A burning sensation spread across her neck, and Xu Zhuzhu skillfully and quickly tossed the bead into the bucket with a "plop".

Xu Wenjie and Zhang He were busy entertaining guests, and neither of them noticed anything unusual about Xu Zhuzhu.

Xu An, on the other hand, hardly needed any help because the stroller had been changed.

As an older brother, most of his attention was naturally focused on his younger sister, Xu Zhuzhu.

So when he saw Xu Zhuzhu frantically throwing the beads from her neck into the bucket, just like last time, he immediately guessed what was going on.

"Zhuzhu!"

Xu An quickly moved closer to Xu Zhuzhu, nervously pulled open Xu Zhuzhu's collar, and leaned in to carefully check whether Xu Zhuzhu's plump neck had been burned.

"You weren't burned, were you?"

She still looked fair and tender, and Xu An breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing Xu An's worried expression, Xu Zhuzhu giggled and reassured him in a relaxed manner, saying with a smile, "It's okay, brother, it won't burn me."

This is the truth, and it is indeed very bizarre.

The red beads glowed softly at the bottom of the bucket.

The bead felt hot to the touch, reaching seventy or eighty degrees Celsius, or even higher. In theory, it could ignite the cloth bag containing the bead, but it didn't burn through the bag, and naturally, it didn't burn her body.

It only tells you mentally that it's hot, without actually causing any physical harm.

Even so, she was still very uncomfortable, and this time, it made her extremely flustered.

Her mind was sending her a very uneasy feeling, causing her heart to pound wildly and pound uncontrollably.

Because she was afraid Xu An would worry, she didn't tell him about it. Besides, telling him would only cause him more trouble, since her brother was still just a little kid.

Xu Zhuzhu disguised herself well, and Xu An did not notice anything unusual, so he breathed a long sigh of relief.

His little eyes and brows furrowed together, much like his father's, and he asked in a serious tone, "Why is that?"

The question was about the beads suddenly getting hot.

"I do not know either."

Xu Zhuzhu shook her head. She also wanted to know the answer, but she really didn't know.

For the past two weeks, she has tried everything to deal with the synthetic beads that appeared in this hazardous waste bin, including dropping, hitting, rubbing, burning, and even flooding them...

They even discussed and researched it together with his father, but there was no progress.

Xu Zhuzhu is now very eager to know the answer to the question.

Just then, the bead at the bottom of the bucket suddenly emitted an even more intense red light. The red light did not penetrate the water surface, but instead projected a clear image onto the water's surface, showing figures moving about, high walls, and black tiles.

Xu Zhuzhu was stunned for a moment before she realized what was happening.

Is this a live stream? A replay? Or a prophecy?

Xu An, who was standing nearby, also saw it. After all, he was just a child. Even though he had experienced many bizarre things, he was still surprised to see someone appear out of thin air on the water and move around.

Startled, he was speechless for a long time, staring blankly at Xu Zhuzhu.

Xu Zhuzhu remained calm, worried that her brother might accidentally shout out loud and attract the attention of people who came to their house to buy dumplings, who might then mistake them for some kind of monsters.

Thinking about it, she quickly covered her brother's mouth and squeezed his thumb and forefinger hard.

Seeing that Xu An's blank gaze gradually cleared, she reminded her brother to shush.

Xu An nodded, having recovered.

Xu Zhuzhu finally let go of his hand with relief, but then made her brother bite her sleeve again, just in case something suddenly appeared in the bucket and startled her brother, which would be bad.

Xu An obediently complied, and Xu Zhuzhu nodded in satisfaction. She took the opportunity to pat her brother's head. Xu An pouted and widened his eyes, signaling Xu Zhuzhu not to go too far.

Xu Zhuzhu chuckled, then calmed herself down to look at the scene in the bucket.

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed the Zhang family selling steamed buns across the street.

Accompanied by bursts of red light, Zhang Xiaolin and his second uncle Zhang appeared at the alley entrance. The two whispered to each other and occasionally gave sinister smiles.

Xu Zhuzhu frowned. The scene was silent, and Xu Zhuzhu couldn't hear what the two of them were discussing.

After that, Zhang Xiaolin turned out of the alley first, and Zhang Erye followed closely behind, but he walked towards the other side of the alley.

People were coming and going on the long street. Xu Zhuzhu looked at the signs on the side of the street and quickly recognized that it was the street where they were now setting up their stall.

