Completely powerless, Xiao Liu watched helplessly as the head slowly emerged from the crack in the door.
Behind the head was a long, snake-like neck, winding and twisting.
He wanted to shout, to turn around, to put the rope around its neck and hang it.
But there was nothing he could do.
Click
Click
Click
A chilling sound rang out behind Zhang Yin and the others.
Then, there was a loud "bang" as the door slammed shut.
As the fat man turned the corner, he only caught a glimpse of a pool of blood on the ground. Within moments, Xiao Liu had vanished without a trace.
This chilled him to the bone, and he dared not look any longer.
They followed the corridor, passed through a door, and after several turns, finally arrived at an open space.
It was much brighter here than in the courtyard of the meditation room, and the surroundings were no longer pitch black.
"The darkness in that courtyard was indeed abnormal."
The fat man said, still shaken.
Xiao Liu is dead too.
Zhang Yin glanced at Zhao Ming and the fat man, a hint of sadness appeared on his face.
There were eight or nine people who came out together, but now only three remain.
It was only the second night.
Even the usually arrogant Zhang Yin was somewhat disheartened.
I've given up hope of surviving seven days.
However, he didn't show it. Instead, he perked up and began to observe the surrounding environment.
No matter what, I'll live one day at a time.
"This temple is a den of ghosts. Not only do we have no way to get rid of the female ghost, but we're also going to die here."
Zhao Ming squatted on the ground, feeling depressed, and lit a cigarette.
"Even if we didn't come to this temple, do you think we could have escaped the female ghost's pursuit?"
The fat man was displeased when he heard this.
You should know that it was he who initially strongly suggested coming to the temple, so Zhao Ming's words were a complete slap in the face to him.
"Isn't that right?"
"We can definitely seek help from the local authorities; maybe they can help us."
Zhao Ming did not back down, a stark contrast to his previous timid and submissive demeanor.
How do you know they have a way?
The fat man roared.
"Use your pig brain! This vengeful ghost has been in the city for so long, how could the authorities not know?"
"But that house has never been sealed off. What does that mean?"
"This means the authorities definitely have methods to deal with vengeful ghosts!"
Zhao Ming retorted angrily.
He felt devastated. He had already become a dual awakener, and as long as he could return alive, his status in the entire village would rise dramatically.
Although his ability is not offensive, intuition is much rarer and more sought-after than offensive talents!
But I never imagined I'd die here.
My emotions exploded immediately.
"Why didn't you say so before? You're wise after the event, but a pig beforehand!" the fat man mocked.
"Alright, everyone, say less..."
Zhang Yin offered some advice.
To his surprise, Zhao Ming immediately turned his gun on him and opened fire.
"Don't speak, Zhang Yin!"
"The biggest responsibility for so many of our deaths lies with you."
"You kept saying you were afraid of being used as cannon fodder and led us away from those veterans. And now? We're not even cannon fodder now!"
"You're the one who killed us all!"
Zhao Ming's expression twisted and ferocious as he roared.
There was an unconcealable fear in his eyes.
Upon hearing this, a cold and ruthless glint flashed in Zhang Yin's eyes, but he quickly concealed it.
Looking at the hysterical Zhao Ming, he felt a sense of foreboding.
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This guy has the ability to sense danger, and there are only two possibilities for his emotional breakdown now.
One reason is that they were shocked by Xiao Liu's sudden death.
After all, people were dying along the way, and the group was getting smaller and smaller. Not to mention Zhao Ming, even Zhang Yin was experiencing negative emotions.
That's nothing to worry about.
But what if it's another possibility?
In other words, Zhao Ming sensed some kind of danger, which led him to believe that he was not going to survive.
That would be a serious situation!
Even more seriously, Zhao Ming sensed the danger but refused to tell him!
You piece of trash!
Zhang Yin took a few deep breaths, forcibly suppressing the emotions in his heart.
As he observed Zhao Ming's expression, he slowly said, "Xiao Zhao, it's pointless to blame anyone now. I admit that my decision did have some oversights."
"But how can you be sure that those seniors are necessarily living better lives than us?"
