"I've found something." Vivian snapped her fingers, and Hao Ren saw a thin black fog rising from the corner of the room. The black fog quickly shrank and condensed into a few tiny bats that circled around Vivian's shoulders.
Hao Ren had been living with the two superwomen at home for some time now, so he was not surprised by such surreal things, especially Lily's tail and Vivian's bats. He teased one of the bats that flew in front of him, trying to figure out the difference between it and the bats in the natural world. He asked curiously, "What did you find?"
"Hey, don't move. These bats are my avatars, and we share the same senses." Vivian swatted Hao Ren's claw away and looked out the window. "I sent a few bats to the castle, and they did find something unusual. It's the smell of the undead. It's at least a few hundred years old, and there are quite a lot of them."
Hao Ren felt goosebumps all over his body. Even though he was prepared for the possibility that his new tenant was an undead, he still felt a chill down his spine when he heard the news. "There really are? Quite a lot of them? Raven 12345 said there's only one of them … Should we pick one of them and bring it with us? "
"Let's not talk about that first. I noticed that the undead aura there is different from the haunting that we've heard from the outside." Vivian shook her head. "The undead aura in the castle is suppressed underground. My bats only noticed it when they went into a collapsed tunnel. Even though I haven't found the source or the entrance to the underground, I'm sure that the suppression is still intact. Theoretically … there shouldn't be any vengeful spirits coming to the surface."
Hao Ren thought for a while, and soon, he understood what was wrong. "That means there are ghosts in the castle, but they're all suppressed. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any haunting around the castle, right? Then the reports of hauntings from the people nearby … "
"I'm not sure what's going on. If it's an excessively powerful revenant, it can affect ordinary people within a certain range with its mind alone, making them see hallucinations or believe in false memories. But such a powerful revenant has not appeared for many years. Theoretically, the demon hunters should have wiped them out."
Hao Ren spread out his hands with a bitter face. "What do you think is going on? I'm a normal person, yet I have to get involved in this kind of thing."
Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly saw Vivian's expression change. He immediately asked, "What's wrong?"
"Nangong seems to be going out." Vivian frowned. "I have a bat hanging outside his window. I saw him tidying up the box of 'tools' … He pushed the door open and went out!"
"So late?" Hao Ren was a little surprised. "He's really dedicated. He's going out to 'work' as soon as he got here. Could it be that this demon hunter has some kind of background?"
Previously, Hao Ren thought that Nangong was most likely an exorcist. Even if he knew a little about demon hunters, he would not be a real professional (judging by his high-profile manner, he did not look like a professional). But, he did not expect Nangong to go out to work as soon as he arrived. This kind of professionalism was not something an exorcist could have.
Vivian did not say a word. She immediately ran to the window and looked downstairs. She beckoned Hao Ren over. "Come and have a look. He's already gone out. I'm curious how he's going to get to the castle. The castle is dozens of kilometers away from here. He's also a foreigner, so he definitely doesn't have a car. Also, it's impossible to find a taxi at this hour. Could it be that he really knows some secret demon hunter techniques? "
Hao Ren and Vivian were lying side by side on the windowsill. They saw that Nangong had arrived at the entrance of the hotel. He was now standing there in a daze. He did not bring his huge suitcase with him. Instead, he was carrying a smaller black suitcase. He was still wearing the same white shirt and black trousers. He looked like an ordinary salesman who was on a short trip. Just as Vivian had said, Nangong was also a foreigner. He had no connections here, so naturally, he did not have a convenient means of transportation. How was he going to get to the castle that was dozens of kilometers away in the middle of the night?
"If he's a real demon hunter, it's very easy to reach a speed of hundreds of kilometers per hour. Some demon hunters can even fly for a short period of time and even teleport over short distances." Vivian frowned. "He's making strange gestures in a certain direction. Could it be that he really knows some secret magic?"
Hao Ren's mind was suddenly filled with specialized terms. Things like shrinking the ground to inches, riding the wind, protecting the body of the wolf spirit, and ancestral souls. Anyway, in his mind, Nangong was about to step on a magic cloud and soar into the sky. He would not be surprised even if a magic circle suddenly appeared around the hotel. However, the next moment, he saw a car coming out from the back of the hotel. It was the hotel's fat owner, Angus. Nangong nodded to Angus and got into the car. Then, an Indian man dressed like a monk and a European man dressed like Batman came out of the hotel and got into the car. Hao Ren clearly saw the three of them taking out their wallets to pay for the ride before they got into the car.
Awkwardly, Vivian opened her mouth and said, "Err, carpooling … Looks like the hotel owner has opened a new business recently."
Hao Ren said, "… I was thinking too much just now."
It seemed that the haunted castle had attracted a lot of strange people, even foreigners. Hao Ren did not know why these paranormal enthusiasts from all over the world were so active. Maybe they were not clean at all and were always looking for haunted places on Earth.
After Angus and the three exorcists from different countries left, Vivian poked Hao Ren's arm and said, "Let's follow them. We'll act tonight."
Hao Ren was puzzled. "Didn't you say to stay away from demon hunters as much as possible? It's best not to meet Nangong?"
"I've changed my mind now. What if a few of these exorcists really have the ability to find new tenants before us? Also, there will be more and more people coming. We can't wait for the craze to die down. We don't know how many days it will take. A long night is fraught with trouble. "
Hao Ren thought it made sense, but he looked at the door worriedly. "I've slept enough. It's fine even if I don't sleep today. But we still have a sleeping beauty. Lily won't wake up until midnight. Should we bring her along?"
Vivian looked at her watch and said, "Don't worry. She'll wake up soon. She can barely wake up now. She has a magical ability. She can follow us everywhere even when she's asleep. She'll be awake by the time we reach the castle. That's perfect."
Hao Ren had no more questions. He followed Vivian to Lily's room. Sure enough, the werewolf maiden was squirming restlessly on the bed. It seemed like she was turning a few times before waking up. She was still wearing her usual clothes. She did not even change her clothes when she slept. It was Vivian who sent her up. Of course, the vampire maiden was not kind enough to help her change her clothes. Now, Hao Ren was saved the trouble.
Although he was looking forward to seeing the werewolf maiden in her revealing pajamas, it was impossible.
"Look, the table leg." Vivian pointed at the table beside the bed. Hao Ren's eyes twitched as he saw that the wooden table leg had been gnawed on like a sugar-coated haw. There was a thick layer of sawdust on the floor. There were even sawdust at the corner of Lily's mouth …
There was no doubt that Lily had dreamed of eating big bones at home.
"Hey, doggie, get up and get to work!" Vivian stepped forward and roughly pushed Lily off the bed. Lily fell to the ground and opened her eyes in a daze. The first thing she saw when she saw Hao Ren was, "Oh, Mr. Landlord. Breakfast?"
"Breakfast my ass!" Vivian pulled Lily up. "Get ready to go to the castle. You're not awake yet. Just follow us. I'll tell you the details when you wake up. "
Lily nodded in agreement. She closed her eyes and got into her sniffing mode again. Before she fell asleep, she said, "Mr. Landlord, I dreamed that you stewed ribs for me. The ribs were delicious …"
Hao Ren was speechless.
A moment later, the three of them left the hotel without anyone noticing. With Vivian's black mist as cover, ordinary people would not be able to detect their movements. As the hotel was just at the edge of the town, they left the town not long after they left the hotel. Looking at the endless wilderness in front of him, Hao Ren suddenly realized a problem. "They're carpooling … What should we do?"
Vivian suddenly spread out a pair of giant bat wings behind her. She had a bright smile on her face. "I'll fly you. Doggie will run after us!"
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