The night sky was clear, a few scattered stars dotting its inky expanse.
Cui Ciyou stood on the second-floor balcony of his new mansion, the evening breeze brushing his cheeks with a hint of chill.
He had kept watch here for three nights in a row. The vast mansion was utterly silent, with none of those eerie sounds that suggested someone was pacing in the shadows.
"Looks like it really is settled."
"That so-called ghost must have been the doll."
To be safe, Cui Ciyou had not jumped to a conclusion immediately after discovering that the doll was the source of the strange noises.
He had led everyone through another three full days of searching, practically turning the mansion inside out. They had not overlooked even a single brick in the garden, making certain there were no hidden mechanisms or monsters they had missed.
Now that the spine-chilling sounds in the middle of the night had vanished completely, he could be absolutely certain that the culprit was the guardian doll Roxy was currently studying.
After confirming that the house was completely safe, Cui Ciyou headed to the Royal Capital's real estate agency bright and early the next morning, feeling refreshed, and signed his name on the contract.
From that day onward, the sprawling mansion truly belonged to him.
"Lord Cui Ciyou, you... you really took care of it?"
The agency manager looked incredulous, his expression tinged with awe and the relief of someone who had narrowly escaped disaster.
"That thing haunting the mansion..."
"Yes, it's been dealt with."
Cui Ciyou took a sip of the black tea the waitress had brought him and spoke calmly.
"It was only a rather vicious monster living in a hidden underground room. It took some effort, but it's ashes now."
He casually attributed his