I open a restaurant in Mysterious Recovery

Chapter 716 Ye Zhen's Goal: Keeping Watch
"It's a bit cold."

Liu Qingqing muttered something to herself, glancing warily at the two white lanterns overhead. She looked at Tong Qian and said, "Weren't you here to look at these ingredients?"

"Since we're here, it's only proper to go in and offer incense." Tong Qian shook her head, naturally unwilling to leave just like that.

Liu Qingqing pursed her lips, gave Tong Qian a cold look, and said nothing more.

The cold night wind kept blowing, and something seemed to be starting to go wrong.

Lin Yuan led the three into the main hall, where the coffin containing Zhang Dong's body was still placed, and Zhang Xiangguang was still kneeling in front of the brazier, burning paper without expression.

What about Zhang Youhong?

Liu Qingqing was puzzled, feeling that this woman was up to something, but she had no proof.

"Alright, let's offer incense."

Lin Yuan walked to the side, where there was a small wooden table with a lot of incense sticks on it. He picked up three sticks, lit them, and began to offer incense.

Tong Qian stepped forward and picked up three of them, examining them carefully, and was immediately somewhat surprised.

"It's not a supernatural item, but a modern product?"

There were no markings on the incense sticks, but the paper supporting them had a label indicating it was a funeral product, likely a product of modern industrialization.

"That's really interesting. Zhang Xianguang would use something like this. He really doesn't treat people like human beings." Liu Qingqing also picked up three incense sticks and chuckled softly.

Despite the complaints, the necessary actions still need to be taken.

After Lin Yuan finished offering incense, he stood aside and watched Liu Qingqing, Tong Qian, and Guo Fan offer incense while also shifting his gaze to the corridor.

The layout of this old house is quite normal.

Next to the lobby is a corridor, at the end of which is a courtyard. The courtyard is surrounded by a square circle containing a number of rooms.

However, the corridor was very long and looked quite secluded.

At that moment, strange grinding sounds came from deep within the corridor, along with the screech of a chair being pushed across the floor, and the sound of a shower taking place in the room, with water splashing everywhere…

"We have some guests today. They arrived a little early, so they're resting in their rooms first," Zhang Xianguang explained softly, then stuffed a bundle of yellow paper into the brazier.

In the dim light, as the yellow paper burned, it seemed as if stiff human faces flashed by, filled with pain and wails.

But upon closer inspection, there was nothing there, as if those images were just illusions. This made Liu Qingqing, Tong Qian, and Guo Fan, who had just finished offering incense, extremely nervous.

This place is too eerie.

Whether it was because its power was insufficient to suppress the supernatural forces that had revived Zhang Dong after his death, or because it was diminishing its influence to show respect for the deceased Zhang Dong, this place felt very eerie and unsettling.

Only when they are by Lin Yuan's side, by the "store manager's" side, can they feel at ease for a moment.

Lin Yuan seemed oblivious to the strangeness of the situation and readily agreed with Zhang Xianguang's explanation, but he still asked, "Where's Xiao Zhang? She's Lao Zhang's sister, and she hasn't gone back to work either. Could it be that she was heartbroken and quietly left?"

"Boss, I'm here. I just had to take care of some things, so I was a little delayed."

The corridor was deep, and there were no electric lights in the room. Only the flames in the brazier illuminated the surroundings, but these flames were clearly insufficient to fully light up the corridor.

Zhang Youhong emerged gracefully from the darkness of the corridor.

The high heels clicked crisply on the wooden floor, and Liu Qingqing and the others' pupils constricted as they watched the woman emerge from the darkness.

On the surface, Zhang Youhong had changed into a white mourning dress, but underneath the mourning dress, the bright red cheongsam collar could still be seen.

The mourning clothes seemed to be too thin, so that patches of faint red could be seen in other places that should have been covered.

The red color, like flowing blood, still gave people a chilling feeling even through the white mourning clothes.

The one in even greater danger is Zhang Youhong herself!

At this moment, she was all smiles, like a blooming rose, but that bloodthirsty, chilling aura was constantly stimulating the nerves of Liu Qingqing and the others.

Especially Liu Qingqing.

