[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele":3,"chapter-the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-chapter-125":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Invincible Female Ghost Is A Bit Of A Hopeless Romantic",{"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},1706504,2180,"Chapter 125: This is the first wife the patriarch found for you~","the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-chapter-125",125,"\u003Cp>Whoosh!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dark red ripple silently erupted from Gu Qingwan as the epicenter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever the ripple passed, mountain rocks froze with red frost, vegetation withered and snapped, the mountain stream's wind sound was instantly swallowed, and heaven and earth fell into utter silence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Deity of Beauty\" let out a short, muffled grunt filled with pain and shock-rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last remnants of glaze-like radiance on her body completely extinguished, the divine light in her starry eyes rapidly dimmed, as if all her power had been drained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On her flawless porcelain skin, fine, ice-crack-like fissures actually began to appear, as if the porcelain couldn't withstand internal pressure!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absolute suppression!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unquestionable domination!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain wind seemed to have stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that snow-white jade hand at the \"Deity of Beauty's\" neck, tightening more and more, as if about to crush it completely the next second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoa, holy shit!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan, having snapped back to reality, let out a strange cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether Gu Qingwan's move had scared the \"Deity of Beauty\" silly, Lu Yuan didn't know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it sure as hell scared the crap out of Lu Yuan right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having regained his senses, Lu Yuan said with a panicked expression:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, no, no, Qingwan!! Don't kill her!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let go quickly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She absolutely cannot be killed!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Patriarch told me to keep her alive!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget about any guidance or whatever for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just the fact that this \"Deity of Beauty\" must know some things about the Commanding Ghosts Liu Family, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We need to question her properly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We absolutely cannot kill her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, this \"Deity of Beauty\" is also a damn idiot!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is she crazy?!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is Zhenlong Temple!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without Gu Qingwan, there are still the Three Pure Ones statues and the Patriarch here!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who the hell has ever heard of someone chasing a Taoist priest, daring to chase them into their own temple and act tough?!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is purely asking for a beating!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Lu Yuan's command to stop, Gu Qingwan's beautiful eyes shifted slightly, glancing at Lu Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint, almost imperceptible ripple seemed to pass through them, then her fingers loosened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh—cough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a drowning person gasping for air, the \"Deity of Beauty\" let out a broken, choking sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining power around her surged wildly, transforming into a dim glaze-like stream of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wretchedly broke free from the terrifying jade hand's grip, darting backward like a startled bird.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after hovering in mid-air, putting dozens of yards between herself and Gu Qingwan, did she dare to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where was even half of the elegant composure and teasing cunning she had shown when toying with Lu Yuan earlier?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suspended under the bleak moonlight, the \"Deity of Beauty\" resembled a shattered, ruined masterpiece of porcelain, just pulled back from the brink of destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On her neck, where Gu Qingwan's five fingers had gripped, five clear, deeply sunken dark red fingerprints remained!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The porcelain skin around the fingerprint edges had completely lost its warm luster, taking on a dead, ashen-gray color,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and was covered with dense, spiderweb-like black cracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these cracks were spreading upward along her neck, past her jaw, even extending to her right cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The originally flawless, star-and-moonlight-radiant skin on her face was now dull and lifeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Near the base of her right ear, a crack about an inch long was clearly visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep within the crack, a faint dark red glow, like dried blood, seeped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It clashed starkly with the originally clear, cold glaze-like radiance surrounding her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her entire aura was also extremely depleted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moonlight-like halo around her was so thin it was almost invisible, like a candle in the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her starry eyes, the starlight was scattered, dim, filled with shaken fear and deep pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a trace of unbelievable humiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she was the \"Perfect Deity\"!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet... yet with just one encounter, she was treated like this by Gu Qingwan...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The simple porcelain-patterned dress on the \"Deity of Beauty\" also seemed to have lost its \"spirituality,\" becoming stiff and lifeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the edges showed a few subtle, seemingly eroded defects, as if by an invisible force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hovered in the air, one hand tightly clutching the wound on her neck, fingers trembling, as if wanting to touch it but not daring to press hard,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the other hand lightly pressed against the crack on her cheek, her breathing rapid and unsteady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each inhalation caused the cracks on her neck and cheek to slightly part, as if enduring continuous, soul-deep agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared fixedly at Gu Qingwan below, whose blood mist was gradually dissipating and expression had returned to placid, her gaze extremely complex,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>shock, fear, dread, disbelief...