“This pendulum clock is key to maintaining the balance within our Wang Family’s ancient mansion. I have no objections if you want to take it, but if this balance is disrupted, the fierce ghosts within the Wang Family’s ancient mansion will gradually be freed, which would be a troublesome affair.”

Wang Chaling looked at the old pendulum clock before him, knowing it was no longer protectable, and could only remind of the dangers after taking the clock away.

“There’s such trouble?” Lin Bei beside him pondered.

Yang Jian, however, said: “I’ve already thought about how to handle this ancient mansion. If everything goes smoothly, the worries you have will no longer exist. You should think about how to become a ghost master as soon as possible.”

“If you can handle the aftermath, then I won’t say more. As for becoming a ghost master, I’ve previously devised a plan for myself and have made some preparations,” Wang Chaling replied.

Yang Jian nodded and said: “That’s good. For the upcoming Hungry Ghost incident, you don’t need to participate. I’ll give you one night to become a ghost master. During this time, He Yuelian, Lin Bei, and I will work together to contain the Hungry Ghost to ensure that the problem is resolved before tomorrow’s captain’s meeting starts.”

“The situation is very severe, and the people from the King Organization won’t give us much time to prepare. I have a premonition that their next move is coming very soon.”

“Alright, I won’t say more, let’s take action.”

With that, he moved the old pendulum clock out of the Wang Family’s ancient mansion.

And just as they all left the ancient mansion, the entire mansion began to sink slowly, disappearing before their eyes.

“What is this…” Lin Bei was somewhat surprised.

Wang Chaling stared at the cold puddle near the ancient mansion, saying: “This is the supernatural phenomenon of the Ghost Lake. Do you want the entire ancient mansion to sink into the Ghost Lake?”

“This is the best way.”

Yang Jian stood still, calmly saying: “Without the supernatural pendulum clock, the value of your Wang Family’s ancient mansion is already less. Sinking it into the Ghost Lake is the simplest way to handle it. Only the Ghost Lake can accommodate such a haunted mansion. Perhaps there’s something still tying you to this mansion, but none of it matters anymore. The past should remain the past.”

He could vaguely detect that Wang Chaling had always been scheming about something, and stealing the Hungry Ghost was definitely not for the coffin nail on its head but for something else.

However, now, all of Wang Chaling’s plans were thwarted.

“I’m leaving. I will attend the captain’s meeting on time tomorrow.”

Wang Chaling was silent for a while, watching the entire mansion get swallowed by the lake before turning and leaving.

Without the pendulum clock, without the ancient mansion, and with the Hungry Ghost out of control, his plans were doomed to be in vain.

After using the Ghost Lake to swallow the Wang Family’s ancient mansion, Yang Jian began to feel that the Ghost Lake he controlled was already full. After carrying too much supernatural, at this moment, it reached its limit. Next, if he wants to sink more fierce ghosts, he would have to release some out. Otherwise, his Ghost Lake could only be used for travel.

“Reaching the limit of the Ghost Lake at this moment is a good thing for me, like a bullet in the chamber, just waiting to fire. Once I actively release the supernatural of the Ghost Lake, the resulting harm will be most terrifying,” he thought to himself.

In normal times, this would be bad news, but now, it was a good thing for Yang Jian.

“Let’s go, to the place where the Hungry Ghost incident happened. Lin Bei, talk about the situation of the Hungry Ghost.”

Yang Jian didn’t linger and turned to leave.

With the departure of the three people, only a calm pond was left on the empty land of the Wang Family’s ancient mansion. This pond was unfathomably deep and pitch-black, and a fallen leaf would disappear into the water quickly. Even filled with supernatural powers, this was still a dangerous place where no living being should venture.

Shortly.

The three arrived outside a temporarily closed-off area in Dadong City.

Ahead, a bluish-black mist enveloped the area. The mist was dense, with a quiet inside, and the streets and buildings were empty. The roads were littered with temporarily abandoned cars, luggage, and personal belongings. In just two days, this bustling urban area had turned into a Ghost City.

“There’s nothing much to say about the Hungry Ghost incident. It’s the same as the intel you wrote in the file before, Yang Jian. The killing pattern hasn’t changed. The only change is that the Hungry Ghost has probably eaten the coffin nail that was on its forehead, causing a terrifying change.”

