The room was dark and damp, and the dried bloodstains had turned black. Bai Lixin approached the bloodstains and tried to wipe them, but they had already seeped into the pillars.
There were uprooted weeds on the floor of the messy room, and the walls were pitch black, not from burning but from the splatter of blood. Bai Lixin was looking around when he suddenly stumbled.
Dijia, who was by his side, swiftly caught him.
“Thanks,” Bai Lixin said, and looked at what tripped him. Something was protruding from the ground covered in withered grass. “There’s something here.”
Bending down, Bai Lixin uncovered the weeds(grass) and found a raised floorboard, forming a narrow opening. The opening was so narrow even a child would find it challenging to crawl through.
Bai Lixin took out a flashlight, shining it inside. Even with the brightest setting, it only illuminated a short distance.
“I want to go down and see,” Bai Lixin said, staring at the opening.
Dijia: “But you won’t fit.”
“No, perhaps I can,” Bai Lixin said and closed his eyes. His body started shrinking and changing rapidly, clothes fell down and a fluffy little fox soon emerged.
The red fox wagged its large tail, and the bell behind it jingled.
The man’s eyes darkened, and he calmly rubbed the fox’s head. “Go ahead.”
The red fox nodded lively, and leaped into the opening.
However, it didn’t land as expected.
Bai Lixin felt himself falling into a cold, hard embrace.
It was familiar, but wasn’t that person was still up there a moment ago.
“Did you forget already?” In the darkness, the man’s voice carried amusement and teasing. “I am a lotus flower, I entered with a gust of wind.”
As the man spoke, his fingers roamed Bai Lixin’s body dishonesty. His rough palms were so big that he could circle the little fox completely.
The fingertips moved back gently along the back of the fox’s neck. When they reached the back, the fingers slid into the abdomen. “Tsk tsk, so soft and fluffy.”
“Although I can’t see, I seem to have touched something interesting.”
“What’s this small thing?”
“Tsk tsk tsk, my poor baby, why is it so little? It’s still so responsive at this size?”
In the darkness, the fox’s cries and the man’s voice continued.
After some commotion, an immersive inhale rang out. “No wonder so many masters enjoy petting cats and dogs. Turns out, having a pet is so delightful. But their cats and dogs can’t compare to my little fox.”
“Tsk tsk tsk, this scent.”
Fox Bai Lixin: “Aoo aoo aoo!”
‘Let go, you pervert!
Help, someone is trying to harm the fox!’
———————————–
In the live broadcast room
[The big boss’s unrestrained appearance resembles the lascivious male lead in certain movies.]
[Ever since that time, the big boss has truly let himself go. I want to ask, is there really no one in this world left for him to cherish?
[Not only is there someone, but that person is also being harassed in his hands.]
[Although it’s pitch dark, I can now imagine God Xin’s expression. Definitely a face of horror. He must be cursing the big boss as a pervert in his heart.]
[Hahaha, but it is true.]
[But who can resist a fluffy red fox? Of course, you pet it.]
[Thanks to God Xin’s small form as a fox, or else I’m afraid this copy would never pass the review.]
[Hahaha, it seems more stable now that it has passed the trial. ]
————————————
Dijia caressed the fox to his heart’s content before finally releasing him.
With a snap of his fingers, the pitch-dark underground chamber lit up with gentle light.
If one was to look closely, they would see petal after petal glowing in the dark. The petals were like fireflies, but glowed brighter than fireflies.
Floating in mid-air, they turned the once gloomy and terrifying basement into a warm and romantic space.
At the entrance stood an indifferent and arrogant monk, holding a limp fox in his arms.
The fox held its slightly wet tail, looking miserable.
The hair all over its body was in disarray, its eyes were red as it stared at the monk in grievance.
‘Pah, you heretical monk.
Are you still human? You even prey on a fox!
Beast, worse than a beast!’
Escape System: [Since he’s a beast, why say he’s worse than a beast? What kind of contradictory insult is this?]
S419M chuckled: [Sister, you don’t understand? Beast means Lord God can do what others can’t. Worse than a beast means even at the final step, he didn’t continue, unlike a beast that would not stop. So, it’s worse than a beast.]
Escape System: [Wow, so that’s what it means. Brother M, you understand well.]
S419M: [I’ve been Lord Host’s partner for tens of thousands of years. We understand each other. Right, Lord Host?]
Bai Lixin rolled his eyes: [What do you think I mean now?]
