"Huff, huff"

Li Huai bent over, his hands on his knees, panting heavily.

What should have been a distance of less than three meters was more difficult for him to cross than ten thousand meters!

"Thank you so much!"

Li Huai caught his breath for a moment, then looked up at me and sincerely thanked me.

If it weren't for me, he might be trapped inside the locust tree right now. That would be much worse than being trapped inside a house!

I waved my hand and took out the human skin sachet. It seemed that this thing had absorbed a lot of resentment when we were passing through the locust tree.

Sure enough, the sachet, which had been shriveled, was now much fuller, about one-fifth full.

Luo Tianhe noticed my actions and realized this, and a look of joy appeared on his face:

"It absorbed resentment?"

I nodded, put the human skin sachet back in my pocket, and looked around.

"Don't be too happy yet, we're still in the yard, we haven't completely gone out yet."

"No, look, what's that over there?"

Li Huai suddenly pointed to the horizon and said in a trembling voice.

"It should be, dark clouds."

Looking at the dark expanse on the horizon, Luo Tianhe's lips twitched, hoping it was just simple dark clouds.

"Your dark clouds are moving so fast!"

I slapped Luo Tianhe on the head and ran towards the front gate.

Before long, the sound of flapping wings could be heard, revealing a flock of tens of thousands of black crows.

Upon seeing us, the flock of crows swooped down from the sky as if they had seen an enemy, pecking at us.

I grabbed the black crow that was trying to peck at my eyeball, snapped its neck, and threw it at the flock of crows like a pebble.

But these black crows seemed to know no fear, rushing forward to their deaths one after another. Before long, the courtyard was filled with the corpses of black crows.

As our physical strength was greatly depleted, we went from being at ease to running around frantically, our bodies covered in bruises of all sizes.

"This can't go on, Lao Chen! We can't let the crows peck us to death!"

Luo Tianhe felt somewhat aggrieved. He should have brought all his underlings with him. They were no good at catching ghosts, but they could easily kill a crow.

"Damn it, forget about these crows for now, protect your head and get out of this yard first!"

After saying that, I hunched my shoulders, covered my head, and rushed toward the door, kicking it open and running into the woods.

Li Huai and Luo Tianhe followed closely behind. As they entered the woods, the crows continued their pursuit, but their numbers had decreased significantly due to the dense vegetation.

"Damn, I'm finally out, but I still have to rent a new place. But all my luggage is gone."

Li Huai let out a long sigh of relief, but seemed to feel a pang of regret as he spoke.

“I said, how much money could it cost? Why are you so concerned about money? You almost lost your life trying to save money.”

Luo Tianhe was somewhat disappointed in him; in his view, money was not such an important thing.

Anyway, it's very profitable!

Li Huai glanced at him, and although his face was expressionless, both Luo Tianhe and I could hear the bitterness in his voice:

“It’s hard for me to find a job. People avoid me as soon as they hear my birth date and time. Apart from working in a mental hospital, as a gravedigger, or carrying corpses, I can hardly find any other work! And when I earn money, I have to send it to the orphanage. The director has a hard time too. He has taken in many orphans like me.”

"You made money and then sent it to an orphanage? That's a real man! I, Luo Tianhe, consider you a friend!"

Luo Tianhe gave a thumbs up. Although he had argued with Li Huai several times and almost got into a fight, they had gone through thick and thin together.

Now that we know why Li Huai is so stingy—it's not simply because he's greedy—we can accept it.

Luo Tianhe dislikes people who are purely after money. Such people can be loyal to you, but they can also betray you for money at any time!

I patted Li Huai on the shoulder.

"How much was your salary at Qingshan Mental Hospital again? We'll pay you three times that. Get ready to start!"

"Four thousand a month! If it triples, twelve thousand a month?!"

Li Huai rubbed his hands together, clearly excited.

"He cannot go with you."

Just then, a hoarse, unfamiliar male voice rang out.

I immediately recognized it as the same sound that had been heard in the yard before!

The real estate agent who tricked Li Huai into entering Building 14!

I immediately looked toward the source of the sound and saw a thin man standing in the shadows.

"I haven't even settled a score with you, and you still dare to show up in front of me and spout nonsense!"

Li Huai rolled up his sleeves and walked towards the man with a furious expression.

I grabbed Li Huai.

"Don't be impulsive. This guy clearly planned this all along. He's only just appeared in front of us, so he probably has some confidence."

"That's right, let's ignore him and get out of here. Once we're back outside, I have plenty of ways to deal with him!"

Luo Tianhe also said fiercely, having already come up with a plan in his mind: when the time comes, he will find him based on his appearance, and then bring a dozen or so brothers to teach him a good lesson!

“I told you, he can’t leave.”

Seeing that we were about to turn and leave, the agent stepped out of the shadows and walked towards us.

"You're really asking for it, aren't you? You really think the three of us can't beat one of you?"

Luo Tianhe was also furious. He cracked his knuckles, making a cracking sound.

"Wait, this guy has no shadow!"

I had been watching that guy the whole time, and the moment he stepped out of the shadows, I witnessed this bizarre scene.

"Huh? How could this guy be a ghost? I met him a few days ago at noon! How could a ghost dare to come out!"

Li Huai stammered,

He's not afraid of ordinary ghosts, but he's genuinely terrified of ghosts that aren't even afraid of the sun!

"Don't overthink it. How can a ghost appear in broad daylight? Maybe he just happened to die in the last few days?"

Luo Tianhe guessed.

Of the three, he was the most relaxed. In his view, the real estate agent in front of him was just a vengeful spirit who had only been dead for a few days. What kind of ability could he have?

"Are you crazy? There's a cause for every wrong, and a debtor for every crime. Go find the person who killed you when you're dead, why are you coming to me, you idiot!"

Li Huai spat and cursed mercilessly.

He thought about it for a moment and felt that Luo Tianhe made sense. What was there to be afraid of about a ghost that had only been dead for a few days? I've seen plenty of those!

The next moment, the agent sneered.

Li Huai immediately felt a bone-chilling cold envelop him. Before he could react, his feet were forced off the ground, and his neck felt like it was being choked, making it hard for him to breathe.

He struggled desperately, his face turning a deep purplish-red. Luo Tianhe was anxious and flustered, but didn't know how to help him.

Seeing my calm and composed demeanor, Luo Tianhe immediately became anxious:

"Old Chen, this guy's about to die, why aren't you worried at all!"

"It's alright, he won't kill Li Huai," I said calmly.