"Ms. Bai Wenqiu, in order to better solve the problem, please tell me about the specific experience of your ghost village back then." Xu Fang held the diary in his arms.

"Little Bing has told you about what happened back then?" Bai Wenqiu was slightly surprised and glanced at Luo Bing. She thought her son would hold back some information.

"Well, I told the truth!" Luo Bing thought Xu Fang didn't trust his words and quickly explained.

"I believe you're telling the truth, but the more complete the information we gather, the better, right? Besides, it can also test whether this person is really your mother." Bai Wenqiu smiled slightly. "Gu Xi is right, I must show some work to prove myself, otherwise, it's not good for you to worry about us all the time."

So, Bai Wenqiu recounted the events of that year.

The story was similar to what Luo Bing had told, but from a different perspective and with some additional details.

For example, Luo Qingyuan referred to Xiaoming's mother as "Yue Yue," but Bai Wenqiu didn't know her full name. She even suspected that Luo Qingyuan didn't know Yue Yue's real name either.

Bai Wenqiu also didn't find any information about "Yue Yue." It seemed like she appeared out of nowhere in the real world, without any background.

"So when did Yue Yue and Luo Qingyuan meet?" Xu Fang asked the crucial question.

"It was probably when Luo Bing was in high school. At that time, our careers had just stabilized, and we had overcome the most difficult period after starting our own business. We finally had some free time - he had time to attend concerts, and I had time to go to the beauty salon. So that year, he had the time and energy to get to know Yue Yue..."

"Back then, both dad and mom started the business together, and they were childhood sweethearts." Luo Bing interrupted.

"Can you guarantee that Yue Yue and Luo Qingyuan met at that time?"

"Definitely. During those years, the company was extremely busy, and we worked day and night. Luo Qingyuan didn't even have the energy to get out of bed each day, let alone think about anything else."

Bai Wenqiu seemed to reminisce about the difficult times they had gone through, looking a bit desolate. "After the company got on track and we had more employees, he wasn't as busy anymore. But occasionally, when there were important clients, he would personally handle the business. I didn't pay much attention to it at first, but later, I gradually discovered that he had someone else outside."

"Well, that's strange," Xu Fang shifted the focus back to the original timeline. "So where did Luo Xiaoming come from?"

Luo Bing entered high school ten years ago, but at that time, Luo Qingyuan had just met Yue Yue. If you calculate the time, Luo Xiaoming would be at most ten years old, but now she's already in college... and became your roommate, which doesn't match up.

"Luo Xiaoming is not Luo Qingyuan's biological child. Yue Yue was originally a single mother," Bai Wenqiu explained. "My husband never told me about Xiaoming's origin, so this is the only reason."

"Are you sure?"

"Not sure, it's just my guess." Perhaps realizing that her words were inappropriate, Bai Wenqiu added, "After all, this is a sensitive topic between him and me. I never ask him about such things unless he wants a divorce."

Xu Fang carefully observed this woman, perceiving even the slightest inconsistencies in her words, expressions, and actions. Soon, he confirmed that Bai Wenqiu was telling the truth, unless her acting skills were so superb that she could deceive herself.

When Luo Xiaoming had the incident of jumping off the building, Luo Qingyuan personally came to K City to verify the DNA. Clearly, regardless of before or after the transformation, Xiaoming had a blood relationship with Luo Qingyuan. Bai Wenqiu's statement was incorrect, and she had no idea about Luo Xiaoming's origin.

And Xu Fang had asked Horror Novel Web about Luo Xiaoming's information before, where the customer service gave him this reply: Luo Xiaoming is a "non-human."

Horror Novel Web didn't acknowledge Luo Xiaoming as a human being. She never joined the "human" camp from beginning to end. This ruled out the influence of transformation.

Xu Fang personally confirmed that Xiaoming had body temperature, a heartbeat, and was completely identical to a human being in all aspects.

Why was that?

Combining the information provided by Bai Wenqiu, Xu Fang had a faint answer. Now, what he needed to do was to face Luo Qingyuan and learn more specific details from him.Xu Fang asked Bai Wenqiu some more questions, but couldn't come up with anything valuable in the end.

"Miss, what should we do next? Do you have any plans?" Bai Wenqiu glanced at the diary that Xu Fang held in her arms, with no intention of getting it back. And after Luobing finished reading the diary, she didn't want to touch it again, for fear of provoking something dirty.

"Explore," Xu Fang answered. "Gather more information and, when necessary, I will venture into dangerous areas."

Dangerous areas? Are those the red places?

Luobing felt a little uneasy in her heart. Xu Fang could afford to take risks, but he was just an ordinary person. Wouldn't he be seeking death by going to those places?

