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Click,
As the Buddha Beads twirled, everything became clear.
His Xiao Guai always woke up at that particular time.
Because deep in her subconscious, a demon would creep into her room at that hour.
To protect herself, she would force herself to defy her body's natural rhythm, waking up when she should be sound asleep.
Panicked, she would sit up in bed and stare at the door shrouded in darkness.
Creak,
Gently pushing the door, the demon would sneak in, bending over as it reached for the bed.
In the moment of its approach, she would scream in fright.
Such noise would wake Wang Lanhua, leading to an inevitable beating.
But it would also cause the demon to pause its antics, a harsh beating in exchange for a day of peace.
To her, it was worth it.
Until that night, when the demon showed its dreadful visage.
Desperate, she wanted to end it all.
She thought she had killed someone, but due to her lack of strength, she hadn't caused the demon substantial harm.