Lin Bei touched his bald head, speaking.

“You know, coffin nails are very special and can nail any fierce ghost. Now that it has eaten a coffin nail, it means all supernatural means are ineffective against it. Any ghost master will become an ordinary person before the Hungry Ghost, which is also why Wang Chaling and I couldn’t contain it together.”

“The supernatural that Wang Chaling controls is actually very terrifying. For him to lose to such a high-level Hungry Ghost is really unfair. According to my thinking, to solve the Hungry Ghost incident again, it’s best to have Wei Jing come over. His codename is Ghost Envoy, capable of suppressing fierce ghosts with an effect equivalent to the coffin nail. If Wei Jing acts and you, Yang Jian, still have a coffin nail, together, the Hungry Ghost would definitely be resolved.”

Yang Jian nodded after listening: “You’ve got a point. If the Hungry Ghost now equates to a coffin nail’s suppressive ability, then Wei Jing plus the coffin nail’s suppression would surpass the Hungry Ghost. Theoretically, it could win. Unfortunately, Wei Jing has issues and can’t come.”

“That’s really unfortunate.” Lin Bei helplessly said.

He could also guess it was such a situation. After all, Li Jun, Wei Jing, and Lu Zhiwen were the three captains from the headquarters, and if they could be mobilized, there wouldn’t be a need for his presence to support Wang Chaling.

“Therefore, to solve the Hungry Ghost, one must find a way to break the supernatural power of the coffin nail,” Yang Jian began to think.

He first thought of the Firewood Knife, which could dismember fierce ghosts. If it could dismember the Hungry Ghost, then this supernatural event could be handled.

But what if the Firewood Knife’s dismemberment were blocked by the supernatural of the coffin nail?

After a brief thought, Yang Jian said, “I still have a coffin nail. This is the key to solving the Hungry Ghost. If I pierce this coffin nail into the Hungry Ghost, under the collision of supernatural forces, once the coffin nail that the Hungry Ghost ate is neutralized, our chance will come.”

“It has already eaten one, so what if it eats another?” Lin Bei said with a laugh: “Wouldn’t it be doomed? Even Jesus would shake his head at a Hungry Ghost with two coffin nails.”

“If I really can’t handle the Hungry Ghost, I’ll lead this ghost abroad and let those Kings overseas worry about it,” Yang Jian said expressionlessly.

Lin Bei’s eyes widened slightly, clapping: “Good idea. This way, the Hungry Ghost incident is perfectly resolved.”

“Prepare to take action, He Yuelian. Directly use the Ghost Domain to envelope the Hungry Ghost’s Ghost Domain,” Yang Jian said.

He Yuelian nodded slightly.

The next moment.

Gray-white paper ashes started drifting over the sky of Dadong City immediately, the supernatural power of the ghost painting directly covering almost the entire city. The bluish-black haze in front gradually began to fade away, eroded continuously by the Ghost Domain of the ghost painting. However, the erosion was somewhat slow, requiring time to eliminate the haze completely.

“Each of your Ghost Domains is astoundingly vast, truly enviable,” Lin Bei glanced over and couldn’t help but sigh.

The Ghost Domain of the Hungry Ghost was already terrifying, but the Ghost Domain of the ghost painting was even more fierce, seemingly easily able to cover a city, and this was in a restrained state.

Yang Jian didn’t say much, directly stepping into the haze-covered region.

But as soon as he entered, Yang Jian felt a sense of unreality, the entire area seemed reversed, up and down, left and right were opposite, as if entering another side of the world. But soon this incongruity vanished, and everything returned to normal.

“This is…” he looked at Lin Bei in confusion.

Intuition told Yang Jian that this was Lin Bei’s doing.

Lin Bei said, “This is the Supernatural World I created using supernatural connections, linked to reality, yet derived from it. I call this world the Mirror World, although it has nothing to do with mirrors, it merely resembles a reflection in the mirror. Right now, the Hungry Ghost is roaming in this Mirror World, thus it’s not causing significant harm to the outside world, nor can it perceive the outside.”

“Mirror World? Interesting.”

Yang Jian’s eyes flickered, thinking of the Ghost Mirror inside Shangtong Tower, but the Ghost Mirror didn’t have such supernatural properties, it was merely used to imprison fierce spirits.

