The Ghost Insists on Giving Me a Beautiful and Powerful Wife! - Chapter 58.2

She still wanted to help Yu Ruoyin remove the parasites, directing all her kindness toward the girl.

Jiang Huaining pushed away her reaching hand: “That one won’t work either.”

“Why?”

Before Jiang Huaining could answer Qiu Luo, a figure suddenly drifted over: “Lord Jiang.”

Ink-colored long robes, hair flowing loose.

It was a woman.

The woman’s face was beautiful, but she looked exhausted.

Her eyes had a faint, shimmering peach-pink hue, and a long fox tail trailed behind her.

Lian Zhen.

Yu Ruoyin still remembered her.

She was the owner of the Purple Phoenix Hall, the seller of that half-human, half-demon. At that time, Yu Ruoyin had been half-lured by Xia Yu to go to Lian Zhen’s place to help Nan He find her memories, which led her to accidentally see memories related to the young girl and Jiang Huaining. Yu Ruoyin could guess why she had suddenly appeared: her wrist felt scorching hot, and the fox mark that had vanished after leaving the Ghost Market had reappeared.

Yu Ruoyin remembered that Lian Zhen’s condition for helping Nan He find her memories was for Yu Ruoyin to agree to convince Jiang Huaining to accept her business.

She was looking for someone.

Yu Ruoyin had originally disagreed, but Lian Zhen had used her fox-demon charm to bewitch her into nodding.

Only then did Yu Ruoyin realize they had already walked back to the Four Spirits Shop; Lian Zhen was waiting for them right at the entrance.

The fox mark hadn’t appeared for days, and Yu Ruoyin had almost forgotten about it, but Lian Zhen would never forget.

Back then, Xia Yu had staged that scene because she wanted to scheme for Lian Zhen’s demon core. Now that Xia Yu was dead, no one was after her core anymore, but Lian Zhen was still fixated on finding that person.

Xia Yu had said back then that Jiang Huaining wouldn’t take Lian Zhen’s business because the person Lian Zhen was looking for would cause her death once found.

Yu Ruoyin was wondering whether to tell Lian Zhen this to persuade her to leave, but Jiang Huaining had already spoken: “Lian Zhen, you should go back. If you find that person, you will die.”

“I’ll die…” Lian Zhen dazed for a moment, but quickly regained her resolve: “Master, I am okay with dying.”

“I’ve searched for her for over four thousand years. I’ve truly been everywhere, but I just can’t find her. Now only… only the Four Spirits Shop can help me. I must find her. Your Four Spirits Shop must help me find her!” Lian Zhen pointed at Yu Ruoyin, her voice rising: “This is what she promised me. You can’t go back on it, and you can’t refuse the job!”

Her voice was too loud; it felt like a form of coercion. Even though it had been agreed upon earlier, it was still quite grating.

Yu Ruoyin’s mind stirred, her gaze sweeping over Lian Zhen’s neck.

Before she could act, Jiang Huaining tightened her grip on her hand, her voice tinged with helplessness: “Lian Zhen, Ayin’s emotions are unstable right now. Don’t shout at her. She…”

It was hard for Jiang Huaining to explain Yu Ruoyin’s current situation to others, so she simply placed Yu Ruoyin’s hand into Qiu Luo’s palm.

Strangely, when Yu Ruoyin felt the warmth of Qiu Luo’s palm, her dark thoughts gradually vanished.

Yu Ruoyin looked at Qiu Luo weirdly. Even Jiang Huaining couldn’t stabilize her emotions, yet Qiu Luo could. This was so abnormal that it made her have thoughts of destruction—though the thought only lasted for a fleeting second.

Qiu Luo happily accepted Jiang Huaining’s arrangement and led Yu Ruoyin into the Four Spirits Shop first. She didn’t know Lian Zhen, and since she was a customer and Qiu Luo had no authority over the shop’s business, she had no intention of staying. She began asking Yu Ruoyin what she liked and what she enjoyed eating, her enthusiastic manner making Yu Ruoyin feel as though Qiu Luo would arrange it immediately if she just answered.

