Mist

The sound of slow and careful footsteps can be heard along with the creaking of the wood as the sole of the shoes touched the steps of the stair while Su Yu and Duan Yuan climbs up, heading to the second floor of the Purple Old Manor. The sound of every step of Duan Yuan and Su Yu is like a drum thudding inside the chests of the online audience.

"Oh, no… mommy… I can't watch this!!! >.

"Every step of theirs I can't help but think that either the stairs would collapse… or that a transparent hand would appear and grab their feet!"

"Upstairs, now that you said it, I can't help but imagine it!"

"As someone who is a fan of horror movies, even if this is a livestream, but I think that at any time, a head hanging upside down would fall to the anchor and his friend. Or that, the portraits on the wall would move and the characters would pop out and grab the two. Unfortunately, or should I say fortunately, for the anchor and his friend, there are no portraits on the wall."

"Oh, god… I wish that these two would safely arrive on the second floor."

This is what both Su Yu and Duan Yuan wish as well. But, it seems that their luck is down again since it has already been more than a minute yet they still haven't reached the second floor of the Purple Old Manor.

Su Yu and Duan Yuan. "…" sh*t. Here we go again! They thought and inwardly sighed, hiding their distress to not let the other notice that they already noticed that something is wrong with the staircase.

Meanwhile, the online audience. "…" FCK!!! It is really an evil staircase! As expected of the evil manor! They all thought as they immediately spammed the barrage when they also noticed the anomaly.

"I thought it was a gif, but it is actually not."

"Poor anchor and his friend…"

"Did the staircase suddenly turn to a treadmill?"

"Upstairs, you are poisonous!"

"Staircase-treadmill +23333*" (*actually also means 'hahahaha')

Duan Yuan heaved a deep sigh before he spoke, breaking the silence. "Uh, senior…" he called, trying to act as puzzled as he could. "How long would it be until we reach upstairs?" he asked.

I also wanted to know. Su Yu thought and wryly smiled. "I don't know." He honestly answered.

Duan Yuan knew that Su Yu has also noticed it. "Senior… why do I feel like… it has been a long time since we are climbing upstairs?" he finally asked, telling Su Yu that he also noticed this.

"En… that's right." Su Yu said with a sigh. "There is something wrong with the staircase." He told Duan Yuan.

"We… are trapped?" Duan Yuan asked, even though he has already guessed it.

"Mn." Su Yu nodded.

"Then… what if we go down?" Duan Yuan asked.

"I am afraid it can't be done." Su Yu answered.

"Why?" Duan Yuan asked. He has already seen the evil qi wrapping the entire staircase. Then, he turned back, only to see that the entire mansion is wrapped in evil qi!

What's going on?! He thought, shocked. But, he immediately suppressed his shock as he waited for Su Yu's answer. What does the entire mansion look like now in Su Yu's eyes? He has to know first before he could plan his next act. Or else, Su Yu would suspect him that he could 'see', though in a different way.

"The first floor was suddenly surrounded by mist." Su Yu answered. Yet, he just noticed that there was mist.

Mist is not a good sign, though, since their nature is to obscure something from one's sight. And now, the entire first floor was covered by it.

Not good. Su Yu thought. It seems that the evil ghost became stronger. He could sense it. Was it because the demon disappeared? Was the demon's presence just suppressing the evil ghost? Then since the demon is now gone, for who knows the reason, then the evil ghost need no fear of anything. It now can unleash its real power!

Su Yu frowned, feeling uneasy. He doesn't know yet why would a demon appear here, precisely, in this world. During the years that he lived in this world, he has confirmed that even though this world has ghosts and monsters, and some animal and flower fairies… but there is definitely no demon. But, there are some human cultivators though and he met them before. Just that, their strength is low, but it was to Su Yu's liking since they can't see through his soul which is of a demon.

Yet now, a demon appeared. Even if it is a low-level demon, but it could harm the mortals. And with Su Yu's strength, even if he could kill the demon, he would still have a hard time if many more of them would appear. Thus, he has to know why did a demon appear in this world, and how. If he could know, then not only he could save troubles later for himself, but he could also save the mortals, which would gain him some merits.

Even if he has become a demon, but his heart is still of that a benevolent immortal. He only eats malicious demons, which also could increase his strength. Anyway, if he could, then he will save the mortals. He can't turn a blind eye to them. And this is why he wants to save Duan Yuan, who is currently with him. Duan Yuan is just an ordinary person, so Su Yu will definitely protect him with his best.

Of course, another reason is that Duan Yuan is his boss's nephew. If something happens to Duan Yuan, his boss might fire him immediately. So, Su Yu has to double his efforts in protecting Duan Yuan. He can't have any slip-ups like he did earlier in the second room when he didn't notice a demon creeping behind Duan Yuan. He was late to sense it since he was distracted.

Fortunately, he never commits the same mistakes again!