Zhou Huan finally understood the meaning of the few ghosts. He lowered his head to look at Ruan Xiangning, who silently nodded, "I'll go with them, Zhou Huan. You see us off!"

Zhou Huan, Shi Bingyuan, and Hong Kun set up the Reincarnation Sect Formation. This arrangement was meant to ensure the four solitary souls could reincarnate into the same family. But just as the souls within the formation began to etherealize and vanish, another object suddenly flew over, darting into the formation, and went through the process of fading away along with Ruan Xiangning and the others.

In the short span of under fifteen minutes, Zhou Huan clearly understood the destination of these ghosts and, consequently, his own predicament. The thing that had suddenly flown in was the infant child from Zhou Huan and Ruan Xiangning's previous life; now, it was gone along with Ruan Xiangning.

"Hoo!" Zhou Huan let out a long breath. He closed his eyes slightly, gazing out at the road outside. After a moment, he turned back to look at Hong Kun and Shi Bingyuan. "It’s finally over. Come on, accompany me to the hospital."

Shi Bingyuan and Hong Kun rose at the same time. "Alright, Master. Let's go check on Officer Xiao He."

Just as the three were discussing heading to the hospital, a strained and aged voice suddenly spoke up, "Master Zhou, please don't leave yet! Settle my matter before you go."

Zhou Huan frowned upon hearing the voice. "Ah, how could I have forgotten him."

It turned out to be the Old Master of the Sun family. He had been hiding inside a bone. Now that he saw the other ghosts successfully reincarnated, he became anxious, hoping Zhou Huan could use one move to usher him into reincarnation as well, sparing him the lingering grief of staying in the tomb.

Zhou Huan flipped the bone over, and the Old Master materialized onto the ground. "Master Zhou, I think you don't need to trouble yourself selecting a tomb for me. Just send me straight into reincarnation. Bury my bones anywhere convenient; it saves me the heartache of seeing my dull-witted descendants."

"This... Old Master Sun, I'm afraid that might be difficult to explain. I really don't want to stir up any more trouble."

"No trouble, trust me. I’ll tell you his weakness: he fears anyone who tries to control him. Once someone has authority over him, he becomes helpless. Even you can manage him now, so don't worry, he won't bother you again." After speaking, the Old Master prepared for reincarnation, settling into a cross-legged posture with his Baihui acupoint offered up to Zhou Huan.

Zhou Huan shook his head slightly. "Fine then, this is the only way now. I'll just use the 'Return to Origin' hand seal on you." Zhou Huan’s hand seal struck the Old Master's Baihui acupoint fiercely. The Old Master’s soul immediately tumbled to the ground with a thud and vanished without a trace.

"Master, your move is truly powerful, and simple too," Hong Kun complimented him.

Zhou Huan smiled. "This move isn't difficult. It's specifically designed for souls that have been dead a long time, cause no trouble, and wish only for reincarnation. Since they hold little residual resentment, a light push is enough to send their souls on their way."

"What about that formation we used earlier?" Hong Kun, showing a sudden eagerness to learn, followed up.

Zhou Huan continued, "That formation is used for sending off resentful souls. Its greatest function is ensuring they are sent to be born into the same family—the number of people equals the number of multiples they will be born as."

"That miraculous? What if there were a dozen people?"

"Your Master isn't foolish enough to send a dozen ghosts for reincarnation all at once. I might as well just extinguish them; they’d just die upon arrival anyway." Zhou Huan spoke, preparing to leave the room.

Hong Kun pondered Zhou Huan’s words and found them reasonable. He and Shi Bingyuan tidied up the room, tore the white paper from the offering table, burned it in the paper incinerator, and then followed Zhou Huan out of the Fusho Hall. When they emerged, Hong Kun went to his car, only to realize Zhou Huan was gone. A moment later, a Mercedes S60 drove out from behind them, laying on its horn.

Zhou Huan poked his head out of the car. "Hey, let's go to the hospital! Hong Kun, lead the way in your car. I have to run an errand later."

In that brief moment, Hong Kun and Shi Bingyuan were deeply bewildered. When did Zhou Huan get into his own car? He had even changed into clean, sharp clothing, and his hair was neatly styled.

Hong Kun and Shi Bingyuan exchanged a glance and drove off.

When the group arrived at the hospital, Li Tianxiong and Dongzi were guarding the door to the ward. Seeing Zhou Huan arrive, their expressions relaxed noticeably.

"Master, Shimu is fine. She even woke up once just now, constantly calling your name," Li Tianxiong reported the situation. Zhou Huan looked toward the ward, then gently pushed the door open and walked slowly inside. He stroked Xiao He's hand and lightly kissed her forehead, then prepared to turn and leave.

"Zhou Huan, don't go, don't go!" Xiao He mumbled in her sleep. Zhou Huan turned back to look at her. Her eyes were still slightly closed. Although her face was dark from the intense training under the sun, her appearance remained beautiful—at least, in Zhou Huan’s heart, she would always be an unparalleled beauty.

