There's this too?

As he peered through the crack in the door, trying to get a look inside the bedroom, Liu Haoyu discovered that the young girl seemed to already be lying on the bed. Because the bed curtains blocked his view, Liu Haoyu could no longer see anything.

Seeing this, although regretful, Liu Haoyu forced himself to calm down.

He knew very well that if a ghost exorcist couldn't control their desires, they could easily fall victim to a fierce ghost's honey trap.

From ancient times to the present, countless ghost exorcists had met their end in such illusions.

Therefore, Liu Haoyu naturally couldn't repeat the mistakes of his predecessors.

He then took a deep breath and decided to forcefully break free from the dream.

Should I go in?

Liu Haoyu pondered this question in his heart.

But as he was contemplating, he suddenly felt something tap his shoulder from behind.

For any ghost exorcist, being touched from behind was an extremely terrifying thing.

And for someone to be able to touch him from behind without him noticing...

There was only one possibility.

Qin Liu?!

Liu Haoyu stiffened, then quickly turned around.

As expected, the figure in the red wedding dress was floating behind him. Liu Haoyu instinctively looked towards her face.

But the veil completely obscured Qin Liu's face, leaving only the lower half visible.

From this only visible part, Liu Haoyu could tell that Qin Liu had a very lovely face shape.

However, since he couldn't see the upper part of her face, he couldn't know her true appearance.

The two faced each other, and at this moment, Qin Liu's lips curved upwards slightly.

This smile sent a shiver down Liu Haoyu's spine.

Finally, she spoke.

"Does it look good?"

Before her voice even finished, Liu Haoyu's spiritual sense felt like it was caught in a vortex, and the entire world began to spin.

Immediately, the man woke up from his dream.

He pushed himself up, clutching his slightly dizzy head.

After a moment to recover, Liu Haoyu murmured.

"So, this is Qin Liu's room?"

As he spoke, he looked at the room's decor. Much of it was decayed and dilapidated, but it was indeed almost identical to the bedroom he had seen in his dream.

"So I took her bed?"

Liu Haoyu grumbled inwardly. No wonder Qin Liu had tried every means to make him leave.

So that was the reason.

The candle by the bedside was burning brightly, indicating that something was lurking nearby, and very close to him.

The dark room grew colder, the eerie silence suffocating, and that inexplicable gaze was fixed on Liu Haoyu.

Although he didn't know what it was, the greatest possibility was undoubtedly that Qin Liu was in the room.

Therefore, the man sat up and calmly said.

"Indeed, the garter and white stockings suit you very well. Although it was just a dream, I must say, when you wear those garter and white stockings, you look truly perfect, an artwork."

Seeing Liu Haoyu so earnestly appraising her in white stockings, the cold atmosphere in the room instantly became awkward.

But even so, Liu Haoyu's face didn't flush, and he maintained his calm and mature tone.

"Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Liu Haoyu, just an ordinary Taoist priest. Of course, you can also call me a ghost exorcist."

During their last meeting, the situation had been tense, so he hadn't properly explained his intentions.

This time, Liu Haoyu naturally wouldn't miss such a good opportunity.

"So, Miss Qin Liu, aren't you going to come out and introduce yourself?"

A long time passed after Liu Haoyu finished speaking, but there was no response to his question in the room. The candlelight continued to burn, and the silence lasted for nearly half a minute before a soft and elegant voice sounded.

"I am the owner of this house—Qin Liu. You are sleeping on my bed, so please leave."

Qin Liu had many things she wanted Liu Haoyu's help with, but out of pride, she first asserted her ownership of the house.

Even though there was a voice, Liu Haoyu couldn't see Qin Liu.

One reason was that Liu Haoyu's spiritual sight wasn't very high.

Another was that Qin Liu had deliberately hidden herself.

As the saying goes, one must always be on guard. If Liu Haoyu really intended to help her transcend, she could quickly hide.

"I regret to inform you that I have already purchased this house. The procedures were proper, legal, and compliant, so there is no issue with me living here."

Liu Haoyu spoke reasonably, addressing the issue directly.

"Furthermore, if I leave here, I'll become a rootless wanderer. I imagine the kind-hearted Miss Qin Liu wouldn't want to see me homeless, would she?"

Qin Liu almost choked on his words.

However, just as Liu Haoyu said, if she wanted to reclaim her house through normal means, it was almost impossible.

After all, the law protected people, not ghosts.

Even if Liu Haoyu destroyed her with a talisman, she wouldn't be able to find a lawyer.

With no other choice, Qin Liu decided to try a different approach: reasoning.

So, she began to persuade him.

"As a ghost exorcist, you must know this, right?

The spiritual energy in this house is extremely severe.

Even someone as full of yang energy as you will gradually weaken and eventually die if you stay here for too long due to the Yin energy.

So, I was just scaring them to make them leave this place.

At the same time, I'm also telling you, my esteemed ghost exorcist, That I am a harmless, non-violent ghost who abides by laws and regulations."

The Yin energy Qin Liu mentioned was precisely the thick resentment within the haunted house. Liu Haoyu calmly replied, "To be honest, I'm still a bit amazed that your soul has been preserved so completely, that you can actually communicate normally like a human...

But I also want to make it clear to you, this place is called a haunted house for a reason.

For some unknown reason, the resentment here is incredibly dense, to the point where it has become tangible. Even the surrounding lonely spirits dare not approach.

And if you continue to stay in a place like this, you will also be affected by the resentment and eventually turn into a fierce ghost who has lost all reason."

Liu Haoyu's words were not an exaggeration; at least, that's how it would typically be.

He had handled many supernatural events and encountered quite a few spirits who retained some semblance of consciousness. However, under the influence of resentment, they had almost all turned into monsters that killed and committed evil.

Liu Haoyu did not wish for Qin Liu to become such a bloodthirsty and murderous fierce ghost.

Even though the resentment in the house had lessened somewhat due to his frequent offerings to Qin Liu, it was merely a drop in the bucket and not a long-term solution. He needed to quickly investigate the source of this resentment.

Thus, Liu Haoyu took a deep breath and said directly, "Miss Qin Liu, I'd like to ask you, do you know where the entrance to the basement of this house is?"

Facing Liu Haoyu's question, the response he received was a slightly bewildered and somewhat cute voice.

"Huh? There's something like that?"