Nuoying saw Ye Miaomiao's expression change and thought she had scared her. She quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, did I scare you?"
Ye Miaomiao shivered, pointing outside the door, and stammered, "There, there's a ghost..."
"A ghost?"
A hint of surprise flashed in Nuoying's eyes. She looked at the closed door and asked, "Where did a ghost come from?"
Ye Miaomiao asked frantically, "Didn't you hear that 'dada' sound?"
The environment of the manor was too eerie, and coupled with the extremely vivid nightmare Ye Miaomiao had just had, her psychological defenses were at their weakest.
It was likely that with the slightest disturbance, Ye Miaomiao would completely break down.
"'Dada' sound?" Nuoying was taken aback, then said, "Yes, there is a sound."
"You heard it too! Right!"
Seeing Nuoying respond, Ye Miaomiao acted as if she had found a kindred spirit. With excitement, she grabbed Nuoying's hands.
After all, in typical horror movie tropes, only one or two people hear or see ghosts. Once the chosen one is dealt with by the ghost, it's time for the next person to suffer.
If Nuoying had replied that she didn't hear anything, Ye Miaomiao would probably have considered herself the one chosen by the ghost.
Nuoying hadn't expected Ye Miaomiao to be so excited. She said, "That 'dada' sound is just the clock in the living room. I didn't expect your hearing to be so sharp, to even hear the small chime of the clock in the living room."
Ye Miaomiao's expression froze again upon hearing Nuoying's words.
The chime?
"We... we aren't hearing the same sound?" Fear resurfaced in Ye Miaomiao's eyes.
Although she was extremely scared and even a bit neurotic, she could still distinguish between a clock chime and footsteps.
The sound she heard was definitely not the sound of the clock in the hall!
Seeing Ye Miaomiao start to get scared again, Nuoying couldn't help but ask Ye Ling, "Ye Ling, is she sick?"
"It's a minor matter," Ye Ling replied indifferently. "Someone outside the room secretly released some hallucinogenic gas. She inhaled quite a bit, and she's likely experiencing hallucinations now."
"Someone released hallucinogenic gas outside?" Nuoying was surprised. "When? How come I didn't know?"
Ye Ling calmly replied, "You weren't awake then, and the gas is colorless and odorless, with no effect on you. It's normal that you didn't notice."
"Oh..."
Nuoying nodded subconsciously, then reacted, saying to Ye Ling, "No! That's not the point. Someone poisoned us, why are you just standing by?"
Ye Ling smiled, "It doesn't affect us anyway, so let him poison us."
Ye Miaomiao said aggrievedly, "Uncle... I'm affected..."
She could still hear the "dada" sound outside the door. Although Ye Ling explained it was a hallucination, she was still terrified.
Ye Ling said to Ye Miaomiao, "I say, you're a secret agent, you even stole important items from the Black Tower. You're an elite among elites, right? How can you be so timid?"
Ye Ling allowed the people outside to release poison, partly because he was too lazy to deal with the insignificant ants who came knocking, and partly because he wanted to test Ye Miaomiao's state of mind.
Although Ye Miaomiao had excellent talent and a good foundation, making her a good prospect for cultivation, if her state of mind was not up to par, she wouldn't get very far in her cultivation journey.
Even though Ye Ling found Ye Miaomiao quite agreeable, cultivation was something that required caution.
Ye Miaomiao replied, "Even if you asked me to infiltrate the Black Tower's stronghold alone, I wouldn't even bat an eye. But I'm just really afraid of ghosts... there's nothing I can do about it."
"You girl..."
Ye Ling sighed slightly, then said to Ye Miaomiao, "Ye Miaomiao, how about I give you a trial?"
"A trial?" Ye Miaomiao was taken aback.
Ye Ling smiled, "I see you have good talent and intend to teach you something, but your will is currently too weak."
"If you can deal with those guys outside who are playing tricks on people with your own strength, I will consider you to have passed the trial and will teach you cultivation, how about it?"
"Cultivation?" Ye Miaomiao's eyes lit up, and she quickly asked, "You, you mean I can also split the Black Tower in half with a raise of my hand in the future?"
Ye Ling nodded, "It's a trivial matter. If you can pass the trial, I can make you the overlord of this world in a month."
"Become the world overlord in a month..."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Ye Miaomiao was a bit stunned.
If someone else said such things, she would never believe them and would only think the person speaking was crazy.
But Ye Ling was different... she had personally witnessed Ye Ling's power, which was like that of a god or a ghost...
Since Ye Ling said it, it meant Ye Ling could definitely do it!
Thinking of this, Ye Miaomiao began to rub her hands together, got off the bed, and strode towards the door.
However, Ye Miaomiao placed her hand on the doorknob, opened a crack, felt the chilling wind blowing in from outside, and immediately closed the door again, running back to Nuoying.
"What? Not going?" Ye Ling was surprised when Ye Miaomiao suddenly turned back.
Ye Miaomiao nervously clutched Nuoying's wrist, shaking her head like a rattle drum, and replied, "Forget it... I still have a gunshot wound, maybe next time..."
"Your gunshot wound was healed long ago," Ye Ling said calmly.
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Ye Miaomiao immediately touched her abdomen and found that there was no wound under the bandage. She was already full of vigor.
However, Ye Miaomiao wasn't happy about her gunshot wound being healed. Instead, her face fell, and she muttered, "It's over..."
"Are you going to proceed with the trial or not?" Ye Ling pressed again.
"I..." Ye Miaomiao gritted her teeth, glanced at the closed door again, and finally sighed slightly, saying, "Forget it... I think my current situation is quite good. I give up."
"Give up?"
Ye Ling was truly surprised by Ye Miaomiao's answer.
Those causing trouble outside the manor were just some weak individuals who relied mainly on the hallucinogenic gas.
Ye Miaomiao already knew it was a hallucination. As long as she could muster the courage, she could easily pass the trial.
The reason Ye Ling gave Ye Miaomiao this trial was actually just an excuse to teach her cultivation.
In his opinion, any normal person would choose to undergo the trial, as it was a once-in-a-lifetime fortunate encounter that would be lost forever if missed.
But Ye Miaomiao would give up such an opportunity to soar to the heavens because she was afraid of ghosts...
This could no longer be explained by timidity.
"Ye Miaomiao..."
Ye Ling narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Ye Miaomiao, asking, "Are you refusing this trial because you're timid... or for other reasons?"
Hearing Ye Ling's question, Ye Miaomiao's body trembled!