"No, don't!" Tang Jing shook her head in refusal immediately, "Chen Hao, I beg you, don't leave me behind alone."

Chen Hao had anticipated Tang Jing's reaction and then placed his hands on her shoulders, speaking earnestly, "Apart from Yuqiao, you, Xiao Feng and your brother Tang Chao are the most important people to me. After Xiao Feng was captured a few days ago, you know how regretful I felt in my heart. I really regretted taking you to the Netherworld that day. So, consider it as me begging you, don't go this time, okay?"

"And what about me, am I not important at all?" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body suddenly sent a covert message to Chen Hao.

"Stop it!" Chen Hao, with an impatient look, then glanced sideways at Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body, whose face was extremely ugly, eyes filled with grievance.

"Why, do you have to leave me behind alone?" Tang Jing continued shaking her head, her eyes already brimming with tears.

"We aren't planning to leave you behind. We hope you can stay with us longer, that's why we don't want you to follow us on this adventure. Do you understand?" Chen Hao stared into Tang Jing's eyes.

"Tang Jing cried even harder, "My brother is not here, Xie Xiaofeng has been taken away, and now even you all are leaving, not knowing when you will return, leaving just me alone!"

"You have even more important tasks to accomplish," Chen Hao smiled and said, "This task can only be done by you, and no one else."

"What task?"

"The seal on the Gate of the Nether King will only last for two months. If Yuqiao and I cannot make it back in time, you, as the female Onmyoji of the Tang Family, need to channel Yang Energy into the Cursed Moon Demon Sword to maintain the seal," Chen Hao answered. "This arduous task, I don't trust any other Onmyoji to handle it, and Zhao Chong can't do it, you are truly the only one who can complete it."

Tang Jing sobbed repeatedly, her expression darkening. From her despondent and no longer defiant gaze, she had conceded.

Chen Hao smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, we will return soon."

"Then you must bring back a whole Yuqiao."

Chen Hao nodded.

"And that jerk Xie Xiaofeng!"

Chen Hao gave a faint smile.

At that moment, Tang Jing suddenly threw herself into Chen Hao's arms, trembling and crying, her tears soaking through Chen Hao's shirt.

"The most important thing is, you jerk, you also need to take good care of yourself," Tang Jing said. In the depths of her heart, among Ye Yuqiao, Xie Xiaofeng, and Chen Hao, Chen Hao was the most important.

For Chen Hao, she had always harbored affection, hidden away in a corner of her heart.

She would not reveal this affection unless at a time of parting between life and death.

Chen Hao sighed helplessly and whispered in Tang Jing's ear, "I promise you, I will definitely bring back Yuqiao and Xiao Feng alive in front of you."

"Jerk!" Seeing Chen Hao and Tang Jing embracing, Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body felt very bothered. She didn't see the relationship between Chen Hao and Tang Jing as merely pure friendship like her Yang Soul did.

She possessed the cute and willful personality of a little girl and, naturally, also felt jealous like one. She knew the kind of feelings Tang Jing had for Chen Hao, and she was aware of the three-life fate between Tang Jing and Chen Hao.

If it hadn't been for the emergence of her Yang Soul, which changed Chen Hao's destiny, in this life Chen Hao and Tang Jing would have been a couple with fateful, yet unfulfilled love; in the next life, they might have achieved their destined union.

"I will definitely tell the Yang Soul that there has been improper behavior between you and Tang Jing!" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body angrily told Chen Hao.

"Just be jealous!" Chen Hao coldly replied.

Not long after, under the watchful eyes of Tang Jing and Zhao Chong, Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao took the lead and entered the gate leading to the Netherworld.

After the gate had disappeared into the air, Zhao Chong looked at Tang Jing and asked, "Miss Tang, are you planning to go to the Netherworld with me now, or would you like to go later?"

"Let's go now, consider it a vacation to the Netherworld," Tang Jing replied. "By the way, Family Leader Zhao, once I'm in the Netherworld, will I be covered for meals and accommodation at your place?"

"Covered for meals and accommodation?" Ye Yuqiao frowned.

Soon after, Zhao Chong brought Tang Jing into the Netherworld, to his own mansion.

"Family Leader Zhao, you're back." At that moment, an elderly servant approached and greeted the two of them.

As the servant's gaze shifted to Tang Jing, he was startled, then said, "Isn't this Miss Ling? I almost didn't recognize you after you changed your clothes."

"Miss Ling?" Tang Jing, puzzled, replied, "Sir, my surname is Tang, and my name is Tang Jing."

"Oh!" The servant was also puzzled, scratching the back of his head and muttering, "But she clearly looks just like Miss Ling."

Tang Jing gave an awkward smile and asked, "Sir, who is Miss Ling you're speaking of? Does she look a lot like me?"

"Very much alike, as if carved out of the same mold!" The servant responded cheerfully.

However, seeing Zhao Chong's expression turn solemn, he immediately stopped smiling and continued, "Clan Leader, I will go and arrange a room for Miss Ling—no, Miss Tang."

With that, the servant hastened away. Watching his retreating figure, Tang Jing, curious, looked at Zhao Chong and asked, "Zhao Chong, I remember when we first met, your reaction was similar to that of that sir just now. Did you mistake me for Miss Ling back then?"

Zhao Chong's brow furrowed tightly, and after a long moment, he finally said coldly, "Miss Tang, that Miss Ling is actually your past life."

"Ah!" Tang Jing was dumbfounded.

Zhao Chong turned his head toward Tang Jing and continued, "You once lived in my mansion for a long period, so many people here recognize you."

"My past life," Tang Jing's eyes round with curiosity, "what was her name? And why did she live in your mansion?"

"Ling Yanleng!" Zhao Chong answered, "It's a long story. One day, if the opportunity arises, I will take you to a place where you will remember everything about your past life. However, whether you want to know or not is up to you."

"Will it be sad? Will it be like the past lives of Chen Hao, Ye Heng, and his fellow disciple Man Qingting?"

"I don't know!" Zhao Chong replied coldly.

He truly did not know if it counted as a sad story, though from his perspective, it was as sad as the past life of Ye Heng and Chen Hao.

The three lifetimes of emotional ties between Chen Hao and Tang Jing began from their past lives. That life was a naive pursuit and ended lovelessly.

Zhao Chong felt sad because Tang Jing's past life, Ling Yanleng, had an experience very similar to his own.

"When will you take me there?" Tang Jing asked. "I want to know."

"That depends on when you want to go."

"When it rains, then let's go."

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