On the second floor, Bai Hao turned around and looked at a black mist at the end of the corridor. This thing was not powerful enough to fully take shape, so he could only use some illusionary methods.
"Aaaaah—" A shrill scream suddenly rang out in the villa, sending chills down everyone's spines.
The three people downstairs gasped simultaneously, their faces filled with terror.
Bai Hao picked at his ear, walked forward a bit, and made sure that no one downstairs could hear anything.
Bai Hao: "All you want is a result. Killing him like this, don't you think it's too easy?"
After a long silence on the other side, Bai Hao turned his head and saw crooked blood-red characters appear on the white wall to his right.
【What's the meaning?】
Bai Hao: "If you kill him, you will be unable to enter the cycle of reincarnation. Is it worth it for someone like him?"
He deserves to die!!!
Bai Hao looked at the three shocking exclamation marks and couldn't help but sigh. "You died in such pain. If you kill him like this, he won't feel anything anymore and can be reincarnated as a human after death. But you, having taken his life, can only be a wandering ghost and will never enter the cycle of reincarnation. Don't you think this is a losing proposition?"
【so?】
Bai Hao: "So, living is more painful than dying. I'll give you a satisfactory result: if you don't kill him, I'll send you to the Yellow Springs."
Why should I believe you?!
Upon seeing this, Bai Hao's face darkened, and a huge phantom appeared behind him, enveloping the entire villa.
The black mist at the end of the corridor shrank into a ball and remained silent for a long time.
[Fine, if this isn't the outcome I want, I'll kill him!]
Bai Hao smiled slightly, and all his aura vanished. "Alright, continue to keep him trapped in the illusion, but don't kill him."
Bai Hao snapped his fingers, and the black mist trembled, slowly condensing into a human form. However, the human form was still dressed in white with long hair, a pale face, empty eyes, and bright red lips. His nails were shorter but still black, and there were several obvious scratches on his exposed forearms, like marks left from a failed suicide attempt.
She paused slightly, then nodded to Bai Hao, and transformed into a gust of cold wind that blew downstairs.
"Ah~ Ah~ Ah ah— Ah!"
Qin Nan sat on the sofa, holding Totoro. On the tablet, the little character in the voice-controlled game hopped forward in sync with Qin Nan's voice.
"Ah~ Ahhh! Ah—Ahhh, ouch!"
Qin Nan looked up at the failure message on the screen and sighed. Was he going to never get past this hurdle?
In the afternoon, Qin Nan made some osmanthus cakes and osmanthus sugar, which she and the chinchilla ate some of. The rest were put in the refrigerator. By the time she finished, it was almost six o'clock. Qin Nan wasn't hungry after eating the cakes, so she gave the chinchilla some rodent food and freeze-dried food, and dinner was skipped.
Bored, Qin Nan searched for information about Yang Zizhong on his phone. He was a little worried about Bai Hao.
Yang Zizhong, chairman of Yuan'an Group, had a rather turbulent life.
He came from a working-class family and had a childhood sweetheart named Sun Wen. The two had known each other since they were young, confirmed their relationship after the college entrance examination, and even applied to the same university and graduated together. They were truly a perfect couple, but unfortunately, their happiness was short-lived.
Sun Wen is ill, seemingly with a mental illness. She often talks incoherently, experiences hallucinations, is prone to irritability and loss of control, and has suicidal tendencies, having attempted suicide by cutting her wrists multiple times.
Everyone avoided her, but Yang Zizhong stayed by her side, taking care of her and even taking her to see a doctor. He was a model of a good man.
However, three years later, it is said that when Yang Zizhong went out to buy something, Sun Wen suddenly went mad and ran away. Later, someone found Sun Wen's clothes and shoes by the river, but her body was never found.
A year later, Sun Wen's body was found in the lower reaches of the river where the tide was rising. After that, Yang Zizhong supported two families on his own, and everyone praised him, saying that he was a rare good man.
With his good reputation spreading, Yang Zizhong's current wife, Chen Qizhu, took a liking to him. Chen Qizhu was a pampered rich girl who had no shortage of suitors and only wanted someone who would be devoted to her. Moreover, Yang Zizhong was quite handsome when he was young, at least of average appearance. So Chen Qizhu began her pursuit of him.
In the three years that followed, Chen Qizhu not only won over Sun Wen's parents, but also Yang Zizhong's parents. Finally, with the encouragement of their elders, the two got together.
At first, Chen Qizhu's father, Chen Yuan'an, was not very supportive, but later he found that Yang Zizhong was hardworking and had a good personality, so his doubts were dispelled. A year later, he agreed to the marriage.
Later, when Chen Yuan'an got older and retired, Yang Zizhong took over the Yuan'an Group and developed his own power, eventually bringing the Yuan'an Group under his control.
Online reviews describe him as a shrewd and capable person, and Yuan'an Group has developed quite well under his leadership, becoming one of the city's well-known listed companies.
Qin Nan was amazed and felt a little strange. Yang Zizhong had previously confessed to having an affair, and the deceased woman he mentioned who came back to find him should be Sun Wen. But why?
If you can't figure it out, just leave it for now. Bai Hao seems to know a lot. Just ask him when he gets back.
Qin Nan stood up and stretched. It was getting dark and the wind was a bit chilly. Qin Nan turned on the light, closed the doors and windows, then cut some fruit and made a salad. He then sat on the sofa, holding the Totoro that kept munching on freeze-dried food, and played on his tablet.
Qin Nan doesn't play games much and didn't know what to play, so he went to the app store to look at the recommendations, downloaded one randomly, and played it for two hours, failing several times on this level.
The Totoro sat obediently in Qin Nan's lap, munching on something. He found the game rather boring and preferred to eat something delicious.
The two of them, Qin Nan and her pet, stayed curled up on the sofa. Qin Nan played some games, browsed online stores, and looked at some winter clothes.
Jiangyang City is located in the south, but it's not exactly in the south. At least there's central heating, and Qin Nan's family has a lot of radiators installed, so they'll definitely be fine in winter.
Autumn is long in Jiangyang City and winter comes a little later, so Qin Nan wasn't in a hurry to buy clothes. Online shopping is faster, and the clothes were delivered in three to five days, so there was no rush.
Right now, Qin Nan is looking at spring and autumn coats and boots. He plans to buy Bai Hao a few sets of thermal underwear, a few casual mid-length fleece-lined jackets, or thick hooded windbreakers, a few sweaters and cardigans, coral fleece pajamas for winter, and autumn and winter riding boots or fleece-lined sneakers and skate shoes.
Fortunately, Qin Nan later added furniture. At first, there was only a small wardrobe, which wasn't enough to store everything. Later, a large wardrobe was added, and the small wardrobe was moved to the storage room. Now, there's plenty of room to store clothes and other items.
"Bang--"
Suddenly, the sound of a flowerpot overturning came from outside the door. Qin Nan was startled, hugged the Totoro, and peeked into the doorway. The night was quiet, the light illuminated the room, but there was nothing there.
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