[{"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-160":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},1706348,2180,"Chapter 160: Hu Tutu, Do You... Know What You Are?","the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-chapter-160",160,"\u003Cp>Before Lu Yuan finished speaking, he had already stepped into the guest hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tutu froze for a moment, then hurried after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Shouzuo stood at the doorway without moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He merely closed the door leaving a crack, then, as usual, waited outside with his hands at his sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the guest hall, the six shadows still hovered in their original positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had watched Flower Maiden be restored by the Continuing the Lamp ritual, watched that cloud of mist gradually brighten,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>watched that girllike figure finally stop trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The longer they watched, the harder it was for them to take their eyes away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan walked up in front of them and stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six points of light all turned to look at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan did not beat around the bush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Flower Maiden’s root wasn’t severed, so she could be continued.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your roots have been severed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six shadows dimmed at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hunched figure of the Recumbent Ox Stone Lord shivered, the sickly green glow trembling slightly, but it did not speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It knew Lu Yuan was telling the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan looked at them, then shifted his tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You needn’t envy her. Perhaps precisely because of this, you may yet receive a rebirth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six shadows all trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spring Mother’s parched voice sounded, carrying a tremor of disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Daoist... Master... what do you mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, at first Lu Yuan didn’t intend to make things so complicated for these “gods.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just wanted to find them a place and set up a deity bench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Place it by the mountain path and that would be that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If offerings came, fine; if none came, pull them away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If eventually the offerings stopped and they perished, well, no one could blame anyone but themselves for lacking ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After today’s matter with Hu Tutu, the things Lu Yuan understood made him feel it wouldn’t hurt to help a little more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, even the Ten Families he had previously looked down on were doing this kind of “mending heaven” work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a proper Daoist temple and a disciple who upheld the Dao to protect living beings, Zhenlong Temple couldn’t just stand aside!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond that...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t entirely Lu Yuan doing the six wild deities a favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were helping Lu Yuan practice his methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why say that...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan looked at the six somewhat stunned wild deities before him and said with utmost seriousness:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have a method.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It can take the last trace of your thought and inject it into a new divine body, granting you rebirth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lu Yuan finished, the six wild deities were completely stunned, and before they could rejoice, Lu Yuan went on directly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“However, I have never used this method before. I can’t promise there won’t be accidents midway; you might simply be extinguished.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So it’s entirely voluntary.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’re willing to try, I will put everything into it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’re unwilling, then remain on the deity bench as we discussed before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lu Yuan finished speaking, the guest hall fell into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he proposed was unimaginable to these divinities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A method to take their last trace of thought and transfer it into a new body?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unheard of, never before spoken of!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the six deities fall silent, Lu Yuan shrugged slightly and explained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My method is easy to understand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s similar to Flower Maiden.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Flower Maiden counts as having a root because her thought comes from the flowers. Wherever flowers bloom, her thought persists.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My method lets your remaining thought attach itself to a similar object.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he said this, Lu Yuan glanced at the Recumbent Ox Stone Lord, looking it over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You were originally a huge rock shaped like an ox. Now the rock is broken and only a cluster of thought remains.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then find a roughly similar boulder in Qixia Mountain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will guide your remaining trace of thought into that boulder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then remain on that stone and be cultivated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nurture it for ten or twenty years, restore your divine status, and reestablish your root.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point Lu Yuan lifted his chin slightly and declared:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This method is called ‘Borrowing a Vessel to Restore a Deity.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This technique, needless to say, came from Lu Yuan’s Dao texts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had only read it before, never attempted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, he barely gave the method more than a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if any of these deities were willing, Lu Yuan intended to study it carefully and give it a try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the method carried risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it failed, these deities who only had a sliver of thought left might dissipate entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So whether to attempt it would be up to each deity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing them so silent, Lu Yuan lifted his head a little and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This doesn’t need to be decided right away. Go back and think it through.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if you decide now, given my current physical condition I can’t perform it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, some preparations are required.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Borrowing a vessel to restore a deity wasn’t easy. It wasn’t a minor technique; only someone at the Celestial Master level or above could perform it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It required borrowing the power of thunder techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Lu Yuan’s current state, it was out of the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how you looked at it, this matter had to wait at least a month. There was no rush; they should take their time to consider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six points of light hovered in the guest hall in silence for a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sickly green, dull yellow, dingy gray, off-white, gray-brown, ink green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six lights flickered faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan didn’t press them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up the cup of tea on the table, already cold, and took a sip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold tea was astringent, but it cleared his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, the hunched figure of the Recumbent Ox Stone Lord floated forward half a foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It bowed deeply to Lu Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bent back curved like an old bow about to snap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Daoist Master...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What you proposed, I must return and contemplate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When I understand, I will come find you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spring Mother bowed as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will go back and think about it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Willow, the clay statue from the Mountain God Temple, the millstone, the moss—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>one after another, they bowed deeply toward Lu Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the six shadows began to drift slowly toward the doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sickly green, dull yellow, dingy gray, off-white, gray-brown, ink green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six lights swayed slightly in the night,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>like six lanterns lighting the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they reached the doorway, the Recumbent Ox Stone Lord suddenly stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned its head and fixed its sickly green eyes on Lu Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Daoist Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whether it succeeds or not...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We will remember your kindness forever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All right, go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six points of light floated out the door and melted into the dense darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guest hall quieted down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a single candle flickered softly on the incense table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan sat on the grand chair and exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not physically so much as mentally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had listened to seven stories, considered seven possible paths of life all evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rubbed his brow and looked toward the doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tutu still stood there, looking up toward the direction the six shadows had disappeared, both little pigtails motionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you staring at?