“The world within the mirror is dangerous because there are other ghosts existing within this world, as well as some bizarre places not corresponding to reality. Therefore, living humans should not stay in the Mirror World for too long, otherwise, they may get lost. Previously, on the bus, I couldn’t effectively control this supernatural power, causing discrepancies between reality and illusion, resulting in two of me – one in reality, one in the Mirror World. In the Mirror World, I was being chased by ghosts, while the real me was sleeping on the bus,” Lin Bei said.

“Until now, I’m not sure if the Mirror World is truly fake; perhaps it is also a real world.”

Speaking, Lin Bei raised his foot and kicked a trash can by the roadside, which immediately toppled over.

Meanwhile, in the corresponding real area, the trash can was suddenly kicked by something, toppling over as well.

“Everything in the mirror can affect reality, and everything in reality can also affect this place. But if controlled correctly, whether to affect reality or not all depends on my mood.”

Lin Bei’s body appeared to have a double image, as if another identical person emerged, who walked to the trash can and kicked it again.

The trash can rolled, but the one in reality remained unaffected, unmoving.

“But this only influences ordinary objects. When it comes to supernatural items, the difficulty in interfering increases significantly. Therefore, I can only seal the Hungry Ghost, not imprison it,” Lin Bei explained, revealing some of his supernatural ability.

Even with just a few words, it is clear that this supernatural ability is extremely dangerous.

Linked to the mirror world, mastering the Mirror World equates to controlling the real world, stronger than any Ghost Domain.

“So, are there no living humans here, only ghosts?” Yang Jian glanced around the haze-covered region and asked.

“Not necessarily, I locked it too late; there are probably some living people trapped inside,” Lin Bei replied, “But I’m afraid to rescue because the Hungry Ghost might escape from the Mirror World. I can only maintain this state.”

“Having living people here means there are the first stage Ghost Shadows, second stage Ghost Infants, and even a third stage young Hungry Ghost,” Yang Jian said.

Both walked through the supernatural area, observing the surroundings.

But before going far, a strange baby’s cry emanated from a building, chilling and horrifying, followed by a living person’s tragic scream echoing.

In an unknown corner, a living person gave birth to a Ghost Infant and was subsequently attacked by the Ghost Infant.

“Indeed, a new Hungry Ghost has emerged.” Lin Bei touched his bald head: “Looks like the Hungry Ghost is still growing during this time.”

“Once the source is eliminated, these things will disappear, and the derived Hungry Ghosts can be killed,” Yang Jian said, stepping to a stop, “Let’s act here, draw the ghosts in and then strike.”

They found an open area and stopped venturing further.

“We could light a white Ghost Candle to draw the ghosts in, but I don’t have any. Hopefully, Yang Jian you brought one,” Lin Bei suggested.

Yang Jian said; “No need, He Yuelian will make a move. She’s new, she should practice more, adapt to the situation.”

He Yuelian said nothing, merely slowly raising her slender, fair hand, lightly waving as if beckoning.

But from afar, no one responded; instead, strange figures began to appear.

With a mere gesture, nearby ghosts were drawn over.

In the haze, crawling dead infants appeared, their bodies a bluish-black, children without clothing, and chilling, eerie young individuals… only a moment had passed before diverse forms of ‘people’ gathered densely around, surging like a human tide, their numbers startlingly numerous.

“There weren’t so many before,” Lin Bei’s face turned solemn.

Yang Jian said: “The growth of the Hungry Ghost is terrifying, given enough time it can produce a city full of ghosts; this number is already considered few. Back then in Dachang City, there were even more. If we hadn’t figured out the killing rules, no one could have survived that supernatural incident.”

“But now, these things pose little danger to us, the real threat is the source Hungry Ghost.”

As he finished speaking.

Yang Jian opened his ghost eye.

The next moment, the surrounding eerie Ghost Flames appeared out of nowhere and immediately spread, engulfing everything around.

Weird screams echoed, Ghost Infants crawling over the ground were caught in the Ghost Flames, their skin melting, bones ignited, supernatural forces dissipating. The naked Ghost Child opened its black mouth as if in pain, its body visibly turning charred, then bursting into blazing flames.

These Ghost Infants, Ghost Children one after another were ignited, being burned to death by the Ghost Flames, dissipating before their eyes, yet they continued approaching, as He Yuelian’s ghost summoning persisted.

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