Chapter 21

From the outside, the house looked extremely gloomy.

The sky above the roof was filled with a purple miasma, as if something would break out of it in the next second. It was a clear day, but the glaring sun seemed unable to shine on this place. It was like a pitiful thing abandoned by the mortal world, incompatible with everything else.

Leaf stepped forward, fumbled around the shabby door for a moment, and then pushed it open with a creak.

The rest of the onlookers saw clearly that the moment she opened the door, the purple miasma above This Pill seemed to have dissipated a lot.

Sometimes, the truth was just that unbelievable.

Natsume's guess was most likely correct.

When she stepped through the door, Ghost Lantern wanted to follow her in, but was stopped by an invisible barrier at the door.

"This is a barrier. Without the permission of the owner of This Pill, other creatures can't enter, not even ghosts."

Night Fight smiled gloatingly, then stood beside Ghost Lantern, put his hands in his pockets, and jumped into This Pill. The so-called barrier didn't stop him.

"Hey, hey, hey ~ I'm in ~ It seems that even after thirty years, the spirit of the past still exists ~"

He smiled cheekily and boasted, "Thirty years ago, Leaf once brought her swords and knives to welcome me, and said something like 'Please come in, Night Fight -sama' ~"

"Dad, please come in."

Leaf kicked Night Fight's calf. When he hugged his leg and rolled on the ground in pain, she invited Ghost Lantern in.

Ghost Lantern stretched his hand forward, but found that the barrier was still blocking him. His originally unfriendly face became even more fierce, "Tsk!"

"Maybe it's because it's not the complete Morus Bothriocephala inviting you."

Natsume explained awkwardly. She kindly stood outside the door to accompany Ghost Lantern, but didn't go in.

The fat cat at his feet stepped into This Pill with its short legs, then turned its head to look around, "What a big change. The last time I was here, this place wasn't so bad. It's only been thirty years."

"Because This Pill, including us, relies on the Lord's spiritual power to exist. Losing the Lord is equivalent to losing everything."

The young man's high heels clattered on the ground. He wore a black robe with golden edges, and his eyes were blood red. His hand was placed on the hilt of the sword at his waist, and he walked in front of the man with his guard up.

This young man was like a stray cat. Because no one was willing to protect him, he revealed his fangs and claws, hesitantly and fiercely against everyone.

Ye Zi looked into his eyes. For some reason, she suddenly wanted to touch his head.

"Natsume -san, Lord Night Fight, long time no see."

Hiding This Pill in the crack of space and time made it easier for them to accept missions from other This Pill, so This Pill hasn't appeared in the world for a long time. Naturally, the cat hadn't seen the two in front of her for a long time.

If it weren't for the abnormality in the main hall's body, This Pill might have stayed in the crack of space and never appeared here again.

"May I ask, who are the others?"

Although he asked this question, his gaze was fixed on Ye's body. His burning gaze seemed to burn a hole in the other party's body.

"My name is Leaf."

She walked to a place that was only a few steps away from Jiazhou Qingguang, and stood still, "Maybe there's a Wave Wind in front of me."

This Pill and these death gods were existences that had a contract with her, so the moment she stepped into This Pill, her instincts told her that this place belonged to her.

"Jiazhou Qingguang, right?"

She reached out a hand towards the youth.

The youth's eyes widened a bit, the bright red in his eyes seemed to overflow. Just like that, he slowly raised his hand towards Leaf, but just as he was about to touch her, he suddenly withdrew his hand, his body also instantly retreating quite a bit.

"No!

The lord is still lying in the bedroom! "

Perhaps it wasn't an exaggeration to say that Jiazhou Qingguang's eyes were about to pop out of their sockets. Leaf saw that his entire body was trembling, his entire body clearly yearning to get closer to her, but he wasn't willing to admit it no matter what.

She felt a bit uncomfortable, and also a bit anxious.

"I can feel it here."

She used her other hand to point to her chest where her heart was. Although there was no expression on her face, one could still feel her agitation, "From the moment I entered here, this place has become a bit different."

"In hell, I woke up as a goldfish monster. My mind was empty, and I only remembered that I was called Leaf. But just now, when I first saw you, Jiazhou Qingguang, this name suddenly appeared in my mind."

"… …"

"That's your name, right? Jiazhou Qingguang."

After staring at each other for a long time, the vigilance in the youth's eyes melted like ice, bit by bit turning into tears.

"… … Lord … … Lord … … Wuwuwuwu … …"

He used the back of his hand to cover his eyes, but tears flowed down his delicate cheeks, dripping all the way to the ground.

