Xu Lei was sleeping soundly.
"Ding-dong~ Ding-dong~ Ding-dong."
She frowned and pouted, reluctantly reaching out to feel for the phone beside her.
"Wait, that sound..."
Halfway through reaching out, she suddenly noticed a problem.
Her alarm was clearly a song, and that "ding-dong" sound was unmistakably a little girl repeating the words "ding" and "dong."
"Ding... dong, ding... dong..."
The girl drew out the syllables, making the sound especially eerie in the silent room.
Xu Lei was instantly wide awake. Opening her eyes, she saw a deathly pale ghost face in the darkness, right beside the head of her bed, staring fixedly at her.
"Ah!"
She screamed instinctively, then calmed down, a smile appearing on her face.
"A ghost?"
"Heh, you really picked the wrong person. Do you know what I do for a living, little girl?"
"What do you do, big sister?" the little girl asked innocently, looking perfectly well-behaved.
Xu Lei pressed a hand against the girl's head and was about to say something when the girl straightened up, revealing her bright red clothes in full.
The words caught in Xu Lei's throat, and her eyes widened further and further.
"A Blood-Clad Ghost?!"
"Aaaah!!!"
Her hysterical screams rang through the entire floor.
In another room, a male Netherworld Messenger was sleeping soundly when he suddenly felt someone tucking him in.
Whoever it was worked very carefully, first tucking in every corner of his blanket, then straightening its edges bit by bit, even smoothing out every wrinkle. The gentle movements were truly heartwarming.
"Who is it? Captain?"
The male Netherworld Messenger murmured. He felt that not even his mother had ever treated him this well.
With that thought in mind...
He rolled over and opened his eyes. Just as he was about to speak, he saw a tall,