Chapter 1254 - 1220: Keyword

Yang Jian stared at Cao Yang by the fire, surprised that Cao Yang had been hiding in this inconspicuous little shop for days to avoid a fierce ghost.

When asked for specific reasons, he remained silent, wanting to keep it a secret.

Although everyone has their own secrets, and Yang Jian didn’t like probing into others’ privacy, now was not the time for Cao Yang to use this as an excuse and reason.

“I understand some of your special circumstances, but since headquarters sent me here, it already means this meeting must proceed. I have already sought out Leuk San, Li Leping, and He Yiner before coming to find you, and like you, they all had reasons not to come, but in the end, they compromised.”

“So I hope you can quickly handle your affairs here and head to headquarters.”

Cao Yang said, “If I don’t resolve my issue, I’ll die miserably. Even if I go to headquarters, that fierce ghost will follow me there. No, it will even intercept me midway.”

“Hiding here, will you not be discovered?” Yang Jian asked.

Cao Yang replied, “I will be discovered, but another fierce ghost is wandering in this town. Because of certain reasons, they have formed a mutual balance, allowing me to hide here unscathed. As long as I endure for seven days, the ghost following me will leave; now, there are three days left. I don’t want to give up halfway.”

“Since the ghost following you is in this town, I’ll deal with it to solve all problems,” Yang Jian frowned.

“That ghost is special. I can’t determine its danger level. If an archive were to be created, I’d classify it as X. Moreover, I have some entanglements with that ghost; I can’t deal with it for now. This involves my secret… Yang Jian, I hope you respect me this time and let me endure this special period.”

Cao Yang hesitated, finally pleading with Yang Jian to give him time.

“Your evasive response, to be honest, is hard for me to accept.”

Yang Jian said, “You neither let me deal with the ghost stalking you nor agree to go to headquarters for the meeting, insisting on spending three days here without giving a reason. Do you want me to use forceful means? I’ve been patient with you, but if it were someone else, I’d probably have taken action by now.”

Cao Yang’s gaze flickered; he knew Yang Jian’s temper well.

After all, the two were old acquaintances, so Yang Jian’s effort to persuade and offer help today was quite gracious.

But his situation was quite special…

“We’re not enemies; fighting over this isn’t worth it.”

Cao Yang sighed, “I can only say I’m unlucky, encountering headquarters’ forcible captain meeting convening at this juncture, and I must go. If I had known, I wouldn’t have come to this town.”

“No one can predict changes; do you think I wanted to make this trip? I have my reasons too.”

Yang Jian said, “Forcing captains to attend meetings is inherently offensive. Today, I probably offended more than half the captains. If something happens to me in the future, I doubt anyone will be willing to help, and I might even get blocked and beaten on my way home after work.”

“Among the captains, you’re the most notable. Who’d dare block and beat you on the road?” Cao Yang laughed.

“There are still some twisted individuals among the captains,” Yang Jian said.

Cao Yang sighed, “Everyone has their unavoidable reasons. Forget it, I won’t stubbornly stay here this time. Actually, there’s a way; it’s just whether you’re willing to help me, Yang Jian.”

“What way? Just say it.”

Yang Jian asked, “I’ve come here; am I really just here to talk?”

Cao Yang’s gaze shifted slightly, “You know there’s a ghost in this town, codenamed Silent Source Ghost. I’ve seen it and even captured it once, but it seems to be an idealistic existence, escaping regardless of the capture method.”

“I don’t know the specific reason yet, so I hope you’ll help me catch that fierce ghost again, and you must succeed.”

Yang Jian’s expression became serious, “An idealistic ghost? Can it disappear even after being captured? Locked in a container with Gold, nailed with Coffin Nail, it can still disappear?”

“I locked it in a container with Gold, and it disappeared. It doesn’t rely on physical existence; it’s more like a horrifying supernatural phenomenon. This phenomenon keeps reappearing, seemingly having no source, yet appearing everywhere…”

Cao Yang showed a helpless expression.

“Whether I can completely capture that ghost, I have to try to know,” Yang Jian said.

“No, it must succeed, or I’ll die,” Cao Yang said quietly.

Yang Jian frowned, “Why? Are you cursed?”

“Not exactly a curse, just related to the ghost always following me.”

Cao Yang continued, “I can’t tell you the specifics now. After you capture that ghost, I will lure the other ghost out. You only need to hand over the Silent one to me, and this matter can completely end.”

“This sounds a bit strange,”

Yang Jian said, “However, your willingness to act is good. If so, let’s begin.”

“I can’t appear outside, can’t assist you; dealing with the ghost here depends solely on you,” Cao Yang said apologetically.

