Ever since he entered the chatroom, Tang Hao had high hopes for this world. Since there was a chatroom that allowed him to transmigrate to another world, and the 2D characters had become his real wife, it shouldn't be a problem for demons and ghosts to suddenly appear in the real world, right?
That was what he thought, until Amethyst's words shattered his fantasy of reality.
Because Amethyst used a very firm tone to describe that this was an ordinary world without any mysterious power, and after writing more than a million words, he didn't encounter any incredible phenomena or strange creatures … except for the two cats. So, gradually, Tang Hao lost his expectations and finally accepted the fact that this was an ordinary world.
But acceptance was one thing, and fantasy was another.
In the real estate sales center, even though he knew that Manager Sun was deliberately tricking him, he still bought this haunted house without hesitation. On one hand, he really liked this villa, and on the other hand, it was more or less because he hadn't completely given up on this world and still had a special kind of hope.
So, when he saw the white shadow flashing by the corridor, Tang Hao was not surprised, but happy instead. After cursing Madam Zi in his heart, you lied to me, he immediately chased after the white shadow.
Although the corridor was long, it was only a distance of a dozen meters. Tang Hao took three steps at a time, and in the blink of an eye, he had already arrived. However, when he looked left and right, the white shadow had already disappeared without a trace.
He had already activated his Spirit Vision when he chased after them. Even if it was a real ghost, as long as it had appeared here earlier, there would definitely be traces left behind. However, there was nothing in front of him other than the silent staircase.
"Was it an illusion?" Tang Hao couldn't help but frown.
"Ah!"
Just then, a shrill scream came from the living room.
Asuna?
Tang Hao's expression changed, and he immediately turned back.
The big TV in the living room was playing a silly variety show. Asuna was still sitting on the sofa. Nothing worrisome happened, but she seemed to be frightened. She hugged her legs and buried her head in her knees. She curled up on the sofa and shivered.
She didn't know if it was a girl's way of thinking or if all humans were like this. Whenever they encountered something scary, they would always look away and shrink their heads like ostriches … If they were watching a horror movie, it wouldn't be a problem as long as they couldn't see it. But if it was a ghost in real life, wouldn't they die even faster?
Tang Hao didn't quite understand, but he knew that everyone had something they were afraid of, and it had nothing to do with strength or weakness. Even the most powerful man in the world was afraid of cockroaches, and it wasn't a secret that Asuna was afraid of ghosts. So he immediately walked forward and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Tang Hao!" Hearing the familiar voice, Asuna raised her head and quickly rushed down from the sofa. She hugged Tang Hao's arm and pointed not far away. "Just now … there was a white shadow floating past the entrance …"
White shadow again?
Tang Hao's heart skipped a beat. Since Asuna also saw it, it meant that the white shadow he saw just now wasn't an illusion. But the gap between the two was less than three seconds, and the white shadow clearly ran past him. How could it appear in front of Asuna so quickly? Was it teleportation? Or … there was more than one white shadow?
Tang Hao's curiosity was aroused. Not to mention the identity and purpose of the white shadow, this was his new house, and he had to solve this problem no matter what. So he said, "How about this, you rest here for a while, and I'll go check it out."
Asuna shook her head. She absolutely didn't want to be alone.
"Okay then, let's go together."
Although Asuna was still a little hesitant, it was much better than being alone, so she followed closely behind Tang Hao.
Tang Hao first set out from the entrance and looked outside the house. It was early spring, and it was already dark outside. Except for the faint sound of waves in the distance, everything was quiet, and there was nothing strange in the dark. So he returned to the house and searched around with Asuna.
But just like in many horror movies, when you meet a ghost, it will come out from time to time to shock you, and when you look for it seriously, you will find that you can't find it no matter how hard you try, as if it doesn't exist at all.
About half an hour later, Tang Hao almost searched the entire first floor, but he didn't see the white shadow again.
The only thing he could think of was … this house is too f * cking big!
