The Owner of Villa 18

Ye Fan left Zhang Wentao's place and headed straight to the hospital.

"You're here?" Bai Yunxi secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Ye Fan. Although Ye Fan seemed a little unreliable, he always gave Bai Yunxi a sense of security. With his arrival, Bai Yunxi immediately felt much more at ease.

"Of course I came when you asked! If you're scared, I'll lend you my shoulder. Lean on it all you like," Ye Fan said without hesitation.

Bai Yunxi: "..."

Ye Fan stared at Bai Yunxi with shining eyes, his gaze practically screaming, Come on, come on! Take advantage of me!

Xiao Chi walked out with a stern expression. He gave a light cough and shot them both a cold glare without saying a word.

Seeing Xiao Chi, Ye Fan respectfully stepped forward and gave a half bow. "Hello, Grandpa."

Xiao Chi clasped his hands behind his back and said irritably, "Who are you calling Grandpa?"

"You aren't yet, but you will be," Ye Fan said matter-of-factly.

"It's far too early for you to be saying that," Xiao Chi said unhappily.

"Speaking of which, why did you hang up on me last time?" Ye Fan asked, sounding rather aggrieved.

It would have been fine if Ye Fan hadn't brought it up. The moment he did, Xiao Chi bristled with rage. "I must have been out of my mind to answer your call! I should have hung up right away!"

Ye Fan looked at Xiao Chi with utter innocence. "Why are you being so mean to me? And here I was thinking of making you Tenfold Tonic Pills."

Xiao Chi: "..." Tenfold Tonic Pills, my foot!

Who knew which blabbermouth had spread the story about Ye Fan's phone call? For a while, everyone had been teasing Xiao Chi about it, leaving him absolutely furious.

"Professor Xiao, I hear you're about to gain a grandson-in-law. Which young man was lucky enough to win your favor?"

"Professor Xiao, I hear your grandson-in-law is very thoughtful! He even wants to get you Tenfold Tonic Pills. My son-in-law is hopeless. He never gives this old man a thought."

"Professor Xiao, you've been looking quite energetic lately. Have you been taking some especially potent tonic?"

"Professor Xiao, your grandson-in-law means well, but aren't Tenfold Tonic Pills a little too potent?"

Xiao Chi had been so fed up with the constant pestering lately that he had taken several days off in a row!

"Who wants your lousy pills?" Xiao Chi said irritably.

"Tenfold Tonic Pills are good stuff. They give you loads of energy, and there aren't any side effects." With that, Ye Fan took a pill bottle from his backpack and handed it to Xiao Chi.

Xiao Chi's face reddened with anger. "I think you should take a few more yourself. Build yourself up."

"Me? I don't need a tonic! I'm bursting with vitality! Grandpa, these pills are better suited to old people with osteoporosis like you. I'm still young," Ye Fan said proudly.

Xiao Chi: "..." Osteoporosis!

Bai Yunxi took a deep breath and said helplessly, "Grandpa, just take them. They should be good."

Bai Yunxi glanced at Ye Fan and thought, He may not say anything pleasant, but the things he brings out are always good. It's just that Tenfold Tonic Pill is such a... name.

"How are you supposed to take these?" Bai Yunxi asked.

"One every seven days. Don't take too many, or you'll overdo it!" Ye Fan said.

Xiao Chi: "..."

"Come see my niece with me. She doesn't seem to be doing very well," Bai Yunxi said.

"Sure! Whatever you say."

Ye Fan followed Bai Yunxi into the ward. A little girl lay on the hospital bed with her eyes closed, looking rather weak.

Sensing Ye Fan's arrival, the little girl suddenly opened her eyes and stared at him, her eyes shining.

Feeling the intensity of her gaze, Ye Fan couldn't help blinking.

"How is she?" Bai Yunxi asked.

"After being possessed by something like that, she's bound to be a little drained. She'll be fine after a few days of rest," Ye Fan said, checking Bai Momo's pulse.

Bai Yunxi nodded. "Oh."

Ye Fan looked at Bai Yunxi, vaguely sensing that something was off about his expression.

"Come outside with me for a moment," Bai Yunxi said.

Ye Fan obediently followed Bai Yunxi into the hospital corridor.

"Did you see any mark left on her?" Bai Yunxi asked.

Ye Fan's eyes shifted before he shook his head. "No."

"I remember you saying I have a Heavenly Yin Constitution and easily attract ghosts. Does that mean people around me will be affected too?" Bai Yunxi clenched his fists and asked nervously.

Ye Fan shook his head. "Your Heavenly Yin Constitution is yours alone. It isn't contagious."

Bai Yunxi breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good."

"What are you worried about?" Ye Fan asked.

"Momo said a group of them played the Pen Immortal game. Someone asked the Pen Immortal how it had died and angered it, but Momo was the one it went after." There were certain questions one couldn't ask while playing the Pen Immortal game, such as the Pen Immortal's gender, how it had died, or its family background.

