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Xu Xi was never one to beat around the bush; she would directly state her demands.

Especially after finding out her brother was hiding something from her again, if she kept quiet, the person across from her would be even less likely to confess voluntarily!

Then the two of them would keep secrets from each other, which was very detrimental to their relationship in the long run!

So, Xu Xi asked outright:

[I don't have anything on my side, but Brother, are you hiding something from me?]

[Indeed, I am.]

Since Xu Xi had asked directly, she must have discovered something, so Xu Shuo admitted it readily and even immediately turned the tables!

Xu Shuo, [But why would you suddenly ask me about ghosts, such an odd question? Are you hiding something from me as well?]

After the message was sent, there was no response for a long time.

As expected, Xu Xi was choked up.

Xu Shuo smiled, put down his phone, started the car, and drove out of the dimly lit underground parking lot. The neon lights on the street immediately cascaded down, casting radiant colors over the silver-gray car body.

After entering the urban village area, these colorful lights gradually faded away, leaving the ordinary street lights to illuminate the streets.

When Xu Shuo got home and opened his phone again, he saw the message from Xu Xi.

[I think I saw a ghost before.]

Xu Shuo: "..."

But compared to his sister seeing a ghost, what she was hiding from him was even more important.

Xu Shuo, [Why didn't you tell me?]

Xu Xi, [The studio was quite busy during that time, I didn't want to distract you.]

Xu Shuo, [I won't get distracted, next time whatever happens you shouldn't hide it from me. Perhaps what you consider too trifling to bother me with is something I might just have a solution to, and by hiding it, you could miss out on a good opportunity.]

Xu Xi, [I'm sorry.]

Xu Shuo successfully turned the tables, making his sister feel guilty and temporarily forget about holding him accountable.

So, Xu Shuo continued, [Tell me exactly what happened.]

...

Normal University Affiliated High School, library study room.

Notebooks and a mobile phone were laid out in front of Xu Xi, her left hand tapping the pen idly, while her right typed swiftly.

She recounted the incident from some time ago at school, where she saw the blond man that everyone else seemed oblivious to, and in the end, she didn't forget to confront her brother either.

[I saw you getting into the car with that person today.]

These words conveyed an accusation, a question, and a full sense of expectation waiting for an explanation.

But how could he explain this kind of thing?

Xu Shuo felt a headache coming on.

Should he tell his sister that his spiritual consciousness had inexplicably entered a "Script Space," requiring him to "play the game" periodically, where succeeding brought rewards and failing meant instant death?

He believed that if he were to tell the truth, Xu Xi might just undergo some unpredictable change on the spot.

Xu Shuo thought for a moment and then had an idea.

[Actually, there are ghosts in this world.]

Xu Xi: "..."

...

After the siblings laid everything out, the atmosphere that had been somewhat tense and urgent instantly dissipated; indeed, open communication was the best choice.

The only sacrifice made was that someone's identity had turned into that of a ghost.

It was his own fault for not taking precautions, and even daring to show up in front of Xu Xi to make his presence felt. Xu Shuo thought it might be necessary to bring up this matter the next time they met.

He was sure to harvest a great deal of guilt.

As for Xu Xi being able to see what others can't...

Xu Shuo himself had been chosen by Script Space, so he didn't think his sister was unqualified.

However, Hong Rao had said that the selection of players by Script Space was completely random, and the "potential" mentioned in the tutorial was probably just a nicety, not to be taken seriously.

Therefore, to be honest, Xu Shuo didn't hope Xu Xi would be selected.

But it seemed that the world was also undergoing some kind of change; the Ghost Train incident would certainly not be the end. Perhaps more and even stranger supernatural phenomena would appear in the future.

Telling Xu Xi about these things now was also for her future safety.

At the very least, she shouldn't approach out of curiosity to investigate upon encountering something abnormal, let alone hide issues from him like she had before.

Some things aren't better off completely unknown.

Xu Xi's mood had been successfully soothed by Xu Shuo, and he himself had become someone who occasionally engaged in spirit communication to help ghosts solve their problems, of course, under the assurance of his own safety.

...

Normal University Affiliated High School.

After finishing her conversation, Xu Xi turned off her cell phone, thoughtfully caressing the sea-blue bead hanging around her neck, and looked out the dark window toward the combined building complex.

Spirit Communication?

Speaking of which, on the evening of the day the student fell, she'd felt like there was something over there.

At the time, she couldn't figure out what that feeling was, but now it seemed a little clearer.

"Xi, are you done talking? By the way, why were you so distracted this afternoon? What did your brother come to see you about?" At this moment, Shao Dandan, sitting opposite her, couldn't help but ask.
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The two had been studying together for a while, although most of the time it was Xu Xi tutoring her.

But this evening, Xu Xi said her brother had come to find her, left for a while, and came back somewhat preoccupied.

Then just now she'd been staring at her phone for the longest time; Shao Dandan didn't want to disturb her and had to patiently wait. Finally, seeing her turn off the phone, she couldn't contain her curiosity.

Upon hearing this, Xu Xi turned to look at her.

The girl's cool and delicate face wore no superfluous expressions, just those black, bright eyes asking calmly, "Do you think ghosts exist in this world?"

Shao Dandan: "..."

It's nighttime, and later they still had to walk the poorly lit campus road back to the dormitory—why suddenly talk about this kind of topic?!

Of course, ghosts exist, but probably not in their world, right?

Thus, Shao Dandan chuckled and said, "How could there possibly be ghosts in the world, Xi? Why are you thinking about this?"

Xu Xi gave her a look.

While saying this, the other's emotions seemed to hesitate for a moment.

She continued to ask, "Are you an atheist?"

Shao Dandan paused, "Uh, probably not entirely... My grandma likes to pray to gods and spirits. It's kind of like, if you believe they exist, they do, and if you don't believe, they don't?"

"Then why do you think there are no ghosts in this world?" Xu Xi asked again.

"Because I've never seen them!" Shao Dandan said.

More importantly, items from Script Space were completely unusable in this world, indicating that their world was a purely material one, devoid of any variable elements.

Variable elements, of course, refer not only to supernatural phenomena like ghosts, but also to superpowers, spiritual energy revival, time and space travel, as well as out-of-the-ordinary high-tech, all are considered variable elements.

And in this world, there are none!

In fact, living in a purely material world makes one feel quite secure in a way.

At least there's no need to worry about cultists summoning an Evil God to end the world, nor the appearance of the terrifying Necrophages, and there's no need to always be on guard against the corruption of one's spiritual consciousness!

Oh, what a reassuring world!

As Shao Dandan reflected internally, her gaze fell on the beautiful girl opposite her, and was suddenly drawn to the movement of her caressing the necklace, then she looked more closely at the bead.

Huh? Why is this bead so enticing?

...