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After returning to Anling's house, Anling took a long-awaited shower, and Xiangyu also took a quick rinse and washed his wet clothes.

The problem was that after washing the clothes, Xiang Yu really had no clothes to change into. An Ling's house hadn't been occupied by a man for a long time, so the wardrobe was full of women's clothes.

This caused Xiang Yu a lot of trouble. He had to carry the old-fashioned electric fan into the bathroom in advance, wash his underwear and outer clothes, and put them under the vent to blow on for half an hour until they were about 80 or 90 percent dry before he dared to put them on. Then he came out covered in dust.

After all that fuss, the clock on the wall had quietly been turned to twelve o'clock.

Xiang Yu and An Ling sat upright on the sofa, looking at the open diary with solemnity, as if awaiting a royal decree.

Soon, the diary entry for December 16th will be published.

The ink seemed to have a life of its own, seeping up little by little from deep within the paper fibers.

[December 16] [Weather: Snow]

It snowed today.

He said he needed a few changes of clothes, so I took him to the New Century Commercial Center to buy some.

The New Century Commercial Center sells everything: rocking horses, ceramic figurines, and dolls.

So the secret of those two items was actually inside the trade center.

Strangely, there's always a woman singing at the New Century Commercial Center; I heard she sings from day to night, and from night until midnight.

[It sounds terrifying. We heard that singing voice while we were buying clothes.]

We wanted to find the source of the sound, but we couldn't find it no matter what we tried.

That's strange.

[I heard that the New Century Commercial Center would be having a singer perform at midnight. We waited a long time before we finally heard her sing, and she sang beautifully.]

【No, I know!】

【I know, I know who that singing woman is!】

"..."

Xiang Yu looked at the diary.

The contents of the diary were as incomprehensible as ever, but there was one thing he understood: he had to go to the trade center to take a look.

But the reason was actually buying clothes...

He looked down at his clothes, which were still damp from being blown out of the fan, and gave a helpless smirk.

So, he really does need two more outfits.

Xiang Yu turned to An Ling and asked, "What time does your New Century Commercial Center open? Shall we go in the morning?"

"The trade center... ah, the newly opened one." An Ling's eyes were a little confused at first, then she seemed to suddenly remember something and said, "Around eight or nine o'clock, I can just get a good night's sleep and go straight there."

"What's wrong?" Xiang Yu sensed that An Ling seemed hesitant to speak, a strange feeling.

You should know that An Ling is now completely on his side, so she shouldn't be hiding anything from him.

"...Then let's go to sleep and get some rest. We'll go to the trade center tomorrow."

After saying that, Xiang Yu went into An Ling's parents' room and lay down on the large double bed.

He looked up and saw An Ling's parents' wedding photo. The photo was placed on the headboard of the bedroom, and the couple looked very harmonious in it.

After staring at the screen for a moment in thought, Xiang Yu lay down on the bed and almost fell asleep the moment his head hit the pillow.

He was simply too tired. The intense battles with all sorts of ghosts and monsters these past few days had taken a heavy toll on his mental and physical energy.

Now his tense mind can finally relax a little.

Just as he was about to drift off to sleep, a figure suddenly appeared at the bedroom door!

Xiang Yu was about to lift his eyelids when he realized that the figure seemed to be An Ling.

She held the blanket, seemingly a little reserved, and hesitated at the bedroom door for a long time.

Xiang Yu squinted, taking in all of this. Just as An Ling was about to continue her in-and-out journey into the bedroom, he spoke up, "Come in."

"Hey... Brother Xiang, you're not asleep...?"

"What are you going to do?"

"I...I'm scared." Anling hugged the blanket, a little embarrassed.

"You got rid of the ghost in your house, so what are you afraid of?"

"...I just don't feel at ease." An Ling bit her lip. "Whenever I close my eyes, the face of that ghost child appears before me. It's so scary."

"So you want to sleep with me?" Xiang Yu lazily rolled over, her tone tinged with sleepy teasing. "I definitely wouldn't mind."

"Oh no, I'm sleeping on the floor in this room," An Ling said, spreading her bed sheet and a blanket on the bedroom floor, and then covering herself with another blanket.

"Fine, whatever you want... I'm going to sleep..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiang Yu fell asleep.

When An Ling saw Xiang Yu fall asleep immediately, she began to wonder if she was too timid. But upon closer reflection, she realized that there weren't many people in the world as brave as Xiang Yu.

"Well then, goodnight, Brother Xiang."

Anling pulled the covers over her head and lay down on the bedroom floor.

……

I slept without any dreams.

When Xiang Yu opened his eyes, An Ling had already started washing up, and he could hear the sound of running water coming from the toilet.

Xiang Yu stretched, his bones cracking and popping. Since he came here, he had hardly had a good night's sleep.

Then he looked at the system panel that appeared automatically and found that a new button seemed to have appeared on it.

[Illustrated Guide System]

It seems that this encyclopedia system was only opened now because I had collected two or more of the strange creatures.

After he opened the encyclopedia system, he looked up and saw a bunch of question marks, only two of which were lit up.

[Achievement: Well-informed (Iron Level)]

[Condition for achievement: Unlock two or more enemy illustrations.]

[Effect: When this title is equipped, a simple check can be performed on the person during conversation to determine their level. (Iron level: Only effective on targets below E+ level)]

Xiang Yu looked at the title "Heat Bomb" above his head, then at the title "Knowledgeable" in front of him. After thinking for a while, he put "Knowledgeable" on his head.

The most important effect of the "calorie bomb" is actually that it allows you to eat things that are hard to swallow. The reason I was able to eat the doll in a few bites before was because of this title.

It's not that you can't eat it without this title, but eating it would definitely be a torment, unlike the easy and carefree experience it is now.

However, aside from eating these junk foods, this title is practically useless; it's not as practical as the title "well-informed."

"Brother Xiang, you're awake?" An Ling asked as she brushed her teeth.

Xiang Yu looked up at An Ling and saw an "E" appear above An Ling's head.

It seems Anling is an E-rank monster... no, an E-rank NPC.

An average person is at level E, while an athlete like Tyson Bolt would probably be around level E+.

After tidying up for a while, Xiang Yu was also ready to go, and the two set off for the trade center.

But as soon as the building door was opened, a blast of icy air rushed in.

The snow was heavy.

An Ling leaned against the doorframe, staring blankly outside. The snow had been falling for who knows how long, and the world was a vast expanse of white, indistinguishable from the road to the wall.

The snow was knee-deep, reaching up to the thighs, thickly enveloping the entire county in a pure white swaddling cloth.

The wind whipped up snowflakes, swirling them around, and they stung my face.

"So much snow in one night?" Anling was stunned.