65: white mice

Su Mianmian frowned; Lu Xiao's death like this meant their hands weren't stained.

Su Jinxuan put away his gun again, saying with a helpless expression, "Looks like there's nothing for me to do today."

Su Mianmian smiled and walked over to Lu Xiao, checking her pulse.

It was gone.

"Alright, she's dead."

"Xu Qing, are you alright?"

Su Mianmian looked at Xu Qing, whose face was slightly pale, and asked curiously.

Xu Qing shook his head, but due to excessive blood loss, he nearly collapsed when he did so.

Su Jinxuan quickly supported him, preventing him from falling.

Su Mianmian took out spirit spring water from her space and had him drink it.

She looked at the wound and found it to be a bit deep.

"It's better to have an ability user heal it," Su Mianmian said, then activated her healing ability.

A warm light leaped from her palm and entered Xu Qing's injured area.

Slowly, his bleeding stopped, and the wound gradually closed.

Xu Qing's complexion improved significantly.

Su Mianmian felt her ability nearing depletion, so she quickly ended the treatment.

"Mianmian, your face is so pale."

"Is your ability depleted?"

Shi Xu took out spirit spring water from his own space and handed it to Su Mianmian.

He looked at her with a worried expression, wanting to say something reproachful, but the words caught in his throat.

Ultimately, Su Mianmian was trying to save someone, so he couldn't say anything bad.

But if she did this again in the future, he would be truly worried.

After a moment of internal struggle, seeing Su Mianmian's still slightly pale face even after drinking the spirit spring water, he finally couldn't hold back and said, "Mianmian, don't do this again in the future. Ability depletion is very uncomfortable and dangerous. From now on, act within your capabilities!"

Shi Xu looked at Su Mianmian with an expression that brooked no argument. When Su Mianmian looked up at him, she clearly sensed his displeasure.

She didn't dare to say anything to refuse, so she nodded, indicating her agreement.

Seeing her being so obedient, Shi Xu's expression finally softened.

"Sister-in-law, thank you!"

"Are you alright?"

Xu Qing looked at Su Mianmian with gratitude and guilt, feeling a particularly complex emotion seeing her suffer because of him.

Su Mianmian shook her head, indicating it was fine.

"Alright, let's go."

"It's getting late. It won't be good if others wake up later."

Feeling her energy restored, Su Mianmian immediately stood up and urged.

They took all the food from Lu Xiao's house; leaving it there would either let it spoil or be stolen by home invaders, so it was better if they took it.

Su Mianmian's idea was to use these provisions as favors, giving people small benefits to better get them to do things for them.

Shi Xu agreed with her idea, and the two hit it off immediately.

This time, Xu Qing was injured, and Su Jinxuan steered the boat.

The four returned to the house, and it was already past five o'clock.

Su Mianmian didn't linger and went straight back to her room to sleep.

Day after day, she didn't get enough sleep.

When Su Mianmian woke up, it was already past noon, around twelve o'clock.

She yawned and looked around, trying to find the thing that had been bothering her while she slept.

After searching for a while, she finally found it under the bed.

It was a Little White Mouse.

It huddled timidly by the bedpost; if Su Mianmian hadn't looked carefully, she probably wouldn't have seen it.

This little thing... Su Mianmian looked at it sternly and threatened, "Come out quickly, or I'll be eating roasted mouse meat today."

When the Little White Mouse heard her say that, it became even more terrified, shaking like crazy.

Su Mianmian didn't say anything more; she had a hunch it was a spiritual animal.

The Little White Mouse didn't disappoint her guess, silently creeping out with a frightened expression.

Su Mianmian quickly reached out, grabbed it, and lifted it up.

She held it up to her eyes and examined it carefully.

"A bit weak."

"How about we see who among them wants to form a contract with you?"

Su Mianmian looked the Little White Mouse over and murmured.

When the Little White Mouse heard Su Mianmian say that, it twisted its body, as if unwilling.

