Just as I was about to answer, the girl suddenly pointed outside the door: "Boss, look!"
Under the locust tree at the alley entrance, a man in a gray suit bowed to the air, the red string on his wrist fluttering in the wind.
The woman looked in the direction she was gesturing, but her face was full of confusion.
"Master, what are you talking about?"
Just because some people can't see something doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
I blew out the candle, and sparks flew onto the talisman, sending up wisps of blue smoke.
"Don't worry, I'll take on Tiger Cub's matter. I can't let our old customers down because of the rules Yingniang left behind."
The woman breathed a heavy sigh of relief, then suddenly remembered something and took out a red envelope from her cloth bag.
"This is for you... as a token of my appreciation."
I pushed it back: "Let's take care of things first. By the way, next time you come to the shop, bring some dried osmanthus flowers. Yingniang loved drinking osmanthus honey when she was alive."
She stared at me blankly, then suddenly smiled, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes reflecting the morning light.
"Okay, once Tiger Cub is better, I'll take you to the back mountain to pick osmanthus flowers. The wild osmanthus flowers there are in full bloom..."
Before he could finish speaking, the wind chimes outside the door rang again.
The girl in the school uniform also disappeared.
"Huh?"
The woman turned her head in confusion: "Where did that girl go? She disappeared as soon as I turned around?"
I put away the things the girl in the school uniform had left on the counter and casually said, "She turned and left while you were daydreaming."
I didn't tell the truth mainly because I was afraid of scaring her.
More importantly, I was afraid she would ask again why she couldn't see the person who had just spoken to me.
And how could she possibly see this woman?
"Then, Master, I'll head back now. Thank you so much, I..."
Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly groaned and fell backward.
Black blood began to flow from all seven orifices.
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