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Lu Yuan below, watching this scene, was even more dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This... this super-level threat exceeding twenty stars, this \"Perfect Deity\" tempered by the Patriarch's thunder and fire...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being choked by Gu Qingwan once...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ended up like this??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost completely shattered!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No... no, is she going to die??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain wind blew, sweeping up withered leaves, brushing past the \"Deity of Beauty's\" broken body, actually emitting a mournful sound,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as if mourning for this \"Deity\" who had just suffered severe damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she was, after all, a \"deity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A peculiar existence named \"Beauty,\" transformed from the foundation of an \"object\" and a \"Malevolent Deity,\" tempered by the Patriarch's thunder and fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Lu Yuan was worried whether the \"Deity of Beauty\" might die from her severe injuries, or at least need a long time to recover from such grievous wounds,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>another change occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the night sky, the thin clouds that had been scattered by Gu Qingwan's pressure quietly parted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clear, cold full moon unreservedly cast its radiance upon Qixia Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moonlight flowed down like water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if drawn by some invisible force,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the vast majority of the moonlight actually converged, as if alive, towards the hovering, wounded \"Deity of Beauty\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, it was just wisps, wrapping around her like sheer gauze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the moonlight grew denser, brighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gradually forming a hazy, clear-cold glowing cocoon around her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light cocoon slowly rotated, and with each turn, pure moonlight power seeped into the cracks on her neck and cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those fierce dark red fingerprints and black cracks began to change visibly under the moonlight's saturation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark red faded like a receding tide, the edges of the black cracks gradually blurred, softened,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the cracks were repaired by the moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Replaced by a warm, faint glaze-like light, as if from newly born porcelain, slowly emanating from within the cracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a master craftsman repairing a masterpiece, the moonlight was the purest glaze and adhesive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Deity of Beauty's\" tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly, her pained breathing gradually calmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She closed her eyes, her long eyelashes casting trembling shadows under the moonlight,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as if actively guiding, absorbing this ultimate yin and gentle healing force from heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thin halo around her body began to condense and flow again,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the inch-long crack on her cheek was ultimately completely repaired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire process lasted about half the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the moonlight cocoon gradually dissipated and the \"Deity of Beauty\" reopened her eyes, she had recovered completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the fear and pain in her eyes when looking at Gu Qingwan remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Lu Yuan also let out a long sigh of relief, good, good...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever you want from me, just say it directly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you keep haunting me like a ghost without stating your purpose, I'll really have Qingwan finish you off!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with his body hidden behind Gu Qingwan, Lu Yuan's confidence also grew. He stood with hands on hips, shouting arrogantly at the \"Deity of Beauty\" above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not sure why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind Gu Qingwan, it really felt super safe~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling, even the Patriarch couldn't give.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Deity of Beauty\" cast an extremely wary glance at the still indifferent, calm Gu Qingwan below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with a complex expression, she glanced at Lu Yuan's face full of nervousness and lingering fear, finally unable to hold back, gritting her teeth and saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think I want to follow you?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go ask your Patriarch why he entangled my fate with yours!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fate??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan was confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did that mean??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Lu Yuan could ponder further, the next second, a surprised voice came from the mountain wall above:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?!?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this the one the Patriarch and past Patriarchs manifested to find for you that day??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan looked up in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw the old man, holding a wine gourd, standing at the edge of the mountain wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaning his head out, his old eyes wide open, his face full of astonished disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaped down, light as a giant ape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Landing silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man first circled the \"Deity of Beauty\" hovering in mid-air, her aura depleted, expression incredibly complex, clicking his tongue in wonder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned to look at Lu Yuan's back, at Gu Qingwan, whose aura had returned to deathly stillness yet still exuded an aloof, keep-away indifference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, his gaze locked onto Lu Yuan, as if seeing his disciple for the first time, smacking his lips and taking a swig of wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know what's going on??