Yingzhu and the others followed into the shop, but Jiang Huaining showed no intention of bringing Lian Zhen inside.

She wanted to persuade Lian Zhen to go back: “Lian Zhen, have you ever thought about what happens after you find that person? What do you want to get from her?”

Lian Zhen shook her head nervously: “No, I don’t want to get anything from her. I just want to repay her. My mother told me since I was little that one must repay kindness. She saved me, and I should repay her. I will marry her, become her wife, and treat her well for the rest of my life.”

“What if she’s dead?”

“Boss Jiang, if she’s alive I want to see her; if she’s dead I want to see her corpse!” Lian Zhen’s tone sharpened, then quickly dropped as she thought of something: “If she’s dead… even if she’s dead, I will search for her reincarnation!”

Jiang Huaining frowned slightly: “You want to marry her, but have you considered that she might not want to marry you?”

“Impossible. If she didn’t like me, why would she be willing to save me?” Lian Zhen was very emotional: “Even… even if she has reincarnated, she will still like me. I… I have a way to make her like me…”

“If you are referring to your charm arts, you’d better give up early. I won’t let you do that, and besides, it would be useless.”

“Impossible.” Lian Zhen was clearly confident in her charm. She argued with Jiang Huaining, her eyes gradually filling with wariness: “As long as… as long as you don’t block me.”

Jiang Huaining shook her head, her eyes full of disapproval: “Lian Zhen, the things you say will not come true. If you see her, you really will die.”

Lian Zhen believed part of Jiang Huaining’s words, but only part.

She began to ponder every word Jiang Huaining said, then suddenly pointed at her: “Boss Jiang, you are lying to me. From the first time I met you, you told me to stop looking for her. You… there’s something wrong with you, isn’t there? With my demon power, even if she reincarnated, I would definitely be able to find her. It’s you… it’s your Four Spirits Shop that is stopping me, isn’t it?”

This was a total false accusation!

Yu Ruoyin was furious and was about to rush out to argue with Lian Zhen, but to her surprise, Jiang Huaining nodded: “Yes, it is I who am stopping you.”

She admitted it and added: “Because the person you are looking for cannot possibly love you, and you will die if you find her. She said you wanted to live very much and asked me to do my best to keep you alive, so I cannot help you find her.”

“You’re lying! If she didn’t love me, why would she consider so much for me! You’re just saying I’ll die to scare me off, aren’t you! I’m telling you, I’m not afraid of death. My obsession all these years has been to find her. As long as I find her, I can die immediately!” Lian Zhen suddenly pointed at Yu Ruoyin inside the shop: “Boss Jiang, that girl promised me. We signed a contract. If you don’t help me, she will die of a broken heart!”

Yu Ruoyin looked down and clearly saw the fox mark on her wrist.

She didn’t need to go out anymore. Lian Zhen had touched upon the one thing Jiang Huaining hated to hear. Jiang Huaining grabbed Lian Zhen’s wrist: “If you want to die, I can fulfill that for you!”

Jiang Huaining squeezed very hard; the bones in Lian Zhen’s wrist were nearly crushed. Her expression became even more distorted: “Jiang Huaining, you won’t let me see her because you like her too and are afraid you’ll fall in love with her?”

“…”

Jiang Huaining couldn’t follow Lian Zhen’s logic. At that moment, Lu Qingzhen, who had finished her work, drifted over. Seeing the two people scuffling at the door and a bunch of heads watching through the translucent windows of the shop, she let out a strange “Eh?”: “Boss Jiang, what are you two doing?”

Seeing Lu Qingzhen, Lian Zhen tried to pull her hand back: “Lord Lu, their Four Spirits Shop agreed to do my business and now they want to back out. Does your Underworld care about this?”

Care? Me?

