Yue Qi had experienced Yan Che's unreliability quite a bit along the way. He was a man with a sharp tongue, but when it came to actually getting things done, he was incredibly dependable.

So he silently wrote down the contents of the parchment, and then handed the parchment back to Guo Hu.

"Thank you, classmate. The information you brought is indeed very important to us. — You said this was given to you by Yan Qing, but we don't know where she is now?"

Guo Hu scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed. He hadn't expected this icy-faced guy to be so easy to talk to.

“Yan Qing isn’t with us. Sun Ning said she’s a bit elusive; she appears for a while each day and then suddenly disappears. We can’t find her.”

Yue Qi raised an eyebrow. "Appearing and disappearing like a ghost?" That's an interesting adjective.

"To be more specific, how exactly does she appear and disappear without a trace?"

Guo Hu scratched his head, seemingly a little confused. "Actually, we're not quite sure when she appears either. It's just that she doesn't seem to appear for very long each day, usually less than half a day, before disappearing and then reappearing the next day."

"Well, according to Sun Ning's investigation, she actually disappeared around the same time as the others who disappeared from the Zhang family's old house. She usually doesn't appear at night, only during the day. The exact time is unclear. Oh, right—"

Guo Hu suddenly remembered something, "These past two days, following her instructions, we haven't dared to go into the old house openly. Yan Qing said there's a formation inside the old house, and we'll die if we show up. You've been here for two days now, right? It'll probably be soon—"

As Guo Hu spoke, a hint of fear appeared in his eyes, "You guys probably haven't gone back yet, right? I reckon it's about time—"

Yan Che wouldn't stand for it, so she grabbed his arm and questioned him.

"Explain yourself clearly, what exactly do you mean?!"

Guo Hu looked completely innocent. "You'll see when you get back."

Because of this unexpected incident, Yue Qi and his companion were really worried about leaving Wen Jiajia alone, so they decided to risk going back.

As they emerged from the cave, winding their way through the maze of passageways, they immediately sensed something was amiss.

As I walked towards the small building area, the feeling that something was wrong grew stronger and stronger.

"Huh, that's strange! Where did everyone go?" Yan Che wondered. "And where did all the guards go?"

Yue Qi's expression also turned serious. The Zhang family's old mansion was unusually quiet. It was completely different from the heavily guarded place last night.

Such a stark contrast made it impossible not to wonder if something had really gone wrong.

"Quick, let's go back right away! I have a feeling something big is going to happen!" Yue Qi urged Yan Che, and the two of them sped up their run back.

As we passed the artificial hill, a dark red bloodstain appeared out of nowhere at the spot where the little girl named "Amiya" had been dragged away. It looked as if it had seeped from the ground, which sent chills down our spines.

Their expressions grew even more serious; it seemed that something big was indeed about to happen.

After a long and arduous journey of hiding and stealth, I finally made it back to the small building. What greeted me was a deathly silence.

Yue Qi reacted quickly and immediately instructed Yan Che, "Quick, go check inside the room!"

Yan Che casually pushed open a door and immediately saw a person lying face up on the ground, who was the adventurer staying in this room.

The person was still holding a mobile phone, with a TV series playing on the screen, but he had already passed away.

Yue Qi checked the person over and over, but found no marks of being stabbed by any foreign object.

This person died silently and without a trace!

The two quickly changed to other rooms, only to find that the scene was exactly the same in each one.

Some of these adventurers were resting, some were having fun, and others were talking. Then, for some unknown reason, they all suddenly collapsed and died.

"Oh no, where is Wen Jiajia?" After searching for so long, the two suddenly realized that Wen Jiajia was nowhere to be found!

I just passed by her house; it was empty, and there was no one there.

That troublesome girl, where did she run off to?!

"Yue Qi, do you think Wen Jiajia might also—" Yan Che was a little scared. They had searched every room in the small building, but they couldn't find any trace of Wen Jiajia.

“Impossible! She must be alive.” Yue Qi’s expression was remarkably calm. “You seem to have forgotten one thing. The owner of that invitation was Wen Jiajia. The two of us are just companions. Since we can both be alive and well, Wen Jiajia certainly can’t be dead.”

That made perfect sense, and Yan Che instantly calmed down. Wiping the sweat from his brow, Yan Che patted Yue Qi's shoulder and praised him.

"Not bad, as expected of my future brother-in-law, he's definitely not an ordinary person."

Upon hearing the term "future brother-in-law," Yue Qi, usually calm and composed, subtly blushed. However, he was no ordinary person; even when teased by his future brother-in-law, he remained completely unfazed.

“I think we should think more about those overlooked places. With Wen Jiajia’s survival instinct, she’s probably hiding somewhere safe right now.”

Yue Qi walked out of the small building, looked around, and finally set his sights on the roof at the corner of the building. Looking up from below, there was a blind spot there.

"Wait for me!"

After Yue Qi finished speaking, he flew directly onto the roof. A short while later, he came down carrying someone.

"Let go of me! You surnamed Yue, are you walking a dog?!" Wen Jiajia started complaining as soon as she landed. "You just wait, you surnamed Yue, I'll definitely tell Yan Qing that you discriminate against women! You'll be sorry!"

Yue Qi chuckled, "Don't worry, I only discriminate against women like you."

He turned around and saw a bunch of eerie creatures suddenly appear behind someone, and said sarcastically.

"When it comes to survival skills, we can't compare to you."

"You!" Wen Jiajia was furious, wishing she could just go up and tear his mouth off. This person was so annoying!

Yan Che's lips twitched. Wen Jiajia's sudden display of seven or eight strange protective figures was something most people couldn't pull off. However, this wasn't the time for a fight, so he stepped in to act as a peacemaker.

"Alright, we were just worried about your safety. We searched the whole building downstairs just now, but you just hid and wouldn't come out. Yue Qi has a bad temper, so it's understandable that he's a little angry. Don't take it to heart."

"Hmph—" Wen Jiajia turned her head away and left in a haughty manner.

"Alright, Jiajia, I have a question for you—" Yan Che's expression suddenly became serious.

"What exactly happened inside this small building just now?"