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This Lion Awakening Road is an old street, not very bustling, but also not lacking in people, so maintaining a small business here shouldn't be a problem.

If the business gains a bit of fame, there's no shortage of repeat customers, and one might even make a small fortune.

As Yan Junze got closer to Gu Bai, Gu Bai put his arm around his shoulder, very enthusiastically.

Yan Junze looked up and saw that the storefront, named "Fantasy Photo Studio," wasn't very big. The exterior of the shop was only about twenty square meters, but the decoration was exquisite, giving off a feeling that although it was small, it had all the essentials.

Inside the storefront, apart from the closed doors, there was also a thick black cloth hanging at the entrance. According to Gu Bai's introduction, this room was the darkroom, usually used for developing films, so it had to be kept dark.

There was another room on the side of the shop, which was the living quarters for Gu Bai and his wife Lin Meng, and within this living space, they had sectioned off two small compartments.

One compartment was used for cooking to prevent the smell of smoke from drifting into the bedroom and soiling the bedding.

The other compartment was the photography room, which maximized the use of space in the room.

The moment he saw Gu Bai's wife, Yan Junze had an epiphany about why Zhou Dali, that guy, upon hearing that he would be sleeping here at night, immediately volunteered to come over to sleep, not even afraid of the strangeness anymore.

That kid must have heard something beforehand.

This woman had light yellow wavy curls, of average height, with a slender figure, fair skin, curvy in all the right places, and even her voice was incredibly sweet when she spoke.

"Gu Bai, this guy, is really lucky with women!"

This was Yan Junze's first impression upon seeing his wife.

However, she seemed somewhat spiritually weary, but she had applied light makeup to cover it, and if he hadn't looked carefully, he wouldn't have noticed it. Your journey continues with empire

"This is my wife, Lin Meng," Gu Bai introduced, "Normally, she sleeps very deeply, so I hear the most sounds from the darkroom. Last time, if someone hadn't tugged at her ankle in her sleep, she probably wouldn't have woken up."

"But ever since that incident, I've been too scared to sleep at night," Lin Meng said timidly.

As she spoke, her beautiful eyes moved and looked toward the direction of the darkroom, "Now, I don't dare to go near the darkroom alone."

"Fortunately, everything is normal during the day," Gu Bai said, "It's only at night that things become strange."

"Is it certain that strange things happen every night?" Yan Junze asked.

"Yes," Gu Bai nodded, "Almost every night, although sometimes the sounds that come out are very soft, but I am very sensitive and still hear them."

The obviously nerve-weakened man rubbed his forehead and pointed to the cup of tea in front of Yan Junze, saying, "The water's not hot, you can drink now."

"Mm," Yan Junze picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Gu Bai then added some freshly boiled water to it.

"Tonight, you should sleep in the bed," Yan Junze said, "With this storefront in between the bedroom and the darkroom, I'll just sleep on the sofa here. It's a good way to keep you and the darkroom separated."

The couple exchanged glances.

Gu Bai nodded, "All right, we really appreciate your help this time."

"I'll get you some clean bedding," Lin Meng stood up and walked into the bedroom.

Her movements were brisk, and in no time, she had spread a sky-blue sheet and a quilt on the sofa.

The bedding was indeed very clean, still carrying the fresh scent of laundry detergent, and it was very comfortable to lie on.

Since his arrival, Yan Junze had been observing the Spacetime Atlas, but the Atlas had not transmitted any task-related information.

It was very likely that the strangeness that appeared at night had not shown up yet.

"Is there any detail that you haven't mentioned?" Yan Junze asked after sitting down.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

The couple thought for a bit.

Lin Meng suddenly became a bit bashful and hesitated for a moment before speaking, "I don't know if it's just a dream, but these past few days, when I'm asleep, I always feel like someone is touching me."

"Hm?"

Gu Bai and Yan Junze both widened their eyes at the same time.

"It wasn't me?" Gu Bai immediately asked.

It was as if Yan Junze saw little sprouts growing out of Gu Bai's head, the lush green kind.

"No, no, it's not," Lin Meng glanced at Yan Junze, seeming a bit embarrassed, "You've misunderstood, it wasn't that kind of touching. It felt like I was dreaming, feeling someone touching my foot, or maybe it wasn't touching, just a sensation like the hand was covered in oil, greasy and slimy."

Yan Junze felt that as Lin Meng continued to describe, it got darker and darker, no, for Gu Bai, it was getting greener and greener.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Gu Bai's tone was beginning to sound a bit off.

"At first I thought it was you, but then it felt like I was dreaming, and there was nothing out of the ordinary when I woke up in the morning," Lin Meng said.

The atmosphere between the couple became somewhat rigid.

"Well, I think I understand the situation now," Yan Junze nodded, "As for this matter, I think you should go back to your room to talk it out, and I'll sort through it myself. Don't come out if you hear any noise tonight, just wait in the bedroom unless I notify you."

The couple nodded.

The photo studio had closed after eight o'clock, and now it was half past nine. Yan Junze had made a point of going to the bathroom in the bedroom beforehand, then lay down on the sofa in the outside storefront.

Then Gu Bai and Lin Meng went back to the bedroom and closed the door behind them.

There still wasn't any task information popping up, and Yan Junze, half lying on the bed, took out his phone and started browsing through Moments.

Not long after, he received a message from Xiaomo.

"I'm returning to Tianmeng District tomorrow, but I'm staying in Shuntian overnight; it's the weekend, do you want to come out for a midnight snack?"

Yan Junze: "Sis, where can you find midnight snacks at this time of night, unless it's opened by you exorcists."

Xiaomo: "The hotel here has some. If you're free, come over and I'll ask you in detail about the other day's situation, and I'll send you back afterward."

Yan Junze: "I can't; I still have to review for my classes, let's talk when we meet up another time."

After chatting for a bit and putting down the phone, Yan Junze wondered if this was the first time he had turned down a girl's invitation to go out.

It just seemed a bit mixed up, though—if it were a real date, in this situation, it should be the gentleman sending the lady home, not the other way around.

This damn era of strangeness!

There wasn't a single noise in the house; Yan Junze closed his eyes, pondering whether it was all just Gu Bai and Lin Meng's imagination—was there really no strangeness here at all, or else why wouldn't the task notification pop up?

He drifted off, not knowing when he fell asleep.

When he woke up, it was deep into the night, the lights in the room were out, only a faint gleam from the streetlamps outside filtered in.

Just at that moment, the Spacetime Atlas in Yan Junze's mind suddenly popped up with a task notification.

[Task name: Photographing;

Task level: Trembling with Fear (Medium);

Task background: In life, he was a veteran street photographer who roamed alleys and streets stalking beautiful women, constantly skirting the edge of the law. After provoking a local mobster's girlfriend, he was caught by these enraged thugs, forced into various poses for eighteen sets of nude pictures, and had them all spread out. Then, he killed himself—but without a hint of remorse...

Task description: He was a deeply treacherous, morally depraved, shameless scoundrel, and in death, he remains the same. So, complete eradication is the only fitting end for him;

Task reward: 700 Different Dimension Energy points;

Task punishment: He will make you consume all the photos in the darkroom;

Task tips: 1. The Evil Spirit may be locked down, but would you want to lock down such scum? 2. His abhorrence of photography has turned his ghostly form very bizarre; 3. Perhaps you need the help of a tool;

Note: Do not let him get close to you.]