Chapter 15

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After eating supper, Su Chongshan and the others came over . They were very nervous and stared at Mu Yi .

“Mister Su, go and stick this charm on the door of the old woman’s bedroom . Nobody can stay in the room . If you notice anything abnormal during night, don’t worry,” Mu Yi said while holding out his one and only home-guarding charm to Su Chongshan .

“Don’t worry . I’ll do it myself,” Su Chongshan said while taking Mu Yi’s charm .

“Alright,” Mu Yi said while nodding . Then, he looked at Su Jun and said, “Mister Su, tonight, stay with your father . Take some strong guards with you . ”

“I will remember that,” Su Jun said while nodding .

“You two and Yingying can stay with me tonight,” Mu Yi said to Su Yingying, Su Jinlun, and Zheng Zicong .

“Taoist priest, Yingying can stay?” Su Jun asked . He was surprised because Mu Yi had asked that all the women leave the Su Clan . Apart from his mother and Su Yingying, there were no other women in the Su Clan . They had all left .

“She can . Maybe she can even help us,” Mu Yi said he was going to handle everything . Besides, he had given her a body protection charm, so nothing would happen to her .

Since Mu Yi had said that, Su Jun had nothing to say .

“Taoist priest, can I stay with my grandfather? I lost too much blood . I feel dizzy and have no strength anymore . I’m afraid I’ll just be a burden if I stay with you,” Zheng Zicong said hesitantly . His excuse wasn’t truly groundless .

In fact, Zheng Zicong was truly much weaker than Su Jinlun . He had become so weak despite losing so little blood, but he knew that if he stayed with Mu Yi, the situation could be more dangerous .

“Taoist priest, Zicong is much weaker than Jinlun, so he should stay with me . Do you want another guard?” Su Chongshan asked when he saw that Zheng Zicong was pulling a long face .

“It’s alright . He can stay with you . I don’t need another guard,” Mu Yi said . He didn’t want to offend Zheng Zicong . Instead, he just nodded .

Zheng Zicong was relieved . Unfortunately for him, he didn’t notice that after that, Mu Yi looked at him mockingly . However, Su Yingying noticed it .

She wanted to tell Zheng Zicong to be careful, but in the end, she remained silent .

After Su Chongshan and the others left, Mu Yi gave Su Jinlun a blade . He didn’t know where it came from, but it was shiny . It looked scary and had definitely seen its fair share of death .

“Keep that blade for protection . Don’t leave my side” Mu Yi said to Su Jinlun .

“Alright, Taoist priest . ” Su Jinlun said as he took the blade .

Mu Yi then gave a paperweight to Su Yingying and said, “Keep it for now . We’ll use it when the time is right . ”

Su Yingying nodded and took the paperweight .

Mu Yi’s hands were empty . He rolled up his sleeves and asked Su Jinlun to lead the way . They arrived in a calm, little courtyard .

The courtyard was located at the western part of the Su Clan . They passed through the gateway and saw a seemingly abandoned road behind it . At the end of the road was another courtyard and finally the sealed building .

There were torches everywhere along the walls, while Su Yingying and Su Jinlun were also holding torches to light their way .

Mu Yi asked Su Jinlun to open the doors . The scenery wasn’t scary, but Su Jinlun was shaking nevertheless .

In contrast, Mu Yi looked so much at ease that he even entered the building first .

Even though Su Jinlun was scared, he let Su Yingying walk in the middle anyway . He held the blade firmly and followed them .

They were the only ones in the courtyard . The fire from the torches emitted crackling and spluttering sounds .

The courtyard wasn’t large, and there were some bamboo stalks in the western corner, possibly for Feng Shui purposes .

There was a pond at the foot of the bamboo trees, but it was dry . There was just some dry and cracked mud inside .

In the middle of the courtyard, there was a stone table surrounded by four stone chairs accompanied by some rustling leaves on the chair and tables .

Though the door was closed, someone was probably in charge of sweeping and cleaning . Otherwise, everything would have been wrecked over the passage of time .

“Do you know why the old woman came here some time ago?” Mu Yi asked while looking at the stone table .

“We’re not sure . My mother said that my grandmother had been ordered to come here . She sat here alone for half an afternoon . Afterward, she became erratic and soon fell ill,” Su Yingying said .

Maybe it was coincidence, but right after Su Yingying spoke, a strong wind suddenly started blowing across the courtyard . The bamboo leaves in the courtyard rustled, and the flames of the torches started to flicker .

At that moment, Su Yingying and Su Jinlun were startled as they moved closer to Mu Yi .

Mu Yi could smell a floral fragrance from Su Yingying as she moved closer .

“Let’s go inside and see,” Mu Yi said while nodding . He didn’t need to probe any longer as he had already received his answer .

The small building was two stories tall . The ground floor was the living room, but there was nothing left inside, only a rug .

As they walked through the first floor, the ground kept creaking . Su Yingying and Su Jinlun’s faces were deathly pale .

Actually, most ordinary people would be scared inside an abandoned building even if they hadn’t known what had happened there in the past . The Su clan had seen what Mu Yi was capable of . If he had said that there was a ghost in the house, then it was definitely the truth .

The rustling of leaves in the wind was enough to scare them to death, especially Jinlun because he was guarding the back . His torch was enough to illuminate the space in front of him but not behind him . It was only darkness behind him, and it felt like a monster was waiting there, about to pounce towards his back .

Su Jinlun’s legs were shaking and felt heavy with each step .

Su Yingying was even more scared than Su Jinlun . Her face was deathly pale, and she kept pulling on the side of her clothes . However, her legs didn’t feel heavy at least . Of course, she had a charm on her that protected her from danger .

“Flop!”