The Nightmare

According to Lily, Browning had needed Lily to attend to him at night for a long time recently. Yet on the very night he died, he had not let Lily accompany him and had instead gone to sleep alone in his room.

It was almost as if he had known he would die that night.

Under other circumstances, this might have been considered some kind of coincidence. But this was the Otherworld, and Browning had already been affected by Daoist He Ming's power. This was undoubtedly some kind of supernatural interference.

"Did he say anything else to you that night?"

Xiya asked.

"No. He only told me not to disturb him. He sounded very serious."

Lily answered, looking bewildered.

"Are you frightened?"

Stone noticed the look in Lily's eyes and asked.

"I don't know. Mr. Gaud is dead too, and we can't leave now. Will the person who killed Mr. Gaud kill us? No, the others want to kill me too. You have to save me."

The muttering in Lily's ears seemed to echo once again. She suddenly felt a headache coming on and frowned.

"Don't worry. He can't hurt you."

Stone reassured her.

"Wait. You said the others want to kill you too. Why would they want to kill you? You're only a mistress. You have neither a title nor any right of inheritance. To them, you're insignificant. They could get rid of you with money."

Lu Ban suddenly spoke, leaving Lily momentarily at a loss.

"I don't know. I..."

Her head suddenly began to throb. Covering it with her hands, she curled up into a ball again.

"Don't pressure her."

Stone rose and brought Lu Ban and Xiya to the door.

"Her fear has probably been amplified. Under these circumstances, she may experience excessive fear and consequently act