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"Ah — Ghost — — ah!" Yao Yao suddenly covered her ears, her mouth hanging open as she let out a shrill cry that was unique to a young girl. Her deathly pale complexion looked as if she had seen a ghost.

"Ghost? What kind of joke was this? Behind me? Stop playing around, how could I... Ah! "The youngster who was making fun of Yao Yao looked at her closed eyes while teasing her. At the same time, she turned her head to look behind him.

The moment he saw it, he jumped in fright. He instinctively let out a shriek and bounced off.

Seeing that the young man had also jumped away, Yao Yao immediately grabbed onto the young man's arm. Trembling, she asked, "Bro, what … what is that thing? Why haven't we run yet?"

"Run? What if I bring this unclean thing home? " The young man's voice also began to tremble. With great difficulty, he calmly stood in front of Yao Yao, blocking his way. His closed eyes slowly opened up into a small slit …

Not far away from them, a hidden bush of flowers trembled, swayed, and slowly burned his dirty hands. Slowly, a disheveled, bloody head slowly emerged …

The night was dark, and the night wind was blowing. In the ruins that had just been charred, two young boys and girls suddenly screamed, "AHH!

"Ah …" A sad cry rang out, and that strange "object" shook its grimy, muddy, and black hands. It seemed to be powerless and wanted to grab onto something. It turned around and around, and then, a series of sad cries could be heard …

"Ah! Run! Cousin, run! Ghost …" Yao Yao shrieked as she turned around and ran.

The youngster quickly grabbed Yao Yao's hand. "Yao Yao, wait a bit!"

"Shen Minglei, I'm not waiting. I'm leaving, I'm leaving …" Yao Yao desperately stomped her foot. Turning her head away from that strange 'object', she could only feel her heart continuously thumping …

"Shh, Yao Yao, it's a person, not a ghost …" The youngster who was addressed by Yao Yao as Shen Minglei felt a tinge of fear and also a tinge of curiosity as she looked at the moving object. She took a deep breath, gathered her courage, and shook off Yao Yao.

"You, you lied …" After all, Yao Yao was still so young, and was also a girl. She couldn't be compared to the bold curiosity of a youngster like Shen Minglei.

"Ming, Ming Zhe?" The strange object suddenly emitted a strange sound. "Big brother, big brother …"

"Brother? Ming Lei? " Shen Minglei creased his brows in confusion. He took two steps towards that weird object and said, "You know me?"

"You're an elder brother?" As he got closer, Shen Minglei heard that object … No, to be exact, it was an injured woman. Although her voice was hoarse and unpleasant to the ears, Shen Minglei could tell that she was a woman. He hesitated for a moment, then said: "I am your big brother, my name is Shen Minglei, you …. Who are you? Do you want me to call an ambulance for you? "

"Cousin, what are you doing? "Let's go, let's go …" Yao Yao was even more anxious as she urged Shen Minglei on. However, she didn't dare to go back on her own.

"She really is human! Look, she can bleed! Look at her shadow!" Shen Minglei said in a low voice.

Under his repeated encouragement, Yao Yao slowly turned her head around and glanced at the 'object' she thought was a ghost. Sure enough, it was as Shen Minglei had said. Immediately, she felt slightly more at ease as she stood far away, watching Shen Minglei converse with the 'object'.

Shen Minglei? You, you're not Su Mingzhe? "No, not my brother, not my brother …" That hoarse voice was just like the ear-piercing sound made when a blunt instrument was grinded against metal.

Shen Minglei knitted his brows and listened carefully. Finally, he heard the other party speak, "Your brother is just like me, he has the word 'Ming' in his name!"

Shen Minglei hesitated for a moment, approached the other party and squatted down, "How are you? I'll call an ambulance for you right now, okay? "

"No, don't …" The woman's voice was filled with fear and panic. Being so close to Shen Minglei, he could clearly see that her face, which had been burnt beyond recognition, was filled with tears and terror: "If that demon finds out, I, I'll definitely die again. I … don't, don't …"

The woman's trembling hand suddenly grabbed onto Shen Minglei's hand as if she had used up all of her strength. She firmly grabbed onto what she thought was a lifesaver: "Please, help me, please don't send me to the hospital, don't …"

"But …" "If you are like this, you will die!" Shen Minglei hesitated for a moment. Originally, he didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but he just couldn't bear to watch this person die here, "There were so many policemen just now. Since you weren't burned to death, why didn't you shout?"

The woman stopped talking, her eyes rolling with tears.

The only clean thing on her face was her pair of black and white eyes. Tears were streaming down his face.

