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Naturally, I knew that Shen Tuo wasn't someone who was easy to deal with. It's just that I haven't figured out what he was up to yet. But I know exactly which side I should be on.

Thus, I followed Shen Tuo and stood up. With a face full of confidence, I said to the old man, "Alright. Let's go look around first. When we find Zhao Xue, we'll come back to see you."

Just as I was about to turn around and leave, I suddenly remembered something. I turned around and said to the old man, "That's right, when we see you in the future, you should look like that. I have the urge to examine your body."

I thought I saw the old man shudder through the planks, and the rotting fabric of his body quiver.

I secretly smiled and followed Shen Ta out of the pawnshop.

Standing on the street where we came from, I looked at the pawnshop in front of us. Sure enough, although the door was open, it was completely dark inside and I couldn't see anything inside. It seemed like it wasn't an ordinary barrier.

From the looks of it, the place in front of me is just a dilapidated old dwelling.

"Shen Ta, you aren't really planning to come back and pay your debt are you?"

Shen Tuo gave me a mysterious smile, but it couldn't hide his pale face. He seemed to be trying hard to hold back his coughing, but in the end he let out a grunt.

Shen Tuo ignored me and returned to the street where he met the female ghost.

I worriedly watched Shen Tuo's back, knowing that he ignored me just to cover up his injuries. Right at this moment, I suddenly decided to wait until I found Zhao Xue before coming back to look for this old man. Who knows, there might be good things in his pawnshop that can help Shen Tuo heal his injuries.

I stood in the middle of the street. There was not a single person on the street, so I couldn't help but guess that everyone had probably gone back to eat at this time of the year. But, do ghosts need to eat? I'm not sure about that.

I raised my head and looked into the distance. Shen Tuo remained silent and unmoving, just standing there like a statue.

Not long after, when I turned around, I saw the huge dark green top of the locust tree in the distance. I couldn't help but jump up in excitement and heavily patted Shen Tuo's shoulder.

"Shen Tuo, quickly take a look. The locust tree is right there!"

Shen Tuo, on the other hand, looked as though he had suffered a heavy blow. His body leaned towards me before he stood up straight again. I looked worriedly at him but didn't say anything. After interacting with him for so long, I had long seen through him and knew that no matter how severe his injuries were, he would still persevere. Even if I asked, he would only say 'I'm fine'.

I don't need to ask, because I'm a semi-professional anyway, and just by looking at his face I can tell how much he's going to suffer.

"Alright, let's go over."

Shen Ta walked in front. I quickly caught up with him and headed towards the trunk of the locust tree.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, the sky gradually darkened. Whether or not this place had street lamps that could be found everywhere in society, we could only rely on our naked eye to continue forward. But for some reason, the street that we could not see the end of from the start actually had a wall blocking our path.

Shen Tuo walked forward and stretched out a hand to carefully touch the wall in front of him. This process continued for a long time, but he did not have any response.

"This really does seem like an ordinary wall. Maybe it's because the fog had blocked our way when we arrived. After walking for so long, we should have reached the end."

I waited for a long time and finally got to Shen Ta's conclusion.

At this moment, I raised my head to look at the corner of the wall. Strangely enough, I had already gotten used to the eerie atmosphere in this quaint street, but unexpectedly, there was a pot of flowers in this corner. From afar, I couldn't even make out what those flowers were, I could only vaguely make out two white flowers blooming in the pot.

"Shen Tuo, I remember that when we walked over there was a corner. Let's turn back. We might be able to find the Pagoda tree from that corner."

I felt cold and put my hands in my jacket pockets.

It was at this moment that I felt a cold object in my pocket. Curious, I took it out and placed it very close to my eyes.

"Shen Tuo!"

Shen Tuo seemed to be frightened and started complaining to me, "You want to scare me to death and make me stay here, don't you!"

I didn't care about Shen Tuo's complaints, because I recognized that the little thing in my hand is a small ceramic medicine bottle. If I remember correctly, this is the medicine that Shen Tuo's grandfather fed Shen Tuo when he first returned to his grandfather's house after getting injured!

So it turns out that the old man from the Shen family had already placed the medicine in my pocket. He probably knew that Shen Tuo's injuries were severe, and based on Shen Tuo's personality, his injuries naturally would not affect his investigation.

