That's amazing survival skills!

Lavie sat down nonchalantly, picked up her teacup and took a sip. "What's there to worry about with trash like this? You, on the other hand, are in a more dangerous situation than I am."

Lin Yuan didn't speak. When the Japanese ship steel plate looked at them with that sinister gaze, he realized that even though he hadn't done anything, he was still being resented.

Sometimes, even Lin Yuan couldn't understand what was going on with the other party's all-in attitude and craftsman-like mindset.

I didn't take it too seriously, as long as I was careful.

Lin Yuan opened the panel and started making a Night Lantern.

An old man appeared on the screen, sitting on a stool with a piece of iron hanging on an anvil. He was lightly tapping it with a hammer, and the progress bar below was much slower than anything he had made before.

[Estimated 15 minutes]

"We still have to wait fifteen minutes, why don't we go check it out first?"

"Okay." Xiong Tianming nodded, stood up, and walked outside. "I'll lead the way."

Xiong Tianming walked in front, and Lin Yuan walked at the back, with a dagger hidden in his sleeve.

With the increase in spirit points, Lin Yuan had a clear understanding of the surrounding rustling and movement. He always felt that the further he walked, the stronger the feeling of being watched became.

Thinking back to how Xiong Tianming and the others had felt the same way before, their hearts felt heavy.

I wonder if this exquisite spear will be effective against the guy behind him.

If not.....

Lin Yuan felt a chill run down his spine and couldn't help but look at the four people in front of him.

From a normal perspective, perhaps only the Six Realms Monk and Lawi in the team possess true methods for dealing with the soul, but the effectiveness of these methods remains to be seen.

Lin Yuan passed through several houses, but the way they were built and furnished looked somewhat familiar yet strange, which puzzled him.

"Have you examined the construction of these houses?"

"No, not at all," the monk from the Six Realms, who was walking ahead, said. "Did you discover any other clues?"

"That's a bit strange. Whether it counts as a clue or not is hard to say."

"Then we'll go take a look later."

"It's just ahead," Xiong Tianming said, pointing ahead.

The houses were arranged in a row, with a short, empty street in the middle of the row of houses in front, and the houses were arranged in a row behind.

"You guys go in first, I'll go check the back." Lin Yuan said, leaving the group and walking around the edge of the house to the back.

The houses behind were no different from those in the front row. Lin Yuan lowered his head slightly, his expression solemn.

"Did you discover something new?"

The sound of Lavie's voice from behind startled Lin Yuan. She turned around and saw Lavie's smiling face, then shook her head and said, "Let's go in and take a look first."

"Boring."

When Lin Yuan returned, she found that everyone else was still standing at the door and hadn't gone in at all.

"Let's go, together," Xiong Tianming said, pushing open the door.

It was very dusty inside.

The ground was overgrown with weeds, some as tall as a person's calf, and they rustled as you walked on them.

The front of the house was empty, with only weeds and a single old tree that had lost all its leaves, making it impossible to tell what kind of tree it was.

Pushing open the door, the dust inside was even heavier, with the floor already covered in a thick layer of dust. The shelves were full of items, including rare antique goods.

In the past, these would have been prized possessions of wealthy families; now, they are just ordinary furniture.

After searching through several rooms and turning everything upside down, they still couldn't find many clues.

"Didn't find anything else?" Xiong Tianming stood with his arms crossed, looking at Lin Yuan's solemn expression as she came out. He didn't continue speaking, but pointed to the well. "Then let's take a look at this well."

The wellhead was made of piled stones, with a wooden frame standing upright on top, and a wooden bucket hanging from a rope loop.

Lin Yuan gripped the lever, the rope spun, and the wooden bucket fell into the well with a plop. He drew up a bucket of clean water, which had a faint, not overpowering, odor.

"The well water tastes even stronger after it's been drawn up," Xiong Tianming said.

"Amitabha." Monk Liujie put his hands together and chanted a Buddhist mantra. "There is a faint resentment in this well water, not very strong."

"Tch, still holding a grudge." Lavie curled her lip, but her gaze fell on Lin Yan without saying anything more.

