That monster had also knocked its own head like that.
No wonder the girl had heard the sound of the Wraith.
Perhaps this was fate, too.
"But I don't understand."
Wang Tong looked as though she was about to cry. "I was so close. I just can't figure it out."
"Little Brother, can't you give me a few more hints?"
Su Xun felt both helpless and amused.
Since Master Xiao had already said something unnecessary, there was no harm in his saying a few words, too, right?
"I told you to read more when you were little, but you never liked reading."
"Huh?"
Though she had no idea where this was coming from, the girl instinctively protested. "I did read."
"You have no idea how many books I read to get into Yan University."
The girl looked as if she were reliving a painful past.
"What a dark period of my life."
The girl's description made Su Xun's brows lift, but now wasn't the time to argue with her about it. "I meant books outside of school."
"Books outside of school?"
The girl looked bewildered. "No, Little Brother, why are you bringing that up all of a sudden?"
"Even if you won't give me any hints, don't change the subject."
Su Xun shook his head slightly. "If you'd read more books outside of school, you wouldn't be so stumped now."
"Huh?"
The girl's eyes widened. "What do you mean?"
"Master Xiao already made it very clear."
Su Xun prompted her. "Supernatural creatures."
"Have you never read any unofficial histories or strange tales?"
"Unofficial histories and strange tales?"
The girl murmured.
She had never liked classical Chinese. It gave her a headache.
The books she had to read for class were one thing.
She had to study those.
But anything