[{"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-166":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},1706354,2180,"Chapter 166: Was That Tiger-Rabbit Just Now Actually a Living Person??","the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-chapter-166",166,"\u003Cp>Under the moonlight, a small, clean white face stared straight at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Round, glossy eyes, a tiny nose, the corners of the mouth slightly upturned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two little tufts of hair on top of her head swayed gently in the night breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan wasn’t afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was that... that kind of shock that completely exceeded expectation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just seen, from the paper puppet’s \"memory,\" Hu Tutu walk around the black water pool and head into the back mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The image had been fragmented, but clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She climbed step by step up the mountain, going farther and farther until she vanished into the black mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was into the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was at least several li away from here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, she was standing right behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Less than three steps away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moonlight fell on her face, on the two little tufts, on her clothes that were already a bit dirty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just stood there watching, tilting her head to look at him, confusion filling her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exactly the same as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan did not loosen his grip on the dagger, but he didn’t raise it either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at her, at that face, at those eyes, at the faint upturned mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Hu Tutu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That face, those eyes, that expression — all Hu Tutu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could she be here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She should be behind the black water pool, she should be on the mountain, she should be…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thousand thoughts flashed through Lu Yuan’s head in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very quickly, one of those thoughts made the hairs on his arms stand up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Faceless Malevolent Deity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It can shapeshift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It can take on anyone’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan instinctively glanced up at Hu Tutu’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, if it were the Faceless Malevolent Deity...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vanquish Demons and Exorcise Evil system would definitely trigger a danger alert at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, something capable of cutting off the connection between Lu Yuan and the paper puppet would be on another level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, the old man had once mentioned this evil deity before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were an ordinary little evil spirit, the old man wouldn’t have brought it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now Lu Yuan’s strength hadn’t yet recovered to the Master Guan level, encountering it would certainly trigger the danger indicator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system did not trigger a danger alert, so... either the person before him was not the Faceless Malevolent Deity, or it was Hu Tutu herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coming back to his senses, Lu Yuan inhaled sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiss—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he clearly...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why’d you come here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tutu blinked her lovely eyes and tilted her head to stare at Lu Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan looked at the Hu Tutu in front of him and froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tone she used to speak...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t say exactly where it was wrong, but it was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tutu’s voice was always crisp, carrying that soft, sweet accent from beyond the Great Wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this “Why’d you come here?”...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words were the same, the cadence similar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet when he heard it... it felt different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan stared at Hu Tutu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moonlight shone on her face, on those round, glossy eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those eyes were still so bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tight feeling in Lu Yuan’s chest eased a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly spoke, his voice calm and even:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Some pilgrims said something felt off here, I came to take a look...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he looked at Hu Tutu and said directly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You weren’t going to give that Faceless Venerable a lamp continuation? How come you’re here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tutu lifted her head, blinked at him and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because the Faceless Venerable is right here. If you climb over the back mountain, it’s at the black water pool behind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan had meant to say, weren’t you already at the back mountain...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But strangely, the words never left his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he looked at Hu Tutu and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then let’s go. I happen to have time now, I’ll go with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Hu Tutu blinked, then shook her head and bobbed about as she replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That won’t do!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Continuing the Lamp is our Hu family’s secret technique, I can’t show it to you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Lu Yuan blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, he really didn’t want to go with Hu Tutu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He preferred to observe such things from the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was the point of tagging along with her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the reason he still said it was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Lu Yuan felt that this Hu Tutu before him...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was strange!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very strange!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not the same person as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the appearance and the way she spoke were identical...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan just felt it wasn’t the same person. He even suspected this Hu Tutu might be an illusion conjured by the Faceless Malevolent Deity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vanquish Demons and Exorcise Evil system had shown no danger indicator, which was odd...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that the Faceless Malevolent Deity was too strong and thus caused the system to fail,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>nor that the deity had some special ability to avoid the system’s notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, even someone as strong as Qingwan hadn’t managed that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By rights, this Hu Tutu in front of him shouldn’t be the Faceless Malevolent Deity, but Lu Yuan’s feeling was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he said that line on purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this Hu Tutu immediately nodded and dragged him along, that would prove something was wrong...