Just as Jiang Zuo was about to keep flipping through the pages, a knock suddenly sounded from outside.

Or rather, the sound of someone knocking on the Array.

This was Su Qi’s residence. Not just anyone could enter.

Besides the people in the photos, few others could probably get in.

Then, Jiang Zuo closed the notebook. He hesitated for a long time before finally putting it down.

’If I take this back with me, I’ll probably get beaten to death. This thing chronicles years of Su Qi’s embarrassing past, and from the first page, it seems to be specifically about me.’

’If Su Qi reads it herself, it’s probably a form of nostalgia. If I read it, it’s her embarrassing past being dug up. She’d fly into a rage out of humiliation.’

So, Jiang Zuo could only figure out a way to read it later.

’Reading this is pretty interesting.’

Then, Jiang Zuo walked outside. He was met by a cute girl who looked a bit playful.

She looked to be about sixteen.

This was the first time Jiang Zuo had seen her, but if Chi Xue Child and the others were here, it wouldn’t have been their first time.

This female disciple was the very same one who had helped deliver the Spirit Stones last time.

She looked at Jiang Zuo in surprise. "Who are you? Why are you here? A thief? I’m going to call for help!"

Jiang Zuo’s expression didn’t change in the slightest. He simply asked, "Are you the one taking me to the small town?"

"Hmph," the female disciple turned her head. "And here I thought I could give you a scare. My name is Miao Yan. You can also call me Senior Sister."

Jiang Zuo ignored her and went back inside to put Sweet Potato on his person.

As for the notebook, it was a bit of a shame.

After a moment’s thought, Jiang Zuo went over and flipped to the last page of the notebook. Hmm, she hadn’t written this far yet.

However, there was a sentence written here: "Jiang Zuo, if you dare to read this, I’ll die right here in front of you."

Jiang Zuo breathed a sigh of relief. ’So she planned to kill herself. I thought she was going to kill me.’

Finally, Jiang Zuo smiled, closed the notebook, and left the Array, following Miao Yan out of the Holy Land.

On the way, Miao Yan kept sizing up Jiang Zuo. She was a girl who wasn’t shy around strangers at all.

"Are you really an ordinary person?" After scrutinizing him for a long while, Miao Yan asked this question.

Jiang Zuo didn’t want to bother with her. ’This girl’s Cultivation is even lower than mine.’

Jiang Zuo didn’t speak, but Miao Yan didn’t mind. Instead, she said even more cheerfully, "You’re not talking. Is it because you’re henpecked at home? Does a cute girl like me make you want to commit a crime?"

Jiang Zuo stopped. He looked at the girl, feeling an urge to step on her and grind her into the snow.

Miao Yan was completely unafraid. She continued, "But you’re not my type. I like guys with handsome eyes, who are also caring..."

Jiang Zuo couldn’t listen anymore. ’This girl is completely boy-crazy.’

Soon, they left the Holy Land and returned to the small town. At this point, Jiang Zuo said, "You can go back now."

"No way," Miao Yan said. "Senior Aunt said I have to see you home safely. Besides, what if I run into *that* person again..."

Jiang Zuo was helpless and could only head toward the Rainy Cottage.

Otherwise, he could have been doing something else.

Just then, however, Sweet Potato suddenly cried out, "QUACK."

Jiang Zuo glanced at the bald Sweet Potato and, resigned, headed toward the fruit store.

The fruit seller wasn’t far from here; buying a few wouldn’t take much time.

"Hey, where are you going?" Miao Yan asked.

"You can go back," Jiang Zuo said without turning his head.

"I can’t! Senior Aunt is very fierce. If I don’t see you home, she’ll put me in confinement!" Miao Yan cried, left with no choice but to follow him.

Meanwhile, Blade Master Hai Bian and Liuyue Xue were out with Mo Yan, letting her get some fresh air.

"You guys are taking your daughter out, so why do I have to come along?" Blade Master Hai Bian said, disgruntled.

The current Mo Yan was potentially very dangerous. Her ignorance gave her a fearless heart; if she wasn’t careful, she’d provoke anyone and everyone.