S419M: [Hehe, understood, I’m leaving now!]
Escape System: [……]
Dijia held fox Bai Lixin in his arms. Bai Lixin remembered what the man had done in the dark basement, the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He opened his mouth and bit down.
Teeth met resistance, as if he had bitten into a metal plate.
The fox quickly retracted its mouth, rubbing its cheek with his two small paws.
‘Damn, my teeth!’
Dijia chuckled. “You forgot, I have an indestructible body. My little fox, you are so forgetful. Didn’t you experience it yesterday? Looks like I need to review with you tonight.”
The fox blushed: “Aoo aoo aoo!”
‘Ahh, please don’t say any more. It’s too greasy, you’re too greasy!
Too embarrassing!’
————————————-
In the live broadcast room
[I still like watching the big boss and God Xin interact. Elementary students might find it too greasy, but I think it’s just right. So sweet.]
[Big boss: I oil my fate, and the sky oils with me.]
[But you oil just right, big boss!]
—————————————
In the gentle firelight, Bai Lixin finally took in everything in this room.
This was likely a basement before, but now it was just a room pile of bones.
In the corner of the basement, there were heaps of corpses. These corpses were human, not monsters.
Bai Lixin tapped Dijia’s arm, and Dijia immediately walked to the corpses.
These bodies must have been dead for a long time, their flesh was long gone, leaving only piles of white bones.
Although they were piled together, it was evident that the person placing the bodies was careful. The bodies were all sitting with their backs against the wall, not scattered randomly.
Some people’s clothes were already gone, and for others, tattered garments hung on them.
All that was in this basement were bones. Bai Lixin counted them carefully—there were a total of sixty-six.
Despite the neat arrangement, the bones varied in degrees of wear. Some white bones had deep scars, and some skulls were cracked.
Some had missing arms, and some had broken ribs.
Honestly, this doesn’t seem human-made. Especially the scars and missing arms, the wounds look like they’d been bitten by some wild beast.
Is it a wild beast or a monster?
Compared to the mess above, this basement looked much cleaner, with not much dust, especially on the bones, which are spotless.
It looked like someone cleaned them regularly.
Someone comes to clean them?
Who?
Or rather, is it a person?
As Bai Lixin carefully surveyed the bones, he suddenly noticed one particular skeleton.
The little fox leaped out from the man’s arms, and just before landing, its body suddenly hung in the air, then slowly rose again, falling back into the man’s arms.
“Little fox, why run off like that? Don’t you know the ground is dirty? I don’t even want to dirty you, how can you dirty yourself?”
Little fox: “Awoo awoo awoo!”
‘ Dijia, you pervert, I’ll scratch you to death!’
“Ahem,” the man’s face wore a dangerous smile, “seems like you don’t know, I can understand your fox language?”
The man pinched the fox’s neck, brought it in front of him, and the bewildered fox stared at him. “Oh, it seems you really didn’t know.”
Rough fingers traced the fur to the fox’s tail. He gently flicked it, and the bell on the fox’s tail instantly rang, creating a pleasant sound. “This bell can translate your voice and convey it to my ears. After all, it’s my natal weapon. I heard a little fox cursing at me just now. How should I deal with it?”
The little fox tilted its head innocently: “Awoo?”
‘What are you saying? I don’t understand.’
“I’ll take good care of you when we go back.” The man whispered through gritted teeth, then turned and brought the fox to the skeleton he intended to investigate. “Is this the one? What are you looking for?”
Bai Lixin pointed to something in the skeleton’s hand, and the man quickly understood, taking it out and placing it in front of Bai Lixin. “Is it this?”
In front of him was a damaged purse.
Bai Lixin had seen the style of this purse before; it belonged to County Magistrate Lin’s mother, Old Madam Lin.
The little fox placed its paw on the purse, and it immediately disappeared.
Afterward, Bai Lixin looked around the basement before letting Dijia take him out.
Dijia leaped with the little fox in his arms, and Bai Lixin felt like he was wrapped in a pile of flower petals, then the petals turned into the man’s body.
Wanting to return to human form, Bai Lixin pointed to the clothes on the ground, but Dijia didn’t give them back. Instead, he picked them up, wrapped them and put them in his sleeves.
Bai Lixin: “…”
‘Childish ghost!’
Since that night of eating Tang Monk meat, Bai Lixin found his powers had increased.
Not only could he freely transform into a fox, but he could also easily transform from a fox into a human.
