A fine sheen of cold sweat beaded on Xie Yuchen's forehead. He had never dealt with ghosts before.
He came from a Peking Opera troupe, let alone interacting with spirits.
He had always followed his master, learning their ways, and had never encountered such a situation.
Xie Yuchen blinked, looking at the figure in front of him in disbelief. The courtyard, which had a fleeting red shadow just moments ago, vanished instantly.
"Perhaps I was mistaken. This must be an illusion."
He reassured himself, listening carefully to his surroundings. The humming sound was gone.
Only the wind, and the wind again.
The brick and tile walls were like a flimsy house in the wind, ready to collapse at any moment.
"Why are you out in the middle of the night?"
A voice suddenly came from behind him. The Wang Fei looked at Xie Yuchen with confusion.
This guy, just now, he seemed possessed, constantly spinning in place.
The Wang Fei knew this must be Zhang Tian's formation taking effect.
"Who's there!"
Xie Yuchen's heart lurched, and his feet moved in an instant. In the blink of an eye, he had vanished from his spot.
When he looked back, there was no one there. Nothing behind him.
At this moment, he found himself in front of the stone statue.
"Did I hear wrongly?"
Xie Yuchen quickly calmed his mind, his gaze fixed on the stone statue before him.
He saw the eyes of the stone statue emitting a red glow.
"Am I dreaming?"
Xie Yuchen's steps faltered as he witnessed the dreamlike scene before him.
Suddenly, he felt a chill. Out of the corner of his eye, a red figure had silently appeared before him.
In an instant, sweat the size of beans poured down his forehead.
Such silent appearances and disappearances truly tested a person's fortitude.
"Don't wander off."
The voice was chilling, devoid of any emotion.
This voice startled Xie Yuchen to his core.
His legs stumbled.
Meanwhile, in Zhang Tian's room, Zhang Tian watched the scene unfold outside without immediately intervening.
He had warned Xie Yuchen during the day, but he hadn't expected him to come out.
No choice then, it was a good time to give him a stern lesson.
And to strengthen his heart, so he wouldn't be so scared when entering tombs.
The Wang Fei kindly warned Xie Yuchen, but Xie Yuchen had already triggered the formation.
The bells were ringing; he had entered an illusion.
It was fortunate that the stone statue did not unleash its powers of wind, rain, lightning, or thunder, otherwise Xie Yuchen would likely not have slept tonight.
"Hey, do you want to go back?"
"I can take you out."
Seeing that Xie Yuchen was ignoring her, the Wang Fei spoke with some impatience.
Within the environment, Xie Yuchen slowly raised his head. He saw a pale-faced woman with her head drooping, facing him.
She spoke of devouring him.
Moreover, the woman before him had no eyes, and blood was trickling from the corners of her mouth.
"Hiss."
He took a sharp breath.
"Young Master Zhang is truly ruthless. He actually keeps ghosts!"
Xie Yuchen was shocked. His usually gentle face turned pale.
"Whoosh, whoosh."
In the next moment, Xie Yuchen moved swiftly, circling Zhang Tian's courtyard several times, but he couldn't escape the formation's control.
The sound of the bronze bells grew louder. Xie Yuchen waved his hand, and countless silver needles flew towards the Wang Fei.
Seeing this, the Wang Fei frowned.
"I'm talking to you nicely, and you attack me?"
Seeing the attack, the Wang Fei became angry. This guy was truly ungrateful.
With a wave of her hand, a chilling wind swept through. Xie Yuchen's silver needles were instantly blocked.
Xie Yuchen's steps faltered, then he transformed into a streak of light again. His movements were very fast and remarkably agile.
As expected of Er Yuehong's disciple, his skills were truly remarkable.
Seeing this, the Wang Fei pursued him, but for a time, she couldn't catch up to Xie Yuchen.
After an unknown amount of time, the Wang Fei, too lazy to chase, turned and walked towards the Fatty's room.
"What a lunatic. I'm not playing with you anymore. A spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold. Spin around by yourself."
