Below

"Shrrk—"

After the Lion Umbrella cleanly eliminated the last ghost, Lu Yibai crouched halfway down and gasped for breath.

As long as the "mouth" through which the ghost absorbed Yin energy and ghost energy was severed, the ghost could be eliminated.

The awkward thing was that people did not completely understand themselves.

The process of testing one's limits was often dangerous.

"Good thing I really can take on ten." Lu Yibai put on an arrogant front toward the air.

It seemed there was some kind of mysterious sensing at work.

The ghost energy and Yin energy around him churned, and another ghost was about to take shape.

Damn it! Other people might not encounter one even once in seven days, while I've run into two in a single night!

Boss Lu wiped the sweat from his forehead and cast a "Courage Spell" on himself. He silently chanted in his heart, Don't chicken out. Just do it. Then he raised the Lion Umbrella and charged toward the ghost.

"Do I have a constitution that attracts ghosts?" Lu Yibai wondered aloud. He had already been staying in the cemetery for five whole days.

As for exactly how many ghosts he had dealt with, he was already starting to lose count.

He had gone from being able to eliminate ten in one go to being able to eliminate sixteen. Lu Yibai's improvement was obvious.

His energy light points had not increased by much. What was improving was his battle instinct.

How could he grow without experiencing actual combat?

Put simply, stray dogs that had weathered the storms outside were often much more capable in a fight than house dogs. There was a reason for that.

Huh, describing myself that way didn't sound very good.

Regardless, he had become increasingly adept with the first three forms of the Basic Umbrella Technique.

But for some reason, every time a ghost dissipated, he always felt that something was wrong. He simply could not put his finger on what it was.

After dealing with the last ghost, Lu Yibai checked the time. It was already three-thirty in the morning. Ye Yiyi should be arriving soon.

Indeed, Ye Yiyi came to the cemetery every day or two because she needed a supply of yang energy.

Night Demons needed sufficient yang energy after reaching adulthood, or they would not live long.

Since she was a demon herself, she was much braver than ordinary people. She was not as afraid of things like ghosts, either.

Unknown things were what frightened people most.

In the eyes of demons, ghosts were merely another kind of unusual existence, just like them.

Lu Yibai had not rested in the little bungalow for long when a soft, scattered knock sounded on the door.

"Boss, it's me." Ye Yiyi's voice was very soft, as though she were speaking in a lowered voice.

Lu Yibai: "..."

Why did she need to speak so quietly? She was being so furtive that anyone who didn't know better would think she had sneaked out in the middle of the night to get her hair done by him.

When he opened the door, Ye Yiyi stood prettily outside.

As soon as she entered, she obediently squatted down in front of the bed, like a puppy waiting to be fed.

It had been two days since they had last met. Were you hungry? Were you thirsty?

It was time for the daily "yip-yip" session again.

The tip of the Lion Umbrella pressed against Ye Yiyi's lower abdomen, and a warm current began flowing downward from there.

Then it cycled back up, circulating through all four limbs and the rest of her body.

"Yip-yip-yip..."

This feeling of flying through the heavens was wonderful...

Looking at Ye Yiyi's intoxicated, satisfied expression, the corner of Lu Yibai's mouth twitched. Wouldn't other people misunderstand this easily?

"Boss, I'll tidy up the room for you." After eating her fill, Ye Yiyi spoke obediently.

She had grown accustomed to working as a maid at the Answer Bar. Even when she came over to replenish her yang energy, she never forgot to tidy up Lu Yibai's room.

The environment here was rather poor, after all. After Ye Yiyi had come a few times, it had genuinely become much cleaner.

Mm, such a capable little maid.

As she cleaned, Ye Yiyi bent slightly at the waist, her back and hips forming a perfect curve.

Boss Lu ignored it completely.

He still remembered exactly what Ye Yiyi had looked like after "shedding her skin." Humans and demons were ultimately different.

Ye Yiyi's greatest strengths were that she was obedient enough and not lacking in emotional intelligence. She knew her own place.

She might once have been rather frivolous, but after receiving sufficient yang energy, she had clearly restrained herself a great deal.

"Boss, I'll be leaving now." After finishing the cleaning, Ye Yiyi picked up the garbage bag and spoke.

Lu Yibai nodded.

Before opening the door, Ye Yiyi turned back timidly. "Um, Boss... could you walk me to the cemetery entrance? Actually, you don't have to take me that far. Just walk with me for a little while."

Lu Yibai smiled and teased her, "What's wrong? Are you scared because this is a cemetery?"

Ye Yiyi shook her head. "Boss, you know I'm not actually afraid of ghosts or monsters. It's just that whenever I get near your little bungalow, I feel a little panicked. Once I'm farther away, it goes away."

She looked at Lu Yibai and added, "If I didn't know you were inside, Boss, I might not even have dared to come in."

Lu Yibai was a little puzzled, unable to understand why.

So the reason she had knocked so softly was that she was frightened and panicking?

"Sure. I'll walk you out." Lu Yibai stood up.

After they had walked for a little while and moved away from the little bungalow, Ye Yiyi said, "It's fine now, Boss. Go back."

Lu Yibai nodded. "Be careful on the way."

Ye Yiyi smiled and waved her little fist. "Don't worry, Boss. Although I'm a low-level demon, ordinary humans definitely aren't my match."

With that, she left with light, springy steps.

She really liked the days she spent with Lu Yibai and Lin Xiaoqi. Being cared about felt truly wonderful.

Yip~

After seeing Ye Yiyi off, Lu Yibai headed back toward the little bungalow.

To be honest, he had already felt that something was wrong with the cemetery when he first fought the ghost.

He could not put his finger on it. Although the Yin energy and ghost energy on the ghost scattered after it dissipated, something still felt off.

As he walked, Lu Yibai muttered to himself, "I keep feeling like quite a lot of Yin energy and ghost energy are gathering toward one place."

He rubbed his chin. Since those things dissipated too quickly, he often had no time to sense them before they vanished with a whoosh.

"But it really is... roughly in this direction!" Lu Yibai closed his eyes and recalled for a moment. While muttering to himself, he pointed into the air.

When he opened his eyes, he saw that he was pointing directly toward the little bungalow!

Combined with what Ye Yiyi had just said, perhaps... something really was wrong!

After all, demons were different from humans. She might truly have sensed something.

"That's strange. But the density of Yin energy and ghost energy in the room is normal." Lu Yibai walked around the little bungalow, puzzled and unable to make sense of it.

Just as he was racking his brains without finding an answer, the Lion Umbrella in his hand showed a strange reaction.

The lion's head carved into the umbrella handle flashed a grayish-black light in its eyes.

A black shadow that felt very familiar to Lu Yibai appeared. It was the ghost creature inside the Lion Umbrella, the one that was unbearably mischievous.

It was extremely blurry, with only a rough outline, making its features impossible to see clearly.

But at least its movements could be seen.

It extended its index finger and slowly pointed downward, as if saying:

"Below."

(PS: First update. By the way, the number of people adding this to their collections keeps rising every day, and the results are clearly pretty good. Why are there so few people giving rewards? I feel like you're all fake readers. Do you not love me anymore?)