Buying Off

Seeing Qin Liu's simple-minded reaction like that.

Liu Haoyu was also a bit stunned.

He repeated himself.

"I mean, you should know that there's a basement or something in this house, right?"

"I don't know."

Facing Qin Liu's ignorance on all fronts, Liu Haoyu could only cover his head. He began to doubt the truth of Old Wang's words.

Does this haunted house really have a basement?

"Then what's the deal with that blood-red iron door I saw in my dream?"

"How would I know what you dreamed?"

Qin Liu responded speechlessly.

She could indeed manipulate people's dreams, but this manipulation had certain limitations.

Moreover, Liu Haoyu's own will was very strong. Even Qin Liu could only change a part of things.

"Hiss... my head hurts."

Liu Haoyu clutched his head. He had originally thought he could directly find out the source of the resentment in the house through Qin Liu.

To his surprise, Qin Liu truly knew nothing, and hadn't even figured out what was going on in her own house.

It seemed this path wouldn't work.

Did he really have to obediently follow the Black Book's instructions?

As Liu Haoyu was thinking, Qin Liu continued, "So why are you looking for a basement?"

"Why..."

Liu Haoyu scanned the room, trying to find Qin Liu's true form, but unfortunately, he couldn't see anything. He could only reply, "Seeing that you still have your sanity, I'll be direct. Based on the current concentration of resentment in this house, within a year, your spiritual consciousness will completely dissipate, and you will turn into a mindless fierce ghost.

What I'm doing now is investigating the source of the resentment in this house to prevent you from becoming a murderous and arsonist fierce ghost. Understand?"

After hearing Liu Haoyu's words, Qin Liu was greatly shocked.

If it were really as Liu Haoyu said... wouldn't this loss of sanity be almost the same as death?

But upon closer thought, Qin Liu felt something was not quite right.

After she reincarnated into this ghost, although she didn't know exactly how long it had been, it had been at least several years.

If the yin energy... or rather, the resentment, could affect her, she should have gone mad long ago.

So, after realizing this, Qin Liu spoke with a questioning tone, "You're not trying to trick me into leaving this house, are you? Let me tell you, there's no way I'm leaving."

In fact, even if Qin Liu wanted to leave, she couldn't.

She could only go to the outside world with Red Jade's help, and Red Jade had restrictions, which were very troublesome.

"This is definitely not a trick," Liu Haoyu said thoughtfully. "And Miss Qin Liu, hiding when talking to people is very impolite."

"..."

Qin Liu never expected that there would be such a thick-skinned person in this world.

"Pah! I think you have ulterior motives!"

Qin Liu had seen it with her own eyes in her dreams. This person looked very upright and honest, but he was definitely a pervert!

Especially when she dreamed of him wearing white stockings, he almost drooled.

Of course, it wasn't as exaggerated as Qin Liu described.

Liu Haoyu was still examining it with a critical attitude at the time.

After all... white stockings ice cream, who doesn't love it?

"Forget it, let's sit down and talk slowly."

Liu Haoyu knew that haste makes waste, so he wasn't in a hurry.

"Want something to eat? Snacks from the 21st century taste very good."

As he spoke, Liu Haoyu took out an Alps lollipop and some potato chips from his backpack.

Seeing these things, Qin Liu, who hadn't eaten snacks for who knows how long, naturally felt a craving.

She stared blankly at the snacks in Liu Haoyu's hand. As she hesitated whether to accept them, she found that Liu Haoyu had already placed a lollipop and a bag of chips in front of the shrine.

"Try it."

Qin Liu looked at the chips and lollipop in her hand. Finally, she said in a somewhat reluctant and embarrassed tone, "...Thank you."

"You're welcome. Consider it payment for looking at your legs."

"……"

Why is this guy bringing up things that are clearly off-limits?!

Back then, she had tried to use seduction as a tactic to break through Liu Haoyu's defenses, control him, and subtly suggest he leave this place.

She hadn't expected that while he was susceptible to seduction, his willpower was just too damn strong. Even in that situation, she couldn't control him and could only make him wake up from his dream.

So, looking at it that way, wasn't she the one who ended up at a disadvantage?

Realizing this, Qin Liu's anger flared. She channeled her grief and indignation into appetite, shoving potato chips into her mouth.

Her taste buds, which hadn't experienced saltiness in who knows how many years, exploded with flavor at that moment.

It could be said that for Qin Liu, a single bag of potato chips was like tasting a delicacy from some gourmet anime.

"How does it taste?"

"Good!"

Qin Liu subconsciously replied to Liu Haoyu's question but quickly caught herself.

"Don't think you can buy me over with this stuff."

Although Liu Haoyu hadn't seen Qin Liu eating, judging by her reaction… this little ghost seemed to like it quite a bit?

So, Liu Haoyu took another can of Sprite from his backpack.

Worried that Qin Liu wouldn't be able to open a pull-tab can, Liu Haoyu specially opened it for her before placing it on the altar.

"Eating potato chips alone is a bit dry, have some of this."

Before Liu Haoyu could finish speaking, a "glug glug" sound echoed through the air.

It was clear Qin Liu had already started on her own.

"Haa~" Qin Liu let out a satisfied sigh.

Liu Haoyu's lips curved slightly at this moment.

Even though this little ghost was very powerful, perhaps she could be won over with snacks?

"You can enter Red Jade freely, right?"

"Yeah? What about it?"

Qin Liu mumbled indistinctly, a lollipop in her mouth.

"But I can't use that thing for too long. If I stay too long, it'll get damaged."

"No worries, do you want to eat more delicious things?"

Hearing Liu Haoyu's tone, which sounded like a creepy old man, Qin Liu immediately became wary.

"What do you want?"

"What can I do to you? You don't have a body."

"That's true…" Qin Liu said, as if suddenly enlightened. "But as the saying goes, unsolicited kindness is often a trap."

"It's nothing, really. I just hope you can come with me to investigate this mysterious basement. After we're done, I can help you with one thing, or take you to eat more delicious food. How about it, a good deal, right?"

Although Qin Liu really wanted to refuse, she truly couldn't.

She wanted to go to Jiangquan City to see her sister. Without the help of others, she had no way of leaving this house.

Moreover, this man was a ghost exorcist, very powerful, and wouldn't be afraid of any danger.

After careful consideration, Qin Liu said, "Deal!"