Ye Tiancheng easily obtained Song Chuyue's contact information. He even felt a bit amazed that such a young girl like Ou Xiaoxue seemed to have no ulterior motives.
Not only did she trust him and the little fox so readily, but when he went to Ou Xiaoxue and asked for her best friend Song Chuyue's contact details, Ou Xiaoxue completely believed Ye Tiancheng's fabricated excuse and easily provided him with a way to contact Song Chuyue.
Ou Xiaoxue not only didn't overthink things, but upon seeing Ye Tiancheng's phone, she suddenly remembered that Ye Tiancheng had been staying there for so long, yet his phone still had power. Her own phone's battery was running low, so she asked Ye Tiancheng how he charged it.
Of course, Ye Tiancheng could charge it easily. Wherever he wanted, the Nuwa Stone could help him find a way to get electricity. However, this method was certainly not something he could tell Ou Xiaoxue.
So, Ye Tiancheng made another trip to get a spare power bank for Ou Xiaoxue. "This is a solar-powered power bank. You can use it to charge your phone. When you're not using it, just take it out to bask in the sun."
Ou Xiaoxue exclaimed, "Brother Ye and Little Brother Ye Li are really out adventuring in the deep mountains and old forests! Your preparations are so thorough, you have everything. You even brought vegetable seeds? I saw you planting vegetables here."
Ye Tiancheng smiled and replied, "When adventuring in the deep mountains and old forests, one must be well-prepared. Otherwise, if something unexpected happens, you won't even be able to react. What's so strange about having a solar-powered power bank? If you want a generator, I have that too."
Things like solar-powered power banks were merely basic configurations. Let alone solar-powered power banks, he even had portable micro-generators.
"Wow! A generator? You can bring that out too? Isn't it very heavy?" Ou Xiaoxue didn't understand these things and widened her eyes in surprise.
Ye Tiancheng explained to Ou Xiaoxue, "It's not that heavy. Micro-generators are the smaller ones, convenient to carry for emergencies. Most people might not have a concept of such things. A small generator, in essence, isn't much different from a power bank. It's like carrying a large self-charging battery with you."
"After all, it's not like carrying a power station around, now that would sound quite absurd. And it's definitely not like a generator that can power a whole family. Your villa area should have larger backup generators, right?"
Ou Xiaoxue immediately responded, "Yes, yes, yes, we do. There are two in my basement, but they're hardly ever used. Brother Ye, when you mentioned generators, I thought of those two. I was wondering how tiring it would be to carry such heavy things up the mountain for an adventure. You'd have to be a superhero to do that kind of work."
Ye Tiancheng laughed heartily, "Of course, I wouldn't carry such heavy generators. Besides, when adventuring in the wild, the demand for electricity isn't that high."
This was indeed the case. Before Ye Tiancheng had fully equipped the old house, there weren't many places that required electricity. Even if he didn't add convenient modern equipment, it wouldn't affect his life. After all, for a refrigerator, the Nuwa Stone could create a "cold storage" to solve the problem.
In this way, apart from the habit of having bright lighting and needing electricity to turn on lights, they likely had no other need for electricity.
After all, their ancestors lived for thousands of years without electricity, and their lives went on just fine.
In the context of adventuring and surviving in the wild, electricity was not a necessary energy source. It was just that Ye Tiancheng's phone needed to maintain its charge to stay in smooth contact with Hou Mingzhu and the others, so he was relatively reliant on electricity.
After chatting with Ou Xiaoxue for a few sentences, Ye Tiancheng bid farewell once again. If he kept this up, he wouldn't get any rest tonight, and they wouldn't have the energy to deal with tomorrow's matters during the day.
Ou Xiaoxue's friends would arrive in the morning. It just so happened to be the weekend, so those students had no classes. Even Ou Xiaoxue's homeroom teacher would come because she was worried about her students and the absurd claim of being possessed. If she didn't see it with her own eyes, it would be like a joke. If teachers could believe such things so easily, then the students in this class would be in trouble.
After returning, Ye Tiancheng discussed the next day's plans with the little fox. Seeing that Ou Xiaoxue's lights were out, he went back to the old house to rest.
Although the dilapidated wooden house was well-arranged and shouldn't be particularly uncomfortable to sleep in, Ye Tiancheng and the little fox wouldn't stay there all the time unless it was necessary. Only when Ou Xiaoxue was watching would they act as if they were living there.
The next day, Ou Xiaoxue woke up and went to knock on the door of Ye Tiancheng and the little fox's place. To her surprise, the door opened easily, and neither of them was there. She felt a little scared and called Ye Tiancheng.
Yesterday, Ye Tiancheng had asked for Song Chuyue's contact information. Ou Xiaoxue remembered this and asked for Ye Tiancheng's contact information as well.
Ye Tiancheng's call was quickly connected. Ou Xiaoxue heard a splashing sound, and then Ye Tiancheng said to Ou Xiaoxue, "Xiaoxue, good morning. Is there anything?"
Hearing the sound of washing, Ou Xiaoxue felt that perhaps she was being too scared and overthinking things. She replied to Ye Tiancheng, "Oh, I woke up this morning and found that neither of you were here, so I called to check."
