Jing Feng knelt, his head almost buried in the dirt, trembling uncontrollably.
Grand Auntie, please come back!
My life is about to end!
"All those from the Demon Realm, go find her!" Long Jin Han threw down a sentence and disappeared.
Little girl! Wait for me!
At this moment, Bai Ran lay on the ground, blood streaming from all seven orifices, her eyes vacant.
She didn't know how much time had passed, nor how many times her flesh and blood, meridians and veins were crushed and healed. The only thing she could feel was pain, pain that pierced her soul.
Another half an hour passed, and she found that the pain in her body finally stopped, and a blood-red Higanbana flower appeared on her right shoulder.
Dark energy swirled around her, as if comforting her.
She endured the feeling of her wounds tearing and slowly rolled over.
"Hahahahaha" she looked at the black mist swirling nearby and laughed, a wild and unrestrained laugh.
As the black bead entered her dantian, Bai Ran received a lot of information in her mind.
The black bead was actually the inner core of the previous Ghost King. Whoever passed the test of this bead could rule over all ghosts and judge souls.
At this moment, Bai Ran had become the rightful new Ghost King.
The old man slowly appeared and knelt before Bai Ran.
"Hail my King!"
A skeleton was bowing and saluting. The scene looked terrifying and eerie, but Bai Ran found the skeletal frame incredibly familiar, even a little cute.
"Your Majesty, these are the ghosts this subordinate has collected in recent years," the old man said, handing over a piece of black jade.
It turned out that this black jade was just a hollow white jade. The black ghosts confined within made the jade appear black.
As for their true forms, they were naturally skeletal frames like the old man.
Bai Ran took a Rejuvenation Pill from her spatial dimension and ate it, regaining some strength.
She sat up, took the black jade, and crushed it with a forceful squeeze.
The ghosts inside instantly darted out, then obediently stood in a line before Bai Ran and knelt.
"Hail my King!"
Their voices sounded like those of elder seniors.
"Yes, rise," Bai Ran said, looking at the ten skeletal frames before her, including the old man, and asked, "Do you have names?"
"We forget our original names after death, awaiting a new name bestowed by Your Majesty," the old man replied.
Naming?
Bai Ran thought for a moment, then pointed at the first skeleton and said, "You are Ying Yi, and the last one is Ying Shi. Count yourselves in between."
The skeletons clearly had no skin, yet they all felt sweat trickling down their foreheads.
His Majesty... is not good at naming...
Bai Ran put the ten skeletons into her spatial dimension and left the palace.
The palace disappeared again, but this time it truly vanished, and Bai Ran returned to her original spot with the palace's disappearance.
She looked at the dust and blood on her body and was about to change her clothes when she was suddenly pulled into an embrace.
Bai Ran turned to look and saw Long Jin Han?
His grip was so strong that it caused Bai Ran pain. Her already battered body became even more wounded.
"Long Jin Han! Let go of me!" Bai Ran struggled to escape.
Suddenly, she noticed his body trembling.
For some reason, Bai Ran stopped struggling and let him hold her.
After holding her for a long time, Long Jin Han's heart was still filled with fear.
"Don't get hurt," he buried his face in Bai Ran's neck and said with a choked voice.
For a moment, Bai Ran didn't know how to answer. Good? Not good? Who was he to her? Why should he care about her?
After a long silence, she spoke, paused, and then asked, "Could it be... you've fallen for me?"
Bai Ran clearly felt his body stiffen.
She sighed and continued, "I don't like you. You should give up on this idea."
Hearing this, Long Jin Han released Bai Ran, turned her around, and stared into her eyes, saying, "Don't refuse so quickly."
Bai Ran turned her head away, not answering.
His beautiful eyes were now full of anxiety. "Can you give me some time?"
"If you still don't like me..."
"I will take you back and make you my wife."
Huh? What did she just hear?
Looking at Long Jin Han's brilliant smile, Bai Ran was stunned, questioning her ears.
She had no choice, did she?
She glared at Long Jin Han. If she could defeat him, she would definitely beat him up to vent her anger.
"Here," he handed her a bottle.
Bai Ran opened it and saw a ninth-grade Life Revitalizing Pill! Bai Ran's eyes widened in disbelief.
Long Jin Han's gaze was gentle and affectionate.
Seeing her beaming with joy, he felt boundless happiness.
"Eat it," he chuckled softly, his laughter intoxicating and pleasant.
Bai Ran was thinking, she had just rejected him, and it wasn't right to take his things.
However, in less than a second, she changed her mind.
Forget it, if it's free, why not take it.
Bai Ran poured out a pill and swallowed it. The wounds on her body healed at a visible rate, and the new skin was even smoother and more tender than before.
"Cough, thanks," Bai Ran glanced at Long Jin Han beside her.
"There's no need for thanks between us."
Everyone in the spatial dimension watched with great interest. Bai Ran never expected that she had forgotten to sever the spatial connection.
Every move they made was under their watchful eyes.
"Who is that man?" Fen Tian asked.
"You wouldn't understand this, that's our Mistress's man! Our future Master!" Shi Tian grinned from ear to ear.
"I don't want a Master, I just want Mistress!" Xiao Zhu said indignantly.
The ten skeletons nearby chuckled. To be so old and witness the birth of a romance, it was truly a double blessing! Haha!
Xiao Zi in the corner, however, stared intently at the man, his brows furrowed.
The Demon Lord of the Demon Realm? How could a little ghost be involved with him? Did she not know his identity?
What was even more headache-inducing was that the Heartless Demon Lord, known to everyone in the Nine Heavens, actually liked a little ghost??
This was even rarer than the world collapsing!
However...
Xiao Zi looked at Bai Ran, his gaze deep.
For her now, this was an adventure with a nine-in-ten chance of death...
Outside the Spatial Dimension
After Bai Ran finally managed to send Long Jin Han away, Jing Feng ran over crying.
"My little ancestor, please, I beg you, don't run around recklessly, I almost lost my head." Jing Feng was extremely aggrieved.
"Didn't I tell you I was going somewhere and told you not to worry?" Bai Ran asked Jing Feng, confused.
Told him? When?
Jing Feng was full of confusion and thought back carefully.
Could it be...
He remembered when he had gone mad. She seemed to have said something at the time, but he was still in a state of shock and couldn't have heard anything!
Alright, case closed, it was his fault.
Bai Ran watched the suddenly dejected Jing Feng with amusement. "You're not dead yet, let's go back."