Chapter 91

The rolling sea of blood was like a great wave, surging up and down, its sound powerful and rhythmic. I examined my body’s condition and found that the wound was gone, replaced by the same black cloud robe. I reached out to touch myself, and lightning and dark clouds stirred in my palm, splashing out countless bolts of lightning, like a sky full of stars, incredibly brilliant.

She stood in front of the blood waves, cold as ice, facing me with eyes as cold as frost: "Xia Yitian! What do you want?"

Still the same, she was dressed in her bridal red, always my bride: "Wife... I didn’t mean anything."

"You and she are not properly matched. How can a man and a woman share a room?" Wife asked me.

I was at a loss, I couldn’t handle this kind of situation.

"Isn’t it because there’s no place to stay? It’s still drizzling outside. Should I sleep on the street? Besides, nothing happened, right? You can think of it as a hotel or a motel, a double room." I said awkwardly, knowing she was a jealous person.

"Is that your reason? If you didn’t want to, you could have found a place to sleep, like that moving iron sedan, which I think is quite good." Wife said coldly.

"It’s too cramped in the car, and it’s too narrow, which isn’t good for my injuries." I argued, but I kept staring at her; she looked incredibly beautiful.

"You could have sent that girl away, you didn’t need to share a bed with her." Wife was still angry.

"Wife, I didn’t do anything with her. We slept in separate beds, and we are still one. Come on, let’s not dwell on this. Take this opportunity to let me look at you more, talk to you more, or tell me more about the Ghost Dao, okay?" I tried to change the subject and moved closer.

"Why don’t you call me Princess Nine? I don’t like you calling me wife. Who is your wife?" Wife seemed very angry, her brows almost touching.

"Aren’t you my wife? Calling you Princess Nine is too formal. There’s no one else around now."

Recently, I haven’t had to call her out to save the day, and she seemed quite satisfied. Her previously icy face had thawed a lot, and she no longer treated me like a child.

When I stood in front of her, I realized I was a bit taller than her. The noble phoenix crown only reached my head, looking distant and untouchable from afar, but up close, she seemed like a gentle, dependent bird.

"You say one thing and do another. It’s fine with the two ghost girls, but even with human women, you have no intention of keeping your distance. When you came in, you lied and said I was your wife. Are you planning to enjoy the blessings of the Qi people and take all of them as your wives?" Wife frowned, but didn’t open her eyes.

"Are you talking about those human women and ghost girls? They can’t be compared to you. I like them, but it’s just liking. I love only you, right? Besides, Grandma said you are my childhood bride, so I recognize you as my wife. I’ve always respected and loved you, and I feel uncomfortable if you don’t tug at my clothes." I quickly explained, trying to win her over.

"Hmph, Zhou Ying has always been rash. She tried every way to bring me out, thinking she would become more stable with age, but she still talks nonsense and schemes against me." Wife coldly criticized Grandma.

When I heard her say this, I felt strange, but since she was much older than Grandma, I didn’t dare to comment.

"What do you want from me this time?" Wife’s tone improved a bit, maybe the sweet talk worked.

"I have no other requests. I don’t know how I got in here. Maybe it’s the spirit charm my senior brother prepared for me, to catch up with you, my wife."

Because I disappeared for two days last time, Senior Brother Hai probably guessed that Wife was healing me, so he prepared the spirit charm. I recover the fastest in dreams, of course, but there are side effects, and the time shouldn’t be short.

"Catch up? What do we have to catch up on?" Wife seemed sensitive to this.

"Nothing much, just some old stories. As you know, I often get injured, and my strength is weak. I’m chased every day. Since I’m here, I want to ask how to get stronger. I see you can destroy enemies with a wave of your sleeve. Even if you can’t teach me everything, can’t you teach me a few moves?" I said.

"How do I know how to teach you? Power is mine, not yours. The Ghost Dao tradition has been passed to you. If you can summon me, my power is for you to use. Now, if you don’t think of a way yourself, why come to me? What can I do?" Wife seemed a bit unhappy.

I was a bit disappointed. It seems Wife has no tricks to teach me. Power is hers, not mine. I’m just a soul jar. If I can’t summon her, it’s not her fault. I just need to be stronger.

