The last time Gu Yuan saw Second Lady Bai, she came to him to save her granddaughter and gave him a tear.
Because of this Bailei Vessel, I specifically asked Bai Qi about it.
Bai Qi told me that the Bailei Vessel was an ancient magical artifact. To activate it, one needed to collect seven tears, and then one's wish could be fulfilled.
These seven tears were shed respectively due to joy, sorrow, pain, hatred, melancholy, love, and anger.
It was clear that only seven tears needed to be collected, but he wasn't very sure why it was called the Bailei Vessel.
At that time, I knew that Gu Yuan must have a wish to fulfill, which was why he asked me to help him collect tears.
Second Lady Bai looked calm, as if she had long anticipated that Gu Yuan would ask her this question.
"I won't hide it from you, Third Master. It was indeed a nobleman who instructed me to wait for you there, but I really don't know his real name."
Gu Yuan didn't say a word and waited for Second Lady Bai to continue.
Back then, when Second Lady Bai failed to find Bai Ling'er and had her legs broken, she fell into a coma. It was a nobleman who saved her.
Second Lady Bai begged the nobleman to help save Bai Ling'er. The nobleman then gave her that tear and told her to wait for us at Ma Liu's place. She was supposed to tell us the real situation inside and then blend the tear into the necklace. With this tear, Gu Yuan would surely spare her little granddaughter.
After hearing this, Gu Yuan slightly lowered his eyes and fell into deep thought.
I felt a chill run down my spine. Everything had been anticipated by that person. This nobleman seemed to have ill intentions. He was constantly keeping an eye on our every move.
If he was a friend, it would be fine, but if he was an enemy, it would be really terrifying.
"Second Lady Bai, can you describe what he looks like?" I asked.
Second Lady Bai knelt on the ground, thought for a moment, and said, "He was dressed all in white and wore a mask. I couldn't see his face at all."
All in white and wearing a mask. I couldn't help but blurt out, "Was it a mourning mask?"
Second Lady Bai thought for a while and quickly replied, "Yes, yes, yes. I was just thinking about how to describe it. It was a mask with a sad face."
"Gu Yuan, could it be the White Lord who saved Huai Ji?"
Everything was intertwined. This guy was involved in all the strange things. What on earth was his purpose?
Why did he want to sow discord between Gu Yuan and the Dragon Scales? What was his ultimate goal?
Thinking of this, my head felt so messed up. I guessed Gu Yuan was also about to be confused by him.
"Gu Yuan, can you figure it out? What on earth is going on?"
Gu Yuan gave a faint smile and said, "Why bother racking our brains thinking about these things? There will always be a way out. Since we already know that such a person exists, we just need to find him."
He was really quite optimistic. But Gu Yuan was right. If the sky were to fall, he would hold it up. I shouldn't think about these troublesome things and put pressure on him.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye. At first, Bai Ling'er was full of confidence that Huai Ji would come to save her on the first day, but by the third day, she was extremely disappointed. This was the result of one-sided love.
Don't be fooled by Bai Ling'er's stubborn personality. She was a person who kept her promises. She admitted defeat and entered my gang that day. She also swore to be loyal to me and never have second thoughts. However, she never said a single bad word about Huai Ji and kept her mouth shut about what she shouldn't say.
Now I had a male and a female bodyguard following me. They would work in shifts. When Gu Yuan was away, it would be more convenient to have a female bodyguard protecting me at night.
After I recruited Bai Ling'er into my gang, I received a call from a real estate agent.
The agent told me that there was a nice second - hand house not far from our school and asked if I wanted to go and take a look.
Since I was going to buy a house, I of course wanted to look at more options. The day before yesterday, when I was shopping with Yan Lin, we accidentally passed by a real estate agency. Since I didn't want to do any renovations, I planned to first look at second - hand houses. If I found a suitable one, I could save the time for renovation.
The agent knew that we were students and offered us a discount. As long as we found a house we liked, the agency fee could be halved after the deal.
This was the first time I felt that being a student was so cost - effective besides being able to buy half - price train tickets.
