After Ye Tiancheng came out of the washroom, the little fox mentioned what he had just seen to Ye Tiancheng.
"I think I just saw Boss Mei's husband. Boss Mei was helping him walk. He must be really seriously ill. They are truly having a difficult time."
Ye Tiancheng didn't pay much attention, only saying, "Oh?"
"For an ordinary family to encounter such a situation, this is already considered good. If an ordinary person were to become like this, it would be difficult to maintain the kind of life Boss Mei is living now. Boss Mei always has it a bit easier."
Ye Tiancheng and the little fox sighed a few times, perhaps with some sympathy, but ultimately, this matter had nothing to do with them, and they couldn't help much. At most, they could only support Mei Mei's business and not treat Mei Mei specially out of pity. That would already be the greatest help.
Therefore, neither Ye Tiancheng nor the little fox paid much special attention to it.
Although this was a resort area, it was getting late, and they were in the mountains with not many entertainment activities. The signal in the mountains was generally poor, and internet access was not as convenient as outside. There wasn't much to do, and Ye Tiancheng and the others had nothing much to do for the time being, so they went to bed early.
Ye Tiancheng and the little fox tried to make do on the bed. Seeing that they could sleep, at least both of them could lie flat, and there was a small space left. Although it was very little, it was already quite good.
Since they could indeed sleep, both of them went to sleep with peace of mind.
The bed was probably quite sturdy. Although it was an old-fashioned wooden frame bed, when Ye Tiancheng and the little fox lay on it, the bed did not shake, nor did it make the creaking sounds that wooden beds often make when people lie on them. At the very least, they didn't have to worry about the bed collapsing halfway through the night.
Perhaps it was due to the sufficient confidence in the bed in their own guesthouse room that Mei Mei told Ye Tiancheng and the others that Ye Tiancheng and the little fox could share a single room and it would be barely manageable.
Otherwise, if two grown men squeezed onto one bed, and the bed wasn't sturdy enough, and it collapsed halfway through the night, the scene would be too spectacular.
Before encountering any strange incidents, Ye Tiancheng and the others had a relatively good night's sleep. Therefore, even though they slept a little early, Ye Tiancheng and the little fox had both fallen asleep early.
The little fox slept hazily in the night. At some point, he suddenly felt a bit cold. He was a little confused and opened his eyes. The quilt was tightly covered, and he didn't know why he felt a chill, as if it were a cold emanating from his bones.
However, he had suddenly woken up from a dream, and his eyes had just opened, so he was naturally a little groggy and didn't notice anything wrong. He simply pulled the quilt tighter around himself.
Then, the little fox heard some strange sounds.
Vaguely, the little fox seemed to hear a cry, a cry that was mournful and despairing, seemingly mixed with a woman's scream, and also, the sound of a man panting heavily.
His heart skipped a beat, and his eyes couldn't help but widen further.
The little fox sat up abruptly. He couldn't quite distinguish where the sound was coming from. He wanted to go out and investigate, his heart burning with anxiety, but he was unsure whether he should meddle.
Who knew if this was a normal situation? But if someone was really in trouble, and he heard it but didn't do anything, and then something unfortunate happened...
Because the little fox had woken up abruptly after being startled, and then sat up suddenly, his movements were quite large and not deliberately concealed, he immediately woke up Ye Tiancheng, who was lying beside him.
After all, the bed was only so large, and with the two grown men lying side by side, if one of them made too much noise, it would be difficult for the other person not to be affected at all. Moreover, sleeping in an unfamiliar and unknown place, Ye Tiancheng was actually quite vigilant, so Ye Tiancheng was quickly woken up by the little fox.
When Ye Tiancheng opened his eyes, he noticed the little fox's movements and saw the surprise, confusion, and a hint of hesitation in the little fox's expression. He then asked, "Little fox, what's wrong?"
He had initially felt the little fox suddenly sit up in his sleep, which woke him up. He had thought that perhaps the little fox was having a nightmare, but seeing the little fox's current appearance, it seemed like it wasn't that simple.
Hearing Ye Tiancheng's voice, the little fox turned his head dazedly to look at Ye Tiancheng.
Ye Tiancheng then supported himself by the headboard and sat up.
As soon as the little fox saw Ye Tiancheng, he felt a little more at ease. He replied to Ye Tiancheng, "I heard something... quite strange. Brother, didn't you hear it? And I feel like it's strangely cold here at night. The quilt is covered properly, but it feels a bit strange."
"Strange sounds? I didn't hear anything... Is that sound still coming through now?" Hearing what the little fox said, Ye Tiancheng immediately became more alert and listened carefully. But unlike the little fox, he didn't hear any unusual sounds.
He listened to the latter part of the little fox's words and only then belatedly felt a chill. "But it is indeed a bit cold. Could it be because the temperature is low in the mountains?"
Ye Tiancheng couldn't help but rub his arms, feeling a chill that made his skin prickle.
