The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 423 A Shared Fate Pact, A Desire to Fight Against Heaven
Lang Jiuchuan's suggestion made Ning Shaosi fall into deep thought. Despite his young age, he frowned and his slightly pale lips were pressed into a straight line.

He was intelligent from a young age and had experienced a series of misfortunes, making him much more mature than his peers. After a little thought, he completely understood the meaning of the Langjiuchuan dialect.

Ning Shaosi looked at his father lying on the bed, tears streaming down his face.

This is giving him a choice, a choice for his father as a son!

It was a forced return of the remnant soul to the father's body, followed by watching his body grow weaker and weaker until he died in agony, and in his next life he could only be a mentally disabled idiot.

Or should someone else take over his father's body to nourish his soul, so that he can be reincarnated as a healthy person when the time is right? If so, it means that his father must die now.

Yes, his remnant soul may still be there, but it's impossible for him to touch his head and call him Si'er like before.

Ning Shaosi looked grief-stricken, as if he were asking whether he should continue to treat his dying father.

Liang Jinfeng also snapped out of his shock, subconsciously looking at Ning Shaosi, then at Lang Jiuchuan, his lips moving as if to say, "Isn't this a bit cruel?"

Lang Jiuchuan, however, remained unmoved.

She knew what Ning Shaosi would choose.

Ning Shaosi knelt before his father's bedside, held his hand, and cried. Then, he kowtowed three times before wiping away his tears and standing up. He said to Lang Jiuchuan, "I agree to your proposal."

Lang Jiuchuan raised an eyebrow: "Oh? You really want to? Aren't you afraid that some unscrupulous person might use your father to do evil and commit atrocities? If another soul were to enter this body, he wouldn't even be your father anymore. If he is wicked, once he uses this body to do evil, he will not only not bring any merit or good karma, but he will also be burdened with karmic obstacles. Your father will also suffer the backlash of karmic obstacles. He might not only be reincarnated as an idiot, but he might also be beaten to ashes by the Heavenly Master, or be reborn into the animal realm."

Ning Shaosi shook his head and said, "If you use someone, you should trust them; if you don't trust someone, you shouldn't use them. I trust Uncle Liang and I also trust the Master. Since you can make this suggestion, the person you find must be a good person. If he is a good person, he won't use my father's body to do evil and bring harm to the world."

He paused, then said, "The master smells very nice. I think someone who smells like that can't be a bad person."

He took Ning Zhe's hand again, choking back tears, and said, "If Father's soul is incomplete, what's the use of clinging to this physical body? He can't even be reincarnated."

"Too much intelligence can be harmful. You're still young, don't act like a little old man, it's not endearing at all." Lang Jiuchuan patted his head before saying to the outside, "Come in."

Ning Shaosi and Liang Jinfeng looked at each other, wondering who he was talking to.

A ghost walked in and said, "The rumors outside that you are a demon are spreading like wildfire, but you're not worried at all. You really don't care about yourself."

"We'll discuss that later. What about the Linglong Tower?"

A Piao glanced at the people present, handed over the exquisite pagoda, and stood aside.

Lang Jiuchuan let Ning Long out and saw that his soul had become much more solid. He said, "Your soul essence has been well nourished."

Ning Long smiled faintly: "Tongtian Pavilion has a lot of books. Reading cultivates both mind and body, which can calm my mind. It's quite good."

"Sir, has your original intention for studying never changed?" Lang Jiuchuan looked at him and said, "To establish a heart for heaven and earth, to establish a destiny for the people, to continue the lost learning of the past sages, and to usher in an era of peace for all generations." Ning Long nodded with a smile: "My original intention remains unchanged."

"Then your opportunity has arrived, sir."

Ning Long was taken aback. She followed her gaze to Ning Zhe, then to the remnant soul standing by the bedside, and finally locked eyes with the little Ning Shaosi for a moment before smiling at Lang Jiuchuan: "It is my honor."

There's no need for excessive explanations when talking to intelligent people. Since both parties were willing, Lang Jiuchuan began preparations.

She first cast a soul-condensing spell on Ning Zhe's remaining two souls and one spirit, allowing them to merge again. Then she sent them to the soul-nourishing array in the Little Nine Tower to be nurtured. When she sent him in, she also carefully touched his soul memories to see if she had left anything behind.

She saw his memories after he fell into the river. Just as she had seen, there was an undercurrent that swept him away after he fell into the water. His soul left his body, leaving only a fragment. After his soul left his body, he unfortunately encountered a ferocious water ghost that attacked and bit him.

It was his own auspicious Wenchang energy that protected him, scaring away the water ghost and allowing him to escape as a remnant soul, but he was too weak to return to his physical body.

The obsession etched into his soul was his only son, Ning Shaosi, which caused him to stay by his side day and night, never daring to leave.

Lang Jiuchuan didn't look any further. He lowered his eyes and watched as Ning Shaosi changed the water in the basin, took a clean set of clothes, and prepared to clean his father and send him off with dignity.

She retreated to the doorway, her hands clasped behind her back. She was not afraid of death, but she feared that her young child, whose wings were not yet fully grown, would have no one to protect him. This was the greatest weakness of parents.

Not long after, Ning Shaosi came out to invite her. Lang Jiuchuan went in, and Ning Zhe had changed into clean clothes and even combed his hair neatly.

Lang Jiuchuan said to Ning Shaosi and Ning Long, "Speaking of which, you both have the surname Ning. Perhaps you were one family many years ago, and now you are about to become close relatives. It is fate."

Ning Shaosi looked dejected as he glanced at Ning Long, who was able to appear after Lang Jiuchuan cast a spell. He looked different from the others; he was handsome, had a refined demeanor, and exuded magnanimity and composure in every gesture, which made him very likable.

He didn't dislike him, but no matter how good he was, he wasn't his father.

“Ning Zhe is only a remnant soul left. Although he can no longer support his physical body to move normally, his lifespan is still recorded in his Book of Fate. Even though only a remnant soul remains, he is still alive. Logically speaking, your entry into his body is possession. If a powerful sorcerer discovers this, killing you would be an act of justice.” Lang Jiuchuan looked at Ning Long and said, “So if you don’t want to be discovered, and don’t want to be afraid of thunder and rain, you have to conceal it.”

"What needs to be done?"

"By establishing a covenant of shared destiny, using your souls to establish this covenant, which is recognized by Heaven and Earth, you will share this destiny, sharing both blessings and hardships. Once the covenant is established, you will be one body with two souls. Of course, his soul is weak and unable to recover his consciousness, so he will remain in a deep sleep. When this physical body dies of its natural lifespan, the families you will be reborn into will depend on your merits. Everything you do will also directly affect his soul."

The ghost said sullenly from the side, "One body, two souls. Heaven won't let you exploit this loophole so easily. You might be struck by lightning and die. The chances of your soul being scattered are extremely high."

Ning Long laughed and said, "Just like the saying 'fortune favors the bold,' if we want to find this path to survival, we have to fight against fate, don't we?"

Lang Jiuchuan looked up at the sky and said, "Yes, the joy of fighting against the heavens is endless!"

The ghost curled its lip, "They're all crazy!"
(End of this chapter)