165: Chapter 165: The Black Cat's Blessing (Part Six)

Fearing he wouldn't believe her, Qian Ye took out the map.

The old man merely glanced at the map and said, "You have been deceived."

"I don't know who is playing this prank."

"This place does not exist here at all."

"Go back, hurry back."

Seeing that Qian Ye had no reaction, the old man appeared somewhat agitated, glancing at the sky from time to time.

Watching him, a strange light flickered in the depths of Qian Ye's eyes.

"But..."

"But it shows up on this map, doesn't it?"

"I said it doesn't exist, so it doesn't. What is wrong with you, young girl?"

Seeing that she was impervious to reason, the old man became even more agitated.

"What is wrong with you all, letting a young girl act so recklessly?"

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Qian Ye, the old man turned to the people beside her.

Tai You waved his hand, remaining silent.

Tai You smiled, playing with a string of Buddhist prayer beads that had appeared in his hand at some point.

"She is young and has a strong sense of curiosity; there is nothing we can do."

In a single sentence, the final implication was that they had to leave, and they had to attend this gathering.

Instantly, the old man seemed to deflate, his entire demeanor becoming dejected.

"Sigh..."

"As expected, as expected..."

"Cannot stop them~"

"It is fate."

"It is fate..."

After saying this, the old man closed his eyes and stopped moving.

"He, what happened to him?"

Tai You looked confused; why did it feel like this old man had suddenly become so strange?

Moreover, he had actually stopped coughing when he spoke.

How truly strange.

"Let's go, we should still go and meet this mysterious inviter first."

"Or..."

"Not a person."

Qian Ye curled the corners of her lips, took the map, and headed toward the location marked on it.

"Tonight is really very quiet."

"It's quiet to the point of being eerie."

Tai You glanced into the night, an endless darkness that he couldn't see the end of, and shuddered.

He kept feeling like something was watching them.

— —

After walking for who knows how long, Qian Ye stopped.

Tai You and the others looked at the address before them, then matched it with the location on the map. It was here, no mistake.

"So, was it really a prank?" Tai You's tone was no longer certain.

Before them was clearly an abandoned residence.

Walking forward to take a closer look, they saw it was covered in spiderwebs.

It wasn't just an abandoned place; it looked like it had been deserted for a long time.

Looking at it this way, the old man really had been right.

Instantly, Tai You lost all interest.

"Is this the place?"

"Could we have gone to the wrong place?"

Approaching footsteps, sudden voices.

Qian Ye turned around and saw another group of people appearing behind them.

Unfamiliar faces, but what was familiar was that they were holding the same letters in their hands.

A prank?

That doesn't seem to be the case anymore, does it?

"It's you!"

"You received an invitation too!"

The person speaking was the man who had stopped them on the street earlier. Seeing them appear here in the middle of the night, he stared intently at the letter in Qian Ye's hand.

Qian Ye ignored him and turned to walk toward the abandoned residence.

Since they were already here, they had to go and take a look.

Qian Ye walked to the main gate and gave it a gentle push. With a "bang," the door fell to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

"This—how long has this place been abandoned?"

Tai You covered his mouth and nose; just the door alone was covered in dust.

Behind him, Tai You, Meng Yu, and Blue Shadow were also frowning deeply at this moment.

The man behind them stared at their backs. He didn't want to go in; his intuition told him there was nothing good inside.

But as he lifted his foot, he walked straight inside.

Instantly, his expression changed drastically.

"No... no, no..."

His heart was clearly refusing, yet his feet were still walking toward the residence.