"Where is the bathroom?" Zhang Xiaomo asked.


    Yan Junze pointed to the room opposite the bedroom door outside.


    Zhang Xiaomo set down her travel bag, walked out of the bedroom and into the bathroom, turned on the light, and closed the door.


    Yan Junze suddenly startled, he then remembered that just a moment before, the "Early Warning Bell" Ke''er had sneaked in there, and his heart immediately jumped to his throat.


    Although this woman seemed harmless to both humans and animals, damn it, she was a three-star Exorcist! If she encountered Ke''er inside, Ke''er would definitely be in great danger!


    With this thought, he immediately followed her out and arrived at the bathroom door.n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om


    He could only hate that he hadn''t set a "Rewind" properly before; otherwise, he could have gone straight back to tell Ke''er to run away.


    After listening for a while, there didn''t seem to be any strange noises, and then the bathroom door suddenly opened.


    At the bathroom entrance, Zhang Xiaomo''s gaze met Yan Junze''s.


    Neither of them spoke.


    In this moment, Yan Junze knew from Zhang Xiaomo''s calm eyes that Ke''er was not in the bathroom.


    It seemed that this little girl''s ability to "smell trouble and flee" had improved, which was good news for him.


    In the future, even if Zhang Xiaomo were to leave, if the Resentful Granny wanted to catch him off guard for revenge, she would have to consult with Ke''er''s little short legs for approval.


    Before going to sleep, Yan Junze was brushing his teeth in the bathroom when he heard Zhang Xiaomo and her mother Li Man whispering in the corridor outside.


    "Auntie, how does Yan Junze usually behave?" This was the question from Zhang Xiaomo.


    "My son is very obedient, studies well, has good daily habits, goes to sses on time,pletes his homework and review on time, and his recent test scores have improved a lot, without the need for us to push him..." Li Man immediately sang high praise for her son.


    Had Zhang Xiaomo not interrupted, she probably could have talked for half an hour.


    "Does he have a girlfriend? Or maybe has a secret crush on a female ssmate or something?" Zhang Xiaomo asked.


    Li Man clearly paused for a moment, then shook her head.


    "Does he have the habit of lurking in bathrooms, particrly... the girls'' bathroom?"


    Yan Junze, who was washing his face, froze.


    He suspected that after all the beating around the bush, this question from Zhang Xiaomo was the real point.


    Was it just because he had been afraid Ke''er was in danger earlier and had listened at the bathroom door for a while that she had to be so suspicious?


    After listening for quite some time, there was no sound from Li Man''s side, and he guessed she didn''t know how to respond.


    Pretending he heard nothing, he finished washing up, used the toilet, and went back to his bedroom to grab his bedding. By then, Zhang Xiaomo had changed into a cute bear-patterned pink pajama set and was sitting on the bed organizing her things.


    In that moment, it felt like she waspletely disconnected from her identity as an Exorcist.


    Yan Junze grabbed the bedding his mother had prepared for him and was about to leave when Zhang Xiaomo said, "Tonight is just an exception. After we move to the rental tomorrow, for the next seven days, we must sleep in the same room."


    As she spoke, she opened her travel bag, took out some clothes to organize, and then... pulled out a short knife about one-third of a meter long with a de that gleamed brightly.


    Yan Junze was startled for a moment and said, "What''s this? If I don''t sleep in the same room as you, are you going to use that knife on me?"


    Zhang Xiaomo revealed a smile, "This is a Three-Star Exorcist''s weapon and as for us sharing a room, it''s so I can protect you around the clock."


    Yan Junze then noticed that the hilt of the short sword was iid with something very familiar. Upon closer inspection, he pointed at the short sword in surprise, "That''s... a Hidden Buckle."


    Zhang Xiaomo nodded, "Exorcists below Two-Star can''t fully unleash the Hidden Buckle''s power and can only use it in the most primitive way—by throwing it. Actually, the Hidden Buckle''s full power is only realized when it''s embedded in a maic knife, but if one''s physique isn''t up to par, they can''t control the maic knife, especially one embedded with a Hidden Buckle."


    "I see," Yan Junze said as if he had an epiphany, "Do all Exorcists have physiques close to strangenesses?"


    "Yes, they must have such a physique," Zhang Xiaomo said as she ced the short sword under her pillow and covered it with the pillow. "But only Exorcists of Three-Star or above can perform Spirit Communication, which ismonly known as Seeing Ghosts."


    Yan Junze said, "So you''re saying that ''Spirit Communication,'' this live skill, someone like Huang Chen, a One-Star Exorcist, can''t do it at all."


    Zhang Xiaomo nodded, "Right, for instance, the little strangeness I ran into in the bathroom just now—if it wanted to, it could stand right in front of Huang Chen and he wouldn''t see it."


    "What?!" Yan Junze''s body jolted. He had never expected that Zhang Xiaomo would have seen Ke''er.


    Trying not to show his shock too obviously, he deliberately coughed a few times and feignedposure, "There was... strangeness in the bathroom? Then you... what did you do with that... strangeness?"


    Zhang Xiaomo smiled mysteriously, "This little one has very little resentment and probably means no harm to your family, so I... took... her..."


    At this point, she deliberately slowed down her speech and then suddenly asked, "Why are your pupils dting?"


    "Not at all," Yan Junze forced a smile, but he knew he couldn''t help but worry about Ke''er''s safety.


    Moreover, it was clear that Zhang Xiaomo was very perceptive and he had definitely left some clues in front of her.


    "I sealed her in the bathroom," Zhang Xiaomo said.


    "She wasn''t killed then," Yan Junze breathed a slight sigh of relief.


    "But in no more than half an hour, she willpletely dissipate," added Zhang Xiaomo.


    From the moment Zhang Xiaomo left the bathroom to when Yan Junze went in to wash up and use the toilet, then returned to the bedroom for their conversation, Yan Junze hadn''t thought to check the exact time. But it seemed possible that half an hour might have already passed.


    In that moment, he couldn''t stay calm anymore. Putting down the bedding in his hand, he asked, "Where is she sealed?


    "Inside the cab under the washbasin," came the reply.


    "How do you unseal it?"


    "I only sealed the space inside the cab; just carry the little one out to break the seal," she answered.


    Yan Junze rushed out of the bedroom to the bathroom, turned on the light, and immediately dashed to the washbasin.


    Underneath the washbasin was a narrow double-door cab, which normally housedundry detergent, bath products, spare towels, and other items.


    Crouching down, as soon as he opened it, he saw Ke''er with her limbspletely twisted, crammed inside like a stuffed doll, her whole face buried under her limbs and not visible.


    Faint purple ripples emanated from the space inside the cab.


    Yan Junze immediately reached in, grabbed Ke''er, and pulled her out forcefully without a second thought.


    Ke''er let out an unintelligible yah-yah sound as if very angry, but without any strength to resist, her body slumped weakly into Yan Junze''s arms.


    Yan Junze knew that in front of this Three-Star Exorcist, some things simply couldn''t be concealed. He simply carried her and went back to the bedroom.


    Zhang Xiaomo''s expression was calm; she seemed to have confirmed something and was still sitting on the bed when she said, "Tell me, what is your rtionship with her?"