Spirit Communication with the Living

The time reached noon on December 15.

That also meant the mission had been underway for four hours.

Nong Yueke rested both hands on her legs and watched Ji Li obediently, her eyes utterly innocent.

Ji Li looked at her with an inexplicable emotion and asked softly:

"Were you waiting for her to leave?"

"Yes. You should be the only person here."

With only the two of them left in the room, Nong Yueke's attitude changed noticeably, and she began to converse normally.

Ji Li slowly reached out, caught her sleeve, and gripped her slender wrist. He asked coldly:

"What exactly are you?"

Nong Yueke offered no resistance. With a composure beyond her years on her face, she said quietly:

"I'm part of the rules."

A sharp gleam flashed in Ji Li's eyes. He could deduce a great deal from that answer.

For instance, this mission might truly have no tangible ghost; the rules themselves were the killer.

For instance, the conditions for approaching Nong Yueke's family were actually conditions for approaching the rules—the killing rules and the survival rules.

Slowly, his gaze returned to the most important item of all—the Calendar.

Meanwhile, Nong Yueke silently withdrew her wrist, hopped down from the chair, and sat beside Ji Li.

Only then did Ji Li realize that this desk and chair were not children's furniture.

Both their size and style seemed better suited to an adult.

Frowning, he looked at Nong Yueke, who had made room beside him, his mind reeling.

The purpose of this Calendar seemed different from what he had imagined.

After considerable hesitation, Ji Li braced his hands against the desktop, slowly shifted over, and sat in front of it.

Once he was truly in that position, the scene before his eyes underwent a dramatic transformation.

The Calendar