Lu Xiaoxiao suddenly realized that although she really had been plagued by bad luck lately, when she was with Master Xiao, she seemed to have experienced none of it at all.
Instead, she had been incredibly lucky.
Lu Xiaoxiao put down her phone.
Facing everyone's gazes, she curved her brows and smiled.
"Master Xiao will be here soon."
That was the second-to-last thing Master Xiao had said to her over the phone.
"I'll be there soon."
The last thing was...
"See you in a bit."
The white-bearded monk gave a slight nod.
The middle-aged monk standing behind him kept his head lowered.
He looked like a statue.
Lu Xiaoxiao raised her eyes.
The kindly-looking Buddha sat upright on the lotus throne.
His gaze was lowered slightly.
His face was filled with compassion.
She looked away.
"That's great. Master Xiao is coming over."
Yang Jialing spoke softly.
The corners of her lips lifted slightly, revealing a delighted smile.
Everything that had happened moments ago had left her confused and somewhat flustered.
But unwilling to show her unease, she had forced herself to keep it hidden.
Now that she knew Master Xiao was coming, she truly felt relieved.
"Mm."
Yu Yuer nodded.
"Just now..."
She lowered her voice even further.
After all, the subject of their conversation was right nearby.
"...when they locked the door..."
"I thought we'd walked into a den of thieves..."
"I almost called 110."
She was still worried that the other party might make her call 110...
And struggling over whether she should shout for help first...
Lu Xiaoxiao folded her hands over her chest.
She merely nodded.
She did not say anything.
She had been under the greatest pressure just now.
She had nearly thought that her bad luck would