"Wife, is there a specific level? How strong do I need to be to summon you?" I was curious about what kind of enemies Wife could handle.

"Having the Ghost Dao tradition, if I am willing, how hard is it to summon me? If you don’t need my full power, it’s not hard to do." Wife said without hiding anything.

"Is that possible? How do I borrow it?" I was excited. Does Wife mean she can come out of the soul jar?

"You’ve learned the Ghost Dao. How to summon me, don’t you know? The strength of my power is directly related to your own." Wife explained further.

"I don’t understand, it’s too profound." I shook my head. If I can summon her, isn’t it just a matter of waving my hand, and she appears? How is summoning related to my own strength?

"You are my soul jar. If you are strong, I am strong; if you are weak, I am weak. What’s profound about that? You inherited the tradition of Donghuang Taiyi. With your current strength, if you summon me, you can borrow the spells from his tradition, and I can help you do it." Wife was a bit impatient, maybe because I asked too many questions.

"Okay, I understand. I’ll summon you when I wake up." I said. After all this talk, I finally convinced Wife. As long as she is willing, I can summon her.

"But why should I let you summon me so easily? Do you think I’m your ghost girl?"

Just as I was happy, Wife shattered my fantasy. It seems she won’t appear unless it’s a life-or-death situation.

"Can I summon you in a critical moment?" I didn’t want to give up. She’s just proud. If I’m about to die, won’t she come out?

"Sure, I can consider it." Wife nodded.

"Is that a deal?" I was already quite close to her. Her warm cheeks felt like I could touch them. I wanted to hug and kiss her.

I took a step forward to hold her hand, but she avoided it. Then a red cloud surged, and everything in front of me disappeared.

I slowly opened my eyes. The room was dark, with the windows and doors closed.

I picked up my phone and checked the time. It was already 3 PM. This time seemed to pass slower; I only slept for about seven or eight hours.

Zhao Qian’s steady breathing was beside me. I turned to look at her. Her clothes were disheveled, and she was sleeping on her side facing me.

Her nightgown had slipped down, revealing a pink bra and a large expanse of milky white skin. This was a clear seduction. Indeed, sharing a bed with a beautiful woman makes life good.

I felt my breathing quicken, and my body felt uncomfortable. But I was afraid Wife would be unhappy and wouldn’t come out to save me, so I quickly stood up and prepared to leave the room. Zhao Qian turned over and lay flat, and the blanket slipped, revealing a bright expanse of skin.

"I can’t stay here." I glanced at her, covered her with a blanket, and ran out of the room.

I closed the door and saw Senior Brother Hai, Liu Fangyuan, and Yao Long drinking tea, chatting about something. I walked over and greeted them.

"Hey, Xia, you need to take care of your health. Look at your face, it’s all red. Come, have a cup of tea to calm down." Yao Long seemed to misunderstand something and quickly invited me to drink tea.

"No, Uncle Yao, did you misunderstand something?" I looked at Yao Long with dissatisfaction. No wonder he named his teahouse 'Xiao Xuan Xuan'; he’s really not serious.

"Could I misunderstand you? Is this a misunderstanding? You just came back and didn’t even talk to me, and you rushed off to sleep." Yao Long laughed slyly.

"You, a person of the Buddhist faith, saying such things? My junior brother was healing!" Senior Brother Hai glared at Yao Long and poured me a cup of tea. "You woke up so quickly? How is your body?"

"Fine, I slept well, thanks to the charm from my senior brother." I said, took a sip of tea, and was actually quite thirsty.

"Where’s Old Lin?" I asked casually.

"He was called to the police station. They said there was a big case and he had to go for an autopsy." Senior Brother Hai told me.

"Oh, no wonder I have a missed call from Han Shanshan."

Senior Brother Hai interrupted me: "Don’t worry about these things for now. Just now, I and Xiao Liu, Xiao Lin, and the others discussed it. We decided to teach you what we know, at least to give you some skills to protect yourself. After all, we are old and can’t be with you all the time. In the next few days, we’ll teach you as much as we can."

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