"That's good. With a little beor around, I feel at ease." Gu Xuesong's furrowed brow finally rexed upon hearing this.

  "So I'll have a sister now?" Gu Yu still found it hard to believe.

  He was the you in the family. pared to his other brothers, he actually wanted a sister more. However, Hui had been injured during childbirth and couldn't have more children. Sihe Gu family already had many male desdants, the idea of having a daughter was never brought up again.

  Occasionally, only Hui would mention it to herself.

  "Master, please stay as well. We have empty guest rooms," Gu Xuesong said to Qing Yun.

  "Thank you for your hospitality!"

  YaoYao was staying, and Qing Yun was relut to leave. Mainly because he was afraid the Gu family might kidnap her. The way the dy of the house looked at YaoYao was thtening - she seemed to treasure her more than her own eyes.

  If he didn't know YaoYao icked up by his junior brother, he would have thought she was their long-lost daughter.

  As a sect disciple, the matter of iance was crucial. Qing Yun told himself that being vigint could never be excessive.

  After settling the ht stay, everyone dispersed. YaoYao was taken to bathe by the family's maidservant.

  The Gu family's bathroom was very rge. Yaoyao immediately fell in love with the big bathtub, which was filled with bubbles and flower petals - a bathing experience she had never had before.

  She took off her small Taoist robe and pyed happily iub.

  After adding hot water twice, the servants, afraid her skin might get damaged, reminded her to e out. Yaoyao relutly ended her bath.

  Then, she secretly added "bubble bath" to her list of is.

  After drying off, the servants helped Yaoyao ge into a silk nightgown, which Hui had specially sent over. The size was a bit small, but it would do for now.

  As for a proper fit, Hui had already arranged for a desigo e and take measurements the day, with clothes to be made immediately.

  The moment Yaoyao's soft body y on the bed, Hui reached out and embraced her.

  "Was the bath fortable?" Hui asked softly, worried Yaoyao might not be used to the bathtub.

  "Mm, very fortable. Yaoyao likes it very much," Yaoyao nodded.

  At this moment, she found being held by Hui strahis was the first time a woman had held her this way.

  The old Taoist priest had often held her, but it felt pletely different from now.

  This mother who had accepted her was fragrant, soft, and spoke gently. She liked her!

  She actually didn't know much about her own ins, only remembering being with the old Taoist priest since she could remember. If she did have biological parents, they probably couldn't have doer than Hui.

  So she treasured this suddenly appearing mother, softly hugging Hui's arm with her small hand.

  "Is the bed too soft? Are you sleeping fortably?"

  The baby-like movement warmed Hui's heart, uanding the little girl was willing to be close to her. Her voice became even softer.

  Because she liked soft beds, her husband had specially ordered the current bed when they married. Her younger son had pined more than ohat it was too soft to sleep on.

  Yaoyao shook her head. "I'm used to it!"

  She wasn't picky about beds and could sleep anywhere when tired. Qing Yun had once said this child was easy to take care of, except for her big appetite.

  Hui casually cared for her, and mother and daughter got along quite harmoniously.

  "Are you scared?" Yaoyao asked, notig Hui's exhausted, sleepless appearaer seeing a ghost.

  Ghosts were evil entities. Those with weak hearts could easily be scared out of their wits.

  Even the brave ones couldn't help but have trouble sleeping, which was a sign of an unstable soul.

  "A little," Hui didn't try to hide it.

  She knew of Yaoyao's abilities and indeed didn't dare to sleep. She was afraid that once she closed her eyes, that thing would crawl into her dreams again. The feeling of almost suffog made her scalp tingle.

  Yaoyao saw her face full of lingering fear aated. Then she suddenly wiggled out from uhe covers.

  "Hm? What's wrong?" Hui let her move, looking puzzled.

  Yaoyao's grape-like eyes sparkled. "Let me help you!"

  She reached out and drew symbols in the air, reg clearly:

  "Supreme Celestial Star, responding endlessly. Wisdht and clear, mind and spirit at peace, swift as the decree!"

  As the words fell, Yaoyao touched Hui's forehead with her hand in a lotus flesture. A cool spiritual energy directly entered her forehead - this was a Taoist calming spell, mainly used to soothe and stabilize a disturbed soul.

  The more powerful the spell-caster, the better the effect.

  Clearly, Yaoyao was top-tier.

  Hui felt her previously tense nerves rex with this spiritual energy.

  Along with it came an overwhelming drowsiness. This wasn't actually the spell's effect, but because her body was already extremely exhausted. Her subscious had been keeping her alert, and now that suggestion was erased, she could no longer resist sleep.

  She didn't even have time to say goodnight before falling into a deep sleep.

  Yaoyao, seeing this, revealed a sweet smile and then dove bader the covers.

  "Goodnight!" she softly kissed Hui's cheek.

  Her master had told her that to show affe to elders who loved her, she could kiss their cheek.

  So many things had happeoday - she'd found Qing Yun and gained a mother...

  Going down the mountain was really iing. Tomorrow she would burn this good o her master, Yaoyao thought happily.

  Her eyes slowly closed, preparing to sleep - she o grow taller.

  The rge room fell silent with both the big and small ones resting.

  Near midnight, the Gu family was quiet.

  Suddenly, the paulownia tree outside the big courtyard inexplicably shook. The room's temperature mysteriously dropped, and a distorted white shadow crawled out from the shadows.

  The white shadow gradually approached the bed. Just as it was about to act, a chubby little hand suddenly stretched out, firmly grabbing what seemed to be the shadow's neck.

  "......"

  The white shadow clearly didn't expeyoo catch it. Choked, it couldn't even screech, only struggling desperately.

  However, it was futile. The hand was like a branding iron, firmly gripping it.

  The white shadow was horrified, never expeg the Gu family to have such a strange creature.

  The hand's owner was her than Yaoyao, who was supposed to be sleeping soundly.

  At this moment, her pupils were bck as a bottomless cold pool, causing chills down one's spine.

  She she dense sweet ghostly energy making her face show an intoxicated expression.

  She ughed softly: "Finally, I've caught you."

  In this moment, the pyful look in her eyes showed a maturity far beyond her years.

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