Sometimes, being a simpleton was the most fatal flaw.

Liuyue Xue was very unhappy with what Blade Master Hai Bian said. She was not Mo Yan’s mom; the very thought was disgusting.

She was much younger than Mo Yan—by several hundred days!

Mo Yan, meanwhile, was foolishly following behind Chi Xue Child. As she looked left and right, she carelessly bumped into him.

Mo Yan rubbed her head and said, "Dad, why did you stop walking?"

"The Buddha is merciful. This humble monk has decided to shave his head and become a monk, then spend a few years cultivating in the deep mountains," Chi Xue Child said suddenly.

Liuyue Xue: "..."

Blade Master Hai Bian also looked completely bewildered. ’What’s all this drama about now?’

But when they saw the two figures at the fruit stand across the street, they understood.

Po Xiao was out shopping for fruit with that ’wife’ of his from last time.

If they had been holding onto any shred of doubt before, the truth was now laid bare before them. They were even shopping together.

If they weren’t a married couple, what were they?

"Yanyan wants to eat an apple," she said and started to head over.

But before she could, Chi Xue Child grabbed her and started running in the opposite direction.

’Going over there now? Isn’t that just courting death?’

Blade Master Hai Bian and Liuyue Xue also retreated quickly. In short, it was best not to disturb them. Protecting their own sanity was the priority.

At this moment, Jiang Zuo was calmly letting Sweet Potato pick out apples.

Miao Yan said, "You’re letting it pick its own? And you actually abused it until it looks like this."

Jiang Zuo didn’t want to engage with this person. ’She’s such a chatterbox.’

After Sweet Potato finished picking the apples, it took a delighted bite.

Mmm, it felt like its entire duck-self had come back to life.

Seeing Sweet Potato’s expression, Miao Yan said in surprise, "What a strange Spirit Beast."

Not everyone was like Yue Xi. Many people couldn’t tell that Sweet Potato was a Holy Beast Descendant; even Jiang Zuo hadn’t been able to see it easily.

Only another Holy Beast could easily know that Sweet Potato was a Holy Beast Descendant through some kind of special sense.

And Yue Xi, having been raised by a Holy Beast, had a similar sense.

Jiang Zuo, naturally, had no intention of explaining.

He just planned to head straight back to his residence.

This time, there were no mishaps. Jiang Zuo returned home safe and sound.

Afterward, Miao Yan also left. In her eyes, Jiang Zuo was a weirdo too.

Weirdly quiet.

Weirdly cold.

Once Miao Yan had left, Jiang Zuo departed his residence and headed for the service building. He had sensed the aura of the Ghost Cultivation Mark.

If he wasn’t mistaken, it should be on Boss He’s daughter.

He wanted to see what the Ghost Cultivators were planning. Placing a mark on an ordinary person was not a wise choice.

Unless the other party was a complete idiot.

But these people were capable of stirring up trouble under the nose of the Holy Land Grand Array; no matter how you looked at it, they weren’t idiots.

Their goal, perhaps, wasn’t just to secretly place marks during the ceremony.

The service building was where Boss He and his family lived. As Jiang Zuo came up, he heard Boss He begging, "Senior, I’m begging you, please save my daughter! I have Spirit Stones, I can give them all to you!"

"Boss He, we’ve known each other for a while. I can only say that a Tier Two is not going to be able to cure your daughter. You should stop wasting your Spirit Stones."

"In any case, you should prepare yourself for the worst."

"How can this be?" Boss He felt like he was about to faint. "Isn’t my daughter just in a normal coma? Impossible, this is impossible."

That Cultivator shook his head. "Your daughter is not in a normal coma. If this continues, she won’t live past tonight."

Just as the Cultivator said this, Jiang Zuo had already walked up to them.

Jiang Zuo’s appearance was very abrupt. Anyone not paying attention would have felt like he had appeared in an instant.

Jiang Zuo looked at Boss He and said, "Let me see your daughter."

Seeing Jiang Zuo, Boss He, who had been in despair, seemed to grasp onto a glimmer of hope and immediately nodded. "Okay."

The other Cultivator, however, frowned. ’An ordinary person?’