The Haunted House, master bedroom.
"How strange... this Great Misfortune isn't all that dreadful, is it?"
After staying on guard for a long while, Zhong Yi and the other two came to that conclusion.
Little did they know that, at this very moment, somewhere underground not far from them, someone was shouldering their burdens for them.
At this point, three bone lots remained in the Yin-Yang Bone Divination lot cylinder.
Seeing that even Great Misfortune had done nothing, the three grew even more enthusiastic.
"Let's try again!"
Zhou Qiaoling's eyes shone.
Her Sanity Points were full, and she was feeling exceptionally bold.
Grinning, she drew another of the remaining bone lots.
On the bone lot, a tiny human figure was enveloped in the enormous wings of a kindly-looking spirit bird.
Written below it was:
Great Luck: Rebirth from Despair
"Wow!! I hit the jackpot!!!"
Zhou Qiaoling cheered, happily waiting for her "jackpot" to arrive.
A long time passed, but still nothing happened.
"Strange..."
"Are these bone lots just some trick to fool people? Why isn't anything happening?"
"Rebirth from despair? I haven't even been in any desperate situation..."
The basement.
A corpse lay sprawled on the dark, damp floor, blood flowing from all seven orifices, its face pale with a bluish tinge.
The corpse's limbs and neck were twisted at bizarre angles. It was an utterly gruesome death.
In his spirit form, Zhou Yue looked at his own corpse, filled with a bitter mix of emotions.
Only a short while ago, the evil entity that had promised not to attack anyone for five minutes had suddenly begun chasing him like mad.
The instant its hands touched his eyeballs, he had gone to the underworld, becoming a spirit body.
"This is seriously weird. Wasn't there supposed to be a