Li Fan supposed a wasted trip wasn't the worst thing in the world.
The blow he had suffered was more than just returning empty-handed, though strictly speaking, he had managed to acquire a ghost as... a friend?
Definitely not a pet, anyway.
He held the lantern aloft. With Feng Riyan’s light shining from within, the cavernous hall no longer seemed so oppressively dark. He walked the perimeter of the chamber, making several circuits.
Finally,
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