Chapter 28 This Can Also Be Considered Living Together
“Listen properly when people talk.”
Liu Haoyu did not expect Qin Liu to flee in a panic.
Could it be that his method of trying to persuade her was too aggressive?
However, upon closer thought, it seemed to be the case.
Critiquing someone’s clothing, especially the opposite sex’s, seemed a bit too presumptuous.
And most importantly, a person is a person, and a ghost is a ghost.
Even if he wanted to give the stockings in his hand to Qin Liu, she couldn’t wear them.
So after thinking it through, Liu Haoyu came to the side of the shrine.
He relit the incense, bowed piously, and then burned the white stockings in his hand, placing them before the shrine.
“Hmm… this way she should be able to wear them.”
According to folk sayings, this is like an offering.
So Qin Liu should feel his sincerity, right?
After all, it was quite miserable for this ghost to have stayed in this house for so long.
Not only was she lonely, but she only had one set of clothes.
How pitiful.
He would burn her a sailor uniform next time.
Ignoring how the fierce ghost in the well felt, Liu Haoyu shook the shivering Deng Xiaolin, who was hiding in the corner, and said.
“Is it that scary?”
After being shaken for a while, Deng Xiaolin let out a strange cry and stood up straight, saying.
“Demons and monsters, leave! Demons and monsters, leave!”
It seemed she was indeed very scared.
“It’s me, not a ghost.”
Liu Haoyu looked at the somewhat frightened Deng Xiaolin, feeling a little comforted. This way, she shouldn’t be clamoring to find ghosts anymore.
“Really?”
Deng Xiaolin looked from left to right. Only after seeing Liu Haoyu’s shadow under his feet did she breathe a sigh of relief.
At this moment, the young girl, as if having found her backbone, recounted everything she had experienced.
Liu Haoyu looked a little surprised after listening.
“You mean, you also dreamed of yourself being hanged?”
“Yes, yes!” Deng Xiaolin said miserably, “It scared me to death…”
However, Liu Haoyu’s thoughts at this moment were somewhat different, or at least diametrically opposed, to Deng Xiaolin’s.
The man asked incomprehensibly.
“Aren’t you curious? Shouldn’t you go up and touch it to see if it’s realistic?”
“…?”
Deng Xiaolin couldn’t keep up with Liu Haoyu’s train of thought for a moment. When she realized what he meant, a blush of shame appeared on her face, and she said angrily.
“Hao-ge, didn’t you also dream of yourself being hanged? Then why didn’t you go and touch it yourself?”
“Because I’m not Nantong, thank you.”
Liu Haoyu answered Deng Xiaolin’s question with a straight face.
This made the latter feel embarrassed.
“Let’s not worry about that for now,” before the room fell silent, Liu Haoyu continued, “It’s almost time, let’s get ready to act.”
“Yes, yes!”
With a backbone to rely on, Deng Xiaolin, holding the peachwood sword, said somewhat with borrowed courage.
“I will definitely give that fierce ghost a piece of my mind!”
Looking at the enthusiastic Deng Xiaolin, Liu Haoyu felt reluctant to discourage her.
She didn’t know how terrifying Qin Liu’s strength was.
Normal fierce ghosts could at most use their resentment to change the environment and create some illusions.
But Qin Liu could directly invade dreams and create illusions that were difficult to distinguish between reality and falsehood. If Qin Liu wanted to, Deng Xiaolin could only live in terrifying dreams forever.
It was somewhat similar to Tsukuyomi in the Naruto series.
Moreover, Qin Liu’s ability to influence reality was also extremely strong. Recalling her control over Deng Xiaolin before, it was not something an ordinary fierce ghost could do.
Liu Haoyu said as if he were fooling a child.
“That fierce ghost is very powerful, and even I, your Hao-ge, might not be able to defeat her.”
“Ah!?”
Deng Xiaolin, who was full of fighting spirit at this moment, instantly deflated like a leaky ball and said somewhat fearfully.
“Then… then let’s just forget it?”
“Don’t you like excitement and ghosts? Let’s go.”
“No, no, no, I don’t like it, I don’t like it!”
