At noon, Mu You returned to K City, but instead of hurrying back to the Pet Shop, he first visited the K City Anomaly Investigation Bureau Headquarters and asked Zhang Yang to sort out Mianmian's identity.
Now that the Undead Society had been uprooted, Mianmian would no longer be hunted. She would be living at the Pet Shop long-term, and he could hardly keep her hidden in his backpack every day. Sooner or later, that would give her away. It was better to establish her identity early so she would not be treated as an unidentified person.
By the time he finished filling out a mountain of paperwork and returned to the Pet Shop, it was already evening.
"Boss!" Xiao Ya appeared at the door to welcome Mu You.
The shop had remained closed during the days he was away, and Xiao Ya had been looking after it.
As for Lin Xue, she had already returned to the Lin Family after bringing Mianmian over. Using Death Knell twice this time had burned away more of her stats, and she needed to continue recuperating.
"Where's Little Girl?" Mu You asked.
"In your room."
Xiao Ya answered, then added worriedly, "She's still sleeping. She's been asleep all day..."
"It's fine. Let her sleep."
Mu You nodded in understanding.
When Lin Xue returned during the day, she had already taken her to a doctor. Unfortunately, the examination had revealed no clear cause, and the preliminary diagnosis was only a fairly severe case of hypersomnia.
Ordinary hypersomnia was caused by psychological issues and could be alleviated with medication, but Little Girl's condition was more troublesome, involving both her mind and her Constitution. Previously, when she retained Mengmeng's appearance, she had not been particularly sleepy. Ever since Mianmian's consciousness awakened, however, her bouts of sleepiness