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

Yang Fenglan jumped out of bed in a panic, shouting, "Give it back to me!"

Master Xu raised his chin. "Look, do you see? Once the evil spirit is removed, you can get out of bed."

Shen Yu: "Thanks to the Half-Immortal."

"Now that the matter is resolved, I'll head back." Master Xu didn't linger.

Shen Yu saw him out of the courtyard, paid him the agreed-upon twenty coins, and asked, "Half-immortal, would you like some talisman water or something?"

"No need. Fever is caused by evil spirits. I'll take it back, cast a spell to suppress it, and then bury it in a feng shui auspicious place."

"Then I'll have to trouble you." Shen Yu thanked him and saw Xu Banxian off.

As soon as the fence gate was closed, Yang Fenglan rushed out of the house in a flurry, pushed open the fence gate, and ran towards the village.

"Hey, why are you going?"

"Let's go for a walk!" Yang Fenglan said without turning her head.

Shen Yu: ?

The fortune teller truly lives up to his name; with just a few moves, someone lying in bed pretending to die could be sent out for a stroll.

But it's already dark, what's the point of wandering around?

Yang Fenglan felt she was catching up very quickly, but she still couldn't find Xu Banxian.

Helpless, she went to climb a tree in front of the Xu family's house.

No sooner had she finished whistling than Xu Yingying sneaked out of the house.

It will be cloudy tonight, and the moon will be waning and not very bright.

The two didn't go to the grove; they stayed right in front of the Xu family's house.

Yang Fenglan was extremely anxious. "Oh no! The system has been stolen!"

"What?" Xu Yingying jumped up immediately. "Are you kidding me?!"

Yang Fenglan told her the whole story in one breath, "I have a fever and can't chase after them, you go and chase after them quickly."

Xu Yingying didn't rush to chase after the system immediately. Instead, she touched Yang Fenglan's forehead and said, "No wonder Shen Yu went out alone. Why didn't you tell me you had a fever? I could have brought flowers to visit you."

"Hey horse seller, what's wrong with you? You're just being lazy and don't want to chase after the horses, so you've come to me for help, haven't you?"

Xu Yingying started scolding him without holding back.

"Your mother is..." Yang Fenglan was about to retort when she froze.

What happened? I was so sore all over just now, but now I feel better.

My eyes are clear now, and my head doesn't feel heavy anymore.

"Oh my god, could that thing really be an evil object?" She had only said it casually to fool Shen Yu, but was she really that unlucky to be affected even while lying in bed?

"Forget it, even if it's a treasure-hunting system, it's so weird, let's not go for it. Our lives are more important," Xu Yingying comforted her.

After hearing her best friend say that she almost lost her life in the past two days, she lost all goodwill towards that system.

She's been doing just fine these days thanks to her own abilities, hasn't she?

"No, I can't earn money..." Yang Fenglan helplessly crouched down, covering her face. "If I can't earn money, I can't give you a good life. Without the system, we'll go hungry in famine years. I... I can't do it..."

"I want us to be able to eat well and live comfortably. Right now, we can't even afford toilet paper to wipe our bottoms, let alone sanitary napkins with cotton pads..."

She has persevered with hope until now; without the system, she really doesn't know how she would have survived in the future.

Seeing her so remorseful, Xu Yingying patted her shoulder and said, "Alright, you go home first, I'll go and get it back for you."

Yang Fenglan looked up at her.

"You know my abilities. No one can do anything to me. Don't worry, I'll definitely come back safely." Xu Yingying patted Yang Fenglan's shoulder reassuringly.

Yang Fenglan was even more depressed. She was unwilling to lose her best friend for the sake of the system.

"Waaah...isn't there a way to have the best of both worlds?" Yang Fenglan sounded aggrieved, like a middle-aged baby.

"What a noisy idiot, why are you chasing that evil thing?" Suddenly, a childish boy's voice rang out.

Yang Fenglan and Xu Yingying exchanged a glance and looked around warily.

"who!"

"Who's speaking? Show yourself!"