Stairs

"En." Su Yu nodded as he picked up his selfie stick with his mobile phone from the bed. He could see that on the bright screen of his mobile phone are comments flying one after another. The online audience must be asking about what happened just now. "Let's go now." He told Duan Yuan as he walked towards the door.

Even though the evil ghost didn't appear for now to give them a 'signal' to leave, but just looking at the demon that appeared, it is reasonable to say that the evil ghost is afraid of the demon. After all, demons were always stronger than the evil ghosts, and they even eat the (evil) ghosts because the resentment from the (evil) ghosts is one of the 'nourishment' for demons. The resentment of the (evil) ghosts forms as negative qi. And if the (evil) ghosts killed humans, then their resentment would turn to demonic qi. It will only be a matter of time for them to turn into a demon.

That is why the demons would eat (evil) ghosts. And this is why the evil ghost of the Purple Old Manor didn't appear earlier. For one, it is afraid of the demon, and might be eaten. Two, it is biding its time to turn into a demon. Killing mortals, which is protected by the heaven, is another way for any being (aside from mortals) to turn into a demon. Even the immortals are not excluded with this, because after they kill a mortal, it will turn into a heart demon for them.

This is why the ghosts would kill mortals, because not only will they be able to turn into a demon, they can also become stronger when they become a demon.

"Okay." Duan Yuan nodded as he followed the sound of Su Yu's footsteps. But, when he was closing the door, his hand that was twisting the doorknob close was missing the ring on his finger.

As soon as the door closed, the sound inside the cabinet also disappeared as black smoke came out of it and dissipated. Meanwhile, a golden sword was stuck on the cabinet with its hilt outside. As soon as it finished its task, it also disappeared.

In the hallway, there was a flash of golden light which flew towards Duan Yuan. The next second, a ring reappeared on Duan Yuan's finger.

Duan Yuan rubbed the ring, feeling satisfied by its performance (killing the demon) in the cabinet. Then, he turned to look at Su Yu who is walking in front of him. "Senior, did a new room appear?" he asked. He is already getting used to a door slowly appearing in the hallway of the first floor of the Purple Old Manor. He and Su Yu treat these doors, or whatever appears like the candelabras, as their clue.

Unfortunately, right now…

"No. There is no more." Su Yu, who was also surprised, answered. He was expecting to see another room appear in the hallway, but after waiting for a while, there was none. Did the evil ghost got scared off by the demon? It must be. After all, Su Yu didn't see the candelabra sending them a 'signal' to leave the room. He decided to leave since he has already finished searching for clues inside the second room.

As for the demon… hm? Su Yu suddenly stopped when he suddenly sensed that the demon's presence has disappeared. Did it leave? He thought. Unfortunately, he can't kill it earlier since not only he has to hide his identity as a demon beneath a human skin (his soul is of a demon's), but he also didn't see the necessity to kill that demon.

He has enough strength to kill that demon, actually. But, aside from wanting to reserve his strength to have a showdown with the evil ghost later, who he has yet to confirm the strength, Su Yu also doesn't want for Duan Yuan to suspect him in case the demon disappeared. After all, there is only him and Duan Yuan inside the room. The door is also locked. So who could make the demon disappear if not Duan Yuan? It is only him, Su Yu, whose identity is a horror livestream anchor! An ordinary person!

So, Su Yu decided to lock that demon in the cabinet. After he settled the case of the evil ghost, he will return to check that demon and see if whether he could devour it to increase his strength, or he will just kill it. But, unexpectedly, the demon disappeared. However, it can't leave the cabinet since he has locked up the cabinet and even used a chair to block the handle of the cabinet to keep it from opening.

So, how could the demon escape? Or, could it pass through the walls? Su Yu's brows knitted.

Duan Yuan fell silent after he heard Su Yu's answer. Who knows whether he is relieved or disappointed that there were no more rooms that appeared, so they can't find more clues to investigate further. "Then… what shall we do now?" he asked. "Shall we…" return to the front hall earlier? That was what he wanted to ask Su Yu. After all, the front hall has doors and windows. In case something similar to that 'thing' earlier appears, he could let Su Yu escape while he battles against that 'thing'.

But, before he could continue speaking, he suddenly heard Su Yu exclaim.

"No wonder…!" Su Yu muttered when he suddenly spotted something.

"Senior? What happened?" Duan Yuan immediately asked. He didn't sense any ghost or the same as that 'thing' earlier. So, what did Su Yu see? Did he see something terrifying? "What did you see?" he asked. His voice is filled with urgency.

For the first time, Duan Yuan hated that he couldn't see like normal people. He feels frustrated. He can't help Su Yu now. In case something even more dangerous appears, how can he protect Su Yu further?

"No… well…" Su Yu muttered. "There are stairs." He told Duan Yuan.

Duan Yuan froze. 'stairs'? He thought.