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"It's only temporary."

"That won't work either."

“Don’t worry, your soul can stay in my body for now,” Mei Shuixing suddenly interjected.

"No way, you guys are kidding."

“We’re not kidding. You really can stay in Huanji’s body for now. Her spiritual power is strong enough to accommodate two souls.”

I was utterly speechless.

Seeing that I didn't speak, they said, "Then let's begin now. Your soul must leave your body first."

"Wait a minute," I protested, trying to stall for time.

"Don't wait any longer, we need to get to the Demon Realm as soon as we finish all this."

After Mei Shuixing finished speaking, she suddenly pointed at me and muttered something. I felt my body become light and suddenly rise up, but in an instant I fell back into my body. When I opened my eyes, I saw that my body was right in front of me. I looked down and saw that I was wearing an apricot-yellow shirt. I was so shocked that I wanted to scream, but I couldn't make a sound.

I heard a female voice in my mind say, "You've just entered my body, so rest for a while and calm your mind before you can speak. Speak later, I'll take you to find Pei Qing."

Next, she led us through a maze of twists and turns, eventually bringing us to the place where coffins were hidden in the ghost realm. We found a pure white ice coffin, pushed it open, and inside lay a girl who looked exactly like A-Yu. I felt the two of them exchange a glance, and then Cheng Lang made a strange gesture, muttering incantations. Soon after, I saw a crescent-shaped mark rise slowly from Pei Qing's body, eventually disappearing into my physical body. I saw Cheng Lang shudder, close his eyes, concentrate his energy, and after a while, open his eyes and say to Mei Shuixing, "Thank you."

Looking at all this, which seemed extremely bizarre, I asked, "What exactly is going on?"

Cheng Lang laughed and said, "Now I am a complete soul."

"But don't forget that your physical body belongs to me."

"Of course, that's why I thank you so much. Now we can go to the Demon Realm."

"Wait, I have another question to ask."

Mei Shuixing said, "Any other questions? Don't forget, you're inside my body now. If you talk too much, I can make you speechless."

"I wanted to ask if Cheng Lang really looks exactly like me?"

"Haven't you already seen it?"

"But why?"

"This is also related to your past life, but we cannot say about it now."

"Hmph, you're just being mysterious, I'm not asking you anymore." Although I wanted to know, I could only sulk and not ask, since they kept talking about past lives.

Cheng Lang said, "You don't ask us, but I still have something to ask of you."

"What is it?"

"How can I find your friends Ah-happy and Ah-Jue? I want to ask them for help."

"What do you want with them?"

"I want them to help me get to the Jade Pool."

"The waters of Yaochi, do you mean the Yaochi in heaven?"

"Not bad."

"What do you want with the water of Yaochi?"

"Come and soak the flute of the moon's heart."

"What Moonheart Flute?"

"It's the flute that the Night Demon took. It was originally mine, made from celestial bamboo. But the Night Demon somehow turned the flute's celestial energy into demonic energy. If I want to take the flute back, I must first change its demonic energy back to celestial energy."

At this moment, Mei Shuixing suddenly said, "That was Gu, which I soaked in the juice of the demonic flower from the demon realm."

I asked curiously, "Why are you soaking that flute?"

"Weren't we just tricked by that Night Demon?"

"How could you possibly fall for that?"

Mei Shuixing suddenly said impatiently, "Why do you ask so many questions? You're so long-winded."

I pouted and said, "I don't know why you're so fickle. You were all smiles just now, and now you're turning into a busybody."

She snapped, "What did you say?"

Cheng Lang quickly said, "You two stop arguing. How exactly did Qu Ming contact your friend?"

I answered quite simply, "I don't know."

"What?" They both seemed very angry.

I said slowly, "We used to be able to use telepathy, but I don't know if it will still work now."

"Mind communication? We can try that. How do we use it?"

"That requires Xuanzong True Qi. You are from the Demon Realm, so can you do it?"

