The young masters, who had been acting so casually, all stiffened when they heard Lee Kwok-keung's words.
Tao Yu's two bodyguards didn't understand Chinese, so they looked rather confused. They had no idea what had happened to the young masters.
Still, their job was simply to protect Tao Yu, so they didn't interfere.
"This isn't a place for jokes, and we're not the sort of people you can joke around with."
The eldest son of the Lee family forced himself to sound calm.
"You all know we're from the Special Affairs Department. We wouldn't come here for no reason. But there's no need to worry too much. So far, this ghost hasn't shown any signs of doing harm. It's been following the Young Duke, so it may have something to do with him."
Wong Yiu-cho stepped forward to explain.
The young masters silently edged away from Tao Yu.
They knew how dangerous ghosts and the supernatural could be!
"Don't worry. This ghost is here to protect me. You can think of it as one of my subordinates."
Tao Yu waved a hand dismissively, telling them not to make a fuss.
"R-really? It exists?"
One of the young masters drew his head back. If Tao Yu said so, then there really was some unseen, filthy thing floating in the air!
"Protecting you? You can actually use something like that?"
The eldest son of the Huo family sounded astonished.
Wong Yiu-cho began demonstrating his expertise once more.
"A very small number of ghosts may follow their relatives out of attachment, but they can't really be said to protect them. In fact, they may become dangerous over time. These things are extremely harmful. Once they possess someone, that person's mind will—"
"That's just the view of an ordinary person like you."
Tao Yu