"Since you don't want to kill, then I won't kill. It's all up to you."
The red-robed female ghost's smiling expression made Chen Shou helplessly rub his forehead. Did she not realize how terrifying her smile was?
Her laughter was sinister and filled with intense resentment, capable of disturbing ordinary people and magnifying their fears until they lost their minds.
Chen Shou was unaware of the red-robed female ghost's true strength, only that she was very powerful.
As for why she didn't harm him and obeyed his commands, Chen Shou had asked, but she never gave a direct answer.
Chen Shou returned to his residence. He had inherited his parents' haunted house, but unfortunately, the haunted house had no visitors anymore, which was no different from being bankrupt.
If it weren't for some money left at home to support him, Chen Shou would probably have had to sell everything to make a living.
"Sigh, I wonder when this haunted house will return to the bustling state it was in when I was a child."
Chen Shou looked at the somewhat dilapidated haunted house with a sense of melancholy.
As for why he had killed the second young master of the Huang family, it was because when he was still in university, a female classmate who was very close to him had been raped by that person.
In the prime of his youth, on their last meeting before she jumped to her death, he was powerless to stop her suicide. He could only make a vow that if he ever had the ability, he would avenge her.
He had always remembered that promise.
The moment he gained the ability, he finally avenged her. He hoped that she, in the afterlife, could rest in peace.
"Besides you, are there any other ghosts or monsters in this world?"
Chen Shou entered a dusty warehouse and suddenly asked.
She had emerged from a doll in the warehouse, a doll he seemed to remember playing with as a child.
"I don't know," the red-robed female ghost replied very concisely.
Chen Shou looked at her for a long time without speaking. Well, asking was futile.
"Forget it, I should focus on how to revitalize the haunted house."
...
At a beauty salon, Qin Siwan arrived for her usual skincare and facial treatments.
"This must be your son, Young Master Zhao, right?"
The female owner of the salon personally greeted her, and upon seeing the young man beside her, became even more obsequious.
"Yes, it's rare for me to have free time today, so I brought him out for a stroll."
Qin Siwan was in a very good mood today, smiling at everyone she met.
"Young Master Zhao, this way to the lounge. Please follow me."
A female employee led Zhao Yunhai to the lounge, which was a VIP lounge with private rooms.
"You can lie down here, and we will arrange for a professional technician to serve you."
"Mm."
Zhao Yunhai had been brought to such places many times as a child, so he lay down as if it were commonplace.
A female technician entered and began to massage him with very practiced and comfortable movements.
Note: This was a legitimate female technician, performing a legitimate massage.
"Would you like..."
The originally professional female technician suddenly became unprofessional, her hot breath whispering seductively by his ear.
The owner was quite adept at handling customers, but Zhao Yunhai was not someone who would settle for anything.
So, Zhao Yunhai lay down on the massage bed and gestured for her to step on his back.
The female technician felt a little disappointed and dared not linger. If she could have, she would have earned a large sum of money.
Thus, the female technician could only honestly step on his back. The technicians here were all professionals who used sterilized, specially medicated foot baths.
Knock, knock, knock!!!
"Young Master Yun."
Si Jinyan knocked on the door from outside and called out.
Zhao Yunhai let him in and turned to ask Si Jinyan, "What's wrong?"
Si Jinyan glanced at the massage technician. Zhao Yunhai gestured for her to leave.
The female technician, understanding, walked out and closed the door behind her.
Si Jinyan then slowly said, "Wang Fan and Li Mingyi were discovered by Xiao Yang, and a battle ensued."
"The two of them fighting against Xiao Yang only resulted in a draw."
Si Jinyan was already giving Wang Fan a lot of credit by saying this. In terms of combat ability, Wang Fan was negligible.
Since the two of them were acting together, even though Si Jinyan didn't get along with Wang Fan, he didn't bring personal grudges into serious matters.
"Is Li Mingyi alright?"
Zhao Yunhai wasn't entirely unconcerned about Wang Fan, but if Li Mingyi wasn't okay, Wang Fan wouldn't be either.
"Li Mingyi sustained some injuries. Xiao Yang has disappeared. Wang Fan is looking after him," Si Jinyan said.
"Understood, you can go now."
Zhao Yunhai waved his hand, signaling him to leave.
After all, a "wild" protagonist developed faster than a "domesticated" one. But this was normal.
The domesticated protagonist by his side would not encounter any hardships, so it was natural for the wild protagonist, who experienced hardships, to develop faster.
Zhao Yunhai watched his increasing revenge points, knowing that Xiao Yang must also have been seriously injured.
Xiao Yang still needed to be provoked further; the speed at which the revenge points were growing was not satisfactory to Zhao Yunhai.
At this moment, the massage technician re-entered and continued her service.
Zhao Yunhai closed his eyes, enjoying the massage, while simultaneously messaging Wu Chen on his phone.
Wang Fan had first messaged Si Jinyan, evidently seeking reinforcements. Since he wanted support, Si Jinyan naturally wouldn't refuse.
...
"Can you even do anything? Fighting one Xiao Yang and ending up like this, someone might think you went for special services!"
Wang Fan leaned against the stone wall, looking at the somewhat weak Li Mingyi with concern.
He had watched the battle from a safe distance. Upon seeing that both were injured, he quickly picked up Li Mingyi and fled.
Xiao Yang had also disappeared, but Wang Fan calculated that Xiao Yang wouldn't return for a while, so he didn't bother going too far.
"I'm fine, I'll be alright after a rest. But how did Xiao Yang become so strong in such a short time?"
Li Mingyi was surprised by Xiao Yang's rapid increase in strength.
"If you can't win, I'll call for reinforcements. If you feel too embarrassed, I'll do it. I have thick skin."
Wang Fan felt insecure now. Even if his divination indicated safety, if the divination was wrong, he would be powerless to stop it.
Li Mingyi rolled his eyes at Xiao Yang and ignored him.
Seeing this, Wang Fan immediately contacted Si Jinyan again. Although he and Si Jinyan didn't get along, on serious matters, the latter didn't hold personal grudges.
After Li Mingyi saw Wang Fan contacting Si Jinyan, he silently controlled the Great Sea Divine Pearl to give him strength.
Unfortunately, this was not his home turf. Otherwise, Xiao Yang would definitely not be his match.
Wu Chen, who was flying towards them, silently recited Buddhist scriptures.
"Amitabha, the Buddha is like a brick, moved wherever needed."
Wu Chen, at such a young age, had already learned how to slack off. He didn't want to work and preferred to go home to chant scriptures and cultivate.
Wu Chen glanced at the Vajra Protector Ye Yu beside him. With the Vajra Protector present, he should be able to slack off, right?
Upon arriving at their destination, Wu Chen and the Vajra Protector Ye Yu quickly met up with Wang Fan.
"It's you! You actually brought your Vajra Protector. You little rascal, you're not thinking of slacking off, are you?"
Wang Fan glanced at the devout man beside the young monk and his eyelids twitched.
If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have taught the young monk such things carelessly.