Chapter 8 Old Deng
Without a doubt, Old Wang had gone mad.
This man, who was over fifty years old, had encountered something unclean.
Judging by his current mental state, no one knew how long it would take for him to return to normal.
Before Liu Haoyu entered the ward, several people who looked like Old Wang’s family members were crying outside.
“There’s not much I can do for you.”
Liu Haoyu took out a Calming Talisman from his pocket, lit it, and shoved it into Old Wang’s mouth.
The Calming Talisman could heal some mental damage, but whether it could completely heal him depended on Old Wang’s own fortune.
After finishing all this, Liu Haoyu walked out of the ward and returned to the sales office the way he came.
“Do you still have the structural diagram of that haunted house?”
“I’m sorry, Mr. Liu. That house is too old. Besides Manager Wang, no one knows its structure.”
The answer was not unexpected by Liu Haoyu.
He sighed with regret and then said to the receptionist at the sales office.
“If Manager Wang recovers, please inform me. I have some things I need to ask him to clarify.”
“No problem.”
Because of this incident, Liu Haoyu no longer had the mood to buy furniture. He went to a folk custom shop in the city instead.
He had bought the paper money and incense here before.
However, the shop was located in a very remote alley in an urban village, and it was difficult for ordinary people to find it.
Of course, as a regular customer, Liu Haoyu easily found his way to the shop.
As soon as he entered the shop, a strong smell of incense hit Liu Haoyu’s head.
Behind the counter was an old man with sharp eyes, holding a pipe. He took a puff and then said to Liu Haoyu.
“You come quickly and leave quickly. Is there something urgent you need to do?”
“Old Deng, I need some jade pieces, preferably red jade.”
“Oh?”
The old man surnamed Deng glanced at Liu Haoyu, then took a deep puff of his pipe and said.
“I say, Xiao Liu, why are you doing this to yourself?”
The old man knew Liu Haoyu’s background. He slowly exhaled the smoke and continued.
“This is not something you young people should be doing.”
“Someone has to pass on these traditions.”
Liu Haoyu chuckled, not refuting the old man’s words. The old man could only sigh helplessly.
“There’s no need, no need. There is a cycle of reincarnation in the world. Why put yourself in danger to do these unclean things… Xiao Liu, I think you’re a good person. I have a granddaughter, and I can introduce her to you. Everyone needs a home.”
“Thank you for your kindness, Old Deng. But I don’t have any plans to get married for now.”
Although he was reckless outside, Liu Haoyu was very respectful towards this elder.
The old man did not try to persuade him further. Instead, he rummaged behind the counter and said.
“If you ever want to settle down, you can contact me. My granddaughter also likes you quite a bit, and you two would probably make a good couple.”
Liu Haoyu did not say anything further, but maintained a calm smile.
If he said any more, it would be disrespectful to the old man, so it was better to remain silent.
“Here you go. I don’t have much red jade left, so use it sparingly.”
“Thanks.”
Liu Haoyu took the three red jade pieces handed to him. Although not five, it was enough.
This item had another name: Ghost Jade.
As the name suggested, it could seal ghosts and monsters in the jade, much like catching Pokémon.
As he handed the Ghost Jade to Liu Haoyu, the old man said leisurely.
“When doing things, remember not to be careless or underestimate your enemy. Otherwise… you could stumble anywhere.”
“I will remember.”
Having obtained what he needed, Liu Haoyu left the folk custom shop contentedly.
As the haunted house was some distance from the city, Liu Haoyu took a bus for an hour to get back to the haunted house.
It was two in the afternoon, a time when the yang energy was strong. Ghosts would not appear at this time; they would lurk in the darkness.
Therefore, it was almost impossible to investigate the haunted house during the day.
Moreover, Liu Haoyu had confirmed it many times, but he still couldn’t find the entrance to the basement.
There were no secret passages or mechanisms.
If Old Wang himself hadn’t told Liu Haoyu about the basement, even Liu Haoyu would have wanted to give up searching.
However, now that Old Wang had gone mad, the location of the basement entrance was completely lost.
“Let’s put this matter aside for now.”
Although the haunted house was important, there was a fierce ghost harming people outside, so that naturally had to be dealt with first.
What’s more, perhaps after dealing with this fierce ghost, Old Wang would also recover.
As for whether the fierce ghost that turned Old Wang into this state was the same as the fierce ghost in the haunted house.
Liu Haoyu felt that it was not.
The reason was simple: the place where Old Wang had his accident was far from here, and the candle in his pocket did not react when Old Wang left.
This meant that the fierce ghost in the haunted house had not followed him into the car.
And Old Wang had been harmed by the fierce ghost outside, leading to his current state.
To ensure his mental state for the night, Liu Haoyu lay on the bed and closed his eyes.
He planned to investigate the accident site tonight.
After Liu Haoyu fell asleep, a pair of curious, bright, and watery big eyes fell on him.
And this person hiding in the dark was naturally Qin Liu.
She looked at the sleeping Liu Haoyu, feeling both annoyed and angry.
Qin Liu couldn’t understand what was going on with this person.
How could he be not afraid of ghosts at all?!
When a normal person saw a hanged corpse, would they immediately go up and lift its skirt?
Qin Liu couldn’t understand, but her bed was still occupied by this man.
Her shoes were also on the shrine. After this man returned, not only did he add incense to the shrine, but he even burned dozens of sheets of paper money for it.
Qin Liu looked at the dozens of ghost money in her hand, feeling speechless for a while.
What was this? Was he trying to bribe her?
But the problem was that even if the paper money was burned for her, she couldn’t use it.
Ever since she became like this, Qin Liu had never left this house.
It was as if she was sealed here.
“Hmm… Speaking of which, what is that?”
Qin Liu’s gaze landed on the red jade pieces by the bed.
These red jade pieces were crystal clear, and their texture looked very beautiful.
So much so that Qin Liu couldn’t help but mutter.
“If you want to bribe me, you should use this instead of paper money? What’s the point of giving me paper money?”
As she muttered, Qin Liu walked to Liu Haoyu’s bed. She looked at the sleeping Liu Haoyu and then at the red jade pieces on the table.
After careful consideration, she placed her hand on one of the red jade pieces.
However, at that moment, a powerful suction force directly pulled her into the jade.
The room fell silent. After about ten seconds, a small head full of question marks emerged from the jade.
