This house was built in a very inconspicuous corner, and there were no other houses around it; it stood there all alone.

Xinglan noticed that the house blinked its sparkling eyes, then chuckled and pulled Hera toward it.

“Let me tell you, Hera, in this situation, a place like this must hold great opportunities. We might just run into a reclusive old man with unfathomable strength.” After saying this, the two arrived at the gate.

A large notice was posted on the front door: "Three hundred a month, fifteen a day, wow, so cheap!"

Seeing the affordable price, they knocked on the iron gate without hesitation.

The dull knocking sound came from the iron gate, sounding eerie and terrifying in the silent night.

A short while later, slow footsteps were heard, and then the iron gate was opened a crack.

The old man who opened the door peered at the two through the crack in the door.

When Xinglan saw that the person who opened the door was indeed an elderly woman, just as she had said, she couldn't help but smile. Then, she excitedly asked, "Hello, ma'am, is the picture on this door real? Can we rent it?"

The old lady looked Xinglan and Hera up and down, then frowned slightly and said in a somewhat hoarse voice, "Why are you two young girls spending the night in a place like this instead of going home in the middle of the night?"

Xinglan scratched her head awkwardly, "Uh, I didn't want to do this either, but I had no choice. I stayed out too late and my phone died. I don't know the way and I didn't have much money on me, so I had to stay here with you."

The old lady stared at them for a moment, then slowly said, "I can let you in to charge your device. After you're done, please leave quickly."

"Ah! No, ma'am!" Xinglan exclaimed in surprise, and hurriedly put her hands together in prayer. "It's so late, and we've walked such a long way and we're really tired. Please, have mercy and let us stay for the night."

"Please...please," even Hera pleaded from the side.

The old lady looked at the two persistent people and sighed softly, "Come on, follow me." Then she turned and walked back.

"Really? Thank you, ma'am!"

"Yay! That's great, Hera! We don't have to sleep on the streets anymore!" Xinglan jumped up excitedly with Hera in her arms, then took her hand and followed the old lady, closing the door behind them.

The old lady walked slowly to the door of the basement room, her back bent and her hands behind her back.

The two girls followed behind her, looking around curiously.

There was nothing special about the courtyard, just a two-story house and an underground storage room in front of them. However, the courtyard was quite large, about the size of two basketball courts.

The old lady took out her key, opened the iron gate, and slowly walked inside.

"You two will stay here." The old lady pointed to a room with her withered finger, and then slowly walked out.

"If the old lady stays in a room, how much will it cost for the two of us?" Xinglan tilted her head and looked at the old lady.

The old woman continued walking out without turning her head. "I already said it's fifteen yuan a day to rent a room. Just give me fifteen tomorrow." Then she went out and locked the iron gate again.

"Hey, grandma, why did you lock the door?" Xinglan asked in surprise, but the grandma left as if she hadn't heard her.

Watching the other person leave, Xinglan smiled again, "So mysterious, there must be something precious inside!"

"Come on, Hera, let's go inside and search the room thoroughly!"

Xinglan pushed open the door and went inside. The room was small and simple.

There was only a table, a chair, a mat on the floor, a lamp, and a mop placed by the door.

"Come on, let's search carefully. Maybe there's a powerful [unique artifact] or a peerless martial arts technique hidden in some nook or cranny." Xinglan lifted the bedding, carefully examined the ground, then looked at the bedding in her hand before putting it back and continuing to search in other places.

Hera, also somewhat confused, joined her in the search.

“That shouldn’t be the case…” Xinglan stroked her chin, somewhat puzzled. “We’ve searched this room from top to bottom, even inside the mop, but we haven’t found anything.” Xinglan looked at the room, which the two of them had made a mess of, and fell into deep thought.

Suddenly, she noticed that Hera seemed to be staring at the doorway.

"What's wrong, Hera baby?"

Hera didn't respond; she simply raised her right hand and pointed to the door, "Outside..."

"Hmm, what's going on outside..." Xinglan looked towards the door, and suddenly her eyes lit up again. She excitedly hugged Hera.

"Yes, how come I didn't think of that? There are so many rooms, but they only let the two of us stay in one room. It's obvious they don't want us to go to other rooms."

"Maybe the baby's right outside, Hera, I love you to death." After saying that, Xinglan kissed Hera on the cheek.

Xinglan let go of her hand and walked over, opening the door. "Come on, Hera." Hera nodded and followed her.

Xinglan opened her right hand, and several glowing stars appeared in her hand, illuminating the surroundings.

After searching for a while, Xinglan opened the door next door and poked her head inside. The room was about the same size as theirs, but more dilapidated and with fewer things. Apart from a broken table, there was nothing else.

Xinglan turned her head back and sighed. At that moment, she suddenly felt that it was a bit impolite of her to be searching someone's house so casually.

Although she paid rent and rented the room for one night, she only rented the room she was staying in; the other rooms were not really her concern.

After a moment of hesitation, my sense of morality ultimately prevailed over my curiosity.

"Forget it, Hera, let's stop rummaging around and go to sleep. We still need to tidy up the house for them." Xinglan turned around and pulled Hera to go back, but Hera stood still, staring intently at the roller shutter door in front of her.

Xinglan noticed Hera's unusual behavior and asked, "What's wrong?"

Hera slowly parted her lips, "There's... a... big... head..."

"Huh?" Xinglan looked at the roller shutter door with suspicion, and suddenly felt that something was not right.

Her expression gradually turned serious, and then she slowly walked towards the roller shutter door.

Clang! Clang!

A strange noise suddenly came from inside the roller shutter door, startling Xinglan.

"Hey, is anyone there?!" Xinglan shouted in that direction, but the only response she got was that strange noise.

Xinglan's brows began to furrow slowly, and a small crescent moon gradually appeared on her right hand.

Clang—!

The roller shutter door suddenly began to rise, the metallic clanging echoing through the basement. Xinglan shuddered, then stared intently ahead.

As the roller shutter door rose halfway up, a withered yet enormous hand suddenly reached out from the darkness and grabbed at Xinglan.