Chapter 327 if line (9)

The alley was quiet, without any sign of life. The further one went inside, the darker it became. It seemed as if all kinds of ghosts would rush out of the darkness at any time.

After Huo Yunjing tripped over something on the road for who knows how many times, he clicked his tongue impatiently and turned on the flashlight on his phone to illuminate the road beneath his feet.

But unexpectedly, the road under his feet was very flat. So what had tripped him before?
Huo Yunjing’s eyes darkened.

Gu Qingyin chuckled, “Don’t mind it, it’s just a harmless prank.”

Huo Yunjing frowned and looked at his shoes. The reflective paint on his leather shoes now had several obvious stains, which looked like fingerprints of different sizes from different people.

Gu Qingyin also saw it, and she couldn’t help laughing, “They like you very much.”

Huo Yunjing’s mouth twitched, “Thank you, but I don’t need it.”

“We’re here.” Qi Anhui, who was leading the way, spoke in a very low voice, as if she was afraid of disturbing something. “It’s here.”

Gu Qingyin looked up and saw that it was a five-story building. It looked like it was built by the owner himself. The outer wall was just exposed cement without even a single tile. It looked a bit old.

The door of the building was a hollow anti-theft door. Through the gap one could only see a pitch-black area, which even the Yin-Yang eyes could not see through.

Gu Qingyin curled the corners of her lips, interesting.

Huo Yunjing was also looking at the building, and finally came to the conclusion, “Is there really anyone living in this dangerous building?”

“Yes!” Qi Anhui was afraid that he would not believe it. “Every time I come to see the master, it is here. This is called hiding in the city.”

Huo Yunjing sneered. Although he didn’t say a word, his disdain was evident in his words.

At this moment, the door of the building creaked and opened automatically.

Gu Qingyin raised her eyebrows, “Let’s go, they’ve invited us in.”

Qi Anhui glanced at the pitch-dark corridor and hesitated, “I… am a little afraid of the dark. How about you lead the way, sister-in-law?”

Gu Qingyin smiled and said, “This is not appropriate. After all, this is my first time here and I don’t know the situation in the building. It would be better for you, an acquaintance, to lead the way. Being afraid of the dark is easy to solve. Just turn on the flashlight.”

Qi Anhui had no choice but to turn on the flashlight and lead the way inside.

After entering the door, I unexpectedly found a temple with statues of the Three Pure Ones enshrined. However, there were no lights or incense sticks around the statues, and two strings of ashes were hung on the shrine of the Three Pure Ones…

Gu Qingyin couldn’t help but shake her head. If he didn’t even bother to put in the superficial effort, it would be strange if he could practice well.

“The master is on the fifth floor.” Qi Anhui walked through the ancestral hall and went around to the back stairs. “The stairs here are a bit steep, please be careful.”

Huo Yunjing held Gu Qingyin’s hand and walked up the stairs carefully.

When Qi Anhui looked back, she saw the two people’s interlocked hands, and her face hidden in the dark suddenly twisted with jealousy. She turned her head away angrily and strode upstairs, completely forgetting her fear.

Unexpectedly, at the moment of turning, Qi Anhui bumped into a cold embrace.

Her pupils contracted and her breathing stopped. When she wanted to scream, she found that she couldn’t make any sound. Even moving became a luxury for her.

“Shh!” The cold breath sprayed on her ears, “Don’t make noise, you will be discovered.”

Qi Anhui rolled her eyes and fainted. A smug “Hehe” sound came from the darkness.

Gu Qingyin seemed to sense something and looked upstairs, “Where’s Qi Anhui?”

Huo Yunjing then realized that the person who led the way was missing. He didn’t care at all, “She ran away. She probably didn’t have such good intentions. She might have brought us here for some ulterior motive.”

“Your intuition is pretty accurate.” Gu Qingyin laughed and took out a long sword from his bag. “Take it and chop it if you feel something is wrong. For ordinary ghosts, a touch will cause a layer of skin to fall off. One chop will cause half of their cultivation to be lost. If you chop it more than two times, the soul will surely be scattered.”

Huo Yunjing had never come into contact with cold weapons, but when he held the hilt of the sword in his palm, he felt a sense of familiarity in his heart, and even unconsciously made a beautiful sword flower.

He himself didn’t notice it, but Gu Qingyin saw it clearly. She couldn’t help laughing. Some habits engraved into the soul can’t be changed even if reincarnated.

The two stayed on the second floor for a while, mainly to take a look at the layout. The building was very small, and there was a corridor from the stairs. There were only two doors from the beginning to the end, neither of which was locked. When they were opened, they were empty, without even a piece of furniture.

The same goes for the third and fourth floors. The entire building doesn’t look like anyone lives there.

“It’s so clean.” Gu Qingyin said, “Before I came in, I felt that the building was full of ghosts, but after I came in, I didn’t see a single ghost.”

“Hiding?” Huo Yunjing looked towards the stairs. “The only floor we haven’t checked is the fifth floor.”

Gu Qingyin nodded: “It is very likely that the ghosts in this building have been transformed into ghost messengers by that master. Do you… want to open your Yin-Yang eyes?”

Huo Yunjing raised his eyebrows in surprise, “Didn’t you say that with my physical condition, I am not suitable for contact with these things? The Yin-Yang Eyes put a greater burden on my body.” He had asked about this matter out of curiosity before, but was sternly rejected by Gu Qingyin. He still remembers the regret he felt at that time.

Gu Qingyin touched her nose. At that time, she was not familiar with Huo Yunjing, so she certainly didn’t want to bother with that. But now it’s different. This is her husband! She coughed lightly, “Special cases deserve special treatment.”

Huo Yunjing seemed to be convinced, “Okay, go ahead.”

“Close your eyes.” Gu Qingyin raised her hand and wiped his eyes, “Okay.”

“So fast.” Huo Yunjing opened his eyes and looked around curiously. “It seems nothing…” His voice stopped abruptly when he looked at the stairs. “Has the black fog always been there?”

“That is an evil aura that is a mixture of ghost energy and yin energy. Mortal eyes can’t see it.” Gu Qingyin comforted him, “Don’t worry, you have the amulet with you. The evil aura can’t get close to you.” She took the initiative to hold Huo Yunjing’s hand, “Let’s go up and see the master’s true face.”

Upstairs, the master was waiting anxiously, “Why haven’t they come up yet? There’s nothing down there, what are they doing?”

The ghost was considerate and went to the stairs to peek for a while, then came back to report, “They are chatting downstairs!”

“Chatting?” The master was stunned for a moment, then became furious, “Chatting in this damn place? Are you crazy? Are they here for a date?!”

At this time, another ghost came up and said, “That woman opened the man’s yin-yang eyes! The man was holding a very fierce magic weapon in his hand, which was scary just by looking at it!”

The master frowned, and suddenly felt that things were not that simple. He could open the Yin-Yang eyes for ordinary people without any ceremony or materials. Is this something that an ordinary heavenly master can do? Anyway, he himself couldn’t do it.

The master’s eyes fell on the unconscious Qi Anhui and he poured a basin of cold water over her.

Qi Anhui shuddered and opened her eyes drowsily.

　Happy New Year’s Eve! I wish you all the best, good health and smooth work in the new year!

(End of this chapter)