After returning home, Jiang Chen gathered a large pile of sacrificial offerings he had obtained before.
He glanced at the closed door of the side bedroom, walked over, and knocked. The door drifted open, revealing Xiaohai standing ramrod straight in the shadows.
"Uncle Jiang, you're back?"
He had shed his former childishness and gave off a sense of dependability.
Jiang Chen nodded and introduced Jiang Xiao Chen. Tie Zhu, meanwhile, had long since become close with the little boy. He darted up, patted Xiaohai's shoulder with his tail, and praised him.
"Little knight! Very good. You haven't disappointed this prince. You guarded our home well while we were away. I, Brother Zhu, hereby declare you qualified for promotion to Level-Two Intermediate Knight!"
Xiaohai smiled shyly. Under Tie Zhu's relentless, pressuring looks, he had no choice but to straighten his back, looking a little embarrassed, and shout, "Thank you, Iron-Cap Prince!"
"The Iron-Cap Prince now has a question for you." Putting on airs, Tie Zhu gave a dry cough and asked solemnly, "Did you have any strange encounters while we were away?"
Jiang Chen grew a little more serious too.
Naturally, he had noticed right away that Xiaohai had actually reached the peak of fierce soul, just one step away from Half-King.
Not only that, but Xiaohai now gave Jiang Chen a very strange feeling. He stood right there, yet seemed barely present, as though he might turn into an illusory bubble and vanish before their eyes at any moment!
"In answer to the Iron-Cap Prince," Xiaohai said with great seriousness and respect, "I did encounter something strange."
"Ghostly beings are spreading badly through the city now. Once, while I was driving away a ghost to save someone, I accidentally revealed myself. Although I later used the method Grandpa taught me