The ancient return was exposed by his sister's live stream.

"Baotiancheng? Isn't that our neighborhood?" Chen Siyao snatched the phone and scrolled down.

The report stated that the person who fell was the owner of a large penthouse in Building A, a well-known wealthy individual in Shenzhen whose company was on the rise. The fall occurred around 9 PM; he jumped from the 31st floor and died instantly.

Following the incident, residents of Building A reported that floors 29, 30, and 31 were haunted. Some heard crying, some saw dark figures, and some were awakened by knocking on their doors in the middle of the night, only to find nothing inside. The property management urgently evacuated all residents from these three floors, and the entire Building A is now sealed off, preventing anyone from entering or leaving.

"Why would someone want to seal off the entire building if they were going to jump?" Chen Siyao frowned. "That's so strange."

Yang Wanqing shook her head: "I don't know. Look, there are more comments below."

Chen Siyao opened the comments section and became increasingly alarmed as she read.

An account claiming to be a resident of the 28th floor of Building A posted a long comment: "I am a resident of the 28th floor. Around 8 pm tonight, I heard a loud 'thud' from upstairs, like something hitting the floor. I didn't pay attention at the time, thinking it was someone moving something upstairs."

"In the middle of the night, I was awakened by a knocking sound. The knocking was urgent, a loud thumping. I thought something had happened to someone, so I opened the door, but there was nothing in the hallway. But the knocking continued, and it was coming from above me—the ceiling was rattling."

This comment has thousands of likes.

Another account, verified as belonging to a resident of Building A, said: "I also live on the 28th floor. I heard footsteps in the hallway, going back and forth, for several hours. I looked through the peephole but couldn't see anything, but the footsteps kept going."

The property management knocked on the door, telling us to evacuate immediately, saying there had been an incident on floors 29, 30, and 31. I asked what had happened, but they wouldn't tell me, only that we needed to leave quickly.

Someone else said, "Nobody on our floor slept tonight. There were things moving back and forth in the hallway, sometimes even stopping at your door. My neighbor said he saw a dark shadow through the peephole, so dark he couldn't see anything. Later, the property management came and knocked on our doors, telling us to evacuate. When we went downstairs, the stairwell was blocked by black fog, we couldn't see anything, and it was incredibly cold, like being in an ice cellar."

Others said, "I know the homeowner who jumped. He has a very big business, and his company is about to go public. Someone like that wouldn't commit suicide. There must be something on that floor controlling him."

Chen Siyao looked up, her face pale: "Qingqing, this sounds too real."

Yang Wanqing's face also turned pale: "Look at this, some people are saying that the owners of the top three floors still haven't been able to come out."

In the comments section, there were also quite a few people who had doubts:

"Haunted? What era are we living in? People still believe in that?"

"It's definitely a publicity stunt, just to grab attention."

"Is it possible that the hallucinations were caused by a gas leak?"

However, accounts claiming to be owners of Building A posted photos of their property ownership certificates, property management notices, and photos of the evacuation. Some people also filmed videos showing the area outside Building A cordoned off with police tape, several patrol cars parked there, and property management personnel blocking people from entering.

The person filming said in a trembling voice, "See? Building A is sealed off. People on the 29th, 30th, and 31st floors haven't been able to get out. My friend lives on the 30th floor, and we still can't get in touch with him."

Chen Siyao and Yang Wanqing exchanged a glance and ran to the window at the same time.

More than a dozen patrol cars were parked downstairs in Building A, their blue and red police lights flashing in the night, making the entire building look like a giant warning sign.

Three layers of police tape were laid out, and uniformed people stood downstairs, preventing anyone from approaching. The windows of Building A were pitch black, not a single light was on, making it look like a dead building. But on the 29th, 30th, and 31st floors, something could be vaguely seen moving behind the windows, though it was unclear, just blurry black shadows.

Chen Hao stood by the window, looking in the direction of Building A, his expression calm.

"Brother, you saw the news report too?" Chen Siyao ran over.

Chen Hao glanced at her: "What news report?"

"The news said someone jumped from Building A because it's haunted!" Chen Siyao pointed out the window. "Look at all those patrol cars downstairs, the whole building is sealed off! Many residents of Building A online are saying that floors 29, 30, and 31 are haunted. Some heard crying, some saw dark shadows, and some say they still haven't been able to get out!"

Chen Siyao and Yang Wanqing went to the window and, sure enough, saw that Building A was already cordoned off. Police tape, patrol cars, and uniformed personnel surrounded the entire building. Anyone who tried to approach was immediately stopped.

"Brother, a lot of people online are saying it's haunted, is it true?" Chen Siyao's voice trembled slightly.

Chen Hao was silent for a moment, then nodded: "It's true."

"Ah?" Yang Wanqing exclaimed in surprise, "Then, what do we do? Will those things come over here?"

Chen Siyao also got nervous, grabbing Chen Hao's arm: "Brother, you're so capable, can you handle this? Building A is too close, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight. Look behind those windows, it looks like something is moving."

Chen Hao looked calmly at the windows of the third floor of Building A, shrouded in black mist: "It can be resolved. But not now."

"When?"

"Tomorrow at noon." Chen Hao turned and walked back to the living room. "The yang energy is strongest at noon, so I'll handle it then."

Chen Siyao breathed a sigh of relief, but then asked, "What about tonight? Will those things come over here?"

"No," Chen Hao said calmly. "This building has a protective charm; they can't get in."

Yang Wanqing clutched her chest: "That's good, that's good. I'll sleep in the same room with Yaoyao tonight; I'm too scared to sleep alone."

Chen Siyao nodded: "I'm scared too. Brother, could you please not close the door tonight? I'm scared."

Seeing their nervous expressions, Chen Hao smiled slightly and said, "Okay."

The two women felt a little relieved. But the police lights outside were still flashing, and the windows of Building A were still dark. They had to look out the window every now and then, afraid that something might come over.

Chen Hao sat down on the sofa, picked up the ancient version of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and turned to the page about "Zhulong". His finger lightly traced the words "seeing it as day, closing it as night", his gaze calm.

No rush. Everything will be resolved by tomorrow noon.

The next morning, sunlight streamed in through the window, warm and inviting. Chen Siyao and Yang Wanqing emerged from their room with dark circles under their eyes. Neither of them had slept well the night before, constantly glancing out the window, afraid that something might come running over.

Chen Hao was already making breakfast in the kitchen; the aroma of fried eggs wafted over, mingling with the fragrance of porridge.

"Good morning." He came out carrying fried eggs and porridge.

Chen Siyao plopped down in a chair, picked up a steamed bun, and took a bite. After a couple of bites, she mumbled, "Brother, there's a huge uproar online."

Yang Wanqing sat down, opened her phone, and handed it to Chen Hao: "Look, the ghost story at Baotian City is trending. Although many videos have been suppressed by the authorities, this matter has become too big to be suppressed."