Unfortunately, Deng Xiaolin’s resistance was useless. Liu Haoyu needed to borrow her spiritual sight, which far surpassed that of ordinary people.
Now that he had confirmed that Qin Liu’s threat level was not high, the most important thing was to investigate the source of the strong resentment in this haunted house.
Only in this way could the danger here be completely eliminated.
And his only clue at the moment was the basement entrance that could never be seen in the haunted house.
If he could find this basement entrance, he might be able to make significant progress.
The time had now come to midnight, the time when the yin energy was strongest throughout the day.
Under normal circumstances, people at this hour would have already fallen asleep or be preparing to sleep.
After people fall asleep, dormant wandering souls would appear. If one were in a grim and terrifying place at this time, it would be very easy to encounter supernatural events.
In Liu Haoyu’s estimation, the main reason he couldn’t find the door to the basement was that it had become supernaturalized itself. In such a situation, only people like Deng Xiaolin could find it.
“Xiaolin,” Liu Haoyu turned on the flashlight and said to the girl beside him, “I brought you here tonight not just to find that red-clothed fierce ghost, but also for something more important. After this is done, I’ll send you home.”
“Wuwu… Okay.”
Liu Haoyu said calmly.
“I will guide you through this house. If you see a blood-red rusty iron door, please tell me.”
“Blood-red iron door?”
Deng Xiaolin did not know what this door was, but since it was Liu Haoyu’s request, she still mustered her courage and patted her chest voluminously, saying.
“Don’t worry, I’m someone who can see souls with the naked eye, finding a door is a piece of cake… probably.”
Liu Haoyu and Deng Xiaolin began to patrol along the corridor on the first floor.
After the two had walked for a while, Deng Xiaolin looked out the window and suddenly said.
“Hao-ge! Outside the dry well, there’s a red shadow… Wait, she’s gone!”
“Chase.”
Saying that, Liu Haoyu took Deng Xiaolin and chased after her.
“We have no ill intentions! Miss Qin Liu! Can we sit down and talk!”
Upon hearing Liu Haoyu’s words, the red shadow fled even faster.
There was no other way, Liu Haoyu and Deng Xiaolin could only chase after her.
Although Liu Haoyu had been in this haunted house for so long, even so, once night fell, he felt that this haunted house was extremely unfamiliar.
In plain terms, it was as if he had entered another space.
Although the things and their arrangement were exactly the same, the feeling they gave was very grim and oppressive.
The darkness, where one couldn’t see their hand even when extending it, made one feel suffocated.
This level of darkness could not even be dispelled by a flashlight.
It could even be said that if Liu Haoyu were not there, Deng Xiaolin would have already crawled out and fled.
“Phew~ It seems we’ve lost her.” Deng Xiaolin panted, “By the way, Hao-ge… aren’t you afraid of living in a place like this at night?”
“What’s there to be afraid of?” Liu Haoyu looked around and said indifferently, “Look on the bright side, living with a female ghost is also considered living with someone of the opposite sex, right?”
Facing Liu Haoyu’s flippant demeanor, Deng Xiaolin gave him a disgruntled look.
“Who says living with a female ghost is living with someone of the opposite sex?”
“As the saying goes, as long as you’re brave enough…”
Before Liu Haoyu could finish, he suddenly realized that the atmosphere around them had become somewhat unusual.
Although it was still so dim, and even the flashlight couldn’t illuminate the corridor, why…
Was there the scent of soil?
And the surrounding air began to become turbid, but no candles were burning.
However, for Deng Xiaolin’s safety, he took out a Zhenlei Talisman from his pocket and said.
“If you encounter ghosts, remember to hide well. I can’t take care of everything.”
“It’s okay… Hao-ge, I also have combat capabilities.”
Deng Xiaolin raised the peachwood sword in her hand.
After the two walked along this strange and dark path for a distance, the view in front of them suddenly opened up.
It was then that Liu Haoyu realized that, for some unknown reason, he had arrived in an unfamiliar wilderness.
Returning and looking back, behind him… was the exit of a tomb.
What was going on?
