As the Ghost King left, he glanced back and saw Ming Li's face restored.
After Shen Xiu'er finished eating, she felt as though the things she saw were clearer, though she wasn't sure if it was her imagination.
"Are you full?"
Hearing her sister's words, Shen Xiu'er patted her little stomach and nodded. "Yes, it was delicious."
The rabbit meat mixed with the Ghost King's soul, how could it not be delicious?
"Let's go back now that you've had your fun."
With that, Ming Li floated forward.
Behind her, Hong Xin gnawed on a pile of candle wrappers and complained in a low voice, "I'm not full yet... This little girl is too disrespectful to elders..."
Ming Li heard him, turned her head, and gave him a faint glance. "You can stay and continue eating." It didn't matter to her if the other spirits ate it.
Hong Xin swallowed the candle wrappers in his mouth and said, "It's rare for me to come out once a year. Of course, I have to eat until I'm full before I go back. I'm not like other spirits who have relatives burn joss paper for them on festivals or holidays."
As he spoke, Hong Xin's voice grew quieter until he could barely hear himself.
Ming Li frowned, took a talisman from her spatial storage, and threw it to Hong Xin. "You can go out anytime from now on. If you encounter any trouble you can't resolve, take this out and call my name."
Hong Xin took the talisman, looking confused. "What is this?" A summoning card?
Ming Li replied, "A small thing I made casually."
Saying that, she gave Shen Xiu'er one as well.
Shen Xiu'er looked at Ming Li with admiration, carefully placing the talisman she received into her pocket.
Afterward, the three were about to head home when they encountered trouble again within two steps.
A Taoist priest, dressed in Taoist robes, suddenly appeared from nowhere and blocked Shen Xiu'er. He smiled hypocritically and said, "Little girl, can you give me these two little toys of yours?"
Shen Xiu'er frowned, not understanding his words. She thought he was referring to the plush teddy bear she was holding. Although reluctant, she handed the teddy bear over. "Then you can have this."
The Taoist priest: "..."
A hint of displeasure flashed in the Taoist priest's eyes, and his smile became even more hypocritical. "Little girl, I don't want this."
"Ah? Do you want my candied haw? But Nini has already bitten it."
Hearing this, the Taoist priest almost lost his composure. His expression instantly turned cold, and he spoke unpleasantly, "Little girl, don't play dumb here. It won't do you any good. Here's two hundred thousand. You two come with me!" He then took out a bank card and threw it to Shen Xiu'er.
Shen Xiu'er was stunned by the bank card that suddenly appeared in her hand. She glanced at Ming Li and Hong Xin, then finally understood what he meant. She hurriedly returned the bank card to the Taoist priest, "I don't want this!"
"Then thank you, little girl." With that, he put away the bank card, took out an item, and walked towards Ming Li and Hong Xin.
Seeing this, Ming Li's eyes turned cold. A large iron hammer suddenly appeared in her hand, and she said to Hong Xin in a cold voice, "Protect her."
Hong Xin frowned upon hearing this. "Alright, be careful."
Ming Li said nothing, only walking towards the Taoist priest step by step with a cold face, exuding immense pressure.
But the Taoist priest hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation. His eyes greedily looked at Ming Li, who was walking towards him. "A full Yin body. Today's harvest is quite good."