Ronghua did intend to force them to admit that Murong Zhe was Xia Pumo’s partner.

“There is no need for any delay. How about getting married next month?”

Xia Pumo goggled his eyes, “So fast?”

Murong Zhe was excited and didn’t mind what Ronghua had done, “Okay!”

Xia Pumo had nothing to say.

The First Elder was delighted, for it was beneficial to the imperial clan of Zither, and he had no reason to refuse. However, the Third Elder disliked Murong Zhe all long, and he was unwilling to admit his identity but endured it for the imperial clan of Zither. It was no big deal, for he could ask Xia Pumo to let Murong Zhe keep out of his sight.

Ronghua asked, “Is this matter settled?”

The First Elder realized that Ronghua was helping them. She solved the problem which they had argued for a long time, which was great.

The First Elder replied, “Yes.”

“Alright! I have a request!”

Did she say so much just for her purpose? The First Elder frowned, but he couldn’t let his anger emerge.

“Miss Ronghua, what do you want? Please tell us. Maybe we can discuss it.”

Ronghua shook her head, “No! You didn’t understand what I meant. I am telling you, not discussing with you, understand?”

The First Elder had an ominous presentiment and was afraid that what Ronghua would say was beyond their expectation.

“I have told Xia Pumo and his brother Xia Puyang that I am going to train the army in the imperial clan of Zither, which you should know!”

Did she want to train the army? The First Elder became sullen after hearing her words and couldn’t force a smile. Why hadn’t he heard of it from Xia Puyang? No wonder Ronghua could help them, for she had a purpose.

“Miss Ronghua, what do you want us to do?”

In this case, they could only make a compromise. She was not Murong Zhe and was challenging to coax. Since the owner of the imperial clan of Zither was changed, they could see that she was a law unto herself and had never discussed anything with others. Besides, she had said that she was informing them and didn’t intend to allow them to refuse.

Ronghua said, “It’s easy. Tell your disciples not to enter the rear mountain, or the guards will regard them as intruders and kill them. If so, it’s none of my business. Do you understand?”

“The rear mountain?”

He didn’t expect that she said so much just to occupy the rear mountain. But she just wanted the rear mountain?

“That’s all?”

The Third Elder didn’t believe what she had said, and Ronghua asked, “What else do you think I should ask for?”

“Nothing.”

The First Elder stood in front of him and smiled obsequiously, “He is just asking whether Miss Ronghua has other requests or not.”

“No! I have only one request. Don’t worry! I’m not interested in the imperial clan of Zither. Do you understand?”

Ronghua had made it clear that she wouldn’t harm the imperial clan of Zither. However, they were supposed to plan it early in case she would go back on her word in the future.

“Okay! We will do what Miss Ronghua has asked, but we’ll never go against our original intention.”

Ronghua’s look became deep, “That would be great.”

Ronghua ignored them and went straight to the door. She made a big circle and passed through it while her fingers moved, with a snap. Then the ring went inside and disappeared after a while. Xia Pumo saw her leave and knew that she had undone spatial warping.

Xia Pumo took a deep breath, “Third Uncle, I’m going to look in my brother. I’m leaving.”

Then he left with Murong Zhe and didn’t mind what others were saying.

The Third Elder refuted him after they left, “First Elder, Ronghua is going to take the imperial clan of Zither as her base.”

The First Elder said, “Alas! What else can we do? After all, she saved the imperial clan of Zither and helped us. If it weren’t her, the imperial clan of Zither would vanish.”

The Third Elder said, “Even so, how could she stay in the rear mountain of the imperial clan of Zither?”

“That’s enough!” the First Elder interrupted him, “Don’t say it anymore.”

The Third Elder didn’t say anything, in a rage. They couldn’t pay back what Ronghua had done for the imperial clan of Zither.

After Ronghua walked out and reached the porch, she felt that someone was following her.

Ronghua didn’t say anything, and the person stood silently behind her, with his hands at the back.

After walking to the door of Rongnuan’s room, she didn’t dare to step in.

“Why don’t you dare to knock?”

The Evil King of Ghosts came over and intended to knock at a door, but Ronghua stopped him.