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tutu snapped back to herself and turned to look at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Daoist Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I should be going.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Going?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To where?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tutu replied matter-of-factly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To the next place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Flower Maiden has been continued, so I must hurry on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are several more waiting to be continued.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Lu Yuan frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At this hour of the night, where is a little girl like you rushing off to?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go back and sleep properly here, leave in the morning after breakfast!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tutu cocked her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does traveling care about day or night?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We of the Continuing the Lamp family always travel at night.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nights are quiet and easier to travel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan stood and walked up to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down at this little girl who barely reached his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Listen to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tonight is very dark and the mountain paths are hard to walk.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if your clan is powerful, you don’t need to leave tonight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rest at the temple for one night, then leave in the morning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tutu shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, no.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I promised someone. I must arrive before dawn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t delay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan was momentarily speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had also done commissioned jobs and understood the crucial point: punctuality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But perhaps because Hu Tutu looked so small and exquisitely delicate, he couldn’t help feeling uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had been someone like Wang Cheng’an or Xu Erxiao...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let them go whenever they wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Lu Yuan knew he couldn’t treat this little girl as ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment he couldn’t press the matter further and merely nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since you’re in such a hurry and you’ll be traveling hungry, eat something hot first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m hungry myself and was about to have a late-night meal and then sleep.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the mention of food, Hu Tutu’s eyes lit up and she eagerly nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her like that, Lu Yuan couldn’t help but grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This girl was adorable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment he entertained the thought that his two beautiful aunts...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They ought to give him a daughter someday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are the two aunts pregnant?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d only been married for less than a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But according to Aunt Qin and Aunt Qiao’er, they surely were!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During their time in Fengtian City, Lu Yuan had been paying them plenty of attention every day, so if they weren’t pregnant that would be surprising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan turned to the doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Shouzuo still stood there, hands at his sides waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder Zhou, please check the kitchen and prepare two bowls of something hot to bring to the dining hall.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Shouzuo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, senior brother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned and disappeared into the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan and Hu Tutu left the guest hall and walked toward the dining hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhenlong Temple was very quiet at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So quiet that the only sounds were the night wind rustling through the pine trees and the occasional call of a night owl in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moon hung high and cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moonlight spread across the stone path, paling everything white and ghostly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tutu walked beside Lu Yuan, her short legs going quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t speak, simply walked quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan glanced down at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moonlight lit her face, that fair little face appearing even paler than by day—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>an almost unnatural pallor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange unease flickered through him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t think much of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe it was just the moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They reached the dining hall doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door was ajar, inside pitch black without any lights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Shouzuo had not yet returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan pushed the door open, groped in the dark for an oil lamp on the table, and lit it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dim light rose and illuminated a corner of the dining hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan pointed to the table by the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tutu obediently went over, climbed onto the bench, and sat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her short legs dangled at the edge, bouncing slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan sat opposite her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them sat in silence, waiting for Zhou Shouzuo to bring the late-night meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dining hall was very quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quiet enough to hear the soft sizzle of the wick burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tutu didn’t speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan didn’t know what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned against the chairback, his gaze idly sweeping over the little figure opposite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moonlight slanted through the window and fell on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the mingled moonlight and lamp glow, her face took on an indescribable tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost excessively so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So pale that it seemed...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan suddenly sat up straight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at Hu Tutu’s face without blinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tutu felt weirdly scrutinized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Daoist Master?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you looking at?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just stared at her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart suddenly clenched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drew in a deep breath and steadied his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hu Tutu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Extend your hand, let Daoist Master see it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tutu blinked and obediently extended her right hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan took that hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant it entered his palm, his heart plummeted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hand was cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not the kind of chill from traveling at night—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this was cold with no warmth at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too light to be the weight of a living person’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan looked down at the hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the moonlight it was glaringly white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the fingertip skin, faintly visible, were tiny creases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not palm lines,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but creases like those on folded paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan lifted his head and looked at Hu Tutu’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face remained clean and pale, her two little pigtails bobbing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now it showed an indescribable... eeriness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hu Tutu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan’s voice was very soft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you... know what you are?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tutu tilted her head, her round eyes full of puzzlement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m Hu Tutu of the Continuing the Lamp Hu Family.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Daoist Master, what’s the matter?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply held her hand, motionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moonlight streamed through the window,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>falling on Hu Tutu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Falling on that hand, startlingly white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the edge of that hand, under the moonlight, something faintly revealed itself—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the texture of paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dining hall was eerily silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So silent he could hear his own heartbeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump—thump—thump—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a gust of night wind blew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The window snapped with a bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tutu turned to look at the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant she turned her head, Lu Yuan saw—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a fine fold in the skin at the back of her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It extended from the collar into her hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The edge of that crease was slightly lifted,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as if...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as if paper had been folded and left a 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