As she spoke, she secretly glanced at Zheng Dan. She didn't mind stirring things up and sowing discord between the two sides. After all, Zheng Dan was her sister-in-law. Although she roughly knew her father's plans, she still felt a bit uncomfortable thinking that her sister-in-law had followed someone else not long after her brother's death.
Zheng Dan smiled slightly: "I am very grateful for Miss Kong's help today. She will be my lifesaver. I will have to thank her properly afterwards."
Seeing that she had failed to sow discord, Sang Qian felt frustrated and lost the will to speak.
Soon, the three of them followed the paper peacock to the outer city. This was quite normal, since there were many high-ranking officials and nobles in the inner city, which meant there were many powerful people there. Naturally, they would stay far away from things that couldn't be brought to light.
The paper peacock flew along until it reached a secluded street. It circled around a dilapidated courtyard for a while before finally landing on the ground, seemingly having exhausted its magical power.
"This house seems to be uninhabited," Sang Qian said, staring at the dilapidated gate.
Just then, an older woman passing by saw the three people lingering at the door and hurriedly whispered a warning, "Are you here to buy a house? I advise you not to buy this house; it's haunted."
Sang Qian hurriedly inquired and learned from the other party that the previous owner of the courtyard had died one after another, and the courtyard was eventually inherited by a distant nephew. He dared not continue to live there, so he entrusted a broker to sell the courtyard. However, it passed through several owners, and various changes occurred. One by one, the courtyard was sold, and gradually the people in the neighborhood began to spread rumors that the courtyard was haunted.
Zuan chuckled to himself, realizing that no matter the time or place, there are always such enthusiastic and gossipy old ladies.
Sang Qian wanted to ask more questions, but the other person looked worried about getting into trouble and hurriedly left.
Zuan laughed: "It's haunted, that's for sure. Looks like it really is the place we were looking for."
"Is there really a ghost?" Sang Qian's face turned a little pale. At first, she was a little disgusted by Zu An's physical contact with her, but now she couldn't help but move closer to him.
“You’re a cultivator yourself, a master at least, why are you afraid of these things?” Zu’an found it amusing.
“It’s different.” Sang Qian glared at him angrily. This guy is so annoying, he’s still making fun of me at a time like this.
"We'll find out once we go in." The gate was locked, so Zu'an simply carried Zheng Dan and leaped over the wall.
Sang Qian stamped her foot, hesitated for a moment, and then followed.
The house was extremely dilapidated, with withered branches and rotten leaves everywhere, as well as some decaying furniture. There was only one main house and a few empty side rooms, indicating that the original owner of the house was not very wealthy.
"There doesn't seem to be any trace of anyone." After entering, Sang Qian didn't dare to investigate herself. Instead, she first used her aura to scan the surroundings. She was, after all, a fifth-rank cultivator. Unless the person hiding inside had a much higher cultivation level than her, it would be difficult to hide from her senses.
This gave her courage. In order to save face after being frightened, she ran to open the doors of several rooms, only to find that there was nothing inside.
"Your friend is unreliable. There's clearly nothing here." Sang Qian tried to salvage her lost dignity with these words.
"Have you checked that well?" Zu'an pointed to a dry well not far away.
"What could a well possibly contain? Do you think anyone lives at the bottom of a well?" Sang Qian said, leaning closer to the well opening to check, but unfortunately it was pitch black and she couldn't see anything at all.
She felt a chill run down her spine and was about to retreat when suddenly countless long hairs shot out of the well, completely enveloping her head and face and pulling her downwards.
"Ah!" A heart-wrenching scream echoed through the courtyard.
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