A 2,500-square-meter villa, even if it was a square, was still 50 meters by 50 meters. Although it wasn't that big in terms of space, it was about the size of a school's field. However, due to the structure of the house, it had many twists and turns, making it look especially big. It was like a maze, perfect for ghosts to play hide and seek.
Of course, it was just a little troublesome. As for the ghosts themselves, Tang Hao didn't pay too much attention. After all, not all ghosts were as powerful as Euonymus. In reality, ghosts could only scare ordinary people, not to mention that the rich man's family didn't even die.
Asuna, on the other hand, shivered in fear at the slightest movement.
"Let's stop searching the first floor for now, let's go to the second floor …"
Crack … crack … crack … crack …
"What's wrong?" Before Tang Hao finished speaking, he heard a cracking sound and turned to look at Asuna.
Asuna, on the other hand, was confused. "What?"
"Wasn't it you who made that sound just now?"
"No."
"Why not? Crack, crack, crack, crack … Wasn't it because your teeth were chattering in fear …"
Crack, crack, crack …
While Tang Hao was talking, the strange sound came from the air again, but Asuna, who was in front of him, didn't even move her lips.
At this time, Asuna also heard it and immediately hid behind Tang Hao, hugging his arm. "What … what is that sound?"
"Don't make noise." Tang Hao reached out and covered her mouth, his body motionless. He frowned and carefully listened to the sound in the air. It must be the strange sound that Manager Sun mentioned during the day. This sound was no stranger to Tang Hao. It was like the sound of two rows of teeth chattering, and he heard it many times when he went to the Great Tomb of Nasalic.
So, was it a skeleton?
No, if he listened carefully, there were some differences, because the frequency of the sound was very uniform, not the kind that would ring and then stop, and there was a slight sound of something breaking. Even the chill in the room gradually became stronger …
"No!" Tang Hao's face suddenly changed. "This is the sound of ice forming!"
"Ice forming?" Asuna was stunned. "Isn't it … that?"
"… I don't think so." Tang Hao knew that what she was referring to was a ghost. Although Manager Sun's story and the white shadow just now gave him the inherent impression that this villa was haunted, after all, when this kind of situation happened, people would generally think in this direction.
However, if it was really haunted, with his spiritual power, it was impossible that he didn't sense it at all. After all, the so-called ghost was nothing more than a spiritual body. No matter what, he was still a god, and ordinary ghosts were restrained by him. How could he not find a trace of it?
"We haven't been able to find it because there are no ghosts at all. But the white shadow we saw before and the sound just now were caused by other phenomena."
"What was that?" Asuna couldn't help but feel relieved when she heard that there were no ghosts.
"I'm not sure yet, but the sound hasn't disappeared. Listen carefully." After that, Tang Hao closed his mouth. The sound in the air continued to ring, and Tang Hao continued to move while listening to the sound, gradually determining the source of the sound.
"Underground!"
"Is the ground freezing?"
"Let's go!" Tang Hao didn't explain and immediately rushed to a certain place in the corridor.
Soon, he came to a room. Although the room was very tidy, it was much plainer compared to the rest of the villa because it was the entrance to the basement. When the two of them stood there, the creaking sound became even clearer.
"I knew it." A trace of a smile appeared on Tang Hao's face, but his eyes gradually became serious. Because excluding ghosts, he had no idea what exactly was in the basement. If it was a ghost, in fact, with his current ability, it was quite easy to deal with it. But if it was some unknown existence, he couldn't even be sure of its danger.
"I'm going to open it." Standing at the entrance of the basement, Tang Hao looked at Asuna.
"Okay!" Asuna nodded. Just in case, she had also changed into a combat knight's uniform and held a longsword in her hand, ready to fight at any time.
Then, Tang Hao pulled the basement door open. In an instant, a wave of cold air hit him in the face.
"It's so cold." Asuna couldn't help but shiver. "It's like standing in a snowfield."
"If only it was cold …" Tang Hao looked down, and the basement was dark.