"The little fox and I are already up and washing. We'll make breakfast later. Xiaoxue, what do you want to eat?" Ye Tiancheng responded naturally to Ou Xiaoxue.
Ou Xiaoxue hesitated for a moment. Although she had seen that Ye Tiancheng had planted quite a few vegetables here, Ye Tiancheng had also told her that he and the little fox had been living here for several months. Ou Xiaoxue didn't know what else they could eat besides vegetables, or what staple foods they had.
"Uh, what is there to eat? I'm not picky, I think anything will do."
Ye Tiancheng actually had a plan. Because Ou Xiaoxue had arrived, their quality of life had to temporarily drop a notch.
Fortunately, they could still contact Ou Xiaoxue's friends. When Ou Xiaoxue's friends brought food in, they wouldn't have to endure hardship for too long before they could openly eat delicious food.
Ye Tiancheng replied, "We have flour here. Can we make noodles? That's faster. Do you have any dietary restrictions? What vegetables do you want to add?"
Ou Xiaoxue was indeed not very picky. She said, "I'm not a picky eater, I'll eat pretty much anything. Then noodles it is."
Although they had flour and could make steamed buns and mantou, Ou Xiaoxue wasn't so detached from worldly hardships that she couldn't understand that making steamed buns and mantou required a lot of time in advance, and they couldn't be made on demand. Ou Xiaoxue also felt too embarrassed to trouble Ye Tiancheng to such an extent.
Moreover, they would be heading to her villa soon, so they couldn't delay too much. Ye Tiancheng had told her that the path from here to the boundary of the air wall changed daily, and it took some time to walk. Even though her friends hadn't arrived that quickly, they had to get there in advance.
After Ou Xiaoxue finished talking with Ye Tiancheng, she hung up the phone. Not long after, Ye Tiancheng and the little fox returned together. Ye Tiancheng asked Ou Xiaoxue to wash up while he started setting up the pot to make breakfast.
Making noodles with flour meant there wasn't much to be picky about. His conditions here weren't very ample, so he could only make simple hand-pulled noodles. However, with the practice he'd had during this time, his noodles were still very delicious, deserving of ten thumbs up.
The three of them ate a hearty breakfast together and then left empty-handed.
Anyway, when Ou Xiaoxue's friends brought things for her, those items would definitely be packed, so they wouldn't need to bring containers themselves. However, today they were destined to do some manual labor.
Under the guidance of the Nuwa Stone, Ye Tiancheng once again led Ou Xiaoxue on a detour. This time, it took about an hour to reach Ou Xiaoxue's villa. Upon arrival, the Nuwa Stone lost contact with Ye Tiancheng again because this area was not under the Nuwa Stone's control.
When they arrived, Ou Xiaoxue's friends and her homeroom teacher had not yet arrived. Ye Tiancheng decided to take Ou Xiaoxue into the villa to pack some daily necessities for her.
Ou Xiaoxue called her friends and told them that she had returned to the villa and asked them to call her when they arrived.
Meanwhile, Ye Tiancheng also received a message from Song Chuyue. Last night, he had not only gotten Song Chuyue's phone number but had also added her as a friend.
Song Chuyue sent a message to Ye Tiancheng, informing him that she had spread the news that Ye Tiancheng wanted to disseminate and was observing the reactions of those around her. She would inform Ye Tiancheng if there were any results.
Ou Xiaoxue, completely unaware of the contact between her friend and Ye Tiancheng, returned to the villa. She still felt scared. The villa gate seemed like a gaping maw, and Ou Xiaoxue felt as if she were walking into a trap. Only by holding onto Ye Tiancheng could she feel slightly better.
The little fox followed beside her, watching Ou Xiaoxue cling so tightly to Ye Tiancheng, and silently curled its lips.
Ou Xiaoxue was hesitant. She actually didn't want to go in. "Why don't I have my friends buy me some daily necessities and have them delivered? I'm still very scared and don't dare to go in."
Just as Ye Tiancheng was about to comfort Ou Xiaoxue, the little fox next to her nudged Ou Xiaoxue and said, "If you don't go in, how will we figure out how you got possessed? And don't you want this house anymore?"
Ou Xiaoxue fell silent. Although everything that had happened during this time had made her fearful of this villa, she couldn't bring herself to abandon it. There was no other reason than that this villa had previously been her home with her parents.
Their family of three lived there, and it was filled with happy memories. It was also the house her parents had left her. Otherwise, living in such a large house alone, she would sometimes still feel scared. Even if there were no hauntings, Ou Xiaoxue still insisted on living in this villa.
"After the exorcism, can my house still be lived in? This is the house my parents left me, it's our home. I don't want to abandon it. This house is still very important to me. I'm just afraid to go in now because I don't want to die, but I also can't bear to leave my parents." Ou Xiaoxue said after a long pause, her emotions becoming somewhat heavy.
Seeing her reaction and hearing her words, the little fox's tone softened slightly. "Yes, it can. After the exorcism, we'll disperse the negative energy inside and invite a guardian deity. Your home can still be lived in, and there will be no negative effects."