Chapter 38 Nightmare Talisman
However, Zhang Qiang didn't react. He was determined to get rid of these two annoying men once he got his hands on the beauty.
Then Zhang Qiang left with his men.
As soon as he passed by, Ning Xuan took out a Nightmare Talisman from her storage ring, positioned herself in Zhang Qiang's blind spot, and quickly affixed it to him.
The talismans Yunxi gave could be activated without using spiritual power. The Nightmare Talisman would take effect and disappear immediately upon touching the target.
According to Yunxi, this basic Nightmare Talisman can cause a person to dream about their most embarrassing and fearful things while sleeping for 10 consecutive days.
If it's an intermediate-level Nightmare Talisman, one can last for a month, while an advanced-level Nightmare Talisman can last for three months. However, intermediate-level and above require spiritual power to activate, so it's useless for Ning Xuan to take it.
This was Ning Xuan's little lesson for Zhang Qiang. Haunted by nightmares, he probably wouldn't have the energy to cause trouble for the time being.
Zhou Jianguo didn't expect that Zhang Qiang really came for Xu Jiajia and the others. When he couldn't find the problem with Xu Jiajia and the others, Zhang Qiang stopped pretending and left in a huff.
Fearing they might do something in the brigade, Zhou Jianguo gestured to Lu Xun and the others before quickly following them. He only felt relieved after Zhang Qiang and the others left the brigade.
After Huang Xiaomei, Liu Jun, and the others left, they came up to check on Ning Xuan and the others.
"Jiajia, have you offended anyone?"
Xu Jiajia nodded bitterly, "It's the guy who was leading the group just now. His dad is the director of the G Committee."
Liu Jun and Huang Xiaomei's expressions changed drastically, "Then you..."
Lu Xun said, "It's alright, at least he won't cause any more trouble for the next few months. We just need to avoid going to the commune."
Huang Xiaomei was still worried and wanted to say something more, but Liu Jun stopped her. Using Liu Jun as an excuse, she went back to their own courtyard, and the others dispersed as well.
Huang Xiaomei looked at Liu Jun and asked, "Why did you stop me just now?"
"Asking won't help. The other party has such a powerful background. How can you and I be of any help? You should also avoid associating with Ning Xuan and the others in the future, lest you get caught in the crossfire," Liu Jun said with a stern face.
“But…” Huang Xiaomei hesitated.
Liu Jun grabbed Huang Xiaomei's hand. "Xiaomei, we've only known them for a few months, but I've known you for so long. We're the most important people to each other. Do you want to sacrifice our future for that little bit of friendship?"
You need to know that that family could prevent educated youth from returning to the city.
Upon hearing about returning to the city, Xiaomei calmed down. She nodded and said softly, "I understand. I will try my best not to associate with them in the future."
Ning Xuan and the others were completely unaware of their conversation. Once everyone had dispersed, they closed the courtyard gate, exchanged smiles, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ning Xuan, we owe you so much this time," Xu Jiajia said with a look of relief.
In fact, Zhang Qiang was right. After they moved here, they really ate fine grains every meal, and even if they didn't eat meat every day, it was almost the same.
Yesterday, while they were discussing how to deal with the situation, Ning Xuan remembered He Yuting's previous mention of Xu Jiajia eating refined grains at every meal. She was worried that Zhang Qiang would use this against her, so she told the others that they should hide the things first.
Lu Xun knew that Ning Xuan had connections, although he didn't know the specifics of how it worked or who her benefactor was. But when Ning Xuan said she had a way, he told everyone to do as she said.
So they worked through the night to give Ning Xuan all the meat, grains, oil, rice, and noodles that showed they had a good standard of living, as well as some of the clothes in the room, all to make it look "shabby".
In short, they searched through everyone's rooms, gathered all their belongings and put them in the kitchen first. Then, after they fell asleep, Ning Xuan put the things into her storage ring.
However, after this experience, Ning Xuan felt that they could no longer leave things outside carelessly, but they also couldn't put everything in her storage ring, as it would be inconvenient for everyone to take things out.
Ning Xuan thought for a moment and said to the others, "Let's secretly dig another cellar and put our things there. That way it will be safer, and we won't have to worry about anyone suddenly coming to check."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Moreover, it's better to start digging sooner rather than later. We need to start digging in the next couple of days, otherwise the ground will freeze and we won't be able to dig anymore.
Ning Xuan took out the military shovels she had traded with Lin Yuhan. She had prepared three of them and planned to dig with Lu Xun and Zhou Zhipeng.
"Ning Xuan, you don't need to dig. You and Jiajia should rest together." Zhou Zhipeng stopped Ning Xuan directly.
Ning Xuan raised an eyebrow and gently pushed Zhou Zhipeng away.
She said with a smile, "I'll dig for a while, and then I'll go and rest when I get tired."
Ning Xuan's increased strength hasn't been revealed here yet, so Xu Jiajia and the others don't know about it.
They were all stunned when they saw Ning Xuan holding a military shovel and scooping rice with ease, just like a spoon.
Lu Xu's first reaction was that the shovel was very useful, so he quickly picked up one from the ground and tried it out. It was indeed very easy to dig, but not as easy as Ning Xuan's.
Lu Xun looked at Ning Xuan.
Ning Xuan understood the doubt in his eyes and said frankly, "Okay, I'll tell you, I'm very strong, but don't tell anyone. It doesn't sound good for a girl to be strong."
Zhou Zhipeng was a little skeptical; how big could it be?
Ning Xuan didn't prove anything to him; they just continued digging the cellar together.
While Zhou Zhipeng was sweating profusely, Ning Xuan's face was completely dry.
Lu Xun was truly impressed by Ning Xuan. He thought that her hiding her economic strength and mysterious connections was all she had to offer, but he never expected her to have this kind of ability. He had never noticed it at all when she was working.
"You've truly mastered the art of playing dumb to outsmart others," Lu Xun remarked.
Ning Xuan smiled and said, "Maybe there will be a surprise someday, hahaha~"
Xu Jiajia then walked over and said, "You guys rest for a while. I've boiled some water for you. Have some sugar water and relax."
Thanks to Ning Xuan's great strength, their progress was quite impressive. They estimated that they could finish digging the cellar tonight. So Ning Xuan and the others nodded, climbed out, and prepared to drink some water and rest for a while.
Xu Jiajia looked at Ning Xuan and said, "Ning Xuan, you're amazing! Look how tired they are, and you couldn't tell they'd been digging for so long. Do you usually work like that on purpose?"
Xu Jiajia was referring to Ning Xuan's usual appearance when she was working, as if she might collapse at any moment.
Ning Xuan couldn't explain that she genuinely couldn't do it at first, otherwise she couldn't explain where her strength came from, so she made up an excuse.
“I’m strong and eat a lot. When I first came here, I couldn’t get enough to eat and I really didn’t have the strength. But I got used to it. If I suddenly worked really hard, I don’t know what the aunties in the brigade would think. So I’ll just stay the way I am.”
Xu Jiajia and Lu Xun nodded in understanding, and then no one asked any more questions.
Ning Xuan didn't really want to drink sugary drinks. She planned to go back to her room and drink some iced soda instead, as she loved eating ice cream and drinking iced beverages in winter.
However, back in modern times, she was afraid of menstrual cramps and didn't dare to drink it. But after taking the "power pill," she found that her menstrual cramps had also improved, so she dared to eat and drink something cold from time to time.
Ning Xuan opened the system and found that the upgrade count column on the homepage had changed to (499/500), which meant that she only needed one more transaction to upgrade again!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com