"But, why didn't the people before find it?"
"What do you mean?"
"It's the chill from the basement."
"That's hard to say. Maybe it wasn't this strong before, or maybe, they didn't even search it." Tang Hao raised his head and said, "After all, reality isn't a movie. There aren't that many people who want to die, let alone rich people. Since living in this house will make you sick, you can just move out. As for things like investigating, is it really necessary? "
"You're right. So, should we go down now?"
"Well, let's go." Tang Hao nodded, took out a flashlight from his favorite folder, and walked down the stairs to the basement.
Although the current situation was unclear, Tang Hao didn't immediately ask for help from the chatroom. After all, after experiencing so many things, he was no longer a person who could only rely on others. Moreover … with the interference value of this world, those who could fight better than him couldn't come here, and those who could come here couldn't fight as well as he could.
The basement was spacious, four to five meters high, and more than a hundred square meters in area. The whole basement was empty, and no one knew what the rich man wanted to do with it. Perhaps it was used as a private vault?
At least for now, there was no answer. Of course, the two of them didn't see the source of the chill.
A moment later, Tang Hao stood in the middle of the basement. The coldness he felt was the strongest in this position. Even he had to use his spiritual power to resist the cold. If it was an ordinary person, their body would be frozen in no time.
Asuna, on the other hand, blinked her eyes. "Could it be that the chill is coming from deeper underground?"
"It should be."
"Then, should we continue to investigate?"
Tang Hao hesitated for a few seconds, and then squeezed out a word. "Dig!"
No matter what, he had to find out the answer today, or he wouldn't be able to sleep well.
Soon, a beautiful knight and a demigod turned into tunnel workers and began to dig the basement. As for the digging tools, they used swords at first, but it wasn't suitable. So, Tang Hao contacted the members of the chatroom and asked them to send him tools such as hoes. Then, the excavation began to speed up.
Not to mention Asuna, Tang Hao's body was already far beyond that of an ordinary person's. Even if he didn't eat or drink for a few days, it wouldn't be a problem. In just a few hours, he had dug a five-meter deep hole in the basement. As for the soil he dug out, he threw it into his collection folder.
Although Tang Hao was a little worried that he would dig to the bottom of the sea if he couldn't dig any deeper, he didn't plan to stop. When the hole was seven meters deep, he struck the hoe …
Clang!
With a sharp sound, the hoe broke into two.
"I got it!" Tang Hao was overjoyed. He simply threw the hoe away and used his hands to dig. Then, a crystal clear ice stone appeared in front of him.
"Why is there ice here?" Asuna squatted down beside him and immediately felt a chill. Even when she spoke, she could feel the heat coming out of her mouth.
"This is not ordinary ice … Anyway, keep digging."
With this result, the two were even more motivated to dig around the ice stone. Finally, when all the soil around was dug out, the ice stone finally appeared in front of them.
This ice stone was nearly three meters tall and had a prismatic shape. Its entire body was pure white, and even though it had been buried in the ground for so long, not a single speck of dirt could be seen on it. It was even more sparkling and lustrous than any jade stone in the world. At the same time, it also released a bone-chilling chill. When Tang Hao reached his hand toward it, even with the protection of spiritual power, the surface of his fingers began to crackle and quickly froze.
Then —
Ding!
As Tang Hao's fingers touched the ice stone, it made a crisp sound. In an instant, a white shadow flew out from the ice stone, drilled through Tang Hao's body, and floated upward. Not long after, it flew back and merged into the ice stone again.
Tang Hao and Asuna couldn't help but look at each other.
"This thing …"
Tang Hao opened his mouth and was about to speak. Suddenly, the phone in his pocket flew out on its own. The back of the ice rock was stuck to the seemingly hard ice rock, and a groove quickly appeared on it, allowing the phone to fit.
Then, a chat room interface appeared on the phone screen, and a line of system text flashed.
[Fusion successful]
[Lost Legacy "Ice Soul Stone" confirmed]
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