"Danger!"

Zhou Yingting's hair stood on end; he realized the danger instinctively.

Clang!

Stuffing the box into his arms without thinking, Zhou Yingting drew the Han Sword in his hand and unleashed the Startled Swan.

As the Startled Swan was unleashed, Zhou Yingting, who should have seen the glow on the sword, saw nothing.

This scene made cold sweat instantly drip down Zhou Yingting's face.

This ghostly thing is so powerful? It even covered the glow of the Jinghong Sword!

A sense of dread rose in Zhou Yingting's heart. After gathering his strength for six seconds, Zhou Yingting thrust forward based on instinct.

"Bang!"

Hearing a slight sound, it seemed that something was broken open by Zhou Yingting, followed by a sudden flash of light.

Feeling the light again brought a moment of joy to Zhou Yingting's heart, and he instinctively turned to look back.

The two-story building behind him had a human-sized hole broken through it, and within that room, an uneasily dark corner was not illuminated by light, making it unclear if something was inside.

Upon closer inspection, Zhou Yingting found that his Spiritual Power was almost depleted, leaving only 51 points, just touching the standard threshold.

Seeing this, Zhou Yingting quickly took out the Spiritual Recovery Potion he carried and drank it.

Once he drank the potion, seeing his Spiritual Power begin to rise slowly, Zhou Yingting let out a sigh of relief.

He hadn't noticed just now that his Spiritual Power was down to so little.

After drinking the Spiritual Power Potion, Zhou Yingting quickly retreated, sheathed the Han Sword, and then took out the box he had just retrieved.

The contents of the box were unknown, but when he held it in his hand earlier, he could feel something seemingly moving inside.

Once a bit further from the building, Zhou Yingting looked at the box in his hand, noticing no talisman paper on it.

Thinking for a moment, Zhou Yingting placed the box on the ground, then lifted the Han Sword and opened the box from a distance.

Nothing bizarre leaped from the box; upon closer inspection, it seemed to hold something.

Seeing this, Zhou Yingting was relieved and stepped forward to examine it carefully.

A slightly yellowed talisman was folded inside the box, along with a small bottle of liquid.

"Barrier-Breaking Liquid."

The small bottle had a label, stating Barrier-Breaking Liquid, with no further explanation.

But looking at the label, it can be guessed that this thing is used for seeing through things like the Barrier-Breaking Eye Technique, such as just now when all around was pitch-black, making it impossible to see the situation.

If the same situation arises next time, the potion in this bottle should come in handy.

This thing is a real treasure!

Zhou Yingting put away the small bottle of potion, then turned to look at the talisman.

However, this talisman seemed rather unremarkable at first glance; it looked like a label, but no words appeared.

"Could it be that it can only be used when encountering ghosts?"

Holding the talisman, Zhou Yingting pondered on how to use it.

But after thinking it over, with just this talisman here, he really didn't know what to do with it.

After completely dismantling the box beside him, there was nothing else inside.

"Forget it, let's head back, it's getting late."

Once he was sure there was nothing else in the box, Zhou Yingting prepared to return to meet up with the others and recount his findings.

If he got back too late, Zhou Yingting was worried there might be danger going upstairs.

After drinking the potion just moments ago, his Spiritual Power had already recovered by twenty points; it seemed that by the time he got back to Apartment No. 9, it would be fully restored.

It was a bit far from Apartment No. 9, so Zhou Yingting hurried back as the sky began to darken.

When Zhou Yingting returned to Apartment No. 9, seeing lights already on upstairs, he was just about to go up when he noticed two people standing downstairs, and upon closer inspection, it was Song Qingyun and another newcomer, Gan Xinyang.

"What are you doing here?"

Seeing Song Qingyun, Zhou Yingting was a little surprised.

"We were worried about your safety coming upstairs alone, so I waited here for you."

Seeing Zhou Yingting return, Song Qingyun let out a sigh of relief.

Gan Xinyang, on the other hand, felt slightly uneasy; Song Qianqian's earlier words had made him somewhat wary of Zhou Yingting.

"Then let's hurry upstairs, I've made some extra gains today."

Zhou Yingting nodded at Song Qingyun, then headed toward the elevator.

Gan Xinyang and the other followed immediately upon seeing this.

Though it was already dark, nothing unexpected happened in the elevator, and the three arrived smoothly at the seventh floor.

As the elevator door opened, it faced room 704, where Ying Shai and four others were waiting for them.

Upon seeing Zhou Yingting appear, the four quickly ceased their conversation.

"You're back, didn't encounter any danger, did you?"

Seeing Zhou Yingting return, Ying Shai naturally stepped forward to greet him.

Zhou Yingting shook his head and stepped inside.

But when Zhou Yingting reached the door, he suddenly felt a heat in his chest, as if something was scorching his skin.

Noticing this, Zhou Yingting quickly reached into his pocket and pulled something out.

And what Zhou Yingting pulled out was the talisman he had just taken from the box.

The talisman initially showed nothing; now, it began to glow and slowly revealed the number five.

"Five?"

Zhou Yingting, looking at the talisman, was slightly taken aback and furrowed his brows.

Others also noticed the talisman in Zhou Yingting's hand. Seeing the talisman, they immediately came over, eyes fixed on it.

"What is this?"

Everyone looked again and again at the talisman in Zhou Yingting's hand, not understanding its purpose.

"I got this from a master's house; it didn't change a bit outside, but it began to change after I came back, which is odd."

Zhou Yingting looked at the talisman in front of him, puzzled.

He did not understand what the number five represented; the label only displayed the number five, with no other description.

From a master's house?

Upon hearing this, the group's expressions turned slightly puzzled.

If they remembered correctly, didn't Zhou Yingting say he was just going to the bathroom earlier? He was gone for half a day and came back with this?

Recalling Song Qianqian's previous words, an inkling of suspicion about Zhou Yingting arose in their hearts.

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