Inside the ancient mansion.

Chu He and the others had already gathered together, forming a circle.

Yue Shan, Yue Qin, and others who possessed paranormal objects were positioned on the outermost perimeter, their right hands deep in their pockets, ready to act.

They had all specially trained for similar scenarios and were able to use the paranormal objects in hand at a moment's notice.

"Su Nuan was attacked, could it be the invisible 'Deceit'? Should we use the cremated ashes?" Murong Hong asked, looking at Chu He.

It was Chu He who safeguarded those special ashes.

"The night is still very long..." Chu He refused, saying the item that could make the invisible 'Deceit' visible was the only one of its kind, exceptionally precious and not to be used lightly.

"Su Nuan might have left on her own, that woman is nothing but trouble!" Han Bingjie swore, "She loves diving into side plots, hoping to find treasures..."

"If she left on her own, there's a good chance she went to the library to check on the deliveries..." Yue Shan mused, "The 'Deceit' must have already opened the delivery, right? Shall we also go check it out?"

After completing the delivery, the 'Deceit' might have left.

And there, they might find some clue!

"Following the company's operational pattern, after the first attack, 'Deceit' would leave us with some reaction time... If Su Nuan is dead, then what follows is our rare opportunity to move and search for clues to find a way to survive!" Wu Qi nodded and pulled out a flashlight from his backpack.

They had prepared a few of these items too, but as they were limited in number, they still needed the aid of candles and timber.

"Yes, it's time to go." Chu He considered for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

With solemn expressions, Murong Hong and others took out their lighting devices and followed Chu He and others to the backyard.

Their formation was roughly Yue siblings in the lead, Chu He and Han Bingjie on either side, and Wu Qi bringing up the rear.

In the darkness, the ancient two-story wooden library in the backyard stood tall.

Yue Shan stepped forward and with a creak, pushed open the wooden door.

Under the flashlight's beam, a torn delivery package lay quietly on the ground.

The contents inside were gone.

"The 'Deceit' has been here already?" Yue Shan stepped forward, one hand always holding the bottle containing Deceit Blood, as he picked up the delivery.

"Items have been taken away? Huh?"

He shook it lightly, and out of the parcel fell a thin medical record book.

"The thickness of the delivery was about a finger; it definitely wasn't just a medical record book. So, the major part was taken, leaving behind something small?" Chu He stepped forward, his flashlight's beam illuminating the medical record and landing on the patient name column.

—'Yue Xue'!

"My dad?" Yue Shan, with a puzzled expression, opened it and immediately looked shocked as if he had been punched, "Impossible... This can't be..."

He stepped back, and the medical record fell to the ground.

Murong Hong quickly stepped forward, picked it up, and turned pale in an instant, "Infertility..."

Wu Qi suddenly felt cold like a bucket of ice water poured over him, "What a joke? If Yue Xue was infertile, then how could Yue Shan and Yue Qin exist?"

"Deceit!" Murong Hong ducked behind Chu He, "Manager, they are the 'Deceit'!"

The shrill scream in the quiet darkness became even more terrifying...

"You..." Chu He adjusted his glasses, somewhat helpless.

He had suspected this before but considered it unlikely, and moreover, even if they were disguises of humans by 'Deceit', calling them out would be akin to suicide, wouldn't it?

They needed to act their part in this drama; it was more correct to play along with them. Pointlessly revealing the truth was no different from seeking death.

Of course, it could also be that Murong Hong had recently been too stressed, especially since after the previous incident with Cao Liuyu, some fears remained.

"Brother..." Yue Qin held her brother's hand, her expression full of confusion.

"Ha...Haha... Look, they haven't turned into 'Deceit', which means they aren't!" Han Bingjie had been ready to throw out a paranormal object, but then realized, "When 'Deceit' is called out, they start to kill... Yue Xue's infertility has many other possibilities, like adoption, or maybe he was cured later. Don't scare yourself..."

"That's right!" Chu He nodded approvingly.

At that moment, a light breeze blew past.

The candle in Chu He's hand was the first to go out.

The flashlights in everyone else's hands flickered erratically as if there were a connection issue with the power.

A cold draft spread around all, making everyone's hairs stand on end.

"It's a Deceit!"

Wu Qi shouted, "Run!"

Sss!

As he shouted, all the sources of light made an intolerable noise and finally went out completely—the surroundings plunged into darkness!

Wu Qi hadn't wanted to run.

But after the darkness fell, fear completely seized his heart.

After all, this was truly Deceit Mansion, and Yue Shan and Yue Qin could also be Deceits!

It was pitch black now.

Who the hell would dare stay with two Deceits?

'I have a paranormal object!'

'If everyone runs together, it's less likely the Deceits will target me, they'll go for the easier targets first!'

Even though he knew this thinking was sinister, Wu Qi had to painfully admit that he was a despicable, selfish person.

For his own survival, he could sacrifice others like Murong Hong without hesitation!

In the darkness, he stumbled toward the library's main gates, recalling the direction from memory.

Crack!

Within a few steps, he seemed to trip over a threshold and fell to the ground.

"Damn!"

Wu Qi desperately hit his flashlight, which after several violent smashes, finally flickered back to dim light.

That's when he realized he hadn't run out of the library but had accidentally run the wrong way and fallen into a small partition!

Plop!

The double wooden doors behind him closed automatically, making a loud noise.

"Not good, am I alone as the Deceit's target?"

"Help!"

Without any embarrassment, Wu Qi called for help while trying to forcefully smash and pull the doors.

But those ordinary wooden doors, now as if made of iron, wouldn't budge.

"Wu Qi, are you in there? Have you seen my sister?"

Outside, a voice asked anxiously.

It was Yue Shan!

Although there was no mirror, Wu Qi knew his facial muscles must be extremely contorted, his expression uglier than ever.

Snap!

Wu Qi switched from pulling the door to desperately blocking it, leaning his entire back against it with a vigilant gaze sweeping around.

It was a small partition with many bookshelves blocking the view.

Suddenly, a shadow flashed!

Puff!

His flashlight went out again.

"Damn!"

Wu Qi couldn't remember how many times he had cursed today, and without hesitation, he threw out the paranormal object.

A small wooden box fell to the ground and opened, revealing a section of white bone inside.

Creak! Creak!

In the darkness, chewing noises arose.

Wu Qi's body slowly tensed up as he thought about his previous experiences using the paranormal object and Chu He's conjecture.

'The paranormal object contains the aura of another Deceit. If opened, it's like two fierce beasts meeting. Given sufficient food, they won't choose to fight each other, which accounts for the dispersing effect…'

'But some Deceits are particularly fierce! It won't be driven away but will instead lunge to feed, which can also draw attention and create opportunities!'

'Now it's the latter case, the Deceit here is fierce… It's chewing on the body of another Deceit!'

To his misfortune, the flashlight in Wu Qi's hand lit up again at that moment.

A beam of light fell in front of the bookshelf, illuminating the shadow.

Wu Qi gasped for breath in a moment of shock, he saw...

"Ah!!!"

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