"Now that we have a lead, let's exploit it!"

Several people took turns drawing water from the well.

Perhaps because the well had been dug for so long that the groundwater had dried up, it took them most of the day for the bottom of the well to come into view.

The stones in the well are of poor quality, and the bottom is covered with decaying leaves.

But the corpse and skeleton that everyone had imagined did not appear.

Even the monk from the Six Realms couldn't help but frown slightly at the sight, wondering, "Could it be that I guessed wrong about something?"

"We're probably not in the wrong place." Lavie wiped the dust off the edge of the well with her fingers. "There is definitely something down there, but we just can't see it right now."

"It must be the wrong time."

[Night lantern completed]

[Night Lantern (Quality Yellow) x20]

[Night Lantern (Yellow Quality): Once lit, it keeps the area within five meters of the user constantly lit, protecting them from attacks by yin energy and monsters hidden in the darkness for fifty minutes.]

Lin Yuan handed the night lanterns to the four people, three to each, and kept the rest for himself.

After all, charging a small fee for their skills is perfectly reasonable!

All four of them witnessed the effect and couldn't help but gasp in amazement. They hadn't expected the effect to be so terrifying. It was quite a treasure, but unfortunately, it was a one-time consumable and there was no way to refill the lamp oil.

"Now, let's take a look down here."

As Lin Yuan spoke, he lit the night lantern in his hand and inserted it into the well.

The orange light from the night lanterns entered the well, allowing the five people to see more clearly, but it still looked the same as before, without much difference.

"strangeness."

Lavie stroked her chin and looked into the well again. She didn't notice much difference, but the spiritual energy inside was indeed becoming more and more intense.

The other people didn't look too good either.

The sensation is most pronounced when you put your hand into the edge of the well.

The damp chill inside the well was even stronger, and one could faintly hear a woman's soft sobbing, as if she were grieving for someone.

As the lantern emerged from the well, Lin Yuan covered it with a lid to extinguish it, unwilling to waste its burning time.

"Let's go and see how the house is furnished."

As darkness fell, the five quickly returned to the attic and memorized the layout of all the rooms.

Just as they sat down, they saw Japanese ship steel plates walk in.

The area around her exposed eyes was darker, and her entire face, the only skin exposed to the air, was sickly pale, lacking the color a normal person should have.

The Japanese ship's steel plate gave the five people a cold glance, then went upstairs without saying hello.

"That guy's steps are unsteady." The monk from the Six Realms twirled his prayer beads and looked away. "It's a sign of great weakness. Either he's been doing traditional crafts too many times, or he's been possessed by some evil spirit."

"I think the second possibility is more likely." Lavie glanced around, then smiled slightly and looked at Lin Yuan. "But we can't rule out the possibility that he's secretly hiding in a room... after all, they're all men."

"Besides, their culture is, frankly, disgusting."

Xiong Tianming rolled his eyes. "Only you would have the mind to joke around like this. Besides, I think that culture is pretty good, like that night shift thing..."

"cough."

The monk Liujie coughed lightly, thus bringing the topic back on track.

Lin Yuan gave Xiong Tianming a thumbs up, surprised that they were kindred spirits.

"When the Japanese shipyard steel plate was walking just now, his steps were not only a little unsteady, but the soles of his shoes were also a little wet." Lin Yan pointed to the stairs. "I just heard a creaking sound from the soles of his shoes. It was very faint, but I really heard it."

The four of them had strange expressions, but they didn't argue. They all turned to look at the stairs.

Upon closer inspection, one can vaguely see the outline of a faint remnant shoe sole at the corner of the wooden staircase.

"Looks like this guy fell into the water." Xiong Tianming grinned, a silent sneer escaping his lips, a murderous glint in his eyes. "Incredibly stupid. I just wonder where he fell in—into the lake inside the manor? Or...the lake outside?"

No one could answer this question, and it's likely that the Japanese shipyard steel plates wouldn't tell them either.

"Alright, we'll just grab that ugly dwarf tomorrow morning and ask him. If he doesn't talk... hmph!" Lavie stroked the end of her whip. "But you guys, can you tell me about the layout of that house?"