101: fragrant things

Shi Xu didn't feel anything in particular; he looked at the panting Su Mianmian and couldn't help but gently pat her back to help her recover.

"Mianmian, do you want a drink of water?"

Seeing that she was feeling better, Shi Xu took out a bottle of water, twisted open the cap, and handed it to her.

Su Mianmian nodded, took it, and gulped down a large mouthful.

"Shi Xu, thank you!"

"I haven't run this fast in a long time, I'm really exhausted."

"But I felt like if I didn't run faster, I would be done for."

After Su Mianmian had rested, she couldn't help but complain.

Seeing Su Mianmian's angry expression, Shi Xu couldn't help but smile.

Her current appearance was truly a little cute.

"Mianmian, how did you know that prolonged smelling would cause one to fall into an illusion?"

"I didn't even smell anything."

Su Jinxuan looked at the furious Su Mianmian, his face full of curiosity.

He truly hadn't smelled anything; could a flower with no scent really make people fall into an illusion?

Su Jinxuan expressed a bit of confusion.

He looked at Su Mianmian, eagerly wanting an explanation.

Seeing Su Jinxuan's face full of curiosity, Su Mianmian knew that if she didn't give him a reasonable explanation, he wouldn't let her off.

She turned her face to look at the house in the distance, pondering how to answer him.

Suddenly, she thought of a good idea.

This explanation could not only get her out of this situation but also be used to fob off others in the future.

Su Mianmian's lips curved slightly upward, revealing a faint smile.

"Brother, you don't know that I had a bad premonition when I entered that house, do you?"

"I told Shi Xu, but at that time, I didn't know where my bad premonition came from, so neither of us thought much of it."

"Later, when I heard the screams and ran out, and Shi Xu took me there, my bad premonition grew even stronger."

"Especially when I observed it closely afterward, I smelled a faint scent, and I guessed that it must be a scent that makes people fall into an illusion."

"The person who died probably wasn't killed by touching the mutated Night-blooming Cereus; I suspect they fell into an illusion and committed suicide within it."

Su Mianmian stated her thoughts, omitting book book and only saying that these were her premonitions and conjectures.

It's better not to let them know about book book for now, Su Mianmian thought silently, lowering her head.

"After hearing you, I feel like it really might be that way."

"Mianmian, your premonition saved our lives."

Su Jinxuan looked at Su Mianmian with a doting expression, speaking softly.

Su Mianmian smiled, saying nothing more.

The one who deserved thanks wasn't her, it should be book book.

Due to the mutated Night-blooming Cereus incident that night, no one had any intention of sleeping anymore.

Shi Xu took people back to get the car and continued driving.

Driving at night always required caution, especially driving in ice and snow, it required even more caution.

Along the way, the car drove very slowly. Seeing Su Mianmian yawning repeatedly, Shi Xu softly told her to lean on him and rest.

Su Mianmian was extremely sleepy, nodded, and leaned on him to rest.

When she woke up again, the car had already stopped.

"Shi Xu, have we arrived?"

Su Mianmian rubbed her eyes, looking out the window with curiosity.

Shi Xu helped her tidy her messy hair and explained, "Not yet, one of the cars broke down and needs to be repaired."

Su Mianmian nodded upon hearing this.

Su Jinxuan wasn't around, probably off to help.

Su Mianmian wanted to go out and look, and seeing her curiosity, Shi Xu decided to take her out for a walk.

The two didn't go too far, just walked around the vicinity.

As they walked to a small villa, book book suddenly communicated with Su Mianmian telepathically, "Master, I smell a very fragrant scent, can you find it and bring it in?"

When Su Mianmian heard this, her steps paused.

Seeing this, Shi Xu looked at her with curiosity.

Su Mianmian shook her head at him, signaling that she would explain to him later.

"book book, where is that fragrance?"

"I don't smell anything at all?"

Su Mianmian had no intention of refusing book book; it often helped her, so she naturally wouldn't refuse its small requests.

book book didn't expect Su Mianmian couldn't smell it, so it seemed it had to rely on itself.

