It was noon.

Accompanied by Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Jing, Chen Hao took a flight back to Y City.

Hearing that Chen Hao was returning, the Onmyoji from Y City's Yin Yang Master Association who were familiar with Chen Hao all came to the airport to receive him, including the Association's President Ren Deshan.

To Chen Hao's surprise, Xie Xiaofeng's grandfather, Xie Da, had also dragged his frail, ailing body to the airport, which touched Chen Hao deeply.

"Grandpa," Chen Hao greeted Xie Da excitedly, "It's been so long!"

"Haozi!" Xie Da embraced Chen Hao tightly, then whispered in his ear, "Xiao Feng has secretly told me everything about you, and I hope you don't mind. Such a hard life you've led, my child! After braving the storm, your life will surely be smooth sailing from now on. Grandpa hopes you can be happier in the future!"

"I will!" Chen Hao, with tears shimmering in his eyes, said. Xie Da and his own grandfather were best friends, and seeing Xie Da made him remember the grandfather who had been with him since he was young.

This feeling was warm yet lonely for him because both his grandfather and Ye Yuqiao had left him, just the same.

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In the afternoon, after having lunch with everyone, Chen Hao went back home.

Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Jing had planned to accompany him, but he had sent them away.

The moment he opened the door to his home and saw the familiar decoration inside, memories of the times he and Ye Yuqiao had spent there came flooding back.

"Jerk, your queen is hungry, hurry up and cook for me!"

"Boyfriend, do you like a Yuqiao like this?"

"Chen Hao, you need to behave better from now on, stop making me angry!"

After standing in front of the door for nearly twenty minutes, Chen Hao finally entered the house.

He didn't dare to think about the past memories anymore, or his tears would once again overflow.

He went back to his room, hid under the covers, hoping to escape everything by sleeping.

But memories were like air; no matter how tightly he wrapped himself in the blankets, he could not completely isolate himself. After lying down for a while and almost suffocating under the blankets, he got up and walked to the window, flung it open, and took deep breaths of air.

Suddenly, Chen Hao thought of something and quickly opened the nearby wardrobe.

Inside the wardrobe, there hung several suits Ye Yuqiao had bought for him a few months earlier. He remembered the scene when they went shopping for these suits together:

"Yuqiao, there's no need to buy so many suits, one is enough. Besides, I don't like wearing suits and rarely have the opportunity to wear them."

"Chen Hao, I think you look quite handsome in a suit, and there'll always be a time to wear one, so I bought several for you to choose from."

"Buying so many could last me a lifetime."

"Yes! Exactly, I'm buying them for you to last a lifetime!"

Now recalling this moment, Chen Hao suddenly realized, "Yuqiao wasn't joking at the time; she had actually been preparing to leave me all along. How could I be so foolish to have not noticed!"

With that, Chen Hao smacked the wardrobe with his hand.

He then remembered the last time, three months ago, when he and Ye Yuqiao had returned to the mortal world:

At that time, knowing that the Ghost King had sealed off the Netherworld's gates and the disruption of the Samsara Path had caused chaos between the mortal world and the Netherworld, he was solely focused on quickly getting back to the Netherworld to train and defeat Ye Yuqiao as soon as possible, completely ignoring Ye Yuqiao's wish to eat a meal he cooked.

Now he regretted deeply that he hadn't made one last meal for Ye Yuqiao.

Banging his head against the wardrobe, he cried again, "Yuqiao, come back; I'll cook for you, I'll make anything you want to eat, I'll make it for you every day!"

"Chen Hao!" Just then, a familiar voice came from behind him.

Chen Hao was taken aback momentarily, then turned around and exclaimed loudly, "Yuqiao!"

He hadn't misheard, and he certainly hadn't mistaken the figure standing before him; it was indeed Ye Yuqiao.

"Chen Hao, you finally showed up!" Ye Yuqiao threw herself into Chen Hao's arms and hugged him tightly.

Chen Hao's face darkened, his eyes filled with disappointment.

Because in his arms at that moment was the Nether Soul Body of Ye Yuqiao, not his Yuqiao.

He gently pushed away the Nether Soul Energy of Ye Yuqiao, then took two steps back, shaking his head and saying, "No! You are not Yuqiao!"

"But I am Yuqiao!" The Nether Soul Body of Ye Yuqiao burst into tears at once.

"Don't, don't come any closer!" Chen Hao yelled at the Nether Soul Body of Ye Yuqiao, preventing her from coming any closer.

With a look of aggrievement and tears streaming down her face, the Nether Soul Body of Ye Yuqiao said, "Chen Hao, there's another Yuqiao in this world, and she cares about you even more than the original Yuqiao. Why can't you try to accept her?"

"I can't accept it!" Chen Hao shook his head repeatedly, "There's only her in my heart!"

"Then I can become her, if you're willing."

"I'm not willing!" Chen Hao extended his hand, once again preventing the Nether Soul Body from throwing herself into his embrace, "You know why I've been hiding for these three months, because I don't want to see you! I hate you, you knew that Yuqiao was leaving me, yet you didn't tell me in advance! I hate you, you repeatedly wanted me to ally with the Ghost King, just so she would leave me sooner. I hate you!"

Hearing Chen Hao say "I hate you" three times, the heart of Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body felt like it was being sliced by a knife. She originally thought that without the Yang Spirit, Chen Hao would belong to her alone.

But the outcome was exactly the opposite of what she had hoped for.

"Chen Hao, my time is running out, come with me to the Netherworld, let's get married. After I'm gone, you'll take over as the Nether King. This was a decision I made a long time ago with her, and it's also her final wish."

"You and her decided!" Chen Hao erupted in frustration, "Why, why didn't you ask for my opinion, consider how I feel!"

The Nether Soul Body of Ye Yuqiao shook her head repeatedly, saying, "It's not like that, we both care deeply about your feelings, it's just that some things..."

"Shut up!" Chen Hao shouted loudly, "Leave, I don't want to see you!"

"Chen Hao, you listen!"

"Don't speak, just go!"

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It was late into the night.

Chen Hao sat in the living room, writing a letter, a farewell note to Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Jing.

After these three months, he had already made a decision in his heart.

Feeling life was no longer worth living, he intended to end everything for himself, locking him and Ye Yuqiao inside the Nether King's Heart to achieve a different kind of eternity for both of them.

"Absolute Moon Demon-Exorcising Sword!" he called out.

Immediately, the Absolute Moon Demon-Exorcising Sword flew out of his grandfather's room and into his hands.

Then, he used a spell to undo the seal he had placed on the Nether King's Heart and summoned the Nether Acupoint.

"Chen Hao, no!" The voice of Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body echoed in her mind instantly; she had realized Chen Hao's intentions.

However, by the time she had rushed from the Netherworld to Chen Hao's house, Chen Hao had already entered the Nether Acupoint.

"Chen Hao, I beg you, please, don't!" she knelt on the ground, crying and pleading.

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