"You... How did you know?" I was startled. Could this little girl have left a mark on it? Two had been smashed during the battle, so how could this one still be the original? I didn't even know where I'd lost the old one.
"Could I not know what I bought myself...?" Zhao Qian said aggrievedly, looking at me with a faintly reproachful expression.
Yuan Ci took one look, repeatedly chanted "Amitabha," then hugged his bulging bundle and ran off to the side, muttering something.
Shao Zi looked somewhat awkward. I gave a light cough and said, "The battle was intense, so some scraping was unavoidable. The main thing is that the spot where the paper talismans were kept got torn and could no longer keep out water. Otherwise, why would I have replaced it?"
"I thought you didn't like the one I bought, so you replaced it." After Zhao Qian finished speaking, she looked at me as though she wanted to say something but stopped herself.
"That's not it. Otherwise, I wouldn't have bought an identical one to fob you off, would I?" I gave a dry laugh. Shao Zi was also staring at me with shining eyes, and I truly had no idea how to explain myself without losing face as her master.
"Oh. Then should I buy you a sturdier one? I spotted one downstairs in the mall while waiting for you just now. I think you'll like it, and this one is too small. I just noticed that your bundle is stuffed full... But I don't know who gave you this bundle, and I felt awkward helping you replace it..." Zhao Qian suggested hesitantly.
"This... We probably don't have time..." I glanced at the time. Senior Brother might be in danger, and things would be disastrous