Translated by Eve

　　Edited by Wuxian

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　　While the protagonist gong and shou were anxiously visualizing a hundred and eight possible tortures Sui Yuan could be facing, Sui Yuan, who had been 'kidnapped', was respectfully let go by the kidnapper, after it had confirmed that no one was pursuing them. Sui Yuan rubbed at his neck that had just been gripped at and rolled it around, feeling a bit out of sorts. Meanwhile, the 'bespectacled youth' stood at a distance neither too close nor too distant, no longer resuming its atrocious act. On the contrary, it was apprehensive, afraid that Sui Yuan would find trouble for him if he fell into a bad mood.

　　"What's wrong? Does your neck hurt from being grabbed?" Zhao Xihe rushed over brows slightly furrowed. When he saw the red finger marks over his neck, his tone became displeased.

　　The 'bespectacled youth' subconsciously shrunk back, face full of fright.

　　"It's nothing", Sui Yuan naturally did not have the heart to let Zhao Xihe scare the 'bespectacled youth' again. He waved his hand to indicate that he 'leave'. The 'bespectacled youth' naturally did not tarry and promptly bid the two farewell before hurrying to turn into a ball of black fog and disappearing in an instant.

　　"Did you find a good hiding place for what comes next?" Sui Yuan knew that the protagonist gong and shou would certainly be searching for him. He did not dare delay and asked quickly.

　　"En, I found one early on," Zhao Xihe hinted that he follow after him. He then floated to the middle-most large portrait on the manor's second floor and did some indiscernible thing. The portrait slowly moved to the side, revealing the staircase to the third floor that had been hidden behind it.

　　"We're going to the third floor? That's not a bad idea," Sui Yuan nodded approvingly.

　　Although the protagonists had ended up on the third floor in the end of the story, right now, with Zhao Xihe threatening the manor's owner, even with their glittering protagonist's halos, they would probably never find this path. Sui Yuan followed Zhao Xihe up to the third floor at ease and whispered about what their plan would be for what was to occur next.

　　The third floor deserved to be the home of the manor's owner. Regardless of whether one marvelled over its luxurious value or its comfort level, it was incomparable to the floors below. Such a good location—naturally, Zhao Xihe had forcibly seized it for his own use. As for the manor's rightful owner, he was very likely conscientiously labouring downstairs, trying to complete the mission Zhao Xihe had a.s.signed him, ba.

　　Sui Yuan first went to the bathroom to take a delightful bath. As for why a haunted manor had hot water, this BUG, there was no need to look into that matter. Afterwards, he lazily fell down onto a large, soft bed.

　　Although it had only been a couple of days, the acc.u.mulated fatigue within his weary body had already reached its peak. As soon as he relaxed, Sui Yuan felt the entirety of the little body he possessed shout in pain.

　　Just as Sui Yuan was planning on taking a good nap, Zhao Xihe, who was unwilling to be left alone, found his way to his side. His icy cold fingers touched Sui Yuan's bare skin, bringing about peals upon peals of cold tremors. Sui Yuan wanted to avoid his touch, but the other was incorporeal. Even though he wanted to push him away, he could only grope at open air.

　　"I'm really tired…" Unable to do anything, Sui Yuan had no choice but to beg with a pitiful voice. Zhao Xihe looked at him for a while, feeling rather regretful. In the end, he was defeated by his family sweetheart's teary gaze and had no choice but to compromise.

　　"Ok, ba. I'll let you rest for today," Zhao Xihe sat up and covered Sui Yuan with the quilt. He then stroked his slightly wet hair, "In any case, we have to stay here for a period of time."

　　Sui Yuan："……………………"

　　After falling into a long silence, Sui Yuan could not help but ask what he had been wondering about for a long period of time, "Do ghosts have s.e.xual desires?"

　　"The ghosts of this world should? Otherwise, why would the ghost chase after Yang Yue?" Zhao Xihe though it over for a moment before responding reasonably.

　　"Even if it's like that, don't you think that it's awkward? You're a ghost and I'm a person…" Sui Yuan knitted his brows. When he thought of the scene, gooseb.u.mps erupted all over his body.

　　Zhao Xihe blinked his eyes cutely, selling meng, completely unmoved, "Awkward? Actually, I think that it's very exciting. It's a very special experience, no? If we don't give it a try, wouldn't it be such a pity?"

　　Sui Yuan stared at his lover wordlessly. Only after a long time did he wrap himself up in his quilt. No matter what he said, it was better for him to just sleep for the time being. Only after resting his mind would he be able to deal with a certain person's nagging and propositioning.

　　It could even be said that Sui Yuan and Zhao Xihe spent their days very comfortably and happily. Aside from there being the disharmonious issue about that exercise in bed, he was very comfortable as he had delicious food to eat, he could sleep at any time, and could read, play instruments, or draw when bored. Meanwhile, the lives of the protagonist gong and shou downstairs could only be rated as an abyss of suffering.

　　Although the manor's owner had a good sense of propriety and had been following Zhao Xihe's direction and thus, did not cause any great harm to the protagonists, from Yang Yue and Ming Hai's point of view, they were just relying on luck to escape death time and time again.

　　Since Xiao Xiao had been kidnapped, the entire manor seemed to have begun to revolt, baring its fangs at them without any scruples. Originally, they had been just barely able to dedicate any energy into looking for Xiao Xiao's whereabouts. However, very quickly, the two people who were too busy looking after themselves found they were terribly preoccupied and did not dare fantasize about other impractical matters.

　　The quiet and gentle girl was still the victim of disaster. After all, she was the reason that Xiao Xiao had gone missing. Even if Yang Yue and Ming Hai were prevented by their conscience from actually doing anything to her, their hatred that could not be vented was vividly imprinted into their hearts. This made it so that whenever they were confronted with danger, they did not immediately risk their own lives to save the other. As such, their moment of hesitation was enough for her life to slip away.

　　Aside from Xiao Xiao, whose 'life or death was unknown', only Yang Yue and Ming Hai were left from the original band of friends who had entered the manor together. The two of them did not know if they felt sorrowful or resigned, it was just that their hope of surviving became increasingly uncertain with each pa.s.sing day, making them feel at a loss, heart full of pain.

　　"Say, is there really no way out?" After escaping yet another one of the ghosts' killing chases, Yang Yue panted heavily and smiled bitterly, one hand holding his body up against the wall, one hand holding his limp and painful knee.