The mascot of the wishing shop is a cat.

Chapter 495 Pre-requisite Fragments for the Doll

During the time he was waiting for An Qing to return, He Hailuo felt a little bored.

So her gaze began to wander around, finally settling on the area where Lin Xiyue and the others were busy.

After several days of hard work, the various materials of different sizes and shapes that were originally scattered all over the carpet have now become neat and orderly.

At this moment, scattered on the carpet are the unfinished hands and feet of a doll, as well as a torso split in two, as if it were a strange ritual.

Before the torso, Li Si knelt on both knees, intently drawing a complex magic array on the torso, his forehead already covered with fine beads of sweat.

At this moment, Li Si had no time to worry about whether anyone had come to the shop.

His entire focus was on the crucial magic circle before him, because it was the largest piece of the entire puppet, the most important part besides the head, and any mistake could lead to the failure of all his previous efforts.

At the same time, Lin Xiyue was focused on sculpting the doll's head.

Her technique was extremely delicate, and every detail was handled perfectly, which amazed everyone.

Looking from afar, He Hailuo witnessed Lin Xiyue's creative process and felt a sense of fear arise in his heart.

Because what Lin Xiyue sculpted was not a simple head shape, but rather started from the brain and meticulously sculpted each part, such as the skull, cervical vertebrae, eyeballs, nasal cavity, and throat.

These parts were all pinched together and neatly arranged on the table, but had not yet been assembled.

At this very moment, Lin Xiyue was intently fiddling with the skull in her hands.

Her movements were gentle and delicate; the skull in her hands was simply an invaluable work of art.

Holding a carving knife, she carefully sculpted the shape of the skull, each cut precise and without the slightest deviation.

During the carving process, Lin Xiyue would occasionally look up at a photo projected onto her terminal.

The photo shows a beautiful girl with a radiant smile, like a flower blooming in spring.

Clearly, Lin Xiyue is creating a model based on the girl's appearance, striving to perfectly represent her on the skull.

Heheluo looked around and saw that everyone else was busy doing things she couldn't understand.

This made her want to ask Lin Xiyue some questions, but seeing how focused she was, she swallowed back the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

After thinking for a moment, Heheluo decided to find someone who was also idle to chat with first.

Her gaze fell on Ling Yan, who was lying leisurely on the sofa, staring intently at Li Si as he inscribed the magic array, seemingly filled with curiosity about the complex array.

"Hey, Lingyan, can you understand this?"

Upon seeing this, He Hailuo couldn't help but smile, then stepped to Ling Yan's side and asked softly.

Her voice carried a hint of teasing, clearly finding Lingyan's focused expression quite amusing.

"..."

There was complete silence all around; no sound answered Hehelo's call.

She couldn't help but feel puzzled, her brows furrowing slightly. "Hmm?" she murmured in doubt.

Hero decided to get a little closer to see if he could find any clues.

"……breathe……"

As she moved closer, she suddenly heard an extremely faint breathing sound.

The sound was so faint that it was almost inaudible unless you got very close.

Heheluo's heart tightened; the voice surprised her.

Her gaze quickly shifted to Ling Yan's face, where she saw his eyes wide open, lifeless, staring blankly in Li Si's direction, fast asleep.

Seeing this, He Hailuo subconsciously wanted to push Lingyan, wanting him to change his sleeping place, since sleeping on the sofa like this seemed rather impolite.

However, just as He Hailuo's hand was about to touch the spirit flame, a slender hand reached out and stopped her.

He Hailuo looked up in surprise and followed the hand. She saw Lin Xiyue standing to the side with a faint smile on her face, looking at her with a half-smile.

"Mr. Lin?! You're done with your work!"

Upon seeing Lin Xiyue, He Hailuo exclaimed with delight, as if he had seen a savior.

Although her voice wasn't loud, you could still hear the excitement and joy in it.

He Hailuo was so happy not only because Lin Xiyue had finished his work, but also because she had always liked Lin Xiyue. Seeing him now naturally filled her heart with joy.

Clearly, He Hailuo hadn't forgotten that Lingyan was still asleep, so she tried to keep her voice down so as not to wake him.

"Yeah, I'm done with work for now."

Lin Xiyue smiled and nodded, speaking softly.

"Don't wake Lingyan yet. He must have been busy for a long time. Let him rest for a while."

Then, she glanced at the sleeping Lingyan and continued.

Hehelu nodded quickly to indicate that he understood.

"Let's go eat first, you must be hungry too."

Lin Xiyue reached out and gently pulled He Hailuo up, speaking softly.

"Okay. And what about him?"

He Hailuo nodded, then subconsciously asked what to do about Lingyan.

"He should wake up on his own soon, don't worry."

Lin Xiyue smiled and pulled He Hailuo toward the restaurant.

He Hailuo felt a warmth in her heart as she felt the warmth of Lin Xiyue's hand, and she obediently followed Lin Xiyue to the restaurant.

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Before long, the food on the table was completely devoured, and everyone put down their bowls and chopsticks, leaning back in their chairs with satisfaction.

Just then, Lingyan, who had been sound asleep to the side, suddenly seemed to be awakened by something. He opened his eyes groggily and slowly got up from the ground.

Ling Yan stretched and loosened his muscles before leisurely walking to the dining table, plopping down, and starting to enjoy the food that An Qing had specially left for him, seemingly oblivious to everyone else.

He ate with great relish, completely at ease, as if this were his home.

After Lingyan finished eating, Li Si also rested for a while before immediately getting up to continue "fighting" with the torso.

He had already completed the depiction of the torso, but this was just the beginning.

Next, he needs to inscribe arrays on each of the internal organs inside the torso, which is undoubtedly a difficult and massive undertaking.

Li Si took a deep breath, calmed himself down, picked up his tools, and focused intently on his work.

He knew that this task allowed no room for carelessness, and every detail was crucial. Therefore, he had to concentrate and could not afford to relax in the slightest.

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