Xie Xiao, who was walking ahead, suddenly stopped.
An old woman appeared on the road ahead at some point.
She was in a hurry to get home and kept looking at the road. She clearly remembered that the old lady seemed to have appeared there in the blink of an eye.
No way, could she have bumped into something unclean? Xie Xiao couldn't help but shudder, her drowsiness instantly vanishing.
She grabbed her chattering brother and, with her head down, tried to hurry over.
But just as they feared, the old woman walked straight toward them.
"Excuse me, which road is this?" The old lady's voice was old and hoarse, as if she hadn't spoken in a long time.
Xie Xiao didn't dare to look up at all, and hurriedly pointed to the road sign: "This is called Yuanxi Road."
The old woman got the answer, but refused to leave. Instead, she continued to block their way: "Really? But why do I feel like this place is called the Road to the Underworld?"
Grandpa, don't you think you're scaring people?!
Xie Xiao gave a stiff smile. "Really? Then I might have misread it."
If this is just a joke, then it's not funny at all!
She pulled Xie Tan around, wanting to take another route home.
Xie Tan seemed to have noticed something was wrong as well, and remained silent the whole way until an old woman with faltering steps came into view again.
The same clothes, the same build, and the same people blocking their way asking, "Excuse me, students, which road is this?"
Xie Xiao felt a chill run down her spine and said in a trembling voice, "Lan Gui Road."
Xie Tan suddenly asked, "Didn't we just meet?"
"No, I don't think so." The old woman paused for a moment, then continued to herself, "Strange, isn't this the Road to the Underworld?"
Now there's no mistake, this is definitely the old lady from before!
Xie Xiao grabbed Xie Tan and turned to run like crazy! The two of them ran all the way, their heart rates soaring to 180.
She prayed frantically in her heart, "Old lady, we have no past grudges or present hatred, please don't chase after me!"
However, at the third intersection, the old woman's unsteady figure was still seen.
Xie Xiao's heart tightened, and she was about to turn around when Xie Tan suddenly said, "I don't believe in this nonsense!"
He grabbed Xie Xiao by the back of his hand, didn't even glance at the old lady, dragged Xie Xiao past the old lady, and rushed towards the road ahead.
In that instant, Xie Xiao didn't know where the courage came from, but she turned around and looked at the old lady. She found the old lady standing there, with surprise, regret and a trace of... fear in her eyes.
What are they afraid of? And why are they feeling sorry for them?
Before Xie Xiao could figure it out, the road sign ahead gradually became clear. Xie Xiao glanced at it and immediately felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
Road to the Underworld...
——
As soon as Ming Zhuo sat down, Li Wenhe next to her took out a stack of talismans and looked at her.
She drank her yogurt while making a "I understand" gesture.
This is the eldest apprentice handing in his homework. Not bad, he has a lot of self-motivation and is getting better and better at drawing.
Mingzhuo picked out a few and said, "These three are ready to be sold."
Pei Di immediately leaned closer, "How much can it sell for?"
"A hundred is still a good price to sell, it's pretty good."
"Wow! Li Wen, you're so amazing!" Pei Di looked at him with surprise and even did some calculations on his fingers.
He's already earned 300 in just a few days! He's truly got a bright future ahead of him!
He genuinely admired and envied people, with a touch of jealousy and hatred.
My position within the small group has become precarious without me even realizing it.
How awful!
Li Wenhe said calmly, "Really? And what about you? How much do you sell your talismans for?"
"Me? The kind of amulet you're drawing now, mine can withstand one fatal attack, and it could probably sell for six figures," Mingzhuo said casually.
Li Wenhe: "..."
I knew it would be like this.
He thought for a moment and said, "Then you must have spent a lot of money at the factory that day. The talismans that He Wangyao and I used were probably worth over a million."
He had previously assumed that Mingzhuo was short of money, so he accepted several orders and collected the money promptly, without displaying any of the aloofness or superiority of a master.
In other aspects, Mingzhuo is incredibly generous. For example, he insists on live-streaming fortune telling for 10,000 yuan a day, and he also helps the group of people in the suicide pact group, which can be considered free voluntary work.
It seems she received a reward of 500,000, but compared to the cost, it was a completely unprofitable deal.
Mingzhuo smiled but didn't say anything.
Pei Di, that idiot, suddenly seemed to get it and said incredulously, "Li Wenhe, you still want to compete with the boss?"
"I advise you to be content! Let me tell you, it's incredibly difficult for ordinary people to make money. Don't be unrealistic and have unrealistic expectations! Like me, I'm still just a mess!"
Li Wenhe: "Shut up!"
This is getting more and more outrageous, and what does it mean that he's proud of his scribbles?
His gaze paused, landing on a certain spot in the front row.
He walked over and tapped his finger, "Where is she?"
The girl next to her looked up and said, "You mean Xie Xiao? She took leave."
——
Xie Xiao sat in the room, looking utterly dejected.
Many people came to the living room, which was just a door away; they were all monks and Taoist priests invited by the parents.
Many people came to ask her about what happened last night, and she recounted it over and over again until she was almost numb.
The siblings went to their maternal grandmother's house, but only the sister returned; the brother went missing.
Many people suspect that this is just a farce orchestrated by Xie Tan.
After all, that kid is a troublemaker with a criminal record; he used to sneak out of the house in the middle of the night to play video games.
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