Chapter 926: I Am Always Here

Mentioning this, Chixiao's expression dimmed slightly. She pondered for a long time before nodding and saying, "Fine, everything will be as you say."

She remained silent for a long time, then took out a token and handed it to Chen Yu.

"What is this?" Chen Yu looked at the token in his hand in surprise.

"A token of the Red Moon. Although my soul traveled a thousand years into the future, this object was within my consciousness, so it came here with me. If you encounter members of the Red Moon Sect on your journey, this token should allow you to command them," Chixiao said.

"Alright, I understand." Chen Yu nodded and put away the Red Moon Token.

Chen Yu sent a message to Ye Qingning, saying he had something to attend to and needed to make a trip to the Western Snow Region. Ye Qingning replied with two words: "Take care."

This matter was urgent; the engagement with Ye Qingning would definitely have to be postponed, but Yu Sichen's situation was more serious at the moment.

The Ancestral Ghost in her body could only be suppressed for now; if it could no longer be suppressed, she would be completely controlled by the Ancestral Ghost.

Once the Ancestral Ghost controlled Yu Sichen this time, her autonomous consciousness might disappear.

After Chixiao left, Chen Yu stayed with Yu Sichen. Perhaps because Chen Yu was by her side, this was the most peaceful sleep she had ever had.

Suddenly, Chen Yu felt an evil, sinister aura approaching. He was startled and stood up abruptly.

He saw a blue light flash on Yu Sichen's body, and a ball of light emerged, with a twisted, flickering shadow appearing within it.

At the same time, the Ancestral Ghost's voice, a blend of male and female, rang out: "Chen Yu..."

"It's you?" Chen Yu stared at the ball of light. This was the Ancestral Ghost; what did this thing want to do?

"You want to extinguish my divine sense within her consciousness?" The Ancestral Ghost's voice was incredibly shrill.

"Or you can crawl out yourself. I guarantee that as long as you come out, I will find a way to provide you with a vessel to inhabit," Chen Yu said.

"Heh, you humans are treacherous and cunning; I don't believe you." The Ancestral Ghost's voice turned deep again: "Do you think I would believe you?"

"I can swear an oath, provided you leave her consciousness." Chen Yu stared intently at the Ancestral Ghost: "Even if you don't come out, I have ways to make you crawl out. When that time comes, the fate awaiting you will be the destruction of both body and soul."

"Haha, even if I die, I'll drag someone down with me. If it weren't for you, I would already possess a body by now." The Ancestral Ghost's voice was filled with anger.

"So you are destined to fail. Heh, if you aren't afraid of death, you can choose to perish with her right now. Do you dare?" Chen Yu sneered.

The Ancestral Ghost fell silent. He did not dare. He had been trapped in that dark, sunless puppet for hundreds of years; now that he finally had a glimmer of hope, it was impossible for him to give up so easily.

"If you don't dare, then shut your mouth. During the time I am accompanying her, you had best not appear before my eyes, otherwise, you will be the one to regret it," Chen Yu said coldly.

"Chen Yu, you dare speak to me like that?" The Ancestral Ghost was furious.

"Shut up. I want her to be happy during this time; you had best not come out and cause trouble. Get back in there," Chen Yu sneered, a talisman already appearing in his hand.

Yellow light surged over the talisman as it attached itself to Yu Sichen's body. The yellow radiance transformed into a black hole, and the black smoke formed by the Ancestral Ghost was continuously sucked into it.

"Chen Yu, what are you doing? You want to seal me now? Your talisman can only seal me for a moment, it cannot seal me for a lifetime... Ah..."

The black smoke quickly vanished from the spot, and the Ancestral Ghost's voice disappeared along with it.

Only then did Chen Yu heave a sigh of relief. He had completely sealed the Ancestral Ghost with a Spirit Talisman; it would be impossible for it to come out and stir up trouble within the next month.

He rolled up Yu Sichen's sleeve and saw several shocking marks on her fair arm. These marks were blood-red; this was the contract the Ancestral Ghost had made with her. In another month or two, if no way to break it was found, the Ancestral Ghost would likely completely occupy her body.

Chen Yu placed her hand back and covered her with the quilt. Yu Sichen was a good girl; she did not deserve to suffer such a fate.

Just at this moment, Yu Sichen suddenly woke up. She gripped Chen Yu's hand tightly: "Brother Chen..."

"You're awake?" Chen Yu smiled slightly: "It's alright, your injuries have recovered; you'll be fine after resting for a few days."

"What about the Ancestral Ghost?" Yu Sichen closed her eyes. Unable to sense the connection with the Ancestral Ghost, she couldn't help but look up and ask in surprise.

"I used a Spirit Talisman to temporarily seal it. That bastard is too annoying; it knows all your thoughts and ideas. This will isolate it permanently, and it won't come to bother you again."

"But... my time is running out. I made a contract with it; in a month or two, it will completely occupy my body and take control of my thoughts," Yu Sichen sighed.

Immediately, she smiled happily: "But it doesn't matter. I have already decided to commit suicide when necessary, so as not to let it control my body and do evil things."

"I would rather die than let it control my body and run amok."

"Don't worry. You rest for a few days, and then we will go to the Western Snow Region. That is where the Western Region Buddhist Sect is located; we can find a way to deal with the Ancestral Ghost there," Chen Yu smiled.

"Really?" Yu Sichen was slightly startled: "Will it be very dangerous?"

"No, and as long as I can save you, I will go no matter how dangerous it is." Chen Yu stroked her hair and said: "If it weren't for the mishap Huizhao Shitai encountered this time, perhaps this thing would have already been removed. It is my fault for not protecting you well."

"No, Brother Chen, this is not your fault. It is because I am incompetent, and in the end, I am still dragging you into this." Yu Sichen shook her head desperately.

She leaned slowly against Chen Yu: "Brother Chen, promise me, one month from now, regardless of whether a cure for me has been found, you must end my life with your own hands. I do not want to become a Puppet."

"Don't worry, there will definitely be a way," Chen Yu comforted her with a smile.

After recuperating in Jinling for several days, Yu Sichen's Primordial Qi had recovered somewhat. Because her body was still relatively weak, Chen Yu took her and headed west.

Yu Sichen was actually not in a hurry to rush to the Snow Plains of the Western Region; she wanted Chen Yu to spend more time with her. In any case, Chen Yu had sealed the Ancestral Ghost, and there was still a month or two before her contract with it expired.

Moreover, some things are hard to come by, so Chen Yu took her slowly westward, enjoying the mountains and waters along the way.

Yu Sichen had never been this happy. Along the way, she experienced many local customs and traditions. From Jinling, they headed west, passing through the Yu Region, visiting Longmen, walking through Shaolin, and after leaving the Yu Region, they stepped into the land of Xianyang.

They saw the Grand Tang Never-Sleeping City, visited the Terracotta Warriors, felt the ancient charm of Ancient Chang'an, and ate their fill of delicacies at the famous local snack streets.

"Brother Chen, I have never eaten like this before." At a roadside stall on the snack street, she put down the bowl of mutton soup and rubbed her stomach.