Huohuo sat in her office as usual, polishing an exorcism bell. Her tail swayed back and forth. After she had polished it clean, she put the bell back in the cabinet and carefully arranged it.
"Why hasn't Asheng come over today?"
As she wondered this, Huohuo took out her Jade Abacus and messaged Bai Sheng. But even after waiting a very, very long time, she still didn't receive a reply from Bai Sheng.
Huohuo was a little puzzled. Asheng usually replied to her messages almost instantly, but today she had waited for ages without hearing anything.
"Is Asheng busy?"
Without Bai Sheng's company, even Huohuo's ears, which usually twitched whenever she had nothing to do, drooped weakly today. Her normally upright cowlick had gone limp as well.
Huohuo was having trouble adjusting to working without Asheng. Normally, Asheng helped her organize the exorcism tools. Whenever she dozed off, he would drape his coat over her and take over her work. He would also...
Huohuo could keep someone talking for an entire day.
"All right, all right. Not that I'm saying anything, but can't you take care of yourself without that guy? He just didn't reply to your message. He can't betray the Luofu, so what are you worried about? Go find him after work."
Grandpa Tail crawled out of Huohuo's tail and spoke to her.
He didn't understand. Bai Sheng had only been absent for one day, yet Huohuo was acting like she had lost her soul. Anyone who didn't know better would think a heliobus had possessed her.
"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey! Grandpa Tail, you jinxed it! Asheng must just be busy with something else. I need to work hard. I'll go find Asheng after work."
Even so, Huohuo was visibly dispirited.
She curled up in her office, which was