"Huh? Rope… rope?"
Itto looked back and saw that his feet were indeed tangled in ropes. No wonder he felt so awkward when he was running away!
"Cough, alright, This Daddy, was careless, but This Daddy, ran for so long just now and found that there were no ghosts nearby. If you ask me, that guy was just messing with us."
"There are no ghosts on Earth at all!"
To save face, Itto forcefully explained for a bit before changing the subject.
"You, can't you be more careful? You made me run with you for so long!"
Kaveh clenched his fists, feeling that Itto had really messed him up.
"How was I supposed to know there would be ropes!"
"That's because you're too stupid."
"Huh? You actually dare to call This Daddy, stupid? Then why were you also scared and running all over the place…"
The two started arguing back and forth, as if they had forgotten what their mission was.
On the other side, Hu Tao was taking big strides, humming a song, and Klee, following behind her, also looked very happy.
"When the sun comes out, I bask in the sun; when the moon comes out, I bask in the moon~"
Hu Tao's song was very unique; most people couldn't appreciate it, but Klee kept clapping and cheering.
"Sister Hu Tao is amazing, her singing is so good, just as good as Sister Furina and Venti!"
Hu Tao giggled, "Of course! After all, I, Sister Hu Tao, sing in the mountains every day."
"Oh, although I sing less often when I come to Xavier's side, my basic skills are still there!"
Klee and Hu Tao chatted, feeling no fear at all in such a gloomy environment.
Suddenly, Klee asked, "Sister Hu Tao, where exactly is that 'warding item' that Chongyun mentioned just now?"
Hu Tao looked around and said, "This thing is very easy to find. Based on Hall Master's experience dealing with ghosts, such places are often colder and hidden in hard-to-find spots, like abandoned houses!"
"Wow, is Sister Hu Tao talking about over there!"
Klee pointed to an abandoned house not far away, the kind that looked like it would collapse any moment.
"Klee, you're so smart! Let's go inside and take a look."
Although Hu Tao was not a very serious person, she had not forgotten her mission, which was much better than those two idiots next door.
As soon as she entered the door, Hu Tao felt a movement.
She whispered, "Klee, you must be careful. Something feels off in here!"
Klee nodded heavily, even taking out a bomb.
The two tiptoed into the room. Suddenly, they saw a strange figure in the corner!
"Sister Hu Tao, there really is a ghost here! Watch Klee blow him up!"
Klee immediately threw out a bomb, and then several more in quick succession.
"Bang bang bang!"
After throwing the bombs, the already extremely fragile house collapsed.
"Cough cough, it's terrifying. Why are there bombs here…"
A weak voice came from the ruins, sounding somewhat familiar to Hu Tao and Klee.
"Ah? It's Bennett!"
After seeing who was under the ruins, Klee immediately covered her little mouth.
"Oh, so it's Klee and Hu Tao."
Although Bennett was a bit injured, it was nothing serious. He stood up and dusted himself off.
"Bennett~" Klee pouted a little, feeling guilty.
But Bennett didn't seem to realize the problem and asked curiously, "By the way, did you see who was throwing bombs just now?"
Klee was about to admit it, but Hu Tao's eyes darted around and she said, "I saw them! It was a monk and a Taoist. After throwing the bombs, they ran off in that direction!"
Hu Tao pointed in a random direction, and the innocent and simple Bennett actually believed her.
"Perhaps other villagers found them to help get rid of ghosts. Since everyone is doing good deeds, I won't bother with them."
"But it's fine. I already dug up a very strange item just now, it looks like a talisman, and I destroyed it!"
This was a poor unlucky person, and also a kind unlucky person.
Hu Tao also immediately changed the subject, "I knew it! There would definitely be something like this in a house like this. It's just that Bennett got to it first!"
Although there were some small misunderstandings between Hu Tao and Bennett, they did genuinely solve the problem.
Hu Tao didn't know that the little lie she had just casually told was actually something that had truly happened.
Because in another corner of the village, two men dressed as a monk and a Taoist were searching for something.
"Big brother, there's nothing in here, right? Why do I feel it's much colder than outside?"
The man who looked like a Taoist shrank his neck, holding a compass in his hand, looking very much the part.
The other man, who looked like a monk but was actually bald, slapped the Fake Taoist.
"You idiot! No one lives here, and there are so many trees, of course it's colder than outside. I told you to read more books, but you just don't!"
"Oh…"
The Taoist let out a wronged "oh" but didn't dare to say anything more, then asked again.
"But big brother, what if we don't solve the problem? Those villagers won't give us money, right?"
The monk smiled and said, "There are no ghosts in this world. As long as we pretend to wander around, and then give them some scribbled talismans, they will definitely believe us."
"What these people want isn't for us to find evidence, but for psychological comfort. This is psychology!"
The Taoist's eyes were filled with admiration, "Big brother, you're so amazing! Why can't I think of these things!"
The two wandered around the village, planning to fool around a bit and then go back to report.
But when they reached an intersection, they saw two figures walking towards them.
"Kokomi, that talisman just now seemed very special."
"Yes, I think that was the warding item Chongyun mentioned. Since it's already destroyed, we've also helped out."
"Kokomi is so thoughtful! I never thought there would be something like that under that tree…"
The monk and the Taoist couldn't help but be stunned, because the two people walking towards them seemed a bit off.
Especially one of them, whose ears could vaguely be seen growing on his head!
Although it was the 21st century, all sorts of "plays" existed.
Things like cat-eared beast girls, octopus tentacles…
Cough cough, in short, there were many varieties of fun.
But this person in front of them seemed different, because his ears moved, just like a dog's!
Looking further down, he even had a tail behind him.
It also moved around when he spoke, exactly like a dog's!
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