Chapter 242: The Best Love Is to Let Go

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Lu Miao nodded without dwelling on the matter of the bell. “Have you experienced anything strange at home recently?”

Xu Xinran immediately replied, “No, everything has been fine.”

Lu Miao looked thoughtful. “Have there been any unpleasant visitors at home?”

“No, since my parents’ passing, I’ve had little contact with relatives. Besides, after Wen Yaoyang’s incident, hardly anyone comes here,” Xu Xinran said, occasionally glancing back at the courtyard behind her.

“Do you have any other matters to attend to, Master? If not, I should go back now. There are some inconveniences at home, but I will definitely host you properly next time,” Xu Xinran said, trying to close the door.

However, just as she was about to do so, a clear and crisp sound of bells rang from the courtyard.

Xu Xinran’s face turned pale, and she hurriedly tried to close the door. “Mom, what are you doing here?”

A little head squeezed out from behind Xu Xinran. It was Xu Zhenzhen, who sweetly smiled at Lu Miao.

“It’s the pretty sister! Mom, why didn’t you let the pretty sister come to play with me at home?”

Lu Miao reached out and gently patted Xu Zhenzhen’s head, then looked up at Xu Xinran.

Xu Xinran’s eyes reddened instantly, and she forcefully bit her lip. “I’m sorry, Master. I was just… afraid that if you saw them, you would take them away.” “Them?” Lu Miao narrowed her eyes.

Two minutes later, Lu Miao sat on the sofa in the living room of the Xu family villa, with Xu Xinran sitting across from her.

A large area next to the living room had been cleared, and Xu Xinran had even dismantled a guest room on the ground floor, connecting it to the cleared space, creating a small family playground filled with various children’s toys and play facilities.

Xu Zhenzhen was happily playing inside, and her parents watched lovingly from the side, occasionally helping her up if she fell.

If Lu Miao didn’t know that they were not human, they would seem like a happy and harmonious family of four.

As she watched Xu Zhenzhen play joyfully, Xu Xinran finally spoke with a slow voice, “You said they would stay for at most a dozen days. I dare not close my eyes when I sleep every night, fearing they will disappear while I’m asleep. Their stay has been getting longer, surpassing the days you mentioned.”

“At first, I didn’t understand why. One day, Zhenzhen accidentally fell, and the bell on her neck fell off, rolling under the bed. I couldn’t move the bed by myself, so I planned to get help the next day. But that night, Zhenzhen and my parents began to show signs of dissipating.”

“It was when Zhenzhen cried for the bell that I suddenly thought it might be related. I mustered all my strength to move the bed and found the bell. After Zhenzhen put it back on, the signs of their dissipating stabilized again.” “That’s when I realized that their ability to stay was connected to this bell.”

This was also the reason why she didn’t dare to lend the bell to Lu Miao before.

Xu Xinran was afraid that if she lent the bell to Lu Miao, Zhenzhen and her parents might dissipate before Lu Miao returned it.

Lu Miao pursed her lips. “Miss Xu, do you know that living beings cannot stay with these spirits for too long?

“They won’t harm me, and I’ve already dismissed all the servants at home, so they won’t harm anyone else,” Xu Xinran hastily explained.

No wonder she personally opened the door earlier.

Lu Miao sighed, “Even if they are your loved ones and harbor no ill intentions towards you, they are no longer among the living and carry Yin energy with them. Staying with them for a long time will inadvertently absorb the Yang energy from your body. When your Yang energy is completely depleted, your life will come to an end.”

“I’m not afraid. Since I’m the only one left in this family, I have no attachment to this world. Without them, I don’t know how I could have endured this period. If I die because of this, it might be a good thing. At least, our family of four can be reunited,” Xu Xinran said with teary eyes.

Lu Miao pressed her forehead with her hand. “Have you considered what your parents and Zhenzhen would want? Do they want to stay?”

If they knew that their presence might cause her death, how would they feel?

Xu Xinran’s father and mother appeared beside her at some point. Her mother placed her hand on Xu Xinran’s, signaling her support.

“Sweetheart, we’ve already stayed with you for so long. Your life still has a long journey ahead, and you will encounter people who love you. We hope you can be happy,” her mother said.

Xu Zhenzhen ran over and put her chubby little hand on top of their joined hands, saying in her baby voice, “Zhenzhen also wishes Mommy to be happy.”

Tears streamed down Xu Xinran’s face as she vigorously shook her head. “I don’t want a future without them. I don’t want to meet anyone who loves me. I only want them.”

Little Xu Zhenzhen didn’t understand why her mother was crying, so she started crying too.

Lu Miao understood Xu Xinran’s reluctance to let her loved ones go. After all, they were her closest family, and watching them leave before her eyes would be akin to them dying in front of her again.

However, she had to tell Xu Xinran, “If they linger in the mortal world for too long, it won’t be good for them.”

Xu Xinran looked up at her abruptly. “What will happen to them?”

“They will forever stay here and be unable to enter reincarnation,” Lu Miao said straightforwardly.

Xu Xinran fell silent, realizing the severity of the punishment – eternal separation from the cycle of reincarnation. If it only affected her, she might not mind, but the thought of it impacting her family troubled her deeply.

After a moment, she mustered the courage to ask, “Can you help them find peace and move on?”

Lu Miao nodded, “Yes, I can.”

Not ready to make a decision, she looked at her daughter, and said, “I need more time to think about it.

Lu Miao reached for the gourd necklace she always wore around her neck and handed it to her. “I will need a few days with the Three Pure Bell. In the meantime, you can use this gourd necklace as a substitute. It will protect them from dissipating. At night, you can chant the incantation to keep them safe and protect yourself from any negative energy they may carry.”

“Thank you,” said Xu Xinran, her eyes reddening with gratitude.

Later, in the upstairs bedroom, Xu Xinran handed the original Three Pure Bell to Lu Miao. As soon as Lu Miao took it, the bell on Xu Xinran’s daughter’s neck disappeared.

Quickly, Xu Xinran put on the gourd necklace.

As they left Xu’s home, evening had set in, and Lu Miao cast a final glance at the brightly lit villa behind her.

Back at Lingyue Manor, she coincidentally encountered Gu Shiyan’s car parked

at the entrance..