They soon arrived at their destination.
After getting out of the car, the young man hurried toward the building.
By the time they reached the stairs, he seemed to remember something and looked back.
His gaze met Xiao Xiao's.
The young man jumped slightly, then smiled sheepishly. "Sorry, I was in such a hurry..."
He hadn't even remembered to tell Xiao Xiao to follow him.
"It's all right."
Xiao Xiao shook his head. "Just go ahead."
"I'll catch up."
"Oh, okay."
The young man nodded.
Just as he was about to turn around, he remembered something else. "Then... it... the yaoguai..."
There weren't many people around, so the young man managed to utter the word "yaoguai" under his breath.
He wasn't stupid.
Although he still doubted whether yaoguai were real, he knew this wasn't something he could announce loudly in public.
If someone who didn't know what he was talking about heard him, they might think he was being childish at best—or that something was wrong with his mind at worst.
His experiences lately had made him very sensitive about mental health issues.
He was practically jumping at shadows.
"It's already gone upstairs."
Xiao Xiao's words made the young man freeze.
"Huh? It's already upstairs?"
"Does it know which floor I live on?"
Before Xiao Xiao could answer, the young man chuckled at himself. "I'm being silly."
"It's been following me for so many days. Of course it knows what floor I live on."
"Then let's hurry."
The young man took the stairs two at a time.
When they reached his door, the young man looked around.
As expected, he didn't see anything.
He sighed inwardly.
"Is it here?"
"Yes."
Xiao Xiao nodded.
"Is there no way I can see it?"
Xiao Xiao smiled faintly.
"Right."
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