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Li Yuan arrived back home.
Inside, the two children were sound asleep. Moving with care, he circled around to avoid waking them. Still, a rustling sound came from within the house.
A few moments later, the door opened. A slender figure appeared and darted into his arms.
It was Xue Ning, her eyes heavy with sleep but filled with worry.
“Dearest…”
“Xue Ning.”
“Why are you back so late?”
“I’m fine.”
“You’re ice-cold, and your face is so pale. How can you say you’re fine?”
Li Yuan only smiled and pulled her firmly into his arms, cheek to cheek, skin to skin, letting their warmth mingle.
“It was for Yan Yu, wasn’t it?” she asked.
He nodded. “Yes. She…she’s turned into a ghost.”
Startled, Xue Ning clutched him even tighter. Realizing she’d misunderstood, Li Yuan added, “Not the mindless kind filled with hate. She’s the same person on the inside; it’s just that her body is…not human anymore.”
Xue Ning’s expression grew even more baffled, her voice tinged with wonder. “Then how is she, really?”
She knew only the barest details about martial arts; the notion...
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