In her memory, Emily Thompson was always quiet and reserved, but in the past half hour, what she saw was a witty and charming young man who made her laugh out loud several times, losing her composure again and again.

Emily Thompson smiled and said, “I wasn’t this familiar with Senior Sister Carter before…”

William Clark glanced at Emily Thompson, feeling that he had changed these past few days. The old Emily Thompson was like a closed gourd, able to go an entire day without saying a word. Yet on this short trip down the mountain, he had spoken more to Senior Sister Carter than he usually did in half a month.

Could it be that he’s fallen for Senior Sister Carter?

Emily Thompson flew through the air, gazing at the lush forests below, and let out a long breath.

No one likes living a life on the edge, licking blood from the blade. Maybe he had been repressed for too long in his previous life, and now, living again, his mindset had shifted a bit. Occasionally teasing a beautiful Senior Sister, watching her pretty face blush as she tried to refuse but couldn’t hide her delight, was quite an amusing thing.

An hour later, the four of them arrived at a small city at the foot of the mountain.

This city was called Fengzhou City, located within the borders of the Chen Kingdom. The haunted location was a residence within the city.

Emily Thompson was not unfamiliar with the city. In his memory, almost every month William Clark would take him down the mountain several times to feast and drink at the largest restaurant in Fengzhou City.

Thinking back now, no wonder he hadn’t succeeded in gathering qi after two years. While others were diligently cultivating, he was dragged by William Clark into a life of idleness, going down the mountain every few days to enjoy life. It would be a miracle if he could gather qi…

For these two years, he could be considered the biggest obstacle on Emily Thompson’s path of cultivation.

Fortunately, that demonic witch didn’t know about this, or else William Clark would have been in big trouble.

Fengzhou City, at the city gate.

Several figures waited eagerly at the gate. When a pot-bellied middle-aged man saw Emily Thompson and the others, his face lit up with obvious joy. He hurried forward and said, “Honored immortals, you’ve finally arrived. I have already prepared a modest banquet at the restaurant. Please, this way…”

The banquet prepared by Master Reed was quite lavish. During the meal, he described in detail to Emily Thompson and the others what had happened in his household.

A few days ago, the Ren family moved into a new residence. It should have been a joyous occasion, but after moving in, for several nights in a row, dozens of people in the Ren family all had strange nightmares. In their dreams, there were fierce ghosts with blue faces and fangs, relentlessly haunting them…

This left the entire Ren family in a state of panic. In just a few days, more than ten family members fell ill. With no other choice, Master Reed personally went up to Baiyun Mountain and spent a fortune to hire cultivators to exorcise the ghosts.

“That evil spirit only had half a face, it was terrifying…”

“I saw a female ghost with a deathly pale face, her tongue was three feet long!”

“There was also an old ghost who took off his arm and chewed on it…”

…

As they spoke of the nightmares from the past few days, everyone from the Ren family present looked terrified, their legs trembling, faces as pale as paper.

Amid his fear, Master Reed was also filled with resentment. He gritted his teeth and said, “That damned feng shui master said it was a once-in-a-century auspicious house, that moving here would be good for my descendants, and he took a full hundred taels from me. But now we see ghosts every day! If I see him again, I’ll break his dog legs…”

Listening to their accounts, Senior Sister Carter and David Brooks looked calm, while William Clark was clearly a bit scared—after all, it was his first time encountering such a thing. Emily Thompson felt a bit uneasy, but also secretly excited…

He had seen plenty of people, but this was his first time seeing a ghost.

In this world, after people die, it is possible for them to continue existing as spiritual entities. But these spirits are very fragile, being things of extreme yin. Under normal circumstances, they quickly dissipate on their own, cannot exist for long, and certainly cannot be exposed to sunlight.

The lowest level of spirits cannot physically harm the living. They can only appear at night when the yin energy is strongest. If an ordinary person is invaded by yin energy while sleeping, they are prone to nightmares, and over time, both their mind and body will collapse.

From the Ren family’s description, the entity haunting the new Ren residence was just the lowest level of ghost, which could only be called a yin spirit.

Such yin spirits have no combat power. A simple fireball spell can destroy their spiritual form, dispersing them completely. For four Qi Refining cultivators from Baiyun Temple to come, it was really making a mountain out of a molehill.

After the meal, the four of them, led by Master Reed, arrived at the new Ren residence.

This residence was far from the bustling city, occupying a large area with no other buildings nearby. Built against the mountain, there was a small lake behind the courtyard. The air was fresh, the scenery beautiful—it truly was a fine residence.

However, standing in front of the courtyard, Emily Thompson couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable all over.

William Clark hugged his arms and subconsciously moved closer to Emily Thompson.

David Brooks clasped his hands behind his back, looked around, and finally turned to Master Reed and asked, “Do you have a grudge against that feng shui master?”

Master Reed was taken aback, then said, “Immortal master, why do you say that?”

David Brooks said calmly, “If you had no enmity, why would he have you build your house here?”

Master Reed seemed to realize something, his expression changed, and he said, “Could it be that the feng shui here is bad?”