Fan Zhiyi lowered his eyes and thought for a while. He guessed that this was the male protagonist's psychological tactic. He just wanted to see them break down and suffer, so he wrote these clues on the note he gave them.
"Zhifan, we are the only family here who can rely on each other. You must be careful."
Fan Zhiyi pursed his lips and said, "You too."
"I won't live long. I can feel it. It's tiring to rely on medicine to stay alive again and again," said Master Fan.
This made people feel uncomfortable. After all, Fan Zhiyi had obtained the information from him, so he said, "Don't give up hope."
"If there is another way to prolong my life, would you be willing to help me, brother?" Master Fan looked at Fan Zhiyi. He stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to hold Fan Zhiyi's hand, and said pleadingly.
Just when they were about to touch, Fan Zhiyi felt a pulling force on his wrist. The force came suddenly and violently. Fan Zhiyi staggered and was hugged around the waist. He felt a warm touch on his wrist. Bing Nandong grabbed the person and pulled him into his arms, but he stared at Master Fan without emotion.
Master Fan's hand stayed awkwardly in mid-air. Bing Nandong grabbed Fan Zhiyi and took a step back. Master Fan could only withdraw his hand in disappointment.
Bing Nandong's voice lacked much emotion: "Why aren't you sleeping?"
"I can't sleep." Fan Zhiyi reported truthfully, "Everyone has something to do, and it's not good for me to lie alone."
"Then what can you do to help?" Bing Nandong asked him back.
Fan Zhiyi: "...Cheer you guys up?"
"No need." Bing Nandong declined without any hesitation.
Fan Zhiyi didn't know what to say. He got out of Bing Nandong's arms and tried to move two steps away, but Bing Nandong held his wrist tightly.
Bing Nandong asked, "What were you talking about just now?"
Fan Zhiyi opened his mouth but before he could say anything, Master Fan said slowly, "We talked about the ghosts in the house for a while."
Bing Nandong looked at Fan Zhiyi with a bad expression: "Follow me."
It would be impolite to leave like this, so Fan Zhiyi said as he was being pulled away: "Master Fan, take care of yourself."
Master Fan nodded and looked at Fan Zhiyi with a smile, but Fan Zhiyi felt that the smile was very cold, and the look in his eyes was not only chilling, but also filled with jealousy and resentment.
But in the blink of an eye, everything was gone, and Master Fan looked completely normal.
Finally, small candles were lit in the house. Mr. Fan was standing in the backlight, so perhaps it was just the lighting that gave him that illusion, Fan Zhiyi thought.
Bing Nandong dragged Fan Zhiyi inside and lifted a stool. He then placed the stool outside the door, just a short distance from where Master Fan was standing. He then handed him a portable lantern and said, "I've drawn a spell on this lantern to ward off evil spirits. Just sit here with it. Always let me know if you're going anywhere. Most importantly, don't get close to this Master Fan you're talking about, and don't talk to him."
Fan Zhiyi asked Bai Bai: "Does the male lead mean to monitor me?"
"He's just worried that you'd get lost. This place is indeed a bit unstable."
"Isn't this place completely under the male protagonist's control?"
"I can only say that most of it is controlled by the male protagonist. I emphasized to the host from the beginning that this house itself is alive."
Fan Zhiyi felt a chill on his back when he heard this, and Bing Nandong forced him to sit on the stool obediently. From here he could see the busy cultivators in the yard. The formation of the barrier was already more than half completed.
According to Bai Bai's explanation, Fan Zhiyi was even more worried about Gao Da, Gao Xiao, and Xiao Man. He looked up at Bing Nandong and said, "Today is the fifth day."
"Well, it's the fifth day."
"Do you think what's written on that note is true? Can we really leave here if we find the ghost within seven days?"
"Yes."
"Then who do you think is the ghost?" Fan Zhiyi's voice was very low. The lantern that was lit here cast a dim light on his face, which made him look bright in the completely dark environment, making people feel at ease for no reason.
Bing Nandong looked at Fan Zhiyi and did not answer immediately. His gaze fell on the faint mole on the lower left corner of Fan Zhiyi's mouth, then moved to his lips which were cast a soft warm yellow color by the light, and finally to his calm eyes.
That strange feeling still remained in Bing Nandong's heart. Fan Zhiyi rarely had this expression, which made him feel that Fan Zhiyi was very far away from him.
"What do you think?"
"I don't know." Fan Zhiyi replied.
"I assume this is the Mr. Fan you're talking about." Bing Nandong leaned forward slightly, his hands supporting his knees, and spoke softly to him. This action brought him a touch of light, freeing him from the endless darkness.
The sachet hanging from the sword on his back fell down and landed on Bing Nandong's shoulder, and their foreheads were almost touching.
Fan Zhiyi stared into his eyes. Although he was close, he couldn't smell the scent from the sachet. "Oh." Then he immediately asked Bai Bai, "How credible are the male protagonist's words? System, can you find out who the ghost is?"
"I don't know about the male protagonist, but the ghost cannot be found at the moment." Baibai answered each question one by one.
"Then do you know the current situation of Gaoda, Gaoxiao and Xiaoman?"
"Host, please don't waste your time on irrelevant people."
Fan Zhiyi felt depressed: "So is it possible or not?"
The reply he received was a cold, electronic voice: "No."
Fan Zhiyi was still thinking with his eyes down when he was hit on the forehead by a steel coin. He immediately covered his forehead with his hands in pain and looked at the face of the culprit again.
Bing Nandong had straightened up and looked at him: "Don't overthink it. No matter what, I will protect you. Try to trust me."
It's because of you that I'm so worried. Fan Zhiyi thought, and asked Bai Bai: "Since I look very similar to his white moonlight, and the male lead also regards me as a substitute, will he agree to my request now?"
Bai Bai ignored him, probably because he didn't want to waste any more time arguing with Fan Zhiyi about this matter.
Fan Zhiyi also hated himself for being so weak and always powerless. Seeing Bing Nandong was about to leave, he thought again and again and couldn't help but said, "I want to go find Gao Da, Gao Xiao and Xiao Man."
There was silence for a moment. Bing Nandong just looked at him sideways, feeling sad.
Fan Zhiyi was thinking about these three people the whole way, and Bing Nandong knew it. If he hadn't recognized them too late, how could they have left a mark on Fan Zhiyi's heart? He always knew that Fan Zhiyi was a person who was easily soft-hearted. He would remember whoever was kind to him and would return the favor double.
"Not now, it's too dangerous outside."
"I'm worried about them."
"They'll be fine." Bing Nandong said, the dancing light and shadow fell in his eyes, but they looked cold. "Think of it on the bright side. Besides, in this world, for those who have no means of survival, living is the greatest pain."
"Me neither." Fan Zhiyi answered honestly.
"You will have it." Bing Nandong said and left, stepping into the darkness again, leaving the range of light without any regrets.
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