The first sip of Gu Changsheng’s [Cosmic Soul-Returning Mutton & Ginger Soup] flowed down Mother Lin’s translucent throat like a river of liquid morning sunshine.
For twenty dark years inside Cage #0002, Mother Lin had known only the freezing bite of karmic iron and the hollow ache of a ghost who could not even wipe her own tears.
Now, the instant that rich, milky-white mutton marrow—simmered with Frost-Pine yellow ginger, Auntie Qin’s Nine-Turn Soul-Restoring Herbs, Grandpa Yao’s Nine-Sun Elixir. Su Nuannuan’s Half-Step Rank 10 Life Dew—reached her spiritual core, the supreme [100% Flaw-Free Home Cooking Law] of the [Upgrade Box] ignited!
HUMMMMMM—THUMP-THUMP!
Inside Mother Lin’s translucent chest, a warm, golden spark of creation flashed—and for the first time in twenty years, a real, living heart made of warm flesh and blood beat against her ribs!
Thump-thump! Thump-thump!
Golden-pink vitality radiated outward from that beating heart at miraculous speed, weaving sturdy bones, crystal-clear immortal meridians, and rosy, living skin around her spirit!
Within three breaths, the flickering ghost was gone.