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before Lu Yuan could say anything, Hu Tutu suddenly fixed her gaze on him very seriously and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Daozhang, this place is very dangerous!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you go alone it’s even more dangerous. I should escort you out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying that, Hu Tutu didn’t wait for Lu Yuan’s reply. She turned and started walking in a direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Daozhang, follow me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry, hurry, it’s almost time to continue the lamp. I’ll escort you out, then I must return.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tutu led the way, and Lu Yuan inexplicably thought of the phrase “little ghost guiding the path.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Lu Yuan had the bronze mirror compass, so he wasn’t worried about being led astray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, now that Hu Tutu had noticed him, he couldn’t sneak up on the Faceless Malevolent Deity...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan pondered briefly, then quickly followed the Hu Tutu ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He followed “Hu Tutu” forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moonlight filtered through leaves, casting patchy shadows in the woods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small figure ahead walked quickly; those two little tufts bobbed and swayed, exactly the same as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the more Lu Yuan watched, the stranger it felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that her appearance was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was that her manner felt wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tutu normally walked in bouncy hops, glancing here and there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This one kept her head down and hurried on seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The step, the speed, even the angle of the tufts’ sway were all correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she didn’t look around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just walked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Straight ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That felt unfamiliar to Lu Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he shouldn’t overthink it; Hu Tutu had said she was in a rush to return and continue the lamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan touched the black mirror compass in his bosom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thing could reveal the “qi” of evil cults.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how much they shape-shifted, the qi wouldn’t change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking advantage of Hu Tutu not looking back, Lu Yuan secretly held the compass in his palm, covered it with his sleeve, and pointed it toward her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black mirror of the compass showed nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No black qi, no red qi, no evil qi, no Yin energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt the seven Seven-Star coins in his pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The copper coins were cold in his hand, nothing unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought a moment longer, then pulled out a yellow talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a basic demon-revealing talisman—something even country shamans would draw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Low-grade, but useful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it’s a demon or ghost, sticking it on will reveal them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He folded the talisman into a small triangle, quickened his pace and caught up with the “Hu Tutu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hu Tutu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure ahead stopped and turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan handed her the little triangle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tutu looked down and reached out to take it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She asked, flipping the small triangle over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan stared at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched her take the talisman,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>watched her flip it over and over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The talisman sat quietly in her hand, with no change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon talismans flare when they encounter evil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They blacken with ghosts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They scorch with demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, the talisman in her hand did nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just an ordinary little piece of yellow paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan was silent for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A protective charm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep it in your bosom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hu Tutu” hummed an “oh,” tucked the little triangle into her chest and turned to continue walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan stood and watched her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s really nothing wrong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be he’d been overthinking?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether judged by the Vanquish Demons and Exorcise Evil danger indicator or by his Taoist techniques, there was no problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Hu Tutu was definitely not an evil spirit or the Faceless Malevolent Deity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stop imagining things...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickened his pace to walk alongside Hu Tutu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the moonlight, he glanced down at her clean pale face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moonlight caught her round glossy eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those eyes were still so bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They walked a dozen meters or so, and Lu Yuan suddenly asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where have you been eating these past two days?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t you hungry?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he finished, Hu Tutu turned and smiled at him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not much, not very hungry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said this and turned back to continue forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The day before last I ate at an old woman’s house, yesterday I chewed on rations, today I haven’t eaten yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan nodded; that sounded like something Hu Tutu would say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought a little more and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are your rations enough? I’ve got some.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tutu shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough. I brought lots.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She patted the little bundle at her waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan looked at the bundle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Hu Tutu’s bundle, the one she’d had since leaving Zhenlong Temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faded earth-blue cloth, washed thin, frayed at the corners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan remembered the bundle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night they sent her off, under the moonlight it had hung at her side, bobbing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan returned his gaze forward and kept walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few steps he spoke again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That night...