I Have A Dual World Seal

Night falls, East Town, a corner of the deserted mountain.

A magnificent manor stands quietly on the slope.

A few people arrive in front, and they see two torches burning at the gate, illuminating the two large characters at the entrance.

Ai Manor.

"Knock knock knock!"

"Is the owner home?" Lu Zheng calls out at the door.

"Coming, coming!"

"Creak—"

The door gently opens, and an old man dressed in coarse linen steps out, looking up and down at Lu Zheng and the others, his cloudy eyes filled with confusion, "Gentlemen and lady, you are here for..."

"We were out for a stroll and missed our lodging. Could we stay here for the night?"

Only Lu Zheng and three others came; You Che, who was supposed to come, got called back to the Anomaly Suppression Bureau due to other matters, so he handed over the investigation of Elder Ai to Lu Zheng to see if the facts were as Feng Jin described.

If the other party had malicious intent, they would just deal with it directly. If not, then Lu Zheng could act as he saw fit, but they must at least warn them not to spread the 'Devouring God Technique' recklessly again.

"Of course, please come in!" The old man invited them into the courtyard.

"Don't you need to inform your master?" Lu Zheng asked, following behind the old man.

"No need, no need, my master said it's not easy to find lodging at night, and staying just for a night doesn't require his permission."

"Then thank you very much."

"By the way, have you all had dinner? If not, should I arrange something for you?"

Lu Zheng shook his head and declined, "No need, just a couple of side rooms would be fine, we're tired from traveling and would like to rest early, and in the morning, we will thank your master."

"Of course! Of course!"

The old man led the four into a side courtyard, where there were two side rooms perfectly arranged next to each other.

The old man opened the side room door, inside it was fully equipped with beds, tables, and chairs.

"Shall I prepare some hot water for you?"

"No need, thank you, just having a roof over our heads is fine." Lu Zheng hastily said.

Lu Zheng didn't want to eat or drink anything from the manor, not even to see it.

He just wanted to quickly dismiss the old man.

Once the old man left, they all remained in the first side room, Zhu Yushan and Li Hanyu didn't leave either.

"The ghost illusion technique of this family is not weak." Lu Zheng looked around, "At least a hundred years of Dao Practice."

"The Yin Qi is quite heavy, not only because of the ghosts, but this terrain also gathers Yin Qi." Li Hanyu added.

"What should we do now? Really stay for a night?" Zhu Yushan asked.

Liu Qingyan said timidly, "But this is a Chaotic Burial Hill."

Indeed, all four of them saw through the reality behind the illusion. This was a Chaotic Burial Hill, surrounded by dead trees, and the bed was blue stone.

But, because they didn't purposely break the illusion, they could only see through the nearby things, while other places still appeared as a prosperous and luxurious manor.

Lu Zheng's eyes narrowed, and he retracted his magical power.

"Of course not, we said we are here to explore a Haunted House, staying for the night makes no sense; of course, we have to look around." Lu Zheng said.

"We won't encounter the ghost, will we?" Zhu Yushan asked.

Liu Qingyan replied, "It seems like he has already returned to his grave?"

Zhu Yushan, "..."

So they left the side room again, walking excitedly through the manor.

...

"Wow, this manor is huge."

"We've already walked through several side courtyards, where is the main courtyard?"

"There's even a small stream running through, let me see, wow, this is real, the water is quite clear."

"Don't use your magical power, it ruins the atmosphere of a regular person exploring a Haunted House at night."

"Alright! Alright!"

...

As they walked, they finally reached the depths of the manor.

A white silhouette suddenly emerged from a corner, asking in a clear voice, "Who are you, and why have you come to my abode?"

They turned around and saw a charming woman dressed in a moon-white floral embroidered silk dress standing gracefully at the corner, looking at them.

"We are guests seeking lodging." Lu Zheng clasped his hands and said, "We missed our lodging place and sought refuge here at night."

"You seek refuge at night without the master's permission and wander around. That's not the way to be a guest, is it?" the woman said coldly.

Li Hanyu and Liu Qingyan looked closely at the woman, indeed she had a willow-like slender figure, bright eyes, and dark brows that elicited sympathy, but her expression appeared slightly cold and delicate, seemingly burdened by her emotions.

"We were just curious why there would be a manor in such a remote place, so we thought we'd take a look."

The woman's eyes flickered, "The family likes tranquility, so we live a bit far from others."

"Is that so?"

Lu Zheng glanced around, his eyes seemingly full of curiosity, "But I heard that this place used to be a Chaotic Burial Hill?"

"Haha, that was in the past. I bought this land a long time ago and built a manor."

With that, an old man appeared at another courtyard's gate.

"Is this the master of the manor before us?" Lu Zheng asked, clasping his hands.

"It is indeed." The old man nodded with a smile, then introduced, "This is my daughter Heng Niang."

Liu Qingyan and Li Hanyu exchanged a glance, thinking she must indeed be Ai Heng.

Having investigated the Haunted House enough, the group had no interest in keeping up the pretense. Since they had met the main characters, they decided to speak openly.

Lu Zheng then blinked with a smile and said, "Is that so? But we checked with the brokerage and found there's no owner here?"

With those words, Elder Ai and Ai Heng fell silent.

"Are you both ghosts?"

"..."

The place fell into silence.

Elder Ai saw that Lu Zheng and the others were not afraid at all and couldn't help but ask, "Since you suspect we are ghosts, why aren't you afraid and dare to ask so directly?"

"Because we know someone who said he stayed in your manor for months without issue, so naturally, we aren't afraid," Lu Zheng said, his eyes twinkling with a smile.

"Hmm?" Elder Ai was taken aback.

On the other side, Ai Heng immediately asked, "Do you know Feng Lang, is it Feng Lang who sent you here? But isn't it still a year until the autumn examination?"

Her eyes brightened with anticipation.

Elder Ai, though, showed a cautious look in his eyes full of seriousness as he gazed at Lu Zheng and his group.

"Hmm?" Lu Zheng raised an eyebrow.

Ai Elder and Ai Heng's reactions after hearing about Feng Jin were unusual.

If Ai Heng had cursed Feng Jin, one would expect her to be guilty, not excited and joyful.

Elder Ai's eyes were not only wary but also tinged with dissatisfaction; why is that?

Lu Zheng glanced around, "Brother Feng told us about his experiences at your manor, knowing you already chose Brother Feng as a son-in-law, that's why we dared to come even after guessing your true identities."

"What?" Ai Heng exclaimed, stammering, "Does Feng Lang know me, I am..."

Elder Ai frowned, "Since when was he chosen as a son-in-law? When did I agree to this?"

"Father~"

Ai Heng smiled, "Feng Lang certainly wouldn't want to speak ill of you in front of his classmates."

Then she turned to Lu Zheng and the others, "Why hasn't Feng Lang come, is he in seclusion studying?"

Lu Zheng looked at Elder Ai, then at Ai Heng, exchanged a glance with Zhu Yushan, Li Hanyu, and shook their heads secretly.

Something's not right!

Feng Jin lied!