Capítulo 1273: Chapter 1274: The Terrifying Skull
If even ordinary bowls and plates are so precious, then any treasure in the guesthouse must certainly be of the highest quality.
Filled with excitement, Lin Yifan searched diligently, leaving no corner untouched.
On the ground floor of the guesthouse, a number of weapons were scattered about, but these weapons were of a low grade and thus did not catch Lin Yifan’s eye.
Arriving at the counter, Lin Yifan discovered some Silver Tael in the drawer. It seemed this disaster wasn’t brought about by a desire for money.
Money was already an external matter for Lin Yifan, so he ignored it once more.
On the counter was an abacus covered with dust, which at first glance seemed quite different from the abacuses on the market.
Lin Yifan was curious about what material this abacus was made from, so he picked it up, blew off the dust on top, and wiped it clean with his hand.
Soon, a jade abacus appeared in front of Lin Yifan.
This jade was not ordinary jade but high-quality jade, polished and refined to become very smooth.
Although it was a good abacus, it wasn’t of much use to Lin Yifan, so he abandoned it again.
There was not much left to search on the ground floor, so Lin Yifan, with Xiaofang in tow, quietly headed up to the second floor.
The staircase was very dark, and coupled with the intermittent sounds coming from the second floor, it made the originally quiet atmosphere extremely eerie and mysterious.
Xiaofang felt a chill run down her spine, sticking close to Lin Yifan for fear that a ghost might gobble her up if she slipped even once.
Lin Yifan reassured Xiaofang not to be scared, while holding a flashlight, he proceeded step by step.
At the corner, he quickly shone the flashlight towards the stairway of the second floor.
He didn’t know what he would see, but was startled when a skeleton suddenly appeared in his view, causing him to panic.
The initial scream came from Lin Yifan, Xiaofang was frightened and turned towards the stairway; when she saw the skeleton on the floor, she was also taken aback, screamed even louder than Lin Yifan, and leapt behind him in fright.
Lin Yifan hadn’t anticipated that his own tension would scare Xiaofang, so he braced himself to overcome his fear.
Du Yuze rushed over after hearing the commotion.
He had been searching for treasures in a nearby room when he suddenly heard Lin Yifan and Xiaofang’s terrified screams. Thinking they were in trouble, he immediately abandoned his task and hurried over.
“Boss! Are you okay?”
His voice arrived before he did, a typical reaction of a tense mind.
Lin Yifan was somewhat touched; it seemed Du Yuze genuinely cared about his safety.
“I’m fine! You go on and continue searching your room!”
Seeing Lin Yifan and Xiaofang safe and sound at the stairway corner, Du Yuze finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, he was curious as to what had frightened Lin Yifan and Xiaofang, so he asked as he walked up, “What was so terrifying that even the courageous boss got spooked?”
“Wouldn’t it be clearer if you just looked?”
Lin Yifan gave Du Yuze a glance, indicating for him to take a look, as he was scared himself.
Following Lin Yifan’s gaze, Du Yuze saw a skeleton head with its mouth open, facing him, looking very fierce.
With a shock to his heart, Du Yuze couldn’t help but curse, “Damn! What the hell is this, too frightening!”
“Now you understand why we were scared earlier, right?” Lin Yifan asked with a smile.
Ordinary skeletons don’t have much fear power, but this fierce skeleton head was truly terrifying, almost as if it had been a notorious villain in life.
The key point was, at the stairway, suddenly being illuminated by a beam of light, this unexpected scene was enough to shock anyone who wasn’t prepared.
“Understood. But boss, can the three of us search together? That way, if we encounter danger, at least we can support each other,” Du Yuze suggested, seeking Lin Yifan’s opinion.
After seeing the fierce skeleton head, he suddenly felt timid, not daring to search the rooms alone for fear of being frightened.
“Time is not to be wasted; there are still many small towns in the Secret Realm. Quickly finish searching this one, then move on to other places. That’s the way to potentially find treasures.”
Lin Yifan disagreed with the proposal because opportunities come but once. While there was no one around, they should quickly finish searching and hurry on.
“Alright then!”
Du Yuze agreed that this would indeed be more efficient, but he was destined to face the fear alone.
Xiaofang wanted to sympathize with Brother Du, but Lin Yifan’s decision was correct. Having three people together would only waste time; splitting up would complete the task faster.
Without any objections, Du Yuze gloomily left, searching the rooms alone.
Meanwhile, Lin Yifan and Xiaofang stepped over the skeleton head at the stairway and started searching for treasures on the guesthouse’s second floor.
The second floor of the guesthouse was the living area rented out to guests, so there were many single rooms here.
Some rooms had dilapidated doors, some were open, and some were still shut.
Lin Yifan decided to start searching from the first rental room on the left of the stairway to see if there were any treasures left behind by the tenants.
The door to the first rental room was open, so standing at the doorway, Lin Yifan could clearly see inside.
The room was in a messy state, with debris strewn all over the floor; looking up, a hole could be seen.
The hole was jagged and uneven, unclear if it was smashed through or cleaved open by a weapon.
Looking further inside, he could notice an ancient wooden bed that had collapsed.
On the bed were quilts and blankets, but their colors were no longer bright, covered in dust, long past any use.
Lin Yifan searched the room thoroughly but found no treasures and had no choice but to leave.
Next, he continued to search the second, third, fourth, and fifth rental rooms, but unfortunately found nothing.
Just as he was feeling discouraged, the room at the far end caught his attention.
This rental room had a tidy facade, separated from the other rental rooms, appearing extraordinary at first glance.
Such spacious rooms were typically only inhabited by dignitaries or those with high Martial Arts skills, akin to a presidential suite in a modern hotel.
So Lin Yifan believed there ought to be treasures inside that room.
Thus, he cleared his mood, led Xiaofang, and quietly approached.
The door of this room was shut, and Lin Yifan was unaware of what lay inside.
The most puzzling thing was, while the doors of the rental rooms were more or less shabby, this one was not, and the dust on its door was much less compared to the others.
Why was that?
The more he thought about it, the less Lin Yifan understood. The more he thought, the more he felt there was something off about this room.
Xiaofang didn’t observe so keenly; she merely followed Lin Yifan, going wherever he went.