She was the person who spent the most time with Zhang Youhong, and they were even soulmates, sharing the same body for a long time.

The reason I was wary of Zhang Youhong before was simply because Zhang Youhong's strength was too terrifying, and she was no longer restricted by me, plus her aura completely surpassed mine.

But now she realizes that she knows Zhang Youhong far less than she thought.

This woman is indeed a rose, but a rose with thorns, beautiful yet incredibly dangerous, as if... as if she sucks people's blood!
Just a few glances are enough to make one's body instinctively become alert.

As Zhang Youhong continued to approach, this feeling grew stronger and stronger until she stood in front of Lin Yuan, at which point the dangerous and eerie aura vanished instantly.

The thorny, vampire rose, at this moment, concealed all its sharpness and transformed into a harmless little white flower.

Beneath the white mourning clothes, Zhang Youhong surprisingly gave off a sense of fragility, making Liu Qingqing, who had initially been wary of her, feel an urge to hold this woman in her arms and cherish her.

Instantly, Liu Qingqing broke out in a cold sweat, and a sense of horror appeared in her eyes as she looked at Zhang Youhong.

"This woman, this woman..."

That's too dangerous, it'll definitely... eat people!

"It seems the guests who came this time are all quite restless. As for you, did you encounter any trouble?" Lin Yuan asked with concern.

Zhang Youhong shook her head. "Although it's a bit troublesome, it's not dangerous."

His tone was full of disdain, which was a testament to his confidence in his own abilities.

If it were someone like Sister Hong, she might still be very wary and cautious about the situation before her. However, given Zhang Youhong's identity and the fact that she has brought all the supernatural beings back to life, she also possesses the strength of one of the Seven Elders of the Republic of China.

At this level, the most intuitive point is that one is no longer afraid of the quality of quantity.

As long as they are not on the same level, any fierce ghost in front of her is just a little white rabbit falling into the hands of a big bad wolf, completely at her mercy.

The vengeful ghost that arrived early today is also one of them.

If it weren't for Zhang Dong's prior arrangements, these ghostly things would have been wiped out if they had dared to approach the surrounding area, instead of being allowed to enter the old house and rest in one of the guest rooms.

"Okay, it's good that everything is alright. By the way, what do we need to do today? I'm not very familiar with the procedures."

Lin Yuan inquired about the important matter, and Zhang Xianguang, speaking as a son, said, "Keep watch." "Keep watch, huh? Alright, I'll keep watch with you for a while tonight. Xiao Liu, Xiao Tong, Xiao Guo, you can go back and rest if you want; you have to go to work tomorrow."

When Lin Yuan said that, Liu Qingqing pretended not to hear and directly stated, "Brother Yuan, I'll go with you."

"I'll come too. It'll be good to have another person to help out, and we can chat together in the evening," Tong Qian said.

Liu Qingqing rolled her eyes inwardly, but these weren't secrets of the Peace Hotel or Lin Yuan, so she didn't bother to expose Tong Qian.

Conversely, it would be a good thing if Tong Qian could focus her energy on the haunted places outside the Peace Hotel.

The two accompanying men both expressed their opinions. Guo Fan, being the last one, naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to be the one to make an exception, so he decisively said, "Brother Yuan, I'll go watch the car. There should be a lot of people tonight, we don't want anyone to steal it."

"Okay, go ahead, be careful," Lin Yuan said.

"Understood, Brother Yuan." Guo Fan nodded and turned to leave, but as soon as he stepped out of the old house, he suddenly realized something and broke out in a cold sweat.

The "store manager" told me to be careful?

However, having traveled on countless business trips and experienced countless paranormal events before, the "store manager" had never given such a warning.

There must be a reason why this is being brought up suddenly now.

In other words, tonight will not be peaceful; there are great risks, even dangers.
Old Lin was not much different from before, except that the cold wind was stronger, which made Guo Fan feel uneasy and anxious.

No, we have to go quickly!

He is now just an ordinary person. Apart from the Seed of White Mist, which can guarantee that his consciousness will not be killed, he has no other guarantees.

Especially recently, he watched another movie.

The protagonist is an immortal being who can be resurrected after a certain period of time, no matter what kills him.

