But that didn’t matter anymore.

As long as he was willing to help.

Three months had already passed. The only saving grace was that it takes a ghost a whole year to fully consume a healthy living person.

So there was still plenty of time.

By the sixth month, when I hurriedly rushed back to the Xie household with Rong Si, I was met with an unexpected outcome.

Grandfather’s illness was cured.

That malevolent ghost had been completely dealt with.

When the butler opened the door and saw me, he was a bit surprised: 「Oh? Miss Ze, didn’t you leave?」

I was travel-worn and dirty, completely devoid of divine power, possessing even less ability than an ordinary human.

I rushed into the house excitedly: 「Xie Yu! Take me to see Grandfather.」

Xie Yu’s grandfather was sitting in the living room, looking radiant and energetic, with no trace of illness left.

That girl who liked Xie Yu was holding Grandfather’s arm, her face full of coquettish affection and intimacy.

Even though Grandfather seemed a bit displeased, the scene still stung me.

Xie Yu was sitting nearby, reading a magazine.

He saw me come in.

There was no emotion on Xie Yu’s face or in his eyes.

It was colder than the temperature of my frozen territory during the dead of winter.

Xie Yu closed his magazine, walked toward me step by step, and dragged me outside by the hand. His voice and tone were laden with freezing frost.

He looked much more haggard, his eyes filled with disappointment and pain.

「Ze Quan, didn’t I tell you repeatedly that day?

「To wait for me to come back?

「At least wait for me to return so you could tell me to my face that you still decided to leave.

「But you still left.

「You’ve been gone for over half a year. Why did you suddenly decide to come back?」

That didn’t matter anymore.

As long as he was willing to help, it was fine.

Three months had already passed. The only saving grace was that it takes a full year for a ghost to completely consume a healthy living person’s life force.

So there was still plenty of time.

By the sixth month, when I hurriedly rushed back to the Xie household with Rong Si, I was met with an unexpected outcome.

Grandfather was cured.

That malevolent ghost had been completely dealt with.

When the butler opened the door and saw me, he was a bit surprised. “Oh? Miss Ze, didn’t you leave?”

I was travel-worn and dirty, completely devoid of divine power, making me even less capable than an ordinary human.

I rushed into the house excitedly. “Xie Yu! Take me to see Grandfather.”

Xie Yu’s grandfather was sitting in the living room, looking radiant and energetic, with no trace of illness left.

The girl who liked Xie Yu was clinging to his grandfather’s arm, her face full of coquettish affection and intimacy.

Even though Grandfather seemed a bit displeased by her, the scene still stung my heart.

Xie Yu was sitting nearby, flipping through a magazine.

When he saw me walk in, his face and eyes showed no emotion whatsoever.

His expression was colder than the freezing temperatures of my domain in the dead of winter.

Xie Yu closed the magazine, walked over to me step by step, and dragged me outside by my hand. His voice and tone were laced with freezing shards of ice.

He looked much more haggard, his eyes filled with disappointment and pain.

“Ze Quan, didn’t I tell you repeatedly that day?

“I asked you to wait for me to come back.

“At least wait for me to return so you could tell me to my face that you decided to leave anyway.

“But you still left.

“You’ve been gone for over half a year. Why did you suddenly decide to come back?”

That didn’t matter anymore.

As long as he was willing to help, that was enough.

Three months had already passed, but the only silver lining was that it takes a full year for a ghost to consume a healthy human’s life force.

So, there was still plenty of time.

When I rushed back to the Xie household with Rong Si in the sixth month, I was met with an unexpected result.

Grandfather was cured.

That malevolent ghost had been completely wiped out.

The old butler opened the door and looked surprised to see me. “Oh? Miss Ze, didn’t you leave?”

I was covered in dust and grime, completely devoid of divine power; I had even fewer abilities than an ordinary person.

I rushed into the house excitedly: “Xie Yu! Take me to see Grandfather.”

Xie Yu’s grandfather was sitting in the living room, looking vibrant and healthy—there wasn’t a trace of illness left in him.

The girl who liked Xie Yu was holding onto his grandfather’s arm, her face full of coquettish affection.

Although Xie Yu’s grandfather seemed a bit annoyed by it, the scene still stung.

Xie Yu was sitting nearby, reading a magazine.

He saw me walk in.

There was no fluctuation in Xie Yu’s face or eyes.

It was colder than the temperature of my own frozen domain in the dead of winter.

Xie Yu put away the magazine, walked toward me step by step, and dragged me outside the door. His voice and tone were laced with freezing shards of ice.

He looked much more haggard, his eyes filled with disappointment and pain.

“Ze Quan, didn’t I tell you repeatedly that day?

“I told you to wait for me to come back.

“At the very least, wait for me to return so you could tell me to my face that you were determined to leave.

“And yet, you left anyway.

“You’ve been gone for over half a year, so why come back now?”

That didn’t matter anymore.

As long as he was willing to help, that was enough.

Three months had already passed, but the only silver lining was that it takes a full year for a ghost to consume the health of a living person.

So, there was still plenty of time.

When I rushed back to the Xie household with Rong Si in the sixth month, I was met with an unexpected result.

Grandfather was cured.

That malevolent ghost had been cleaned out completely.

The old butler opened the door and looked surprised to see me. “Oh? Miss Ze, didn’t you leave?”

I was covered in dust and grime, completely devoid of divine power, and even less capable than an ordinary person.

I rushed into the house excitedly: “Xie Yu! Take me to see Grandfather.”

Xie Yu’s grandfather was sitting in the living room, looking radiant—there wasn’t a trace of illness left on him.

The girl who liked Xie Yu was holding onto his grandfather’s arm, her face full of coquettish affection.

Although Xie Yu’s grandfather seemed a bit annoyed by it, the scene still stung.

Xie Yu was sitting nearby reading a magazine.

He saw me walk in.

There was no fluctuation in Xie Yu’s expression or his eyes.

They were colder than the temperature of my own frozen territory in the dead of winter.

Xie Yu put away the magazine, walked toward me step by step, and dragged me outside the door. His voice and tone were laced with bone-chilling frost.

He looked much more haggard, his eyes filled with disappointment and pain.

“Ze Quan, didn’t I tell you repeatedly that day?

“I told you to wait for me to come back.

“At the very least, you should have waited for me to return so you could tell me to my face that you were still determined to leave.

“And yet, you left anyway.

“You’ve been gone for over half a year, so why come back now?”