Starting with Proficiency Panel-Chapter 737: See tomorrow (new book content)

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"Mr. Li, this residential area was built in 2003, with complete facilities, convenient shopping and groceries nearby. Moreover, it's in a school district, and most importantly, it's only a ten-minute walk to the subway. The best part is, because it's on the top floor, you get an attic of the same area as a bonus, and there's a small terrace when you step out of the attic. With this kind of layout, it's a steal for under 600,000!"

Beside him, a graduate-looking young woman donned in professional attire and light makeup was trying hard to appear mature, which gave Li Qing much cause for reflection.

He remembered going through the same thing back then.

Li Qing was noncommittal, glancing around. He had seen more than a dozen secondhand houses, and this place had the best location, cheapest price, and a spacious 90 square meters.

But Li Qing always believed that there's no such thing as a free lunch, and all things that seem perfect hide something extremely cruel beneath them.

Whenever he encountered situations, they always turned out this way. Like two years ago, a very cute girl approached him, and she ended up just wanting to use him like an ATM.

The details were heart-wrenching and lengthy, leaving a bitter feeling.

In short, when you give your all to someone and all they do is devalue you and your efforts just to milk money, it feels quite disheartening.

The realtor named Zhang Li beside him laughed, "How does Mr. Li feel about it? Moreover, this place is well renovated, with all solid wood floors, and you can move in without hassle!"

Li Qing said with a bit of helplessness, "You tell me, why is it so cheap? I think a layout like this should at least be 1.5 million."

Seeing Zhang Li ready to answer, "This is a foreclosed property, so you know..."

Li Qing snorted, "Don't bullshit me, I know the house prices in Shu Capital. Even secondhand homes start at 10,000, and that's in bad locations. If you don't tell the truth, I'll leave!"

Zhang Li's young face fell, and she mumbled in frustration, "It's all my colleagues' fault, they all pushed you to me when you wanted to see this house."

"This phase will pass. How can budding rookies be compared to seasoned veterans? That's how it is; they hog all the easy jobs and leave the dirty work for us. If you don't want to quit, you'll have to go through a phase like this." After comforting her, Li Qing asked seriously, "What's wrong with this house; why is it so cheap?"

Zhang Li looked around nervously, her face tense, and whispered, "I've heard... this house is haunted!"

"Ghost!?"

Li Qing laughed, glancing around at the sunlit living room, somewhat surprised. "You're telling me this house is haunted?"

Zhang Li nodded repeatedly, looking rather tense, her eyes darting as if afraid someone would suddenly appear.

"I heard from my colleagues, the house's previous owner was a girl who got manipulated by a lousy guy. She fell deeply in, but due to strict family discipline, when the guy wanted to have an intimate relationship, she declined, saying it had to wait until their wedding night. The guy dumped her when he heard that, and she eventually hanged herself in the attic. Since then, strange things have happened frequently here."

Li Qing found it somewhat amusing.

"This story sounds so melodramatic."

"Just so, who hasn't encountered a few jerks nowadays!"

Then, Zhang Li realized and hastily apologized, clasping her hands together and bowing in all directions.

She then turned to Li Qing, slightly embarrassed, "Actually, many house hunters would check out this place because it's cheap, but most don't like properties that had someone die inside. And... this room indeed feels strange! Why don't we look elsewhere? Although not as cheap, there are plenty of good homes for immediate needs."

Seeing Zhang Li speaking so earnestly, Li Qing fell into deep thought. If he hadn't discovered magic and started learning, he would stay far away from such a house, as many things can't be explained clearly.

Mainly because if even the realtor doesn't recommend the place and you insist, you'd be the one suffering in the end. The low price indicates many issues.

After pondering for a while, Li Qing said, "Why not check out the attic?"

"The attic??!!"

Zhang Li looked serious, "Mr. Li, I think we shouldn't tempt fate!"

Li Qing was curious, "Hey, aren't girls generally curious about new things? Why do you seem reluctant to even touch this?"

Zhang Li corrected, "Mr. Li, that's a biased perception of us women, okay? I admit among women, there are many dim-witted types, but quite a few such men too, and I'm a normal woman!"

"Alright, alright."

Li Qing pressed his hands as if to settle things, "Let's take a look at the attic."

Seeing Zhang Li hesitant and dithery, Li Qing waved his hand, "Alright, you stay here; I'll go up and take a look."

Seeing Li Qing with an "I'm going to tempt fate" look, Zhang Li nervously gulped, resembling someone trying to persuade a doomed soul with good advice.

"Then Mr. Li, I'll wait for you down here." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Your words are chilling."

Replied Li Qing casually and walked to the entryway to open the attic's pull-down ladder, climbing up.

The attic was not as dark as Li Qing imagined. On the contrary, because of four translucent skylights above, the entire attic was lit brilliantly.

Everything was in plain view, high in the center, low on the sides, a typical attic layout.

Due to its cleanliness, the warm-colored floor looked comfortable. He walked to the end, opened the front attic door, and a small terrace that was about twenty square meters came into view.

From the terrace, you could see the entire city ahead with a spacious view, at least those skyscrapers were quite far.

Oh boy, the more Li Qing looked, the more he liked it. If not for the rumors of haunting and a death, it might be selling for two million.

Just 600,000 to take it... it's really cheap, and many people might buy it with wishful thinking, if only someone hadn't recently died here.

Walking around to confirm there were no issues, as Li Qing was about to descend, he suddenly felt a slight chill on his back, with an eerie coldness rising abruptly from his tailbone.

He stopped, suddenly turning his head to look at the attic.

Nothing out of the ordinary, the attic door and windows were all securely closed.

So where did the cold wind come from?

Could it be real?!

Li Qing's eyes twitched slightly, his face forced to stay calm. After confirming no abnormalities, he descended the attic, retracting the ladder and closing the top panel.

A pair of pale feet suddenly appeared beside the closed panel, motionless, as if they had been standing for a long time.