Lu Qingzhen pointed at herself uncertainly and asked sincerely: “Ah? Do you think I’m qualified?”

She seriously doubted Lian Zhen’s eyesight—did she not see Yingzhu still inside without saying a word?

Even the King of the Turning Wheel didn’t interfere with Jiang Huaining’s business; how could she, someone who usually just acted as a bridge, care?

Lian Zhen hadn’t expected this reaction from Lu Qingzhen. She suddenly remembered Jiang Huaining’s formidable reputation. Because Jiang Huaining had always been polite whenever they met over the years, Lian Zhen had almost forgotten that Jiang Huaining was a powerful and formidable figure. Since things had reached this point, she felt she had nothing left to lose: “If you don’t help me find her, that little girl will die!”

She was still pointing at Yu Ruoyin. Jiang Huaining wasn’t the only one who was angry.

“Isn’t she being a bit too arrogant? Even I don’t dare speak to Boss Jiang like that!”

Zhuang Ciyue began calculating the feasibility of rushing out and biting off her finger. Only Nan He said: “Xiao Yu, she helped me.”

Nan He seemed to remember the good in everyone equally. This changed Zhuang Ciyue’s mind a bit; she rubbed her chin: “Xiao Yu, isn’t it easy for their Underworld to find people? Maybe just help her look.”

“Guardian Spirit, is your heart good or bad?” Kang Miaoxian questioned. “Didn’t you hear what Jiang Huaining said? Once the person is found, she dies.”

Nan He: “Her desire to find that person outweighs her life.”

Jiang Huaining could also hear the voices inside while standing outside. She slowly retracted her hand, her expression becoming complex: “Lian Zhen, I’m telling you one last time. she saved you because she didn’t need that power, not because she had any feelings for you. No matter how charming you are or what means you use, she will never love you, and you will die.”

Lian Zhen hesitated for only a second: “I want to see her!”

“Fine,” Jiang Huaining agreed.

She also walked into the Four Spirits Shop, with Lu Qingzhen and Lian Zhen following closely behind, especially Lu Qingzhen.

Lu Qingzhen floated beside Jiang Huaining: “Boss Jiang, how about I do it? You don’t need to waste your power. Our Underworld is very good at finding people.”

“No need to trouble you,” Jiang Huaining refused. “I just need to send a message, and the person will come.”

Zhuang Ciyue incredulously pulled out her phone and held it up to see no signal: “There’s a signal here?”

Kang Miaoxian shrugged, showed her phone with full bars to Zhuang Ciyue, and said casually: “If you can’t do it, reflect on yourself more; don’t blame the environment.”

Zhuang Ciyue squeezed out a smile and bumped into Yu Ruoyin: “Xiao Yu, you’ve become very powerful now, right? Why don’t you help me rip her mouth shut.”

Before Yu Ruoyin could answer, Qiu Luo had already hugged her arm: “You can’t.”

Qiu Luo was too close to her.

So close that Yu Ruoyin felt it was a bit much.

She broke away from Qiu Luo and specifically looked at Jiang Huaining.

Jiang Huaining happened to be looking at them as well. Her expression didn’t change at all as she took out her phone and sent a voice message: “Qiu Luo is awake. Do you want to come over?”

???

Several pairs of eyes in the Four Spirits Shop widened simultaneously, and then everyone looked at Qiu Luo in unison.

Qiu Luo blinked in confusion and pointed at herself uncertainly: “Master, does this have something to do with me?”

Jiang Huaining’s phone pinged. She glanced at the message without replying or revealing the result. She suddenly walked over to Yu Ruoyin and rubbed her head: “Ayin, you’ll be able to see your mom and dad soon.”

What did that mean?

Was the person Lian Zhen looking for the parents Jiang Huaining had arranged for her?

Was she looking for the dad or the mom? And what did it have to do with Qiu Luo?

Yu Ruoyin’s wide eyes grew even rounder, looking just like a small animal. Jiang Huaining rubbed her head twice more…

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