Yan Yu nodded. “Well, about half a month ago, I had another strange dream. It was the same one where Sheng'er and I were stuck in that dark house, where I couldn’t move and the figure in white stood at the window. Normally, Sheng'er was never afraid in that dream. She’d wander around the room, just like before.0

“But this time, there was someone new, a man. He had his back to me, so I couldn’t see his face. Then someone outside knocked on the door. Sheng'er wanted to open it, but she couldn’t. The figure in white turned around… Her hair was hanging down, covering her face. A woman.0

“She opened the door anyway and dragged the man over to it. Suddenly, a charred hand, completely burned black, reached in from outside. That woman in white handed the man to that scorched hand, and in exchange, the hand gave her a slip of white paper. It was like they were making a deal. Then…then I saw the man’s face. It was Bear.” 0

Yan Yu’s voice trembled with fear as she recounted the nightmare she had kept bottled up. Now that she was in Li Yuan’s arms, she finally felt safe enough to show her vulnerability.0

“Do you think that dark house in my dream is some sort of ghost domain? Why would Sheng'er and I be trapped in i...0