Liu was worried about losing friends again due to the smell that would linger in his mouth...
"Ah!" Liu snapped his fingers. "The dried herbs! There are some boxes in the back, next to the oil barrels. They're not tasty at all, but they're perfect for killing smells if you chew them."
Liu began walking toward the back of the storage, directly toward the old barrel furniture that no one had moved in months.
'He's just looking for herbs to...' thought the cousin.
Her thoughts were interrupted when she noticed something strange in the shadows near the barrels. Was it her imagination, or had something moved?
Liu kept approaching, cheerfully chewing his smelly preserve while his bat rested lazily on his head. Completely oblivious that he was heading directly toward...
The cousin narrowed her eyes, trying to better distinguish what she had seen. For a moment, she could have sworn she saw the gleam of eyes in the darkness.
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