Salty tears rolled down the wound on her cheek, adding to the heart-wrenching pain …

She looked at Shen Minglei with pleading eyes and said: "Please help me, I …. I will definitely repay you! "

"Cousin …" Let's hurry up and go, don't meddle in other people's business! " Yao Yao stood there, fearfully observing their surroundings. However, she couldn't hear what they were saying. She lowered his voice and reminded them. If it weren't for the fact that she was afraid of encountering something even stranger along the way, she would have already run home by herself!

Shen Minglei comforted Yao Yao and turned around to face the pleading eyes of the woman. Within those eyes … Her face was dirty and full of desire. There were burn marks on her face and traces of dark red blood.

There was not a single clean spot on her hair or body.

However, those eyes were like an ancient well filled with spring water, deeply absorbing, making it impossible for others to reject her request …

The young master stared into those eyes and suddenly came to his senses. He said, "I-I don't know you. I-I can only call an ambulance for you. I can only call the police for you. Sorry, I can't help you!"

"Don't …" Tears rolled down the woman's face again. Her throat was either smoky or burnt, and even though it was difficult for her to speak, she still endured the pain and almost fainted as she explained, "If you do this, then send me to my death. Please, don't …"

"But, I …"

"As long as you help me, I will repay you." The woman vowed.

Shen Minglei looked at the woman suspiciously.

The woman seemed to have thought of something, and slowly loosened her grip on Shen Minglei's hand, barely supporting her own body, while the other hand was pressed down by her body and released his hand.

Her entire body was pitch black, and no one knew where it was burned, or where it was stained with charred filth. However, her hand was abnormally white and clean …

Her trembling hand reached out to Shen Minglei. She slowly trembled, and opened her delicate white fingers in front of Shen Minglei, revealing a delicate bracelet on her delicate, white, lotus-like hand. Under the moonlight, a light flashed, and before anyone could notice it, she immediately closed her hand.

Shen Minglei's eyes lit up!

The woman had been carefully observing his expression the whole time, so she smiled to herself: "Looking at your clothes and speech, you should be one of the rich people living around here, it shouldn't be difficult for you to help me. Since you don't believe that I will repay you, then I will use the only valuable thing on me to exchange for it, I think … This thing should sell for enough money! "

Shen Minglei didn't say anything. He just stared at the woman's eyes as if he was thinking about something.

"Cousin, what are you doing?" Her hands … Is there anything? " the shrewd little girl asked from behind.

"Nothing, nothing …" "Don't come over, she's burning really badly. It's scary, where are you going …" Shen Minglei comforted her.

"Alright …" Yao Yao replied.

"Although... Cough, even though you are very young, I also heard your conversation just now, I believe … If you really want it, you should have good eyes to recognise it! " Although the woman's voice was unpleasant to hear, it was filled with enchantment.

"Oh?" Shen Minglei didn't say much.

"This... Since you are unwilling to tell your sister over there, I presume that... You also need this thing, what a coincidence, I actually have this thing, why don't you tell me, is it fated? " The woman kept looking at Shen Minglei's expression with a serious expression, "Do you know how many times I nearly lost my life in order to keep this thing …"

She giggled. "If you count this time, it's already been three times!"

"Three times?" Shen Minglei was a little surprised. This woman should be young, how could she have experienced three life and death situations?

"Heh …" Isn't that so? The first time was in a place called 'Night'. I would rather sacrifice myself to protect it, but the second time … This is the third time in a scrap iron factory! " Su Anhui said.

"This thing is so expensive, how can you make me believe that the thing in your hand is real?" Shen Minglei cautiously looked at the woman, "If you have this thing, you should be the miss of a rich family. Since you are the young mistress, why is there no one here to bother you? If it wasn't your own... Even if you were to steal it, I will bring trouble upon myself even if you were to give it to me! "

"Heh …" You're still so cautious at such a young age, you're indeed very smart! " The woman's voice sounded as if she was very experienced. "If I could tell you the legend of the 'Star of the Desert', would you believe me?"

Shen Minglei frowned and started pondering.

The legend of the Desert Star was only known to those who owned it or paid attention to it for more than two years.

This was a story that very few people in the industry knew!

"Tell me about it …" Shen Minglei tried to help the woman up.

The woman's wounds seemed to be somewhat numb to his support. Following Shen Minglei's hand, he changed his posture slightly and said, "The Star of the Desert is the work of the famous jewelry master Cartier's first master, his death, right?"

Shen Minglei raised his brows, "Is there anything else?"

"Back then, Cartier's first master was not famous, so very few people knew of his master, Mayarson! When Mayarson was young, he couldn't help but have a bosom friend, because he didn't have the ability. This English girl, under the oppression of her family, married a son of a noble family in England, and while feeling sad, he went to the north of the desert, where he wandered alone, feeling heartbroken. He wanted to die here, but he accidentally obtained three diamonds, which he called the 'star of the desert'. His love for life, he could find the biggest diamond in the world in the desert, that is to say … The world is full of hope! "