Chapter 52: Tiger-Head Shoes Stepping into the Infant's Funeral Hall (Eighteen) Even after breaking the rules, they still had a pair...

Ye Qingzhan listened to Chun recount his grandmother's past.

Grandma Atao, childless, made a living selling tiger-head shoes. She found Chuntao under a stone bridge and, perhaps feeling lonely, adopted her. Chuntao had loved watching acrobatics since childhood, and when she reached a certain age, she became an apprentice, mastering the art.

It was also because of her excessive hard work that she developed a fever the night she was six. Her grandmother carried her to seek medical treatment, and after a long, snowy night, she fainted in front of the Ye Mansion.

Jiang Xuejun brought her into the mansion and summoned a doctor.

Chuntao slept for a long time, finally waking the following spring, when the peach blossoms bloomed. She awoke, caring for her grandmother at her bedside all winter, but was forever trapped in that winter night.

"Grandma's memory has been impaired since then. She always thinks I was six." Chuntao pinched her fingers. "She was so scared, afraid I'd never wake up."

Ye Qingzhan held her hand and whispered, "Grandma will be fine."

Chuntao smiled brightly and said, "Yes, she will be fine." He dipped his hand into the water again. "The water's getting cold. Do you need more?"

Ye Qingzhan shook his head and asked, "Grandma, why didn't you stay at the mansion? Why did you have to go out selling shoes by yourself?" Chuntao

sighed and said, "Grandma is very stubborn. After I recovered from my illness, Miss Ye, who was about my age, kept me at the mansion as a playmate. I was learning my art at the time, and after a few years, I traveled around to make money. Then I injured my arm, so I had to come back." As he spoke, he placed his left hand on her arm. "Grandma followed me back to the Ye Mansion. She always felt like she was causing trouble, so she set up a stall selling shoes at the market and gave all the money she earned to Miss Ye as New Year's money."

"Miss Ye turned around and returned the money to me." Chuntao looked at Ye Qingzhan, "I also tried to persuade grandma, but every time I spoke, she pointed to the tiger-head shoes worn by a two-year-old child and said to me, 'Atao, grandma will give you new shoes.' I was interrupted and had to let it go. After making sure she was safe, I let her do what she wanted."

"I know everyone in the market, and they usually look after grandma for me. Mr. Ye and Miss Ye helped me open a martial arts school. I often have to teach children martial arts, and I can't be with grandma all the time, and grandma doesn't want me to follow her around."

"So that's how it is," Ye Qingzhan finally knew the consequences of traction, and said, "No wonder you wanted to chop those people up, it turns out they were teachers at the martial arts school." Chuntao

clasped his fists and said, "I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it."

The two smiled at each other, and when they were about to say something else, there was a knock on the door.

Glancing toward the door, Chuntao smiled and said, "Although I feel that sickly fellow isn't worthy of you, he's taking such good care of you. I'm leaving now."

Winking at Ye Qingzhan in the tub, Chuntao withdrew, retreating behind the screen. Turning back, she said, "Qingran, when you smile, you really look like Miss Ye."

Ye Qingzhan paused in the tub, then stood up and said, "Miss Ye and I must have a deep connection." No one on the other side of the screen responded. Ye Qingzhan wiped himself, his heart filled with worry. The Wen Gu people in the fantasy realm saw Dongfang Yuanshan's face, so he shouldn't have looked too sickly. But now, both Tangyuan and Chuntao could see Wen Gu's frailty.

The pain emanating from within, his appearance no longer concealed.

What should he do... Ye Qingzhan lost himself in thought.

Wen Gu watched silently from behind the screen, and after a moment, reluctantly turned away.

"Are you, are you okay?" He suddenly stuttered.

A familiar voice came into his ears, and Ye Qingzhan suddenly came back to his senses, put on his clothes and walked out.

"Why didn't you say anything when you came in?"

Ever since the dream in the car, Ye Qingzhan didn't want to just smile at Wen Gu anymore. In the past, he was regarded as a "sick beauty" for a long time, and because of the request of the exiled immortal, he had to coax him and indulge him.

Who knew that he didn't know what happened, his behavior became more and more absurd, and he looked pitiful even when he

crossed the line, making it impossible to scold or beat him. For example, at this moment - when Wen Gu heard this, the corners of his eyes drooped immediately, and he stared at her with a sad look: "I knocked on the door."

"..." Ye Qingzhan turned his eyes away and stopped looking at him. He just said: "What's the matter?"

Wen Gu leaned towards her, a hint of evil emanated from his fingertips, and after it warmed up, he gathered her hair.

Ye Qingzhan's wet hair slowly dried, and the top of her head felt like it was being gently rubbed, a very pleasant sensation.

She turned around and said, "You've almost played Yin Sha to death." Unbeknownst to her, every time the man in front of her used Yin Sha in this illusionary realm, he was sacrificing his life.

Wen Gu didn't want to tell her. After suppressing the pain in his heart, he only thought about the contents of the book.

-- Do more for your wife, no matter how big or small, and keep it in mind. Whether it's cherishing her family or helping her dry her wet hair, you have to make her feel at ease and comfortable, even if... all this is fake.

He said in a muffled voice: "Li Zhixing went to look for Grandma A Tao and hasn't returned yet. I went to see Mr. Ye. He's fine, just a little frightened. He took the doctor's medicine and went to sleep. I used Yin Sha to wipe away the panic in his heart. Mr. Ye can sleep well now. You... don't worry too much."

