Senior sister, stop working and go home for dinner.

Chapter 12 Where did these migrant worker soldiers come from?

Mentioning her second senior sister, Feng Xiaolu's initial excitement faded somewhat. She took a big gulp of her juice before mumbling, "Who knows what that guy is like? Every time I call her, no one answers. It always takes ten days to half a month for her to reply to a message or call back."

Chen Anran was slightly surprised, "Are even extras this busy these days?"

"Who knows what she's busy with all day?"

Feng Xiaolu waved her hand, seemingly not wanting to talk about her second senior sister any further, and instead brought up their plans for the evening: "Let's not talk about her anymore, let's eat something quickly and then go sing karaoke."

"I'll listen to my senior sister."

"Hehe, this is my adorable junior brother."

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As night fell, the abandoned old building appeared even more eerie under the pale moonlight.

Although the zombies from the daytime had been removed, the faint weeping became clearer after nightfall, mournful and piercing, echoing in the empty stairwell.

Chen Anran and Feng Xiaolu stood inside the building again.

This time, Feng Xiaolu gripped the thousand-year-old evil-repelling wooden sword, its power greatly enhanced after being "nurtured," and carried a small cloth bag filled with evil-repelling glutinous rice at her waist, feeling much more confident. Chen Anran, on the other hand, remained calm, also holding a handful of glutinous rice in her hand, just in case. Wang Anxi, no matter what, dared not follow them in this time, only daring to stand guard at a distance outside the building, providing a faint light to the entrance with his car headlights.

"The crying sound seems to be coming from the top floor," Chen Anran listened intently.

"Yes, the places with the heaviest yin energy are often at the highest or lowest points." Feng Xiaolu nodded. "Let's go up."

The two carefully made their way up the stairs. The higher they went, the colder it got, and the clearer the crying became, as if it were sobbing right next to their ears, filled with endless sorrow and resentment, making them uneasy.

Upon reaching the rooftop, they saw a blurry figure of a woman dressed in an old-fashioned white dress, her back to them, her shoulders trembling slightly as she sobbed.

"This is it," Chen Anran said softly.

Feng Xiaolu took a deep breath, raised her peach wood sword, and the blade glowed faintly once more. Following Zhang Nanshan's brief tips on exorcising evil spirits in the group chat, she channeled her meager spiritual power and shouted, "You evil creature, why do you linger in the mortal realm, disturbing the living? Leave at once and journey to reincarnation!"

The weeping figure trembled violently, and the crying stopped abruptly. It slowly and stiffly turned around. A pale, swollen face, eyes that were like two black holes, and a strange arc at the corner of its mouth, as if it were laughing, yet also crying.

"Leave? I can't leave... I hate it so much... I'm so wronged..." Li Gui's voice was sharp and piercing, filled with intense resentment, and black energy surged around him!

"Watch out, it's about to make its move!" Chen Anran warned.

Sure enough, the fierce creature let out a sharp shriek, transformed into a black shadow, and rushed straight towards Feng Xiaolu with a gust of cold wind!

Although Feng Xiaolu had a divine sword in hand, she had almost no practical combat experience. When she saw Li Gui rushing towards her, she screamed in fright and instinctively closed her eyes and swung her sword wildly!

"Sizzle!"

The pure yang golden light on the peach wood sword collided with the fierce and sinister yin energy.

Li Gui was burned by the golden light, let out a cry of pain, and his movements froze.

Chen Anran seized the opportunity and threw out a handful of evil-dispelling glutinous rice. It crackled and popped, causing the black aura on Li Gui's body to dissipate and his figure to fade.

Seeing this, Feng Xiaolu's courage increased, and she once again swung her sword forward. Chen Anran also assisted from the side, using glutinous rice to interfere. Although Li Gui was fierce, he was restrained at every turn by the thousand-year-old evil-repelling wooden sword and the glutinous rice noodles that were specifically designed to counter evil spirits. He was beaten and forced to retreat repeatedly, letting out angry and unwilling roars.

Just when it seemed that they would be able to completely suppress this fierce monster in a few more rounds, a sudden change occurred!

"A trick!"

A clear but anxious female voice suddenly rang out from the shadows in the corner of the room!

With this decree, the originally ferocious and malevolent creature seemed to be summoned by some irresistible force, letting out a reluctant whimper. Its body instantly transformed into a wisp of black smoke and was sucked into an object held in a hand that emerged from the shadows.

It was a black pottery jar, about the size of a palm, with an ancient shape. The jar was engraved with twisted runes similar to those on the corpse-nurturing jade, and at this moment, a cold aura was faintly emanating from the mouth of the jar.

The person holding the pottery jar was short, shrouded in a large black robe, and wearing a cartoon cat mask. Although her face was not visible, judging from her voice and build, she was a young woman.

Chen Anran and Feng Xiaolu were both startled and immediately looked at the uninvited guest warily. Feng Xiaolu raised her sword and pointed it at the other person, demanding sharply, "Who are you? Why are you creating such evil creatures as flying zombies to harm people?!"

The man in black robes seemed intimidated by Feng Xiaolu's imposing aura and shrank back, but he held tightly to the pottery jar used to collect the ghost.

Upon hearing the words "refining flying zombies," she abruptly raised her head, and through the mask, one could see the anxiety in her eyes.

"No! I didn't mean to harm anyone! I certainly didn't intend to create any flying zombies!" Her voice trembled with tears as she hurriedly explained, "I... I used the zombie's yin energy and malevolent resentment to prolong my roommate's life!"

"Extend life?" Chen Anran frowned, stopping Feng Xiaolu who was about to reprimand her. "Extend life with such an extremely yin and evil substance? Explain yourself clearly, what exactly is going on?"

Seeing that Chen Anran's tone had softened slightly, the girl in the black robe grasped at a straw and explained rapidly, "My roommate... she's working so hard! Every day she has to go to the construction site to carry bricks before dawn, then work as an extra at the film studio in the afternoon, and then wash dishes at a restaurant in the evening. She comes back to our shared apartment late at night and still has to study to prepare for the adult college entrance examination... She works 24 hours a day without rest, and hardly sleeps! I've tried to persuade her, but she won't listen. Her health is about to collapse; if this continues, she'll die!"

Feng Xiaolu: "..." What breed of cattle or horses is this?

Chen Anran: "..." Where did this migrant worker soldier come from?

The girl's voice was choked with genuine sobs: "My family used to have some unorthodox methods, saying that using extremely yin objects to nourish the soul could forcibly prolong life. Although... although there are some side effects, at least you can live! I was thinking of using this corpse-nourishing jade to gather the yin energy of the earth to grow a zombie, and then using this soul-gathering urn to collect the fierce resentment. Combining the two to refine 'yin essence,' I would secretly mix it into the water for my roommate to drink, and that would help her survive... I really didn't mean to harm anyone. I chose this building because it's going to be demolished, and nobody comes here usually..."

After a long pause, Chen Anran finally came to her senses and asked, "You and your roommate... live in Lincheng?"

The girl shook her head, chuckling sheepishly, and said, "To keep a strange creature, you definitely have to go far away, so even if you're discovered, it won't be easy to find you..."

Chen Anran clapped her hands in admiration, "You really are a clever little devil."