After a long silence, Shen Xiu'er recounted the day's events to Ming Li.
Upon hearing the full story, Ming Li raised an eyebrow. After a moment's thought, she produced a stack of talismans from behind her and handed them to Shen Xiu'er. "If nothing unexpected happens, the Ghost King is behind these events, but he shouldn't target you." Glancing at the bewildered Shen Xiu'er, Ming Li continued, "When you return to school on Monday, give one of these talismans to each of your classmates and teachers. They will protect you."
Shen Xiu'er: "..." If she handed out these talismans, she was sure she'd be mistaken for a shaman.
"Alright, go make yourself something to eat. I'm going to take another nap," Ming Li said, and with that, she climbed back into the well, leaving Shen Xiu'er wide-eyed and alarmed...
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"No, sister, why are you jumping in there again?!"
Shen Xiu'er immediately peered down into the well, her gaze fixed on the depths below, a hint of tension unconsciously creeping into her voice.
Hearing Shen Xiu'er's question, Ming Li's calm voice echoed from the bottom of the well, "A little sleepy, just taking a nap. Is there something else?"
Shen Xiu'er: "..." (￣_￣|||)
"Sister, there's air conditioning inside... and besides, aren't there mosquitoes at the bottom of the well?" You're still napping, you're incredible...
The system, busy swatting mosquitoes at the bottom of the well: "..." It was the one that was incredible!
With a nonchalant glance at the exhausted system, Ming Li frowned, scooped up the system, and leaped out of the well, returning to her room to sleep.
Seeing this, the system breathed a sigh of relief. Damn it! If it kept swatting these pesky mosquitoes, it was going to crash...
Shen Xiu'er's mouth twitched as she watched Ming Li's retreating back. Shaking her head, she headed to the kitchen.
Opening the long-sealed refrigerator door and staring at its empty interior, Shen Xiu'er, with a blank expression, grabbed her wallet and car keys and headed out. "Sister, there's no food left. I'm going to the market to see if I can buy some."
After not hearing a response from Ming Li for a while, Shen Xiu'er quietly locked the door and rode her electric scooter out.
Fifteen minutes later, Shen Xiu'er arrived at the nearest vegetable market on her electric scooter.
After buying a large amount of vegetables, Shen Xiu'er struggled to fit them onto her electric scooter. She started riding back, but after a short while, she sensed something was amiss.
Glancing back at the bustling vegetable market behind her, Shen Xiu'er frowned. Why did she suddenly feel like something was odd?
Seeing nothing out of the ordinary behind her, Shen Xiu'er shook her head, assuming she was overthinking it, and sped towards home on her electric scooter.
The sky was growing dim, casting an eerie glow on the small grove of trees ahead.
Glancing down at the watch on her wrist, Shen Xiu'er frowned, then pressed harder on the accelerator and rode past.
Suddenly, Shen Xiu'er spotted a familiar figure by the roadside, startling her so much that she nearly fell off her scooter.
What the heck! Why was this Ghost King here?! Damn it, he wouldn't be waiting to ambush her here, would he?!
With that thought, Shen Xiu'er swallowed hard and pressed down even harder on the accelerator, almost making it smoke...
"Little woman..."
Over there, the Ghost King also spotted Shen Xiu'er's figure. A charming smile spread across his face, and he called out in a commanding voice.
Hearing that familiar address, Shen Xiu'er dug her toes into the soles of her shoes, completely ignoring the person by the road, and intended to ride past without looking. But the next second...