“This…”

Just then, two soft laughs came from around me. I recognized them immediately and exclaimed with delight, "Ah-happy, Ah-Jue!"

Ah-happy and Ah-Jue suddenly appeared. Ah-happy said, "Ah-Ming, why are you inside this beautiful older sister's body?"

I asked in surprise, "You noticed?"

"Of course."

"How did you end up here?"

"Weren't you looking for us?"

"This...you guys are just too amazing, aren't you?"

"Actually, it's because we were asked to do it."

They walked up to Cheng Lang (who is my body) and asked, "Are you Cheng Lang, the young master of the Moon Clan in the Demon Realm?"

“It is indeed you two, Ah-happy and Ah-Jue.”

The two men exchanged a glance and said, "Yes, it is us. We were asked by your mother to bring this to you."

They took out a crystal ball-like object, which was hollow and filled with water.

"This is...this is the water of the Jade Pool."

"Indeed, does your mother want us to pass on a message to you?"

"What are you saying? Are my parents alright? Where are they?"

"They are doing well. We don't know where they are right now, but they asked us to pass on a message to you: 'You must always be one.'"

"What do you mean? Does that mean that Night Demon and I will become one person again?"

"We don't know the specifics, but they told you to take care."

Chapter Sixteen: The Curse of the Western Paradise

They came up to me, and Ajue said, "Aming, you're in great danger this time. Be careful. We're leaving." Then they disappeared again.

I called out to them repeatedly, trying to get them to explain themselves clearly, but not a single one of them came back to talk to me.

Finally, I stepped into the real demon realm, but unexpectedly, it was a colorful fairyland. The trees here were exceptionally tall, the grass exceptionally green, the sky exceptionally blue, the clouds exceptionally white, and the water exceptionally clear.

But the two of them looked around, muttering to themselves, "How could it have turned out like this?"

"It must have been Night Demon."

I couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with you? Is something amiss here?"

Neither of them spoke.

I said again, "This place is beautiful, it's truly a paradise on earth."

Mei Shuixing asked curiously, "What did you say?"

"Oh, I misspoke. This isn't the human world, but it's truly beautiful here."

She exclaimed in surprise, "What? You say this scene is beautiful?"

"Yes, look at this place, with its beautiful flowers, lush grass, green mountains and clear waters, blue sky and white clouds. It's so pretty."

She remained silent for a long time, and after a while, she said in a trembling voice, "You really saw these?"

"Yes, didn't you see it?"

Cheng Lang exclaimed in alarm, "Qu Ming, quickly calm down!"

I said, "What?"

Just then, the sound of a flute drifted over, and a man in black appeared—it was Night Demon. He looked at us and sneered, "Cheng Lang, you've finally arrived."

Cheng Lang asked, "What did you do to Qu Ming?"

"What do you think?" His sneer grew even colder.

Cheng Lang said, "This is just between you and me, it has nothing to do with Qu Ming. You should save him quickly."

"Hahaha, I'm cultivating in the Ghost Realm, but he keeps ruining my plans. How could I let him get away with this?"

The more I listened, the more suspicious I became. I asked, "What are you talking about? Night Demon, what trick are you playing?"

"Hmph, Qu Ming, did you think I couldn't do anything to you just because you were hiding inside Huan Ji's body? Now you've still fallen into my trap."

Mei Shuixing angrily said, "Night Demon, why are you going too far?"

Night Demon said, "Are you still thinking about him? Have you forgotten how heartless he was to you back then?"

Mei Shuixing sneered, "You still want to lie to me? I've already investigated in the Ghost Realm. I know everything about what happened back then. Don't even think about using me again."

"Hahaha, Huanji, you really are fickle. Have you forgotten the vows we made back then?"

"Hmph, back then you were insincere, and I was fake; neither of us owes the other anything."

"Fine, I won't argue with you."

I was completely baffled and wanted to ask them who this "he" was.