Ye Ling led Ye Miaomiao into the abandoned manor and found the house surprisingly clean with little dust.
However, there were still dried bloodstains in the corners of the walls.
Ye Ling glanced around the house and chuckled, "It seems this house still holds some secrets. Your urban legends aren't entirely baseless."
Ye Miaomiao shivered, "Th-this must have been cleaned by ghosts! Why does it feel so cold in here!"
"It's just your imagination. Find something to do for yourself, I have some matters to attend to," Ye Ling told Ye Miaomiao. He then found a bedroom, placed Nuo Ying on the bed, and continued to treat her.
Ye Miaomiao, not daring to stay alone in the eerie hall, quickly followed Ye Ling into the bedroom and huddled in a corner. She said to Ye Ling, "D-Uncle, don't worry! I absolutely won't disturb you! Just do your own thing!"
Seeing Ye Miaomiao's frightened expression, Ye Ling couldn't help but shake his head and smile. However, he didn't say much more and focused on treating Nuo Ying.
Time trickled by, and the sky gradually darkened.
Because of Ye Ling's actions of shattering the black tower during the day, the entire Black City was in an uproar. A large number of mechs patrolled the skies, and the entire city was under martial law.
However, the vicinity of Ye Ling's abandoned manor was pitch black and eerily quiet.
Due to the legend of the abandoned manor being haunted, nearby residents had moved away. The Black Tower had even sent agents to investigate the truth of the abandoned manor, but no matter how many agents were sent, they either never returned or returned completely insane!
Over time, the Black Tower gave up investigating the truth of the abandoned manor, and this area became a forbidden zone within Black City.
Ye Miaomiao watched the sky darken outside, and the room became even more sinister due to the power outage, making her increasingly frightened.
She wanted to talk to Ye Ling, but after treating Nuo Ying, Ye Ling stood by the bed motionlessly, like a puppet.
Ye Miaomiao didn't know what was happening with Ye Ling and dared not disturb him.
"Demons and ghosts, be gone! Demons and ghosts, be gone!"
Ye Miaomiao muttered to herself, trying to find something to do to distract herself.
"Right... I just stole classified information from the Black Tower. Although it's useless to me now, it's still good to pass the time and take a look."
Recalling the items she had stolen, Ye Miaomiao immediately opened the box she had taken and retrieved a USB drive, plugging it into her phone.
*Tap! Tap! Tap!*
As the phone screen was still displaying the reading process, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the room, startling Ye Miaomiao. Her phone slipped from her grasp and fell to the ground.
The USB drive flew out and rolled precisely through the gap in the door to the outside.
"The USB drive!"
Seeing the USB drive containing the Black Tower's classified information roll out of the door, Ye Miaomiao's face turned ashen.
She wanted to go out and retrieve it, but the approaching footsteps outside made her tremble with fear.
"U-Uncle..."
Ye Miaomiao looked at Ye Ling with a plea for help, only to see him still motionless, showing no reaction at all.
"It's... over..."
Ye Miaomiao whispered to herself. She looked back at the closed bedroom door, her eyes filled with struggle.
That USB drive was something she had risked her life to steal from the Black Tower Corporation, with immense effort. The information within was priceless!
Even though she was now considered a traitor by the Wings of Freedom, the contents of the USB drive were no longer meaningful to her. However, countless people in the world still desired the data she held.
She could have made a fortune with this USB drive!
But now...
If the person outside was human, her USB drive would be picked up. But if it was a ghost...
Ye Miaomiao swallowed hard, her whole body trembling even more violently!
*Tap! Tap! Tap!*
The strange footsteps grew closer. Ye Miaomiao was covered in sweat and finally made up her mind, gritting her teeth, "I don't care anymore! I'll risk it!"
With a surge of determination, Ye Miaomiao pushed open the door and saw the USB drive lying outside!
She quickly scanned her surroundings, found no one, and then dashed out to grab the USB drive!
"Got it!"
Having retrieved the USB drive, Ye Miaomiao's face lit up with joy. She turned to go back into the room, only to find that the bedroom door, which had been open, was now tightly shut for some unknown reason!
"Uncle?"
Ye Miaomiao assumed Ye Ling had closed the door. She went to open it but found it locked!
"Uncle! Uncle! Open the door quickly!"
Ye Miaomiao panicked and started knocking, but no matter how loudly she knocked or shouted, there was no response from inside.
"Th-this is it..."
Unable to open the door, Ye Miaomiao completely panicked, her eyes filled with growing terror.
*Tap! Tap! Tap!*
At that moment, the strange footsteps sounded behind her again, making her body tremble.
"Who?"
Ye Miaomiao turned around but saw nothing behind her.
Looking at the dark hall, Ye Miaomiao became increasingly frightened and kept backing away, wanting to lean against the bedroom door. However, after retreating several meters, she still hadn't reached the door, and her fear grew.
"Am I that far from the bedroom door?"
*Tap! Tap! Tap!*
Ye Miaomiao muttered, but suddenly heard the strange footsteps behind her, making her tremble all over!
"No way?"
Ye Miaomiao's body stiffened. She turned around tremblingly, only to find that the bedroom door behind her had disappeared, leaving only darkness!
"This is!!!"
Ye Miaomiao's pupils contracted sharply, and she collapsed onto the ground, terrified.
When she came to her senses, she found herself back in the hall. The furniture around the hall was rotted, and the walls were covered in blood.
"A ghost... I've really encountered a ghost!"
Seeing the terrifying scene, Ye Miaomiao could no longer hold back and screamed. She turned to flee the eerie house, only to find that the house's main door had vanished!
A man in a black robe, holding a blood-stained axe, slowly emerged from the blood-splattered wall.
In his other hand, he carried Ye Ling's head!
"U-Uncle!!!"
Seeing Ye Ling's head, Ye Miaomiao's pupils contracted sharply, and she screamed!
The next moment, Ye Miaomiao woke up, finding herself lying on the bed. Nuo Ying was sitting by the bed, looking at her.
Ye Ling was sitting by the window, drinking hot tea and admiring the night view outside.
Nuo Ying smiled at Ye Miaomiao, "You're awake? Did you have a nightmare?"
"That was... a dream?"
Ye Miaomiao murmured, letting out a long sigh of relief. But before she could fully recover, outside the room door... the strange "tap, tap" sound was heard again!
Ye Miaomiao's face instantly turned green!