"..."

The short-haired old man in a tank top and shorts on the sofa beside me couldn't help but shake his head when he heard the words. Just as he was about to advise against scaring the guests, his brow involuntarily furrowed.

He flared his nostrils, sniffing delicately.

"When the visitors arrive later, remember to be polite, Tong Hua," Old Zhang's earnest advice rang out, "Don't just start using your abilities to spy on them as soon as you meet."

"Ah, don't worry, I'm all about integrity!"

Tong Hua's instantly thumping on her chest in assurance was filled with sincerity... yet in reality, only a fool would trust her.

Old Zhang sighed, slightly shaking his head as he picked up the teapot. As the saying goes, good advice is lost on a fool; the child is still young, there's much to learn from life's hard knocks.

He played with the two perfectly rounded iron walnuts in his hand, remaining silent.

Until the elevator rose slowly.

The faint sound of Xiao An's voice.

"They're here, they're here."

Tong Hua's eyes lit up, activating the exclusive skill of the 'Detective'—the ether eye. Rubbing her hands together, she focused intently, "Let's have a look—"

Then, in that instant, she froze in place.

Unable to utter a sound.

As if, in a flash, she had plunged into Hell.

In the observation of the ether eye, all light dimmed, and materials seemed to lose their color out of nowhere, leaving nothing but mottled shades. Even the sunlight outside the window seemed to lose its warmth.

As if falling into an icy cave!

The terror of the blood tide's roar suddenly exploded next to her ear, carrying countless harrowing shrieks and wails.

Nothing was clear anymore; the world was a blur. The only thing she could see was the slowly opening elevator door, revealing the silent, thick blood that began to spread, rise, flow, and burst out like a geyser, completely engulfing her.

"Wait, wait—"

Tong Hua's expression, frozen on her face.

Her complexion, gradually paling.

Wasn't something quite off?

It seemed like...

She accidentally saw something that should not have been seen.

Within the rushing tide of blood, there appeared to be a vague figure, slowly emerging from the darkness, looking around, the indescribable shadow squirming, inching closer to her.

Bit by bit.

Causing her smile, no longer maintainable, to twitch into growing horror.

The act she knew by heart was now forgotten in the suffocating grip of fear, leaving behind only one thought:

Oh, can this be reconciled?

Countless twisted faces emerged from the blood, melting, overlapping, merging, slowly stretching out writhing tendrils, gently sweeping past her face, as if sensing something.

Then after that, one after another hollow eye appeared from the blood, gazing down upon her. The countless melting, distorted faces grinned, drawing closer, from amidst the wails, they spat out venomous curses at her.

To be forever etched into her memory and soul!

"▇▇——"

"Eek! Wen, Wen... Sis Wen, save me!!!"

Tong Hua retreated in terror, unable to hold back, she screamed, "Help, help me ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

"I'm flabbergasted..."

Ji Jue took a couple of steps back in fright, his eyes wide and mouth agape. He had just exited the elevator when he saw a bloodless, pale face staring intensely at him. He, too, had a startle, thinking a female ghost had come to claim his life.

It took some courage just to say hello, and as he went to shake hands... why did the other party react as if more afraid than him, turning tail to run?

Shouldn't he be the one screaming?!

Wait, had he not even started the job before experiencing office bullying?!

But seeing Xiao An acting as if this was all normal, he wasn't really sure what was going on, hesitatingly peeking around the sofa at the old man calmly playing with walnuts, "Excuse me, is this the Security Bureau's office in the Northern Mountain District?"

"Yes, that's right."

Old Zhang, fiddling with the walnuts, nodded with a beaming smile and a warm wave, "You must be Ji, right? Oh, it's been so long since we've had visitors, welcome, welcome, have a seat!

Would you like some seeds? Have some fruit too!"

With that, a selection of snacks including fruit plates, sunflower seeds, peanuts, soft candies, chocolates, and more appeared under the coffee table as if by magic. Before he could react, Ji Jue found a cup of tea had been placed before him.

And across from him, the old man who had swiftly brewed a pot of fine tea now gestured for him to drink.

No, wait, what the hell, I'm not here to pay a New Year visit!

And, the woman who had just screamed and run away...

"She..."

"It's nothing, don't mind her. She scared herself watching horror movies late at night."

Old Zhang lifted his own tea cup, sipping nonchalantly.

It was Tong Hua who dug her own hole; he was used to it by now, it was not the first time.

Chosen Ones of the ether path tend to have this problem: extremely nosy, crazy for gossip, always wanting to see, happy to look, daring to observe.

And in the end, as they keep looking, they inadvertently doom themselves.

Now it was just Ji Jue she had seen, hardly a big deal. When the day comes for her to have the audacity to even peek at the Superior Tapestry and the Nine Demon Limbs, that will be a real problem.

A little lesson will do her good.

However, the back of the hand holding the tea cup couldn't help but cause a ripple of goosebumps, the hairs standing on end.

The blessings of [True Eye], [Super Sense] combined with White Deer's [enemy detect] forged a higher-level blessing, [Pure View]. Under normal circumstances, it could sense the essence of any intruder within a hundred meters.

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