I put away the two Human-Skin Lanterns, and the ghostly crowd across from me quickly vanished without a trace.
Everything around me fell quiet at that moment.
I took a deep breath, sat down on the sofa, and thought over what had happened tonight.
Aside from learning that fate, lifespan, and blessings could be manifested, there was also the old ghost's warning.
A "Great Fiend" would be coming tomorrow, carrying a lantern and coming from far away. And the ghosts outside still wanted to fish in troubled waters?
That was a lot to take in.
But that old ghost had really just come for a bowl of water before leaving behind his turbid energy and continuing on his way.
And he had only told me after I gave him the water.
It felt like his words were fairly credible.
As for whether they were true, that still needed to be verified...
I was a little hungry, so I ordered delivery.
Although there was a roadside breakfast shop barely a hundred meters from the store, and it was already past five, so they were open.
But I had no intention of leaving the shop. No matter what happened, I would not step outside for these seven days.
Half an hour later, breakfast arrived.
But when I took the delivery, the delivery guy gave me a strange look.
Then he smiled and said:
"Bro, how many all-nighters have you pulled? I worked the night shift all night, and even my dark circles aren't as bad as yours!"
My expression changed drastically when I heard that. Could yesterday's deduction have been true?
Were my vitality and spirit constantly diminishing the longer I stayed to guard the shop?
"My dark circles are that bad?"
I asked instinctively.
He nodded.
"Really bad!"
After saying that,