Xiaoxiao!

I looked around. It was the first room.

There was a note on the pillow that read, "A seven-day cycle, you'll be able to go back in five days. I know your whereabouts, stop doing dangerous things! Smile."

What does it mean? Another attempt to protect me by sacrificing yourself?

I frantically tore the note to pieces and shouted in my heart at Bai Bai:

"If I don't destroy them all, even if I get out, I'll come back in again! This time you can't leave me behind!"

But for the first time, I hesitated about my revenge plan.

If this place is destroyed, will I never see her again?

"Sister, you're finally awake."

I looked at the dark circles under the little rascal's eyes. What, come to settle accounts with me?

He closed the door, just as I wanted. I turned over and covered him with the quilt, punching and kicking him until he could only whimper for mercy under the quilt.

When I was tired, I let him out. Anyway, with Bai Zi protecting me, what was there to fear?

"Auntie, you hit the wrong person! I'm Fu Wan!"

I frowned, recalling some details. Indeed, that little rascal would only call her sister a pig girl.

No wonder Bai Zi was sure he wouldn't die.

I pretended to be terrified: "Fu Wan? But how can I believe you're not another monster! Don't come any closer!"

"How could I be a monster? I saved you last night, and when he was lying on your back trying to eat you, I warned you," he said, covering his stomach, trying to convince me with his bruised face.

That proved he believed I didn't know who saved me. It seemed Xiaoxiao wasn't rescuing people for the first time.

"Then how did you get into this body?" I continued to tremble, tears streaming down my face.

He sighed and explained his origins:

"I'm indeed not human, but the embodiment of the village's faith.

I was originally a spirit attached to a porcelain bowl. Unintentionally creating some blessings, I was worshipped in the shrine, and the incense gradually gave me my own consciousness.

I diligently fulfilled the villagers' wishes, but they were still not satisfied.

They wanted every child to be a boy, but that would imbalance yin and yang, causing this place's order to collapse. I didn't have that much power, so I could only turn this village into what it is now.

But I can tell you how to get out."

Maintaining my fearful expression, I remembered stealing offerings when I was hungry as a child. There was indeed a porcelain bowl with the character "Fu" in the shrine.

But it wasn't on the altar; it was holding offerings.

Only the part about wishes might be true. If he was so powerful, wouldn't he know who I was?

The girl who grew up stealing offerings and competing with livestock for food, who never went to school but got into college with Zhang Xiaoxiao.

He glanced at me and continued, "As long as you enter the shrine and place my body back on the altar, you can leave."

"But I can't get into the shrine." I hesitated, seeing that I was falling into his trap, he happily told me that although his spiritual power was weak, there was a way.

Fu Wan excitedly opened the door. I watched warily as the "parents" appeared at the door, squinting my eyes, feeling like I had been tricked.

They were somewhat nervous, bowing their heads for the first time in front of "Zhaodi".

"So... cough, you agreed to marry Lord Shen?" "Father" took a step forward, hands behind his back, shielding "Mother".

I saw Fu Wan constantly winking at me and had to nod.

"Mother" rushed up, holding my hand excitedly: "Great, you figured it out, this is to accumulate blessings."

"My eldest son really did a great job persuading you. I'll have them arrange the shrine, this is the first wedding in our village for many years!"

Fu Wan nodded proudly: "I have more to say to my sister, you all leave!"

Ha, he mimicked that little rascal's tone perfectly.

"What about going to school? I promised that little girl Bai Zi, why don't you take her too?"

I gently probed their relationship. He avoided my gaze, stammering, "That's not possible, only one person can leave."

I lowered my head. He thought I had understood, saying he would supervise me so no one else would know my whereabouts.

Great, this way Xiaoxiao couldn't stop me.

As for Lord Shen, he definitely wasn't Fu Wan. Who could it be? What are his and Bai Zi's real identities here?

Since I'm the bride, I should meet the groom, right?