Chapter 1013: There’s a Ghost in the Residence

Chapter 1013: Chapter 1013: There’s a Ghost in the Residence

The uncle looked at They with some difficulty. "It’s about time. I really can’t let you stay any longer. I’ll take you out the back door. There are fewer people there, so you’re not as likely to be discovered. You... ai, you’d better go have a look at the small villages outside the city for now. Maybe if you go far enough, you can still find a place to stay."

Because the island was large in area but had few people, most of the residents lived in the city. Of course, there were also those who wanted to live in seclusion from the world, who only wanted a quiet little life; they would find places to live outside the city. So on such a big island, naturally there were some scattered little villages.

In the city, there was definitely no one who would temporarily take them in. Even the inns were off limits.

Han Jing could also tell that the uncle was truly in a difficult spot; just letting them in and explaining what was going on was already not easy.

So She thanked the uncle, didn’t say anything more, and followed him out through the back door.

The back door of the inn was indeed rather secluded; it seemed to be the back courtyard of some wealthy household. The alley was very quiet, with a faint, eerie chill, completely different from the warmth elsewhere.

"There’s a ghost in the house." Just as everyone was feeling that something was off, Lianwu coldly spat out a sentence.

Han Jing instantly latched onto Su Yu’s arm next to Her. Oh crap, blurting out something like that out of nowhere in broad daylight—how is that not terrifying!

Everyone...

So Han Jing, you’re seriously afraid of ghosts?

Xiao Xue, seeing Her Mother’s reaction, asked innocently, "Mother, are you afraid of ghosts?"

I... afraid your sister! Do you know what a conditioned reflex is?

Han Jing clutched Su Yu’s arm, gave a calm little cough, and said with a grave expression, "I was just thinking, should we go in and take a look? There are some things people can’t say, but ghosts definitely can!"

Just now Lianwu had said there was a ghost in this house, not a ghost spirit, which proved that this ghost was a new ghost and had not yet become a ghost spirit, so They still had the memories of their previous life. At this stage, eight out of ten new ghosts were those common folk who had been innocently put to death, with grievances and nowhere to appeal, likely unable to be buried in peace, all turned into Wandering Ghost. But... why were They lingering here?

Of course, for Spirit Cultivator like Them, dealing with this kind of Wandering Ghost was basically child’s play, so these ghosts naturally didn’t dare go near the Island Master Mansion, nor did They dare run around harming people. After all, there should be a great many Spirit Cultivator on the island; if They bumped into one, They would probably be dead for good!

So this place They were lingering in—what kind of place was it?

"Jing’er makes sense. Then let’s go in and have a look." Su Yu spoke.

They did not circle around to the front, because according to what the uncle had said, there were guards patrolling this street every day at certain times. If They ran into them, it would be troublesome, so They simply jumped over the wall into this back courtyard.

Perhaps because of the ghosts, this residence, which should have been bright and picturesque, was still bright at the moment, yet there was a bone-deep chill. Especially in this back courtyard, where the trees stood dense and tall, blocking out almost half the sunlight; when the wind stirred the leaves, it seemed as if one could hear the cries of ghosts.

Ghosts cannot be exposed to light in the daytime, so They would hide wherever there was shade. The back courtyard had the heaviest Yin energy; if She was not mistaken, those ghosts should be hiding somewhere nearby.

Only, the moment Han Jing and the others stepped inside, it was as if the whole world fell silent.