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    Chapter 75 Chapter 75 Manman (16)

    Antique toy store manager

    She took off the hat, but saw that there was no name written on the label.

    “Honey, you have to choose a doll first before you can buy clothes for her.” A clerk wearing a bear apron came over. Chu Yu held his hat and wondered why.

    “Is this your first time coming to Spirit of Play?” The clerk smiled softly and explained patiently.

    “The dolls in our store all have souls. When you enter the store, you usually choose the doll you like first, then write down your wishes and let our store owner complete the soul-injection ceremony. After she is officially born, you can take her to choose the clothes she likes.”

    The clerk stretched out his hand to signal, and Chu Yu followed her guidance and saw that a woman with a round head was holding a doll with a cold expression in her arms.

    She walked back and forth in front of the shelves, and as soon as the doll raised her hand, she would stop there immediately, and then take them off one by one and ask the doll for its opinion.

    “After you choose the clothes, we will tag you with your child’s name. This is also very meaningful. If you take good care of her wholeheartedly, your wishes will come true in the future.”

    The clerk chuckled, and the doll in the woman’s arms seemed to hear it. She turned her head and looked at Chu Yu, with a smile on her stiff lips, and her dark eyes seemed to look into her heart.

    Within a few seconds, the smile disappeared and she turned back into a piece of stiff porcelain.

    Chu Yu looked away. She looked at the doll without a price tag and asked, “What’s the price?”

    “The container costs nothing, but the soul is more expensive.” The clerk’s smile was exactly like that of the doll. There was no smile in her eyes, but the corners of her lips almost touched the sun.

    “The greater the wish, the more expensive the price…” she murmured softly.

    “Okay, let me take a look again.” Chu Yu reached out to interrupt her. She turned back to look for Li Heru, but the store was so crowded that there was no sign of Li Heru.

    “Any wish can be fulfilled. As long as you want it, we can’t do it.” The clerk was still chattering in her ear.

    Chu Yu was not too bothered and she replied casually: “Is it okay to resurrect the dead?”

    “Of course.” The clerk handed her a card with a sincere smile.

    *

    There were not many people in the cafe on the second floor. Chu Yu found a corner seat and sat there looking down. The street was full of tourists, giving it a peaceful and peaceful atmosphere.

    Chu Yu casually ordered a cup of coffee, took it out, and was about to call Li Heru to ask where she was going, when the conversation between the two people next door reached her ears.

    -My child is really awesome. Haven’t I always hated her since I broke up with my scumbag ex?At that time, I picked up the child and went home. Every day after get off work, I would tell her what was bothering me when I had nothing to do.

    As a result, that bitch had a car accident some time ago!Two legs were broken and I could only use a wheelchair for the rest of my life.

    -Oh my god, that’s amazing, so you came here to see the master to fulfill your wish?

    -Yes, but… after using it for a long time, I feel that the effect is just that, so I invited a younger sister this time. I hope that the two children can work together to kill my ex smoothly.

    The two of them had no intention of shying away and chatted loudly. Chu Yu couldn’t help but look sideways. No one around her cared about what they were talking about. No one even bothered to raise their heads.

    There were two children’s chairs beside their table, each with a porcelain doll in it.

    Looking around, almost every table on the small balcony has a child’s chair, but the people sitting in the chairs are not children, but dolls.

    Chu Yu knew it in his heart.

    She held the card that the clerk had just given her between her fingers. The card was shaped like a tarot card. On the front was an angel baby holding a gift box. On the back, turned over, there was a line of small silver characters engraved on a dark purple background.

    [Mei Ning, the caster of your dreams, the spirit doll maker who responds to every request.Spirit of Play Antique Toy Store Manager]

    Like a scammer who was crazy about money, she sneered and threw the card on the table.

    “Hello, your coffee is ready.” The clerk put the coffee on the table.

    A baby face icon is sprinkled with coffee powder on the creamy yellow foam, which is the LOGO of her doll shop.

    “Are you waiting for someone? Our shop owner invites you to come up and have a cup of tea.” The shop assistant said with a smile, holding the tea tray with both hands.

    Chu Yu’s hand stretched out to the coffee cup and paused. She raised her eyes and saw a teasing smile under the clerk’s narrow eyelids. Only then did she notice that the clerk was not wearing ordinary black and green work clothes.

    She was wearing a purple and yellow suit, with an exquisite pocket watch hanging on her waist, and intricate tattoos were vaguely visible on her neck.

    Unsure of this person’s identity, Chu Yu leaned back on his chair and looked at her: “Why?”

    “No reason, maybe the person you are waiting for happens to be at the store owner.” The clerk tilted his head and said in a relaxed tone.

    Speaking of this, she had to go if she didn’t want to. Chu Yu picked up the heavy backpack and felt a little more confident.

    “Let’s go.” She stood up.

    *

    The store doesn’t look big from the outside, but it’s a secret inside. After passing through the messy employee lounge, the clerk led her through a spiral staircase. The walls on both sides of the staircase were dark.

    At first she thought it was a specially applied paint, but as the light and shadow changed, the wall became more and more uneven.

