Chapter 96

So, we successfully captured a ghost?

It was too easy, to the point where all of them began to doubt and feel uncertain.

But it was precisely because of this that Yang Jian's previous unease was further validated.

Looking at the motionless corpse in the body bag, he became increasingly convinced that his previous guess was correct.

But... he had been misled.

A false signal, combined with his previous uncertainty, led to a wrong action.

"Did we succeed?" Zhang Han asked uncertainly.

Zhang Yiming frowned and said, "I'm not sure. From Ye Jun's previous probing, we can judge that this old woman is definitely not a normal person. But if she were a powerful ghost, it would be too easy. A ghost that could kill two ghost masters shouldn't be so easily captured."

"Yang Jian, what do you think?"

"Ghost slave, this is a ghost slave."

Yang Jian said solemnly, "A human corpse controlled by a powerful ghost. It's neither a human nor a true ghost. We are wasting our time."

"Leave here, go back to the previous memorial hall. That's the key place to resolve the issue."

"Are you kidding? We went through all this trouble to catch a substitute?" Zhang Han was somewhat angry.

Yang Jian didn't speak. He just lifted the body bag and quickly left the room, leaving behind a sentence.

"Follow me if you don't want to die. If everything goes smoothly, we can continue with the previous plan."

He left the room, but his steps didn't stop. He began to rush to the memorial hall.

"Move together."

Zhang Yiming said, and he and Zhang Han hurriedly followed.

But after they left the room, they couldn't find Ye Jun's trace.

"Ye Jun, where are you?" Zhang Han shouted.

"There's no need to shout. He must have been harmed. There was no sound outside after we started acting when we entered the house."

Yang Jian said without turning his head, "If he hadn't died, he would have come to join us long ago."

Hearing this, the two of them were shaken.

This, this couldn't have happened so quickly. They were only a few meters apart, how could he have been harmed so quickly?

And it wasn't even as if he was alone.

As Yang Jian rushed to the previous memorial hall, he suddenly noticed that the sunlight above began to dim rapidly, the light was fading, and the village was gradually being enveloped in darkness.

It seemed as if the place had transitioned from day to night in an instant.

Yang Jian's heart sank. The worst thing he had feared had happened.

The two ghosts in the village had previously been in a state of mutual restraint. Although he didn't know the result of this restraint, it should have been a good thing.

However, this action seemed to have broken this balance.

No, the balance had already been broken from the first time they entered the village. This wrong action was like the last straw that broke the camel's back. The ghost known as the "sick ghost" had completely retreated.

A more ferocious and unknown ghost began to take control of the entire Huanggang Village.

"We must return to the memorial hall."

Yang Jian didn't hesitate anymore. He gritted his teeth, and his body emitted a red glow, enveloping a ten-meter radius around him.

His ghost domain had expanded... which also meant he was getting closer to the revival of a powerful ghost.

But Yang Jian suddenly realized that even using his ghost domain didn't negate the ghost domain of the village. The ground remained the same.

It was completely different from the situation with the knocking ghost.

This village might not be a ghost domain at all, but a special existence.

Yang Jian recalled the information in the archives, which stated that Huanggang Village had mysteriously disappeared for three days and then reappeared.

"It might be impossible to leave this place even with a ghost domain..."

He now had two choices: try to escape using his ghost domain, which might not work but still had a chance, or fight for survival with an emergency method, though the effect was uncertain.

Two choices lay before him!

Either choice could lead to death.

For a moment, cold sweat appeared on his forehead, and he became anxious. This situation was much more serious than the time in the mall, not even on the same level.

"Escaping will lead to death due to the revival of a powerful ghost, and not escaping will also lead to death. It seems like escaping is the way to live, but in fact, it's the dead end. Damn it, I'll take the risk."

He gritted his teeth.

Carrying the corpse, Yang Jian, who had entered his ghost domain, immediately disappeared from the spot.

"Where's Yang Jian? He vanished into thin air?" Zhang Han, who was running behind, was stunned.

