Only after Ye Yuqiao's tears had soaked Chen Hao's chest did she pull away from his embrace. Seeing the silly grin on Chen Hao's face, looking like he was showing off in triumph, she pouted in grievance and couldn't help but raise her hand and gently pat his face again, her cheeks blushing as she huffed, "Don't be so smug, if I can fall for you, I can also fall out of love with you any moment. You've been so annoying and willful lately, I almost hate you!"

"Haha!" Chen Hao laughed heartily, thinking to himself, if I weren't so annoying and willful, would you admit you like me?

"You! You're driving me mad!" Ye Yuqiao suddenly said with an angry frown, hearing Chen Hao's inner thoughts through their connection with the Nether King's Heart.

With that, Ye Yuqiao pushed Chen Hao away and turned around to leave in a huff.

After Ye Yuqiao had taken a couple of steps, Chen Hao immediately grabbed her left hand and with a strong pull brought her in front of him. Then, grasping Ye Yuqiao's waist with both hands, he lifted her and slowly spun around, laughing "hehe" non-stop.

Seeing Chen Hao laugh so heartily, Ye Yuqiao glanced at him with amusement in her eyes, then said, "Look at you, so shameless, do you have to be that happy?"

"You've heard me say I like you tens of thousands of times, of course you don't find it precious!" Chen Hao explained with a smile, lifting Ye Yuqiao even higher. "This is the first time I've heard you admit you like me, and to me, it's incredibly meaningful!"

Ye Yuqiao hmphed softly, feigning anger as she said, "There haven't been tens of thousands of times. It's just been a few, only a tiny bit more than me."

Finishing his words, Chen Hao suddenly stopped spinning, and gently set Ye Yuqiao down. Their bodies pressed tightly against each other, close enough for their rapid breaths to flutter against each other's faces, close enough for Chen Hao to feel Ye Yuqiao's soft curves.

"I will always remember this day, I will always remember this place, and I will always remember this moment," Chen Hao said, looking into Ye Yuqiao's eyes, "On this day, at this place, at this moment, the girl I decided to spend my life with finally admitted she likes me. I've decided, from now on, to tell her a hundred times a day that I like her."

As Chen Hao said this, Ye Yuqiao's face slowly turned red. Her hands gently crawled up Chen Hao's body, finally resting on his shoulders. She blinked, then looked elsewhere in her usual shy manner, and spoke in an extremely soft voice, "Hmm!"

"I want to hear you say it again!" Chen Hao said softly, his voice carrying a hint of shyness.

Ye Yuqiao looked at Chen Hao and, with a rarely seen mischievous expression, said, "No, if I say it too much, you will definitely take it for granted. Based on your behavior, just wait until I say I hate you instead!"

As she spoke, Ye Yuqiao's expression turned sad and the hand on Chen Hao's shoulder clenched into a fist, pounding on his shoulder as she frowned, "Saying I liked Qin Shang was bad enough, but to even think about giving up on me to seek your own happiness, you're such a jerk!"

Chen Hao pretended to be oblivious, and after Ye Yuqiao stopped her flurry of punches, he leaned in to kiss her.

It was a long and passionate kiss.

"Master Chen!" An astonished voice suddenly came from the mouth of the alley.

Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao immediately parted, turning to look at Lin Huashan standing at the entrance. Lin Huashan stood dumbfounded in the breeze, a travel bag over her shoulder, staring blankly at the two.

"Jerk, you've just made another girl sad because of you!" Ye Yuqiao complained quietly.

"Huashan, this..."

"This young lady must be the person you were waiting for?" Lin Huashan suddenly said with a smile, her face's bitterness difficult to discern in the dim light.

"Yes!" Chen Hao looked at Ye Yuqiao and reached out with his right hand to take Ye Yuqiao's left. "She is the one I've been waiting for. I've finally found her."

Subsequently, Chen Hao walked with Ye Yuqiao toward the mouth of the alley.

After seeing Ye Yuqiao's face up close, Lin Huashan couldn't help but exclaim, "So the lady you were waiting for has such a stunning beauty. No wonder you said you weren't interested in me; turns out it wasn't just a joke!"