‘Is this the so-called dual cultivation?
Or is Tang Monk meat really a great supplement?
Isn’t it better than those divine meats?’
While Bai Lixin was lost in thought, he heard the man’s low laughter.
He immediately tensed: “Awoo?”
‘Why are you laughing?’
“I’m laughing at you wagging your tail around. Could it be you’re thinking of something dirty?”
Bai Lixin instantly stiffened: “Awoo!”
‘Impossible!’
“Awoo!”
‘Investigate other rooms quickly!’
Dijia smiled gently: “Okay.”
Afterwards, Bai Lixin looked into three more rooms, all had blood stains on the floor.
If he combined the mess, bloodstains, and corpses, Bai Lixin could guess that some monster suddenly attacked the people in this mansion.
A total of sixty-six people died.
But there should be survivors, so those who died were properly placed in the basement.
He wondered why they weren’t buried.
Perhaps to occasionally come and check on them, or maybe due to lack of experience, or there might be other more hidden reasons.
Just as Bai Lixin was about to investigate the next room, Dijia suddenly stopped: “The barrier moved, someone is heading to your room. Let’s go back.”
The little fox let out an “awoo” and in an instant, the man and the fox disappeared into the wall, then reappeared in the bedroom.
Dijia tapped the fox’s forehead, and the fox immediately turned back into a human, wearing the clothes that he had hidden in his sleeve.
As soon as the clothes were put on, there was a knock on the door.
Bai Lixin glanced at Dijia, and cleared his throat: “Who is it?”
“Madam, the old madam calls you for a meal. It’s lunchtime.” The speaker was a woman, presumably a maid from the Lin family.
“Okay, I’ll be right there, wait a moment.” Bai Lixin tidied his hair in front of the mirror, made sure everything was fine, then opened the door.
Outside stood a somewhat unfamiliar maid, wearing the Lin family’s clothes. Bai Lixin had seen most of the Lin family maids, so if she was someone he hadn’t seen, she should be from the old madam’s side.
The woman quickly introduced herself: “I am the old madam’s personal maid, here to invite Madam to have a meal. Please, this way.”
Bai Lixin: “Alright, let’s go.”
While closing the door, he glanced inside. Dijia had already disappeared.
‘Where did that bastard go again?’
He knew where the Lin family’s dining hall was. Following the maid’s directions, they quickly arrived at the dining hall.
As soon as Bai Lixin entered, he saw the old madam and the concubine.
The old madam was sitting, and Yi Niang Qian was standing.
The usually domineering Yi Niang, when facing the old madam, seemed like a mouse encountering a cat, not daring to make a sound. After exchanging a glance with her, Bai Lixin walked to the old madam: “Xin’er greets the old Madam.”
“You’re here? Come, come, come, sit beside me.” The old madam, who had been reciting Buddhist scriptures with closed eyes, heard Bai Lixin’s voice and happily patted the seat beside her, urging Bai Lixin to sit.
Bai Lixin walked over and glanced at Yi Niang Qian: “What about her…”
“She is just a concubine after all. She should stand until you, the main wife, sits.”
The old madam smiled, took Bai Lixin’s hand to her front, and gently caressed it: “Xin’er, these days have been hard on you. As long as I’m in this house, no one dares to offend you. Rest assured, if my unfilial son does anything to harm you, just come find me, I will definitely take care of it for you.”
After saying that, she looked at Yi Niang Qian and said lightly: “You can also sit down.”
Yi Niang Qian then cautiously took her seat.
Bai Lixin glanced at the old woman’s waist from the corner of his eye, and found that her purse had been changed to a brand-new one he hadn’t seen before: “Old Madam, you changed your purse?”
The old madam’s expression immediately softened: “Yes, Xin’er is really observant.”
“What about the previous one?” Bai Lixin continued to ask.
“Ah, I’m old, and I get confused.” The old madam shook her head, “I don’t know where I dropped that purse. I looked for it several times but couldn’t find it.”
“Oh, really,” Bai Lixin observed the expression on the old madam’s face, “where do you think you lost it? If you remember, maybe we can help you find it?”
“For something lost, if you remember where you lost it, can it still be considered lost?” The old madam chuckled, “I remember having it in the meditation room, but after strolling in my small courtyard and returning, it was gone. I’ve looked many times, but I just can’t find it.”
“Alright, let’s not talk about it anymore. Don’t speak during meals. The dishes have just been served, let’s eat quickly.”
