He just broke up with his girlfriend and is already living with the devilish rich girl.

Seeing that Bai Ziheng still looked uneasy, Zheng Xingguang simply patted his chest and made a solemn promise again and again.

"Brother Bai, don't worry! I'm a professional at handling this kind of thing, an expert among experts! You don't need to worry about anything!"

Fearing that Bai Ziheng wouldn't believe him and would think that all talk and no action was a sham, he immediately made a sword gesture and muttered some incantations.

With a soft "whoosh," a small peach wood sword, no more than a palm's length long, flew out of the sword box on his back.

The small sword, like a lively swallow, circled Bai Ziheng twice before finally hovering steadily beside his shoulder, its tip affectionately brushing against his cheek.

"This peach wood sword is my natal flying sword. It has been with me since I was a child and is very spiritual."

"Brother Bai, with it by your side, you'll be completely unharmed. Now you can rest assured, right?"

Bai Ziheng glanced sideways at the small wooden sword, which was shorter than his forearm and looked like a toy, and a cold smile appeared on his lips.

"I kindly offered to meet you outside, but you didn't appreciate it and instead thought I was scared?"

"Fine, then you'll just stay here and wait."

"I'll go in alone and take out that damn cursed item so you can see for yourself."

"Hey? Brother Bai? No... that's not what I meant! Brother Bai, please listen to me!"

"Just stay here and don't follow me, you're in the way."

Bai Ziheng coldly uttered a sentence without even turning his head.

He walked straight into the dark building, which resembled the mouth of a giant beast.

Zheng Xingguang stood there, hand outstretched, completely bewildered.

"Why is my brother-in-law acting like a child, getting angry so easily?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than his phone rang in his pocket as if it were a death knell.

Zheng Xingguang took it out and saw the two big words "Sister" on the screen, which made him shudder.

Oh no, it's my older sister calling!

He quickly cleared his throat and hurriedly answered the phone.

Her face instantly lit up with a sweet smile, even though the other person couldn't see it.

"Hey, sis."

On the other end of the phone, Zheng Yueyao's gentle voice, soft yet tinged with barely concealed worry, immediately came through.

"Xiaoguang, I heard from your colleague that you're on a long vacation? Are you injured? Where are you hurt? How serious is it? Tell me quickly!"

A barrage of questions came crashing down on Zheng Xingguang, leaving him completely overwhelmed.

"Sis, I'm fine, really fine!"

He quickly explained.

"I'm just... I've had a lot of tasks lately, and I'm a bit tired. I want to take a break and recharge."

"If you're tired, come home and stay here. Why do you still go and stay in that small, dilapidated safe house?"

"I'll cook you delicious food every day to help you recover, okay? What do you want to eat? Braised pork? Sweet and sour pork ribs?"

"Sis, I'm a grown woman, can you please stop treating me like a three-year-old...?"

On this side, Zheng Xingguang was "pulling" back and forth with his older sister.

Bai Ziheng was already standing expressionless at the elevator door.

According to information previously investigated by Zheng Xingguang, the floors where the incidents occurred were the 4th, 9th, and 24th floors of the building.

He planned to look at it from the bottom up, layer by layer.

This building is quite old, and the elevator is one of those creaky, old-fashioned models.

The stainless steel door is covered with various "unlocking and drain cleaning" stickers, giving it a vintage feel.

Bai Ziheng stepped into the elevator and pressed the button for the 4th floor.

The elevator doors creaked shut, like an elderly person with arthritis, slowly closing with a dull thud.

The elevator began to rise slowly, accompanied by a clanging noise throughout, as if it might fall apart at any moment.

Bai Ziheng could even feel the sedan chair beneath his feet swaying slightly.

Just as the red number on the digital display struggled to jump from "3" to "4", the entire elevator jolted violently and then came to a complete stop with a "thud".

All the lights, including the red number, went out in an instant.

Bai Ziheng was startled by this sudden turn of events and instinctively pressed himself tightly against the cold wall of the sedan chair.

All around, a deathly silence fell, so deep that one could not see their own hand in front of their face.

Only his own heartbeat was amplified infinitely in the darkness, "bang, bang, bang," pounding against his eardrums like a drum.

His face remained unchanged, with that perpetually expressionless face.

But his legs had begun to tremble uncontrollably, and fine beads of cold sweat kept seeping from his forehead.

His hands trembled as he pulled his phone out of his pocket, wanting to call Zheng Xingguang.

However, the phone screen clearly displayed a message saying "The other party is currently on a call".

That brat!

Do you even know what logistical support is?

Having your phone line busy during a mission is a major demerit in the Special Administration Bureau!

Bai Ziheng was so angry he wanted to grind his teeth, but there was nothing he could do.

He glanced at the small peach wood sword floating beside him.

The small sword seemed to be frightened by the sudden darkness as well.

The entire sword was trembling slightly, and the faint glow emanating from it flickered on and off.

Like a frightened firefly that might die at any moment.

"No, brother, how can you be more scared than me? How can I count on you?"

The flying sword eventually shrank behind Bai Ziheng's buttocks and trembled.

Well, we can't count on it at all.

Bai Ziheng took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

He walked to the elevator door, gripped the door crack with both hands, and tried with all his might to pry open the car door.

However, this seemingly dilapidated door had been somehow made heavy, like a single piece of cast iron.

Despite his current strength, comparable to that of an A-level anomaly, he remained completely unmoved.

"It seems that no matter how strong your physical strength is, you're helpless when faced with supernatural enemies."

He had no choice but to abandon that plan and instead kept pressing the red emergency call button.

"drop--"

After pressing it several times, the red button finally lit up.

A hissing sound came from the speaker, sending chills down one's spine.

A few seconds later, a somewhat aged-sounding male voice came from inside.

"Feed? Feed? Is...is someone trapped in the elevator?"

"Yes, I'm stuck on the 4th floor. The elevator isn't moving."

Bai Ziheng quickly answered through the intercom.

"Oh, don't worry, I'm a staff member on duty at the property management office."

"This old elevator is like this; sometimes the wiring will have minor problems."

The voice sounded very calm.

"Listen to me now. Press the buttons for the 18th floor, the 6th floor, and the 1st floor in sequence. The elevator's backup safety program will be activated, and you will be able to get out safely."

Bai Ziheng did not press it immediately.

His mind was racing when he suddenly thought of something.

Zheng Xingguang had previously mentioned this when he was investigating the data.

Because the building had been haunted repeatedly, and a property management staff member had even died at night, the property management company had long since left.

There is even less chance of having any staff on duty at night.

Who is this person...?

Can we really believe what he says?

Let's consider other options first...

"Drip, drip, drip—"

Just as Bai Ziheng was still hesitating and weighing his options, he suddenly heard a few crisp keystrokes.

It stood out starkly in the deathly quiet elevator.

He turned his head abruptly.

The small peach wood sword floating in the air seemed even more frightened than he was, its sharp blade trembling as it poked at the buttons on the elevator panel, one after another.

18th floor, 6th floor, 1th floor...

It turned on all three indicator lights on the buttons.

The next second, the elevator began to shake violently.

"I'm so angry, old man Lei!!"