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan quickly asked, looking at the old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man stroked his beard, then glared at Lu Yuan, unable to hold back:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You kid really have incredible luck!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan blinked in utter confusion, then said anxiously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You old geezer, don't speak in riddles, just say it directly!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man, however, was unhurried, scratched his head, took another swig of wine, and said directly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't rush... this matter is a bit complicated to explain...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me think carefully about how to say it...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Late night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhenlong Temple, backyard side hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere in Gu Qingwan's room was a bit strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan and the old man sat on the floor, a low table between them. On the table, a bowl of steaming hot noodle soup was almost finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan slurped the noodles noisily, while the old man puffed on his tobacco pipe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qingwan sat quietly on her coffin, her clear, cold gaze resting on the master and disciple pair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything seemed no different from usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was one extra \"person\" in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Deity of Beauty\" was hovering in mid-air, no longer speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only her starry eyes, filled with unprecedented confusion and scrutiny, examined this small room and everything in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've almost finished my noodles, and you still haven't figured out how to say it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After stuffing a poached egg into his mouth, Lu Yuan looked up at the old man and couldn't help but say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man took a deep drag of his tobacco, exhaling a dense cloud of smoke, then squinted his eyes and spoke slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The so-called principles of fate can be understood as your qi luck, or destiny, but not absolutely, just something similar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone's fate is woven together by innate endowment, birth date and time, soul characteristics, even ancestral blessings and karma.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like a unique 'pattern'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those who cultivate, peer into the workings of heaven, and refine themselves are, to some extent, sorting, strengthening, or even trying to alter their own 'fate pattern'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan listened, utterly confused, his face full of question marks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy crap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn't this explanation a bit too complicated?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you speak human language?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't understand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan said righteously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is already human language!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the old man pointed his tobacco pipe at the \"Deity of Beauty\" hovering in mid-air, who was curiously looking around, and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And her, an object gaining spirit, formed on a foundation of malevolent methods, yet reborn through the most orthodox thunder-fire and incense-prayer tempering of our Patriarch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her 'fate' has long transcended the category of ordinary spirits, monsters, or demons, and is certainly not that of a natural deity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her 'pattern' is a 'pattern' shattered and recast, a manifestation of the rule of 'Beauty,' pure yet extreme, powerful yet without foundation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like rootless duckweed, it is extremely susceptible to contamination by malevolent impurities, or it may dissipate on its own between heaven and earth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Lu Yuan looked at the old man with a confused expression:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Extremely susceptible to contamination by malevolent impurities?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What does that mean??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does it mean she could still turn back into a Malevolent Deity?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the old man looked at Lu Yuan with a strange expression:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"People can change from good to bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Deities can change from righteous gods to demons.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spirits can become Household Guardian Immortals, Outbound Immortals, or turn into evil spirits that harm people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's so strange about that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan thought about it, and indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's just that these past few days have been too exhausting, Lu Yuan's brain was a bit sluggish, already unable to turn corners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man ignored him and continued, his tone carrying a hint of boasting:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think the Patriarchs went through so much trouble out of pure compassion, to save all beings?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced sideways at Lu Yuan and chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's because the Patriarchs took a fancy to her as 'material'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A flawless 'divine embryo,' what a waste to destroy it? Might as well... use it for you, kid!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan, face full of question marks:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"????\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For me to use???\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do I use it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man widened his eyes, spittle flying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Entangle your fates!