"You've forgotten everything?" Du Yu stared blankly at Lady Houtu. "You don't remember who I am?"
No sooner had Du Yu spoken than a streak of green light flashed from his waist. Yingning appeared, tears in her eyes, and rushed forward to hug Houtu.
"Ah! Little Yingning!" Lady Houtu exclaimed. "What brings you here? Have you been comfortable these past two days? Have Chi Ghost and Mei Ghost been bullying you?"
Yingning held Houtu quietly for a while, then turned to ask Chi Ghost, "Where do we start from now?"
Chi Ghost shook his head. "From when you arrived here."
Yingning nodded silently, then said to Lady Houtu, "My lady, I've been very comfortable! Mei Ghost and Chi Ghost have been very good to me, too."
After saying this, she turned and glared at Chi Ghost. His helpless expression vanished instantly, replaced by impatience. "Have you got it wrong, you old woman? Could Chi Ghost and I possibly beat Yingning?"
"I don't care!" Lady Houtu said with a smile, stroking Yingning's hair. "Yingning is my precious girl. You're not allowed to mistreat her."
"Hmph!" Chi Ghost snorted, but Du Yu could clearly see the sorrow in his expression. That impatient tone was an act.
Lady Houtu said to Yingning again, "Ah... little Yingning, be patient with him. Chi Ghost was like this when I first met him, with that foul temper of his. He hasn't changed in thousands of years. If he dares bully you, you must tell me."
"Don't worry, my lady," Yingning said, leaning against Houtu's legs.
"I changed long ago, but all you remember, you old woman, is how arrogant and overbearing I used to be," Chi Ghost muttered to himself.
"What exactly happened?" Du Yu turned to ask Chi Ghost.
"The old woman's old problem," Chi