"You heard what Li Xin said yesterday. Even they can only run for their lives in this mission."
"In this situation, they are not related to you, so why should they protect you?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ming immediately wanted to refute it, but found himself at a loss for words.
Zhang Yin said gently, "Xiao Zhao, now that things have come to this, there's no point in saying anything else."
"We're brothers after all. Xiao Zhao, I have just one question for you."
"Do you still recognize Brother Zhang?"
"If you insist, then I will do my best to keep you alive!"
"If you don't agree, then let's part ways now and each go our own way."
"But no matter what, you, Zhao Ming, are my brother, Zhang Yin's brother. If I'm lucky enough to make it back alive, I'll take care of your parents from now on!"
Zhang Yin's tone was sincere yet resolute, which surprised Zhao Ming and the fat man beside him.
Zhao Ming stood there, opening his mouth.
a long time.
He threw the cigarette in his hand on the ground, stomped on it, and crushed it several times.
"Why--"
Zhao Ming let out a sigh.
The next second, a cigarette was placed in his mouth.
Zhang Yin looked at him with a smile, took out a lighter and lit his cigarette.
"Zhang... sigh..."
Zhao Ming, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, scratched his head in frustration.
Finally, he plopped down on the ground, looking dejected, and said, "We can't get out!"
"Huh? Why can't we get out? Is there some kind of ghost around here?"
Zhang Yin asked in confusion.
"I don't know if there are ghosts, but my heart is beating faster and faster than when I encountered that old ghost this afternoon."
"And this heart rate has not gone down."
"I tried many methods, turned in different directions, and looked in different places. But none of them worked."
What does this mean?
Zhao Ming smiled wryly.
"This means we have nowhere to escape, and we are doomed."
Zhang Yin's gaze sharpened upon hearing this.
The fat man trembled with fear and immediately retorted, "Nonsense!"
"Heh, am I talking nonsense? If we were better off outside, we might live a little longer."
"but--"
Zhao Ming pointed to a house not far from the open space.
"Since I came here, my heart has been beating faster and faster. I feel like even if I don't encounter a ghost, my heart will explode and I will die."
"Is it dangerous here? Then let's get out of here right away."
Zhang Yin acted decisively, pulling Zhao Ming along as he tried to leave.
"We can't leave."
Zhao Ming shook off Zhang Yin's hand and said with some despair:
"Look carefully, is there a way out here?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yin was startled and turned around abruptly to look at the door not far behind him.
At this moment, a group of strange figures wearing bright red coats and with faces as big as basins were standing at the door.
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We left the Buddhist temple.
Jiang Qiao led everyone towards the front yard.
Li Xin held a tin flashlight, illuminating the road ahead.
Jiang Qiao once disassembled this flashlight and found that it contained only two deflated size D batteries, which even had rust on them.
But its battery seems to have an endless supply.
Not only this flashlight, Jiang Qiao even used it to power a washing machine!
This is absolutely unbelievable!
And this flashlight is also excellent.
Although the light was a bit greenish, it was very bright, and you could even spot the hidden ghosts.
I don't know where its original owner got it.
"Listen, there seems to be a sound over there."
Xue Lan suddenly spoke up.
She possesses formidable defensive capabilities, making her arguably the most resilient member of the team besides Jiang Qiao.
Therefore, stay at the back and be alert to what's happening behind you.
"It sounds like someone is knocking on the door... Is that the meditation room over there?"
After careful examination, Li Xin discovered that the sound was coming from the building area on the left.
"Where do you think those young men will stay after they enter the temple?"
Jiang Qiao squinted and suddenly smiled.
In the evening, although his vision was blocked by the buildings, even his double pupils could not see through the situation at the temple entrance.
But just from the reactions of those few people, you could tell they were talking to someone.
"If they encounter monks from the temple in the evening, they will probably stay in the meditation room."
Li Xin replied.
"Then let's go take a look."
After Jiang Qiao finished speaking, he walked towards the meditation room, wanting to investigate it.
He went in there in the afternoon.
If you find the room is abnormally clean, it's not something that can be achieved by cleaning every day.
He estimated that it would need to be cleaned every one or two hours.
