Chapter 1360 - 1327: Rescue

After leaving the cabin, Yang Jian could use Ghost Lake. Although its invasion was hindered here, it wasn’t entirely unusable.

He retrieved the Ghost Shroud from the water and tossed it to the Ghost Child, instructing the Ghost Child to put it on.

With the protection of the Ghost Shroud, the Ghost Child wouldn’t be easily killed.

Meanwhile, Yang Jian, for safety reasons, also took out the Substitute Doll, Ghost Candle, and even the Grass Rope Circle and other supernatural items from Ghost Lake. He had done too little preparation before, thinking as long as Ghost Lake existed he wouldn’t have to worry. Who could have expected there would be times when the Ghost Lake medium could be cut off?

“This cabin is very special. I feel there will be opportunities to come here again in the future, but right now this place is too dangerous for us. Luckily, we escaped without harm this time.”

Yang Jian carefully examined the cabin situated on the open, silent road.

The cabin remained as it was before, without any anomalies, and neither the ghosts inside nor the wandering spirits nearby dared to approach it.

“That cabin can help people return to the world of three years ago; it’s truly peculiar,” Liu Qi exclaimed. “If only we could harness this supernatural power, even a false world constructed by these forces would be captivating.”

“Everything must have been caused by that mummy inside the cabin. That should be the source,” Wang Shanshan said, still feeling uneasy about the mummy in the room.

Yang Jian said, “It seems the paranormal circle still hides many secrets, even the top ghost tamers of the Republic of China Period probably wouldn’t claim to fully understand these phenomena. Baishui Town’s existence is something I’ve never heard of before, and if not for it suddenly appearing in reality this time, I would have found it hard to believe such a place exists in my lifetime.”

A road that can take away souls to resurrect loved ones, a cabin returning one to three years ago, and the stores in Baishui Town seemingly run by malicious spirits.

These are not creations ghost tamers could establish or build.

“However, we don’t have time to linger here. What’s the time now? We need to head back to rescue people.” Yang Jian asked.

Liu Qi checked the time: “It’s four a.m. now, we have two more hours to act.”

“Should make it, let’s go.” After some brief adjustments, Yang Jian continued his journey.

He didn’t return the way he came because the path back was long and filled with dangers from wandering spirits. Instead, he used the water below as a medium to connect to Ghost Lake once again. He had also previously left traces of water in Baishui Town, which were interconnected and could serve as entry-exit points.

Soon after.

The group once again submerged into the water, directly leaving the road haunted by the wandering souls.

When they emerged from the lake water, Yang Jian and the others found themselves in Baishui Town.

Baishui Town was still drenched in the night, a time when supernatural and reality intertwined. Due to Seow Yang’s death, the power of the Ghost Rain began to fade, and those previously affected by the supernatural gradually awakened from their zombie-like states; the once dead town became somewhat lively.

Yang Jian casually glanced around and saw frightened and panicked ordinary people running on the streets. He also heard terrified screams from somewhere in Baishui Town and even saw twisted corpses on the sidewalk beside the road.

The corpses were fresh, clearly having only recently died. It didn’t look like a homicide but rather a death at the hands of a malicious ghost.

It’s important to know that there are wandering ghosts in Baishui Town, and if civilians are targeted by a ghost, they are bound to meet a grim fate.

“Baishui Town has started to go wrong; the thing we feared the most has indeed happened,” Yang Jian said.

“That’s right, those affected by the supernatural have awakened now, but they don’t know this place is no longer the true Baishui Town but a supernatural realm. No one knows what chaos these living people might cause here,” Liu Qi said. “Dealing with this situation is difficult. The people have scattered, and gathering them all together will be tough.”

“Let me think about what to do.” Yang Jian began to ponder.

After a brief moment of reflection, he said, “The simplest method is to search every inch of the place, gather all the people we can find, and then at six o’clock use the Ghost Domain to take them out of Baishui Town.”

“This approach requires a lot of work and will definitely result in some misses,” Liu Qi thought aloud.

Yang Jian said, “I know, as long as the majority can safely leave it’s fine. Casualties in supernatural events are inevitable. We only have two hours, so we need to move quickly.”

“Alright, let’s split up. I’ll take care of the road side and bring over the awakened survivors,” Liu Qi said.

“Good, but be cautious. Baishui Town is still very dangerous. To be safe, you’d better carry something for protection,” Yang Jian said, handing a red Ghost Candle and a Substitute Doll to Liu Qi.

These items were sufficient for survival.