At some point, a budding flower bloomed in her heart. At this moment, as if blown by a breeze, a petal quietly opened its eyes and looked around.

Ye Qingzhan was a little moved.

It was him who had always been by her father's side.

The room was quiet again.

After a long time, Wen Gu asked: "Why don't you speak?"

Ye Qingzhan pulled back her wandering thoughts and said: "I know, thank you."

Wen Gu put down his hands that were entangled in her long hair and said nothing.

Bang -

a dull sound disturbed the two of them. Ye Qingzhan looked in the direction of the sound and saw a person rolling in from the window.

Someone curled up into a ball and stood up from the ground, holding his waist.

Wen Gu took a step forward, protecting Ye Qingzhan behind him, and stared at the person rolling on the ground with a stern look.

"Ouch, my waist!" Li Zhixing stood up with his hands on his waist, and hurriedly picked up the red flower that had been thrown from his sleeve.

Ye Qingzhan poked his head out from behind Wen Gu, saw who was coming, hurried forward to support him, and asked, "Exiled immortal, how come you rolled in from the window for no reason?"

Li Zhixing pushed aside the red flowers and took a look, saying, "Don't say anymore. The Snow Book has been used too many times in the illusion realm. The heaven and earth have noticed it. When it landed just now, it tripped me up and made me roll back to heaven again."

Before he finished speaking, Ye Qingzhan asked again, "Then it's just Wen Gu and I left?"

"What else?" Li Zhixing took out a little man from the pistil of the red flower, and signaled Ye Qingzhan with his eyes to take it. "Anyway, you two have been through the second illusion. This immortal believes that you two are 'husband and wife are of one mind, and their strength can cut through metal'. You can do it."

"Immortal, you..." Ye Qingzhan's face flushed slightly.

"Don't be shy. Now is not the time to be shy." Li Zhixing handed the Flower Man to him with a serious expression. "Here, this is Grandma A Tao. The Taoist priest from the White Fox Temple was looking for informers who surrounded the Snow Girl. They arrested anyone who was even slightly suspicious. Grandma was very clever. She hid in an abandoned rice jar and used the ginkgo leaf on her body to pass on the message. That's how I was able to rescue them before they found me."

Ye Qingzhan looked at the old man in his Taoist robe, smiled, and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Grandma A Tao shook her head, took out the pair of tiger-head shoes from her sleeve, and hung them around her neck.

Li Zhixing continued, "There's something unusual happening in the East China Sea, and Heaven and Earth sent me to investigate. I'll leave this place to you two. This immortal will pass on the news to you two through the ginkgo tree." He glanced at Wen Gu, "I'll also keep an eye on the affairs of Mu Wanzhou and Taoist Companion Wen Hua."

Hearing this, Ye Qingzhan glanced at Wen Gu, who had a calm expression, as if the person he was talking about had nothing to do with him. When she turned around, Li Zhixing winked at her and pointed at the ginkgo tree in his hand. Wen Gu didn't notice this look, and when he looked at the two of them, Li Zhixing had already jumped out the window and left.

After laying the frightened and exhausted Grandma Tao to rest on the couch, Ye Qingzhan returned to Wen Gu, who remained there, tugged at his sleeve, and said, "Let's sort things out."

Now, with the exiled immortal gone, the Ye Mansion's

housekeeper had returned to the original story. Grandma Tao, the master of one of the fantasy realms, still couldn't recall anything, unable to merge with the original "Grandma Tao" within the realm, remaining as two separate entities. Li Zhixing could only shrink her and carry her with him, allowing her to remain hidden, quietly approaching the "Chun Tao" who was tied to his heart.

Furthermore, many questions remained within the realm.

"Do you remember Madam Wang? She didn't drink the blessed water, but instead bought a 'purifying incense.' She gave birth to Wang Jingshan, healthy and well, but she herself passed away first." Ye Qingzhan remembered that he hadn't had time to ask Shanniang, a longtime employee at the palace, about Madam Wang.

Wen Gu nodded and said, "The cause of death of all the lords of illusions is related to that fox. If he wanted to harm the children in Zhuxi, he would not have made this fragrance to save people?"

"Yes, so where does this 'fragrance' come from?" Ye Qingzhan was confused, and casually glanced at the window - he didn't know when, the sky brightened.

Then, someone knocked on the door.

Ye Qingzhan looked at Wen Gu, and Wen Gu hurried to open the door.

Chuntao was wearing a black dress and standing at the door. When she saw the person who came to open the door, a slight frown flashed between her brows and she asked, "Is Qingran awake?"

Wen Gu looked at her and could clearly sense the dissatisfaction of the person at the door with him. Without saying much, he just stepped aside to let the person in.

After putting Grandma A Tao, who was lightly sleeping on the couch, on his sleeve, Ye Qingzhan went to greet Chun Tao and heard her say, "Mr. Ye, please ask the two of you to come over."

The old man sitting upright on the sleeve looked up at the young woman, listened to her somewhat hurried words, and murmured to himself, "A Tao, where is my A Tao..."

The girl who had angry eyes and then smiled last night, now looked very serious, as if she was about to say something big. With such an expression, Ye Qingzhan asked, "Chun Tao, did something big happen?"

Chun Tao frowned deeply and said, "A plague broke out in Sui'an County overnight last night."

Ye Qingzhan felt heavy in his heart, his eyelids suddenly twitched non-stop, and his whole body was shrouded in a bad premonition. Chun Tao's subsequent words confirmed her uneasiness.

"Some people say that this plague was caused by Madam Jiang."