"If the person downstairs is the night watchman, wouldn't that mean we've met our match? Why are we hiding here, let's go say hello!"
Long Feicheng was impatient and rather dense. Without thinking too much, he got up and prepared to go downstairs.
Fortunately, Han San was slightly more rational. He stopped Long Feicheng and said, "Don't rush, let's wait and see."
Yan Shouyi poked his head out, cautiously observing the night watchman.
The night watchman walked closer, mumbling to himself. It was then that Yan Shouyi clearly saw that the night watchman wasn't a monster with six eyes, but was wearing a fierce god mask with six eyeholes.
"So, it means seeing everything and hearing everything," Yan Shouyi breathed a sigh of relief, finally understanding why the night watchman was dressed like this.
This mask was likely part of the night watchman's getup. Some timid little ghosts, upon seeing this fierce god mask, would be scared out of their wits, negating the need for the night watchman to shout at them to leave.
Even though he had recognized the night watchman's identity and realized he wasn't a monster, Yan Shouyi still didn't rush to reveal himself.
He was curious why the mysterious night watchman would appear in this alley.
Even stranger, why did he stop for a moment in front of Kong Xuan's house?
Finally, the night watchman reached the downstairs of Kong Xuan's house.
As expected, he stopped, turned stiffly, his back to Yan Shouyi and the others, but facing Kong Xuan's window directly.
At this moment, Kong Xuan also knew the strange person was right outside her house.
Having stayed awake all night, she couldn't help but walk to the window, carefully pull back the curtain, and look down.
"Ah!"
Seeing the strange person appear downstairs of her house again, Kong Xuan's face turned as pale as a ghost. Looking up, she saw that the windows of Yan Shouyi and the others across the street were also lit, and she felt a little relieved.
Even if the strange person did something even stranger now, wouldn't Big Brother Yan and the others be able to rush over and save me?
The night watchman stood still, staring intently at Kong Xuan's window.
Yan Shouyi's attention was entirely focused on the night watchman, but it was different for Long Feicheng and the others.
"Hehehe, I won, Xuanxuan is wearing pink pajamas today!" Long Feicheng said with a wicked grin.
Weng Qianxiang and Han San reluctantly took out a hundred yuan and handed it to Long Feicheng with dissatisfaction.
Then Long Feicheng continued, "Next, we're betting on the color of Xuanxuan's underwear..."
Yan Shouyi couldn't help but say, "Alright, can the three of you be serious!"
"I saw it, it's white!" Han San suddenly shouted.
Yan Shouyi scolded them verbally, but his eyes honestly peeked up.
Heh!
It was indeed white!
However, before Yan Shouyi could get a clear look, he suddenly noticed a terrifying detail!
Someone was in Kong Xuan's house!
Behind Kong Xuan, a disheveled female ghost stood!
This sudden encounter with a ghost sent shivers down Yan Shouyi's spine.
Regaining his senses, just as he was about to warn Kong Xuan, he saw more ghosts emerge from behind her!
One, two, three... densely packed, filling the space behind Kong Xuan!
Yet Kong Xuan was unaware, still nervously leaning by the window, looking at Yan Shouyi and the others with a pleading gaze.
One of the female ghosts extended a pale hand, her fingers touching Kong Xuan's neck!
Kong Xuan felt a chill on the back of her neck and instinctively reached up to touch it.
"This is bad!"
Yan Shouyi quickly shouted, "We were all wrong, the haunting isn't in this alley, it's in Xuanxuan's house!"
The night watchman passed by this place every day simply because the feng shui was bad, hiding too many evil spirits.
His stopping at Kong Xuan's house was also because every night when he passed, he saw female ghosts hidden in her house!
He stopped to warn those evil spirits not to harm Kong Xuan!
Long Feicheng and Han San also saw this. The three of them prepared to break through the window and go to the other side to save her.
But at this moment, the night watchman standing on the street suddenly struck his gong and shouted loudly, "With the gong here, all spirits retreat!"
Clang!
The sound of the gong erupted with tangible golden ripples. The golden ripples struck the female ghosts behind Kong Xuan, who immediately let out a scream and were sent flying backward!
The other little ghosts in Kong Xuan's house could not withstand the power of the gong and were scared to death on the spot!
"Ah!"
Kong Xuan screamed again.
She didn't know what was happening, only feeling someone in the room suddenly cry out strangely.
"Ghost! That person is really a ghost! Big Brother Yan, help!" Kong Xuan cried out in terror.
Yan Shouyi and the others broke through the window and jumped into the alley. Just as they were about to speak, the night watchman suddenly turned around warily and struck his gong fiercely at the three of them!
"Damn it!"
Yan Shouyi, bearing the brunt of it, was dizzied by the sound of the gong and couldn't even stand steady.
The night watchman shouted, "What kind of fiends are you? Don't you know this is my territory, Xu Qian's!"
It seemed the night watchman mistook them for accomplices of the ghosts in Kong Xuan's house!
Yan Shouyi wanted to explain, but the gong's impact left him disoriented, unable to speak.
This was still with his strong cultivation. Long Feicheng was already rolling on the ground clutching his head, while Han San was barely squatting, relying on his money sword.
Fortunately, the night watchman noticed something was amiss.
"Money sword? Are you a Taoist from Mount Mao?" The night watchman noticed the money sword in Han San's hand and quickly realized he might have injured a fellow practitioner.
Yan Shouyi finally recovered his breath and explained, "We are good people... save the person first!"
During this delay, the female ghost in Kong Xuan's house, her evil intentions undeterred, returned and slipped behind Kong Xuan again!
It seemed the female ghost intended to possess Kong Xuan!
The night watchman was not restrained. Seeing the female ghost return, he leaped onto Kong Xuan's windowsill without a word, breaking the glass and entering!
Kong Xuan thought the strange person was coming to capture her, and in her fright, ran all over the room. The female ghost, perched on Kong Xuan's back, even turned to smile provocatively at the night watchman.
"How dare you!"
The night watchman roared in fury. With a single shout, he actually stunned the female ghost, causing her to fall off Kong Xuan!
This scene was reminiscent of Zhang Fei's roar that killed Xiahou Jie at Changban Slope during the Three Kingdoms period.
However, after landing, the female ghost did not surrender. Instead, her limbs twisted, and she crawled like a spider towards the other window. It seemed she knew she was outmatched and intended to escape.
How could the night watchman let the female ghost get away? He immediately drew his horse-chopping saber, preparing to finish her off.
But unfortunately, Kong Xuan's house was too cramped. The horse-chopping saber was over a meter long, and the night watchman couldn't wield it effectively here. He might injure Kong Xuan if he wasn't careful!
Just then, Yan Shouyi finally recovered from the impact of the gong. He leaped to the second floor, catching sight of the female ghost escaping!
"Trying to leave!? Not so easy!"
[Author's Note]
I have to go to Hangzhou tomorrow, and I'll be traveling all day tomorrow, so I'll be taking a day off. On the 27th and 28th, I will update two chapters each day. I will resume normal updates on March 1st and will make up for all the updates I owe everyone.