Yan Ning smiled and said gently, "Thank you, Xiao Shi, you're really great."

Xiao Shi blinked and said softly, "It's nothing, you're my master after all!"

"Go and save them, I'm so tired, I want to go back to sleep."

After saying that, Xiao Shi curled up in the bag and fell asleep.

[Why did the bag just fall down? Can Yan Ning retrieve things from a distance?]

[That's amazing! I didn't even see what happened before my bag fell down!]

[Yan Ning is too strong! I declare you our god!]

Thank goodness, it's good that Yan Ning is alright!

In the woods.

Sun Wuji lay on a thick tree, his body pressed tightly against the trunk.

Below him, Chen Chen was swinging his fists, repeatedly smashing them against the tree.

Each blow created a deep crater in the tree trunk, sending wood chips flying everywhere.

"Oh no, oh no, the tree is going to be smashed to pieces!"

Sun Wuji's face and body were covered in wood chips, making him look extremely disheveled.

"Why isn't my aunt here yet? I'm about to be beaten to death! Help!"

Sun Wuji kept muttering to himself, gripping the tree branch tightly, his body trembling slightly.

Chen Chen's punches grew heavier and heavier, making the tree trunk creak and groan.

Sun Wuji felt the whole tree was shaking, and he felt that he would be shaken down at any moment.

At that moment, a low, muffled incantation came from afar.

Yan Ning stood in a clearing outside the woods, clutching the lightning-struck wood tightly in her hand.

Lightning-struck wood is entirely black, with strange patterns covering its surface.

Yan Ning's face was focused and serious, and she was muttering to herself in a low and rhythmic voice.

"Thunderbolts strike from above, fire burns from the ground, but a three-foot-long sword can slay all evil spirits."

"Evil spirits cannot invade, ghosts and demons disappear, righteousness endures, and evil spirits vanish!"

As Yan Ning's incantation grew more urgent, a dazzling golden light suddenly flashed across the lightning-struck wood.

The golden light, like lightning, instantly illuminated everything around it.

The lightning-struck wood seemed to come alive, flying out of Yan Ning's hand with a powerful gust of air, heading straight for the forest.

It was incredibly fast, like a shooting star, flying towards Chen Chen with a whooshing sound.

In the woods, Chen Chen was still intently smashing trees.

When Sun Wuji saw the lightning-struck wood flying towards him, his eyes lit up and hope ignited in his heart.

"Bang--"

A loud bang.

The lightning-struck wood fell from the sky and hit Chen Chen squarely on the forehead.

Chen Chen let out a muffled groan, his body swayed, and then, as if his soul had been ripped away, he suddenly lost all ability to move and collapsed to the ground.

His eyes were wide open, clearly not yet realizing what had happened.

Upon witnessing this scene, Sun Wuji was so excited that he almost fell off the tree.

He carefully climbed down from the tree, stood beside Chen Chen, and looked at him unconscious, feeling a sense of relief.

He looked back out of the woods and saw Yan Ning putting away the lightning-struck wood and walking towards him.

Sun Wuji hurriedly went to greet him, his face full of gratitude, and said:

"Grandma, you've finally arrived! Any later and I would have been chopped into mincemeat by Chen Chen!"

Yan Ning smiled slightly and patted Sun Wuji on the shoulder, "Don't worry, with me here, no one can hurt you."

Yan Ning squatted down again, pried open Chen Chen's eyelids, and carefully observed his eyes.

She breathed a slight sigh of relief and said calmly, "Thank goodness, my soul has returned; I haven't become an idiot."

Chen Chen sat up, looking completely bewildered, his eyes filled with confusion.

He looked around and saw Sun Wuji and Yan Ning standing in front of him. He couldn't help but frown, rub his head, and complain:

"My head hurts so much, it feels like it's going to split open, what's wrong?"

Seeing this, Sun Wuji couldn't help but roll his eyes, pout, and said irritably:

"You have the nerve to say that? You almost killed me, buddy."

He still had splinters of wood from when Chen Chen hit the tree on his body, and his clothes were torn in several places, making him look somewhat disheveled.

"Brother Chen!"

Just then, a commotion arose in the distance, and the others rushed over.

Su Muyao rushed over and, seeing Chen Chen sitting on the ground, a look of surprise on her face. She shouted loudly:

"Brother Chen, I just took a nap, what happened to you? What happened?"

Feng Jun and the other two followed behind Su Muyao. They were all very surprised to see Chen Chen's condition.

Qi Minghao pointed at Sun Wuji and asked in confusion:

"What happened? You actually managed to take Chen Chen down?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wuji couldn't help but smile wryly, spreading his hands to explain:

"He's possessed by an evil spirit. He was smashing and fighting around just now. Luckily you rested and didn't run around, or you would have been in trouble."

Upon hearing Sun Wuji's words, Chen Chen scratched his head, looking bewildered, and said:

"Is that how it is? I only remember seeing a giant Alice doll, and then... ugh, my head hurts."

He frowned, trying hard to recall what had just happened, but found his mind blank, only remembering the splitting headache.

Seeing Chen Chen's discomfort, Xia Wantang and Su Muyao quickly helped him to the side to rest.

Xia Wantang took a bottle of water out of her backpack and handed it to Chen Chen, saying with concern:

"Drink some water first, and you'll feel better after a rest."

Chen Chen took the water, sipped it, and showed a grateful expression on her face.

Everyone gathered around Chen Chen, asking him about his condition with concern.

At that moment, Zhang Chufeng noticed an Alice Medal fall out of Chen Chen's pocket.

A glint of greed flashed in his eyes. He walked over without making a sound and quickly picked it up.

He held the medal in his hand, pretended nothing had happened, and returned to the crowd, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Seeing that Chen Chen was alright, Yan Ning walked out of the crowd without saying a word.

Although Chen Chen is fine now, the root of the problem has not yet been resolved.

This amusement park seems to hide some unknown secret.

Yan Ning searched everywhere, trying to find the giant Alice doll that Chen Chen had mentioned.

But no matter where she went, she could not see the doll.

It seemed to have vanished into thin air.

As the sun gradually set in the west, the clouds on the horizon were tinged with orange-red, and the light spilled onto the dilapidated paradise, adding a touch of eeriness.

Yan Ning walked deeper into the amusement park, passing through a series of rides and turning corners, but still found nothing.

At an inconspicuous corner, Yan Ning suddenly stopped and tilted her ear.

There's a sound coming from behind!

Yan Ning turned around and suddenly saw the giant Alice doll.

It stood there, silently watching her, its massive form casting a shadow in the afterglow of the setting sun.

The doll's eyes are blood red.

Like the eyes of a living person, they were filled with bloodshot veins, sending chills down one's spine.

Yan Ning's heart sank suddenly, and she felt a chill rise from the soles of her feet.

The Alice doll suddenly spoke, her voice sharp and piercing.

"Why are you getting in my way?"