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We need to think carefully about how to catch these "deceitful ghosts".

Even if a player possesses a talent that includes mental attribute attacks, they can only use it to attack; they cannot capture spirits.

Unless it's a talent directly related to the concept of capture.

Under normal circumstances, physical entities cannot touch spiritual entities.

To catch the "liar," certain conditions must be met.

"Speaking of which... Qiqi's race is a spiritual life form, which can be considered a kind of spirit. I wonder if she can directly capture ghosts? Or defeat magic with magic?"

An idea popped into Fan Xiao's head.

The feasibility seems quite high.

It's just... letting the little angels catch but not kill them, I don't know if they can keep up the patience.

Don't make her angry again, jump up and kick his knee.

"It really has to wait until tomorrow."

Li Xian nodded and said, "When the time comes, I will process the stored 'deceitful ghost' data and use it as a prototype to create mechanical creatures, then take them to the memorial tablets of the dead to test them out."

"If that doesn't work, we'll think of another way to lure the 'deceitful ghosts' out and try to catch them alive using other methods."

"Oh, right, we also need to find out the method of sacrifice. I think it's not as simple as just dragging the 'deceitful ghost' to the memorial tablet and killing it. There are probably other conditions."

"We can ask about that tomorrow. Let's focus on tonight first."

Fan Xiao turned his gaze to the houses ahead and said, "We've arrived."

The home of Koike and his daughter is almost in sight.

The main entrance of the house was closed at this moment. Mealtime had long passed, and no more thick smoke was rising from the chimney on the roof, making it seem rather deserted.

Fan Xiao stepped forward and tentatively knocked on the door three times.

Chapter 350 Weird Sound

Fan Xiao knocked on the door three times, but no one answered; it was quiet and still behind the door.

Seeing this, he paused for a few seconds, then knocked three more times and said softly, "Little Chi, it's us. We've come back to ask for the night."

There was still no movement behind the door, so Fan Xiao and Li Xian waited patiently.

A few seconds later, light footsteps finally echoed inside the room, as if someone was walking on tiptoe.

The footsteps stopped as they approached the door, and only the chirping of insects could be heard all around. It seemed that the person inside was standing behind the door, observing the outside through the crack in the door.

"Don't look, it's us." Fan Xiao said with a friendly expression through the crack in the door, "Let us in quickly, it's dark, it's not safe outside."

A short while later, probably after the people inside had confirmed Fan Xiao and Li Xian's identities, the door was opened.

Fan Xiao and Li Xian looked closely and found that Xiao Chi and her father were standing behind the door fully armed.

Xiaochi took a kitchen knife, while the middle-aged man took a shovel.

After realizing there was no danger, the two stopped their attack and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Why are you so late!" The middle-aged man's eyes flashed with strong dissatisfaction. "It's this late, and you're still bothering us. What are you up to?!"

"We walked around town looking for places to stay for our other friends, which took up some time," Fan Xiao apologized. "Sorry, sorry, it won't happen again."

"Come in quickly, it's dark and not very safe outside."

Xiao Chi grabbed Fan Xiao's arm and pulled him into the house.

Seeing this, Li Xian followed closely behind and stepped through the gate.

After the two men entered, the middle-aged man quickly closed the door again and reinforced it with several wooden bolts, as if some man-eating beast was lurking in the darkness outside.

"Is it really necessary to go to this extent?" Fan Xiao asked.

"What do you outsiders know!" the middle-aged man cursed. "I've already told you it's not safe tonight, and you've still lingered until now. You're not welcome in our house tomorrow night; you'll have to find somewhere else to stay!"

"Dad, it's good that they're alright. Don't keep saying such hurtful things."

Koike spoke up to comfort her father.

“I’m a little curious,” Fan Xiao asked, “If we really encounter danger… that is, ‘that kind of filthy thing,’ can this door hold it back? And…”

He glanced at the kitchen knife and shovel that the father and daughter hadn't yet put down: "Can these things stop 'that thing'?"

"Well... we're not too sure either, since we've never encountered anything like it," Koike replied. "But having a weapon on hand always provides some psychological comfort and gives one more courage."

"So," Li Xian, standing to the side, asked, "you guys aren't even sure if 'that thing' actually appeared tonight?"

“No, we are very certain of that!” Koike said seriously. “Although we haven’t experienced it ourselves, people in town have encountered it and had problems, and it’s not just one case.”

"Can you tell me more specifically?"

Fan asked in a manner as curious as a child.

"What kind of awful things are you asking so late at night!" the middle-aged man suddenly scolded. "The rooms have been prepared for you. Go on over there and stop bothering Xiao Chi with these strange questions."

After saying that, he impatiently walked towards his room.

Seeing this, Xiao Chi instructed Fan and Xiao, "Go to bed early tonight. Remember, make sure to turn off the lights before you go to sleep and make sure the whole room is dark. There shouldn't be any light showing through. If you hear any strange noises, ignore them. Even if you are woken up, pretend to be asleep."

"A strange sound?" Fan Xiao asked. "What exactly was it?"

"For example, knocking on the door, rattling of a cabinet, or dripping water, etc. Any abnormal sound counts."

Koike replied.

Upon hearing this, both Fan Xiao and Li Xian showed surprise.

"Knocking on the door counts too?" Fan Xiao asked. "If my friend needs to contact me at night and knocks on the door, am I not allowed to answer?"

"No. Try not to do anything at night, don't leave your rooms, just sleep."

Koike reminded her, "If you need to use the toilet... there's a chamber pot in the room."

