When Xiao Chengyun saw Xiao Wanwan's thought process, he was almost so shocked that he jumped up.

Do I regret not giving them food first?

Is she admitting she was wrong?

In the evening, even though the little guy's stomach wasn't hurting, he tricked Ye Jianxing into giving him such an important pill, saying that she hadn't given it to them first.

"You..." Xiao Rui'an was momentarily speechless.

Is she considerate? Or is she just too sensible?

He then squatted down, took Xiao Wanwan's two small hands, and patiently explained the events of the evening to her in a simple way.

The little guy listened, completely bewildered.

How was she wrong? Everyone knows she had a stomachache, and that pill was life-saving; she took it to protect herself.

"Wanwan, do you know that the pill is Ye Jianxing's, your cousin's, protective pill? If something happens to him, how will he protect himself?"

"Today, you lied to him and said you had a stomachache, but he sincerely gave you this pill. The pill you obtained with a lie was a token of his sincerity. Do you understand?"

Xiao Wanwan scratched her head, still not understanding what Xiao Rui'an was trying to express.

In the past, these pills were given to her by random people, and she never needed to explain why, because she had helped them.

Although they seemed unhappy after she helped them, she was happy. After they gave her the pills, she left.

As for them, they were moved and saw her off, even saying thank you.

Seeing her like this, Xiao Rui'an sighed and shook his head.

He then pulled Xiao Wanwan into his arms and began to teach her gently.

“You are your mother and father’s precious child. We indulge you at home, but you must not lie outside. Be an honest child, and you will have more good friends and more people will like you. Do you understand?”

This time, Xiao Wanwan finally understood.

Her eyes were fixed on the swaying grass in the darkness, and she said with a grin:

"Brother, I understand. I wasn't honest today. I didn't tell Cousin Ye that I lied to him, right?"

Xiao Rui'an said with satisfaction:

"Yes, don't lie next time. Tomorrow, your brother will take you to apologize to him. As for the pill, we'll see what we can do to make up for it, okay?"

Xiao Wanwan jumped off him happily, shaking her head as she said:

"Understood, brother. I'll apologize to Cousin Ye tomorrow."

"Okay." Xiao Rui'an rubbed Xiao Wanwan's head affectionately and said, "Let's go to sleep quickly, we still have to travel tomorrow."

Xiao Chengyun admired Xiao Rui'an.

In just a short while, he managed to straighten out his sister's train of thought, and she couldn't help but look at him with admiration.

As expected, the eldest brother is different.

"oh."

Xiao Wanwan obediently lowered her head and followed Xiao Rui'an and Xiao Chengyun into the house.

The moment the door creaked shut, Ye Jianxing suddenly opened his eyes.

They saw Xiao Wanwan, Xiao Rui'an, and Xiao Chengyun enter from outside.

Just as he was about to get up, Xiao Rui'an nodded to him, which was a way of indicating that nothing was wrong.

Ye Jianxing then went back to sleep.

Xiao Wanwan lay obediently beside Ye Lanyin's sleeping white deer, her eyes wide open.

I kept thinking about that blade of grass I'd just seen, and the more I thought about it, the more it itched to get out of my head.

Suddenly, she smelled a smoky odor, then turned to look at everyone sleeping soundly beside her.

Finally, he concentrated all his spiritual power on his little fingertip and gently waved it twice in the air.

The sound of breathing was instantly cut off from the outside world.

The room was dimly lit by candlelight, the flame flickering eerily. The chilling atmosphere and strange sounds from outside drifted into Xiao Wanwan's ears.

"Huh? Is there a ghost?"

The little one stuck her bottom out, got up from the ground, glanced around the window, and finally went to the door and looked outside through the crack.

"Coo coo~"

"Waaah~"

"Give me your life...give me your life..."

Outside the door, chilling sounds echoed, and the lights in the other houses around the village went out instantly.

A terrifying black figure, with disheveled hair and an obscured face, staggered towards Xiao Wanwan's house, each step heavy and unsteady.

A pair of bony hands grabbed wildly, tattered straw sandals revealed half of the soles of the feet, the toenails of varying lengths were covered in grime, and the thin insteps were stained with blood.

In the dim moonlight, it looked like a hungry ghost from hell coming out to search.

"Pick up the comb, pick up the comb..."

"I am reflected in the bronze mirror, and I am reflected in your bronze mirror..."

Turn around, I'll be right behind you...

The hoarse voice was terrifying; if Xiao Wanwan hadn't sealed them all away, this person would probably have been scared to death.

The little guy opened his round eyes, spread his little hands, and the door creaked open.

The disheveled ghost opposite paused, then hopped towards Xiao Wanwan.

"Children? They can eat just as much. Once I'm full, I'll have the strength to kill others..."

"Give me your life! Give me your life..."

Xiao Wanwan's mind wandered, and she gathered spiritual energy from her palm, muttering something like "So ugly."

Then, the little hand slapped the ghost.

"ah……"

The scream startled the crows and birds on the branches, who flapped their wings and flew away.

"Who...who are you? You smell terrible, haven't you taken a shower?"

The ghost was taken aback.

Taking a shower? I'm here to take your life, and you don't care whether I take a shower or not?

"Little child, aren't you afraid of me?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wanwan shrank back, "I'm scared."

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