I opened the medicine bottle and handed it over to Shen Tuo. Shen Tuo quickly reacted and joked, "Since when have you become so familiar with my family's old man? My family's old man's medicine is never given to others easily."

After saying that, Shen Tuo did not hesitate, pouring out the medicine in his hand and taking it in one gulp.

After that, Shen Tuo sat cross-legged against the wall as if he was resting. I didn't say anything and just quietly squatted down to wait for him.

This Shen Tuo is truly too much. He clearly knows that the Shen family's old man feared that something would happen to him, which is why he had to come up with such a plan. To actually push me down, I shook my head helplessly.

After an unknown amount of time, I was about to fall asleep. Only then did Shen Tuo say, "Yan Nuo, let's go." As he spoke, he stood up.

I heard that Shen Tuo's voice was clearly much more spirited than before so I was finally able to relax. However, my mental state was much weaker, perhaps it was because of today's race, but my body was unable to endure it. When I stood up, I actually felt a little dizzy.

I waved my hand at Shen Ta, indicating that I was fine. Only then did we start to turn around and head back the way we came from.

However, after walking for a long time, I still couldn't see the corner in my memory. I couldn't help but become suspicious. I clearly remembered that we had reached a dead end soon after passing by that corner.

Logically speaking, we should have been exhausted when we came here, but we did rest when we returned. It should have taken even less time, so why is it longer now?

I told all of my questions to Shen Tuo. I didn't think that Shen Tuo would be so spirited as to mock me. "I didn't think that a girl like you would be so quick-witted. You really can't see through me normally!"

However, I also realized that Shen Tuo had actually discovered this problem a long time ago.

Just as we were at a loss as to where to go, I vaguely saw a patch of darkness ahead of us. Compared to other places, this place was much darker, and I was a little afraid.

When I reached the darkness, I realized that the corner I had seen was here! I immediately dispelled all my doubts. It seemed that it was only because we were too tired and remembered wrongly!

The corner is waiting for us here!

I didn't think about anything else and simply pulled Shen Tuo in. Shen Tuo didn't seem to be satisfied with the way I pulled him forward, as his long legs easily passed me, turning into me pulling his clothes and following behind him.

I tried to look ahead. It was too dark or too foggy, and I saw that the road was like the one we had just walked through. There were the same buildings on both sides, but there was no end in sight.

I stretched my neck and looked up. I could still see the shadow of the Pagoda tree in the distance. It was emitting a dark green light in the dark, just like a light that was guiding us.

I didn't know how long I walked for, but I had already lost track of time in this environment. I could only turn to Shen Tuo and ask, "Shen Tuo, how long have we walked for?"

Shen Tuo didn't even turn his head around as he replied while panting heavily, "I don't know. My watch has been stuck ever since we arrived on this street. I didn't even get a response from my phone."

I just remembered, I still have a cell phone! I quickly took my cell phone out of my pocket and pressed the unlock button anxiously, but then I realized that my phone had shut down without me knowing.

Without the concept of time, we moved forward mechanically like two walking corpses, until we came face to face with another wall.

This time, I took the initiative to step forward and touch the wall with one hand. Sure enough, this was not an illusion.

"Why did another wall appear? The structure of this Yin Street is really strange. Why are there dead ends everywhere!"

This time, we learned our lesson from last time and didn't waste any more time. Instead, we immediately retreated. Sure enough, we found another corner.

"But, at this rate, where can we go?"

Just as I finished complaining, Shen Tuo took advantage of my inattention and smacked me on the back of the head. "If we were heading north, then the corner would have turned east. So, why don't we continue in the same direction as before!"

I put on a look of enlightenment and followed Shen Ta around the corner. In reality, I was secretly ridiculing Shen Ta in my heart. I just didn't expect it at the moment!

I silently followed Shen Ta and continued to walk forward. As I silently cursed Shen Ta, he actually attacked so ruthlessly, causing the back of my head to ache. I silently prayed that there wouldn't be any more dead ends or corners, I just wanted to find the Pagoda tree quickly!

However, the heavens didn't give in to everyone's wishes. The road to death once again appeared before us.

I let out a long sigh. I was already beginning to despair. I looked to the east where I thought the sun would come out.

However, I suddenly discovered that Shen Tuo was looking up at something.