As the saying went, once you helped someone, you might as well see it through to the end.
Granny He had only died a few days earlier. Neither her soul nor her lingering attachments were strong enough for her to become a wandering spirit.
Ellin released a wisp of white radiance to protect Granny He's soul.
As for what exactly this white radiance was, capable of protecting souls and opening people's eyes to the spirit world, Ellin herself wasn't quite sure.
All she knew was that this white power came from the divine core within her. It had appeared after the Wind God's divine core merged with half of the Cryo Archon's divine core.
There wasn't much of it, though. It flowed like a tiny trickle, too little for Ellin to determine its exact purpose or use it in battle.
In any case, Ellin protected Granny He's soul with that white radiance and returned to Qingce Village.
His mother's final wish was to see him marry Jing'er. As a devoted son, Zhou Lian naturally wouldn't refuse.
Besides, Granny He was right. Zhou Lian had always liked Jing'er, but he felt his circumstances were too poor and worried that she wouldn't want him. He was also a little timid by nature.
So rather than saying he was doing this to fulfill Granny He's final wish, it was more accurate to say that her final wish had given him a push.
After returning home, Zhou Lian immediately washed up and changed into clean clothes.
Then he hurried to Jing'er's house and found her.
Jing'er was indeed a good young woman, and her family wasn't particularly well-off either.
Having grown up with Zhou Lian, she knew him inside and out. His sincerity and devotion to his mother had touched her, and she felt