Hu Zi followed Lu Fei under the shade of the trees, rubbing his arms as he walked; the branches and leaves were so dense that they blocked out the sky.
"With such a gloomy environment, it's no wonder there are ghosts haunting this place."
"Hu Zi, be careful at night. There's more than one ghost here." Lu Fei reminded him.
"Boss, those two people look really impressive. Are they really that powerful?" Hu Zi looked at them and asked in a low voice.
"If Old Man Duan knows them, they're at least not frauds." Lu Fei said calmly.
The Xuanmen world is vast, with many extraordinary and unique individuals. He had only just entered this world, and didn't know many people yet.
Hu Zi nodded: "It's good that there are more people, it's less dangerous at night..."
As he was speaking.
Principal Qin came over, seemingly with something to say to Lu Fei.
"Principal, what is it?"
"Student Lu, I see that those three masters are quite impressive. Why don't you refrain from venturing in tonight? Your intentions are enough."
Principal Qin was full of concern and worry.
Although Su LiGuo had strongly recommended him, in his heart, Lu Fei was still a student. Even if he had some family heritage, it might not be enough to handle such a dangerous situation.
He really didn't want to see any student get into trouble.
"Principal, I know you're concerned about me, but please rest assured. I'm not acting on impulse," Lu Fei insisted.
"Then remember, never act rashly in anything," Principal Qin advised, still somewhat uneasy, and then went to ask the monks and the Taoist priest to take good care of Lu Fei.
Although they readily agreed, their eyes showed obvious contempt.
After Principal Qin left, the Taoist priest snorted coldly.
"Today's young people are really impressive. They don't have to exert any effort and still get a good reputation. When we were young, we were devoted to vanquishing demons and spirits, never thinking about being cowards."
Duan Tiankui said, "Tianyuan Taoist, Xiaolu is the junior shopkeeper of Sinisterium Pawnshop and also a student at Jiang University. I believe he genuinely wants to help."
Although he was defending Lu Fei, Duan Tiankui had never seen Lu Fei's skills, so he didn't want to speak too confidently.
"So what if it's Sinisterium Pawnshop? It's just taking advantage of its family legacy to freeload. Once it has a good reputation, it won't be hard to find someone gullible," scoffed the Tianyuan Taoist.
"Who did you say is freeloading..." Hu Zi immediately clenched his fists.
Lu Fei patted his arm and laughed, "Tianyuan Taoist makes a good point, why didn't I think of that? With his familiarity with this, Tianyuan Taoist must be very experienced, right?"
"You..." The Tianyuan Taoist was taken aback and snorted coldly, "Let's see if you can still be sharp-tongued when you face the ghosts!"
With that, he ignored Lu Fei.
Lu Fei ignored him.
Originally, he had planned to share the clue about there being more than one long-haired ghost in the haunted building with them.
Since they were so capable, they could find out on their own.
The sky darkened.
Night arrived as expected.
In the old campus, only a few scattered streetlights glimmered faintly, leaving everything pitch black and silent, without even the chirping of insects or the singing of birds.
"Folks, we trouble you. Lingyue and I will guard the formation here!"
Duan Tiankui, with his granddaughter, sat cross-legged outside the building, keeping an eye on the array flags.
"Old Duan, you are too kind. With your support, we are certain to capture that ghost!"
After exchanging greetings, Monk Kudeng and Daoist Tianyuan led the way into the building, not waiting for Lu Fei at all.
Lu Fei didn't care; he wasn't interested in sticking with these two people anyway.
Having encountered so many evil creatures and with his intrinsic magical artifact, he didn't feel that he needed anyone's protection.
"Brother Lu, be careful," Duan Lingyue winked at Lu Fei.
"Thank you."
Lu Fei smiled at her and entered the haunted building with Hu Zi.
The two people ahead ran very fast. By the time Lu Fei and Hu Zi reached the fourth floor, they had already entered dorm room 404.
After some thought, Lu Fei decided not to enter and instead stayed outside the door.
