"Eh? Why are they all gone? "
When Xu Shenxing carried Mo Li, who was nibbling on sweet potatoes like a hamster nibbling on melon seeds, he found that there was no one there.
"Is it because I didn't tell them to 'stay here and don't move' before I left?"
He didn't think that Song Yu and the others would encounter any danger.
First of all, Jiang Jin's public security was pretty good, and it wasn't a deserted place, so there shouldn't be any criminals. Second of all, the mirage pearl on Song Yu's body wasn't purely for decoration. If they encountered any danger, the ones who would be pitied were most likely those criminals …
As for supernatural beings such as monsters, they were much more well-behaved under Xu Shenxing's iron fist. The monsters in Jiang Jin had almost become model citizens who were more law-abiding than mortals, so there shouldn't be anyone foolish enough to come here and cause trouble.
Just as this thought popped up in his mind, his phone rang.
Xu Shenxing released his hand, and Mo Li's long golden hair danced as if it had a life of its own, firmly grabbing onto Old Xu Shenxing's body. Xu Shenxing also let the little girl hang onto him like a koala bear. He took out his phone from his pocket and found that the call was from Qin Xingyan.
"Hello," he answered the call very casually, "What's up?"
After a while, the slightly frivolous smile on his face gradually disappeared, and his brows slightly furrowed.
"Shit, there really are people coming here to cause trouble?"
After hanging up the phone, he grimaced with a slight headache, "If I knew this would happen, I would've let the spirit ghost follow them …"
Xu Shenxing patted Mo Li on his back, "Stop eating, come down and get ready to work."
Holding a paper bag full of sweet potatoes, Mo Li reluctantly jumped down from his back.
The little guy stuffed the bag of sweet potatoes into Xu Shenxing's arms, then looked around for a moment, and picked up a branch from the ground. Just like that, he poked at the fork in the road ahead.
Before the branch could fall, a gust of wind blew it down.
Mo Li blinked his eyes, then firmly pointed in the direction of the fallen branch.
"That's it."
"Oh, I understand!"
Xu Shenxing didn't suspect anything. He picked up Mo Li and ran in the opposite direction of Song Yu and the others …
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"No … no … no …"
At the foot of the mountain behind Jiang Jin University, Xiao Ruoying was constantly searching for something. Her movements were much smoother than before, but there was still a sense of weakness.
"Huff, huff, huff …" Song Yu, who had finally managed to run over, placed his hands on his knees and gasped for air. "Ruoying … what are you looking for?"
"Why aren't there any clover here? My hometown is full of them … "
Xiao Ruoying asked dejectedly as she looked at the withered shrubs on the ground in disappointment.
"Because it's winter now." Song Yu shook his head helplessly, thinking: Could it be that the other party has forgotten even this kind of common sense?
"Is there no other place to find clover?"
Xiao Ruoying lowered her head in disappointment.
Song Yu, who was finally able to catch his breath, looked at Xiao Ruoying, and found that the other party seemed to be really sad because of this, he sighed.
"If it's in the greenhouse attached to Jiang Jin University's Department of Agriculture, there might be three-leaf clover."
"Really?!" Xiao Ruoying's eyes lit up.
"Because it's a plant that can be used to improve the quality of the soil, there should be some planted, but it's just a possibility … It's better not to have too much hope."
"It's alright! Please take me there! "The ghost girl stared at Song Yu." This might be the reason why I didn't reincarnate! "
"Ahhh, I don't care if you get caught!"
Song Yu yelled out in despair. Then, he brought Xiao Ruoying to Jiangjin University's botanical greenhouse.
There was a lock on the glass greenhouse, but because there was nothing valuable inside — all the valuable plants were in the laboratory on campus — with a little effort, one could actually crawl in from the ventilation hole on the other side.
Sure enough, there was a small patch of white alfalfa inside, which was commonly known as three-leaf clover.
Xiao Ruoying immediately ran inside to look for something. Song Yu had no choice but to take out his phone and use the flashlight mode to illuminate her.
It wasn't that there was no light in the greenhouse, but Song Yu felt that sneaking in to steal things was already too much, and turning on the light was a bit too arrogant …
"Ruoying, what are you looking for?"
"…" But Xiao Ruoying didn't answer, and just continued to look around the patch of grass.
After a while, the ghost girl suddenly let out a small cry of joy.
"Found it!"
Song Yu subconsciously looked over, and found that the girl was holding a four-leaf clover, which was a three-leaf clover with four leaves.
"If you said you were looking for this earlier, I could have come to help you …" She muttered softly, and then realized that quite a long time had passed since she started chasing Xiao Ruoying.
Just as she was about to give Xu Shenxing a call, her phone, which had been in the illumination mode for a long time, turned off automatically due to insufficient battery.
"It can't be …"
Song Yu wanted to cry, but no tears came out. She could only bring the ghost girl out of the greenhouse, and then move forward in the dark behind the mountain.
Fortunately, although this place was quite far from her apartment, it wasn't too far from Ying's apartment. As long as they went down the mountain, they could reach it by walking for about half an hour. At that time, she could just charge her phone and call Xu Shenxing.
It wasn't that there weren't any street lights behind Jiang Jin University, but the school probably thought that there shouldn't be anyone at night and that it would save money on electricity. There was only one street light every hundred steps, and it was the type that emitted a faint white light. Sometimes, it didn't even feel as bright as moonlight, so it would be strange if they could see the road clearly.
But with the help of these street lights and moonlight, they could still see some things — for example, a figure about 1.9 meters tall, standing on the mountain path and blocking Song Yu's path. He was wearing a European-style gentleman's hat, and his entire body was wrapped up tightly.
Because the other party appeared without warning, Song Yu, who was caught off guard, was shocked.
"Mister …" Probably because of the tailwind, Song Yu had just opened her mouth to speak when she smelled a strong smell of cologne.
At the same time, Xiao Ruoying, who was behind her, was almost pressed against her back. Although the girl's body was only made of clay, Song Yu could feel that she was trembling slightly, as if she was afraid of something.
She didn't know if it was an illusion, but the girl behind her said in a voice as soft as a mosquito's.
"… Run."
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