Miao Xin went straight to the outside of Jian Ning's courtyard wall. As soon as she stopped, the tyrant dog inside stood up and started barking wildly. Judging from the barking, it was clearly a large dog.
Miao Xin was stunned for a moment. Last time she came with Huang Daoshi to bury talismans, Jian Ning's family didn't have a dog at all. Was this one a newly adopted dog?
"Bawang, stop yelling!" Jian Ning was playing a spot-the-difference game with Tian Tian inside when she heard Bawang making a bad noise outside, so she quickly stood up, put on her clothes, and came out.
Instead of opening the courtyard gate, he stood at the entrance and asked, "Who's outside? What do you want?"
"Jian Ning, it's me, Miao Xin. Come out and let's talk." Miao Xin said this through gritted teeth.
"Miao Xin? I don't think we need to meet."
Jian Ning refused outright. She was joking; with her current terrifying appearance, she was afraid she wouldn't be able to eat lunch after looking at her for a while.
It's better not to meet.
"You don't dare?" Miao Xin sneered.
"Indeed, I really don't dare. Go back to where you came from. Don't come out in broad daylight and scare people."
No sooner had she finished speaking than Miao Xin kicked the door shut with a bang.
"Jian Ning, was it you? Was it you? You're the one who ruined me and turned me into this mess! What grudge do you hold against me? You want to disfigure me? I'll haunt you even as a ghost!"
Hearing her hysterical screams, Jian Ning smiled slightly. Instead of opening the door, she used a wall-penetrating technique to appear in front of Miao Xin.
"I did it, so what can you do to me? I went too far. You're quite capable, aren't you? It's only been a few days, and you're already not in pain anymore? You can come down the mountain and jump around on your own now?"
"Since you're here, I certainly can't let you leave empty-handed. We've been classmates for so many years, so I have to treat you to something special, right?"
Jian Ning's words were ruthless, but her smile was sweet. This contrast gave Miao Xin goosebumps all over.
"Jian Ning, how did you get out just now?" Miao Xin was stunned for a moment, glanced at the tightly closed courtyard gate, and thought she might be hallucinating.
He shook his head, and before Jian Ning could answer, he asked, "What happened to you? Do you even remember we were classmates? How could you do this to me?"
"How have I treated you? Stop with this moral blackmail. So what if we're classmates? I wish I'd never known a classmate like you. You're insidious, vicious, and two-faced."
Putting aside the past, you had someone bury dead rats and talismans in this yard. Are you trying to kill my whole family?
"Miao Xin, I don't remember offending you, right? Why did you go to such lengths?" Jian Ning was also very suspicious of this.
Whether in her past life or this one, Miao Xin's malice towards her was strange, and she wanted to take this opportunity to find out.
"What do you think, Jian Ning? You've heard the saying 'possessing a treasure is a crime,' right? If you give me the jade pendant your mother left you, then we'll have nothing to do with each other from now on."
Why won't you give it to me no matter how many times I've asked? Otherwise, I wouldn't have had a Taoist priest do such a cruel thing to you.
Hearing her words, Jian Ning was so angry she laughed.
"What, Miao Xin, do you think you're the sun? Everyone has to revolve around you. What do you want? I have to rush to give it to you?"
That jade pendant was a keepsake from my mother. Why should I give it to you just because you said it? Are you out of your mind?
"Saying all this is useless, Jian Ning. Now that you've broken my formation and know my purpose, hand over the jade pendant to me. From now on, we can keep to ourselves and have nothing to do with each other."
Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite! Miao Xin's eyes, visible outside her scarf, flashed with a fierce light. She seemed to be making a desperate gamble.
"Keep dreaming! Anything can happen in dreams. I don't want to get my hands dirty during the New Year. Otherwise, you wouldn't be alive and well now. Before I change my mind, get away from my house."
Jian Ning wasn't just trying to scare her. It's really not a good time to get involved in bloodshed during the Lunar New Year. She should wait until after the first month of the lunar calendar before dealing with her. That would just give her a few more days to live.
"Jian Ning, I'm not easily intimidated. Where's your jade pendant? It's not on you."
Miao Xin carefully examined Jian Ning, but because she was wearing thick winter clothes, she couldn't tell whether Jian Ning was wearing the jade pendant.
He hesitated, wondering whether to take his hand out of his clothes.
"Such a valuable thing, of course I will carry it with me at all times, but if you want it, you can never have it."
As soon as Jian Ning finished speaking, she saw Miao Xin pull a Type 54 pistol from her pocket.
The dark muzzle of a gun was pointed at Jian Ning.
"Give it to me right now, and I might spare your life. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!" Miao Xin had probably never used a gun before; the safety wasn't even off. Her hand trembled slightly as she pointed it at Jian Ning.
Seeing her nervous expression, Jian Ning smiled.
"Come on, shoot! This jade pendant is around my neck. If you kill me, you can take it!"
A ruthless glint flashed in Miao Xin's eyes. No sooner had Jian Ning finished speaking than she pulled the trigger without hesitation, but the gun didn't react at all. Jian Ning couldn't help but laugh loudly.
"Miao Xin, with your meager skills, I don't know how you've survived this long. Maybe it's just good luck, but today is different. Since you've delivered yourself to my doorstep, don't blame me for being impolite."
Jian Ning reached out, and a surge of spiritual energy struck her wrist, causing the gun in Miao Xin's hand to fall to the ground with a thud. Then, she walked step by step towards Miao Xin.
The sudden loss of her weapon startled Miao Xin for a moment before she realized what was happening and quickly crouched down to pick it up.
Unexpectedly, the pistol seemed to be welded to the ground; no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't lift it.
Thinking about Jian Ning's silent appearance just now, Miao Xin suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
She can come out of the yard without opening the door, is she a female ghost? Is she already dead? Otherwise, how could she be so powerful now? I didn't see any stones or anything hitting her hand just now, so how come she suddenly couldn't hold the gun?
No wonder Taoist Huang ran away so early; he must have calculated that Jian Ning would be difficult to deal with, which is why he didn't even want the gold.
But it's too late to regret it now. She underestimated Jian Ning's strength. Since she can't pick up a gun, she'll use a knife. She can't let her go back alive.
Thinking of this, Miao Xin reached into her waistband and pulled out another gleaming dagger. She stabbed it towards Jian Ning's heart.
She was moving extremely fast, probably more than twice her usual speed.
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