After a silly chuckle, Chen Hao said with a beaming smile, "Your Majesty, let's first talk about the Shadow Demon. You once told me that people from the Netherworld do not undergo reincarnation, but rather the Yin Soul, Nether Soul, and physical body all develop gradually inside their mother's womb. The Shadow Demon only has a shadow, which probably means that its mother lost her Yin Soul while she was pregnant with it!"

"Hmm!" Ye Yuqiao nodded, "You are right. However, according to what you've said, when the Shadow Demon's mother lost her Yin Soul, my grandfather, the Second Generation Nether King, as well as the people at the Crown Prince's mansion, should have noticed, shouldn't they?"

"Not necessarily," Chen Hao shook his head, "Don't forget that the Yin Soul is formed from Yin Qi. If, after her Yin Soul was taken away, someone intentionally placed other Yin Qi on her body, ordinary people would not be able to detect it. Besides, it's also possible that her Yin Soul was being slowly absorbed into the Mirror Realm, and bystanders would simply assume that her weakening Yin Qi was due to her pregnancy."

"That makes sense," Ye Yuqiao nodded in agreement, "Alright, let's not delve into that. Go on."

"Well then!" Chen Hao said reluctantly, thinking that his explanation had been flawless. After a pause, he continued, "Let's consider the assassination cases from last night to noon today, where each murderer left behind the words 'Return my mother' before they died. Wasn't that because I used the Nether Acupoint to absorb that lady in red, causing the fetus inside her to go on a killing spree trying to find its mother?"

"Exactly!" Ye Yuqiao expressed her agreement, then followed Chen Hao's line of thought, "When we investigated the case at the comprehensive university today, it must have been the fetus's Yin Soul that smelled the scent of the lady in red on you, which is why it suddenly made a student jump to their death in front of you. When it came to find me just now, it simply wanted to use me to kill you to avenge its mother!"

"Right, right, right!" Chen Hao nodded earnestly, and then, while caressing Ye Yuqiao's flushed cheek, said, "But it certainly didn't expect that my queen wouldn't bear to harm me, and so it failed to control you!"

"That's nonsense!" Ye Yuqiao said with a dazed smile, "It's obviously because I don't have a Yin Soul that I'm not under its control. It probably didn't anticipate that I really want to teach you a lesson, you jerk who guessed right. If it could control me, that would be nice, as I could stab you with a sword with a clear conscience!"

Upon hearing Ye Yuqiao's words, Chen Hao immediately showed displeasure, muttering under his breath, "You want to murder your own husband!"

With a proud smile, Ye Yuqiao then commanded in an authoritative tone, "Don't be angry or feel wronged. What's the big deal if you get stabbed with a sword? Who told you to be so annoying at times? If you're not satisfied, you can try stabbing me with a sword too."

"How could I bear it!" Chen Hao said, holding Ye Yuqiao's hand.

After locking eyes with Ye Yuqiao for a moment, Chen Hao continued, "Didn't you just say you felt the Nether King's Power? Doesn't this suggest that there might still be the Shadow Demon's Yin Soul in the mirror? I suspect the lady in red brought the girls' Yin Souls into their dreams to provide Yin Qi for her fetus! When I found her, her belly was not protruding, suggesting that the placenta had been moved elsewhere for nourishment. Moreover, when I smelled the Yin Qi at that time, it was only the Shadow Demon's mother's, which is very likely because the Shadow Demon's Yin Soul had not been born yet."

While speaking, Chen Hao suddenly clenched his teeth and heaved a heavy sigh, filled with regret, "No wonder I was so nervous when I restored the Shadow Demon's mother's Yin Soul; she didn't want me to discover the existence of the Shadow Demon. In fact, I had suspicions about the motive for the Shadow Demon's mother bringing the girls' Yin Souls into the Mirror Realm. If only I had thought it through more carefully or stayed in the Mirror Realm a bit longer, none of those terrible events would have happened afterward!"

"Alright, alright!" Seeing Chen Hao falling into self-blame, Ye Yuqiao quickly interrupted him. "No self-blame allowed. You've done your best! And things would only have been worse without you."

Through their time spent together, Ye Yuqiao had come to understand Chen Hao very well. Knowing that he had been spurned and looked down upon since childhood, she realized that he yearned for recognition and always tried to change others' opinions of him by doing what was right. Consequently, Chen Hao often took on unrelated responsibilities for himself.

"If it wasn't because I absorbed the lady in red's soul, the Shadow Demon's Yin Soul wouldn't have been in such a hurry to look everywhere for its mother, and so many murders wouldn't have occurred!" Chen Hao sank into a deep self-blame.

"Annoying!" Ye Yuqiao suddenly frowned and scolded, raising her hand to pinch Chen Hao's cheek fiercely. "If you keep blaming yourself like this, I really won't want to bother with you anymore. You're just making trouble for yourself!"

"Alright, alright!" Chen Hao said with a look of dejection.

"Don't overthink it!" Ye Yuqiao's tone suddenly became very gentle, as she gently stroked Chen Hao's head. "Be good, if it weren't for you stopping it, probably more girls' Yin Souls would have been taken into the Mirror Realm, and then the Shadow Demon might have played for a few days before being born. With the Nether King's blood, he would become even more difficult to deal with!"

"Be good?" Chen Hao's mouth twisted helplessly, "Your Majesty the Queen, you aren't really treating me like a child, are you?"

"You are a child!" Ye Yuqiao said with light laughter. Suddenly, she frowned and looked at Chen Hao with a plaintive gaze, "Ah, I'm almost starving to death. Hurry up and cook something delicious. After we eat, we can discuss how to deal with the Shadow Demon's Yin Soul."

"I'm not a child, am I? Where is there someone who calls a child to cook." Chen Hao raised an eyebrow and said, "Call me brother and listen, or else there will be no food!"

With a "smack," a loud slap landed on Chen Hao's face.

After receiving a slap from Ye Yuqiao, Chen Hao hung his head and said miserably, "Your Majesty the Queen, I know my mistake. I will go and cook right away."

Having said that, Chen Hao dejectedly headed towards the kitchen.

After Chen Hao entered the kitchen, Ye Yuqiao lay down on the sofa, waiting for lunch while thinking about the Shadow Demon's Yin Soul. Gradually, she fell asleep.

A quarter of an hour later, feeling a strange aura approaching, Ye Yuqiao woke up with a start from her dream. She opened her eyes just to see Chen Hao coming out of the kitchen, slowly walking towards her.

"Is the food ready?" Ye Yuqiao asked, relaxing her vigilance.

"Mhm!" Chen Hao responded.

Ye Yuqiao was suddenly startled because she found Chen Hao's voice to be a bit strange. Then, she opened her eyes wide, carefully examining Chen Hao who was walking closer and closer to her, and noticed that there was something off about Chen Hao's gaze, which was hollow and lifeless.

Immediately, through the connection of the Nether King's Heart, Ye Yuqiao quickly sent a secret message to Chen Hao, "Chen Hao, can you hear what I am saying?"

For a long time, Chen Hao did not respond but quickened his steps instead.

Feeling danger approaching, Ye Yuqiao quickly got up.

All of a sudden, Chen Hao pounced on her, his hands closing around Ye Yuqiao's neck...

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