freenovelworld Chapter 79 is indeed a haunted house.
Chapter 79 is indeed a haunted house.
"Give us the horse rope, and you can lead the way."
"You two can just call me Xiao Lu." Xiao Lu quickly handed the rope to the two men.
"A fawn? Which fawn? The elk?"
"No, no, it's just the road right here," Xiao Lu explained.
"There were no roads in the world originally, but as more people walked on them, they became roads. That's a good name, isn't it?"
Wu You looked at Qiao Wanmian.
“Yes, that sounds reliable and dependable. The path is under your feet; you can decide how to walk it.” Qiao Wanmian chimed in.
"Really? Nobody says my name is good. Everyone says it's a name that's walked on by thousands and trodden by tens of thousands." Xiao Lu said shyly.
"That's because they don't understand. You can definitely forge your own path. Alright, let's go."
"Oh, okay, okay." Xiao Lu quickly led the way.
The group soon arrived at Anlefang, a neighborhood favored by wealthy people in the city, where few officials or poor people lived.
The entire painting style was magnificent, with carved beams and painted rafters, exquisite and beautiful, and Wu You stared at it without blinking.
Seeing that Wu You liked it, Xiao Lu explained the layout of Anlefang to the two of them, which side had food, which side had fun activities, which side was the most convenient for shopping, and so on.
When the group arrived at Qingfeng Alley, it was indeed as its name suggested; standing in the alley, one could feel a refreshing breeze.
Tall trees lined one side of the alley, shielding it from the somewhat hot sunlight.
"Young masters, this is Qingfeng Lane. Would you mind telling me the exact address? I'll show you the way."
"It's the 18th shop at the intersection of Chenyang Road, in the Ren-character section."
After hearing the address, Xiao Lu looked terrified and stared at Wu You and Qiao Wanmian with a look of horror.
"Is something wrong?" Wu You and Qiao Wanmian were a little confused by the stares. They looked at each other but couldn't find anything amiss.
Seeing that the two of them didn't seem scared, Xiao Lu suddenly felt even more frightened, so she cautiously asked them.
"Have the two young masters been away for many years without returning?"
"That's not true." Wu You paused for a moment.
Unexpectedly, his pause startled Xiao Lu, who took several steps back.
"What's with that expression? You look like you've seen a ghost."
"Youyou, stop talking. He's treating us like ghosts." Qiao Wanmian couldn't help but chuckle at their conversation and quickly stopped them.
"How did I become a ghost? Look closely, if I were a ghost, I would have turned to ashes right here." Wu You ran to a sunny spot and stood there, speaking to the path.
Xiao Lu was relieved to see that Wu You was indeed without any problems.
"I'm so sorry, gentlemen. I was blind and misunderstood you. The courtyard you mentioned is the haunted courtyard in Qingfeng Lane, known as the Ghost House, so... well..." Xiao Lu apologized repeatedly.
"Alright, I haven't finished what I was saying. It's not that we haven't been back for years, it's that we've never been to this place before. Hurry up and lead the way, let's take advantage of the midday sun and go ghost hunting."
Wu You never expected that one day she would be caught up in the gossip herself, and even get so caught up in it. Who can understand how she felt?
"Young masters, may I lead you there? I'll just point it out to you from a distance, I won't come any closer." Xiao Lu was also afraid of that infamous haunted house.
"Alright, let's go." It wasn't a big deal, and Wu You wouldn't force him.
"Thank you, gentlemen." After expressing his gratitude, Xiao Lu continued to lead the way.
Half an hour later, Xiao Lu stood at the intersection of Chenyang Road and stopped going in.
"Young masters, this is it. The eighteenth house is at the end of the road. See it? Just keep walking straight ahead. It's the house with the oldest lock."
Xiao Lu pointed to the houses at the end of the road and said.
"Alright, we understand. You can go back now."
"Thank you, sir. I'll head back now." Xiao Lu said, turning and leaving as if she didn't want to stay a second longer.
"Let's go, let's go see what that ghost looks like, is it a beautiful ghost?" Wu You's interest was piqued, and it was the perfect time of day.
Although I say I'm afraid of ghosts, I've never actually seen one. I've seen plenty of people with ghosts in their hearts, though. My mental fortitude just isn't up to par. Today's a good opportunity to practice and see if there are real ghosts or just people playing tricks.
“Youyou, watch your words. Whether a ghost is beautiful or not doesn’t matter. Humans and ghosts are different.”
“How can it be that it’s not related?” Wu You disagreed with Qiao Wanmian’s words.
“She lives in my house, so I’m her landlord. I have to pay her rent. Come on, come on, that ghost has lived here for so many years, it must still be here.”
Wu You pulled Qiao Wanmian's sleeve and walked inside.
Xiao Lu was right. Of all the houses we came into, this one had been locked the longest. It was covered in rust and looked very old, which was easy to spot.
“Come on, Sister A-Mian, let me go knock on the door first. You take the horse.”
Wu You handed the horse reins to Qiao Wanmian, then walked up two steps, bent two fingers, and made a series of "thump-thump-thump" sounds. After a while, no one answered.
Wu You switched to using his palms, slapping the door repeatedly, followed by coughing sounds.
Wu You quickly jumped down the steps, covered his nose with his sleeve for a while until the dust dispersed, and then put it down.
"This door must have been closed for a long time. It's so dusty. Do ghosts not even use the main entrance?"
“Those books all say that ghosts float, they don’t go through doors, they pass through walls,” Qiao Wanmian replied from behind.
“Sister A-Mian.” Wu You gave her a resentful look.
Qiao Wanmian couldn't bear to look at her: "Don't you have a key? Why do you need to knock on the door to get back to your own home?"
"There are ghosts living inside, so knocking on the door makes me seem polite."
"Look at you, trying to be polite to a ghost. Hurry up and open the door and go inside."
"Oh, okay." Wu You quickly took out the key and inserted it into the lock cylinder.
A gentle twist, nothing? Another forceful twist, and "snap," the key broke off inside the lock cylinder.
“Sister A-Mian, we can’t get in now.” Wu You showed Qiao Wan-Mian the key that only had one end left.
"What do you want?" Qiao Wanmian asked directly, ignoring Wu You's resentment.
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Lotus Tower Small Theater
Wu You: Sister A-Mian, if I catch a beautiful ghost, I'll give you one.
Qiao Wanmian: I don't need it, so don't even think about giving it to me.
Wu You: If I had two, how would I allocate them? One to earn money? The other to cook? Perfect.
Qiao Wanmian: Shouldn't we first consider how to catch it?
Ghost: Do you think it's possible that they were just waiting for you to come to them?