Leaf wanted to walk over to comfort him, but he was one step ahead of her, kneeling in front of her, and pulled her into his embrace.

"We really, really missed you!

Day and night, every moment, we didn't think of you!

But, but you didn't want to wake up no matter what … … "

The youth stuttered as he spoke of his longing for her, and the mountain-like feelings almost overwhelmed her.

Leaf struggled to reach out a hand from his embrace, and placed it on his head, stroking it again and again, as if this could calm his emotions.

"Don't be afraid, be good, I'm back."

These words came out of her mouth, as if she was really the Wavy Leaf from back then.

That feeling was very strange. She clearly didn't remember anything, but there was a sense of familiarity with everything.

However, the people inside were crying with their faces red, and their emotions were sincere, while the ghosts outside were gloomy, and they wanted to beat the people inside into meat paste.

Ghost Lantern admitted that although he liked goldfish, he could also use them as medicine and cooking. Last time, when two goldfish escaped, he squeezed the juice out of them while they were still fresh, and gave it to King Of Hell to moisten his throat.

But for this little goldfish spirit, he couldn't treat her like an ordinary goldfish. Even if she hugged someone right in front of him, as her father, he only wanted to beat the head of that Jiazhou Qingguang.

But he couldn't enter, how could he fix it!

He didn't know if breaking the barrier would cause any harm to her body. This dilemma made Ghost Lantern feel as annoyed as if there were a hundred Bai Ze dancing in front of him.

"Hey!

What's going on! "

Just as Ghost Lantern was grinding his teeth in anger, Night Fight's two companions arrived at the scene. The young-looking artifact wanted to enter the door, but he was bounced back by the barrier. When he came back, he covered his nose and started shouting at Night Fight.

"Night Fight!

What is this? Why can't I go in! "

"This is a barrier. Without the owner's permission, no one can enter This Pill."

Natsume stood at the door and continued to explain dutifully. Under her gentle words and smiling face, the irritable artifact couldn't help but blush.

"Sorry, I just …"

Natsume maintained her smile, and then patted the naughty child's head.

At this time, Leaf also remembered that her father was still blocked at the door. She turned her head and saw that he was holding a stick and looking at Jiazhou Qingguang with an irritable expression.

Ghost Lantern's father was a big murder weapon that even Natsume couldn't change.

"Jiazhou Qingguang."

"My lord, just call me Qing Guang."

Jiazhou Qingguang had cried enough. It wasn't that he didn't feel the Ghost Lantern's death wires at the door. It was because he felt it that he hurriedly restrained his emotions. He picked up his lord in his arms and wrapped her in his coat, trying to block the person at the door from seeing her.

His lord just said that she woke up in hell. Then the man with horns at the door was most likely a ghost.

He looked so fierce. His lord must have had a hard time.

As he thought about it, Jiazhou Qingguang's gaze sharpened.

Over the years, he had killed countless enemies on the battlefield. Many times, he had been on the verge of breaking his sword before he killed his enemies.

Jiazhou Qingguang, who had been honed on the line between life and death, was not inferior to Ghost Lantern's murderous aura at all.

Night Fight had been watching this big show. He didn't even care about his wife at the door. Naturally, he saw Jiazhou Qingguang's worry at the first moment. He was suddenly happy.

According to his observations over the past few days, Ghost Lantern treated Leaf well. Usually, he would not let her walk on her own if he could carry her. When it came to feeding her, he would not let her do it herself. He would buy whatever she liked. He even reduced Xiao Bai's workload so that the dog could play with her.

He simply wanted to raise the demon into a good-for-nothing. How could he bully her?

He was fierce to you, silly knife.

"Qing Guang, that's my father."

Leaf poked her head out of his arms and introduced him.

"… Father?"

"Yes, I'm a spirit born from the goldfish that Father raised. Put me down, Qing Guang."

Jiazhou Qingguang lowered his head and carefully stared at her face for a while. He realized that this kind of lord seemed to have no other expression besides facial paralysis.

There was no gentle smile, no occasional quick-witted slyness. She just had a blank face, and her slightly furrowed brows never relaxed.

She looked exactly the same as the so-called "Father" at the door!

So angry!

But he could only put her on the ground. Then, he let her hold his hand and walked to the door.

"Father, I want to see Wavy Leaf. Can I?"

She stood outside the door and shook Ghost Lantern's sleeve. This was the first time she acted coquettishly in front of Ghost Lantern.

Ghost Lantern knew that she was talking about her predecessor in This Pill. But what else could he do? Children were their parents' debts!

"Watch from outside. Don't leave Father's sight. I'll be worried."

He took the opportunity to carry his daughter, then turned to look at Jiazhou Qingguang.