“No matter, it’s just a ghost; I can handle it alone,” Yang Jian said.

Cao Yang warned, “Presently, I’m using Supernatural Power to isolate everything here to speak with you. Once you leave this shop, be very careful when speaking outside; the fierce ghost will be attracted by sound.”

“I know, but it’s not sound that attracts the ghost, it’s something else,” Yang Jian said.

“Right, before handling the Silent supernatural event, absolutely do not contact the other ghost.”

Cao Yang said, “Only after resolving this supernatural event can you approach the other one.”

“Naturally, supernatural events have to be dealt with one at a time. Since you think the Silent event is less dangerous, let’s handle it first; I won’t touch the ghost that came with you to this town for now,” Yang Jian said.

“Thank you,” Cao Yang expressed his gratitude.

Yang Jian said, “Hold off on the thanks; wait until this matter is truly over. I’m taking action; don’t cause any trouble in the meantime.”

“I wouldn’t dare to cause trouble,” Cao Yang shook his head.

Yang Jian said no more and immediately turned around to leave the shop.

Pushing the door open, a gust of cold wind roared in.

“Right, don’t light the Ghost Candle,” Cao Yang’s reminder came through the cold, fierce wind.

“Nagging like this, do your family know?” Yang Jian glanced back.

Instantly, the wind behind him calmed, and the sound disappeared.

After Yang Jian walked out of the shop, the shop’s door quickly closed again, and it stayed shut tight. A supernatural power sealed the place, isolating it from the outside world.

Ignoring Cao Yang, who was hiding in the shop and reluctant to show himself.

He decided to deal with the supernatural event here first.

The Ghost Eye opened.

He glanced around, avoiding the third supernatural area that couldn’t be scrutinized, attempting to find traces of the ghost.

Unfortunately.

There were no traces of the ghost in the dead silent town.

“Hmm?”

Suddenly.

Yang Jian discovered something. He quickly walked a few steps forward, and his figure swiftly disappeared.

When he reappeared, he was already on a highway outside the town.

The highway was stained with blood, with three corpses lying there.

The eyes, nose, and mouth of these three corpses had been forcibly dug out, leaving them unrecognizable.

“They just died not long ago, killed by the ghost while I was talking with Cao Yang.”

Yang Jian’s gaze shifted slightly; he recognized the three people as the female reporter who escaped the town earlier, along with two of her colleagues.

“They had clearly left the town, yet were targeted and killed by the ghost here.”

“This indicates they triggered the ghost’s murder pattern here.”

As Yang Jian was thinking, the Ghost Shadow behind him swayed and covered the three corpses.

The corpses had just died, so the Ghost Shadow could invade and retrieve their memories, but if they had been dead for too long, it would have been impossible.

Quickly.

The memories of the three people were stolen by the Ghost Shadow; the memories weren’t complete, but the crucial parts weren’t missing.

The memory appeared in Yang Jian’s mind.

The scene that occurred here earlier replayed.

“There’s a light ahead, we’ve come out.”

“What that person said was indeed correct; following this road can safely lead us out.”

“Do you think the person that appeared before us a while ago is human or a ghost?”

“…”

Yang Jian watched the dialogue between the three in the memory.

When the first sentence appeared, everything around was normal, with no danger occurring.

It was the same with the second sentence.

When the female reporter spoke the third sentence.

The memory Yang Jian read became somewhat disrupted, affected by paranormal interference, and the lights flickered for a moment. But at the time, the trio’s attention wasn’t on their surroundings, so they didn’t notice.

But at that moment, without a doubt, the ghost came.

And the ghost targeted all three of them.

“So, it wasn’t the first two sentences that attracted the ghost but the sentence the female reporter said,” Yang Jian thought to himself.

Realizing this, Yang Jian decided to repeat the female reporter’s sentence, hoping it would lure the ghost out, assuming nothing went wrong.

On the quiet and deserted highway, Yang Jian slowly spoke: “Do you think, a while ago…”

He spoke haltingly, while observing his surroundings.

Everything was normal.

Yang Jian continued: “That, appeared, before us…”

Still, everything was normal.

“Is human.”

Still no problem.

“Or,”

“ghost.”

As Yang Jian’s last word echoed on the empty highway, immediately one of the streetlights nearby began flickering with a hissing sound.

Ghost!

The keyword is ghost.

As long as the word ghost is spoken, the true ghost will appear.

Yang Jian’s gaze shifted slightly, discovering the ghost’s murder pattern.

It turned out speaking wasn’t the problem, communication wasn’t the issue, nor was the sound crucial. The most important thing was not to say the word ghost.

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