He Yu Cheng asked in confusion: "You're using ordinary paper for your paper people?"
Yue Qi Luo stared at him with her big eyes, then retorted, "What do you think? The paper people are just tools. I use magic to attach the souls of some dead people to the paper and make them mine. And now, it's a year of disaster, there's no shortage of souls."
Using souls to attach to paper people, if it were the animals in the courtyard, He Yu Cheng wouldn't have anything to say. But these ordinary people were already miserable enough, he didn't know if being attached to paper people by Yue Qi Luo would affect their reincarnation!
So, he directly asked, "Will the souls you used have any impact on them?"
"No, isn't there a saying that people have seven days to return their souls after death? During this time, they will wander between heaven and earth, and after they return their souls, they will completely disappear between heaven and earth. Except that I use magic to keep their souls, just like my previous maid. She didn't reincarnate for a long time, her soul was influenced by her obsession, and became what you call a ghost!"
Hearing Yue Qi Luo's explanation, He Yu Cheng understood and said, "Do you want anything to eat? I'll bring it in for you?"
Yue Qi Luo smiled sweetly and said, "Just absorb the spiritual energy here. You don't have to specially prepare food for me!"
"Can't you eat?"
"I can, but the energy provided by spiritual energy is greater than that in food."
"You should still eat something. At least that way, you'll look like a human to outsiders."
Yue Qi Luo looked at He Yu Cheng with doubt and said, "I am a human, it's just that after a stroke of luck, I got a legacy and learned magic! This magic can absorb the souls of others, which makes my own soul immortal!"
"So, you're not the reincarnation of the junior brother of the Grand Master of Qingyun Temple's Master Chu Chen, with his memories?"
Yue Qi Luo shook her head and said, "No, I only received his inheritance in my memory. He told me to pass this magic down, and then he disappeared. I am Yue Qi Luo!"
"Oh, oh, so that's how it is. That's good, that's good."
He Yu Cheng was initially hesitant about this loli-looking girl who had actually experienced several reincarnations. But after Yue Qi Luo's explanation, his heart immediately felt relieved.
After all, who could refuse a beautiful, ageless beauty?
"Alright, from now on, when you're inside the cave, you can absorb spiritual energy. But if I take you outside, then you should eat and drink like ordinary people. You don't know how much delicious food there is outside. If you don't try it, you'll be missing out on a lot of the joys of life!"
"Okay, I'll listen to you!"
She was easy to talk to now, but He Yu Cheng knew that this girl was ruthless and had no qualms about killing.
So, he also reminded her, "It's different now than before. If anyone offends you outside, you can fight them! Don't kill anyone like you used to. If anyone offends you, you can tell me, and I'll quietly get rid of them!"
Yue Qi Luo had been lonely for too long, her heart was empty. Ever since she could remember, she hadn't lived outside for long. First, she was sealed by Master Chu Chen's Grand Master for a hundred years, and then sealed by Wu Xin. She longed for the outside world.
"Okay!"
After giving her instructions, He Yu Cheng left the cave and went straight to the street!
He had to solve Yue Qi Luo's identity issue. Otherwise, it would be troublesome if he took her outside without an identity, and the animals in the courtyard found out.
Fortunately, he was working on identity registration at the moment. There were many refugees hiding in the countryside, wilderness, and mountains in these days of war. It was easy to just make up an identity for her.
He Yu Cheng and He Yu Shui were cooking dinner when Yi Zhong Hai came to the door.
The old bastard, why did he come again?
"Yu Cheng, Yu Shui, you're cooking dinner, Old Yi came over to discuss something with you!"
He Yu Cheng said expressionlessly, "What is it?"
"That, haven't I returned the money to you? I've also paid compensation. Can you please not spread this matter around? Just say it's over, okay?"
"Haha, weren't you being kind? Why are you afraid of people spreading it around?"
This was slapping him in the face. He kept saying he was doing it for He Yu Cheng and He Yu Shui, that's why he kept He Da Qing's living expenses. Now, not only did he pay 5,000 yuan, but he also asked them to keep it quiet.
He Yi Zhong Hai was a big loser, right?
"This, this, it's just a small matter. If you spread it around, it'll be bad for you, wouldn't it? Everyone will know your dad ran off with a widow, and it will be hard for you to get married and find a partner in the future."
Some people have told so many lies, they believe them themselves. The most important thing is that people who lie for a long time end up deceiving themselves! Yi Zhong Hai always stood on the moral high ground to criticize others, but he actually thought of himself as a good person.
"Alright, go back. Yu Shui and I don't have time to spread this outside. However, if anyone throws dirt on our He family, don't blame me for fighting back!"
He was reminding Yi Zhong Hai to be careful what he said. It was clear to everyone who was right and wrong. Don't let Yi Zhong Hai bite back later!
"No, no, I won't disturb you anymore. You guys hurry up and eat."
Watching Yi Zhong Hai leave, He Yu Cheng sneered in his heart! He had just sensed Yi Zhong Hai's thoughts. It turned out that Liu Hai Zhong had gone to him before he came back. Liu Hai Zhong criticized Yi Zhong Hai for doing something wrong and wanted to hold a courtyard meeting to remove Yi Zhong Hai's position as Old Yi!
So Yi Zhong Hai came to him to ask him not to spread the matter around. After all, he had paid to settle it. And he understood what He Yu Cheng had said. He wouldn't tell anyone how to solve it. At most, he would say it was a private matter between the He family and the He family didn't care. What could the people in the courtyard do to him?
They were all rotten things, just dogs biting each other. He would just watch the show in the courtyard and see how they fought!
At this time, He Yu Shui finished cooking the dishes and brought them to the dining table, saying, "Second brother, dinner is ready!"
He Yu Cheng collected his thoughts, sat down, and heard He Yu Shui say, "Second brother, before you came back, Second Uncle came to see me. He asked me what happened and how the matter of Yi Zhong Hai withholding our living expenses was resolved. He asked if he could help!"
"I told him directly that you handled everything and that I didn't know how."
"You did the right thing. Liu Hai Zhong is not a good person either. He's ambitious but incompetent. He has long been coveting Old Yi's position. This time, he wanted to use this incident to bring Yi Zhong Hai down."
"Ah, so he wants to be Old Yi, I really thought he was doing it for us."
He Yu Cheng smiled and said, "You should just ignore the people in this courtyard. Liu Hai Zhong wants to be Old Yi? He's dreaming. If he can't handle the deaf old lady in the back courtyard, he won't be Old Yi in a million years."