At this moment, the old man also discovered Ming Li. He turned sharply towards Ming Li, his brows furrowed tightly. He stealthily reached behind him, but before he could do anything, his hand was disabled in the next second.
Looking at his bleeding hand, his eyes were filled with terror. "You… what the hell are you?"
Ming Li looked at the old man in front of her, then tilted her small mouth, unleashing her full aura. "This is all your doing, isn't it? How is it? Are you satisfied?"
"You didn't do this to me! I was also acting on orders! It was..." Before he could finish speaking, Ming Li had already struck.
Looking at the old man lying in a pool of blood, his eyes wide in death, Ming Li frowned, appearing somewhat regretful. She should have waited for him to finish speaking before acting. Alas! A miscalculation.
The system beside them, seeing this, produced a miniature white candle from somewhere and placed it before the old man. After lighting it with a match, it said sympathetically, "I hope you don't encounter this insane person again in your next life."
"What? Do you want to go down and accompany him?"
Hearing this emotionless voice, the system shivered and quickly blew out the small candle, then said with a laugh, "Ah? Host, what are you talking about?"
As it spoke, the system put the small candle back into its private storage. It hadn't finished burning yet, and it could be used again next time; it couldn't be wasted.
Ming Li looked expressionlessly at the system's small actions. Suddenly, she raised her hand, and a ball of red flame shot towards the old man behind the system. After the fire extinguished, there was nothing left. This action made the system tremble with fear, almost causing it to crash.
Damn it! It almost thought this host was going to silence it! Too terrifying! It seemed buying insurance had to be put on the agenda. Alas! It was truly too difficult for it.
Seeing the system looking up at the sky, appearing utterly melancholic, Ming Li's lips twitched. She ignored it and turned, drifting away.
The system remained there, sorrowful for a long time. When it came to its senses, it realized it was alone. Its host had long since vanished.
System: "…" Alas! In the end, its sincere feelings were misplaced. From now on, it would call itself the Great Resentful System…
Thinking this, the system, having forcefully played out its drama, quickly went to find Ming Li.
A cool evening breeze blew, and in the blink of an eye, Ming Li arrived at the mountain. Standing by a large tree at the entrance, she watched Shen Jinghe lying in a rocking chair, lost in thought. Ming Li paused. Just as she was wondering whether to reveal herself, she heard Shen Xiu'er's soft call.
"Sister? Are you still here?"
Ming Li went to the backyard and saw the little girl rummaging through the backyard as if searching for something. Ming Li quietly floated over and asked, "What are you looking for?"
Shen Xiu'er, without looking up, said, "Looking for Sister. Sister clearly said…"
Before she could finish speaking, Shen Xiu'er suddenly realized something. She turned and saw Ming Li beside her, then rushed forward as if wanting a hug. "Sister!"
Seeing the little girl lunging towards her, Ming Li quickly dodged. It wouldn't be good if she scared the little girl later.
Seeing Ming Li dodge, Shen Xiu'er's face fell with disappointment. Suddenly, she uttered something shocking. "Sister, are you really dead?"
Ming Li: "…"
Before Ming Li could say anything, she heard Shen Xiu'er continue, "I was hiding behind that day and saw it all. You were put into a black box by a group of uncles and buried in a pit."
As she spoke, tears began to stream down the little girl's face like they were free. Seeing this made Ming Li frown.