Mu Jinyu hesitated in his heart, but thinking of the reputation of being "Omniscient," he finally gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, then, you can keep the Ghost-Faced Demon!"
"Hm?" Li Yaotong heard Mu Jinyu's response, somewhat surprised that the man who had been clinging to the Bridal Gown Bride would suddenly choose the Ghost-Faced Demon.
However, the surprise was fleeting; after all, he had a suitable method to control that particular demon.
"Fine."
Li Yaotong didn't care much and called his subordinates to throw the bag made of gold thread, containing the faceless Ghost-Faced Demon, to Mu Jinyu.
Mu Jinyu watched Li Yaotong so easily let go of the Ghost-Faced Demon, feeling surprised and momentarily regretful.
Did he guess wrong?
Did Li Yaotong actually want the Bridal Gown Bride after all?
But the words had been spoken; after all, he was the Dragon King of the Dragon King Hall, and he could not go back on his word shamelessly to demand the Bridal Gown Bride again.
Moreover, he indeed found the Ghost Face to be quite unique.
If he could control the wedding dress, he should be able to achieve a relative balance, suppressing the other demon and greatly increasing his own defense.
But if he controlled two Ghost Faces at the same time, it wasn't impossible to cleverly reach some sort of balance between them.
In that case, the combined power of the two Ghost Faces would surely amplify to a terrifying degree!
So, Mu Jinyu wasn't too regretful.
"All right, then take care with it," he said as he accepted the gold thread container from Li Yaotong and his group.
"Hmm, then... I'll take my leave..."
Li Yaotong grasped the Gold Inlaid Jade Magical Instrument made by a high monk under Buddha's Light Shines Everywhere and instructed his subordinates to carry away the Golden Coffin before taking his leave.
After Li Yaotong left.
The group of expert scholars cautiously interacted with Wang Hu, asking him some questions.
Wang Hu still had his sanity, naturally he wouldn't harm them without reason, but his face gradually turned a shade of greenish-gray, showing a tendency towards becoming half-human, half-corpse.
He answered their questions stiffly and gruffly.
When it came to questions he didn't understand, he just kept a cold face and completely ignored them.
Compared to his once cheerful personality, this was a drastic change in temperament.
After experiencing a demon's attack at Ah-Huang's house and seeing Ah-Huang dragged into the Mirror World by a strange demon, followed by witnessing Wang Hu suffer, Mu Jinyu wasn't physically weary but did feel mentally exhausted and wanted to rest well.
"Sigh..."
With a soft sigh, Mu Jinyu looked towards Mu Hongchen and said, "Aunt Mu, I'll go back to rest first, please take care of yourself. There are many things requiring your attention now, but don't overwork and harm your health—that wouldn't be worth it."
"Mm, I know..." Mu Hongchen nodded and replied, "Recently, Xiyan and the others have also been helping me handle some matters; it hasn't been too tiring actually."
"Mm, then I'll head back first, come find me if anything comes up."
After saying this, Mu Jinyu walked wearily toward the family building inside the headquarters.
Gu Xiyan and Su Zijin were staying there now.
Although the Gold Safety House had not been completed yet, the members of Dragon King Hall were mostly equipped with Gold Inlaid Jade Magical Instruments. As long as no Great Demons broke into the Dragon King Hall headquarters, the families living here were still quite safe.
Returning to the floor of their family residence, Mu Jinyu opened the door to find the room empty.
Only the kitchen had the faint sound of running water, someone must be cooking.
Mu Jinyu guessed that Gu Xiyan and the others were probably still immersed in cultivation, as for who was in the kitchen cooking, it was likely either Wen Rou or Su Zijin.
Upon reaching the kitchen doorway, indeed, busily moving about the kitchen and causing the noise, was Wen Rou.
"Hmm?"
Wen Rou had also stepped onto the path of cultivation. The sound Mu Jinyu made at the door was soft; she didn't hear it, but the sound of him walking into the kitchen, although also not loud, became noticeable to her due to the proximity, and her divine sense, sharp as it was, directly alerted her to someone's approach.
Turning her head and seeing Mu Jinyu's return, the tension on Wen Rou's face immediately disappeared, and she gave him a sweet, tender smile, "Little Mu, you're back. Nothing unexpected happened, right?"
"Nothing."
Mu Jinyu stepped forward, wrapped his arms around Wen Rou's slender waist, and rested his chin on her shoulder while lightly inhaling the refreshing scent coming from her hair—probably from her shampoo, but it smelled good.
He did not tell Wen Rou about Ah-Huang being dragged away by the weird demon from the mirror world or Wang Hu's painful attempts to control the demon, nor did he mention the significant shock he had experienced.
To confide in her, to seek a bit of comfort.
It was pointless to do so, and it would more likely scare Wen Rou instead.
When Wen Rou heard Mu Jinyu's words and felt his embrace, a faint worry stealthily flashed in her eyes. She understood that when Mu Jinyu said "nothing," if it truly were nothing, he wouldn't have revealed such a vulnerable side.
But since he didn't wish to speak more about it, she wouldn't ask further.
Mu Jinyu quietly held Wen Rou for a few minutes, feeling his initially restless, conflicted, and troubled heart gradually returning to calmness.
He didn't let go of Wen Rou but smiled and asked, "Where are Xiyan, Sister Mei, and my mom?"
"My cultivation progresses faster than theirs, so I've completed a Grand Circulation earlier on. They might still be absorbing spiritual energy now. I had nothing to do, so I came out to cook."
Wen Rou replied.
There was no arrogance or disdain in her tone, just a calm statement of the facts.
Mu Jinyu smiled and said, "Then let's just eat first, without waiting for them. We can leave some dishes for them later."
"Is that really okay?" Wen Rou frowned slightly, speaking softly.
Mu Jinyu leaned close to Wen Rou's ear and whispered, "I'm a bit tired today and want to rest early. After we finish eating, you can accompany me to rest."
"Oh, okay…" Wen Rou's cheeks turned slightly red, nodding like a pecking chick.
Indeed, it had been quite a long time since they had been intimate.
Ever since being targeted by Slaughter Redemption, Mu Jinyu and Xiang Mantang had gone to the Slaughter Redemption headquarters, and after returning, they were supposed to get married, but then the attack on Kunlun occurred, causing Mu Jinyu to fall into a prolonged slumber.
After Mu Jinyu awoke, he had been constantly dealing with troubles caused by demons and hadn't had the chance to properly accompany them.
Therefore, Wen Rou actually also yearned for some alone time with Mu Jinyu, to use her tenderness to alleviate his weariness, but as someone who understood the bigger picture, she couldn't just ask Mu Jinyu to set aside matters and accompany her properly in this situation.
Now that Mu Jinyu had brought it up himself, although she felt a little embarrassed, her heart was quite thrilled.
Soon, after Mu Jinyu helped Wen Rou finish cooking, they ate, and after leaving plenty of food for Gu Xiyan and the rest, Wen Rou, with her head lowered and like a shy newlywed bride, went back to the room with Mu Jinyu.
An hour and a half later.
Gu Xiyan and the other two walked out of their rooms, called for Wen Rou a few times, realized there was no response, but smelling the aroma of the food, they ran to the dining hall and found that Wen Rou had indeed left food for them, which puzzled them.
"Where did Wen Rou go?"
Su Zijin did not run to the kitchen like Gu Xiyan and Mei Yinxue, but stood in front of Mu Jinyu's room for a while, a relieved smile appearing on her face.
Hearing Gu Xiyan coming out of the dining hall and mumbling to herself in confusion, she went over and said with a gentle smile, "Let's eat first. Xiaorou has probably gone out."