The abandoned property had become even more unsettling and eerie after nightfall arrived, while the biting cold wind howled relentlessly through the broken windows and damaged walls of the old house, sounding like distant screams.
Lou Weizhe narrowed his eyes slightly while observing the thick, dark energy swirling heavily around the surroundings like a living mist. While the two officers were occupied with adjusting their heavy coats against the freezing night air, he quietly slipped a yellow Taoist talisman from his long sleeve and pasted it discreetly beside the main entrance door frame.
Almost instantly, a faint spiritual ripple, invisible to the mortal eye, spread outward from the talisman. The restless, invisible entities lurking nearby suddenly shrieked silently and scattered, no longer daring to approach the group recklessly.
"Can you show us the room now?" Officer Huang Ning asked, shivering slightly as an abrupt, unnatural drop in temperature washed over them.
