Comparing it to the original map of Baishui Town, Yang Jian discovered the strangeness of this town.

Astonishingly, more than half of the buildings in this town are not on the map, and both Yang Jian and Liu Qi, upon entering the town, didn’t notice anything amiss, as if the town had always been like this, impossible to resemble the map.

“Unbelievable, such a thing happens? How can reality and the map be different?” Liu Qi fixed his gaze on the map on his phone, then lifted his head to look at the few buildings near the street of the town.

On the map, those buildings don’t exist.

But before their eyes, these buildings perfectly matched the surrounding streets, as though they had always been there.

“If this map wasn’t sent from headquarters, I’d suspect it was fake, or an old map. But this map was updated only three months ago, and in that time, a county couldn’t have changed so drastically.”

At this moment, Liu Qi too was filled with doubt.

He looked at the perfectly normal county streets, even after the rain, many town residents walked on the roads, making it hard to associate anything here with the supernatural.

“That’s precisely why this place is terrifying.”

Yang Jian said with a calm face: “If everything was truly normal, Wang Shanshan wouldn’t have lost contact here, and apart from that, the person in charge from Dashan City also encountered issues in Baishui Town. Although the supernatural has not spread, and the people of the town haven’t yet started dying en masse.”

“But this doesn’t mean everything is safe. However, I have a rough guess about the situation here.”

“What guess?” Liu Qi asked.

Yang Jian surveyed the area and said: “Baishui Town must have intersected with some supernatural realm. That realm has encountered problems, beginning to infiltrate reality. This infiltration isn’t instantaneous; it occurs over a period of time, so initially, many people won’t notice anything strange.”

“But as time goes on and the supernatural infiltration intensifies, the town will certainly experience unimaginable, terrifying supernatural events.”

“Then why does this town still look so normal, without any issues? If that’s the case, the supernatural within the town will grow more fierce, causing a massive reaction eventually.” Liu Qi remarked.

Yang Jian continued to walk down the town’s streets, calmly saying: “It has already caused reactions. The head of Dashan City, that person named Seow Yang, came here, which is the best proof. He seems to have underestimated the danger here, failed to create files or send messages, and just disappeared.”

“Headquarters won’t immediately send a rescue missionary after the person in charge loses contact, because the supernatural will interfere with communication. Losing contact is commonplace, hence they don’t waste unnecessary resources, so during this period of the person’s disappearance, no one will monitor Baishui Town.”

“Alright, discussing these matters now holds little significance. Since we’re already here, we should figure out how to find Wang Shanshan and bring her back.”

Yang Jian continued to delve deeper into Baishui Town.

Due to his Ghost Domain, the gloomy rain in the sky was dispelled, the cold town once again basked in light, and the damp conditions improved, though a heavy mist still emanated from the surrounding buildings, carrying a moldy smell that induced discomfort.

It seems to have rained here for a long time.

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“Let’s first head to Wang Shanshan’s grandmother’s house. During this time, don’t enter any building, since you can’t tell which are Baishui Town’s, and which are not. In the sight of my ghost eyes, all buildings are twisted and deformed. The supernatural has contaminated the entire town; even I can’t discern which buildings have issues, and which don’t.”

“So it’s best to assume that all the buildings have issues.”

Yang Jian felt tempted to use the Ghost Domain to set the entire town ablaze but restrained himself.

The supernatural rain here had lasted too long, causing many ordinary residents to absorb supernatural aura. If he set the town on fire, many ordinary people would perish as well.

“It seems the supernatural rain has contaminated the normal water source. In the processes of eating, drinking, and waste, ordinary people inevitably absorbed it. Why would that person named Seow Yang leave things like this? He should know that his supernatural powers affect ordinary people, yet he still did this.”

“Clearly, this Seow Yang did it intentionally, as the supernatural held within the rain is controlled finely; it can pollute ordinary people without being fatal…”

“So, was his act done with ulterior motives, or were there other considerations?”

Yang Jian speculated.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t get in touch with Seow Yang. Otherwise, he would have asked about the situation.

Liu Qi was on high alert, being extra cautious of his surroundings.

He was startled easily at the moment, as he felt that every passerby had issues, and every building was problematic. This town, in his view, was not a normal town at all but a ghost town.

Only the ghosts hadn’t appeared yet.

In contrast, Yang Jian remained much calmer, steadily walking towards the address Wang Bin had mentioned.

However, Baishui Town had changed considerably since before, and the address had shifted somewhat. Yang Jian circled around before finally confirming the location of Wang Shanshan’s grandmother’s house.

