I heard you had a white moonlight who died young.

"Yi Zhifan," Fan Zhiyi answered honestly. Anyway, it would be easy for them to find out this name if they wanted to, as the Fan family would tell them anyway, so he might as well just tell them himself.

For some reason, Fan Zhiyi clearly felt the man supporting him tighten his grip, as if surprised to hear his name. The freckled youth, however, showed little emotion and continued, "You came in from outside? How did you find this place?"

Fan Zhiyi lowered his head, pondering how to continue the story. After all, this was a haunted house, and the fact that he fell off a cliff and landed right at the entrance of the house made no sense. It was understandable that people suspected him.

Young Master Fan suddenly spoke up to help him out: "Zhi Fan was traveling with us. His sedan chair went missing when we were crossing the mountains. Because Tianyun Sect was pressing us, I had to continue on my way and leave some people behind to search for him in the mountains. Fortunately, Zhi Fan returned safely."

A flash of lightning illuminated Young Master Fan's figure for a moment before it went dark again.

Safe and sound? He looks anything but safe and sound. Brother, perhaps you need to see a doctor about your eyes?

As Young Master Fan said this, he coldly watched Fan Zhiyi approach him before gently raising his hand and moving his fingertips, signaling the servant on his right to take Fan Zhiyi from the man's hands. Fan Zhiyi then softly thanked the man.

A clap of thunder seemed to shake everyone's ears. Some people looked frightened and whispered, "Let's go back to our respective sects and talk again when it's light. This world is already unsettled enough, and now we're trapped in this house..."

"You haven't answered my question yet. How did you find this place and get in?" The one who spoke was the freckled young man again, his gaze fixed on Fan Zhiyi.

Now, everyone's attention was focused on Fan Zhiyi again, since his appearance was indeed strange. Under the current circumstances, no potential problems could be allowed to arise.

“Just as Young Master Fan said, I encountered a ghost wall in the mountains, but unfortunately I didn’t meet the people Young Master Fan sent to find me. I just kept running and running, and somehow I went blind and fell off a cliff. When I woke up, I felt my way to an open door. I lay on the steps in front of the door and groped my way in. Then I heard the door close, and then I met you.” As he spoke, Fan Zhiyi smiled with relief. “To be able to find Young Master Fan is a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.”

Young Master Fan finally took a few steps forward. The wind ruffled his hair, and his eyes gradually emerged from the darkness, filled with reluctance. He raised his hand and brushed Fan Zhiyi's dirty, tousled hair to the side of his face, gently comforting him: "Your eyes may be temporarily blinded by the miasma in the forest. Don't be afraid."

Fan Zhiyi nodded obediently, but the freckled youth seemed not to believe Fan Zhiyi's words and pressed on relentlessly: "In this world, there are many ghosts and demons in the mountains. I see that your cultivation level is not high. Didn't you encounter anything? And how could you fall off a cliff and just happen to fall at the door of the house?"

The more you say, the more mistakes you make. Fan Zhiyi didn't intend to argue any further. Leaving room for imagination was the key to survival.

"Enough, cough cough, don't the Gao family know how to discipline their subordinates? They have no manners at all!" Young Master Fan frowned, raised his voice, and showed the dignity that a young master from a prestigious family had been cultivated for a long time, but this also made him cough uncontrollably.

"Sorry, sorry, it's our fault for not disciplining her properly." A middle-aged man in his forties or fifties squeezed out, glanced at the freckled youth, and lowered his voice to threaten sharply, "Don't cause trouble. If it weren't for your decent cultivation levels, why would we send servants like you, who have only recently joined the manor, to take care of Miss before her trip to Tianyun Sect? Gao Xiao, quickly apologize to Young Master Fan, and then you two go back and guard Miss properly. If anything happens to Miss, you can't afford to take responsibility even if you have several lives!"

The freckled youth pursed his lips, his sharp gaze fixed on Fan Zhiyi, seemingly unwilling, but in the end he simply bowed to Young Master Fan and said, "This humble one has been impolite."

The butler smiled apologetically. Young Master Fan covered his mouth and coughed, looking extremely uncomfortable. He didn't say anything more to them, but only said to Fan Zhiyi, "Zhifan, come with me. It's not safe in the haunted house. Don't stray too far from us."

Young Master Fan was helped to walk behind the archway, and the crowd dispersed in all directions, indicating that the mansion must be quite large.

Fan Zhiyi turned around and looked at the young man named Gao Xiao and the man who had helped him, thinking to himself that it would be best to avoid running into them again.

As for that young master Fan, he said not to go too far away, but in reality he had no intention of waiting for Fan Zhiyi at all. The followers naturally followed him and did not pay attention to Fan Zhiyi, except for the young man who had been ordered to come and help Fan Zhiyi. From this, Fan Zhiyi estimated that his status in the Fan family was not high, after all, he was just an adopted son.

It seems his days in the haunted house won't be easy. He not only has to guard against ghosts that might appear at any time, but also against these people, lest he become cannon fodder.

Fan Zhiyi discussed with Bai Bai in his mind: "What other tricks are there to ward off and capture ghosts in that book '100,000 Minor Spells for Immortal Cultivation'? Show me more of them, I want to learn them properly."

"The host has finally shown some ambition." Bai Bai was very pleased with this.

Fan Zhiyi: "..."

When they arrived at their accommodation, it turned out that the Fan family's temporary residence was right next to the Gao family's. Since they were traveling and in such a place, it would be best to stick together, as it would make it easier to solve any problems that might arise.

So Fan Zhiyi had no choice but to face the freckled young man named Gao Xiao and the man who had helped him again. However, since he was now "blind," he could selectively ignore Gao Xiao's constant scrutiny.

The best room was definitely reserved for the noble young master who was going to Tianyun Gate to discuss marriage. Fan Zhiyi had originally prepared himself to sleep with the servants, but he didn't expect to be assigned a small room as well.

However, this was a relatively remote location within the Fan family's territory. But it was such a small place, it couldn't be too remote, only a couple of turns or a hundred paces away from where the main Fan family force was. Two subordinates were also assigned to guard the gate for him, and the one who had been supporting Fan Zhiyi was put in charge of his daily needs.

Young Master Fan instructed that if anything happened, they should shout for help and they would come immediately. He then ordered someone to boil water for Fan Zhiyi to wash up. After doing all this, Young Master Fan looked at Fan Zhiyi and said gently, "Zhifan, I'm not feeling well, so I won't stay with you. Xiaoman will take good care of you."

Xiaoman is the boy who helped Fan Zhiyi.

"Ah."

"Are you still blaming your brother for not watching you properly and letting you get lost in the woods?"

Brother? A question mark appeared in Fan Zhiyi's mind.

Bai Bai quickly explained, "He is indeed your older brother, after all, you are younger than him in this world."

"Oh," Fan Zhiyi responded to Bai Bai in his mind. He didn't blame this Young Master Fan; he just guessed that the other party hadn't even sent anyone to look for him. No, no, no, he couldn't think so badly of people, but in this situation, Fan Zhiyi could only rely on himself and Bai Bai, so it was best to be very cautious.