“What if I need to use the toilet?” Fan Xiao asked.

"..."

Perhaps not expecting to be asked such a question directly, Xiaochi's eyes widened in surprise.

She quickly realized what was going on and pointed to a door in the far corner of the house, saying, "That's the toilet. If you need to use the toilet, it's best to take care of it before going to bed. You can't turn on the lights after nine o'clock at night, as it's very inconvenient to move around."

After explaining, she reminded everyone again, "Remember, do not respond to strange or unusual sounds."

"Remember to turn off the lights and pretend no one is in the house."

"correct……"

As if remembering something, a slight fear appeared in her eyes as she said, "If someone calls your names at night, no matter how familiar the voice is, you must never respond, never, ever respond!"

"..." Fan Xiao said speechlessly, "So many strange things happen in your town at night? If it's so eerie, why don't you move away from here? If things are like this, you won't even have a nightlife?"

“Everyone is used to it, it’s become a habit, it’s just that I’m a bit… a bit timid, and I’m still not used to it. This is our hometown, who would want to leave? Besides, the situations I’m talking about don’t happen often.”

Xiaochi replied, "From childhood to adulthood, I've only heard the cabinet make noises for no reason a few times. As for other phenomena, I've only heard them from my parents. The most dangerous thing is hearing someone call your name. You must never answer."

"We don't encounter this often, but you tourists from abroad seem to encounter these strange things quite often."

"In short, if you hear strange noises at night, it's fine as long as you don't respond. Even if you're not asleep, you have to pretend to be asleep."

“Alright,” Fan Xiao nodded and smiled, “Thank you for reminding me, Little Chi.”

"Okay, you guys should go to sleep early. I'm going back to my room first. Your rooms are those two."

Koike pointed to the two bedrooms on the left side of the living room.

Fan Xiao and Li Xian nodded in response.

Just as the two were about to go inside to check, suddenly, thump, thump, thump...

There was a knock at the door.

No, it's less like knocking and more like banging on the door.

The dull thud sounded like someone outside was repeatedly banging their forehead against the door.

Xiaochi was startled, and her body trembled involuntarily.

Fan Xiao and Li Xian also showed slightly serious expressions.

"Um..." Koike asked the two of them, "Do you have any friends outside?"

“No, it’s just the two of us who came to your house,” Fan Xiao said. “The other six people have moved to other people’s houses.”

At that moment, the knocking... or rather, the banging on the door stopped.

Xiaochi gripped the kitchen knife she hadn't put down yet, her body trembling slightly.

What are you doing?!

The middle-aged man suddenly stormed out of the room.

He seemed to think that Fan Xiao and Li Xian were making the strange noise, and was about to scold them when he suddenly noticed that their expressions were off.

"Dad, just now... just now someone knocked on the door."

Koike reminded her father.

The middle-aged man's expression turned serious. He picked up the shovel that was leaning against the wall again and tiptoed slowly toward the gate.

There was no movement outside the gate, so the middle-aged man did not call out to ask who was knocking.

He carefully pressed his ear against the door and listened quietly for a while.

There was no knocking at the door. He looked through the crack in the door and found that there was no one outside.

The middle-aged man's expression turned serious, and he quickly took a few steps back, still shaken.

After returning to Fan Xiao and the others, he lowered his voice and said, "Ignore them, turn off the lights, and let's go back to our rooms to sleep."

"Aren't you going to open the door and see who it is?" Fan Xiao asked in a low voice.

"I peeked through the crack in the door, and there's no one outside at all," the middle-aged man said in a low voice. "Let's ignore them and go back inside to sleep. Even if we're not sleepy, we have to pretend to be!"

Seeing his serious expression, Fan Xiao had no choice but to give up and abandon his inquisitive thoughts.

Xiao Chi and her father quickly returned to their room, leaving only Fan Xiao and Li Xian in the living room.

Fan Xiao looked around the living room and found it to be no different from what he had seen when he arrived in the afternoon.

He murmured casually, "Is Xiaochi's mother asleep? She didn't come out when we knocked on the door earlier."

"Maybe."

Li Xian understood the hidden meaning.

If there's something wrong with this family, the unusual knocking outside just now was probably done by Xiaochi's mother.

As for the purpose of doing so, he wasn't quite sure.

Of course... it's also possible that a ghost is really knocking on the door.

"It's getting late, I'm going to check on my room."

After saying something to Fan Xiao, Li Xian turned off the living room light and went to the first bedroom on the left.

Fan Xiao went to the second room, opened the door, and went inside.

The room was filled with old furniture, suggesting it was usually used to store miscellaneous items. There was a faint musty smell in the air, which wasn't foul but rather pleasant.

There was a wooden bed by the window, and the quilt was already laid out.

Fan Xiao looked up at the ceiling. The dusty light bulb looked dirty, and its pale yellow light illuminated the room. It must have been used for a long time, because the light was not very bright.

Instead of immediately going to bed, Fan Xiao began rummaging through drawers and cabinets in the room, trying to find some clues and information.

Information about the dungeon will always appear unexpectedly. Deciphering it will naturally provide hints, that's the rule. However, the prerequisite for obtaining it is to actively seek it out, not to passively wait.

Of course, Fan Xiao wasn't sure if he could find any useful information in the room.

But that doesn't stop him from looking for it, since he's got plenty of free time anyway.

Also... he needs to check if anyone is hiding inside the house.

About twenty minutes later, Fan Xiao stopped his search.

Got nothing.