I looked her up and down before saying, "Becoming a ghost gu was a helpless choice. Why would you want to abandon your original body? Besides, becoming a ghost gu is, in a sense, a new beginning. Would this child Chu Ruo be able to accept it? And it's not just that. The Savage World rejects beastfolk, treating them like ferocious beasts. If you remained Chu the Legendary, you could guarantee your husband's safety. But if you became a beastfolk, you would probably be exposed sooner or later and besieged by the hunters here..."
"Senior, I know that... But I can't let my husband become a beastfolk alone. Besides, my severed limbs can no longer regrow. If I don't become a beastfolk, I won't be able to protect my husband either. I might as well become one alongside him now. I will never regret it." Chu Jiao's resolve surely wasn't the only reason. Perhaps there were other reasons she had chosen to live in seclusion, but regardless, this was their choice.
No one could decide another person's life. The road they had walked was the result of countless choices they had made for themselves.
I didn't try to influence their decision. Since they had made up their minds, I would help them as well. Of course, an exchange of equal benefits was still necessary, so I said, "Very well. Whatever you choose is your choice. Since you want to save your husband and become a beastfolk, I only need you to fulfill two conditions. First, I want you to guard this space. Without my permission, you are not to set foot inside. From the moment you become a beastfolk, it will belong to me. That is the condition for saving your husband."
"Fine, I agree to that condition! Please tell