Chapter 4

Xu Xian sneered, the corners of his lips curling. "You should be the one asking me that! Has this place become your home? Am I not allowed to come here?"

Without any hesitation, Xu Xian leaped onto the wall, looking down at Yu Xiaoyu from a height, as if to say, "Do you regret it? Didn't expect me, this loser, to actually be a master, did you? You traded your youth and body for material enjoyment, but lost my true love. Do you regret it now?"

As if sensing the hidden message in Xu Xian's eyes, to his surprise, Yu Xiaoyu not only showed no regret but also blurted out, "You're sick!"

Then she jumped down from the wall, pulled out a makeup box from her waist bag, and began to examine it.

Xu Xian, who was lost in his own fantasies, was immediately stunned. When he saw what she was holding, he couldn't help but scratch his chin, looking suspicious. Because the makeup box in Yu Xiaoyu's hand wasn't really a makeup box, but a small compass.

A woman, holding a flashlight and a compass, in the dark, and in a house filled with yin energy... What was she doing?

Xu Xian jumped down from the wall and asked, "What are you doing? Don't you know this is a haunted house?"

Yu Xiaoyu didn't even look up as she replied, "This is my job!"

"Huh? Are you an exorcist?" Xu Xian thought, besides this profession, there was no reason for her to be here with these items.

"You can think of it that way!" Yu Xiaoyu paused, then added, "But what about you? Why did you sneak here? Afraid of being caught as a thief?"

"Wow! Really impressive!" Xu Xian laughed, his previous gloom instantly gone. Realizing his tone was a bit exaggerated and somewhat embarrassing in front of the goddess, he tried to sound knowledgeable, "By the way, which branch of the Southern Mao or Northern Ma are you from?"

Yu Xiaoyu looked at him as if he were an idiot and said, "You watch too many TV dramas!"

Xu Xian was embarrassed! He finally had a chance to be alone with the goddess, but he never expected their meeting to be like this. Not showing his best side, Xu Xian felt a bit frustrated, but he didn't expect to make such a common mistake. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

However, this was just as well, as it made him think of his true purpose for coming here. Since they couldn't find a common topic and she seemed uninterested in him, he decided to focus on his own business.

He sat down at a stone table in the courtyard and began to practice the Nine Yang Heavenly Art. Immediately, the yin energy around him surged toward him.

Xu Xian's actions immediately caught Yu Xiaoyu's attention, as the needle in her compass started to spin wildly, unable to stop. She quickly realized the source of the disturbance was Xu Xian, who had appeared here for no apparent reason.

What surprised her even more was that Xu Xian seemed to be in a state of cultivation. Yu Xiaoyu's mind was filled with questions, thinking, "Could this guy be from the same mystic sect as me? No, that can't be right! I've never heard of any of the major mystic sects having an idiot like him!"

If Xu Xian knew he was considered an 'idiot' in the goddess's mind, he would probably want to cry.

However, Yu Xiaoyu's eyes soon widened in shock, and she thought to herself, "How is this possible? He actually has the Nine Yang Constitution, one of the constitutions that is certain to lead to death! How could he have survived to this age? Could it be because of the cultivation method he practices? But... how could such a method exist in the world?"

Xu Xian's situation was like 'intentionally planting flowers that don't bloom, but unintentionally growing willows that flourish.'

Originally, they couldn't find a common topic, but his reckless cultivation unexpectedly drew Yu Xiaoyu's attention.

"Using yin energy to neutralize the Nine Yang energy in his body, theoretically, it could work, but... that's not right! If it were that simple, the Nine Yang and Nine Yin constitutions wouldn't be considered fatal. There must be something special about his cultivation method..."

But soon, Yu Xiaoyu stopped him, as she saw his brows furrow in concentration.

"Idiot! Do you want to die? Practicing in a place like this?" Yu Xiaoyu slapped his shoulder, looking at him as if he were an idiot again.

Xu Xian wanted to retort, but seeing her expression, he suddenly realized he was indeed an idiot. Knowing this was a haunted house, he should have been more cautious and not practiced so recklessly. If she hadn't stopped him, he might have really gone into a state of mental derangement.

Seeing Xu Xian about to argue, Yu Xiaoyu huffed, "I know your Nine Yang Constitution isn't afraid of yin energy, but can't you feel the intense resentment in this yin energy? For someone who practices, you're really... an idiot!"

The last two words were almost inaudible, but Xu Xian's ears were too sensitive, and he heard them.

He felt extremely wronged and muttered to himself, "If you weren't here, would I have been so careless? If my goddess wasn't in front of me, would I have lost my focus and forgotten about these things I should have paid attention to? This is all your fault!"

However, he naturally didn't say this out loud, only smiling awkwardly and changing the subject, "Why is there such intense resentment here?"

"I'm trying to find out!" Yu Xiaoyu turned back to her compass.

Xu Xian stroked his chin, his brows slightly furrowed, and muttered, "Where there is resentment, there must be someone or something that died unjustly. It seems this place became a haunted house for a reason. And..." He closed his eyes and used his mind to scan the surroundings.

After a long moment, he suddenly opened his eyes and walked toward a cluster of jade-like bamboo, "It seems the reason is here!"

Hearing this, Yu Xiaoyu walked over with her compass, and indeed, the compass responded. She looked up at him, "How did you know?"

"Intuition!" Xu Xian coughed, "I'm not sure if it's real, but let's dig and see... However..."

"However, it's best to let the owner of this place do the digging. At least it should be done in front of the owner, otherwise..."

Yu Xiaoyu understood his point. Without the owner present, if something went wrong, it could cause unnecessary trouble.

Thinking for a moment, she took out her phone, dialed a number, and chatted for a bit before hanging up and putting the phone back in her waist bag. She looked at Xu Xian, "Which sect are you from? Or, who is your master? I've never heard of anyone like you in the mystic sects."

"Mystic sects? So they really exist. By the way, are there many cultivators in the mystic sects?"

"You watch too many novels!"

"Cough, cough! Fine! I won't ask. But I'm not from any mystic sect. I just know some cultivation techniques and met an old Taoist with incredible abilities. I learned some basic skills. You know I have the Nine Yang Constitution, so I need to practice in places with intense yin energy..."

"That's not right! I should have noticed you had the Nine Yang Constitution before!"

"Would you have paid attention to someone like me?" Xu Xian laughed self-deprecatingly. His laugh made Yu Xiaoyu somewhat silent, as if he had hit the mark.

But getting this answer, Xu Xian felt very uncomfortable, "Damn! I really was ignored! What the hell!"

The two chatted idly as they waited. About half an hour later, the owner of the place arrived. The lights in the villa turned on, and a beam of light shone directly into the backyard.

A middle-aged man with a potbelly, a slightly balding head, and dark circles under his eyes walked in, looking exhausted, "Miss Yu, did you really find it? Who is this?" He finally noticed Xu Xian, who was bare-chested.

"My name is Xu Xian, I'm Miss Yu's... assistant! Mr. He, right? Hello! I'm glad you came in person!"

"Hello!" He Cheng gave Xu Xian a strange look, then turned to Yu Xiaoyu, "How's it going?"

Yu Xiaoyu pointed to the small cluster of bamboo, "The problem is here. You can have someone dig it up, but I suggest you call your trusted people. There might be something you don't want others to see..."

"Alright! I'll arrange it right away!"