Liu Qi didn’t delay, accepting them and immediately said, “Rest assured, I’ll be especially careful this time. Plus, the supernatural here isn’t as terrifying as what was inside the cabin. If I encounter danger, the Ghost Candle and Substitute Doll should help me escape safely.”

“Since this is the case, let’s begin the operation.” Yang Jian said.

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Liu Qi wasted no time and began to act right away.

The road haunted by wandering souls wasn’t impossible to cross. It’s just that Yang Jian had ventured too far looking for Wang Shanshan, already leaving Baishui Town’s scope, which was why he was trapped on the road. In reality, as long as the paranormal effect wasn’t too intense, it was possible to cross the road normally.

Liu Qi went to the other side of the road and entered a building to search for survivors.

Yang Jian also prepared to act, but before that, he thought it would be better to have more helpers.

He reached out to take out the Deceiving Ghost’s necklace.

The necklace, darkened and cracked, seemed to be at its limit, with the malicious ghost inside about to awaken. But as the red light flashed in Yang Jian’s ghost eye, the darkened, cracked necklace returned to its original state, and the awakening Deceiving Ghost was once again contained by Yang Jian.

This wasn’t the first time doing this; everything was done skillfully.

“I need some seasoned helpers.”

Yang Jian held the necklace, and before him, people began to appear out of thin air. These individuals looked different but wore the same attire—black suits with sunglasses, resembling mysterious agents.

Covered by the Ghost Shadow, these individuals soon began to regain consciousness.

Not long after, all the people in black opened their eyes.

“The orders are already in your heads. Start the operation now and bring all the survivors you can find over here,” Yang Jian instructed coldly.

“Yes, Captain Yang.” All the agents in black responded in unison.

Soon after.

A hundred agents in black started their operation, quickly dispersing and disappearing into various buildings.

“The Deceiving Ghost’s necklace can accomplish this?” Wang Shanshan asked curiously from the side.

Yang Jian said, “It can’t do this on its own. The necklace can only create living bodies by influencing reality, but doesn’t provide them with consciousness. This requires collaboration with other supernatural entities.”

“I see.”

Wang Shanshan nodded her head, then asked, “Do these supernatural-created individuals have any special features?”

“Nothing special,” Yang Jian replied. “Strictly speaking, they aren’t people but puppets created by the supernatural, with fake consciousness. I’ve used various ghost tamers’ and messengers’ memories, modifying and piecing them together. Their only advantage is rich experience in dealing with supernatural events and following orders without fear of death.”

Soon after.

The dispersed agents in black started to bear fruit.

Several awakened and panic-stricken ordinary people were found and brought over by the agents.

“Captain Yang, please receive three survivors,” the agent reported.

“Just have them stay put and continue the operation,” Yang Jian instructed.

“Yes, Captain Yang.” The agent in black turned and left again.

“It’s really you, I remember you. You were with Seow Yang before,”

One of the female survivors who was brought over widened her eyes and looked at Yang Jian.

Yang Jian glanced at her and said, “Seow Yang is dead; he can’t protect you anymore. I’ve taken charge here now. If you’re afraid to die, stay by my side. If you wander off and end up dead, don’t blame me. Also, if more survivors are brought here, tell them the same. I don’t like to repeat myself.”

“O-Okay.” The woman shivered, nodding repeatedly.

Soon after.

Other agents in black continued bringing survivors over. Once they delivered them to the road, Yang Jian took over. After surveying the area, he continued moving forward.

The special identity of the agents played a crucial role at this time. Many, upon seeing agents rescuing people, rushed over seeking assistance. The process went smoothly.

But there are also times when things don’t go smoothly.

“Yang, the store up ahead has survivors trapped inside. One of our people went in and didn’t come out. We need you to handle this.” A man dressed in black ran up to report a dangerous spot.

Yang Jian said, “I’ll take care of it. You go search elsewhere first.”

Then, he glanced over and saw a store with a neon light sign.

The store was packed with people, to the point of being crowded.

Apparently, at first, someone thought that the store with lights on might have living people inside and sought help, so they all hid inside. But later, they discovered that a store with neon lights on is not only unsafe but is even more dangerous because there’s definitely a ghost inside.

“This is a bun shop.”

Yang Jian stood at the flickering neon-lit entrance. He saw that the shop was filled with people, all of whom were extremely hungry and were frantically gnawing on a plain white bun.

The people held only one bun, but they could keep eating it endlessly, seemingly never finishing.

“This is a shop I haven’t seen before.” Yang Jian recalled, certain that he hadn’t seen this bun shop before when he passed by.

