Chapter 16 Danger

"Okay." Xia Xi nodded without asking where Xia Yue was going. After all, they weren't very close.

After dinner, Xia Yue helped her clean up the dishes. Once done, Xia Yue stayed in the lounge while Xia Xi went to her room.

Late at night, after Xia Yue and Xia Xi had fallen asleep.

"Beep, beep, wake up, host. Danger is around." The system issued a warning that abruptly resonated in Xia Yue's mind.

"Ah!" Xia Yue was startled, sitting upright in bed.

"What the hell? It's late at night!" grumbled Xia Yue, her face dark.

"Host, there is danger." The system said.

"What kind of danger?" Xia Yue immediately asked, now fully awakened.

"Go find Xia Xi, she can handle it." The system directed her.

"Okay." Xia Yue quickly got out of bed, put on her shoes, and ran out of the room.

As soon as she exited, she saw Xia Xi holding a peach-wood sword and a stack of Yellow Talismans.

"Why did you come out? Get back in!" Seeing Xia Yue, Xia Xi shouted at her sternly.

"Is it, by any chance, that sort of thing?" Xia Yue asked.

"Yes, so sorry about this. It's likely here for revenge against me, and you might get involved. Here, take this." Xia Xi nodded, handing her a Yellow Talisman.

"Does that sort of thing really exist?" Xia Yue asked, holding the Yellow Talisman.

"Yes, it does. Be careful, I might not be able to look after you." Xia Xi replied.

Imagining the terrifying appearances of ghosts she had seen in the horror movies, Xia Yue shivered.

"Don't worry, host. She's very strong. The one who's come is not as strong as her." The system tried to reassure her.

"That's a relief." Xia Yue nodded.

Indeed, before long, a woman with long hair, dressed in a red dress with unusually long fingernails, appeared before them.

"Lian Yun, you dare to come look for me." Xia Xi said to the female ghost, being wary of her.

"Zhuang Xi, I want you dead with me." The ghost shouted at Zhuang Xi.

"Hmph." Xia Xi coldly snorted, no longer speaking, as she threw a Yellow Talisman at her and lunged her peach-wood sword.

"Gosh, this ghost is so ugly." Xia Yue frowned as she looked at the ghost, whose face was pockmarked.

"That's true, she's really ugly. Hide well." The system agreed.

"Mmm-hmm, I'll stay quiet." Xia Yue nodded.

She decided to be an "invisible person" and watched from the corner of the room.

Not long after, the ghost was overpowered by Xia Xi and trapped in a container.

"Wow, you are so awesome!" Xia Yue applauded when the fight ended.

"I'm sorry for the chaos here; I'll clean up tomorrow." Xia Xi said, looking at the broken flower pot and the damaged wall.

"So, everything is fine now?" Xia Yue asked, nodding.

"Yes, you can go back to sleep now." Xia Xi nodded.

"Okay, so can I keep this talisman?" Xia Yue asked cautiously.

"Keep it." Xia Xi nodded.

Feeling relieved, Xia Yue wished her goodnight and returned back to her room to sleep.

Once Xia Yue had returned to her room, Xia Xi did the same.

Having been interrupted in the middle of the night, Xia Yue almost overslept the next day.

She hurriedly woke up, brushed her teeth, washed her face, slipped into casual clothes, and grabbed her mobile phone as she headed downstairs.

"Morning, I've made breakfast." said Xia Xi as she saw Xia Yue.

Seeing the time was already 8:03 a.m., Xia Yue made a dash for the door and as she ran by, replied, "No time, I'm running late!"