The Wang Fei muttered, disappearing from her spot without heeding Xie Yuchen.
In the illusion, Xie Yuchen breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the ghost he had "killed."
"Is it finally over?"
He wondered, looking around. He was still standing in the courtyard. He had clearly escaped Zhang Tian's estate just moments ago.
Confused, Xie Yuchen wanted to return to his room quickly. All of this was too bizarre.
Thinking this, he intended to step back.
At that moment, a voice came from under his feet.
"Hey, you're late. Why aren't you asleep yet?"
"Are you planning to go out for a pee?"
Xie Yuchen's steps suddenly stopped. He felt completely overwhelmed. What a nuisance, one problem after another?
He turned to look, but there was no female ghost there. Nothing.
"Idiot, are you blind? Look down! You really are a foolish donkey!"
Tuantuan, seeing Xie Yuchen staring blankly and ignoring her, barked discontentedly a couple of times.
Xie Yuchen looked down. When he saw the fox speaking,
He felt utterly mortified.
"A fox... has... has become a spirit..."
At this point, he was already regretting coming here to stay. It was simply too absurd.
Things he had never seen in his life were all appearing before him.
"What do you mean 'become a spirit'? Tuantuan is a fox spirit. You little runt, don't spout nonsense, or Tuantuan might bite you."
The little fox said fiercely. From Xie Yuchen's perspective, Tuantuan had transformed into a monster with bared fangs.
Seeing this, Zhang Tian knew he couldn't scare him any further. If he continued, even Little Huahua wouldn't be able to handle it.
Zhang Tian then walked out of the courtyard.
He glanced at the little fox. Seeing Zhang Tian emerge, it stuck out its tongue and scampered away.
Zhang Tian formed a hand seal, and the formation returned to its place.
The scene in Xie Yuchen's eyes returned to normal. The fox with green faces and fangs vanished.
Looking around, Xie Yuchen shook his head, somewhat dazed.
Seeing Zhang Tian standing before him, Xie Yuchen took a step back.
Zhang Tian's face darkened. Was that step back serious?
"Are you human or ghost?"
Xie Yuchen's gentle voice carried a hint of murderous intent.
Clearly, he hadn't fully emerged from the illusion.
"Young Master Xie, are you alright? I saw you spinning around here by yourself just now."
Zhang Tian said softly. Xie Yuchen finally looked around.
Seeing that everything was normal, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Young Master Zhang, your home is truly unique."
"I think I saw a ghost."
Xie Yuchen's voice was quiet, but tinged with fear.
"Where are the ghosts? Young Master Xie, you must have been dreaming. Go back and rest."
Zhang Tian patted Xie Yuchen's shoulder. Xie Yuchen looked at Zhang Tian doubtfully and then turned to go back.
However, in his heart, Zhang Tian had already left a mysterious impression.
He mumbled to himself.
Watching Xie Yuchen's retreating back, Zhang Tian shook his head. Another one gone mad.
Meanwhile, in the courtroom.
[Good heavens, scaring people to death without compensation.]
[This scene, if placed in a haunted house, would absolutely terrify people.]
[Why are we seeing the scenes from Xie Yuchen's illusion? Damn, it scared me to death.]
[It's over, I won't be able to sleep tonight.]
[《Where Are The Ghosts?》《Must Have Been Dreaming》]
[Haha, the little fox's perfect pronunciation coming from its adorable mouth is truly incongruous.]
The audience heated up seeing this scene.
At this moment, the Judge looked at the case file in his hand.
"If the case file is accurate, they should next go to the Northeast to steal a badger's tomb."
"Among them, the accomplice is actually this Xie Yuchen, but fortunately, in the end, our experts received information, and the cultural relics inside were saved."
The Judge said, feeling that his words were a bit off.
Good heavens, he suddenly thought of something.
This ancient tomb in the Northeast, wouldn't it be another donation from Zhang Tian and his group?
At that moment, he had a bad premonition.
And after he finished speaking, the scene fell into silence.