Yu Xing did not refuse Masha's kindness. After thanking her, he accepted them.
But York grew more confused the more he listened.
Malice Talismans, Sealing Talismans, Ghost-Repelling Talismans... What were all these? Why had he never heard of them?
His item shop did not look like this. It had never sold talismans like these, only things similar to Evil Spirit-Expelling Talismans.
At that moment, Yu Xing, York, and Masha, whose words and actions were constrained by the logic of their roles, did not realize that there were fundamental differences between some things on their sides.
Yu Xing opened the door and left the "biological siblings" who were supposed to "sleep together" behind. After knocking, he entered Susan's room.
Susan's room was extremely girlish. Its every decoration resembled her music box—pink and sweet, filled with the atmosphere of a little girl.
"Brother Roy, thank you." Susan placed the kitchen knife beneath her pillow and explained, "This makes me feel safer."
Yu Xing pretended not to notice the gloom in Susan's eyes. Following her instructions, he took two thin quilts from the wardrobe, laying one on the floor and using the other as a cover.
With the carpet and thin quilt providing double insulation, Yu Xing did not find the floor cold. After some thought, he secretly stuck the Malice Talisman to his chest before lying down.
He was afraid the system would forcibly make him dream. If that happened, he could only rely on an external force with supernatural power to wake him, and the Malice Talisman happened to be useful for that.
If Masha had not given him these things, he naturally had other ways to control his sleep, but none were this convenient.
Susan's slender body slipped beneath the quilt. She reached out to turn off the light and