I wandered around the shop and noticed that the Cat-Faced Paper Man from yesterday was missing.
It must have been eaten by that Cat-Faced Monster!
I had crafted that Paper Man a month ago, intending it to serve as a guardian for the store.
However, recently, I had noticed something increasingly strange about it.
It could move on its own!
And every time it moved, bizarre things would happen in the shop!
I suspected that this Paper Man might be cursed.
So, I spent a long time studying it.
I discovered that its construction was identical to my grandfather's style!
Even the features of the Paper Man resembled my grandfather's exactly!
But… how could that be?
Grandpa had been dead for several years!
There was no way he could have made the Paper Man!
Some jerk must have impersonated Grandpa to create this Paper Man!
It was bad enough that this jerk made a Paper Man at all!
But why would he make one that looked just like Grandpa?
It was all so bizarre!
I pondered over it for a long time but couldn’t make sense of it.
Finally, I decided to stop pondering this strange question.
I walked in front of the Flower Shop and noticed a small tuft of yellow fur on the ground.
I pinched it with my fingers and realized it was animal hair.
Moreover, it emitted a foul odor!
It reminded me of the stench I caught when I encountered the Middle School Goddess at the KTV yesterday!
Could it be that the Middle School Goddess is actually a fox spirit?
A wave of nausea washed over me, and I quickly burned a Five Thunder Talisman to incinerate the tuft of fur.
As soon as the Five Thunder Talisman ignited, I heard a piercing scream!
The scream seemed to come from all directions, making my head throb!
I hurriedly covered my ears and shouted, "Stop screaming!"
"Stop screaming!"
But the sound persisted!
I could only draw out my Peach Wood Sword and swing it around, shouting, "Evil spirits, begone!"
"Monsters and demons, leave at once!"
Yet no matter how I swung the Peach Wood Sword, the scream remained.
I couldn't see what was attacking me!
I could only desperately wave my Peach Wood Sword in defense!
At that moment, the Five Thunder Talisman burned out completely!
The screams had finally ceased!
I let out a sigh of relief.
But at that moment, I noticed something strange—
The flames of the Five Thunder Talisman had extinguished!
Yet the Red Fragrance in the Eight Sections Incense was burning brighter and brighter!
I quickly took out my lighter to ignite the Red Fragrance.
But no matter what I did, the lighter wouldn’t catch fire!
Could it be that Ancestor was truly manifesting?
I dared not move recklessly and could only silently pray in my heart, “Ancestor Master, please bless me!”
Just then, the Western Clock on the wall struck eight o'clock!
It was time for me to open the door and do business!
The Flower Shop was quite dull; occasionally, villagers would come in to buy incense or make flower wreaths.
I placed the finished wreaths on the table and lay down to sleep.
I dreamt of my grandfather.
He murmured, “Don’t speak…”
“Don’t speak…”
I woke up with a start; it was already night.
Feeling a bit off, I closed my eyes to rest.
At that moment, I heard a woman's voice: "Is anyone there?"
I didn't want to respond, but the woman kept sobbing.
"Waah..."
I was afraid she would attract the neighbors, so I shouted, "Are you done yet?"
"Can you be quiet?"
The woman stopped crying.
I let out a sigh of relief, got up to turn off the lights, and went to bed.
Just then, I heard the woman's voice again: "I'm sorry, sir."
"My face is in trouble."
"Could you help me, please?"
I was furious: "Get out!"
In the next second, I felt a heavy weight on my shoulder.
It seemed like something was pressing down on me.
And I could feel something furry rubbing against my jaw!
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