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tutu turned to look at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan watched her clean white face, moonlight catching her tufts to make them look fuzzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan smiled and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That night the dumplings with mixed filling—were they good?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll make you a plate next time you come to Zhenlong Temple!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked naturally, like making small talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tutu blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dumplings?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tilted her head as if recalling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan waited for her answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought a moment, then shook her head seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Daozhang, that night we didn’t have dumplings.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We had noodles.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted her head, looking at Lu Yuan with her round, glossy eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder Zhou made the noodles, he cracked two eggs in, I ate so well, how could you forget?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the small face before him, at those round eyes, at the faint upturned mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moonlight lit her expression clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alright...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stop overthinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is Hu Tutu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Lu Yuan hadn’t figured out how she could have gone to the back mountain and then reappeared, this person in front of him was certainly Hu Tutu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If an evil spirit or the Faceless Malevolent Deity had impersonated her, how would it know what they ate that night...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gradually, Lu Yuan relaxed and gave the girl beside him a helpless smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right, I remembered wrong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was noodles.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tutu said “oh,” and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I told you, that night was definitely noodles.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned back to continue walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You really must eat more walnuts to help your memory, Daozhang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was only a few days ago and you already mixed up noodles and dumplings!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spoke as she walked, a little proud in her tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan followed behind, watching the two little tufts bob.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tight feeling in his chest evaporated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not completely gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It eased because every test he had run told him this really was Hu Tutu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hadn’t eased because...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because how could she be here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had clearly gone to the back mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly vanished into the black mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly was several li away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now she walked ahead of him, guiding him out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moonlight fell on her, on her two tufts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On her little dangling bundle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked steadily though not quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She muttered as she went:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry up, hurry up. I still have to get back and work.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan walked beside her, thought for a moment, and then said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tomorrow morning, let’s meet at Elm Tree Gully.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed to get clear answers about the evil deity. Since Hu Tutu was in a hurry now, he would ask directly tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tutu didn’t hesitate and nodded her agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon she stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahead was a dark, sunken pool of water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moonlight lay on the surface, but the water was black as ink, with no reflection at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black water pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not Black Water Ridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tutu turned and looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Daozhang, if you go straight from here and keep walking, you can get out of the mountain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pointed to a small path by the pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I must go back. It’s almost time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said, waved at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Goodbye, Daozhang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan stood and watched her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watched those two little tufts bob and sway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He blinked, then drew a small bronze mirror from his pocket, palm-sized, its surface polished bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Return-Light Mirror. It could show the three fires of a person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone has three fires: one on the crown, and one on each shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A living person’s fires burn strong and steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When an evil cultist is possessed, the fires are weak, crooked, or extinguished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan quietly pointed the bronze mirror toward the Hu Tutu before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the mirror reflected her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fire at the crown, bright and burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two fires on the shoulders, burning vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three fires—none missing, none askew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A living person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Lu Yuan put away the mirror and sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alright...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d been overthinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Hu Tutu had no problem; she was a perfectly proper living person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Lu Yuan started planning how he would get to Black Water Ridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had arranged to meet Hu Tutu in Elm Tree Gully tomorrow, once they met there were things he wanted to ask that Hu Tutu might not willingly answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight he still intended to sneak along and see for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lu Yuan mulled this over, he suddenly snapped back to attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second he turned sharply toward the direction Hu Tutu had disappeared into.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hold on!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A living person??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hu Tutu from just now was a living person??\u003C\u002Fp>",2496,"2026-06-06T14:45:54.833Z",1,"novelbin.me","a86a67de5824a7b3e8a8eb9e8e4b11b7a907dd3233c66f1f16c2827fb12fbf7b","the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-chapter-167","the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-chapter-165",241,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-cover.jpg"]