Three days before the incident, Liu Anna's boyfriend, Xue Yang, gave her a protective amulet wrapped in red cloth.
He told her that he had obtained it from an accomplished, high-ranking monk and that it had been consecrated to ensure great spiritual efficacy.
Xue Yang was around her age, but he spent his days idling about, completely devoid of ambition.
When he wasn't out eating, drinking, and carousing with his group of good-for-nothing friends, he was dancing the night away in some bar or nightclub.
The reason the two of them had dragged their feet and never married was simply because Xue Yang could not settle down, as his heart was set entirely on amusement.
Liu Anna was overjoyed to receive the amulet, feeling that Xue Yang had finally learned to care about her.
Little did she expect that this very amulet would cost her her life.
That very night, Liu Anna put the amulet around her neck and drifted off to sleep.
She suffered through a nightmare the entire night.
In the dream, a man was relentlessly hunting her down.
No matter how fast she ran, she could not shake him off.
For three nights in a row, it was the exact same thing.
This left her in a terrible mental state, physically weak and drained.
Liu Anna called Xue Yang, hoping he could accompany her to the hospital for a checkup.
She was refused under the pretext that Xue Yang was not in Lianhua City.
He merely offered a token inquiry about her physical condition, and the matter was dropped.
As her health…
Chapter 138