Ring

"I really hear it!"

"There really is the sound of something being crashed! And also falling to the floor!"

"Then, the sounds that we heard earlier…"

"Don't say it! And not again! Let's just all forget it! Or the anchor would feel worried!"

"Yes. We will just add more worry to the anchor. So, let's forget it."

"En. Forget it +1"

"Forget it +ID number"

"Hey, since we could also hear what the anchor heard, then… could it be that there is really something happening somewhere?!"

"Yes. The crashing sound is too real… it keeps getting louder. Hey! There must be someone fighting on the other side?!"

"Could it be…?!"

"The anchor's friend?!"

Su Yu read the comments and his heart skipped a beat. It is really – "Duan Yuan!" he shouted to the wall where the crashing sound is coming from.

But, instead of Duan Yuan answering, they heard another crashing sound. This time, it was louder than earlier, and even the wall shook! Dust fell from the ceiling and some hanging ornaments fell.

"Duan Yuan!" Su Yu called again in a louder voice, trying to make Duan Yuan hear him amidst the loud crashing sound from the other's side. Even if they won't be able to see each other for now, he has to let Duan Yuan know that he is safe! "Duan Yuan – " he called, about to say that he is fine and not injured so the others shouldn't worry about him when suddenly, he finally heard Duan Yuan's voice!

"Senior!" Duan Yuan called from the other side. "On the count of three, close your eyes and stay away from the wall!" he said.

"What – " Su Yu muttered, but then thinking that time is of the essence, he didn't ask anything else and immediately ran away from the wall.

"One, two – " Duan Yuan counted from the other side. But, before he could count to three, there was already a loud BANG!

Su Yu closed his eyes and covered his face while he also moved away from the selfie stick so as to not be hit by whatever that is that fell. "Achoo!" he sneezed when he felt his nose itch. It was then that he realized the room was filled with a thick smoke of dust due to the crash. Also –

"Senior?!" Duan Yuan called as he passed through the hole made in the wall. "Senior!" he called before he coughed after inhaling some dust.

"I am here!" Su Yu called and waved away the dust floating in the air.

Duan Yuan's eyes brightened and he ran to where Su Yu's voice came from. "Senior?" he called. "Is… it really you?" he nervously asked. He couldn't see, so he doesn't know whether it is really Su Yu or not. Also, even if he could see and saw that it was Su Yu, the evil ghost could use illusion to deceive their vision.

As to whether the evil ghost could also use an illusion to deceive their ears… Duan Yuan could overcome it just like when he guided Su Yu when they ascended the stairs earlier. But just now, he used most of his strength to destroy the wall after he heard Su Yu's voice from the other side. So, he doesn't know if the evil ghost's illusion could suppress his hearing, especially since the evil ghost is getting stronger.

"Here." Su Yu heaved a sigh of relief when he finally saw Duan Yuan. "It is really me." He answered and coughed. He covered his nose before he used his other hand holding the selfie stick to touch Duan Yuan's hand with the back of his hand.

Duan Yuan froze when he felt Su Yu's hand. It is cold. His heart skipped a beat, then beat fast. But, he suppressed his panic since he didn't feel that his ring heating up. So, the Su Yu before him should be real. As to why Su Yu's body is cold, they have been exposed to the cold atmosphere because it was currently nighttime. Not to mention that the temperature in the Purple Old Manor is colder because of the extremely thick yin energy, which is mainly composed of evil qi.

Su Yu didn't hear Duan Yuan speak and he looked at the other. Seeing the other's expression, he guessed what this young man is thinking. But, he is not angry. In fact, he can understand. It is because the evil ghost is full of tricks, and he uses illusions the most. However, that doesn't mean that he suspects Duan Yuan.

Why doesn't he suspect whether Duan Yuan is being impersonated by a ghost? It is because not only Duan Yuan's eye color is beautiful silver… but it is also because of Duan Yuan's ring. That ring, it looked like an antique, but no ordinary antique. Especially that lifelike sword on the ring… Su Yu knows that this should be an artifact. He could feel a large amount of qi from it.

Su Yu feared that if he would even just touch this ring, he would definitely be cut. After all, he is a demon, and this ring should be his nemesis. Its real owner would be his enemy. But why didn't he mention it to Duan Yuan earlier when he saw it… it is because not only does Su Yu thinks that Duan Yuan might know about this ring, but also because Su Yu just does not care.

Even if Su Yu's power is weaker now and the ring could cut him… as long as the ring won't turn into a sword and cut him, then what's the point of fussing over the ring. More so, he can't just take the ring off Duan Yuan's finger and throw it? Not only the ring looks well-behaved, but the ring could also protect Duan Yuan.

Su Yu thinks that the owner of the ring gave the ring to Duan Yuan after knowing Duan Yuan would come to the Purple Old Manor. And it should be this ring that protected Duan Yuan earlier.