Then Today, You Must Die!

Outside the wooden house

After finishing the meal, Luo Ruying carried the cleaned bowls and chopsticks out of the room.

Looking at the pile of bowls and chopsticks at her feet, Luo Ruying frowned slightly. At first, she squatted down and washed them like an ordinary mortal woman.

When she found the process far too slow, she simply used spiritual power to lift all the bowls and chopsticks, along with the water, into the air and spin them at high speed.

In the blink of an eye, the bowls and chopsticks were spotless, and she separated out the dirty water as well.

Afterward, Luo Ruying chopped firewood and washed clothes in the same manner.

All the work was finished in less than a few minutes.

Luo Ruying put her hands on her hips and nodded in satisfaction, unable to stop herself from praising herself inwardly:

Although this is my first time doing this sort of thing, this Empress is pretty amazing!

From now on, I'll handle all these chores. That guy will be able to relax a little too...

Just then, an unpleasant old and hoarse voice suddenly rang out.

"Heh heh heh, who would have thought that a fairy from the Immortal Realm would do such menial chores like some housewife?"

Luo Ruying abruptly turned to look at the hunched old man approaching step by step. Her heart jolted as a sense of danger washed over her.

Someone had broken through the barrier she had set!

And she had not noticed at all!

The other party appeared to be a peak Heavenly God Realm expert!

It seemed he had come specifically for her!

Even after fleeing here, they still refused to let her go!

Grief and fury tangled in Luo Ruying's heart as she clenched her fists tightly.

All she wanted now was to live peacefully like this, yet even that was a foolish dream...

"May I ask, Fairy, will you obediently come with this old man, or must this old man personally take you back?"

Ghost Husband extended his palm. Terrifying, sinister spiritual power seeped out from his body, instantly withering the grass and trees beneath his feet and staining the earth black.

An extremely dense miasma emanated from his entire body!

Luo Ruying's expression grew solemn as hesitation filled her heart.

If he were alone, she might not be unable to kill him here!

But if they fought here, it would inevitably affect her child and him...

"Mother~"

As if on cue, Luo Hongye ran out of the house on her little legs and happily rushed to Luo Ruying's side, asking to be held.

When she saw Ghost Husband, Luo Hongye instinctively shrank back in fear and hid behind Luo Ruying.

At that moment, Ning Yechen also strolled out of the house and came to Luo Ruying's side, his gaze cold as he stared at Ghost Husband.

Ghost Husband was overjoyed when he saw Luo Hongye.

That great figure from the Upper Realm had specifically emphasized that he wanted this child.

What surprised Ghost Husband, however, was that besides Luo Ruying and Luo Hongye, the mother and daughter, there was another man...?

There had been no mention of a man in the intelligence reports.

There was not the slightest fluctuation of spiritual power around him. He appeared to be nothing more than a lowly mortal.

Nothing to fear!

"Heh heh heh, who would have thought that the proud fairy, after falling into the mortal world, would immediately throw herself into a man's arms?"

Ghost Husband guessed that this wooden house belonged to Ning Yechen and that Luo Ruying had merely taken temporary refuge here. He could not help but mock her.

An Immortal Realm fairy becoming husband and wife with a mortal from the human realm—what an utter joke!

Luo Ruying frowned deeply. Rather than becoming angry, she spoke in a low voice:

"I'll go back with you!"

"As long as you let the child and him go!"

After thinking it over and over, Luo Ruying ultimately decided to sacrifice herself to protect her child and Ning Yechen.

Her heart was filled with boundless reluctance, but she had no other choice.

Even if she defeated the man before her, so what? Those people in the Immortal Realm would absolutely never let her go!

The next enemy to come would only be stronger.

What awaited her would still be endless flight and pursuit!

She could not keep fleeing like this with her child, nor could she drag Ning Yechen into it...

If sacrificing herself could preserve both her child and Ning Yechen, she was more than willing!

"Mother, Mother! Wuwuwu, Yeye doesn't want to leave Mother!"

The moment Luo Hongye heard that Luo Ruying intended to leave of her own accord, she burst into tears, clutching Luo Ruying's skirts with all her strength.

Luo Ruying looked down at Luo Hongye. Countless traces of reluctance and motherly love filled her eyes, and her own eyes could not help but grow misty.

If she could, how could she bear to leave her child...

"What touching feelings between mother and daughter~"

"Rest assured, Fairy. If you return with this old man, that little girl will return with this old man too~!"

"As for that man, this old man will kill him while he is at it~"

Ghost Husband let out two sinister chuckles, interrupting them.

"You...!"

Hearing that, Luo Ruying's beautiful face turned frosty. Rage surged beyond control as her nails dug into her palms, drawing blood.

She had already yielded this much, yet he still refused to spare her child and husband!

Luo Ruying bent down, picked up Luo Hongye, and stuffed her into Ning Yechen's arms. Beneath her solemn gaze was a trace of tenderness.

"Leave this to me. Take the child and flee into the forest!"

"Promise me you won't let the child get hurt!"

"Once I'm done, I'll come find you. If I don't come for a long time, then don't wait for me anymore!"

After saying that, Luo Ruying gave Ning Yechen no chance to speak. She rose slightly onto her toes and gently kissed his lips...

This was the first time the two had kissed while both were awake...

Ning Yechen's eyes widened slightly in surprise and delight.

"Husband, I'm leaving the child to you!"

As their red lips parted, Luo Ruying murmured softly into Ning Yechen's ear with boundless tenderness.

This was also the first time she had addressed Ning Yechen in this way...

Because it might very well be the last time...

She had spent less than three days with Ning Yechen. Though some things about him dissatisfied her, he had truly treated both her and the child very well.

The child liked him very much too...

In her heart, she had already accepted him as her husband.

So, at this final moment of parting, she wanted to gather the courage to call him that once.

It also meant that she was truly entrusting Luo Hongye to him...

Ning Yechen felt both delighted and helpless.

Why does this feel like a parting between the living and the dead...?

"Take the child and go!"

Luo Ruying struck out with her palm, stirring up a gust of wind that sent Ning Yechen and the child flying through the air and far into the forest behind the mountain!

"Trying to escape from this old man's grasp? How naïve!"

Ghost Husband flicked his sleeve, and four neither-human-nor-ghost puppets, radiating dense miasma, chased toward the forest behind the mountain!

How could Luo Ruying allow those puppets to pursue them? She swiftly drew her Immortal Sword, flashed before the puppets, and shattered one with a single sword flash of cold light!

The other three puppets swiftly passed by her, completely ignoring her.

Anxious, Luo Ruying's figure flickered in an instant as her Immortal Sword slashed out three fierce arcs of sword light!

The sword light passed through the puppets, cutting all three in half at the waist!

Ghost Husband seized the opening and slammed his poisonous palm heavily into Luo Ruying's back!

A trace of blood flowed from the corner of Luo Ruying's lips. Enduring the agonizing pain, she still swung her sword first and shattered the remaining three puppets.

No matter what, she absolutely could not let even one puppet slip past her!

Otherwise, Ning Yechen and her child would be in danger!

"Heh heh heh, you would rather take a palm strike from this old man than kill this old man's puppets."

"It seems you care deeply about them..."

"Don't worry. Once this old man kills you, not one of them will escape~"

Ghost Husband let out a sinister, smug laugh.

With Luo Ruying wounded and poisoned, he felt victory was already in the bag.

His dream of ascending and becoming immortal lay right before his eyes!

Luo Ruying's face was icy, her gaze resolute and brimming with killing intent as she held her sword and stood in Ghost Husband's path.

"Is that so..."

"Then today, you must die!"