Su Mianmian tightened her grip on it and said threateningly, "If you don't form a contract with someone, you'll die. Who will protect you?

Forming a contract with someone means food and drink, isn't that good?"

Her tone was full of temptation, and when the Little White Mouse heard the words "food and drink," its eyes immediately lit up.

Seeing this, Su Mianmian inwardly exclaimed, "It's working!"

She no longer held the Little White Mouse by the scruff but placed it on her palm.

The Little White Mouse didn't run; instead, it looked at Su Mianmian with a fawning expression.

Su Mianmian smiled and reached out to stroke its little head.

She already had a dragon that hadn't hatched yet, so it was better to leave this one for others to contract.

Su Mianmian took it outside, and it didn't try to escape either.

"Who among you likes little mice?"

"You can come take a look."

Su Mianmian walked out and saw Shi Xu and the others sitting in the living room. She walked over with the Little White Mouse and asked loudly.

Shi Xu and the others turned their heads to look at her with puzzled expressions, not understanding why she was asking this.

When they saw the Little White Mouse in her hand, they instantly understood.

"Where did you get this Little White Mouse from?"

"It looks so well-behaved."

Su Jinxuan reached out, grabbed it, and started playing with it, looking interested.

The Little White Mouse, being tormented by him, scurried to Xu Huan's feet.

Seeing it come over, Xu Huan bent down and picked it up.

"This thing even knows how to hide, interesting."

Su Jinxuan said with a smile.

Seeing his interest, Su Mianmian couldn't help but laugh.

"If it didn't run, it would be stupid."

"Can I recommend a stupid thing to you all?"

Su Mianmian poked Su Jinxuan's back, a playful look on her face.

Su Jinxuan, being teased by his own sister, couldn't help but stick out his tongue at her, making a funny face.

"Let's see who it chooses to form a contract with."

"Everyone probably doesn't dislike mice."

Shi Xu glanced at the Little White Mouse, showing little interest.

He said this for the sake of fairness.

Su Mianmian understood and nodded.

"Little White Mouse, take a look for yourself, who do you want to form a contract with?"

"You'll have food no matter who you choose!"

Su Mianmian said temptingly.

She was afraid the Little White Mouse wouldn't cooperate and would run off, which wouldn't be good.

Listening to her words, the Little White Mouse's little eyes scanned the group and finally looked directly at Su Jinxuan, who had just been tormenting it.

Su Jinxuan: "???"

He immediately sat up straight and looked at the Little White Mouse with a shocked expression, saying, "You keep looking at me, are you choosing me, or are you saying anyone but me is fine?"

Su Jinxuan was genuinely curious; with the Little White Mouse acting like this, he didn't know what it meant.

Seeing that he didn't understand, the Little White Mouse turned its head and looked at Su Mianmian.

Su Mianmian smiled, hit Su Jinxuan, and laughed, "It's choosing you!"

She had also been momentarily stunned when she saw the Little White Mouse choose Su Jinxuan.

Su Jinxuan had just been tormenting it, yet it still chose him in the end.

Was this the so-called "abusive love"?

Upon hearing this, Su Jinxuan took the Little White Mouse from Xu Huan's hand and said with a smile, "Since you've chosen to follow me, I definitely won't let you go hungry."

When the Little White Mouse heard him say that, it rubbed its head against his finger.

Su Jinxuan was momentarily stunned, then burst into laughter.

Su Mianmian taught them both how to form a contract, and the man and the mouse followed her instructions to complete the contract ritual.

It was very simple, only requiring the blood of one person and one mouse.

After the contract was completed, Su Jinxuan understood what the Little White Mouse was saying.

"It says it's hungry..."

Su Jinxuan hadn't expected its first words to be this; he felt completely helpless.

Su Mianmian couldn't help but laugh, and the others also chuckled.

"I have some nuts here, it should be able to eat them, right?"

"If it can't eat them, then never mind."

Xu Qing had just been eating nuts, and hearing Su Jinxuan say that, he took out the remaining nuts, asking with a puzzled expression.