It directed Su Mianmian forward, and Su Mianmian followed book book's instructions, walking towards the small villa.

Although Shi Xu didn't know what Su Mianmian wanted to do, he still followed her in.

The small villa was dilapidated, with zombie blood and human blood everywhere.

As soon as Su Mianmian entered and saw such a sight, she felt a bit helpless.

This clearly looked like a place that had experienced a major battle, and she didn't know if the people inside suddenly mutated and bit others.

Su Mianmian didn't think too much and went upstairs according to book book's instructions.

There were no bloodstains upstairs, but it was quite messy.

Su Mianmian didn't even know where to step.

"book book, where is that thing?"

"I don't even know how to get past."

Su Mianmian looked at the staircase filled with boxes everywhere, at a loss as to where to go.

Shi Xu on the side had already silently started moving the boxes.

book book, seeing Shi Xu like this in the space, was quite satisfied with him.

At first, it even felt he wasn't worthy of its master, but now, it thought he was barely acceptable.

"Master, it's in the room on your right."

"There's a large box inside; open it, and that's the fragrant thing I'm looking for."

book book didn't observe Shi Xu for too long; it still preferred to eat those fragrant things.

With book book's clear words, Su Mianmian and Shi Xu together began moving the boxes at the staircase.

"Shi Xu, let's clear a path into the room on the right."

"I feel there's something inside that can make my space better."

Su Mianmian finally had time to explain to Shi Xu, who was following her, bewildered.

Shi Xu nodded, not asking any more questions.

He knew Su Mianmian still had secrets she hadn't revealed, but he didn't feel anything in particular; he believed that one day, he would know all her secrets.

It didn't matter if he didn't know, as long as she was by his side.

Su Mianmian didn't know Shi Xu's thoughts; if she did, she would definitely say he was incredibly foolish.

The two of them worked for a while before clearing a path into the room.

Su Mianmian touched her forehead and felt a trace of dampness.

"Shi Xu, physical labor really does make one warm; I'm actually sweating in such cold weather."

"It's so magical."

Su Mianmian looked at Shi Xu with a shocked expression, exclaiming in surprise.

Shi Xu looked at Su Mianmian's dazed expression, walked up to her, and reached out to wipe her sweat.

"I just told you not to work, to let me do it, but you didn't listen."

"You'll have to take a shower when we get back."

After wiping Su Mianmian's sweat, Shi Xu patted her shoulder, speaking with a helpless expression.

Su Mianmian didn't feel much about it; she was going to shower when she got back anyway, so sweating now didn't matter.

She gave Shi Xu a mischievous smile, then turned and opened the door.

It wasn't messy inside, but there was a lot of accumulated dust.

Su Mianmian was caught off guard, choked by the dust inside, and sneezed several times.

Shi Xu reached out to wave away the dust for her, making her feel better.

After Su Mianmian got used to the air inside, she finally felt a bit more comfortable.

She reached out and pulled Shi Xu's hand down, "It's fine, I'm alright now."

After Su Mianmian finished speaking, she asked Shi Xu to help her find the large box in the room.

This room should be the master bedroom; it was quite large and divided into several smaller rooms.

Su Mianmian's eyes scanned around but didn't find any large boxes, so she could only ask Shi Xu for help.

If they searched separately, they should be able to find it faster.

Shi Xu nodded, and the two began searching separately.

Su Mianmian searched around but found nothing. She turned to look for Shi Xu to see if he had found anything.

As soon as she found Shi Xu, she discovered the large box behind him.

"I was just about to look for you."

"The large box is here."

Shi Xu saw Su Mianmian approaching and smiled at her.

Su Mianmian nodded. She walked to the box and reached out to open it.

Inside, it was actually jade.

So, the fragrant thing book book mentioned was jade?

Worried about making a mistake, Su Mianmian telepathically contacted book book, asking it to confirm if what it was referring to was indeed jade.

As soon as book book saw the jade, it immediately became overjoyed.