had already healed, she let out a sigh of relief.

She slowly turned her head, wanting to find the source of the bloody smell. The sight made her freeze. “This is…”

Lying in front of them were many people, lying askew. Each of them had severe injuries, buried in blood and grime. Their clothes were completely soaked in blood, and in addition to the bloody smell, there was a strong foul odor. She also saw Lu Qingzhen among them, holding a woman in her arms.

Lu Qingzhen was the most decent of them, not as disheveled or trapped in the blood and grime.

She held the woman, her eyes fixed on the southwest.

Yu Ruoyin followed her gaze. A man and a woman were entangled in a fight there. They were far away, and she couldn’t see them very clearly, but she vaguely felt the woman looked familiar.

Jiang Huaining walked toward Lu Qingzhen. Hearing the movement, Lu Qingzhen quickly turned her head.

Seeing Jiang Huaining, she was overjoyed. “Boss Jiang, please help!”

Jiang Huaining carried Yu Ruoyin and walked toward Lu Qingzhen step by step, but she didn’t respond to Lu Qingzhen.

As they got closer, Yu Ruoyin could clearly see the woman Lu Qingzhen was holding.

She looked to be under forty, with delicate features and fair skin.

But her hair was completely white, and there was a large gash in her abdomen, from which blood was gushing.

Jiang Huaining put Yu Ruoyin down and knelt down, staring at the woman in Lu Qingzhen’s arms. “What’s your name?”

She was the first person Jiang Huaining had spoken to.

Yu Ruoyin still wanted to escape, but she instinctively listened to Jiang Huaining and looked at the woman with all her focus.

The woman’s breath was weak, and her eyes were dull. She had long lost the will to live.

She didn’t answer Jiang Huaining. It was Lu Qingzhen who answered. “Boss Jiang, her name is Sang Qian, the mother of that female jade puppet.”

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