Jiang Lin reviewed his memories of his past life.
Based on his understanding of King Jian'an, the latter didn't seem like an impulsive person.
However,
humans are strange creatures. As long as they have emotions, they are not a fixed entity.
Over the years, Jiang Lin had encountered many spirits.
Some people who did bad deeds their entire lives would save someone before they died.
The reason was simple: the weather was nice that day, and they were in a good mood.
Some people lived ordinary lives and acted cautiously.
But in moments of crisis, they would rush to the forefront, shielding others with their own bodies.
The reason was also simple: the girl behind them was still young, and her grandmother wanted to take her to eat candied hawthorns.
In fact, ghosts were the same.
The reasons for impulsiveness could be simple or complex.
Perhaps it was because they promised someone; perhaps it was a sudden dislike for the world;
or perhaps it was a deep-seated obsession.
Despite King Jian'an's usual composure, where he would strategize, drink tea, and chat to resolve matters,
appearing as if Mount Tai collapsed before him and he remained unmoved,
such a person, if harboring an obsession, if meticulously planning something…
when acting, they would likely be more frenzied and fearless than anyone else.
...
When Jiang Lin arrived at 'Third Harmony Hospital,' he didn't see King Jian'an.
But with a slight sensing, he discovered a barrier.
His gaze fixed on a ward by the window on the third floor.
It was morning, the sunlight was just right, and a gentle breeze was blowing.
The ward window was half-open.
Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves, casting dappled shadows on the floor inside.
On the hospital bed,
a girl with a pale, bloodless complexion lay quietly.
She was connected to many machines.
Periodically, medical staff would come in to check on her.
At first glance, there was nothing unusual.
Jiang Lin moved, appearing before the window.
He didn't barge in directly. Instead, he raised a hand and placed it in front of the open window.
He also placed it on the barrier.
He asked calmly, "What do you want to do?"
The next second, the barrier opened a gap, just large enough for Jiang Lin to enter.
Jiang Lin withdrew his hand and walked in. The barrier automatically closed behind him.
"Why are you here?"
Jiang Lin's appearance surprised King Jian'an.
Jiang Lin remained silent, his gaze sweeping past King Jian'an to the figure behind him—the soul that had just emerged from the body.
A soul, meaning the spirit of a person whose physical body had not yet died.
"What do you want to do?" he repeated his previous question.
"You…"
King Jian'an looked at Jiang Lin's slightly serious expression and paused, as if thinking of something.
He pursed his lips and smiled,
"Don't worry, although I've thought about it, I haven't reached that point yet."
Jiang Lin: "..."
That statement didn't sound reassuring at all.
He remembered when they were trapped in the city during his lifetime.
Once, King Jian'an offered to cook and said, "Don't worry, I've already learned from Sister Chen."
Then, he turned around and blew up the kitchen.
With a bang, everyone was startled.
They thought it was the enemy's catapults attacking.
...
"I don't want to fight against heaven and earth,"
King Jian'an glanced at the dazed girl behind him, who was in a semi-conscious state.
"I just want to give her a dream."
He looked at Jiang Lin, "If you don't believe me, you can come along."
Saying that, without waiting for Jiang Lin's reaction, King Jian'an took the girl's hand and flew out the window with her.
A barrier continuously enveloped them, preventing the soul's aura from leaking out.
Jiang Lin thought for a moment and followed.
In case of any unforeseen circumstances... he might be able to help.
After all, he was taking a soul out alone.
Normally, it might be fine, but after the incident of an acting captain hijacking a soul and defecting,
if other ghost messengers saw them, or if something happened midway, it would be easy for them to be misunderstood.
Midway through the flight, Jiang Lin felt something was missing.
He looked up and around. Ah, the live-streaming orb was missing.
...Wait, was he becoming a bit gossipy?
...
Given the special circumstances, Jiang Lin did not open a live stream.
Even though the live-streaming orb was bouncing around, wanting to come out.
Jiang Lin followed King Jian'an all the way to the city's largest amusement park.
As it was the weekend, the crowds were particularly large.
Young couples screamed on the roller coaster, parents with helpless smiles bought cotton candy for their children, and staff wearing Mickey Mouse headbands walked around selling drinks…
The air seemed to be filled with the scent of joy.
King Jian'an placed the girl in the crowd, sealed her soul's aura, and then touched her to awaken her.
"This time, you can play however you want."
The girl looked about seventeen or eighteen, the age when one could be most carefree and unrestrained.
But due to her illness, she rarely went out, let alone came out to play.
She always wore a white hospital gown and was most familiar with the smell of disinfectant.
But the moment King Jian'an awakened her, her face suddenly regained color, and her clothes changed to her favorite sleeveless dress, which she had never been able to wear outside.
The yellow dress was like the brightest flower in spring.
She stood in the crowd, her eyes gradually reflecting the amusement park rides:
the carousel, the roller coaster, the Ferris wheel, the pirate ship…
She looked up, looked at herself, and then at the people around her who paid her no mind.
She slowly took her first step, taking a deep breath of the outside air.
The smell of takoyaki, perfume, and osmanthus…
"Is this heaven?"
She spun around in place, the hem of her dress fluttering with her movement.
Like a flower blooming.
This time, her body did not send out 'danger' or 'no' signals.
—This time, she could play freely.
A voice in her mind told her so.
Who said it?
"Who cares. Roller coaster, here I come—"
She cast all her questions aside, spread her arms, and headed straight for the most thrilling ride.
Regardless of whether this was heaven or some strange place, since she had the chance, she would play to her heart's content!
"Ahhh—"
The roller coaster slowly ascended, then rapidly descended.
Even Jiang Lin, hovering above, could feel her excitement from the cheerful screams.
They stood above the Ferris wheel, watching the girl get off the roller coaster and then run into the carousel.
No one noticed her presence.
She could play however she wanted.
Jiang Lin asked, "Why didn't you keep her here?"
If one gave up reincarnation, they could stay in the underworld.
King Jian'an shook his head, "Her soul seems to have been injured. Even if she stayed, she wouldn't be able to cultivate."
Without strength, life in the underworld might not be easy.
Jiang Lin asked curiously, "Don't you like her?"
Wouldn't it be fine to keep her by your side?
With a Great Captain vouching for her, why worry about her life in the underworld?
King Jian'an raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised and confused, "I like her?"
Jiang Lin: "???"
Did he misjudge?
It shouldn't be...
He had clearly observed how his second disciple, Que Sixi, liked the little goldfish.
Jiang Lin asked uncertainly, "You haven't realized it yourself?"
King Jian'an continued to raise his eyebrows. What could a single dog like you possibly realize?
Jiang Lin: ...Are you a dog with two partners?
King Jian'an: ...
...