I gave Ye Yang a look and whispered to Feng Ruoxing, "Feng Ruoxing, go find the Xu family and ask them why they're back."

Ye Yang and I chased the tour guide into the hotel corridor, only to see them standing at the bathroom door, giving us a strange smile before walking inside.

Ye Yang and I both rushed into the bathroom, closing the door behind us. Ye Yang stood guard at the entrance, while I looked towards the stalls.

If you were to ask what place is most prone to ghosts, the toilet would definitely be one of them.

Toilets are inherently places where filth gathers. Plus, when people squat down, the fire above their heads lowers, suppressed by the filth, making it easier to see ghosts in the toilet.

In some northern regions, there's a saying that you shouldn't sing or talk in the toilet, as speaking there can damage your vital energy.

Putting this saying into the context of the arcane arts, it's because people's yang energy dissipates too much, making it easier to see someone standing in front of them when they look up.

As soon as I steadied my feet, I saw the door of a stall in the toilet shake slightly.

Someone was pushing the door from inside, signaling to me that she was in there.

I slowly walked to the stall door, "You're waiting for me!"

The tour guide's voice came from inside, "It's no use you coming to find me. My mission is complete, and it's time for me to leave."

I couldn't help but frown slightly, "Your mission is to send people to the mountains?"

The tour guide said, "There's no need to try to trick me into talking. These are the only words I have left to say."

"The last thing I want to tell you is that because you are alive, you have to go find the dead."

I was slightly stunned, and then there was no sound from inside the stall.

I kicked the door open, and it swung inward. I saw the tour guide sitting on the toilet.

They still had a polite smile on their face, but they were no longer breathing.

Ye Yang walked up and pressed below the corpse's neck, then reached around the corpse's ear and felt towards the top of their head.

Ye Yang's fingers went into the corpse's hair, then suddenly tightened inward and gently lifted upwards, forcefully pulling out half a nail from the top of the corpse's head.

At the same time, the corpse suddenly opened their eyes, and fresh blood flowed from all seven orifices.

Ye Yang said in a deep voice, "I know you can hear me."

"Whether I pull this nail out or not, you will be utterly destroyed."

"You have less than a minute. If you have anything to say, say it quickly!"

The corpse blinked and finally said only four words: "I regret it so much."

As soon as they finished speaking, fresh blood spurted out of the corners of their eyes.

Ye Yang lifted with one hand, pulling the five-inch-long nail out of the corpse's head, taking the tour guide's soul with it.

Ye Yang looked at the ghost hanging on the corpse and sternly questioned, "You still have a chance to speak. You..."

"I regret it so much!" After two lines of tears dripped from the ghost's eyes, their soul collapsed on the spot. When the pale green phosphorescence scattered on the ground, I saw that the iron nail in Ye Yang's hand actually had a slight hook on it.

Someone had deliberately bent the tip of the nail into a hook before hammering it into the person's head. As long as someone tried to remove the nail, it would hook out their soul.

Ye Yang looked at the phosphorescence that hadn't dissipated yet and said, "The color of the phosphorescence is already faint, which means their soul has already been severely damaged. Whoever did this didn't leave them much time."

I muttered to myself, "This is strange. What exactly does the person who did this want? Let's go back and find Feng Ruoxing."

Ye Yang asked, "What about the body?"

"Leave the body here. Doesn't Lin Zhao have a tracking gu? The body can't run away!" I called out to Ye Yang and immediately returned to the room.

Feng Ruoxing and Lin Zhao were already waiting there. When Feng Ruoxing saw me, they said, "Xu Yulong claims that the purpose of his return is to obtain my forgiveness. However, I think there's something fishy about what he said."

I frowned, "Have you contacted your friend from the Xu family?"

"No!" Feng Ruoxing said, "The reason I want to chase Xu Yulong away isn't because I'm angry. If I contact Tutu, Xu Yulong will be severely punished, even if he's Tutu's most beloved nephew."

I looked at Feng Ruoxing and asked, "Are you saying that you've known who Xu Yulong is for a long time?"

Feng Ruoxing nodded, "Although I've never met Xu Yulong, I always hear Tutu mention him. They say he's the most promising junior in the Xu family. Tutu has remained unmarried for the sake of the Xu family and has also been grooming Xu Yulong as their successor."

"That's why, after recognizing him, I wanted to drive him away as soon as possible."

I frowned, "In that case, Xu Yulong should have recognized you a long time ago too. He's been pretending not to know who you are so that he can return to Taiqu Mountain."

"You've been tricked!"

Feng Ruoxing asked doubtfully, "If Xu Yulong had acknowledged me earlier, wouldn't he have had more reason to follow us into the mountains?"

I shook my head, "You're wrong. He knows that according to seniority, he's your junior, and you wouldn't let him take risks with you, you would definitely drive him away. Moreover, he has ulterior motives."

"Only by offending you can he find the most suitable reason to come back."