The woman lowered her eyes and played with the silver in her hand.
Su Xiaoxiao saw her actions and immediately understood.
"How much commission do you need?"
"Not much, just three or two!"
The woman stopped what she was doing and looked at her with a smile.
Su Xiaoxiao took out the silver from the cloth bag and frowned.
"I only have two taels of silver in my hand. Can I first..."
"Can!"
The woman was not one to waste time, and she took the silver from Su Xiaoxiao's hand.
"I'll post the mission for you first. You can choose to take on a mission with the remaining silver. Once you complete the mission, I'll deduct the remaining silver from your commission. What do you think?"
"Don't bother, I'll give it to her!"
Mu Yansong reached for his purse, but was stopped by Su Xiaoxiao.
"Sister Beauty, I want to take the mission!"
"readily!"
The woman's eyes curved and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
She likes little girls like this, people who don't rely on others.
Su Xiaoxiao chose a task.
After the woman told her the details of the mission, she showed her a portrait of the target.
Finally, she wrote down Su Xiaoxiao's code name in the record book.
Just as Su Xiaoxiao was about to leave, the woman's voice came into her ears again.
"I'll post your mission outside the door. However, this is the first time the mercenary group has accepted this kind of mission, so I can't guarantee that I can complete it. If you find a witness first, you can cancel the mission at any time. However, the portion the mercenary group took will not be refunded."
"Thank you for the reminder, beautiful sister!"
Su Xiaoxiao nodded, thanked the woman, and left with Mu Yansong.
The woman looked at her small back, smiled and shook her head.
"Tsk, I really like this little girl more and more!"
…
The task that Su Xiaoxiao took on was not an ordinary task.
The mission clearly states that it is to catch ghosts.
The portrait the woman showed her was of a ghost with disheveled hair.
The ghost's appearance was covered by his hair.
It didn't help at all in completing the task.
The only useful information was that the ghost often appeared in the Lin family's old house.
With the only information, Su Xiaoxiao found the Lin family's old house.
The old house is located in a remote area, and the only restaurant nearby is doing very poor business.
Su Xiaoxiao and Mu Yansong came to the restaurant, found a seat where they could see the Lin family's old house, sat down, and ordered two dishes to fill their stomachs.
When the waiter brought the dishes, Su Xiaoxiao asked knowingly, "Brother Xiaoer, what's that house across the street? Why does it look so spooky?"
"Little girl, can you...can you see something? I've heard that children can see things that ordinary people can't. When you asked this just now, did you...did you see something?"
As the waiter spoke, he glanced in the direction of the Lin family's old house.
Just one glance and he was so scared that he looked away.
It was as if he was afraid that if he was a step slower, he would see something he shouldn't see.
Seeing that he looked nervous, Su Xiaoxiao guessed that he must know something.
"Little Second Brother, what should I have seen?" Su Xiaoxiao asked instead of answering, "I just saw that the surroundings of this house were shrouded in a layer of black mist, which looked a bit eerie."
"Black...black mist?"
The waiter's legs went weak when he heard this.
He turned around and tried to run, but Mu Yansong grabbed his sleeve.
"I see you're terribly afraid of this house. Is there something wrong with it?"
"Yes, there's a big problem!" The waiter swallowed nervously. "This house is the old home of the Lin family. Back then, the Lin family was one of the most powerful families in Flower City. Unfortunately, later on, a bully took a fancy to the Lin family's daughter and wanted to take her for himself. The Lin family's daughter refused and threw... jumped into the lake."
"And then?"
"Master Lin was heartbroken and suffered a series of business failures. Finally, he poisoned the food of his family, killing everyone. After this, the Lin family mansion remained peaceful for a while. Then, for unknown reasons, it fell into the hands of a bully. The bully wanted to sell the house, but before he could even sell it, rumors of it being haunted spread."
"Haunted?"
Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao looked at Mu Yansong.
She had seen zombies, but not ghosts.
She was really curious about what this ghost looked like.
The waiter saw the expressions on their faces and seemed to not believe what he said.
He frowned and his expression darkened.
"That house is truly haunted. I'm not lying to you. Someone went in before and came out crazy. Some people also say that at night, you can hear ghosts crying in that house. If you don't believe me, wait until nightfall and go in and take a look for yourself. You'll know whether it's true or not."
"Little Brother, you misunderstood. We didn't disbelieve what you said."
Su Xiaoxiao curved her eyes and waved her hand.
The waiter snorted and turned away.
When she heard him go downstairs, Su Xiaoxiao withdrew her gaze and looked at Mu Yansong.
"Brother Asong, do you believe that there are ghosts in this world?"
"Seeing is believing. When I see it, I believe it!"
"Okay, then let's go to the Lin family's old house tonight and catch ghosts!"
Su Xiaoxiao raised the corners of her mouth slightly, feeling inexplicably excited.
Zombies are transformed from humans, and ghosts are also transformed from humans.
She was able to fight zombies in her previous life, so there's no reason for her to be afraid of ghosts.
She was a little curious, which one was more powerful, zombies or ghosts?
Night arrived as promised.
Su Xiaoxiao and Mu Yansong had lunch and dinner at the restaurant opposite the Lin family's old house.
It was not until late at night that the waiter came up to urge them to leave, and only then did the two of them leave the restaurant.
The waiter closed the door and saw two people standing outside the Lin family's old house. He shuddered with fear.
"These two guys may not look very old, but they're actually quite brave. It's just a shame that Huacheng will have two more lunatics tomorrow."
The waiter shook his head and slipped away quickly.
The Lin family's old house is haunted, causing nearby shops to close before dark.
At night, no one lit the lights, and the whole street was pitch black, without a trace of life.
The waiter was walking on the road, feeling scared.
If we hadn't been delayed by those two people today, the restaurant would have closed long ago and we wouldn't have waited until now.
It just so happened that the shopkeeper was also a shrewd person. He used the excuse of having something to do at home and left the restaurant to him and ran away.
Now, he is left walking alone at night.
The cold wind blew through the alley, making a whimpering sound.
Su Xiaoxiao raised her hand and tried to push the Lin family's door, but found that it could not be opened at all.
"The gate is already rusty, let me do it!"
Mu Yansong stretched out his hand and pushed gently, and the door of the Lin family's old house made a muffled "creaking" sound.
The door opened...
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