You Will Die Today

Outside the wooden house, after finishing the meal, Luo Ruying walked out holding the dishes she had cleaned up.

Seeing the pile of dishes and chopsticks at her feet, she frowned slightly and squatted down to wash them like an ordinary mortal. Finding it too slow, she used her spiritual power to lift all the bowls and chopsticks into the air, rotating them at high speed. In the blink of an eye, everything was clean, and she separated the dirty water.

Next, Luo Ruying chopped firewood and washed her clothes in the same manner. All the work was completed in just a few minutes.

Putting her hands on her hips, Luo Ruying nodded with satisfaction and couldn't help but praise herself:

"Although this is my first time doing this kind of thing, I'm still pretty awesome! From now on, I'll handle these tasks so that he can relax a little bit..."

At that moment, an unpleasant, hoarse voice suddenly sounded.

"he he he, I didn't expect that fairies from the immortal world would do chores like mortal women."

Luo Ruying turned abruptly and saw a rickety old man approaching slowly. She was startled and sensed an imminent crisis.

Someone had broken through the barrier she set up without her noticing!

The intruder seemed to be a powerful being at the peak of the God Realm, and it appeared he was here specifically for her.

After all this time, they were still unwilling to let her go?

Filled with grief and anger, Luo Ruying clenched her fists tightly. She just wanted a peaceful life, but that was proving to be a luxury.

"Will the fairy come with me obediently, or do I have to take you back myself?" the old ghost asked, stretching out his palm as terrifying and gloomy spiritual power filled the air. The vegetation under his feet withered, and the ground turned black, exuding a strong miasma.

Luo Ruying hesitated. If it was just him, she might be able to defeat him here. But fighting in this place could endanger her child and Ning Yechen...

"Mother~" At that moment, Luo Hongye ran happily toward Luo Ruying, wanting a hug. Seeing the old ghost, she got scared and hid behind Luo Ruying.

Ning Yechen also walked out slowly, standing beside Luo Ruying and staring coldly at the old ghost.

The old ghost was overjoyed to see Luo Hongye. The lords in the upper world had specifically requested this child. However, there was an unexpected man present...?

The intelligence mentioned nothing about a man. Seeing no spiritual power fluctuations in him, the old ghost dismissed him as a lowly mortal, not worth fearing.

"he he he, I didn't expect the arrogant fairy to fall into the mortal world and throw herself into the arms of a man," the old ghost taunted, assuming that Luo Ruying was just hiding in Ning Yechen's house temporarily.

Luo Ruying frowned deeply but, instead of getting angry, spoke in a deep voice:

"I'll go back with you! As long as you let the child go with him!"

After much thought, she decided to sacrifice herself to save her child and Ning Yechen. She was extremely reluctant but saw no other way.

Even if she defeated the old ghost, those from the fairy world would never let her go. The next enemies would only be stronger. She couldn't keep running with her child or involve Ning Yechen any longer. If sacrificing herself could save them, she would gladly do it.

"Mother, no! Don't leave!" Luo Hongye cried, clutching Luo Ruying's dress tightly.

Luo Ruying looked down at her daughter with eyes full of love and reluctance, tears welling up. If she could, she would never leave her child.

"What a touching mother-daughter relationship," the old ghost sneered. "Don't worry, fairy. If you want to go back with me, that girl will also go back with me. As for that man, I will kill him."

"You...!" Luo Ruying's face turned cold with anger, her nails digging into her palms, drawing blood. Despite her concessions, the old ghost refused to let her child and husband go.

She bent down, picked up Luo Hongye, and handed her to Ning Yechen, her eyes tender despite the situation.

"Leave this place to me. Take the child and escape into the woods. Promise me you won't let the child get hurt! I'll join you after I solve this. If I don't come, don't wait for me."

Not giving Ning Yechen a chance to respond, she stood on her tiptoes and kissed him gently on the lips for the first time while both were sober. Ning Yechen's eyes widened in surprise.

"Husband, I leave the child to you," she whispered softly in his ear, full of tenderness. This was also the first time she called him that, knowing it might be the last. She had only been with Ning Yechen for less than three days, but he had been kind to her and the child. The child also liked him very much. She had already accepted him as her husband in her heart, so she mustered up the courage to call him that at the moment of their separation, feeling at peace entrusting Luo Hongye to him.

Ning Yechen felt both happy and helpless. Why did it feel like a farewell for life?

"Take the child and go quickly!" Luo Ruying urged, using a palm technique to lift Ning Yechen and the child into the air, depositing them far into the woods behind the mountain.

"It's naive to think you can escape from me!" The old ghost flicked his sleeves, and four puppets that were neither human nor ghost chased after them, exuding a thick miasma.

Luo Ruying quickly drew her fairy sword, intercepting the puppets and slashing one to pieces with a cold light from her blade. The other three puppets ignored her and continued chasing.

Anxious, she flashed and shot three sharp sword lights, cutting the remaining puppets in half. However, the old ghost seized the opportunity to strike her back with his poisonous palm. Blood dripped from her mouth, but she endured the pain and destroyed the other puppets. She couldn't let any puppet escape, or her child and Ning Yechen would be in danger.

"he he he, you took a hit from me to protect them. You must care about them a lot. Don't worry, after I kill you, they won't escape," the old ghost sneered.

Luo Ruying, injured and poisoned, faced him with cold determination and murderous intent, holding her sword ready.

"Yes... Then you will die today!"