She pulled up her hood, intending to go see what was happening on that mountain.
She could get no more information from the Land God. She had saved him not only to ask questions, but also because she found him rather pitiful. He had been cautious and conscientious in his duties, only to nearly be reduced to ashes. Reviving him was no difficult task, requiring only a negligible trace of divine power, and it was a good thing for Shuanghe Town.
There was nothing more to say. She turned and headed out.
Just as she reached the doorway, she abruptly stopped.
She turned around and stared at the Land God, who was still bent at the waist with his head lowered, too afraid to look up.
"So, shouldn't we settle the bill? Medical expenses. The Heavenly Court is gone, so there's nowhere to claim reimbursement; you'll have to pay it yourself. Settle it with what you consider your most valuable possession. If you dare try to fool me, bear the consequences yourself."
As she spoke, she held out her little hand.
The Land God, whose head was nearly bowed to the floor, froze and raised his head to look at that little hand.
The scene inside the Stone Temple was rather strange. The lighting was dim, while the light spilling through the doorway illuminated the little girl in a hoodie, her pale, slender hand held palm-up as she waited; Big-Headed Cat pawed the river clam until it spun round and round; and the Land God, dressed in a rotten, tattered official robe, stood there with a baffled expression.
Her little hand moved forward slightly, signaling him to hurry up and pay. If he dared refuse to pay, a certain Bai would really turn hostile.
Perhaps sensing the danger, the Land