“What are you doing? He is resting inside. What if you disturb him?”

“You care about him so much.”

The Evil King of Ghosts mocked at her, and Ronghua had never seen him with such an expression, “Oh! Why do you follow me all the time? I can’t help you before handling my affair.”

The Evil King of Ghosts said, “It doesn’t matter. From now on, I am watching you. I’ll follow you wherever you go. If you run away, I will use the person inside to threaten you. Do you believe it?”

Ronghua smiled, “Of course, I trust you. I believe in all that you have said. You follow me all the time, so I wonder if you come to me when I take a shower.”

The Evil King of Ghosts replied, “You can have a try.”

Ronghua sneered, and her smile was more and more apparent, “You insist on reviving her. What did she do? Why are you so hell-bent on her?”

The Evil King of Ghosts didn’t say anything, just looking at her quietly, “Ronghua, you shall want to protect someone or something!”

“Where is she?”

The Evil King of Ghosts smiled, “When did you learn spatial warping?”

Ronghua said, “There is nothing strange. Why are you so curious? It’s just spatial warping.”

“Spatial warping?” It was a spatial spell, and few ordinary people knew it.

Ronghua made golden light rings again in her hand and then delivered them to him. These rings wound his hand one by one, in which he immersed.

“Are you born with the ability, Ronghua?”

“No.”

Ronghua denied.

Ronghua passed him and walked over, “I’ve learned it lately.”

“Huh?” he wasn’t calm anymore, “You’ve learned it lately? It seems that you’ve learned it for a long time.”

Ronghua said, “It’s true. A few days ago, I got a book from my subordinate, and it was what the paper said. I thought I had no other defensive spell except my fire, so I learned it. The spatial skill is excellent. Besides, few people can resist my power according to my observation. It’s easy to learn, just taking a short time. There’s nothing I can’t do as long as I want, right?”

The Evil King of Ghosts said, “You know a lot. You’ve learned these abilities, but have you ever learned how to keep the soul, Ronghua?”

Ronghua looked at him, “You are a person with much unreasoning passion. But I think I am not good at keeping the soul. What you want me to do shouldn’t be as easy as keeping the soul. You have learned it for many years and don’t have to ask me. The point is whether you have found her soul or not.”

“No. But I have your help.”

The Evil King of Ghosts looked at her with a spurious smile. Ronghua knew that she couldn’t hide her spatial warping from him.

Ronghua made mudras with hands, gathered light rings in her hands, and swirled. She kept her hands together, made mudras with hands, rotated by one circle, and then opened her hands to form a door of a mysterious array.

After forming the door, Ronghua slightly pushed it forward. But there was no change wherever the door went. But the door stopped at the door frame and became an actual door. Ronghua looked at him silently.

She looked at him, hinting him to come in. But the Evil King of Ghosts was on guard against her. How could he come?

Ronghua didn’t say anything, just raised her head, and came in.

“The door is open. Would you follow me?”

The Evil King of Ghosts didn’t say anything, just seeing Ronghua come in, and Ronghua squinted, “I don’t have enough time to mess with you. Let’s make it clear today.”

The Evil King of Ghosts followed her and entered the ring. Its interior had changed into the original look, which Ronghua hadn’t seen.

“What an awful mess! As far as I know, it is messy inside. Besides, I don’t know much about what happened in the past. So, would you tell me what happened during that time?”

He didn’t say anything, just staying by the side of Ronghua. Perhaps he was thinking about how to tell her.

He didn’t reply, while Ronghua didn’t ask him, just making golden light in her hands spread along the way.

“Where is it?”

This place was different now. Ronghua walked with him in the daytime of midsummer. There was a village not far away from them, where people were farming. There might be only old people, women, and children at this time.

“Does it have anything to do with you? Why is it in your memory?”

Did they meet each other here?

“No,” he denied, with a sense of desolation.

“It’s where I was born.”

“Huh?”

It was where he was born. Why did he come back? Did he want to see his original life and recall how he turned into the Evil King of Ghosts?

“Ronghua, have you ever been through despair?”

Ronghua was confused, “What?”