I checked, and this news has basically dominated all the major headlines.

After all, this matter does have some explosive aspects.

I turned off my phone, leaned back in my chair, and started thinking about who I could contact to find the person responsible for the possession.

The first person that comes to my mind is Huang Xiangu, whom Master Jin found for us back then.

However, an accident occurred during that journey to the underworld, and Huang Xiangu suffered terribly as a result, losing both of her eyeballs.

Whether or not she can still take on this kind of work now, if she hears it's our job, she'll probably avoid it like the plague.

I had no other options at the moment, so I could only try to find someone else to ask around.

Soon, Luo Tianhe arrived at my house. I was too lazy to make any more noise tonight. After all, I felt like I had died twice after going to Heishui Village. Now I just wanted to get a good night's sleep.

When I got off the bus, I noticed that Li Huai's feet were swollen very badly, and he was walking with a limp. He looked quite pitiful.

“I told you, why don’t you go see your master? Your legs are in such a state.”

Upon hearing my words, Li Huai shook his head faster than a rattle drum.

"You absolutely mustn't go to him. If my master sees me injured like this, and says I have to go to him for such a minor injury, he'll be so angry he'll skin me alive!"

After thinking about it carefully, I realized that, given Dr. Sun's personality, that might actually be the case.

"It's okay, I feel almost better, I should be fine after a good night's sleep."

Li Huai patted his chest, seemingly confident, and said.

Seeing that he insisted on doing this, I couldn't be bothered to do anything more. At this point, my eyelids were trembling, and I could barely keep my eyes open.

After waving goodbye, Li Huai and Luo Tianhe went home.

Returning to the long-unoccupied rented room, a familiar yet slightly dusty smell wafted over me, after all, no one had lived there for so many days.

I first activated my third eye and scanned the house inside and out, and found that the hanged ghost that had appeared out of nowhere was gone.

I smacked my lips, feeling a little regretful.

I wouldn't mind having a hanged ghost like this, who basically doesn't have any intention of harming anyone and can just scare thieves along the way, as a doorman.

Activating my third eye was quite exhausting, especially since I had also inspected the entire rented house. I was so tired that I didn't want to move at all.

I forced myself to wash up quickly, but my consciousness began to fade almost as soon as my head touched the pillow.

After all, I haven't had a good night's sleep these past few days in Heishui Village.

I don't know how long I slept, but a strange noise pulled me out of my sleep.

"Thump, thump, thump."

The sound wasn't very loud, but it was muffled and rhythmic, like something gently tapping against the window.

I groggily opened my eyes; the room was pitch black, without a single ray of light.

I didn't pay attention and turned over to continue sleeping, but soon I realized that the thumping sound seemed to go on and on.

I used to be a poor guy, a lowly worker at a funeral home, so my rented place was naturally not very nice.

Not only is the fourth floor considered unlucky, but it also has no balcony, only an ordinary window.

"Thump, thump, thump."

The sound rang out again, unhurried and unhurried, yet it made me feel irritated and furious.

"That stupid bird, why is it banging its head against the glass in the middle of the night!"

I mumbled something, then turned over, covered my head with the pillow, too lazy to pay attention to the annoying noise, and just wanted to get a good night's sleep.

However, the sound of knocking on the window did not stop; instead, it became even clearer!

It's as if it's ringing right in my ears!

Moreover, the sound didn't resemble the sound of birds colliding at all; I don't believe any bird could collide with such a regular pattern.

Thinking of this, a strange chill crept up my spine.

My sleepiness vanished instantly, and I couldn't help but quietly move the pillow away a little to listen.

"Thump, thump, thump."

It wasn't a hallucination; the sound was very clear and definitely coming from the direction of the window.

My apartment is on the fourth floor, so it's impossible that someone is playing a prank.

I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself down.

Perhaps I'm overthinking it. Maybe the wind just moved something, or maybe my upstairs neighbor dropped something that happened to get stuck in the curtains and was being moved by the wind.

By this time, my eyes had adjusted to the darkness and I could barely see some things.

However, I am someone who particularly dislikes being woken up by the sunlight in the morning, so I usually keep the curtains tightly drawn.

At this point, it was impossible to see what was outside the window.

After hesitating for a moment, I groped my way to sit up and squinted at the window in the dim light coming through.

The curtains weren't fully drawn, leaving a tiny gap. It was pitch black outside, with only a few scattered lights visible from the buildings across the street.

"Thump, thump, thump."

The knocking sound rang out again, and this time I could clearly see a blurry, round, basketball-like black shadow behind the gap in the curtains, right next to the outside of the glass.

Did the basketball from the upstairs neighbor fall down?

This absurd guess involuntarily flashed through my mind.

But soon I shook my head and realized that was simply impossible.

First of all, my window is not slanted, like the kind that curves inward, but flat.

If a basketball falls from upstairs, it won't stay there; it will fall to the ground below.

Thinking of this, my heart skipped a beat, and I couldn't help but hold my breath.

After some hesitation, I quietly got out of bed.

I didn't turn on the light, and barefoot, I carefully moved the window step by step.

I don't know if it's because the window is leaking air or what, but the closer I got, the cooler it seemed to get.

Wearing only a thin nightgown, I couldn't help but shiver.

"Thump, thump, thump,"

The thing making the knocking sound seemed completely unaware of my approach.

It continues to make a thumping sound.

I reached out with trembling hands, grabbed the edge of the window, and yanked it open!

The next moment, my blood seemed to freeze, a chill ran from the soles of my feet straight to the top of my head, and I froze on the spot, even my breathing stopped.

Outside the window, pressed against the cold glass, was a face.

It was a woman's face, pale and bloodless, with an eerie bluish-gray tinge in the dim light.

Her hair was wet and stuck to her cheeks and the glass. Her big eyes were wide open, but all that could be seen in them was white!

Suddenly, she moved!

She tapped on my windowpane with her forehead, making a thumping sound.

Suddenly, she stopped tapping, as if she had noticed my gaze.

Under my horrified gaze, she slightly curled the corners of her lips into a stiff, eerie smile.