when we passed by here earlier today and came back to look for it!" Knowing that the other party was human, Zhou Ruoying mustered her courage and said."Hmm... What did you lose I see. You're probably...Chapter 178: Returning to Dongyuan Villa Community

"Oh, Uncle, what's wrong with the family inside" Xiao Yu curiously asked upon hearing the old couple's conversation.

"Ah, don't mention it..." The old man sighed and began to tell Xiao Yu about it.

It turned out that everyone living in this neighborhood worked for the same company. The noisy family was also from the same company; they were surnamed Ma, with the husband called Ma Yuanzhao, known as Old Ma at work.

This Old Ma lived together with his son and daughter-in-law. The woman who went mad was his daughter-in-law. Two years ago, when his son and daughter-in-law went on a trip, they had a car accident. She got so frightened that she returned home in a mental state where she spoke incomprehensible words and started smashing things.

The noise earlier came from them breaking stuff again.

While listening to the old man's story, Xiao Yu continued eating dumplings; he was very hungry. The dumplings here were freshly made and tasted delicious, so in no time at all, he finished a pound of them.

"Young man, would you like some soup with your dumplings" Seeing that Xiao Yu had finished his dumplings, the old man asked him.

"Sure, thank you! At home after eating dumplings, I usually drink a bowl of soup and feel very comfortable!" said Xiao Yu with a light laugh.

After finishing his meal, it was almost ten o'clock. Looking in the direction where the noise came from earlier, Xiao Yu turned back to the elderly couple and said, "Uncle, let me be honest with you. I am a doctor. Here is my clinic's address. You can tell the family having trouble that if they trust me, they could come for a check-up; otherwise, it’s fine, forget I mentioned it."

Xiao Yu tore off some paper and wrote down his clinic's address to give the elderly couple.

Twenty yuan for one pound of dumplings wasn't expensive. Xiao Yu patted his full belly and bid farewell to the elderly couple before leaving. Whether that family would go to his clinic or not was beyond his consideration at this point.

If they came, he would do his best to help them; if not, it wouldn’t matter. There was no way he would visit their home in the dead of night and be chased away as a madman!

Xiao Yu left the night market and took a cab to his clinic.

As soon as Xiao Yu entered his clinic, his phone rang again. Puzzled about why so many calls today, he pulled out his phone.

It was from his mother, Xiao Jianying; he quickly answered: "Hello, Mom!"

"Xiao Yu, what are you doing! It took so long to answer the phone!" Xiao Yu's mother said from the other end of the line.

"I wasn't doing anything! I just went to see a patient. As soon as I got back and opened the door, your call came in!" Xiao Yu replied.

Suddenly, Xiao Yu remembered that his mother had never called this late in the few years since he left home. He hurriedly asked, "Mom, why are you calling so late Is there something wrong"

"Oh right, I have something to tell you. Our Wansheng Hall is about to open, isn't it Your sister and brother-in-law and I discussed it and decided we'll go over in a day or two!" Xia Jianying said on the phone. The opening of Wansheng Hall was a big event for her, something that had been bothering her father until his death.

Hearing this, Xiao Yu recalled he hadn't told his mother about buying the house yet and quickly added, "Mom, I bought a house but haven’t started裝修 it yet. Why don’t you guys wait a few more days When it’s done, you won’t have to stay in a hotel when you come."

"You bought a house When......"

"Brother, did you buy a house Why didn't you tell us earlier How big is it Mom and I are going the day after tomorrow. How could we not be there to keep an eye on things during裝修"

Before Xiao Yu's mother finished speaking, his sister Xiao Yu snatched the phone from her hand and started bombarding him with questions.

"Yes! Xiao Yu, you must have your family supervise while you裝修 the house. We've decided on this!" Xia Jianying took back the phone from her daughter and said to Xiao Yu. At this moment, there was no trace of her usual indifference.

"Mom, you......"

"Beep... Beep..."

Xiao Yu wanted to speak but heard only dead air as his mother and sister had hung up the phone.

Seeing this, Xiao Yu couldn’t help but smile wryly. He realized he needed to deal with the ghosts in the villa sooner rather than later; otherwise, what would he do when his parents arrived the day after tomorrow

With a determined mind, since he had nothing else to do that evening, he decided to head over there right away. With this thought, Xiao Yu went to the rest room and packed up the remaining talismans, gathering umbrellas, and other essentials before leaving his clinic.

Outside, after waiting for a while, a car finally came by. Xiao Yu hailed a taxi and headed towards Dongyuan Villa.

Xiao Yu got off the taxi and walked toward the entrance. The guards at the gate were still the same men who recognized him as his boss's distinguished guest. Without saying anything, they opened the door for him to enter.

Xiao Yu walked inside when suddenly he heard the sound of an approaching car. Raising his head, he saw a car heading towards him.

