Liu Yingluo looked at Gu Yutong, her eyes full of doubt.
It was as if she was asking, "Isn't this just a high school girl? Can she really deal with a witch?"
Gu Yutong pouted and let out a soft hum.
She harbored a degree of hostility towards any woman who got close to her master.
"Alright, let's set off now."
Liu Yingluo did not raise any further objections. She then added, "Dr. Chen, let's not tell my brother yet. I'll tell him after everything is settled... He's too emotional right now, and I'm worried he won't be able to handle this blow."
"As you wish."
Chen Xiao said indifferently.
The three then set off, with Liu Yingluo leading the way to Liu Gang's home.
Shortly after the three left, Liu Gang's wife, having cried herself out, fell asleep on the hospital bed.
Liu Gang finally managed to extricate himself. It was then that he remembered that he had been busy comforting his wife and hadn't even had a chance to thank Old Master Chen.
He turned his head and realized that Old Master Chen was no longer there, and the doctors had already left.
Just then, a nurse came to tidy up. Liu Gang quickly stopped her and asked, "Where is Old Master Chen?"
"What Old Master Chen?"
The nurse thought he was speaking nonsense out of grief.
Liu Gang slapped his forehead and explained, "It's Dr. Chen Xiao!"
"Dr. Chen? Your sister called him out, and he hasn't been back since."
The nurse tidied up her things and left the ward after saying this.
After the nurse left, Liu Gang scratched his head.
He muttered blankly, "My sister? I'm an only child, where would I have a sister..."
Meanwhile, Chen Xiao and Gu Yutong, led by Liu Gang's 'sister,' had arrived at the entrance of Liu Gang's residential complex.
As the three were about to enter the complex, Gu Yutong suddenly stopped.
Her brow furrowed with confusion, and she mumbled, "Is it him?"
"Tongtong, what did you see?"
Chen Xiao also stopped.
Liu Yingluo followed Gu Yutong's gaze and immediately covered her mouth in alarm, "It's her!"
At this moment, Chen Xiao also noticed the person – it was Liu Gang's Filipino maid.
The maid was walking towards the entrance of the complex, glancing around furtively.
"Chen, Dr. Chen, should we stop her now?"
Liu Yingluo asked nervously.
Her voice trembled, and her teeth chattered.
Chen Xiao, however, changed his mind: "Let's not alert her yet. Let's see where she's going."
The three then hid back in the car, quietly observing the maid's movements.
After leaving the complex, the maid hailed a taxi by the roadside.
Chen Xiao immediately started the car and merged into the traffic, following the taxi.
It was then that Gu Yutong quietly asked, "Master, did you notice?"
"Notice what?"
Chen Xiao asked.
"That maid has no aura about her, just like the strange old man at Villa 42."
Gu Yutong said.
"Tongtong, are you saying they are the same person?"
Chen Xiao narrowed his eyes.
Gu Yutong nodded, "They give me the same feeling. I don't have proof, but I think they are the same person."
Liu Yingluo sat in the back seat, listening intently.
Chen Xiao remained silent, lost in thought.
The taxi in front finally stopped, and the maid got out.
Her destination was, in fact, Shan Hai Yi Pin.
"Master, I guessed correctly," Gu Yutong said with certainty. "They are indeed the same person!"
Chen Xiao stopped the car and turned to look at Liu Yingluo. "Miss Liu, are you scared? If you're scared, you don't have to follow us anymore."
Liu Yingluo struggled for a moment, then shook her head resolutely. "No, I'm not leaving! I want to go with you!"
Chen Xiao smiled slightly. "Good, then let's go to his house and confront him."
The maid swiped her access card and entered Shan Hai Yi Pin.
Now, all the villas in the complex, except for number 42, were Chen Xiao's property.
Where this maid was going was self-evident.
As expected, she skillfully made her way to the door of Villa 42, opened it, and went inside as if returning home.
Chen Xiao and the other two followed closely. This time, Chen Xiao was not polite; he kicked the door open and walked in.
In the living room, the maid was standing with her back to the three, by the bar, pouring herself water.
"It's really impolite to barge into someone's home so casually."
The maid spoke, but it was a man's voice.
Liu Yingluo let out a startled cry and quickly covered her mouth.
Chen Xiao and Gu Yutong, however, remained calm, as if they were not surprised.
"Hi, little girl, we meet again."
The maid slowly turned around and smiled at Gu Yutong.
At this moment, his face was no longer that of the maid, but the face of an old man.
Gu Yutong swallowed and said with some nervousness, "Master, it's him."
Although she had suspected this, Gu Yutong couldn't help but feel a jolt when the maid's face transformed into the appearance of the strange old man, Zhang Zhiwen.
Chen Xiao stared at the strange figure and asked, "Who exactly are you? What is your purpose in coming to Jiangcheng?"
"Jie jie jie—"
The strange figure let out a series of eerie laughs, and then, an even more bizarre scene unfolded.
The strange figure's face began to blur.
From his ears to his eyes, from his nose to his lips, everything disappeared.
To be precise, his entire face vanished, leaving him a faceless person.
"Jie jie jie—"
Yet, he could still laugh.
A slit opened where his mouth should have been, revealing a mouth full of teeth.
His teeth were all dark, sharp, and densely packed.
"I know, I know what it is!"
Gu Yutong suddenly pointed at the strange figure and shouted.
Chen Xiao looked at her curiously. Gu Yutong explained, "It's a faceless ghost, also known as 'Chǐ Hēi' (齿黑), a type of ghost from Japanese legends."
"Jie jie jie—Little girl, you know quite a bit..."
The faceless ghost said with a laugh.
"How do you know about this kind of thing? Where did you hear about it?"
Chen Xiao looked at Gu Yutong, completely bewildered. He hadn't even heard of it.
Gu Yutong gave an awkward smile and explained, "I saw it in a game."
"..."
Chen Xiao was speechless. Well, it seemed games weren't entirely useless.
"So, what's so powerful about this ghost?"
Chen Xiao asked again.
Gu Yutong shook her head. "It doesn't seem to be particularly powerful. Because it's a faceless ghost, it can transform into various appearances. As for anything else, I'm not sure..."