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Patriarchs, with their supreme divine power, at Luo Yan Slope's thunder-fire purified ground, using incense-prayer power as the link, at the moment when the right timing, geographical advantage, and human harmony all converged.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tied a 'knot' between her newly born, pure 'divine fate pattern' and your 'human fate pattern'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not a simple connection, but a deeper 'embedding,' 'symbiosis'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afraid Lu Yuan wouldn't understand, the old man used his tobacco pipe to draw on the ground:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Think of you as a growing tree, and her as a naturally formed, heaven-and-earth-nurtured rare jade.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Patriarch embedded this piece of jade into the heart of your tree!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From then on, the tree gains nourishment from the jade, growing fast and strong; the jade takes root through the tree, no longer afraid of wind and rain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If she's strong, the qi luck and blessings carried by your fate become thicker, hard for evil to invade.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you are righteous, this 'jade' becomes purer, wanting to go astray becomes difficult!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan looked at the old man in front of him with a dumbfounded expression:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really or not...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sounds so mysterious...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sounds like you made it up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man angrily tapped Lu Yuan's forehead with his tobacco pipe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey! You brat, when have I ever lied to you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the tobacco pipe landed, Gu Qingwan, sitting on the coffin lid, frowned almost imperceptibly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room temperature suddenly dropped a few degrees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man felt a chill on his neck, instantly sensing that icy gaze, and immediately said angrily to Gu Qingwan:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm the master, can't I even discipline my own disciple?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qingwan remained expressionless, not speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lu Yuan grabbed her cold little hand and whispered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine, it's fine, don't bother with him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When he's old and can't move, we'll just feed him one meal a day, enough to keep him alive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qingwan: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old man: \"???\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man was so angry his beard bristled, but ultimately didn't bother with Lu Yuan. Instead, he smugly curled his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, not only do I know all this, I also know how your two fates got entangled!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan looked at the old man curiously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How were they entangled?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man curled the corner of his mouth, shaking his head and looking pleased with himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is called 'karmic cause and effect grafting,' using a 'merit-binding covenant'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You invoking the Patriarch at Luo Yan Slope was the 'cause,' her rebirth was the 'effect.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Patriarch amplified and solidified this cause and effect, and used the potential merit you accumulated from this action of 'guiding a newborn deity' as the lock.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To 'lock' your two fates together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From now on, she'll feel closer to you than anyone else, feels most at peace near you, protecting you is protecting the foundation of her own fate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you.........\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, the old man wore an expression that said 'you hit the jackpot, kid':\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You got an enormous bargain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is like the Patriarch forcing a...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A life-and-death guardian deity on you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan blinked, not fully digesting it yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man took a big gulp of wine, let out a loud burp, and delivered his final summary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So her haunting you isn't madness, it's instinct!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's the natural attraction and dependence of her newborn fate towards you, its 'symbiotic body'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She can't stay far away even if she wants to, she can't not help you even if she wants to; even if she's unwilling in her heart, she has to help you honestly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan said somewhat dazedly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This fate entanglement can never be undone??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man chuckled meaningfully:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your two fates are entangled, with yours as the main line, hers as the auxiliary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can actively untie this fate entanglement, but she cannot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, you don't need to worry about her harming you or anything; at most she'll tease you, scare you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As an auxiliary line, even if she's unwilling, she absolutely cannot harm you, the main line.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, the old man burped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at Gu Qingwan sitting on the coffin, showing no reaction, her face indifferent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then looked up at the \"Deity of Beauty\" hovering in mid-air, her expression shifting uncertainly, the teasing cunning in her starry eyes long gone,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>replaced by realization, complexity, and even a trace of inexplicable emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the old man shook his head and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From a certain perspective, this is the big wife the Patriarch found for you~\"\u003C\u002Fp>",3001,"2026-06-06T14:45:54.833Z",1,"novelbin.me","97e65eaf2905be928a0c721e220116b2489bb40ae507479938cc4cc245306467","the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-chapter-126","the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-chapter-124",241,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-cover.jpg"]