"Can we wait for you in a safe place then? Wait for you to find a way out and come back to tell us..."

Bai Wenqiu frowned and secretly blamed Luobing. She was about to say something to ease the tension, but Xu Fang replied in advance, "Follow me, but don't leave my line of sight. Otherwise, according to the pattern, we might get separated."

"That settles it then. Thank you so much. After we get out, Ju Chuan Group will definitely reward you generously!" Bai Wenqiu bowed deeply to Xu Fang.

Compared to Luobing, Bai Wenqiu was more adept at dealing with social matters. She understood that their current situation relied on this young girl with magic, even though she seemed suspicious.

Bai Wenqiu revealed her own worth, attempting to turn "dependence" into a cooperative relationship. This process was subtle and couldn't be directly said, as it would seem too abrupt. After confirming the cooperative relationship, she would find opportunities to elevate her status and gradually gain control.

If the young girl really was the bane of evil spirits, whether it was money or power, Bai Wenqiu would find a way to keep her by their side. And if her intentions were as pure as a child's, even better.

While Bai Wenqiu was scheming, Luobing was contemplating their next course of action. Although he didn't ask many questions, he had learned some special information.

These spaces, different from the real world, seemed to be called "magic realms". There were many magic realms, each with its own set of rules. Most magic realms were dangerous, but if one became familiar with the rules, they could find a way to escape. Luobing knew his limitations; he couldn't find a way out on his own. So, he needed to cling to the strong presence beside him and provide support from behind.

"It's changing..."

As the group stayed in the room, the white floor gradually darkened, nearing gray. Xu Fang also felt a faint sense of danger.

"Next, let's search each room one by one and see if we can find any clues." Xu Fang glanced at Bai Wenqiu. "Perhaps we might encounter the 'thing' that was following you at that time."

Xu Fang was very concerned about the ghosts and monsters in this place. If he could find a way to eliminate them, perhaps he could deal with the ghost in the real world as well.

"Alright, we'll listen to you." Bai Wenqiu agreed without hesitation.

The room behind the door was empty, with no furniture or windows. Only a dim light illuminated the ceiling, and there was no switch on the walls. Xu Fang tried to use his energy to destroy the light, but failed.

The light, like the windows and doors here, was indestructible. Together, they formed a boundary in this alternate space.

Xu Fang's intuition told him that as long as there was enough power to shake this space, these things could actually be destroyed. There was nothing in the world that couldn't be destroyed.

Leaving the room, Xu Fang led the two back to the entrance of the elevator.

"Oh, there's another elevator here?" Bai Wenqiu was surprised. She hadn't been to this place before.

"We came down from the elevator. Going further up, there are several floors high up." Luobing said, "I guess the floor up there has already turned gray, and there are terrifying stone statues. It's better not to go up."

"You can't go up anyway." The elevator seemed to be broken. Xu Fang pressed the elevator button, but the doors didn't open.

He was prepared for it. The symmetrical world might be like some games, where once a path was taken, it couldn't be turned back unless some special mechanism was triggered.

Xu Fang picked up the white thread that had fallen on the ground and examined the cut. The cut was very smooth, as though it had been cut by a sharp pair of scissors, but there were no obvious deformation marks nearby. It meant that the thread was cut in an instant. When Xu Fang left the elevator earlier, he had clipped a thread from his clothes in the middle of the elevator doors, and it was cut into two halves and dropped. It was obviously not caused by the elevator going up, but rather due to the "changing map area"."Hey, Gu Xi, there are no stairs leading upstairs on either side of the elevator." At this moment, Luo Bing pointed to the side and exclaimed.

"Lower your voice, don't attract anything bad," Bai Wenqiu whispered, anxiously looking around, afraid that whatever was following her would come back.

"The hallway and the elevator don't lead to the same place."

Xu Fang opened the door on the left side of the elevator, which was closest to it. Inside the room was a square space, just like the room where Bai Wenqiu and Xu Fang had met earlier. There was nothing in it except for a light.

He turned and beckoned to Luo Bing.

Luo Bing stepped closer to Xu Fang and glanced into the room.

"What's the matter? Do you want me to go in... ow, what are you doing?" Luo Bing covered her head, innocently looking at Xu Fang, who now held a handful of hair.

"I just need to use your hair for a moment." Xu Fang stuffed Luo Bing's hair into his pocket and then took out two strands, marking them with energy. He threw one into the room and wedged the other in the door crack.

"What are you doing?" Luo Bing asked curiously.

"I'm writing a diary," Xu Fang replied.

"What does writing a diary have to do with plucking my hair..." Luo Bing pinched her forehead, feeling a bit out of sync with the other person's thought process.