Finishing her words, Lin Huashan bowed her head, her sadness apparent.

"This..." Chen Hao was at a loss for words, not knowing what to do.

Meanwhile, Ye Yuqiao frowned slightly, feeling displeased, and pinched Chen Hao's arm hard with two fingers of her left hand.

"Ah, Your Excellency, the Nether King!" Just as the three were mired in an awkward silence, a surprised voice suddenly rang out from the side.

Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao immediately turned their heads in the direction of the sound, only to see that it was Lin Mo's Yin Soul. Lin Mo, who had once served as an expert guardian for the Zhao Family, had the fortune to have seen Ye Yuqiao several times before.

"Who are you?" Ye Yuqiao glared angrily, for she certainly wouldn't remember a mere guardian.

"Sister, who are you talking to?" Lin Huashan asked in confusion, her gaze also shifting towards Lin Mo, but being too young, she had not yet the ability to see Yin Souls. Usually, in the Netherworld, only those who lived to be over a thousand years old could see Yin Souls.

After considering it for a moment, Chen Hao decided to use a spell to allow Lin Huashan to see Yin Souls.

"Ah!" Lin Huashan suddenly screamed, tears falling like rain, before she threw herself into Lin Mo's arms, crying out "Dad" in his embrace.

Ye Yuqiao looked at Chen Hao, full of questions.

Chen Hao gave Ye Yuqiao a slight smile and then silently recalled everything about Lin Mo in his mind.

"The ancient city!" Ye Yuqiao's voice echoed in Chen Hao's mind, "I had only heard my imperial father mentioning it a few times. I knew only that our ancestors originated from the ancient city and that it was a place like a fairyland."

"It seems that Zhao Chong also doesn't know about the ancient city," Chen Hao thought, "otherwise, he wouldn't have let me enter into this painting. Right, could the Gate of the Nether King be the entrance to the ancient city? Is that why you three generations of Nether Kings would rather sacrifice Yin Souls to seal them?"

"Definitely not," Ye Yuqiao said with a firm tone, "If that were the case, why would the Ghost King have fled through the Gate of the Nether King with the Eight Great Law Kings back then?"

"That's true, Her Majesty the Queen is indeed smarter."

"Well enough, just a tiny bit smarter than you!"

"Master Chen!" At this moment, Lin Mo suddenly knelt before Chen Hao, "The person you've been waiting for has arrived, please take our Huashan away from this world. Both her mother and I are from the Netherworld, so she rightfully belongs there too."

Chen Hao looked at Ye Yuqiao, seeking her opinion in his heart.

"To bring her back is not impossible, but she must not stay by our side, and she has to swear to keep my affairs a secret!"

"Haha, of course!" Chen Hao laughed inwardly, "Having Her Majesty the Queen alone is enough for me!"

Thereafter, Chen Hao nodded and agreed to Lin Mo's request, then stepped forward to help Lin Mo to his feet.

After Lin Mo stood up, he endured the burning pain and handed over the chief knife that the Ancestor of the Nether King had used for executing punishment to Chen Hao. Chen Hao quickly took the knife and handed it to Ye Yuqiao, saying, "Yuqiao, this belongs to your great-grandfather, so you keep it from now on."

Ye Yuqiao accepted the knife with a surprised look on her face.

"Dad, where is mom?" Lin Huashan asked at that moment.

"Your mother is here with me!" At that time, a strong voice came from ahead, accompanied by a series of hurried footsteps.

Soon after, Liu Xuan arrived with a group of people.

"This old fox is the City Lord Liu Xuan of this city!" Chen Hao explained to Ye Yuqiao.

Ye Yuqiao looked at Liu Xuan, her eyes narrowed thoughtfully, and she quickly said, "Something seems off about him, quickly shine the Nether Light on him."

Chen Hao was taken aback, then did as Ye Yuqiao directed.

A soft purple light emanated from Chen Hao's left eye, shining directly on Liu Xuan.

Unexpectedly...

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