Hello, is this a letter addressed to Demon Fortress?

Eve's expression was subtle.

It was a tentative exploration tinged with anticipation, a cunning mix of pure curiosity and something more.

She tilted her head slightly, her purple eyes fixed on Lin Gui's face.

It was as if they were patiently waiting, trying to catch a glimpse of surprise, panic, or any interesting change in his expression.

However, Lin Gui remained silent for only two seconds.

Then, slowly, he raised a pair of dead fish eyes.

"you……"

His tone was flat and incisive.

"It's because I'm afraid of those ghosts that I can't see, can't touch, and can even walk through walls..."

"Did it drift in at midnight to peek at your sleeping face?"

Eve blinked.

Then, she simply shrugged.

The feigned ambiguous expression on his face vanished instantly, replaced by his usual slightly sly composure.

"That's certainly true, Mr. Lin Gui."

She even smiled and admitted it without any burden.

"after all……"

Her gaze swept meaningfully across every corner of the room.

"There are just too many 'audience members' here."

Actually, it's not just Eve.

Even Lin Gui himself was quite helpless with these "neighbors" whose physical and energy detection methods were almost ineffective.

He was actually able to barely sense the existence of a soul through his own soul power.

But the soul power of these ghosts is so weak as to be almost non-existent, like a candle flickering in the wind.

This often results in his soul perception being completely blank, with no feedback whatsoever.

He looked at Eve and sighed.

"Alright."

"But in exchange..."

"Could you come help out tomorrow and write a few letters?"

Eve smiled faintly upon hearing this.

She turned slightly to the side, gently placing her hands behind her back, striking what she thought was an elegant and charming pose.

"Mr. Lin Gui~"

"To be in a room with a pure and beautiful lady..."

"Isn't this a 'reward' in itself for a gentleman?"

She blinked, her tone slightly teasing, as if to say, "How can you still make demands?"

Lin Gui rolled his eyes at her, rubbing his aching wrists as he casually remarked:

"Before Shia left, she secretly told me..."

"She wants me to 'win you over'."

"That way, you can be real 'sisters'."

He mimicked Shia's tone and yawned.

She also said that this way you could rightfully be her 'younger sister'.

"How..."

He looked at Eve, his tone indifferent.

"You want it this way too?"

"..."

Eve's smile froze instantly.

Immediately afterwards, with a "whoosh," her entire face, from her neck to the tips of her ears, turned bright red at a visible speed.

"I...I..."

She opened her mouth, but couldn't speak coherently.

Seeing that Lin Gui had finished tidying up the counter, he naturally walked towards her.

She subconsciously took a small step back, her hands gripping the hem of her skirt somewhat helplessly.

Her appearance was completely different from her previous feigned mature and "charming" demeanor.

Seeing this, Lin Gui simply smiled and didn't tease her any further.

He bypassed her and pushed open the door leading to the temporary living quarters on the second floor.

The room was empty, with only dust and a few pieces of discarded furniture.

Lin Gui walked to the center of the room, a thought stirring in his mind.

【Storage】—Open.

next second.

Two simple wooden beds covered with clean bedding, a small storage cabinet, a magic lamp, and even a small wooden bucket filled with clean water and toiletries...

It appeared out of thin air in the open space of the room.

They were arranged neatly, as if they had been prepared long ago.

Eve's blush hadn't faded when she was startled by the sight before her.

She originally thought that Lin Gui had hidden these supplies in advance using the Night Gauze Robe.

After all, the airship and that large wooden box had been following them like shadows.

But after the post office was built, she never saw Lin Gui move that big box out.

Where did these everyday items come from?

Lin Gui didn't explain, but simply lit the magic lamp skillfully.

The warm glow dispelled the gloom in the room.

Lin Gui walked to Eve's bedside and squatted down.

He reached out and lightly touched the edge of the bed frame with his fingertips.

[Fertility-inducing technique] Flows silently.

The few grass seeds left on the floor sprouted instantly, and tender green vines broke through the soil.

They intertwined and climbed as if they were alive, entwining themselves around the bed frame.

In the blink of an eye, a delicate "treehouse" woven from fresh vines, large enough for only one person to lie down, enveloped the bed.

The vines and leaves are dense, forming a natural barrier.

Lin Gui then took out several small metal bells from the storage space.

He carefully tied them to the main vines inside the treehouse.

"alright."

He stood up and patted non-existent dust off his hands.

"Now, no 'ghost' can peek at your sleeping face."

"If something touches the vine, the bell will ring."

Eve stepped forward, squatted down, and looked at this "boudoir" full of natural charm.

He then peered inside at the clanging alarm devices.

Finally, she raised her head and looked speechlessly at the person beside her who had neatly taken off their old gray robes.

Lin Gui, dressed only in a simple undershirt and wrapped in a quilt, leaned against the headboard and closed his eyes for a short rest.

She thought to herself:

These vines... can't stop those "residents" who can walk through walls at all.

The one that can truly warn you...

Perhaps only the monk next to me, who is in a light sleep, remains.

Eve couldn't quite put her finger on whether she felt disappointed or something else entirely.

At least it seems that Mr. Lin Gui...

Indeed, I don't have much interest in the "opposite sex" aspect.

She sighed softly, bent down, and crawled into the vine-covered treehouse.

She quietly took off her outer robe and folded it neatly.

Change into comfortable pajamas and lie down surrounded by fragrant vines and leaves.

Looking at the magical light and shadow shining through the gaps in the leaves overhead.

I gradually drifted off to sleep.

late at night.

Blackwater City returned to its deathly silence.

The view from the second-floor window of the post office.

A few glass beads quietly rolled out from the crack in the wall.

"Over here, over here!" Troy's small, suppressed voice rang out.

"I already told you, the elf sister and the mage brother had a really intense relationship back then!"

"The Holy Maiden is here tonight, they'll definitely... umm!"

She excitedly approached the window, carrying the soul beads of several children.

"Let's watch quietly, and whatever we do, we mustn't make a sound!"

Just as a few beads were about to roll off the windowsill—

All the beads suddenly stopped moving.

A familiar, soul-chilling sense of oppression emanated from above.

Troy "raises its head".

Suddenly, a figure appeared standing by the windowsill.

Lin Gui was wearing only a thin undershirt, his arms were crossed, and his eyes, which shimmered with a gray light, were fixed on him.

Expressionless, with an unhappy look in his eyes...

Looking down at them.

"..."

Troy's beads wobbled awkwardly.

"Master, Dharma Master..."

"You...you're still awake?"

Lin Gui snorted coldly through his nose.

"you say……"

"Whom am I keeping awake in the middle of the night to keep an eye on?"

"Well……"

The Trojan bead rolled half a circle backward.

"Um... goodnight, Master!"

"Let's go! Let's go!"

After saying that, she took the children's soul beads and slipped into the crack in the wall.

Disappeared into the darkness.

You could faintly hear her muttering a complaint: "How did we get caught..."

Lin Gui stood by the window, rubbing his temples helplessly.

Little did he know that Troy would bring men to spy on him.

Mainly...

The "sounds" of these little ghosts excitedly discussing.

Even with his eyes closed, he could "hear" everything clearly.

It looks like tonight...

Forget about sleeping soundly.