It was a two-story building by the street, quite ordinary.

At this moment, the house’s door was half-open, the interior was dim, and only through narrow gaps could one see a huge painting on the wall in the hall—a painting of Guanyin, symbolizing fertility and blessing. But now the painting was covered with mold spots, adding an eerie touch to the image that once symbolized good fortune.

“Creak!”

Yang Jian arrived at the entrance and reached out to push open the door.

In the murky air, there was a strong moldy smell mixed in. Green moss had grown on the walls and corners of the hall, suggesting that this place hadn’t been tended to for a long time.

He glanced at the food on the table.

It was also moldy, and who knows how long it had been left there.

“Looks like something has happened here. If Wang Shanshan’s grandma was still around, the house wouldn’t be left uncared for. Yang Jian, can you find a way to contact Wang Shanshan’s grandma? Let’s try calling her first.” Liu Qi also entered, slightly covering his nose and appraising the scene as he spoke.

“No need for a call. Wang Shanshan’s grandma has been in this house all along; she hasn’t gone out at all.”

Yang Jian’s Ghost Eye was open, that restless eyeball rolled around before finally fixing its gaze on the adjacent room.

Liu Qi’s expression changed, but before he could think more, Yang Jian was already at the neighboring room’s door.

“The door is locked from the outside, seems like someone didn’t want the person inside to come out.” Yang Jian tried to push it open, but it was futile. Left with no choice, he used a little force and broke the lock.

When the door opened, the moldy odor was accompanied by a faint smell of decay.

On the bed in the room lay an elderly woman, about seventy years old, completely still. Her sagging skin showed a deathly grey color, eyes shut, serene in expression, as if she had passed away long ago.

Yet strangely, her body hadn’t decomposed.

In such a dark, humid environment, a corpse should decay very quickly.

“A body saturated by Supernatural Power might start moving again at any moment.” Yang Jian raised his hand, and on the charred Ghost Hand, a pale green Ghost Flame flickered.

He intended to cremate the corpse.

With the flame’s appearance, the darkness and dampness in the room were immediately dispelled, along with that terrible moldy smell.

Under the glow of the fire, the deathly grey corpse on the bed regained some color, and even showed subtle movements.

Seeing this, Yang Jian frowned and immediately extinguished the Ghost Flame.

“Are you taking into account Wang Shanshan and not planning to cremate her grandma?” Liu Qi asked.

“No, this elderly woman seems not completely dead. She’s been invaded by Supernatural Power; though lacking breath and heartbeat, she’s somehow kept alive by the supernatural, trapped in a delicate state. The appearance of Ghost Flame dispersed part of the supernatural, causing her to regain some color and showing signs of waking.”

“Can such a thing really occur?” Liu Qi was surprised, “Then can we save Wang Shanshan’s grandma?”

“No, while Ghost Flame disperses some of the supernatural, the risk is that the elderly maintained by it may ignite; if it continues, she would die for sure, so I extinguished the flame.”

After thinking for a moment, Yang Jian suddenly took something from the spreading water at his feet.

It was a sheet of yellow paper.

Though somewhat damaged, it was still able to cover a face.

He went over and placed this yellow paper on the elderly woman’s deathly grey body on the bed.

The moment the yellow paper touched her face, it adhered directly to her skin, almost as if it had awareness.

Yet in the next instant.

The elderly woman on the bed suddenly reacted greatly, starting to struggle fiercely as if she were suffocating.

Yang Jian was unmoved; beside him, Liu Qi coldly watched the scene unfold.

Because they saw, as the elderly woman struggled, the deathly grey began to dissipate, transforming back to normal skin.

Finally, all the deathly grey was gone, the elderly woman was entirely restored to a normal appearance.

But concurrently, she ceased her struggle, appearing to suffocate to death, becoming completely motionless.

“It seems ineffective?”

Liu Qi looked at Yang Jian with some doubt.

“I never intended to awaken this elderly woman; the purpose of the yellow paper is to put her into slumber yet keep her from death, similar to the previous situation. It’s simply that I don’t trust an unknown supernatural to sustain her life; rather than that, I’d prefer using my method. But the supernatural still lingers on her body. Only by resolving the source of the supernatural will this power dissipate; now the yellow paper has merely suppressed it temporarily. Once removed, she’ll revert to her previous state.” Yang Jian replied.

“Let’s move along, check elsewhere. This town still hides many unusual places; we might have our hands full.”

After giving the elderly woman on the bed a glance, Yang Jian turned and left the room.

Liu Qi followed and left too, not forgetting to lock the door again before departing.

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