Zhou Huan looked at Xiao He again; she had fallen back asleep. He then exited the ward door and immediately noticed a problem: Dongzi was standing there, hands on his hips, staring intently at Shi Bingyuan and Hong Kun, and speaking to them with surprising eloquence. "You two newcomers listen up. As your senior brother, I'm laying down a few demands now. First, from now on, you will obey everything the Master and your senior brothers say. Second..."

Smack! Zhou Huan’s large hand patted Dongzi lightly on the back, interrupting his rambling. He stepped forward and said, "This kid still isn't convinced. It looks like the four of you really need to sort out first, second, third, and fourth place among yourselves. How about this, let's not make a scene here. We'll go eat first. Afterward, I'll think about it and sort out the rankings once we are outside."

As soon as Zhou Huan finished speaking, the stomachs of everyone present began to rumble, with startling synchronization. "Ouch, I really am hungry!"

"Let's go eat. We have nurses watching the place here," Zhou Huan said, leading his four disciples out of the hospital. They drove to a relatively large hotel named the Phoenix Grand Hotel.

After eating, the group began to argue, especially Dongzi, who stood taller than anyone else in the private room, shouting, "Brother, do you think I should aim to be the Eldest Senior Brother? I've been with you the longest."

"Hey, Dongzi, with your skills, being the Eldest Senior Brother is a bit..." Shi Bingyuan lectured Dongzi.

Hong Kun remained silent nearby, afraid of Dongzi's reckless retaliation.

Tianxiong reached out and tugged Dongzi’s sleeve, whispering quietly, "Hey, there are too many people today. Don't cause trouble for Master, or you won't even make Second Senior Brother."

The moment Tianxiong finished speaking, Zhou Huan stood up and said very sternly, "Dongzi, sit down." Zhou Huan then formally announced, "Starting today, our Fusho Hall has gained two more members. Including this freeloader (me), that makes five of us. Therefore, from now on, we must earn our own living for meals." Shi Bingyuan stood up, interrupting Zhou Huan. "Master, don't worry about that. Our business will slowly pick up. I'll go back tomorrow and move the former funeral parlor services over to Fusho Hall."

"Good, but Fusho Hall doesn't have enough space for all of you to live for now. Here's what—go back and change the signage. Replace it with the name Fusho Hall. For the time being, be self-reliant, and if you need any help, just call me. I'll stay here with Dongzi and Tianxiong." Zhou Huan organized everything methodically.

Shi Bingyuan also found this arrangement very reasonable. He said to Zhou Huan, "This is good too. We can take jobs from both sides and communicate if anything comes up. We are your disciples now, Zhou Huan, hahahaha!"

Zhou Huan laughed, and the three disciples—everyone except Dongzi—joined in his laughter. Only Dongzi kept frowning, lost in his own thoughts.

Suddenly, Dongzi stood up. "Brother Huan, I want to be the Eldest Senior Brother."

This one sentence left Zhou Huan and the others feeling helpless. Zhou Huan also frowned deeply and assigned Dongzi, "Dongzi, you don't need to worry about being the Eldest Senior Brother for now. Let Shi Bingyuan be the Eldest Senior Brother, Hong Kun the second, Tianxiong the third, and you the fourth. Let's keep this order for now. I'll give you ten days. If you can independently resolve one paranormal incident within that time, I will let you become the Eldest Senior Brother. How does that sound?"

"Based on age, this order is quite reasonable," Shi Bingyuan chimed in. Everyone looked at Dongzi and started laughing.

Dongzi was boiling with suppressed anger. "Fine! Let them be arrogant for a while. I... I will just—ugh!" Dongzi sat down in a small corner of the private room as if suffering a great humiliation, his eyes staring blankly.

Soon, everyone finished eating, and Zhou Huan prepared to depart. Dongzi was still staring into space.

Shi Bingyuan spoke first. "Master, how about this: Hong Kun and I will rush back tonight and change the sign first thing tomorrow morning."

"You don't need to rush. I, Zhou Huan, will take zero profit from the future earnings; it will all stay at your shop for construction and your living expenses. I have my own ways here. If you need any help, just say the word." Zhou Huan had finished his arrangements. The group left the restaurant. Dongzi walked as if his soul were lost, twisting his neck along the way to gaze up at the blue sky, his hazy eyes scanning the surroundings.

"Dongzi, say goodbye to your Eldest and Second Senior Brothers!" Zhou Huan called out to Dongzi, but Dongzi paid no mind, waving his hand dismissively.

"Farewell!" Then Dongzi turned and got into Zhou Huan's car.

Hong Kun drove away, while Tianxiong and Dongzi sat in Zhou Huan's car and also departed. Zhou Huan first dropped the two disciples off at the hospital to watch over Xiao He, while he drove his car alone to the bank's safe deposit box.

At that moment, the words echoing in Zhou Huan's mind were the sentence from the old woman's envelope: Thank you for opening the door for me; I couldn't reach it!

As soon as Zhou Huan reached the safe deposit box area, he took out the key and the sequence of numbers left by the old woman, hurrying toward the safe box number indicated on the envelope.