Chapter 278: Chapter 278

Details about the Ancient House.

After Su Yan sent this message, Sister Zhou on the other side immediately initiated a voice call, wanting to explain in detail verbally.

Seeing the voice call invitation pop up in the chat box, Su Yan rejected it without hesitation and replied to Sister Zhou with a message.

Su Yan: It’s not convenient to talk right now. Please give me the details in text.

Su Yan made this request entirely out of consideration for Jiu Li in the living room.

Jiu Li, in the living room, possessed a Creature Level as high as Half-step Rare Level, and her hearing far surpassed that of an ordinary person.

Even separated by just a door, she could clearly hear any conversation inside the room, no matter how quiet.

Su Yan didn’t want to reveal too much to Jiu Li, who wasn’t fully tamed yet, so he declined Sister Zhou’s voice call invitation.

There was no choice. After all, creatures like Fox Demons were inherently wild. The more secrets they learned before being completely tamed, the higher the chance they might turn on their master.

Although she was currently only a Half-step Rare Level creature, and like an ant before Legendary Level Creatures—even hoping to break their defenses was a fantasy—still, better safe than sorry. Even the strongest beings have moments of weakness. So, it’s better to be cautious.

Considering these potential problems, Su Yan became even more cautious.

Sister Zhou quickly replied: If not a voice call, can I send voice messages instead?

Sister Zhou: Because there’s a lot to discuss, and typing everything out would be too tiring.

Voice messages could be converted to text, preventing Jiu Li in the living room from overhearing their conversation, so Su Yan gladly agreed.

Over the following period, Sister Zhou sent Su Yan a series of voice messages, which he converted to text one by one and then read slowly.

Sister Zhou: The ancient house I just mentioned, I learned about it from a Monster Hunter friend. Its authenticity is currently unconfirmed.

Sister Zhou: According to my friend, starting last month, Monster Hunters have repeatedly encountered a Half-step Epic Level Shadow Object in that ancient house.

Sister Zhou: However, those individuals only sensed an aura characteristic of a Half-step Epic Level Shadow Object; they didn’t actually see any Yin entities appear.

Sister Zhou: After hearing this, I found it very interesting. So, I chatted with some elders in our circle and learned a bit about the ancient house.

Su Yan: What information? Details!

Su Yan pressed Sister Zhou, letting her know he was listening and urging her to hurry.

Sister Zhou paused to take a drink of water before continuing with her voice messages.

Sister Zhou: This ancient house is in a desolate suburb south of Jingdou. It’s an area with few living creatures, often frequented by Yin entities, mostly low-level Solitary Ghosts. Read complete version only at N0v3l.Fiɾe.net

Sister Zhou: Typically, Monster Hunters of lower levels go there to hunt.

Sister Zhou: If these hunters became too tired and needed to rest, the hospitable owner of the ancient house would almost always invite them in for a while.

Sister Zhou: And this owner not only provides a place for these Monster Hunters to rest but even prepares snacks and tea.

Sister Zhou: He did this merely to hear the Monster Hunters recount their recent hunting experiences, allowing him to reminisce about his own bygone youth.

Sister Zhou: Consequently, the owner is quite well-known in the southern district of Jingdou, and many Monster Hunters respectfully call him Huo Jigong.

Sister Zhou: But since last month, many Monster Hunters who passed by and rested in the ancient house have suspected the presence of a Half-step Epic Level Shadow Object inside.

Sister Zhou: Gradually, no one dared to rest in the ancient house anymore. Some of the more cautious Monster Hunters even began to deliberately avoid it while hunting.

Reading this, Su Yan couldn’t help but feel a doubt arise, and he replied to Sister Zhou.

Su Yan: Listening to you, something feels off.

Su Yan: If so many people claim to have sensed a Half-step Epic Level Shadow Object in the ancient house, isn’t the owner afraid?

Sister Zhou: When I first heard about this, I felt the same way as you; something didn’t seem right.

Sister Zhou: So, I asked the elders in our circle about the owner. After finding out more, my expression changed instantly.

Sister Zhou: Guess what I discovered?

Faced with Su Yan’s question, Sister Zhou didn’t answer immediately. Instead, she posed this question to him.

Su Yan quickly sent back a maddeningly playful reply.

Su Yan: Guess if I’ll guess?

Sister Zhou was rendered speechless by Su Yan’s reply.

What kind of person was he? How old could he be? Why was he still acting so childish? Heh, what a naive young pup, always trying to be funny with these silly antics.

Sister Zhou grumbled about Su Yan internally for a moment. Then, deciding not to keep him in suspense, she got straight to the point with her next voice message.

Sister Zhou: The owner of the ancient house is an elderly Monster Hunter. In his youth, he was quite famous in Jingdou for hunting Yin entities.

Sister Zhou: Once he grew too old for the hunting profession, this man, who had no wife or children, used his money to build this ancient house in the Jingdou suburbs.