Ye Fan scratched his head. "I don't know much about that, but maybe the Pen Immortal just thought your niece was cuter."

"Is that it?" Bai Yunxi asked. "Will it come after Momo again?"

Ye Fan shook his head. "I don't know either! How about this? I'll get a Jade Pendant in a bit. Just hang it around her neck, and she'll be fine."

"A Jade Pendant? My sister said you gave her one that day! She said it looked like something from a street stall that cost one yuan," Bai Yunxi said.

"She really doesn't know quality when she sees it! It clearly cost ten yuan," Ye Fan said indignantly.

Bai Yunxi: "..." How much difference could there be between one yuan and ten yuan? It was all junk anyway!

Seeing Bai Yunxi's expression, Ye Fan smiled sheepishly. "The Jade Pendant may not be worth much, but the pendant itself isn't what matters. What matters is that I engraved formations inside it."

Bai Yunxi: "..." He went to the trouble of engraving formations, yet didn't think to buy a better pendant.

Bai Yunxi frowned at the hundreds of Jade Pendants in Ye Fan's backpack. "Why do you have so many?"

"I heard you have quite a few family members, so I'm planning to give these out to win them over. Once you accept someone's gift, you owe them a favor! If your family accepts my Jade Pendants, they should treat me a little better," Ye Fan said.

Bai Yunxi: "..." Was this guy planning to win over his family with ten-yuan pendants?

"Have you engraved formations in all of these?" Bai Yunxi asked.

Ye Fan shook his head. "Not yet. I've only done seven or eight."

Ye Fan took out a Jade Pendant. "This one has a Protective Formation and an Evil-Repelling Formation. Put it around your niece's neck, and she'll be fine."

Bai Yunxi nodded. "All right."

"I won't go back in!" Ye Fan said.

Bai Yunxi looked at Ye Fan in confusion. "What's wrong? Why aren't you going in?"

"I think that little girl has fallen for me. Being too charming is a problem too. See? I appeal to young and old alike! I'd better stay out so she doesn't fall even harder!" Ye Fan said with a series of sighs.

Bai Yunxi ground his teeth and said irritably, "You're overthinking it..."

"Am I? She was looking at me so eagerly just now! You know, a peerless genius like me only comes along once every few thousand years. It's inevitable that I'd be in high demand. There's really no helping it," Ye Fan said dismissively.

"She's just never seen such a weirdo before, so she took a few extra looks!" Bai Yunxi said irritably. Once every few thousand years? And this was what those thousands of years had produced?

"Weirdo? Is that a compliment?" Ye Fan asked curiously.

Bai Yunxi drew in a sharp breath. "I'm done talking to you..."

Ye Fan: "..."

Dragging his suitcase, Ye Fan arrived at the estate's entrance.

"Sir, who are you looking for?" As soon as Ye Fan reached the entrance to the villa compound, a security guard came over to question him.

"Me? I'm an owner!"

"Which villa do you own?" the guard asked curiously.

The villa compound at Joyful Moon Estate was home to many prominent figures, politicians, celebrities, and wealthy people. Dressed in casual clothes, dragging a pitch-black suitcase, and holding a skewer of candied hawthorn, Ye Fan really didn't look like an owner.

"I own Villa 18," Ye Fan said.

The moment Ye Fan said that, the guards' expressions changed. "You-you own Villa 18?"

Villa 18 stood in a corner of the compound. Although strange things often happened there, none of the surrounding villas had any problems. As a result, despite Villa 18's oddities, the other homeowners hadn't reacted much.

"That's right."

"Sir, do you know that Villa 18 is..."

Ye Fan smiled smugly. "I know. It's cheap! I bought it for just three million. What a bargain! These days, there aren't many investors with judgment as sharp as mine. Plenty of idiot investors have jumped off buildings because they had no eye for a good deal."

The guards exchanged glances, looking at Ye Fan as though he were an idiot.

Under the guards' watchful gazes, Ye Fan walked into the villa compound.

"How many days do you think this guy will last here?"

"Who knows? He's all alone. He might get scared out of his wits and run away tonight."

"What kind of person do you think he is?"

"He's probably some rich family's kid who hasn't seen much of the world. An unscrupulous seller swindled him, and he still thinks he got a great bargain."

"No one's lived in Villa 18 for ages. Its number isn't exactly lucky either. Villa 18, the eighteen levels of hell-they say that villa is connected to the gates of hell."

"Quite a few people who lived there seem to have met with misfortune! This kid is all alone. What if he dies in there and no one even knows?"

"This idiot even has the nerve to mock other investors who jumped off buildings. He might be jumping himself in a couple of days."

Completely unaware of the guards' concerns, Ye Fan was already standing at the villa's front door.

Ye Fan had originally been staying in a hotel. However, he had decided to craft the Yin Ghost Banner and was worried that the commotion would be too great and get him kicked out, so he decided to stay in his own villa instead. Of course, he wasn't actually afraid of being thrown out. He was only worried that someone might interrupt him halfway through crafting the artifact.