At Huai'an Residential Complex, Nie Yunzhen dug around the roots of the Old Locust Tree, one shovelful at a time.
One hole...
Two holes...
Three holes...
She had put in a tremendous amount of effort, but still found nothing beneath the tree.
Where was it?
If this took any longer, it would be too late...
Nie Yunzhen rarely grew anxious, but this time, thinking of Qin Manjiang, she found it somewhat impossible to control her urgency.
Logically, its "miraculous powers" had appeared almost simultaneously with the ghost story, so what exactly had made it become "miraculous"?
Qin Manjiang's theory was that something had been buried beneath it, most likely Shen Hong's body.
But Nie Yunzhen could not find it.
No matter how she searched, she could not find it.
She could feel how exhausted her body was, and her strength was nearly spent, but her arms kept moving mechanically, shoveling out earth scoop by scoop.
Where exactly was it buried...
Nie Yunzhen could not figure it out, and her limbs were growing weaker.
Just then, a bloodied hand reached over and pressed against her shoulder.
Nie Yunzhen froze for a moment. She turned to look at the hand on her shoulder. The injuries were so severe that she could see the finger bones...
Her gaze slowly traveled upward, and she finally saw who had come.
More precisely, she recognized the newcomer by her eyes.
This woman was so unfamiliar that the sight of her made Nie Yunzhen's heart tremble, yet those eyes were not unfamiliar.
"Miss Zhong?"
Nie Yunzhen asked.
The woman nodded. She was indeed Zhong Xueran, who had returned to Huai'an Residential Complex once again.
Xu Yi was dead, and Yan Xiao had taken his body away. He was right: Xu Yi's game had ended here, but hers