The car stopped beside Xiao Yu as its door opened. Jin Xianglin got off and opened the back seat’s door saying, "Doctor Xiao, please get in, I will take you there."

It turned out that Jin Xianglin had instructed those security guards to contact him at any time once Xiao Yu arrived.

Therefore, as soon as Xiao Yu entered the villa, these security guards immediately called Jin Xianglin.

Jin Xianglin still couldn't understand Xiao Yu, but he knew his father wouldn't harm him. Furthermore, when he sent the black-clad men to kill Xiao Jian and the shaman back then, they returned the next day telling him that both were dead, yet not by their hands. When he found them later, they had already died inside a car.

Moreover, their deaths were very strange: one was full of fear on his face while another's body was icy cold with blood frozen stiff. Their death could be said to have been extremely miserable.

This made Jin Xianglin think about Zhang Tianshi’s actions when the two left the house. Whenever he thought about this, his heart couldn’t help but race; it was as if... killing someone無形中殺人......

Also, he knew that in another month, the ghosts inside that villa would run out. Although Xiao Yu had bought it down, several days passed and there was still no sign of movement from him, which made Jin Xianglin uneasy.

He needed to know that this villa's future determined his own: whether he could continue as a financial tycoon or become bankrupt and destitute all depended on Xiao Yu.

Hence, after hearing the security guard say that Xiao Yu had already entered the villa, even though he was asleep at that time, he quickly got up and drove to pick him up.

"I'm sorry for troubling you, Mr. Jin!" Upon seeing Jin Xianglin, Xiao Yu showed a look of surprise and then remembered the security guard by the gate, saying this to Jin Xianglin.

"Doctor Xiao, don't be silly! It should be me that's causing trouble for you! I know if it weren’t because of my father’s reason, you wouldn’t have taken on this villa!"

Jin Xianglin always believed that such a remarkable person like Xiao Yu would have no problem getting any house he wanted. Now buying his haunted villa must be due to his father's influence. Although Jin Xianglin didn't know how his father got acquainted with Xiao Yu, since his father asked him to pass on the message, it must not be a shallow relationship.

If he knew that Xiao Yu only met his father once and that encounter was after his death when he saw only a ghost of him, without any prior acquaintance, and that Xiao Yu bought this villa solely because it was cheap, how would he feel

Xiao Yu smiled but didn't say anything, sitting in the car. He wasn’t sure how to explain this situation either, so let Jin Xianglin think what he wanted for now since his father had already died.

"Mr. Jin, you just need to take me to that villa!" Once inside the car, Xiao Yu said to Jin Xianglin who was driving him.

"T-this... Dr. Xiao, why don't we head back home first" Jin Xianglin felt a faint sense of joy when he heard that Xiao Yu was going to the villa, but it had also become a source of anxiety for him. However, out of politeness, he suggested as such.

"It's not possible today, let's do this another day! I'll pay a visit to Mr. Jin's place some other time!" Xiao Yu said with a light laugh.

"Alright then! If Dr. Xiao needs anything, just give me instructions!"

Although Jin Xianglin didn't know the extent of Xiao Yu’s capabilities, from the drastic change in attitude towards him by both Master Zhang and Grandmaster Li, especially how Grandmaster Li showed him respect after their trip together, he could tell that Xiao Yu was someone extraordinary.

Jin Xianglin drove Xiao Yu to the villa and dropped him off there.

"Mr. Jin, don’t come over tonight!" Xiao Yu turned around to instruct Jin Xianglin as he prepared to leave.

“Alright.” Jin Xianglin nodded in response.

Jin Xianglin cast a glance at the ominous villa, shivered all over and thought to himself, "Even if you hadn’t told me not to come, I wouldn't have dared."

Af ter Jin Xianglin left, Xiao Yu used the key that Jin Xianglin had given him to unlock the front door of the villa.

Standing in the courtyard and looking at the villa, Xiao Yu saw thick layers of Yin energy swirling around it, taking on various forms. The villa seemed like a glass casing as the Yin energy was always deflected back each time it approached.

Xiao Yu knew that this wasn't an actual protective layer but rather the result of Master Zhang and Grandmaster Li’s work in setting up an array here.

Though the dense layers of Yin energy were being pushed back, Xiao Yu sensed that the array was extremely unstable and could collapse at any moment. It seemed he had overestimated the effectiveness of this array. If things continued like this, it wouldn't be able to hold for even a month; twenty days would probably be its limit.

Upon entering the villa through the front door, Xiao Yu immediately felt a thick wave of Yin energy rushing towards him as he opened the door. But when it reached Xiao Yu who stood at the entrance, it dissipated with a loud bang.

Xiao Yu entered the villa and closed the front door behind him. From his bag, he took out a talisman and stuck it in between the two doors for added protection. help since he was nearby."What You're saying this guy is the doctor here" Tianming exclaimed in surprise."Yes, I am the doctor here. However, you are not welcome," Xiao Yu said before turning away fr...