In the end, Zheng Qing failed to get any further advice from Beauty Su.
Before he left the Two-Dimensional Evolution Laboratory, however, Su Shijun gave the young wizard a braided green bracelet.
"Some Calming and Evil-Repelling Talismans have been woven into it. I took some time to bless it, so it should slightly reduce how often you have nightmares." At this point, the witch paused for a few seconds before adding, "Anyway, you're only having nightmares now. You don't have those headaches from before... Relax. It'll be fine."
Zheng Qing stroked the fuzzy bracelet, wanting to ask the witch what material it had been woven from. But he worried that he might phrase it poorly, and when the words left his mouth, they had somehow become something else.
"Thank you!" he said sincerely. At the same time, he pondered what gift he could return to the witch tomorrow for New Year's Day.
At Christmas, he had given Su Shijun a "Pandora's Gift Box" bought from Apple Pavilion. This sort of gift box was the most popular holiday present among First University students: reasonably priced and full of novelty.
Every Pandora's Gift Box remained sealed before it was opened. Neither the seller nor the person who bought it knew what surprise was inside.
It might be a burst of Magic Fireworks, a piece of Elf Dance Footage, an ancient jade coin, an exquisite jade cup, a delicious pastry, or even a rare Spirit Beast Egg.
In short, it was a gift that depended on both luck and mood—provided one did not mistake Pandora's Gift Box for Pandora's Cursed Box. Unlike the gift box, Pandora's Cursed Box was the ultimate tool for pranks.
"You can never imagine what kind of fright you'll get after opening the cursed box." This had been Apple