The room was dark and damp, and the dried bloodstains had turned black. Bai Lixin approached the bloodstains and tried to wipe them, but they had already seeped into the pillars.
There were uprooted weeds on the floor of the messy room, and the walls were pitch black, not from burning but from the splatter of blood. Bai Lixin was looking around when he suddenly stumbled.
Dijia, who was by his side, swiftly caught him.
“Thanks,” Bai Lixin said, and looked at what tripped him. Something was protruding from the ground covered in withered grass. “There’s something here.”
Bending down, Bai Lixin uncovered the weeds(grass) and found a raised floorboard, forming a narrow opening. The opening was so narrow even a child would find it challenging to crawl through.
Bai Lixin took out a flashlight, shining it inside. Even with the brightest setting, it only illuminated a short distance.
“I want to go down and see,” Bai Lixin said, staring at the opening.
Dijia: “But you won’t fit.”
“No, perhaps I can,” Bai Lixin said and closed his eyes. His body started shrinking and changing rapidly, clothes fell down and a fluffy little fox soon emerged.
The red fox wagged its large tail, and the bell behind it jingled.
The man’s eyes darkened, and he calmly rubbed the fox’s head. “Go ahead.”
The red fox nodded lively, and leaped into the opening.
However, it didn’t land as expected.
Bai Lixin felt himself falling into a cold, hard embrace.
It was familiar, but wasn’t that person was still up there a moment ago.
“Did you forget already?” In the darkness, the man’s voice carried amusement and teasing. “I am a lotus flower, I entered with a gust of wind.”
As the man spoke, his fingers roamed Bai Lixin’s body dishonesty. His rough palms were so big that he could circle the little fox completely.
The fingertips moved back gently along the back of the fox’s neck. When they reached the back, the fingers slid into the abdomen. “Tsk tsk, so soft and fluffy.”
“Although I can’t see, I seem to have touched something interesting.”
“What’s this small thing?”
“Tsk tsk tsk, my poor baby, why is it so little? It’s still so responsive at this size?”
In the darkness, the fox’s cries and the man’s voice continued.
After some commotion, an immersive inhale rang out. “No wonder so many masters enjoy petting cats and dogs. Turns out, having a pet is so delightful. But their cats and dogs can’t compare to my little fox.”
“Tsk tsk tsk, this scent.”
Fox Bai Lixin: “Aoo aoo aoo!”
‘Let go, you pervert!
Help, someone is trying to harm the fox!’
———————————–
In the live broadcast room
[The big boss’s unrestrained appearance resembles the lascivious male lead in certain movies.]
[Ever since that time, the big boss has truly let himself go. I want to ask, is there really no one in this world left for him to cherish?
[Not only is there someone, but that person is also being harassed in his hands.]
[Although it’s pitch dark, I can now imagine God Xin’s expression. Definitely a face of horror. He must be cursing the big boss as a pervert in his heart.]
[Hahaha, but it is true.]
[But who can resist a fluffy red fox? Of course, you pet it.]
[Thanks to God Xin’s small form as a fox, or else I’m afraid this copy would never pass the review.]
[Hahaha, it seems more stable now that it has passed the trial. ]
————————————
Dijia caressed the fox to his heart’s content before finally releasing him.
With a snap of his fingers, the pitch-dark underground chamber lit up with gentle light.
If one was to look closely, they would see petal after petal glowing in the dark. The petals were like fireflies, but glowed brighter than fireflies.
Floating in mid-air, they turned the once gloomy and terrifying basement into a warm and romantic space.
At the entrance stood an indifferent and arrogant monk, holding a limp fox in his arms.
The fox held its slightly wet tail, looking miserable.
The hair all over its body was in disarray, its eyes were red as it stared at the monk in grievance.
‘Pah, you heretical monk.
Are you still human? You even prey on a fox!
Beast, worse than a beast!’
Escape System: [Since he’s a beast, why say he’s worse than a beast? What kind of contradictory insult is this?]
S419M chuckled: [Sister, you don’t understand? Beast means Lord God can do what others can’t. Worse than a beast means even at the final step, he didn’t continue, unlike a beast that would not stop. So, it’s worse than a beast.]
Escape System: [Wow, so that’s what it means. Brother M, you understand well.]
S419M: [I’ve been Lord Host’s partner for tens of thousands of years. We understand each other. Right, Lord Host?]
Bai Lixin rolled his eyes: [What do you think I mean now?]