Sure enough, we could see her stroller in the distance, with a long line of people in front of it.

Xu Zhuzhu pondered for a moment, then nodded. It seemed to be a prophecy.

Thinking this way, she felt both worried and happy. She was worried because Zhang Xiaolin was clearly up to no good in the scene, but at the same time, she was glad that she could see the scene early so that her family could take precautions sooner.

Xu Zhuzhu composed herself and continued reading.

The image showed their family's stroller, and behind the stroller, only her father was busy. Suddenly, Zhang Xiaolin hurriedly said something to her father.

His father abandoned the stroller and the customers and rushed off...

The scene shifts to a simple house where Xu Zhuzhu sees Old Man Mi lying lifeless on the bed, his face pale, while her mother feeds him medicine.

She and her brother stood by, comforting Grandma Mi, who was anxious and in tears.

Just then, a large group of constables suddenly burst in. Zhang He was so frightened that she knocked over the bowl of medicine she was holding, spilling it all over the floor. In the chaos, Zhang He tried to protect her two children, but the constables simply took their mother away.

Um?what's the situation?

Xu Zhuzhu and Xu An exchanged a glance, both showing expressions of confusion and even more panic.

At this point in the scene, the red light dimmed, and just as the two were about to look down, Zhang He suddenly reached out a hand.

She was adding water to the pot to cook dumplings, but she didn't look at the bucket and accidentally splashed the water ladle into the handwashing bucket.

With a "thump," the ripples swayed and slapped against the edge of the bucket, and the image reflected by the red light quickly disappeared...

"oops!"

Xu Zhuzhu, who was engrossed in watching, exclaimed in surprise.

"Mother!" Xu An called out anxiously to Zhang He, "You scooped from the wrong bucket!"

Zhang He was scooping water when she heard Xu An's voice, and then she turned around in confusion.

Two children were huddled around the bucket used for washing hands, with half their heads sticking into it. I thought they were imitating me.

"Oh? Luckily An'an reminded me, otherwise I would have made a big mistake!"

Zhang He smiled gently, then took a moment to tease the two children, "Aren't those little people in the water cute? Don't get your clothes wet!"

After teasing them, Zhang He patted the two children on the head and told them to be careful.

Xu An always listened to Zhang He, but this time he didn't respond obediently. Instead, he was so anxious that he kept pacing around, clutching his mother's sleeve, but he didn't know where to begin.

"Mother..."

He didn't know what would happen next, nor why his mother had been taken away, and he didn't know how to tell her about it. He was so anxious that tears were about to come out of his eyes.

"Zhuzhu? What should we do?"

Xu An could only look to Xu Zhuzhu for help, even though Xu Zhuzhu was younger than him and sometimes seemed a bit silly and needed his protection.

But Xu An knew that his younger sister knew more about many things than he did, after all, she had seen immortals.

Xu An felt that Zhu Zhu could definitely explain it clearly.

Xu Zhuzhu, who was deep in thought, understood and gave Xu An a reassuring look. She then took Xu An's hand and said, "Brother, don't be afraid, Zhuzhu will protect you!"

Xu An, having followed Xu Wenjie, has learned some of his father's personality. Even when he is angry or sad, he will only silently lower his head and never act like this.

This was the first time Zhang He had seen her son like this since Xu An was old enough to understand things. She immediately sensed something was wrong and quickly squatted down to hug the two children.

"An'an, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Did Mommy bump you and hurt you?"

Zhang He asked gently, her brows slightly furrowed, and then asked Xu Zhuzhu, "Zhuzhu, what's wrong with your brother?"

How can this be explained in public? Naturally, it can only be explained clearly when no one is around.

Xu Zhuzhu could only force a smile and said with a grin, "My brother was scared by my funny face!"

Zhang He was suspicious, but Xu An wasn't such a timid person, so she asked Xu An if that was true.

Xu An met Xu Zhuzhu's unusually calm eyes on her smiling face and suddenly felt a little at ease. He nodded calmly.

"Yes."

Seeing this, Zhang He gently scolded Xu Zhuzhu a few times, but Xu Zhuzhu's mind was not on this.

She glanced at the steamed bun stall across the street; Zhang Xiaolin and Second Master Zhang had already disappeared. She thought to herself, "I need to hurry and talk to my father..."

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