Yang Jian learned roughly about the situation through his chat with Seow Yang.

There’s some news about Wang Shanshan too.

Unexpectedly, Wang Shanshan disappeared deep in Baishui Town against the crowd on the road, still missing up to now.

When she left, the Ghost Child went missing too.

Finding them back will not be easy.

“What are your plans next?” Yang Jian asked.

Seow Yang said: “I will try my best to take the trapped residents of Baishui Town out, but I can’t do it. Every morning at six, it’s the time when the supernatural and reality alternate. A ghost master with strong supernatural power can break this boundary and return to reality. I have tried, normally I can barely cross this boundary alone, but others cannot.”

“They’re trapped here and don’t possess strong supernatural power, unable to break the boundary to return to reality. That’s why I’ve stayed here, helping them sustain life so they don’t die in this horrible town.” Google seaʀᴄh novel fire.net

“But my strength is really limited. These twenty-odd people are survivors I’ve gathered recently. Most of the survivors were put in a living dead state by my use of supernatural power, wandering the streets… I thought this was the right way. Once I break the boundary, they can return to reality, but I was wrong.”

“I mentioned the situation on the town’s road just now, which is very unusual. When I placed most of the residents there, many evil spirits and wandering souls mixed in. Now I can’t distinguish which are evil spirits, which are wandering souls, and which are living dead.”

Seow Yang shook his head with a bitter smile, looking very helpless: “My mistake has made the situation very complicated now. I’ve thought of the remedy, which is to remove the supernatural power left on the living, waking them up from the living dead state, so that the residents of Baishui Town can be filtered out. However, doing so carries risks.”

“Once the living wake up, this situation can’t be controlled. Then, evil spirits attack and kill, everyone panics and flees. Once scattered in Baishui Town, it’s even more impossible to gather them again.”

“Besides, I also can’t lead so many people to break the boundary between reality and the supernatural, taking them away. Hence, I’ve been stuck here.”

He wants to save everyone but is not strong enough and doesn’t want to leave Baishui Town alone. So he has been trapped here, only waiting for headquarters’ rescue, seeking external assistance, and then unraveling this deadlock.

Yang Jian’s arrival gave Seow Yang hope.

After all, Yang Jian’s Ghost Domain is very powerful. Maybe he can break the boundary between the supernatural and reality with everyone at precisely six, turning the situation around and taking everyone out.

“Your plan is good but lacking in strength, and you’re very cautious, avoiding many dangers in this town. Otherwise, you definitely wouldn’t have survived until now.”

Yang Jian nodded: “I understand, now the time is eight twenty in the evening, we set the plan for six o’clock this morning.”

“When supernatural and reality converge again at six, I will take the residents of Baishui Town away.”

“Yang, it’s not that I don’t trust you. I think this plan is a bit impulsive. It’s best to first rehearse it. If there’s a mistake, everyone can’t leave Baishui Town at that time, we can only wait for the next day, and most ordinary people can’t survive here until the second day.”

Seow Yang suggested that Yang Jian could take people out of Baishui Town in batches.

As long as the first batch succeeds, then the second and third day actions can be done later. After all, we’ve stayed here for so many days, there’s no rush.

“I trust your judgment, and you need to trust my ability. If I can’t do it, then currently there’s no captain at headquarters who can.” Yang Jian said.

He had confidence, after all, in the Ghost Domain aspect, he was no inferior to any ghost master.

“But before the plan is implemented, I need to find Wang Shanshan. This is also the main purpose of my trip.” Yang Jian said.

Seow Yang asked: “What if Wang Shanshan isn’t found before six?”

Yang Jian replied: “Then I will temporarily give up looking for Wang Shanshan and choose to execute the plan, first sending out most residents of Baishui Town.”

“Yang, when you say that, I feel relieved.” Seow Yang nodded.

But as soon as the words finished, he suddenly noticed something, looking in a direction outside the building: “Yang, did you come to Baishui Town with just you and him? No other companions came along?”

“Just us two, no one else.” Yang Jian said.

“I’ve sensed several strong supernatural powers entering this alley, blocking rainwater erosion… ” Seow Yang said: “If they’re not ghost masters, then there’s only one explanation.”

“A few ghosts have appeared in the alley.”

Without further ado, Seow Yang immediately walked over and closed the just-opened door: “Though this situation isn’t the first time I’ve encountered it, the couplet outside is pasted by me. As long as it’s posted above the door, even if an evil spirit stands at the entrance, it can’t attack people inside the room.”

“If you’re planning to look for Wang Shanshan, I suggest you wait until after this danger passes. I’m able to protect myself, but there are still twenty-odd survivors here, who can’t be negatively affected.”

“Maybe I should go out, and if there are actually ghosts, they might be after me.” Yang Jian frowned as he thought of the incidents with the Ghost Shroud he had robbed earlier.

Seow Yang said: “No worries, I’ve provoked quite a few ghosts too. Those ghosts circle the door for a while before leaving, then everything returns to normal.”

“Since you’ve said so, I’ll wait here. But rest assured, if anything happens, I can handle it, I won’t endanger you.” Yang Jian finished speaking and assured the survivors in the room.