S419M: [Hehe, understood, I’m leaving now!]
Escape System: [……]
Dijia held fox Bai Lixin in his arms. Bai Lixin remembered what the man had done in the dark basement, the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He opened his mouth and bit down.
Teeth met resistance, as if he had bitten into a metal plate.
The fox quickly retracted its mouth, rubbing its cheek with his two small paws.
‘Damn, my teeth!’
Dijia chuckled. “You forgot, I have an indestructible body. My little fox, you are so forgetful. Didn’t you experience it yesterday? Looks like I need to review with you tonight.”
The fox blushed: “Aoo aoo aoo!”
‘Ahh, please don’t say any more. It’s too greasy, you’re too greasy!
Too embarrassing!’
————————————-
In the live broadcast room
[I still like watching the big boss and God Xin interact. Elementary students might find it too greasy, but I think it’s just right. So sweet.]
[Big boss: I oil my fate, and the sky oils with me.]
[But you oil just right, big boss!]
—————————————
In the gentle firelight, Bai Lixin finally took in everything in this room.
This was likely a basement before, but now it was just a room pile of bones.
In the corner of the basement, there were heaps of corpses. These corpses were human, not monsters.
Bai Lixin tapped Dijia’s arm, and Dijia immediately walked to the corpses.
These bodies must have been dead for a long time, their flesh was long gone, leaving only piles of white bones.
Although they were piled together, it was evident that the person placing the bodies was careful. The bodies were all sitting with their backs against the wall, not scattered randomly.
Some people’s clothes were already gone, and for others, tattered garments hung on them.
All that was in this basement were bones. Bai Lixin counted them carefully—there were a total of sixty-six.
Despite the neat arrangement, the bones varied in degrees of wear. Some white bones had deep scars, and some skulls were cracked.
Some had missing arms, and some had broken ribs.
Honestly, this doesn’t seem human-made. Especially the scars and missing arms, the wounds look like they’d been bitten by some wild beast.
Is it a wild beast or a monster?
Compared to the mess above, this basement looked much cleaner, with not much dust, especially on the bones, which are spotless.
It looked like someone cleaned them regularly.
Someone comes to clean them?
Who?
Or rather, is it a person?
As Bai Lixin carefully surveyed the bones, he suddenly noticed one particular skeleton.
The little fox leaped out from the man’s arms, and just before landing, its body suddenly hung in the air, then slowly rose again, falling back into the man’s arms.
“Little fox, why run off like that? Don’t you know the ground is dirty? I don’t even want to dirty you, how can you dirty yourself?”
Little fox: “Awoo awoo awoo!”
‘ Dijia, you pervert, I’ll scratch you to death!’
“Ahem,” the man’s face wore a dangerous smile, “seems like you don’t know, I can understand your fox language?”
The man pinched the fox’s neck, brought it in front of him, and the bewildered fox stared at him. “Oh, it seems you really didn’t know.”
Rough fingers traced the fur to the fox’s tail. He gently flicked it, and the bell on the fox’s tail instantly rang, creating a pleasant sound. “This bell can translate your voice and convey it to my ears. After all, it’s my natal weapon. I heard a little fox cursing at me just now. How should I deal with it?”
The little fox tilted its head innocently: “Awoo?”
‘What are you saying? I don’t understand.’
“I’ll take good care of you when we go back.” The man whispered through gritted teeth, then turned and brought the fox to the skeleton he intended to investigate. “Is this the one? What are you looking for?”
Bai Lixin pointed to something in the skeleton’s hand, and the man quickly understood, taking it out and placing it in front of Bai Lixin. “Is it this?”
In front of him was a damaged purse.
Bai Lixin had seen the style of this purse before; it belonged to County Magistrate Lin’s mother, Old Madam Lin.
The little fox placed its paw on the purse, and it immediately disappeared.
Afterward, Bai Lixin looked around the basement before letting Dijia take him out.
Dijia leaped with the little fox in his arms, and Bai Lixin felt like he was wrapped in a pile of flower petals, then the petals turned into the man’s body.
Wanting to return to human form, Bai Lixin pointed to the clothes on the ground, but Dijia didn’t give them back. Instead, he picked them up, wrapped them and put them in his sleeves.
Bai Lixin: “…”
‘Childish ghost!’
Since that night of eating Tang Monk meat, Bai Lixin found his powers had increased.
Not only could he freely transform into a fox, but he could also easily transform from a fox into a human.