Perhaps the store wasn’t open before and only started business after he left.

His ghost eye gazed, focused on the white buns held by the people.

The white buns looked like a ghastly human skin, creepy to see, and once bitten into, they vanished eerily like biting into white fat without being swallowed.

“Buns are free, one per person, eat inside the store; cannot take away.”

A red announcement was posted on the store wall. Below it was a steamer, long cold, but piled with steaming buns.

“Unclear what’s special about this paranormal shop. To be safe, it’s better to get the people out first.” Yang Jian’s ghost eyes emitted golden light, illuminating the darkness ahead.

The Ghost Domain extended into the store.

A living person gnawing on a bun was directly pulled out by him.

However, a bizarre scene occurred.

As soon as the living person left the store, the bun in their hand dissipated immediately, and without the bun to eat, the person’s body began to rapidly thin at an unimaginable speed.

“Hungry, I’m so hungry.” They struggled, wailing, wanting food.

But soon, this person’s eyes widened, mouth agape, body emaciated, vital signs rapidly disappearing, eventually dying on the spot.

This scene terrified other survivors, nearly causing them to collapse to the ground.

Wang Shanshan frowned, feeling somewhat scared.

Yang Jian’s face darkened as he scanned around and immediately diagnosed the person’s condition.

This person wasn’t killed by a fierce ghost but starved to death alive.

“A bun that makes you hungrier the more you eat it. Once you take a bite, you can’t leave this bun shop. Otherwise, you’ll starve to death outside.” He roughly understood the eerie nature of this shop.

In this case, there’s no way to save the people in the shop.

These people have been tainted by the supernatural. Saving them would be equivalent to killing them.

“But perhaps another method might be worth trying.”

Yang Jian pondered for a moment, thinking of a rather harsh measure: using the ghost flame to dispel the paranormal within these people. With good luck, they could survive the burning of the ghost flame.

With bad luck, they would die.

Without any hesitation.

Yang Jian’s ghost flame invaded, directly igniting the bun shop.

The supernatural would be burned away, but the living wouldn’t. Yet these living people had consumed paranormal items, thus tainted by the supernatural, making the ghost flame’s burn a torture to them.

But this method could save them.

Soon.

Wretched screams echoed in the bun shop, making listeners shiver in fear.

Yang Jian remained expressionless, staring at the group consumed by the ghost flame.

Soon.

Many people regained consciousness within the ghost flame.

“Help, save me!”

“I don’t want to burn to death, someone save me.”

The ghost flame dispelled the supernatural, restoring their senses and allowing them to call for help, which was a good sign.

After a while.

Someone painfully rushed out of the bun shop, no longer holding a bun, but tainted with green ghost flames, eyes fearful beyond comprehension, mouth gasping, and the pain in their body quickly easing.

“Lucky, you survived.” Yang Jian assessed and confirmed the person’s condition.

“You, it’s you who started the fire?” This person looked at Yang Jian, shocked and angry.

Yang Jian said, “Not dumb, it’s true I started the fire.”

“You wanted to burn me to death?” The person angrily rushed over.

“At least I saved you from the ghost, you should thank me.” Yang Jian remained expressionless.

The person hesitated, then stopped abruptly. They realized the current situation, looked back at the flickering neon-lit bun shop, then at the eerie quiet street, suddenly shivering with chills creeping up their spine.

Turning back to Yang Jian, they were no longer angry but filled with fear and unease.

“Stand over there, don’t get in the way.” Yang Jian waved, ignoring the person anymore.

The person wisely refrained from angering Yang Jian again, quickly turning towards the group of survivors.

“You’re really not thinking straight. This person can deal with fierce ghosts, came to save us. Don’t cause trouble, follow him obediently if we want to leave this ghostly place.”

Survivors began advising the person, informing them of the situation.

The surviving person nodded repeatedly, daring not to make a sound anymore.

After the first successful attempt, the second and third person also rushed out of the bun shop, bodies ablaze.

The ghost flame dispelled the supernatural from their bodies, preventing them from starving to death and letting them survive, even though they suffered the ghost flame’s burn. But the pain was insignificant compared to surviving.

Finally.

There were fewer and fewer people in the bun shop. Most had escaped alive, with only a few trapped too deeply, having eaten too much and unable to get out.

But such results were already satisfactory.

After all, they made it out alive from the paranormal shop.

Having dealt with the bun shop, Yang Jian didn’t linger, needing to rush to the next paranormal spot.

There were more people trapped in paranormal places, so he remained busy for the next two hours.

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