Love letters are not allowed in the exorcism notebook!-Chapter 970 - 37: Smoothness Is Better Than Emptiness

The courtyard of Cui Xiaoying’s house is quite large, and when Wang Yunxiao usually doesn’t visit, she almost never cleans it.

It’s mainly just the mother and daughter, one going to school and the other also going to school, so tidying up the courtyard every day doesn’t make much sense.

But now there’s an idle person around.

When Wang Yunxiao and Li Mumu arrived at Cui Xiaoying’s doorstep, they saw the little witch alone, wearing a witch costume, sweeping back and forth in the courtyard with a broom.

She somehow managed to make an ordinary residential courtyard feel like the entrance to a Fusang Shrine with a torii gate.

So there’s an old saying that clothes make the man, and gold adorns the Buddha.

Wherever Uesugi Risa is, it looks like a shrine, no matter how shabby or simple.

This kind of aura is something ordinary people cannot imitate.

However, the moment they walked over to greet her, both Wang Yunxiao and Li Mumu fell silent.

"..."

"?"

Li Mumu muttered to himself, "Does the rice from the Cui widow’s house really nourish people so well?"

The little witch was stunned for a few seconds, then blushed a deep red.

"It’s just for the New Year! I ate a bit more during the New Year! I’m currently working hard on dieting and cultivation! I’ll lose weight soon!"

In just over a month without meeting, the little witch had turned into a little worker girl.

She was noticeably chubbier all over, not just a matter of a rosy complexion and healthy energy; even the witch costume brought from Fusang was now a bit tight on her.

How much did you eat? Did you pay for it?

But to be fair, in Wang Yunxiao’s eyes, a bit of plumpness is indeed more pleasing to the eye.

In this era, the common folk having enough to eat is already a challenge, including himself when he first crossed over, appearing gaunt and emaciated, without a scrap of extra weight on him.

A plump little witch is definitely better than a shriveled one, right?

"Those people have come looking for me. Initially, I didn’t know who they were, so I didn’t dare to act. But later, Miss Cui instructed me that if those people come again, I can just kick them out and not be polite."

After being reassured with kind words, the little witch finally calmed down and sat down to make tea for Wang Yunxiao.

"Yes, don’t be polite with them, and if they bother you again, just report to the police."

With her stationed at home, those people from the Meng Family shouldn’t be able to stir up any trouble.

But what if she’s not at home?

"Speaking of which, Miss Uesugi, you’ve been in Tianmen for quite some time. Do you have any leads on the task your shrine god has given you?"

Wang Yunxiao asked sincerely.

"Um, shrine god? Shrine god..."

The little witch’s eyes started to wander.

"Could it be your shrine god has forgotten you?"

"No! It’s just that the time hasn’t come yet!"

The little witch started to sweat slightly on her forehead.

"Yes, the time hasn’t come yet! The shrine god also has to celebrate New Year, and after that, I’ll receive new instructions..."

"It’s almost March now, and you’re still talking about New Year?"

Wang Yunxiao ruthlessly exposed her clumsy lie.

"Could it be because you’ve been too lazy during this period..."

"No, no! I’ve been diligently cultivating all along!"

The little witch argued earnestly, "Although I haven’t found the Divine Witch, I do have other things to do! Like subduing demons and eliminating evil..."

"Subduing demons and eliminating evil? Where?"

Wang Yunxiao’s gaze instantly became sharp.

Is there even a wild demon messing around in Nantong District that you could have encountered?

But truth be told, the little witch really does have an aura that attracts evil.

"Of course there are!"

The little witch, feeling guilty from the questioning, quickly took out her notebook and laid it open in front of Wang Yunxiao.

"Actually, I’ve noticed since the New Year that several very strange ghost stories frequently appear nearby, but every time I hurry over, I find nothing."

Are you using this notebook to subdue demons and eliminate evil?

Wang Yunxiao was a bit speechless. Because this notebook was of dubious origin, unless he needed it, he usually ignored the words displayed on it.

Who knows if it’s true or false.

Moreover, his and Li Mumu’s notebooks don’t even have a feature to warn in advance or predict where evil spirits might appear.

But Uesugi Risa’s notebook, which she received from Ito, possesses some prophecy power, and she firmly believes in it.

Now there are no words appearing on this notebook.

After all, it’s broad daylight, and no evil spirits would come out to wander around.

"What kind of information... ghost stories have you seen?"

"Hmm, there are quite a few, like a woman burning paper figures and selling joss paper in the middle of the night..."

Li Mumu’s eye twitched slightly.

She might know this person.

"And a scar-faced beggar who steals children’s food..."

Wang Yunxiao’s heart skipped a beat; could this be talking about Liu Er?

Although reluctant to admit, he truly had completely forgotten about Liu Er.

After throwing him out, he hadn’t bothered about him at all.

"A little girl selling washbasins..."

What the heck!

"An itinerant healer claiming one Immortal Pill cures all diseases..."

Who could this be?

"A ghost that devours human hearts after shedding its skin..."

"Hold on a second, are all these ghost stories?"

Wang Yunxiao was stunned. When did Nantong District become like this, without my knowledge?

The Special Service Section is constantly receiving reports until they’re overwhelmed, yet they’ve never heard of these talents!

"There truly are, but since these ghost stories appear irregularly, every time I arrive, they’ve vanished without a trace."

Mentioning this, the little witch looked a bit dejected.

Despite her lack of proactive effort recently, having achieved nothing by now indeed somewhat tarnishes the name of a Divine Witch.

Reasons can be excused, like being in a foreign land and not familiar with it.

But no results are no results, and it’s embarrassing.

People saying you’ve gained weight, you can only put up with it.

Li Mumu listened quietly on the side for quite a while, then pondered and asked, "Do the ghost stories displayed in your notebook only appear at night? Have you noticed any specific directions?"

Her notebook also had a detection feature before but only displayed distance, not direction.

Moreover, in a place like Tianmen... truth be told, the directions are hard to differentiate.

It’s not a city with grids of streets forming rectangular blocks.

"As for direction, I haven’t paid attention."

The little witch confessed in embarrassment, "But a few times, it appeared over by Nanshi Main Street, which I’m familiar with, so I remember clearly."

She could only remember Nanshi Main Street since there are more eateries over there.

Li Mumu exchanged a glance with Wang Yunxiao, then smiled, "No time like the present, how about tonight I treat you to dinner in Nanshi."

"Ah?"

The little witch’s heart fluttered, then she forced herself to refuse, "Thank you for your kind offer, but I must decline. I really need to start dieting."

"One meal won’t make a difference."