These survivors had also experienced many dangers. At this moment, although fearful, they were not so desperate, nodding cooperatively.

Very soon.

A series of heavy footsteps appeared in the alley outside the building. These footsteps were chaotic, like a crowd walking, indicating the number of ghosts inside the alley was definitely not small.

Inside the dimly lit house, the only light source was a small burning fire pan.

This small flame provided more psychological comfort than practical safety under these circumstances.

“They’re going upstairs.” A woman curled up in the corner said, shivering.

The footsteps echoed clearly in the silent hallway, as if a group of people had entered, climbing the stairs step by step without hesitation.

“Unlike the previous times, this time the number of ghosts outside seems unusually high, before there were at most just one or two footsteps.” A young man beside him gritted his teeth and whispered, looking at the person called Yang Jian.

Although he didn’t dare to say it out loud, he couldn’t help but somewhat blame this person in his heart.

If it weren’t for him, they wouldn’t be facing such danger today.

“One, two, three…five footsteps coming upstairs.” Seow Yang counted the footsteps carefully, finally confirming the number, it was five.

This number is indeed somewhat astonishing.

Moreover, at this moment, the front-most set of footsteps had already reached the second floor and was walking towards the third floor.

The white elegy couplets outside the door were still there, but Seow Yang couldn’t be sure if this pair of couplets could successfully send away five ghosts, as it hadn’t been tested before.

“With a captain from headquarters, there should definitely be no problem.” Seow Yang thought to himself.

He had quite a bit of confidence in a Captain Level ghost-wielder, and figured they should be able to handle this situation.

“They’re here.” Liu Qi stood at the doorway peering out, pressing against the door, trying to see the situation outside through the gap.

Very soon.

At the corner of the staircase, he saw a bizarre scene through the gap.

A man in a suit was walking with heavy steps, and when Liu Qi saw the ghastly white, cold hands of that suit-wearing man, he immediately realized this was not a living person, but a genuine ghost.

The ghost in a suit finally stopped on the third floor.

It just stood outside the door, motionless.

Not only that.

A second figure appeared, a person wearing a gray-white coat, equally lifeless and chilling. It had also come from the floor below and stood unmoving outside the door on the third floor.

A third figure appeared, dressed in a cheongsam. The cheongsam was green, emitting a sinister aura, and upon reaching the third floor, it too stood there motionless.

A fourth figure then emerged…

But Liu Qi couldn’t see clearly anymore due to the view outside being blocked by the ghosts, only able to judge by their silhouettes that the fourth ghost had also reached the third floor.

“These are the ghosts from the clothing store, they’re after me, they really don’t give up.” Yang Jian’s ghost eye shifted slightly, and through the dim light, he saw the situation outside through the door gap.

Seow Yang exclaimed in surprise, “Clothing store? The one with the neon sign in the small town? Captain Yang, how did you manage to provoke this thing here? This is Ghost Town, whenever I passed by those eerie shops, I always avoided getting close.”

“No big deal, just went in and took a piece of clothing, set a fire, and then ran off. Didn’t expect these ghostly things to actually follow me.” Yang Jian said.

“…” Seow Yang’s mouth twitched.

Is this what a captain from headquarters is like? In this ghostly place, so reckless, are they not afraid of being killed by ghosts?

“Yang Jian, it seems like the couplets aren’t working, the ghosts outside haven’t left.” Liu Qi reported the situation outside, confirming that five ghosts were standing outside, completely blocking the door.

“Five ghosts appearing together, the supernatural is too strong, relying on just one pair of couplets is too naive, it seems like we’ll have to fight hard.” Seow Yang took a deep breath and said.

He was prepared to take action, not putting all hope on the couplets.

“Wait, the couplets seem to have some effect, the first ghost is leaving.” Liu Qi widened his eyes, seeing the first ghost in a suit attempting to open the door and enter.

But before it could touch the couplets, the ghost hesitated slightly and then started to turn around and head back down the stairs.

The sound of footsteps was heard again, but this time it was the sound of going downstairs.

“That’s great.” Many survivors began to feel relieved.

But the joy didn’t last even two seconds before everyone froze again.

Because the departing footsteps stopped after only descending seven or eight steps, then the sound of ascending steps was heard again.

The ghost turned back.

At this moment, the ghost outside had become the one in the gray-white coat, and the one in the suit was now at the back of the other ghosts.

Liu Qi continued to observe.

The second ghost also reached out a cold hand trying to open the door.

Yet, another bizarre situation occurred.

The ghost in a gray-white coat, before it could touch the door, was also influenced by the couplets, turned around, and headed down the stairs. But after a few steps, the sounds of descending ceased suddenly.

Then came the ascending footsteps again.

“The time in between returns has shortened…”

Liu Qi suddenly realized something, turning around and said, “Yang Jian, the ghosts are deliberately exhausting the supernatural power of the couplets at the door. Just now that ghost walked down seven steps, this one only five steps, by this rate, the fifth ghost will completely ignore the effect of the couplets and break into the room.”

“No worries, the moment the ghost pushes in, I’ll act. On the way back, I’ll take down that store, so they won’t bother us again.” Yang Jian said calmly.

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