"Yes, we should. Let’s find a time for the whole family to thank her." Mom nodded with heartfelt gratitude and hugged the little girl tightly.

The accident was soon reported. The driver at fault was drunk driving, mistaking the brake for the accelerator, and drove onto the sidewalk, causing a serious car accident, resulting in five severely injured and two lightly injured. Fortunately, there were no fatalities. The driver survived but became quadriplegic, completely paralyzed from the neck down. Severe punishment awaited him.

...

After the parent-teacher meeting that day, Tianmiao took Cui Wenyan to an ancient town outside the city.

The ancient town was quite bustling, with many tourists strolling around. Various shops lined the streets on both sides, filled with dazzling goods.

Tianmiao led Cui Wenyan through these streets, winding around until they reached a dead-end alley. Tianmiao stepped forward without hesitation, and Cui Wenyan followed closely behind, without blinking, directly running into the wall. Cui Wenyan always trusted Tianmiao unconditionally. Even if she ended up with a bloody head, she was willing.

Then the two of them passed through the wall, and a long street appeared before them.

There was a stone tablet placed in the middle of the road at the street entrance, with two characters written on it, Hidden Market.

The street looked deserted, with shops on both sides, but no tourists were wandering around.

"Here, look at the items yourself, buy whatever you want. In the future, if you can make your own tools, you can rent a shop here to sell your creations," Tianmiao explained. "Most things are used for ghost hunting."

Cui Wenyan gazed at the street in amazement, turned to look towards the alley entrance, and was able to see those passing by the dead-end, but seemingly, they couldn’t see the scene inside at all. Yet, she could clearly see what was happening outside.

"Just a Blinding Technique. However, you must be a registered user of the app to enter here," Tianmiao chuckled, patting Cui Wenyan’s head. "Go ahead, buy whatever you like. If you don’t have enough money, I’ll cover it."

Cui Wenyan nodded, then entered the first shop to browse.

Even though Tianmiao said she would pay if there’s not enough money, Cui Wenyan’s thought was to spend her own money and earn more later to spend on her master!

After browsing two shops, Cui Wenyan ran out of money, spending all the rewards of a hundred thousand for catching a fierce ghost.

Earn money! I must make lots of money to buy the things I love. Cui Wenyan clenched her fist and silently made up her mind.

With the summer vacation, Cui Wenyan’s daily schedule was packed.

Waking up for morning exercise, then eating, and after eating, she had lessons with a coach Tianmiao invited. And what she learned was Ancient Martial Arts!

Afternoons were for homework, and after homework, she continued studying ghost hunting knowledge.

In the evening, she practiced using the Spiritual Eye on the streets.

On the streets, she often saw bizarre things, especially at the Antique Street at night.

Sometimes a glamorous Republic of China-era woman, dressed in a cheongsam, would appear, puffing a smoke ring at Cui Wenyan.

"Sister, smoke less." Cui Wenyan couldn’t help but speak.

"Eh? Little girl, you can see me?" The cheongsam lady asked in astonishment. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"You’re from this antique store, right?" Cui Wenyan pointed at an antique shop on the right and asked.

"Yes, it’s so dull. I’m a painting, to put it in human terms, I’ve become sentient. The Boss hangs me on the wall, watches me every day, not for sale, so I can’t go anywhere else, and I can only emerge at night to catch some air." The cheongsam lady gloomily said, puffing another mouthful of smoke.

Cui Wenyan continued to walk forward.