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The upper room was quieter than Ye Zhen had imagined. She and Fang Yanjun hardly met anyone along the way. The Fang family was a prestigious family, and Fang Yunsong was the head of the family. How could there be only a few people serving him in the upper room?
"It's very quiet." Ye Zhen said, "Is the upper room always like this?"
"No …" Fang Yanjun said, "In the past, there were many servants in the upper room. I don't know when it started, but grandfather didn't like others serving him. I heard that he sent many servants away."
A terrible idea flashed through Ye Zhen's mind. She shook her head and told herself that it would not be like that. Ghost beasts were at least demon beasts of the God's Continent. They would not be like wild beasts that would eat people.
"Have the servants who were sent away returned home?" Ye Zhen couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
"This … I haven't asked around. What's wrong?" Fang Yanjun asked.
"Then let's ask around." Ye Zhen didn't say why. "Great-grandfather Fang's temperament suddenly changed. Something must have happened."
Fang Yanjun looked at Ye Zhen hesitantly. "Well, I will let someone inquire about it."
"What is that place?" Ye Zhen pointed to the back of the yard, which seemed to be more secluded and remote.
"Oh, it used to be my grandmother's small Buddha hall. My grandfather didn't believe in Buddhism. Since my grandmother passed away, it has been abandoned," Fang Yanjun said.
Ye Zhen whispered, "Can I go and have a look?"
Fang Yanjun said, "There's nothing there. There's dust everywhere. Grandfather won't go there."
"Maybe it really is there." Ye Zhen said. She did not circulate her Qi Sea, nor did she use any spiritual power, but she faintly felt that something in the small Buddha hall was staring at her.
"Alright, I'll go with you." Fang Yanjun said, "When my grandmother was alive, I went there. Other than the Buddha statues, there were scriptures written by my grandmother everywhere. Later, when I wanted to go in again, my grandfather refused to let me."
Ye Zhen asked, "Since your grandfather did not believe in Buddhism, why did he keep the small Buddha Hall?"
"After all, it's the place that my grandmother used to go to the most. Grandfather naturally wants to keep it."
They passed through the courtyard and walked for a long distance before they arrived near the Little Buddha Hall. Although the Little Buddha Hall was remote, it was not dilapidated, but it was surrounded by weeds. It was obvious that it had not been taken care of for a long time.
This was the westernmost part of the Upper House, not close to the Main Courtyard. Old Madam Fang probably knew that Fang Yunsong did not believe in Buddhism, so she had set up the Little Buddha Hall here.
"There are footprints." Fang Yanjun, who was walking in front, pointed at the ground. There were a few sparse footprints.
Ye Zhen stepped forward to check, and when she saw the footprints, her face changed slightly.
Fang Yanjun didn't notice Ye Zhen's strangeness. He stared at the ground suspiciously and said hesitantly, "This footprint … doesn't seem to be grandfather's. Isn't it a little too big?"
This footprint clearly didn't belong to a mortal. How could a human footprint be so big?
"Let me see." Ye Zhen pulled Fang Yanjun back a few steps and let him stay away from the small Buddha hall. If she didn't guess wrong, the ghost beast should be hiding inside.
If it weren't for the fact that it was daytime, the ghost beast might have already appeared.
"Doctor Ye, what kind of footprint is this?" Fang Yanjun asked in surprise.
"I don't know …" Ye Zhen smiled reluctantly. "This shouldn't be a footprint. Great-grandfather Fang won't be here. Let's go somewhere else."
Fang Yanjun shook his head. "I think something is wrong inside. Doctor Ye, let's go in and have a look."
If she went in, she might not be able to protect Fang Yanjun!
"Don't go in. Let's find your grandfather first." Ye Zhen grabbed Fang Yanjun's wrist, not letting him near the Little Buddha Hall.
"Maybe grandfather is inside." Fang Yanjun said, "Let's go in."
"No …" Ye Zhen stopped him.
Suddenly, an old and deep voice came from behind them. "What are you doing here?"
Fang Yanjun turned his head sharply and saw Fang Yunsong. "Grandfather, I … I came to find you."
"You know that I don't like people coming here." Fang Yunsong snorted coldly and looked at Ye Zhen with gloomy eyes.
"There are footprints here. Grandfather, is there someone inside?" Fang Yanjun asked, pointing to the footprints on the ground.
Ye Zhen really wanted to cover Fang Yanjun's mouth. "What kind of footprints are these? You must be mistaken."
"The Little Buddha Hall has been closed for many years. Who can be inside?" Fang Yunsong said coldly. "Go back. You are here to recuperate, not to play."
Listening to Fang Yunsong's stern tone, Fang Yanjun became more suspicious. He felt that there must be someone inside the Little Buddha Hall.
Why did grandfather hide it from them?
Ye Zhen looked at Fang Yunsong with a slight frown. It was strange that his complexion looked so different from yesterday. Yesterday, he was a ruddy and spirited old man, but today, he looked like a lamp that had run out of oil, as if his vitality had dried up at once.
No normal person would age so fast. There is clearly a problem.
"Great-grandfather Fang, I found a problem when I checked your pulse yesterday. Can I check your pulse again?" Ye Zhen asked Fang Yunsong in a low voice.
"Yes, grandfather, Doctor Ye's medical skills are very good." Fang Yanjun said.
Fang Yunsong looked at Ye Zhen coldly. "There is nothing wrong with my body."
"Your complexion doesn't look very good." Ye Zhen said with a smile. "Maybe I didn't diagnose you clearly yesterday …"
"This old man is in good health!" Fang Yunsong's tone became colder. "This is not a place where you should be. Go!"
Seeing Fang Yunsong's anger, Fang Yanjun became even more suspicious. He turned his head and looked at Ye Zhen.
"Well, then we will go first." Ye Zhen nodded gently to him. Fang Yunsong did not want her to see the doctor, so she could not force him.
"Grandfather, then we will go first." Fang Yanjun whispered and left the Little Buddha Hall with Ye Zhen. After a few steps, he could not help but look back, only to see Fang Yunsong looking at him with a gloomy and indifferent face.
Fang Yanjun whispered to Ye Zhen, "Doctor Ye, I think there is a problem with the Little Buddha Hall. Grandfather too … No, I have to get my uncles back and let them find a solution."
"Don't worry, check it out first." Fortunately, the Fang family's people were at the academy. If they were all at home, they might have disappeared inexplicably like those servants.
"But …" Fang Yanjun was still worried.
Ye Zhen whispered, "I will go to your eldest brother. He will go to your uncles. You are now in the upper room, so it is inconvenient for you to do anything."
"Good." Fang Yanjun felt that what Ye Zhen said made sense. Whatever he did in the upper room would be watched by his grandfather, so he could do nothing at all.
"Leave it to me." If the ghost beast was really in the Little Buddha Hall, it should have heard them talking outside.
Would it come to Fang Yanjun tonight?
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