So without hesitation, I told the agency my requirements and contact information.
The agent told me that as soon as there was a suitable house, an agent would arrange a meeting with me.
I didn't expect them to find a suitable house in just two days.
Today happened to be Saturday. I originally wanted to ask Gu Yuan to go with me to look at the house, but Lihua told me that he had gone out in the morning and wouldn't be back until afternoon.
I couldn't wait for him, so I decided to ask Bai Ling'er to go with me. After all, I wasn't very familiar with her yet, and I hoped that more interactions would help us get closer.
At first, Bai Ling'er was reluctant. After all, she only worked the night shift, but she couldn't resist my order.
She had no choice but to go with me reluctantly to the house near the school.
When the agent saw me, he smiled from ear to ear and reached out his hand to greet me.
"Hello, my name is Lin Xiaobao. You can just call me Xiaobao."
I nodded and shook hands with him. It felt quite awkward to shake hands with a boy so formally for the first time.
Lin Xiaobao seemed very professional. While walking, he started to introduce the location of the house, the surrounding school district, hospital, supermarket, and other supporting facilities.
On the contrary, Bai Ling'er was chewing gum and looked completely disdainful of what the agent was saying, which made her seem very impolite.
But Lin Xiaobao didn't mind. After all, it wasn't her who was buying the house, so he served me throughout the process.
While talking, Lin Xiaobao had finished introducing all the external facilities, which made me quite excited.
The house we were going to see was in a small high - rise building on the 11th floor. Lin Xiaobao took out the key and opened the door. The moment I walked in, I thought this was exactly the house I had been dreaming of.
As soon as I entered, the first thing that caught my eye was a beautiful large floor - to - ceiling window. The house was 150 square meters, with three bedrooms and two living rooms. Both the master bedroom and the study faced south. Through the floor - to - ceiling window, I could see the largest river in Gangliao City. It was definitely a river - view house, and I heard that the night view here was extremely beautiful.
The house was newly renovated, and all the furniture was brand - new and of high - quality.
I fell in love with it at first sight.
"The owner of this house just finished renovating it not long ago and hadn't had a chance to move in. Suddenly, he needed money urgently, so he wants to sell it at a low price."
"Look at this furniture. The packaging hasn't even been opened yet. So whoever buys this house will really get a good deal."
Lin Xiaobao showed me around the house, and I was really tempted.
"Brother, this house is really nice, but it must be very expensive, right?" I asked.
Lin Xiaobao flipped through the folder in his hand and said, "Not expensive at all. The owner priced it at only one million yuan. If you're really interested, I can help you bargain another 100,000 yuan off."
This was in the city center, and it was a river - view house. A 150 - square - meter house was only sold for 900,000 yuan. This was way too cheap, wasn't it?
"Brother, are you sure you didn't read it wrong? The owner is willing to sell it for 900,000 yuan?"
"I'm sure. You can definitely get it for 900,000 yuan. Since he needs money urgently, he's selling it at a low price. Miss Lan, this is really a once - in - a - lifetime opportunity. If you don't make a decision now, there will be another group of people coming to see the house this afternoon." Lin Xiaobao looked very sincere, giving the impression that if I didn't sign the contract today, the house would definitely be sold tomorrow.
Bai Ling'er, who was standing next to me, suddenly snorted and said, "Young man, you said the owner needs money urgently. Does he need ghost money?"
"What do you mean?" Lin Xiaobao's face twitched slightly, looking a bit confused.
"As far as I know, this house has already sent two previous owners away. It's definitely a haunted house."
"Who told you it's a haunted house?"
"The one behind you." Lin Xiaobao was shocked and slowly turned around.
Suddenly, a chill swept through the room. The furniture in the house rattled. The next second, the doors and windows closed tightly, completely blocking out the outside sounds.
The room fell into complete silence. Then, a few "tap - tap - tap" footsteps broke the silence. As Lin Xiaobao secretly looked in the direction of the dressing mirror, a pair of red embroidered shoes suddenly appeared at the door.