"Chapter 7"
"On the last day of September, I checked the month's revenue. It was up 50% from last month!"
"Under my management, Tianmen Funeral Home had finally gotten on track, and that made me proud."
"The only thing that bothered me during this time was Xiao Bai's master, Zhong Cai."
"He had been gone for over half a month without any word. Xiao Bai had become even more withdrawn because of it. A few times, I even saw him standing at the entrance to the Funeral Home, seemingly wanting to leave."
"I still hadn't been able to contact Zhong Cai."
"Looking at Xiao Bai, I decided to find Qi Ning tomorrow, tell him about this, and see whether he could help find Zhong Cai."
"What I hadn't expected was to be woken by barking that very night."
"It was the black dog belonging to Qi Hui, the night-shift guard at the East Gate. But why was the dog barking so fiercely?"
"I slipped out of bed and closed the window, keeping the noise from disturbing Xiao Bai's sleep."
"Leaving the bedroom, I looked out through the office window. Qi Hui was leading Blackie toward the dormitory building. Faintly, I thought I heard a jumble of screams coming from inside."
"Alarmed, I prepared to hurry over and instinctively grabbed the Seven-Star Peach Wood Sword. With a sword in my hand, I felt a little braver."
"By the time I got downstairs, Qi Hui had already rushed into the dormitory building with Blackie. As I drew closer, the chaotic screams became clearer."
"I knew something had happened. Not daring to delay, I rushed over."
"But the moment I reached the dormitory entrance, I sensed an icy presence."
"I stopped. Just as I was debating whether to go back for the Talisman