Those two simply assumed that Lu Fei was afraid, and a contemptuous smile appeared on their faces.
The flashlight went out.
The entire building was plunged into darkness.
Lu Fei held the lightning-struck jujube wood staff, channeling his magical power to his five senses, paying attention to every movement around him.
Hu Zi tightly clutched the ghost-head saber, his heart pounding wildly.
However.
After waiting for a long time, even as the night deepened, the dilapidated building remained utterly silent.
Apart from a heavy presence of yin energy, not even a trace of ghostly presence could be seen.
"Could it be that with so many people here tonight, those ghosts do not dare to show up? Or perhaps, we need to play a séance game to summon the ghosts?"
Lu Fei muttered to himself, considering whether to walk around other parts of the dormitory building.
Suddenly, a dim candlelight flickered in the dormitory.
Tian Yuan had lit a black candle and placed it by the dormitory window.
The glass of the window was already broken, and the night breeze blew in, rustling the leaves of the ivy by the window, yet the candle flame remained completely still.
Lu Fei recognized it at a glance; it was the yin candle of the Yin-Yang Candles.
Lighting the yin candle can attract spirits to come closer.
It's a way, indeed.
However, why would a Taoist from Tianyuan use such a thing?
After placing the candle, Tianyuan retreated to a corner, holding a peach wood Seven-Star Sword in his hand. The hilt of the sword was adorned with red tassels, and there seemed to be Daoist symbols engraved on the blade.
This Seven-Star Sword was well-crafted, but its peach wood material was far inferior to Lu Fei's thunderstruck jujube wood.
The plump and big-eared monks Ludeng removed the long string of prayer beads from around his neck and wrapped them around his hand.
The candlelight was dim and yellow.
Both of them stared at the candle, their expressions serious.
Hoo—
A gust of cold wind blew by, causing the tree shadows outside the window to sway violently.
The light of the dim candle suddenly turned green!
"Hu-Zi, it's here." Lu Fei immediately whispered a warning.
Hu-Zi's body jolted, and he tightly gripped his ghost-head blade, cautiously looking around.
The air became chilly.
Vaguely, a blurry dark shadow slowly emerged outside the window.
The shadow had long hair, almost reaching its waist, as if drawn by the candlelight, it floated in from outside the window, savoring the aroma of the candle.
Tian Yuan did not rush forward but first took a careful look, and his tense expression instantly relaxed.
"Just a resentful ghost, daring to cause trouble here!"
Then, he charged forward with his Seven Star Sword, aiming the tip straight at the long-haired ghost.
The long-haired ghost was suddenly startled, its black hair writhing and a surge of yin energy bursting forth. The sharp, chilling wind prevented Tian Yuan from approaching.
Ku Deng quickly stepped forward and threw the prayer beads, which looped around the long-haired ghost.
He raised his palm and muttered incantations.
The prayer beads emitted a faint golden light, binding the long-haired ghost. The long-haired ghost struggled fiercely, its black hair growing longer and reaching out towards Ku Deng.
"Looking for death!"
Tian Yuan shouted and, taking advantage of the bound long-haired ghost, charged forward and swung his sword with all his might.
"Ahhh—"
The runes on the sword glimmered slightly, and the long-haired ghost let out a piercing scream.
Tian Yuan pressed his advantage, striking several more times, and finally the long-haired ghost turned to ashes, leaving only a few strands of hair drifting in the air.
"Amitabha!"
With a wave of his hand, Ku Deng retracted the prayer beads.
"A mere vengeful spirit is nothing; it's no trouble at all for the two of us to handle."
Tian Yuan, with a smug expression, spoke somewhat boastfully after a series of swift actions.
"If it is just one vengeful spirit, why is there such a heavy aura of yin and malevolence here?" A hint of confusion appeared on Ku Deng's plump face.
"Even if there were a few more such spirits, what of it?" Tian Yuan was indifferent, "With Master Ku Deng's cooperation, I will kill one as soon as it appears."
However, outside the door, Lu Fei saw that a shadow had appeared behind both of them at some point.