It wasn't particularly cold, but there was a chill that spread through his body like a persistent shadow, making him feel very uncomfortable and extremely uneasy. Even wrapping himself tightly in the quilt didn't help much, as if the chill was emanating from within him.
The little fox's expression turned grim. He said to Ye Tiancheng, "I can still hear it. Brother, can you really not hear it?"
Ye Tiancheng then understood that this matter was probably not simple.
He listened carefully again, confirming that he really couldn't hear anything. Even when he mobilized his cultivation and used his senses to probe, he still didn't get much feedback. He just felt that this place...
The little fox's immediate feeling coincided with Ye Tiancheng's. He lowered his head and said in a slightly heavy voice, "I feel like the yin energy here has become heavier."
It was precisely at this moment that Ye Tiancheng had also analyzed that the aura he felt was indeed yin energy.
Ye Tiancheng asked in confusion, "I feel it too, but how can that be? I remember reading in some books that the location of this guesthouse should be quite good. No matter what, the yin energy shouldn't suddenly become heavier!"
"I don't understand either, and it feels like the yin energy is everywhere, just like the strange sounds I heard. I can't tell where it's emanating from." The little fox frowned, looking around, his expression clearly showing confusion.
Ye Tiancheng thought to himself, this feeling, isn't it like how he couldn't clearly determine the exact location of the fragments of the Fuxi Qin, and felt that the aura of the Fuxi Qin fragments was everywhere, without a fixed source?
Thinking of this, Ye Tiancheng asked the little fox, "What sounds did you hear?"
The little fox then told Ye Tiancheng, "I heard a woman crying, her voice was extremely desperate, and her screams were particularly piercing, but her voice was also very ethereal, a bit weak, and not very clear."
"There was also a man's voice. He seemed to be panting heavily. This kind of feeling, generally, is only emitted by someone doing something very strenuous, or someone who is extremely emotional."
If an ordinary person wasn't doing heavy work or experiencing particularly strong emotions, and such emotions were usually more inclined towards rage, extremism, etc., in short, in a state of strong aggression, they wouldn't emit such heavy panting sounds.
Judging from the sound, the man was either beating the woman or doing something else inappropriate. Overall, he was committing some kind of unlawful infringement, and it was usually nothing good.
When Ye Tiancheng heard what the little fox said, he became a little restless.
"Little fox, are you sure you didn't mishear? Can you really not tell where it's coming from?" he asked the little fox.
The little fox shook his head, his expression also very grim. "I can't tell, and I definitely didn't mishear. That sound has been going on for a long time, it's been ringing."
For a moment, Ye Tiancheng and the little fox looked at each other, both unsure of what to do, not knowing whether they should go out and check the situation to see what had happened.
After all, the sudden increase in yin energy in the guesthouse was not a situation conducive to going out. Who knew what might happen outside under abnormal yin energy conditions.
Ye Tiancheng took out his phone and saw that there was no signal. Clearly, the current situation was abnormal. If it weren't for the arrangement they had made before sleeping with Fatty, Ye Tiancheng might not have thought so much and would have wanted to find Fatty first, at least to ensure his brother's safety.
While they were hesitating, the little fox suddenly spoke again, "Brother, I can't hear that sound anymore. That sound gradually became smaller and then gradually disappeared."
However, even though the little fox said this, it was impossible to tell whether those two people had stopped, or if someone had already met with misfortune, or if there were other circumstances.
Ye Tiancheng and the little fox were sitting in the room when they suddenly heard a sound at the door.
From outside the room door, it seemed like someone was knocking. They heard three knocks on the door, "Dududu." Ye Tiancheng and the little fox's attention was drawn away, and they both looked towards their room door.
Neither of them had any intention of going to open the door or looking towards the door.
Normal people wouldn't knock three times like this. It was too impolite and lacked proper etiquette. Normal people shouldn't knock like this. And in the current situation, if the door was knocked like this, anyone who knew a little about such matters wouldn't go to open the door at this time.
Ye Tiancheng and the little fox pretended not to hear anything.
After the room door was knocked three times, it was quiet for a long time. Ye Tiancheng thought that perhaps the thing outside, which might not be human, had left. Then Ye Tiancheng suddenly heard the door being knocked three times again, "Dududu," just like before.
He didn't expect that the person outside, who might not be human, was quite persistent.
The little fox looked at Ye Tiancheng and asked in a slightly lowered voice, "Brother, what do we do now? Should we pay attention to the one outside?"
Ye Tiancheng didn't want to pay attention, but who knew how long that guy would wait? What if Fatty also felt something was wrong and came looking for them in the middle of the night and ran into the guy outside?
Ye Tiancheng hesitated for a moment. He looked at the door and asked loudly, "Who is it? Knocking on the door in the middle of the night, disturbing people's sleep."
There was a few seconds of silence outside the door, and then Ye Tiancheng heard a very familiar voice from outside the door, "Brother, it's me, it's Fatty."
The room suddenly fell into an eerie silence.
Ye Tiancheng didn't believe that Fatty would be so foolish as to come to him and the little fox in the middle of the night and knock on the door in such an unlucky manner.