The atmosphere in this town was already so gloomy and eerie that it made people shudder, and Heiserana's words made everyone tremble even more. Nangong Sanba immediately raised his small hand crossbow and swept his aim around the stairway. "Are you sure? How come I don't feel anything?"
Vivian threw out a little bat without a word to investigate the second floor. The bat flapped around up there once, and Vivian shook her head. "There's no one up there—not even a ghost."
"Tsk, tsk. You've actually managed to make me feel a little creeped out." Hao Ren rubbed his arms and muttered. He had been through many things a hundred times more dangerous than this, but danger and fright were sometimes two different matters. The eerie atmosphere of this town made his skin crawl. He had not felt much of it when he first entered, but the longer he stayed, the more uneasy he became. Everything here exuded an inexplicably bizarre aura—not only the flames floating in midair above the fire pit, but also something invisible and untouchable in the air.
It was probably the omnipresent spirits that were making his skin prickle.
"Let's inspect this house first." More bats slowly appeared beside Vivian as she began directing the sentries to investigate every corner of the manor. "There's a good chance the witch once hid here."
"Then I'll turn human first. The passageways in this old house are too narrow, and I can't swing my tail around." Nangong May beckoned to Hao Ren. "Give me some clothes."
The group spread out to inspect the ruined house, while Hao Ren teamed up with Vivian to check the second floor.
The interior of the manor was complicated. Though it had not looked especially magnificent from outside, its interior still possessed the elaborate