Ye Fan could indeed see, and he hadn't lied to Wuyingzi. He nodded.

"Elder, do you have anything you want me to say to her?" Ye Fan asked.

Wuyingzi hesitated for a moment, then finally sighed helplessly, "Tell her to return to where she belongs. I can no longer protect her; this is her fate."

These words were spoken with deep sadness, causing Ye Fan to suspect the relationship between Wuyingzi and the girl ghost. Since Wuyingzi couldn't see her, how did she accurately find this place? Perhaps Wuyingzi brought her here herself, and invited him over, letting the girl ghost stay here?

Ye Fan stepped in front of the pool; the spirit of the young girl showed no rejection towards him, as she wouldn't expect someone could see her. At this moment, Ye Fan couldn't discern if the girl had her own wisdom, for human spirits generally only have a single obsession and basic self-preservation instinct, falling short of being considered wise.

Just then, a black aura emerged from Ye Fan's body, taking the form of Xiao Heijing's spirit. She sensed a strong presence of the dead around, as if hungry, about to go foraging.

"Don't move," Ye Fan warned Xiao Heijing first.

Xiao Heijing obediently stayed by Ye Fan's side. Wuyingzi said coldly, "Why do I feel a spiritual presence nearby? Moreover, this spirit is highly aggressive. Ye Fan, is this your doing?"

Xiao Heijing was out looking for food, so naturally, she would be aggressive. In Xiao Heijing's eyes, the girl ghost in the pool was potential prey. Ye Fan said, "It's fine, she's under my control, there won't be any threat."

"You better keep an eye on her, I can feel she's likely a predator from the spirit realm, she should be...the black crystal by your side." Though Wuyingzi couldn't exactly feel the presence of Xiao Heijing, her cultivation was very strong with a great ability to analyze, and she made an assumption based on previous situations, thinking it was one of the four small crystals by Ye Fan's side, the black one.

Ye Fan stepped forward to the pool and asked the girl ghost, "Can you hear me?"

The girl ghost was startled, turned around and looked at Ye Fan cautiously, then a force gathered around her. This force made Xiao Heijing very excited as her appetite was based on the spirit's strength; the stronger, the more delicious.

"Ye Fan, what is going on? Why is there a strong killing intent?" Wuyingzi was obviously uneasy about Ye Fan and Xiao Heijing, fearing they would bully the girl ghost together.

"It's the spirit being wary of me," Ye Fan explained briefly, suddenly feeling that the formidable Wuyingzi seemed momentarily blind, distrustful, yet needing him to convey messages to the girl ghost.

"Then quickly tell her what I asked you to, make her leave!" Wuyingzi demanded, "I didn't expect you to be so dangerous; both you and the black crystal pose a potential threat to her. Maybe I shouldn't have come to you, but if you dare harm her, I will kill you and ensure the black crystal suffers eternal torment!"

Ye Fan thought to himself; Wuyingzi's cultivation is so powerful that she wouldn't normally deign to speak to me. The more she threatens, the less confidence she has. This precisely shows her insecurity.

Ye Fan genuinely wanted to know the relationship between Wuyingzi and the girl, but it wasn't appropriate to speculate. He spoke to the wary girl ghost: "Don't worry, I'm here to help you. Do you know Wuyingzi?"

The girl ghost thought for a moment and shook her head.

From this, Ye Fan could deduce that the girl ghost wasn't an ordinary human spirit, she had her own wisdom and the ability to think independently. In the world of spirits or objects, this already constituted a higher spirit, much like Xiao Heijing.

Ye Fan conveyed Wuyingzi's message: "Perhaps the person you stayed with day and night, I don't know her true identity, but she cares for you deeply, hoping you can leave, going where you should be. Can you see her?"

Ye Fan pointed in the direction where Wuyingzi was, the girl ghost shook her head slightly, indicating she couldn't see Wuyingzi.

Wuyingzi didn't understand how Ye Fan communicated with the spirit; when she saw Ye Fan standing there, she thought he was just putting up a pretense. She sternly asked, "Ye Fan, did you tell her?"

Ye Fan turned to Wuyingzi and said, "I'm communicating with her, but she...seems unable to see you."

"Yes, she cannot perceive my existence. I can sense her, but I can only keep her confined to prevent harm, like you and the black crystal by your side. I have protected her for too long, not giving her the freedom she deserves, she should be left to fend for herself." As Wuyingzi spoke, she appeared very old and weary.

Ye Fan felt at a loss with Wuyingzi; a person with a façade, a woman appearing like an old man, and now expressing sentiments akin to an elder, gave Ye Fan chills.

"Is there anything else you want me to tell her?" Ye Fan asked.

"Let her go. She knows where she's supposed to go, that is her destination. From now on...she will walk her own path, and I cannot help her much," Wuyingzi's tone still carried a somber note.

Ye Fan conveyed Wuyingzi's sentiments again, finally, the girl ghost spoke, "Thank you, I'm leaving."

Like a gust of wind, the girl ghost moved towards the horizon, seemingly leaving Earth, and at the moment of her departure, Wuyingzi's body transformed from an old man to her original female form. She stared fixedly in the direction of the girl ghost's departure, lost in thought for a long time.

"Elder, are you alright?" Ye Fan was the most confused at this point, unable to comprehend the relationship between the girl ghost and Wuyingzi.

"I'm fine," Wuyingzi shook her head, studied Ye Fan, and sneered. Even Ye Fan had to admit, despite being in female form, Wuyingzi still bore some masculine traits, leaving him wondering whether she was male, female, or androgynous.

The girl ghost couldn't be Wuyingzi's old flame, separated by life and death?

"Elder, may I ask...what's your relationship with that girl's spiritual energy?" Ye Fan asked.

"She is my daughter," Wuyingzi seemed to say casually. This answer took Ye Fan by surprise.

"Your daughter?" Ye Fan smiled wryly, thinking that even an ancient being capable of destruction like this woman was passionate about having daughters?

"I know what you're thinking, Ye Fan. You must be associating me with the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman, but I'm not like her," Wuyingzi said, walking towards the hotel without turning back, continuing, "In fact, she isn't truly my daughter, as she was born to another...that person was the one I adored and dedicated my life to protecting. Unfortunately, she eventually vanished, and to this day, I cannot find any trace of her ever existing. I want to find her and revive her, much like the Mysterious Woman..."

Ye Fan nodded, seeming to understand that there was someone on Wuyingzi's mind, a woman who bore a daughter for someone else, but Wuyingzi hadn't lost hope.

Was everything Wuyingzi had done before actually just to find a woman she once loved?

Ye Fan mused: "This Wuyingzi is becoming more and more incomprehensible. Given her near equal power to ancient mighty figures, her eccentricities are perhaps understandable."

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