‘Is this the so-called dual cultivation?
Or is Tang Monk meat really a great supplement?
Isn’t it better than those divine meats?’
While Bai Lixin was lost in thought, he heard the man’s low laughter.
He immediately tensed: “Awoo?”
‘Why are you laughing?’
“I’m laughing at you wagging your tail around. Could it be you’re thinking of something dirty?”
Bai Lixin instantly stiffened: “Awoo!”
‘Impossible!’
“Awoo!”
‘Investigate other rooms quickly!’
Dijia smiled gently: “Okay.”
Afterwards, Bai Lixin looked into three more rooms, all had blood stains on the floor.
If he combined the mess, bloodstains, and corpses, Bai Lixin could guess that some monster suddenly attacked the people in this mansion.
A total of sixty-six people died.
But there should be survivors, so those who died were properly placed in the basement.
He wondered why they weren’t buried.
Perhaps to occasionally come and check on them, or maybe due to lack of experience, or there might be other more hidden reasons.
Just as Bai Lixin was about to investigate the next room, Dijia suddenly stopped: “The barrier moved, someone is heading to your room. Let’s go back.”
The little fox let out an “awoo” and in an instant, the man and the fox disappeared into the wall, then reappeared in the bedroom.
Dijia tapped the fox’s forehead, and the fox immediately turned back into a human, wearing the clothes that he had hidden in his sleeve.
As soon as the clothes were put on, there was a knock on the door.
Bai Lixin glanced at Dijia, and cleared his throat: “Who is it?”
“Madam, the old madam calls you for a meal. It’s lunchtime.” The speaker was a woman, presumably a maid from the Lin family.
“Okay, I’ll be right there, wait a moment.” Bai Lixin tidied his hair in front of the mirror, made sure everything was fine, then opened the door.
Outside stood a somewhat unfamiliar maid, wearing the Lin family’s clothes. Bai Lixin had seen most of the Lin family maids, so if she was someone he hadn’t seen, she should be from the old madam’s side.
The woman quickly introduced herself: “I am the old madam’s personal maid, here to invite Madam to have a meal. Please, this way.”
Bai Lixin: “Alright, let’s go.”
While closing the door, he glanced inside. Dijia had already disappeared.
‘Where did that bastard go again?’
He knew where the Lin family’s dining hall was. Following the maid’s directions, they quickly arrived at the dining hall.
As soon as Bai Lixin entered, he saw the old madam and the concubine.
The old madam was sitting, and Yi Niang Qian was standing.
The usually domineering Yi Niang, when facing the old madam, seemed like a mouse encountering a cat, not daring to make a sound. After exchanging a glance with her, Bai Lixin walked to the old madam: “Xin’er greets the old Madam.”
“You’re here? Come, come, come, sit beside me.” The old madam, who had been reciting Buddhist scriptures with closed eyes, heard Bai Lixin’s voice and happily patted the seat beside her, urging Bai Lixin to sit.
Bai Lixin walked over and glanced at Yi Niang Qian: “What about her…”
“She is just a concubine after all. She should stand until you, the main wife, sits.”
The old madam smiled, took Bai Lixin’s hand to her front, and gently caressed it: “Xin’er, these days have been hard on you. As long as I’m in this house, no one dares to offend you. Rest assured, if my unfilial son does anything to harm you, just come find me, I will definitely take care of it for you.”
After saying that, she looked at Yi Niang Qian and said lightly: “You can also sit down.”
Yi Niang Qian then cautiously took her seat.
Bai Lixin glanced at the old woman’s waist from the corner of his eye, and found that her purse had been changed to a brand-new one he hadn’t seen before: “Old Madam, you changed your purse?”
The old madam’s expression immediately softened: “Yes, Xin’er is really observant.”
“What about the previous one?” Bai Lixin continued to ask.
“Ah, I’m old, and I get confused.” The old madam shook her head, “I don’t know where I dropped that purse. I looked for it several times but couldn’t find it.”
“Oh, really,” Bai Lixin observed the expression on the old madam’s face, “where do you think you lost it? If you remember, maybe we can help you find it?”
“For something lost, if you remember where you lost it, can it still be considered lost?” The old madam chuckled, “I remember having it in the meditation room, but after strolling in my small courtyard and returning, it was gone. I’ve looked many times, but I just can’t find it.”
“Alright, let’s not talk about it anymore. Don’t speak during meals. The dishes have just been served, let’s eat quickly.”