    Misty black marks were engraved on the wall. Chu Yu stretched out his hand to wipe it gently, and there were two more black spots on his fingertips.

    It’s smoky.

    She quietly raised her head and looked around, only to see that the wooden roof was intact, with only faint black marks near the walls.

    There have been fires here, but the damage was not serious.

    After walking up the stairs, the clerk took her to stop in front of the curtained door.”Wait a moment, I’ll ask the shopkeeper for instructions.” She waved her hand to Chu Yu, then leaned forward slightly and leaned into the door with a solemn posture.

    “Master Mei, the guests are here.”

    There was no sound inside, and the clerk walked straight in.

    After a moment, a high-pitched female voice came from the room.”Come in.”

    The curtain opened, revealing a purple world.The floor was covered with a dark purple wool carpet, with futon-like cushions on both sides. Behind the cushions was a wooden display cabinet filled with densely packed dolls.

    At first glance, there is no difference between the dolls downstairs, but when you look closely, each doll is moving. Wooden eyes, stone eyes, crystal eyes and diamond eyes, all kinds of eyes move left and right, watching Chu Yu walk to the front of the room.

    There were some messy bones and ashes on a long table in front of them. The clerk with narrow eyes just now was sitting behind the table wearing a purple robe, holding his chin in his hands and winking at her.

    “Hello,” she said in a high-pitched voice.

    Chu Yu was speechless. “Are you Mei Ning?” she confirmed.

    Mei Ning clapped her hands and laughed loudly: “Have you seen me?”

    This person was a little nervous. Chu Yu didn’t want to play this boring house game with her. She folded her arms and said coldly: “Didn’t you bring me here just now? Where is Li Heru?”

    Mei Ning chuckled a few times and said innocently: “It was my twin sister just now, not me.”

    Chu Yu repeated after her: “Your sister said Li Heru was here, and I came to see her.”

    “She’s here, but I like to play games. How about we play a game? If you win, take her away.” Mei Ning shook her hand twice, and a dice rolled out of her hand.

    The lights on all sides dimmed, and Chu Yu turned around. The door she had entered through had disappeared, and a towering amethyst stone stood in the way, glowing in the dim light.

    “How to play?” Chu Yu pursed her lips. A Bernese mountain specimen came walking from the corner. It was lying upright behind her. Chu Yu looked at its concave C-shaped back and did not dare to sit down.

    “Li Heru is hiding here. If I win, I will randomly smash a doll. If you win, you will have a chance to find Li Heru among the dolls.” Mei Ning pointed to the display cabinet. The eyes of the doll in the cabinet were spinning wildly, and the cabinet made a heartbreaking sound from time to time.

    A strong discomfort of being stared at came over her. Chu Yu took a deep breath. Her luck…

    Having saved so many ghosts, how could it be any worse?

    “Bida, do you want to play?” Mei Ning tapped her fingers on the smooth table like a reminder.

    Chu Yu was heartbroken and put his hand on the dice cup: “Come on.”

    The dice were spinning in the dice cup. For a moment, the dolls on all sides couldn’t wait to cast their eyes over. Chu Yu looked calm on the surface, but in fact, his hands hidden under the table were so nervous that they clenched into fists.

    Mei Ning shook 5. If she wanted to win, she only had a one-sixth chance.

    Chu Yu swallowed a mouthful of saliva and opened the dice cup at Mei Ning’s urging. A bright red 1 point lay there.

    “…” She took a deep breath and clenched her fists.

    “Hahahahahahaha, then I’m not polite.” Mei Ning laughed, stood up with a puff of sleeves, and when she was about to reach for the cabinet, she turned around and mocked:

    “These dolls are soul containers. If the container breaks, the soul will be destroyed, right? You know, right? In other words, what we are betting on now is Li Heru’s life.”

    “In that case, how do I know if you deliberately broke Li Heru’s soul container? You should have blindfolded yourself and smashed it randomly.” Chu Yu continued.

    Mei Ning sneered, closed her eyes and said casually: “That’s it.”

    “Not enough.” Chu Yu shook his head.

    “Then what do you want?” Mei Ning said arrogantly. As she raised her neck, the smooth skin was exposed without any trace of tattoos. The clerk turned out to be her twin sister.

    Chu Yu couldn’t care less about being surprised. She struck while the iron was hot and said, “It’s only fair that I decide. I don’t know the whole picture, so the probability is the same no matter which one I choose.”

    Mei Ning frowned slightly. She didn’t know what she was thinking for a moment, but she smiled again.

    “Okay, just don’t cry if your precious lover falls.”

    Chu Yu approached the cabinet. Most of these dolls were exquisitely made, with different makeup on each face and different clothing styles, but they all exuded the same temperament.

    Weird and permeating, I wonder how much merit can be gained if all of them are saved.

    Chu Yu opened the cabinet door, and a strong rotten smell came. She casually grabbed a sinister-looking doll with tattoos on its face and handed it to Mei Ning.

    Mei Ning gave her a cold look, and when she waved her hand, the doll exploded in Chu Yu’s hand.

    “You’re lucky, let’s take another shot.”

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