[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-journey-to-the-end-of-the-night":3,"chapter-journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-23":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Journey to the End of the Night",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1715576,2193,"Chapter 23 - 23 23 Find Someone to Drink With","journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-23",23,"\u003Cp>23: Chapter 23: Find Someone to Drink With 23: Chapter 23: Find Someone to Drink With The red-dressed woman’s gaze suddenly became somewhat resentful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes almost looked like an important treasure that had been by her side for many years was forcefully snatched away by someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What made it even more infuriating was that her treasure seemed to prefer someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could this be allowed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shou, come back to sleep,” she said with displeasure, twisting her lovely brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yi yi ya ya.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Baili An’s playful fingertips, Shou laughed with his eyes squinted into cute little slits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laughing and shaking his chubby head, he made it clear he wouldn’t go over and didn’t even glance at his owner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was more infuriating was that he buried his head in Baili An’s chest, took a deep breath with a look of intoxicated abandonment, and almost lost all sense of direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corners of the red-dressed woman’s mouth twitched slightly, and she took out a stick of short incense from her Qiankun Bag and lit it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The incense was top-quality Yin Incense, one of the Yin ghosts’ favorite foods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She used it as bait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, Shou no longer kept squirming in Baili An’s embrace but instead looked brightly at the short stick of incense held delicately in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He jumped out of Baili An’s arms and took little joyful hops until he was in front of her, holding out his short arms with a face full of longing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red-dressed woman squatted down and stroked his head, saying, “That’s being good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it was Baili An’s illusion, but as she stroked Shou’s head, she seemed to give him a brief look of triumph.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Er…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a childish woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Baili An saw her in a new light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shou’s chubby paws carefully hugged the short incense but couldn’t bear to take a single sniff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, one hand grabbed the incense, and the other chubby hand cupped it from above to keep it from burning faster in the night wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His chubby head swiveled, and to the red-dressed woman’s astonishment, he left her nothing but his bare bottom to view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wiggling his little behind, he ran happily in front of Baili An, offering him the short incense stick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too short to reach, he stepped out a mist of Yin energy, floated in front of Baili An, and spread the white smoke of Yin Incense for Baili An to inhale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An didn’t know what this short incense was at first and took a curious sniff, which caused a thunderous roar in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like that, he had advanced to Fourth Grade in his cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The short incense in little chubby’s hand burned down quickly, turning into a wisp of gray ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An stayed stunned for a while, thinking to himself what an incredible incense it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him succeed in his advancement, Shou was more than happy and relieved, reaching out his little hand to touch his cool forehead and grinning foolishly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, his neck tightened as he was hooked by a slender finger entangled in the drawstring of his pouch around his neck and forcibly pulled back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red-dressed woman drew Shou into her embrace; the corners of her eyes faintly reddened, giving her a look of slight grievance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Resting her snow-white, pointed chin on his head, she sniffled, “You don’t want me anymore, do you want to follow someone else?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She actually started to cry…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An was taken aback and was just about to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shou in her arms was at a loss as well, hurriedly touching her slightly moist eyes with his little paws, shaking his head desperately as if to say he wouldn’t go anywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Sheng, hidden in the dark, was dumbfounded!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a talent this was!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be able to bring this young miss to such a near-crying state, this little corpse demon would surely rise to fame from this moment onward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her spirits low, Shou also lowered his head guiltily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quietly, he returned to his little coffin, indicating he wouldn’t go anywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time Baili An had encountered such a situation, and after a moment, he said, “That…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red-dressed woman, as if safeguarding against thieves, quickly hid the small coffin in her Qiankun Bag at her waist, her gaze incredibly wary, but with a curious lack of emotional distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Baili An, she suddenly said, “Yin Baishuang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An was stunned and somewhat bewildered, “What…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression somewhat irritated, she still patiently explained, “My name is Yin Baishuang, I’ve told you my name, so we are friends now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As friends, you can’t take my things.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An was somewhat amused by her reasoning, but how could he not tell that there was a reluctant tone in her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t help but chuckle and said, “I won’t take them, I can see that Shou is very important to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Baishuang looked at him earnestly, “Not just important, but extremely important!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An quietly glanced at the Qiankun Bag at her waist and smiled, “Since he’s so important, then protect him well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I’m very curious, is Shou really your son?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why does he look like that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Baishuang’s face relaxed a bit and she replied, “Shou was given to me by an old acquaintance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, you’ve been raising a ghost given by an old acquaintance as your son…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An tactfully did not pursue the matter further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the girl who claimed to be serving the last dish took the time of burning an incense stick to bring it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when the evening glow had completely disappeared and the night fell, barely able to discern the surroundings by the stars and moonlight,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>did she slowly emerge holding a lamp, bringing out the meal with careful steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Casting cautious glances around and seeing no trace of the little ghost, she breathed a sigh of relief and forced a smile, “The meal is ready, you two come and eat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps catching the scent of the food, the hunter awoke from his stupor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, noble one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you,” the hunter wept with gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An nodded slightly and said, “There’s no need for thanks; just don’t covet the belongings of the dead in the future.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having learned his lesson, the hunter eagerly obliged, calling Baili An and Yin Baishuang to the table alongside his daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some wild fruits were also taken from the home’s stash and placed beside the small deer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deer didn’t seem to mind the tartness and ate quietly and at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being a corpse demon, Baili An couldn’t eat the food of humans and waved his hand to indicate he didn’t need it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, the red-dressed Yin Baishuang actually sat down at the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Cultivator, she could easily survive without grains for sustenance, but there she was, taking her place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the serving girl paused, thinking to herself this fairy-like miss didn’t disdain their simple country fare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hurriedly she took a clean bowl and placed cutlery before Yin Baishuang with surprise and gratefulness, “Miss, please enjoy the meal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Baishuang didn’t reach for her utensils, nor did she acknowledge the girl’s earnestness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she didn’t have the cold and distant air of a fairy and could be seen as rather cute and alluring with a fuller face,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there was a certain impenetrability about her, making it seem difficult to access the depth of her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>",1250,"2026-06-06T15:16:24.199Z",1,"novelbin.me","b2266ba7ec64f9007e42cabd534c0b03b5847d7c6bc22fedae3b9e7b9718b81a","journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-24","journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-22",1594,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjourney-to-the-end-of-the-night-cover.jpg"]