Zhang Yiming said urgently, "This is probably Yang Jian's ability. Don't be surprised. Hurry, we must also go to the memorial hall. The village has changed, and I feel very uneasy. It seems like something incredibly terrifying is about to happen. Yang Jian noticed it first, which is why he is in such a hurry to leave, even using the power of a powerful ghost."

He was extremely anxious, not just because of Yang Jian's behavior, but because the village had suddenly transitioned from day to night.

This sudden change gave a sense of impending death.

"Where are all the villagers?"

Yang Jian, using his ghost domain, almost instantly returned to the village entrance.

Previously, there were over a dozen elderly villagers sitting there, drinking tea and chatting, and there were also four or five elderly people burning paper and keeping vigil in the memorial hall. Everything was normal.

But after just one trip back.

The sky darkened, and the village was quickly enveloped in darkness.

The villagers had disappeared.

The house where the memorial hall was set up had also vanished.

Yes.

Not only had the coffin and the memorial hall disappeared, but the entire house had vanished, replaced by a wasteland covered in weeds, as if the house had never existed in the village.

Yang Jian, carrying the corpse, was stunned.

Zhang Han and Zhang Yiming, who arrived shortly after, also showed expressions of disbelief and shock.

"What's going on? The villagers are gone, and the house is gone. Where's the memorial hall? The memorial hall that was here just now? Did we come to the wrong place?" Zhang Han said, looking around.

The other houses were still there, but this one was gone.

"We didn't come to the wrong place. This is it."

Yang Jian found a few drops of foul-smelling corpse fluid on the ground, which seemed to have just fallen.

This was Ye Jun's ability.

Ye Jun had been here before.

But... he might have already been dead before he reached here.

"Yang Jian, what do you know? Tell us, we need to figure out a way." Zhang Yiming urged.

"It's too late now. The entire house is gone, and we can't return to the memorial hall. I was misled by that false information, thinking the old woman was the ghost. Even if she wasn't, as long as we acted quickly, nothing unexpected would happen. But I was too naive... The balance in this village has been broken by us, and the true powerful ghost is about to appear. Be prepared."

As he spoke, Yang Jian took out a golden box and placed it on the ground.

Then he drew his gun and aimed at the golden box, preparing to shoot.

"What are you doing? That box is..."

Zhang Yiming's eyelids twitched when he saw the deformed but welded-shut golden box.

"The box contains a powerful ghost. I'm going to release it. This is my emergency measure." Yang Jian said.

"You're crazy. You want to release another ghost?"

The more composed Zhang Yiming couldn't help but roar, "People will die."

"There's no choice. The sick ghost's initial goal was to open this box and release the ghost inside. This ghost might be the key to the balance." Before he finished speaking, Yang Jian fired a shot.

The bullet hit the box but didn't penetrate it.

The gold was too thick.

"The behavior of the ghost in the village is no longer important. When the balance was maintained, it could easily kill a ghost master. Once the balance is broken, based on the information I have, this is a dead end, unsolvable, a pure terror-level suppression. There's no way out."

"If you don't want to be wiped out, don't stop me. This is our only chance."

"Bang!"

Yang Jian fired another shot.

The golden box sparked and a small tear appeared.

Through the tear, blood began to seep out.

The blood was from a powerful ghost.

Once the ghost blood was drained, the headless ghost shadow inside would be released.

This ghost wasn't particularly terrifying, but its growth rate was frightening.

"After this ghost comes out, you're on your own. Try to survive. As long as you don't die temporarily, the situation should change." Yang Jian fired another shot at the tear.

The golden box was completely opened.

The blood was forcibly squeezed out and flowed to the ground.

After the blood was drained, a black shadow seemed to emerge from the tear.

"Damn, you really released it. I regret coming here with you." Zhang Han was shocked.

Although he knew Yang Jian had captured a ghost, it was done at great risk. Now, to release it so easily?

This was something only a madman would do.

"Now, I have no choice." Yang Jian looked at him.

But his ghost eye was fixed on the emerging black shadow.

I know many people have questions about this book. But I hope you will keep reading. Some things will be explained later. If explained at the beginning, the story wouldn't be able to continue. After all, this is different from the level-up monster-slaying style of fantasy and xianxia. This is the third update as promised.