Chapter 27

Stopping, Xia Tianqi glanced into the duty room and did not see Han Xiyuan's figure.

"That fatso isn't here."

Xia Tianqi turned to Leng Yue and said.

Leng Yue didn't say anything after hearing this. Seeing the situation, Xia Tianqi added:

"Maybe he ran away out of fear. I think this possibility is quite high. Or..."

"Bang—!"

Before Xia Tianqi could finish his sentence, the door at the entrance behind them was slammed shut.

"The door is locked!"

Leng Yue was the first to reach the door. After trying to push it, he concluded.

"Can't it be opened?"

Xia Tianqi, with a grim expression, ran over. As Leng Yue had said, the entrance door was indeed locked.

"Let me try to open it."

Leng Yue asked Xia Tianqi to step back, then took off the bag that looked like a pile of shit from his back. He then took out a dark yellow paper talisman, held it between his fingers, and said:

"Seal-breaking talisman! Break!"

With a light shout, Leng Yue bit his tongue and spat a mouthful of blood onto the talisman. Instantly, the originally dark yellow talisman began to emit a dazzling light.

"Go!"

Leng Yue lightly flicked his finger, and the talisman turned into a beam of golden light, sticking to the entrance door.

Xia Tianqi watched in amazement from the side, secretly hoping he could also show such a skill one day.

"Can we open the door now?"

Xia Tianqi looked at Leng Yue and asked curiously.

"No, the seal-breaking talisman didn't break the spiritual seal on the door. I guess my magical power is too low."

"What do you mean... Is that ghost much stronger than you?"

Xia Tianqi swallowed hard, looking at Leng Yue with great unease.

"Just because I can't break its seal doesn't mean anything. It's also possible that the seal-breaking talisman I made is not of high enough grade. However, this possibility is not very high."

Leng Yue's words almost confirmed that he found it difficult to deal with the ghost here, which sent a chill down Xia Tianqi's spine. After a while, he recovered and asked Leng Yue:

"Do you know where that ghost is now? No, to be precise, there are two ghosts."

"Huh? There are two ghosts?"

Upon hearing Xia Tianqi mention two ghosts, Leng Yue's face suddenly showed a look of surprise.

Seeing this, Xia Tianqi's heart sank to the bottom.

"What, you didn't know?"

Seeing Leng Yue's completely unaware expression, Xia Tianqi felt his worries were justified.

"I thought there was only one ghost." Leng Yue's face also turned grim as he looked at Xia Tianqi and asked:

"Have you seen two ghosts? Or..."

"Investigate, analyze, deduce, brother... Do you think some things can only be seen with the eyes?"

Xia Tianqi suddenly felt that Leng Yue might be a fraud, not as powerful as he had imagined.

After all, they were about to face a malevolent ghost, yet Leng Yue told him he didn't even know how many ghosts were here.

Despite his expectations of Leng Yue plummeting to the bottom, he had no choice because he didn't know a single method to exorcise ghosts. The most he could do was try to find a way to kick Leng Yue off his leading position and use him as a "gun."

Otherwise, if Leng Yue continued to act recklessly without a plan, this time he would likely face more danger than safety.

With his decision made, Xia Tianqi told Leng Yue everything he had investigated and the conclusions he had drawn, without any reservation.

Leng Yue fell into a silent contemplation after hearing this.

Without giving Leng Yue too much time to think, Xia Tianqi anxiously called out:

"Brother Leng, Big Brother Leng, God Leng... Please let me know what you think. Do you have any confidence in dealing with those two ghosts? Do you have some, a lot, or none at all?"

Xia Tianqi wasn't afraid that his words would offend Leng Yue, as he had the right to know. If Leng Yue had no confidence, he could at least look for another way to survive.

Leng Yue's brows were tightly furrowed, as if seriously considering the question. He then shook his head at Xia Tianqi and said:

"No confidence."

"Well, I should have expected that. Otherwise, Li Xiaoxiao and the others wouldn't have been killed by the ghost last night."

Although he said this, Xia Tianqi didn't really want to accept this reality, as it meant they needed to find ways to survive.

Instead of actively seeking out and eliminating the two ghosts, they now had to change their approach fundamentally and strategically.

"Since you have no confidence, why don't you stop acting so cocky and be a bit more humble?"

Xia Tianqi was so angry with Leng Yue that he finally couldn't help but criticize him.

Leng Yue didn't seem to be thinking about anything, and he didn't respond to Xia Tianqi's sarcasm, either accepting it or simply ignoring him.

But Xia Tianqi didn't care what Leng Yue was thinking; he was only concerned with how to survive.

Finding a way was clearly very difficult, especially since the "direct confrontation" strategy had failed. They could only rely on some small tactics or guerrilla warfare.

Just as Xia Tianqi was about to discuss with Leng Yue what they should do next, they heard a "bang" from the stairs not far ahead.

The sound was very clear, and they were sure it came from upstairs.

"Let's go up and check."

While Xia Tianqi was momentarily stunned, Leng Yue said without hesitation.

"Go up? Are you crazy?" Hearing Leng Yue say they should go up, Xia Tianqi thought Leng Yue's head was messed up, as the sound was likely made by the two ghosts to lure them upstairs.

If Leng Yue could deal with them, it would be fine to confront them directly, but the problem was that he had no confidence in doing so.

"Do you want me to go up there and die with you!"

"You don't have to come."

Leaving this very arbitrary statement, Leng Yue ignored Xia Tianqi's objections and quickly rushed into the stairwell, followed by a series of hurried footsteps going up the stairs.

"Damn, this fool, he really pisses me off!"

Xia Tianqi felt his lungs were about to burst. He had already made it clear that since Leng Yue had no confidence in dealing with the ghosts, he should be more humble and they should sit down calmly to come up with a good plan.