Originally, this was a capability that would have allowed people to travel through the long river of history.

However, the protagonist's strength was not as great as imagined. After his condition was discovered, he died from countless artillery attacks. In the interval between his resurrection, he was put into a cement barrel and thrown into the vast ocean.

Thus, this immortal being began to experience a continuous cycle of drowning, resurrection, drowning, and resurrection.

Although they wouldn't die, the agony of drowning lingered for the short time after they came back to life, like being in an inescapable hell.

If it weren't for the protagonist's halo, which allowed him to be rescued and then score points, he would probably have continued in this painful torment indefinitely.

He doesn't consider himself the protagonist, nor does he have the protagonist's halo.

If he were to encounter something similar, what kind of pain and despair would he experience?
Guo Fan dared not think about it, which only made his desire to win over the Ghost Peddler of the Gengshen Year even stronger and more determined.

The Seed of White Mist must be paired with sufficiently strong power to become one's confidence; otherwise, it may even become a fatal flaw.

Snapped!
A hand landed on Guo Fan's back, making him stiffen, especially from the cold breath that kept getting closer to his ear, which made him afraid to move at all.

"Old Guo, why are you running out here instead of staying inside?"

"Ye... Ye Zhen?"

"Otherwise, who else could be in this godforsaken place?" Ye Zhen complained seriously.

Despite his improved strength, as a modern person, he still felt somewhat uncomfortable in a world without anime.

In other words, he had seen too many top experts, which made him realize that his own strength was no different from that of a greenhorn.

The obsession with becoming invincible was too deeply ingrained in his mind, and here, even if Zhang Dong died, it wouldn't stop him from continuing to grow.

That's why he was able to stay, even giving up anime.

Doing something is one thing, complaining about it is another; the two don't interfere with each other.

Suddenly, he saw Guo Fan turn around and stare at him with eyes that were almost spitting fire, as if he wanted to beat him up. His eyes lit up immediately. "Want to fight? Come on, let me see how much you've improved lately, Lao Guo."

Seeing Ye Zhen pull out that strangely shaped sword, Guo Fan's lips twitched, and he turned to leave, saying, "I'm not a barbarian, I won't just start a fight. Besides, Brother Yuan told me to watch the taxis, I don't want to waste my time with you."

He walked very fast and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Ye Zhen stroked his chin, then his eyes lit up. "This kid, is he afraid of me? What a pity. Not everyone who works at the Peace Hotel is a strong person. I don't hit women, and Xiao Fang's strength is just so-so. He's so weak and incompetent even with the ghost guards. He needs more training. Right, I can find Lao Zhuang to spar with. Although that old guy is old, his strength should be pretty good, hehe!"

……

"It's getting dark. Xiao Zhang... um, two Xiao Zhangs? Never mind, you know what I mean anyway, it is indeed a bit dark here, are there any other lights or anything?"

As time passed, the surrounding space grew somewhat dark.

Previously, he could at least see the situation inside the hall, but now he was unknowingly shrouded in darkness, and even the firelight in the brazier in front of Zhang Xianguang could not illuminate very far.

Not only the main hall, but the entire old house was shrouded in darkness.

Only a small section of space near the coffin and the brazier was still lit, with the firelight from the brazier on one side and the faint glow of the incense sticks on the other.

At the same time, some noises came from the dark hall.

These movements were both clear and strange.

There were sounds of chairs being dragged, as if someone was moving the few pieces of furniture in the lobby, and heavy footsteps echoing back. In addition, there was even the sound of dripping water.

It looked like someone had just taken a shower and was still wet, not having dried themselves off.

The dark old house suddenly became very lively, no longer lifeless, and these movements did not disappear. They continued as Lin Yuan spoke, and showed signs of intensifying.

Crunch!

Crunch!

The sound of chairs being dragged around could be heard continuously, and vaguely, the area had been encircled, right at the boundary between light and darkness.

At this moment, it seemed as if something was enveloping everyone in the light.

Liu Qingqing and Tong Qian were both tense, their eyes filled with panic. "How is this possible? Why would such a strange thing happen when the store manager is here?"

(End of this chapter)