The curly-haired girl looked at Xiao Xiao, unease and fear showing in her eyes. "Am I really being haunted by something?"
"Master Xiao, can you tell me the answer?"
She unconsciously held her breath.
"No."
Xiao Xiao's blunt answer made the girl freeze. A moment later, her face fell.
She hadn't really expected a different answer.
She'd only come to see Master Xiao on the off chance he could help.
After all, her friend thought so highly of him.
And she was in a bind, wanting to find an expert but having no idea where to start.
Since her friend knew an expert, she naturally couldn't pass up the chance.
Besides, an expert recommended by a friend had to be better than those frauds on the street who claimed to have supernatural powers, right?
But...
As expected, there were no such experts in the world.
They only existed in novels.
As for her situation, maybe she was sick?
Or perhaps, like last time, she'd go back to normal after a while.
No nightmares, and no more voices.
Xiao Xiao looked at the girl's dejected face. There was no demonic aura about her.
Or...
Xiao Xiao considered the possibility.
Perhaps the girl had once carried a demonic aura, but it had been very faint, and it had dissipated in the damp air as she walked here.
"When do you hear the voices?"
Xiao Xiao's sudden question startled the girl, who had been sinking into gloom.
Huh? What?
"When do you hear the voices?"
Xiao Xiao repeated his question.
"When?"
The curly-haired girl murmured.
She shook her head. "It varies."
"There's no set time."
"It could happen anytime."
"Sometimes I hear them when I'm walking down the street."
"The first time I heard one, I even screamed."
The curly-haired