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Chapter 115 Clue
—What kind of place is this?

This was Zhou You's first thought.

—Holy crap, could it be that I've run into a big one this time?

This was his second thought.

The next second, his hand touched the bone jade chime.

A ghost realm of this caliber is something even the Grand Duke Jupiter couldn't create; it's estimated that only the Ghost Mother Bodhisattva and the Yellow Heaven True Saint Emperor possess such abilities.

If this scene really was caused by the ghost at the construction site, then he could just open the bone jade chime and run away right now.

But before he could even take action, another question quickly surfaced in Zhou You's mind.

—But that doesn't make sense. If the ghosts here really had that much power, they could have wiped out not just this construction site, but the entire city by now. How could they have only scared a few thieves so far?

Zhou You felt that things were getting stranger and stranger, but unfortunately, before he could think about it, a scream suddenly rang out beside him.

"Mr. Zhou, we've encountered a ghost! This time it's a real, real ghost!"

Zhou You turned his head and realized that Chang Wenshan had also seen the scene, and was now sitting on the ground in shock.

"Don't be afraid, I—"

"Help! This...this...this really is a ghost!!!"

"Keep your voice down—"

"I don't want this job anymore! I'd rather do manual labor than take this job! I'm quitting tomorrow!!!"

"Need not--"

"mom!"

"Bang!"

Zhou You finally couldn't hold back and gave him a sharp rap on the head.

The world finally quieted down.

Zhou You exhaled and then cautiously reached out to touch the hospital wall.

But when he touched it, his expression suddenly froze.

—The sensation felt in my palm was not the touch of the ceramic wall in my line of sight.

Instead, it is rough, hard, and resembles unpolished stone.

Zhou You pondered for a few seconds, then scraped the wall with the blood-stained dagger.

A rustling sound rang out, and some concrete debris fell to the ground.

Then a knowing smile appeared on his lips.

It turned out to be the case.

This is not some kind of ghost realm.
—It was clearly just a superficial illusion.

The construction site is still a construction site, only now it presents a different scene in view.

At this moment, Chang Wenshan was still holding his head, muttering to himself.

"I remember now, this used to be a hospital decades ago! We must have been transported to that old hospital. Lots of people died here, there must be vengeful spirits haunting it. That's how it always goes in those horror novels. Mr. Zhou, we're definitely going to die this time, waaaaah!"

Zhou You was stunned when he heard this.

However, he immediately shook his head, denying the guess.

There might be ghosts in a normal hospital, but decades have passed, and the bones are probably almost rotted away. Even if there were ghosts, they would have moved with the hospital long ago, unless...
An idea popped into Zhou You's mind, and he lowered his head, suddenly asking the young man a question.

"By the way, has anyone died at this construction site? And not just one or two, but several in a row."

However, the other party responded with a blank look.

"Dead people? I've never heard of that. A safety accident on a government project like this is a major incident; President Peng wouldn't allow anything to happen. However..."

Chang Wenshan suddenly remembered something, and then hesitantly spoke.

"But... I did hear that someone went missing from the construction site. That person was the quality inspector for the project. He disappeared without a trace not long ago. But everyone says that he took a bribe and ran away with the money. Boss Peng even reported it to the police, and so on. Brother Zhou, is this the time to talk about this? We're in a horror movie scene right now. Instead of talking about this, we should be thinking about how to escape!"

Seeing that Chang Wenshan was about to scream again, Zhou You immediately grabbed his hand and reached forward. "Wait, wait, Brother Zhou, Uncle Zhou, what are you trying to do—"

Chang Wenshan struggled and groaned, but his small frame was no match for Zhou You, and he could only watch helplessly as he ended up gripping a strangely shaped IV stand.

But I didn't touch anything.

The other party was immediately stunned.

Only then did Zhou You release his hand, and then he spoke.

"This hospital is just a facade. We're still at the construction site, so don't be too scared. It's all just an illusion."

The young man didn't answer, still stunned by the dramatic turn of events—Zhou You didn't care, he was just thinking about what the other person had said before, and thoughtfully scratched his chin.

Faced with this fraught exorcism journey shrouded in mystery, he seemed to have some clues.
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Walk further in along the corridor.

The surroundings were still the same hospital scenery.

The corridor was quiet and deserted; in this vast hospital, it seemed that only the sound of two people's footsteps could be heard.

The dim lights flickered on and off, illuminating the increasingly dilapidated surroundings, which, combined with the empty hospital room, created an eerie atmosphere.

Chang Wenshan followed closely behind Zhou You, his face full of fear and unease.

Although Zhou You had told him beforehand that he could leave at any time—since he didn't plan to do this job anymore, he naturally didn't need to care about Peng Jiayan's expression—in this strange and inexplicable scene, how could Chang Wenshan dare to walk out on his own?
So he could only follow Zhou You closely, and while hesitating, he couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

"Mr. Zhou, where are we headed?"

Zhou You walked ahead, holding the Duanxie sword in his hand, and said with a calm expression.

"Naturally, we should go to the place with the heaviest yin energy. This place might be hard to find in a construction site, but now it's been covered by a hospital. Tell me, which place in a hospital do you think has the heaviest yin energy?"

Chang Wenshan hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice.

"Operating room?"

Zhou You shook his head, then replied with a smile.

"No, it's the morgue."

Chang Wenshan's face immediately paled even more.

Unfortunately, it was too late for him to run away now, so he could only resign himself to following Zhou You and hoping that this matter would end soon.

The night outside the window grew deeper and deeper, and faintly, perhaps because of his overwhelming fear, Chang Wenshan seemed to hear some murmurs.

He looked up and glanced at Zhou You.

The other party did not react at all, but simply walked ahead calmly with his long sword in hand.

It seems to be an illusion.

Chang Wenshan let out a long sigh of relief and then quickened his pace.

But then, the murmuring suddenly started again.

If it was only faint at first, it is now like someone whispering in his ear. Although he still can't hear what they are saying, it is enough to make his hair stand on end.

He wanted to ask Zhou You for help, but then he remembered his embarrassing behavior before, gritted his teeth, and shut his mouth again.

Mr. Zhou said it was an illusion, and that's right, it's all just an illusion.

However, the sound suddenly grew louder.

"Look"

what?
"Look to the left."

"Look to the left."

Chang Wenshan subconsciously listened to the voice and turned his head.

Then he saw it.

Through a broken window, a pale, grotesque face, like that of a deformed infant, was staring intently at him.

(End of this chapter)