Holding a lantern, guiding souls across, Lady Hou comes from the underworld.

"The problem really did lie with this resort!"

Yu Lang suggested, "My lord, let's leave here quickly!"

Ren Fengjue glanced at the snow scene outside the window and said, "If we could leave, we wouldn't have come back here."

He reached out and moved the vase on the table, then shifted the direction of his chair, and said, "I have a guess that all these altered things will be put back in their original places soon."

Everyone who saw his actions was taken aback by what he said.

They all stared at the vase and the chair, not daring to blink.

However, in just a quarter of an hour, the vase indeed silently returned to its original position, and the chair's orientation also changed back...

Yu Lang opened his mouth, a chill running down his spine: "It really is..."

Ren Fengjue said, "Judging from this situation, the things that belong here cannot be taken away..."

"Including memories."

The thought struck everyone as terrifying.

Yu Lang immediately said, "So, our memories were erased after we left the manor?"

"The memory must have been blurred."

Ren Fengjue said, "Humans are living beings; they can think and have feelings, unlike these objects, which can only be manipulated by them."

He looked around, rubbed his temples, and said, "It seems that the only way to get out of this predicament is to find out the whole story of this manor."

Although Yu Lang was afraid, he was also genuinely curious about the villa.

"Sir, shall we investigate now?"

Ren Fengjue nodded. "I can't wait until dawn, let's investigate now."

Then, he directly assigned the task to Yu Lang: "You, Daoist Yan, and A Xia are responsible for investigating the southeast sides of the manor."

"We'll meet here again in an hour."

"Be careful not to get separated."

Yu Lang was already used to working with Yan Zhengchu, so he immediately pulled Master Yan outside.

Seeing this, A-Xia quickly followed behind.

Inside the hall, Ren Fengjue and Xia Ximo exchanged a glance, trying to appear as natural as possible: "Let's go too."

He walked ahead carrying a lantern. Xia Ximo was about to follow when he glanced at Wuyou, who was dozing off beside him.

Wuyou couldn't help but yawn again before silently following behind them.

Outside the window, snowflakes fell like cotton wool, landing silently.

At that moment, a bright moon slowly rose from between the mountains into the sky, its clear light bathing the earth.

The bright moonlight, reflecting off the snow, illuminated the entire mountain village as if it were daytime.

Then, a gust of cold wind blew open the gate of the mountain villa, and a figure could be vaguely seen in the raging wind and snow.

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"I've already found out that there's an abandoned Mingyue Manor at the foot of Yuebei Mountain, which contains rare treasures. Any one of them would be enough for us to live on for half a lifetime."

Is the news reliable?

"I'll tell you without hesitation, the information came from 'Suspended Mirror Hall,' so tell me, is it reliable or not?"

Inside a Jianghu inn in Liangzhou City, two suspicious-looking men wearing bamboo hats were drinking and talking in a corner.

When the words "Suspended Mirror Hall" were mentioned, the thin man deliberately lowered his voice, but his eyes couldn't hide his smugness.

The other man was tall and burly. Upon hearing this, he immediately approached. A scar on his right cheek made him look intimidating.

He laughed and said, "You're quite something, kid. You've only just arrived in Liangzhou City and you've already managed to get things sorted out at the 'Suspended Mirror Hall'?"

The skinny man replied, "How can you get by in our line of work without connections?"

Their eyes met, and they simultaneously picked up their wine bowls, lightly clinking them together, indicating that they had hit it off immediately.

Just then, a crisp voice suddenly came from behind.

"I advise you two not to go to that place."

Upon hearing the sound, the two turned around at the same time and saw a girl wearing a veil sitting at the table behind them.

She was dressed in snow-white clothes, with an elegant and refined temperament, which was completely out of place in this inn filled with the atmosphere of the martial arts world.

But strangely, no one noticed when she appeared...

How could the two men who were planning to "make a killing" at Mingyue Manor possibly believe her?

They are thieves who have risen to fame in the martial arts world in recent years, and they only arrived in Liangzhou City in the last two days.

The burly man with a scar on his face was nicknamed "Crossing the River Dragon," while the other, a thin man, was known as "Black Swallow."

"What does a little girl know?"

The man who crossed the river glanced at her, not wanting to pay her any attention.

Black Swallow was a more wary person; she glanced at the other person twice before asking, "Do you know about Bright Moon Manor?"

The veiled girl didn't even look up, replying, "Of course I know. There's no turning back. If you don't listen, you'll regret it."

With that, she smiled slightly at the two of them, then stood up and walked out.

Black Swallow watched her walk out of the inn, then suddenly said to Crossing Dragon, "That woman looks a bit strange..."

The man from across the river looked at her with disdain, picked up a peanut and tossed it into his mouth, scoffing, "So, you're scared?"

Black Swallow chuckled, "How could I be afraid? I've been to the cemetery of the dead, what's a little abandoned manor?"

Crossing the River Dragon grinned: "That's good. Fortune favors the bold. Let's make a trip tonight. After it's done, we'll leave Liangcheng. I've heard that Marquis Jiang Ting of Zhenbei is not someone to be trifled with."

"OK."

As darkness fell, the two thieves changed into different night clothes and arrived at the foot of the Yuebei Mountains.

Before long, they came to see an abandoned post station.

Black Swallow said, "The brothers from 'Suspended Mirror Hall' said that if you go east for two miles past the desolate post station, you will reach Bright Moon Manor."

Crossing the River Dragon squinted and glanced eastward, only to find the night quiet and devoid of any sign of human habitation.

Mingyue Villa seemed to be sleeping nestled against the mountain, equally silent and still.

This place is far too desolate.

"What exactly is the background of this villa, and why was it built here? Do you know?"

Black Swallow replied, "It is said to be a villa built here by an official family in Liangzhou City. On the surface, it is a place for the young lady of the family to recuperate, but in reality, it is used to hide treasures."

"That young lady disappeared a year ago, and the villa has been uninhabited ever since, but I've heard that the treasures inside are still there."

The man from across the river frowned: "It's been empty for a year, and no one has come?"

Black Swallow shrugged: "Someone must have come, but none of them succeeded..."

Hearing this, even Guojianglong felt it was somewhat unreliable.

He paused, "Could there be something wrong with the resort? We need to be careful."

Black Swallow seized the opportunity to retaliate with a sarcastic retort.

"Brother, it sounds like you're scared?"

Crossing the River Dragon, who always prided himself on his boldness, immediately snorted coldly, "What's there to be afraid of? I'm only afraid of being tricked and making a wasted trip."

Black Swallow was displeased and immediately used her lightness skill to climb the wall of Bright Moon Manor.

Then he turned around and said coldly, "If you're scared, it's not too late to go back now."

Upon hearing this, Guojianglong immediately leaped up and caught up with him.

Two figures, one in front and one behind, swept across the front courtyard and headed straight for the main hall.

A moment later, the black swallow in front stopped and said excitedly, "Brother Long, it seems like we've gotten a lucky break this time."