My best friend is living a famine-stricken life; you're going crazy, I'm farming.

On the way to the valley, Yang Fenglan called out to the system countless times in her mind, but received no response.

It was then assumed that another method was needed to activate it.

He was preoccupied with getting home as soon as possible and avoiding Shen Yu to activate the system, so he was absent-minded all morning.

There weren't many honeysuckle flowers left, and they were all picked in half an hour, filling only half a basket.

It's only noon now, there's still time to look for things elsewhere.

But Yang Fenglan was preoccupied with something and anxious, so she said, "Xiaoyu, let's go back and dry the honeysuckle so we can exchange it for money."

"alright."

On her way home, Yang Fenglan finally spotted a wolfberry tree with sharp eyes. Someone had plucked its leaves, but some new leaves had grown back.

She picked a handful of goji berry leaves, went back to cook soup, and ate it with rice balls.

When people are happy, they easily get carried away. Yang Fenglan couldn't help but start singing, "You love me, I love you, with the system in hand, it's so sweet~"

This time, Shen Yu heard the words she was saying clearly: "You love me" and "I love you," which made her blush with embarrassment.

But the melody of the song was so catchy that she couldn't help but hum along as she listened.

Then, Shen Yu was left bewildered in the wind.

"Can you please stop humming?"

Yang Fenglan: ...

I've shut up, stop cursing.

back home.

Yang Fenglan tossed aside her basket, put the first batch of honeysuckle that had been drying on the sieve into a burlap sack, and dried the freshly picked honeysuckle on the sieve.

They also moved all the bracken, wood ear mushrooms, and honeysuckle from the mats that were drying inside the house into the sun to dry.

Shen Yu simply washed her face and then took care of everything, starting a fire to heat up the food.

Shen Yu was surprised: Why is her mother-in-law so enthusiastic today?

"You seem very excited?" Shen Yu asked with a suspicious look. What good thing had happened to you?

Yang Fenglan was stunned for a moment, and said, "I don't know what happened. After losing that evil thing, I felt burning up inside, and my chest felt tight and uncomfortable. It was even more uncomfortable if I didn't do anything."

"...Is it that serious? But I don't feel any discomfort at all."

"Well, maybe it's because I was the last one to take it, so all your bad luck has been transferred to me."

"..." That makes sense.

To celebrate acquiring the system, Yang Fenglan lavishly scooped out a lump of oil and made fried rice.

I also made a soup with goji leaves.

Really fragrant.

After finishing her meal, Yang Fenglan made an excuse to take a nap and went inside.

Finally, I have my own private space!

He took the bead out of his pocket and examined it carefully.

It's not like glass, it's not like metal, and it certainly can't be plastic.

She tried many wake-up commands, including those from Xiao Ai, but there was no response at all.

Then, there's only one way left—blood oath.

Such a sacred thing definitely needs to be done with my best friend.

Yang Fenglan sneaked out the door.

Fifteen minutes later, in the grove.

"Blood recognition?" Xu Yingying stroked her chin thoughtfully. "Indeed, this is the only method we can use."

"Do you think if we go together, everyone will accept us as family?" Yang Fenglan asked her best friend.

"That really fulfills the dream of raising a child together, with me being the dad and you being the mom."

"Try?"

"Never mind, I'm afraid of the pain."

"I'm afraid of pain too."

"Do you think it's okay to use menstrual blood?"

Yang Fenglan: "..."

She had gotten used to her best friend's crazy ramblings.

Forgot to bring a knife when she went out, Yang Fenglan tried biting her finger to draw blood, just like in movies and TV dramas.

In reality, even though I almost bit off my finger, not a single bit of skin was broken.

Xu Yingying mercilessly mocked him, "You believe those tricks in TV dramas? They can not only bite through, but also bleed profusely, enough to write a blood oath."

"If it were us, the wound would probably heal before we could even write two words on it."

Finally, Xu Yingying broke off the thorns from the bush and grabbed Yang Fenglan's hand.

Yang Fenglan trembled, "Why don't you activate it?"

“What you get is of course yours. I believe that once you have the system and live a good life, you won’t forget your sisters.” Xu Yingying lowered her eyes and poked Yang Fenglan’s finger with the thorn.

There was not a trace of greed in his eyes, only the hope that he was well.

Yang Fenglan's eyes instantly filled with tears, "Waaah... Yingying, hug me... Ouch! It hurts! Why didn't you tell me before you hit me!"

"Do you know that a stab wound hurts more than a knife cut?"

How could you do that!

How could someone like you exist in this world!

"Shut up!" Xu Yingying snapped, and Yang Fenglan obediently shut up.

He let her squeeze her fingers and drip blood onto the ball.

The two stared intently at the small sphere, both nervous and expectant.