A big-headed doll!?
Lu Siye rubbed his chin. It seemed unlikely that Black Abyss from before was the mastermind behind that website.
Of course, he couldn't rule out the possibility that he had another big-headed ghost infant.
Come to think of it, why had the other party sent another ghost over instead of coming in person? Were they trying to test me?
At the thought, Lu Siye turned to look at Fang Lanyue, who was curled up in a ball.
Fang Lanyue felt a gaze fall on her and shuddered. She quietly scooted away from Lu Siye.
Fear Points +...
Lu Siye rested a hand against his forehead, feeling somewhat speechless.
The other party had sent over a cowardly ghost. Were they serious?
Could that big-headed ghost infant be an undercover agent sent by the Town Demon Suppression Division?
As far as Lu Siye knew, not everyone in the Town Demon Suppression Division was a human cultivator. Some of them were ghosts, too.
But those ghosts were special beings. Unlike ordinary ghosts, who had only one soul and seven spirits, they were born with two souls and seven spirits.
With an extra soul, they were naturally far better at controlling their emotions than ordinary ghosts. They could retain their humanity much more easily and could serve as allies.
The Town Demon Suppression Division called these special beings Yin Spirits.
It was precisely because Yin Spirits existed that Lu Siye wondered whether the big-headed ghost infant might be an undercover agent.
Lu Siye glanced at the system panel. In just a few minutes, Fang Lanyue had given him more than 1,700 Fear Points. He now had 4,619.
Lu Siye's eyes lit up. To other people, Fang Lanyue might be a cowardly ghost who was more or less useless.
But to him, she was an oil field even richer than the Mirror Ghost next door had been.
He'd made up his mind. He had to keep this cowardly ghost. This concerned his grand plan to grow stronger—not even the Town Demon Suppression Division could change that.
"Um, Fang... Ahem... What's your name?" Lu Siye asked, pretending not to know.
"My name is Fang Lanyue!" Fang Lanyue raised her head slightly, revealing a pair of big eyes.
"Do you know that any Town Demon Suppression Division member has the right to execute you on the spot for trespassing in a living person's home?" Lu Siye suddenly leaned in close to Fang Lanyue and said ominously.
"Ah!" Fang Lanyue jumped at the sudden appearance of his face, rolled off the bed, and huddled in a corner, trembling.
Oh no! He's from the Town Demon Suppression Division—the kind who kills ghosts without blinking and eats them without salt!
Save me, save me! I don't want to die yet! Fear Points +99!
I haven't lived long enough...
Fang Lanyue hugged her knees and trembled. She looked utterly helpless and pitiful.
"Ahem!" Looking at her, Lu Siye suddenly felt a twinge of guilt.
But as the notification chimes kept ringing in his ears, that twinge of guilt went straight out the window.
"Still, since you've never harmed anyone before, and you left a note on the table, I can spare your life." Only after the notifications stopped did Lu Siye speak.
"Really? You won't kill me?" Fang Lanyue jerked her head up and blinked at him with wide, innocent eyes.
"Not only can I spare your life, I can also guarantee that you won't be in any danger from now on." A slight smile appeared on Lu Siye's lips.
From their brief interaction, he could tell that what mattered most to this cowardly ghost was her own safety. So, if he wanted this oil field to stay by his side willingly, he had to start there.
Fang Lanyue's eyes lit up, and she stopped being afraid. She scrambled back onto the bed and grabbed Lu Siye's wrist, asking hopefully, "You'll protect me?"
"I don't mind, but if you want me to keep you safe, you'll have to come somewhere with me." Lu Siye nodded.
"Where are you taking me?" Fang Lanyue immediately let go of Lu Siye's wrist, retreated to the corner, and hugged herself.
He couldn't be after my looks and planning to do something to me, could he? Fear Points +66!
Lu Siye's mouth twitched. Looking at her completely flat figure, he couldn't help walking up to her and flicking her forehead.
"What are you thinking? I just want to take you to the Town Demon Suppression Division to register your identity, so a passing member doesn't kill you. With a figure like yours, I'm not interested at all," Lu Siye said crossly.
"What do you mean, a figure like mine?" Fang Lanyue puffed up her cheeks and stuck out her flat chest.
"Oh, I see. I'm jealous that you've got an airport at such a young age," Lu Siye said without changing his expression.
"Th-that's because I haven't developed yet," Fang Lanyue said weakly.
He took out his phone and reported the matter to the Town Demon Suppression Division without asking whether Fang Lanyue agreed.
The Town Demon Suppression Division approved it immediately and left a reply saying that a specialist would come to assess her in person.
"All right, I've filed the report. Someone will come over shortly to register you," Lu Siye said, putting down his phone.
"Ah! I haven't agreed yet!" Fang Lanyue froze, then stamped her foot in frustration.
"You don't agree? Then I'll just kill you." Lu Siye reached out and pulled in the Blazing Blood Blade from outside the door. It flew into his hand, and he slung it over his shoulder.
"I agree! I agree, okay?" Fang Lanyue shuddered and said with a mournful expression.
She reacted quickly, choosing to go along with him right away.
Knock, knock, knock~
Before long, someone knocked on Lu Siye's front door. It was probably someone from the Town Demon Suppression Division.
At the sound of the knock, Fang Lanyue's first reaction was to hide in the wardrobe, burying herself in the pile of clothes and trembling.
Lu Siye glanced at the time on his phone. It had only been a little over ten minutes since he'd filed the report about Fang Lanyue.
It seemed the Town Demon Suppression Division took special ghosts like Fang Lanyue seriously.
Ignoring Fang Lanyue, who was still giving him Fear Points, Lu Siye quickly went to the entrance and opened the door.
A middle-aged man wearing a blue-green long robe stood outside. He held a compass in his hands, and an elegant, scholarly air surrounded him.
Aside from that, Lu Siye couldn't sense a trace of energy from him. As far as Lu Siye could tell, there was nothing where the man stood—only a void.
It was as if the man had become one with the world around him.
Behind the middle-aged man stood a man in the Town Demon Suppression Division's distinctive combat uniform, holding a briefcase.
Judging by the fluctuations in his qi and blood, the man was only at the Night Patrol Envoy level.
"Are you Lu Siye?" The middle-aged man noticed Lu Siye's gaze fixed on him, but there was no impatience in his tone.
"I am." Lu Siye nodded.
"I am Yuan Mou of the Yuan Family of Jiuzhou, a guest official of the Town Demon Suppression Division. I have come on the Division's orders to assess the Yin Spirit in your home." Yuan Mou cupped his hands toward Lu Siye.
"The Yuan Family? May I ask if you're from the same Yuan Family as the Yuan Tiangang I know?" Lu Siye asked, taken aback.
The history of this world was largely the same as that of the world Lu Siye had lived in during his previous life. The Tang Dynasty still existed in its history, as did Yuan Tiangang.
"That's right." Yuan Mou smiled and admitted it openly.
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