Rare blind boxes were extremely precious.
Li Miao searched the Haunted House Mall. The blind box store sold them, too.
Ordinary black blind boxes cost 1 million points, while rare golden blind boxes cost a staggering 1 billion points.
One billion!
That was one billion points. While black blind boxes were expensive, they were attainable with effort.
But a golden blind box? She might never afford one in this lifetime.
Even if Li Miao turned the haunted house into a listed company, she might not earn one billion.
She might not make one billion in her entire life.
The golden blind box in front of her might be the only rare blind box she would ever have.
So, before opening it, she had to be solemn.
Li Miao went to the bathroom to wash her hands. She pumped soap, lathered up, and scrubbed her hands front and back, even the fingernails, cleaning them thoroughly.
Painted Skin, Ruhua, and Nie Xiaoqian were also incredibly curious about the rare blind box. They all gathered around, staring at it.
“What’s inside? Is it also a ghost?” Painted Skin asked curiously.
“Probably not,” Ruhua said. “Since it’s a rare quality, the level should be higher.”
“If not a ghost, then what?” Nie Xiaoqian was dying of curiosity.
She had the face of a cool beauty but was actually a gossip-loving girl with intense curiosity.
Li Miao came back after washing her hands, nervously rubbed her fingers, took a deep breath, and opened the blind box.
Brilliant golden light shot out from the box. Then, a small pink pig appeared before their eyes.
Pink and tender, with a body like a pig but a nose like an elephant, and covered in intricate, beautiful patterns.
It looks like the Dream Eater (Baku) from the game Onmyoji!
What is this? A pig?
Li Miao looked up at Ruhua and the others.
The three shook their heads in unison, indicating they didn’t know, didn’t recognize it, hadn’t seen it before.
This thing is quite mysterious.
Li Miao opened the app and clicked [Haunted House Management], finding a new row under [Ghosts]: [Exotic Beasts].
Li Miao clicked on [Exotic Beasts]:
[Exotic Beast Count: 1]
[Dream Tapir (Meng Mo): Elephant trunk, rhinoceros eyes, ox tail, tiger paws. Born in the valleys of the south. Feeds on dreams, swallowing them. Can reproduce swallowed dreams.]
So it’s an exotic beast. But what use is it?
Besides eating dreams, what can it do?
Fatten it up and eat its meat?
Seeming to sense Li Miao’s killing intent, the Dream Tapir grunted twice and trotted over to nuzzle Li Miao’s feet.
At the same time, a milky voice appeared in Li Miao’s mind: “Master, don’t kill me! Don’t kill me! I’m useful! I’m useful!”
Li Miao was stunned, then looked at the Dream Tapir at her feet in shock, her expression incredulous. “You can speak in my mind?”
Nie Xiaoqian, seeing the Dream Tapir acting cute and fawning, got a little jealous. She leaned in, snuggling against Li Miao’s shoulder, resting her small head on her, and said softly, “Master Sister, I can also speak in your mind.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Nie Xiaoqian’s soft voice appeared in Li Miao’s mind: “Master Sister, did you hear that?”
“Heavens!”
Li Miao was startled, covering her mouth abruptly. She turned her gaze to Painted Skin and Ruhua. “Can you two also speak in my mind?”
Ruhua nodded. “We can now. But before the haunted house opened, we couldn’t.
“After the haunted house opened, you became the true master here. In the unseen world, a certain connection seems to have been established between us. We belong completely to you, and everything in the haunted house belongs to you.
“As long as you wish, you can control everything in the haunted house.”
Li Miao couldn’t hide her surprise.
I can control everything in the haunted house?
But I don’t feel anything. How do I control it?
Seeing Li Miao’s confusion, Ruhua explained, “Master, you are still an ordinary person without magic power, so you cannot do it yet.
“Once your magic power deepens, you will be able to fully control this place.”
Magic power? Getting more confusing.
Li Miao looked at her palm. She was a terminal liver cancer patient struggling to survive.
Magic power?
Where do I learn that?
“Do you guys have a magic power? How do you cultivate? Can you teach me?” Li Miao looked curiously at the three ghosts.
The three ghosts shook their heads in unison. “We are ghosts; Master is human. It’s different.”
Hearing this, Li Miao searched the [Haunted House Mall] again but didn’t find any cultivation books.
It seems I can’t cultivate.
Forget it, let’s stop thinking about it.
She looked down at the Dream Tapir at her feet and asked, “Speak. What use are you exactly?”
The Dream Tapir racked its brains. “Master, I can eat your nightmares so you won’t have bad dreams.”
Li Miao shook her head. “I rarely dream, and never have nightmares. Not very useful. Name another.”
Name another?
The Dream Tapir was about to cry. It was an exotic beast, yet its master said it was useless.
If not for being suppressed by the haunted house here, it would surely swallow her in one bite.
Hmph, a skinny mortal with no strength to tie a chicken.
With one swing of my trunk, I could send her flying!
Splat! Flatten her into a pancake!
Li Miao frowned and asked the Dream Tapir, “Are you badmouthing me in your heart?”
The Dream Tapir was nearly scared out of its wits, shaking its head frantically. “No, no! You are my best, kindest, most noble master in the world.”
Li Miao looked at the Dream Tapir suspiciously but didn’t pursue it.
The feeling just now was subtle; she seemed to perceive the Dream Tapir’s thoughts and even felt she could control its life and death.
Of course, that feeling was fleeting and disappeared quickly.
“Speak. what else are you good for?” Li Miao asked.
Seeing that Li Miao didn’t pursue it, the Dream Tapir breathed a sigh of relief.
Boohoo, scared the beast to death. That look just now was terrifying.
Looks like I have to be careful in the future and not badmouth her randomly.
The Dream Tapir swung its long trunk, twisting it into a heart shape, and acted cute to Li Miao. “Master, Master, I can also reproduce dreams.
“Does Master have someone you want to see but can’t? If you can dream of them, I can swallow the dream and spit it out again.
“I’m amazing. The spit-out dream can exist for a long time.”
Reproduce dreams? Someone I want to see?
Li Miao was stunned. Her eyes grew moist, and she murmured, “Mom, Dad.”
She missed them so much. So, so much.
Because her destiny had been stolen, her memory was getting worse. She had almost forgotten her parents’ faces, only vaguely remembering that Mom and Dad were very good to her and loved her very much.
Her parents passed away when she was seven. It had been 13 years. She hadn’t seen Mom and Dad for 13 years.
Before she knew it, tears were streaming down Li Miao’s face.
She squatted down and looked at the Dream Tapir. “Do I have to dream it myself for you to swallow and reproduce it? I’m not sure if I can dream of them.”
The Dream Tapir grunted and replied, “Does Master have their photos? If there are photos, I can search to see if anyone has dreamed of them. I can reproduce those dreams.”
“Yes, yes, I have them.”
Li Miao was excited and hurriedly pulled out the necklace she wore around her neck.
The necklace had a heart-shaped locket. Inside the locket was a photo of Li Miao’s parents.
Li Miao showed the photo to the Dream Tapir.
The Dream Tapir grunted twice. Its body began to grow larger, as if inflated, floating into mid-air.
Then, like a peashooter, pfft pfft pfft, it sprayed outward.
In an instant, the room was filled with dream bubbles.