Ever since the 'midnight ghost knocking on the door' incident, Ling Zhengwei's old house's nearby neighbors felt they've gone mad with distress. Moreover, more people started believing that this place was unclean, having been haunted before.
Now with this situation recurring, it seems almost normal. Families of Ling Laojiu and Ling Laoliu sequentially invited mages to inspect and burned many talismans, but it seemed ineffective; occasionally, strange sounds could still be heard in the night.
This forced young neighbors to find support outside, while students could only stay in school dormitories or at classmates' homes.
Ling Zhengwei recalled receiving a call from his daughter that day and thought the house might actually be uninhabitable; why else would he and his wife constantly argue after marriage, leading to a divorce?
