A Powerful Figure Not to Be Provoked

A ghostly wind swept past, bringing clouds that veiled the moonlight. The night was thick as ink.

A black shadow drifted out of Chu Xuan's room and swiftly slipped into Su Leyun's. The temperature in the entire room instantly dropped, and frost even formed on the glass window.

Su Minghui was already fast asleep. Su Leyun lay in the crib beside her, sucking on his thumb and sleeping soundly, completely unaware that danger was drawing near.

The little ghost floated in midair, glaring greedily at the sleeping Su Leyun.

It was not strange for a newborn baby whose heavenly gate had yet to close to be able to see spirits. However, Su Leyun gave off a peculiar fragrance that made the little ghost instinctively want to tear him apart and devour him. The moment Chu Xuan fell asleep, it could not wait to drift over.

Now that it was this close, the scent emanating from him was even richer.

The little ghost was so excited that its tongue fell out. Waving its bony white hands, it pounced fiercely at Su Leyun.

The next second, golden light flashed, enveloping Su Leyun. The little ghost was sent flying by an invisible force.

It blinked over to the window, staring at Su Leyun in terror. Meanwhile, the latter merely struggled to turn over before continuing to sleep soundly.

What was going on?

The little ghost felt as though its spirit body had been seared by blazing flames. The hand that had touched the golden light had even turned directly to ash.

Someone with such power was either blessed with an extraordinarily good fate and boundless merit, making ordinary ghosts and monsters unable to approach, or a powerful figure it could not afford to provoke.

Whichever kind Su Leyun was, the little ghost only wanted to flee now.

It had already died once. If its spirit body died again, it would truly be reduced to nothing, body and soul destroyed.

Just as it tried to drift away, a gust of yin wind swept through the room. Black mist formed in a corner, and two iron chains shot out from it. As if they had eyes, the chains bound it up in no time. Every time it struggled, the chains tightened further, nearly strangling it in two.

The ones holding the chains emerged from the black mist. They were two ghost officials dressed in black robes.

Why were ghost officials here?!

This room should never have been discovered!

Like a mouse facing a cat, the little ghost shrieked even more fiercely and crashed wildly around the room. Yet it was restrained by an invisible net, and soon more than half of its spirit body had been burned away.

With a light tug from the ghost officials, the chains slammed the little ghost heavily onto the floor. One ghost official looked helplessly at the shapeless mass. "Little ghost, this is Lord Yama's most beloved little disciple. How many lives do you have to waste? You dared stir up trouble right under Lord Yama's nose! Where do you think you're running?"

As he spoke, the chains began to tighten. The pain made the little ghost scream madly, and within mere seconds, it turned into a pile of ashes and vanished without a trace.

The other ghost official reached out to touch the wall, then put his fingers into his mouth for a taste. He nodded appreciatively. "This barrier was set up with some skill. No wonder this little ghost had been doing evil in the mortal world for so many years without us discovering it!"

The ghost official put away the chains. "Yeah, good thing little Bai Ze broke the barrier. If we had waited until it caused a major disaster, we'd have been the ones punished."

Besides reaping souls in their daily duties, ghost officials also had to capture evil ghosts that harmed the mortal world. They were born with the ability to track spirit bodies.

Some evil ghosts knew this as well. To evade capture by ghost officials, they would go to great lengths to set up barriers that blocked tracking. If the person who created the barrier possessed profound cultivation, even ghost officials would be unable to detect it.

The Chu residence had previously possessed such a barrier, which was why the little ghost had been feeding on Chu Xuan's yang energy for so many years without being discovered.

However, when faced with a divine beast like Bai Ze, capable of dispelling all evil energy in the mortal world, the barrier was automatically lifted.

After finishing their business, the ghost officials came to Su Leyun's crib and studied him curiously. "He's gotten so much smaller. The last time I saw him, his fur covered all of Yama's Palace. That texture was simply incredible!"

Remembering those days, the ghost official practically bubbled with happiness.

His companion glanced at the sky outside the window and urged, "Let's go, let's go. We're off work."

As adorable as Su Leyun was, getting off work was still more important. With a turn, the ghost officials disappeared into the corner where they had appeared. The moon drifted out again, and everything seemed as though nothing had happened.

Early the next morning, Su Minghui began sneezing as soon as she woke up. She had dreamed last night that she was sleeping in a freezer, and when she woke up, she had caught a cold. Fortunately, Su Leyun was still full of energy without the slightest sign of illness.

Seeing that Su Minghui was unwell, Su Leyun, who was drinking milk, stretched out a hand and tapped the tip of her nose.

What's wrong? Is Mom feeling sick? Watch me!

Su Minghui only felt a warmth at the tip of her nose, followed by a lightness throughout her body. Her headache and fever vanished without a trace.

She knew this must be another one of Su Leyun's good deeds. She became even more convinced that he was no ordinary person. However, no matter what Su Leyun was, since they had this bond as mother and son, she only needed to cherish it.

With that thought, she lowered her head and affectionately kissed Su Leyun's little face.

Just as Su Leyun finished his milk, there came a knock at the door.

When Su Minghui opened it, she saw Chu Yanxiao standing outside. "Good morning, Auntie. I came to see Lele."

Behind him, Fu Siwen spread her hands helplessly. "The moment he woke up, he started demanding to see his wife. My son is definitely going to be henpecked in the future."

Su Minghui smiled and let him into the room. Chu Yanxiao ran straight to Su Leyun's side and gave his chubby little cheek a loud kiss. "Sorry, little wife. I fell asleep last night and couldn't keep you company. I didn't mean to."

He was still thinking about wanting to sleep together last night.

Remembering how pitiful Chu Yanxiao had looked when he cried without stopping, Su Leyun waved his little hand.

All right, all right. I'll be magnanimous and forgive you.

Chu Yanxiao immediately smiled happily again.

The group went downstairs together for breakfast.

It was rare for so many people to have breakfast together at home, so today's meal was especially lavish. Su Leyun kept smacking his lips as he stared at it. Though immortals did not eat mortal food, Bai Ze was different. Back then, he had loved sneaking down to the mortal realm to seek out delicious food.

Now he was openly in the mortal realm, but he had no teeth.

While Su Leyun was feeling aggrieved, Chu Xuan had already handed his bowl back to Fu Siwen. "Mom, I want more!"

The couple exchanged looks. Fu Siwen instinctively reached out to touch Chu Xuan's forehead, worried that his fever had muddled his mind again.

A child who normally could only manage one egg white and a small sip of milk was actually asking for more today? They could not help suspecting that he was unwell.

Yet the temperature beneath her hand and Chu Xuan's complexion both showed that they had been worrying for nothing.

Fu Siwen served him another bowl of millet porridge.

Father Chu tentatively asked, "Xuanxuan has quite an appetite today. Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"