Something unusual must be going on!
Although no high-ranking monks capable of dealing with vengeful ghosts were found in this temple, a certain intuition told him that this temple was the key to defeating that terrifying female ghost!
...
The flashlight beam illuminated the darkness.
A dim and deep pebble path leads into the small courtyard of the Zen room.
Jiang Qiao noticed that the closer he got to the meditation room, the more abnormal the darkness became.
Even the green flashlight beam was suppressed, greatly affecting the distance and range it could illuminate.
"This darkness is similar to the darkness I saw in the main hall during the day, but it's much denser."
Fortunately, Jiang Qiao was different from the others.
He didn't need a flashlight. In the gray light, everything around him was clearly visible.
Including the lower half of each body, its feet not touching the ground, suspended in the darkness.
"Not a vengeful ghost."
Jiang Qiao casually threw a punch, instantly shattering a large area.
"This seems to be some kind of phenomenon caused by supernatural contamination; its strength is estimated to be only at the first-tier level."
Jiang Qiao easily discerned the degree of harm caused by these strange things.
"These things are like living people corrupted by the supernatural."
With the help of their flashlights, Li Xin and the others nearby could barely make out a few half-human figures. Xue Lan grabbed one and examined it closely.
"Many people must have died in this temple."
Jiang Qiao didn't take it to heart.
Judging from the condition of that Buddhist temple, this temple has probably indeed dealt with quite a few paranormal events.
Following the path, the group quickly entered the courtyard where the meditation room was located.
This courtyard is somewhat like a traditional courtyard house, but there are only living quarters on one side, and a corridor leads from the door of the living quarters to another exit.
Outside the corridor, there are some flowers, trees, and a pond.
"Bang bang bang"
"Bang bang bang"
The urgent banging on the door echoed in the courtyard.
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Jiang Qiao saw that the doors of the rooms were shaking continuously, as if someone was trapped inside and wanted to get out.
"Don't be afraid, I'll help you."
Without saying a word, he walked to the door of a nearby room, grabbed the handle, and tried to turn it open.
But even after breaking the doorknob, the door still wouldn't open.
Instead, the banging on the door from inside became even more intense.
"Sorry, my method was wrong."
He took a few steps back and then kicked out suddenly.
Bang--!
With a deafening crash, he kicked the door open.
In an instant.
The banging on the door in the courtyard suddenly stopped and became quiet.
But the next moment, an even louder banging came from the door.
Not only that.
Several doors creaked, as if people inside were opening them.
"That's right, they could have opened the door, but they hid inside and kept smashing it."
"He's acting like a complete drama queen."
Jiang Qiao said casually, not paying much attention, and went into the room first.
"This room is indeed different from the daytime."
He saw that the whole room was a mess.
Red bloodstains were everywhere—on the bed, the table, the cabinet—and the shapes resembled handprints.
A strong, putrid stench filled the room.
"Weren't you banging on the door so enthusiastically just now? Where did you go?"
Jiang Qiao sneered, walked straight to the bedside, grabbed the edge of the bed, and with a sudden burst of strength, flipped the bed over.
Under the bed lay a blood-soaked corpse!
The corpse was bound hand and foot, and covered in blood.
"Were you banging on the door?"
Jiang Qiao squatted down, and a faint green flame emerged from his hand.
The corpse seemed to sense Jiang Qiao's arrival, its eyes snapping open, and Jiang Qiao's figure was reflected in its dilated pupils.
The next moment.
Jiang Qiao felt a chill run through his body, as if he had been soaked in sweat and then a cold wind had blown over him.
But then, the feeling vanished without a trace.
"This attack was quite effective."
Jiang Qiao nodded and smiled.
If it weren't for his invincible body, even someone with his level of strength would suffer considerable damage.
I have to say, he's a pretty impressive guy.
But now...
Judging from its sluggish state, you could tell that the "counter-damage storm" had seriously injured it.
"Let's end it."
Jiang Qiao casually tossed a spark at it.
Instantly, a burst of flames enveloped the vengeful ghost, burning it to ashes in an instant.
"So fast?"
Jiang Qiao was stunned for a moment, then frowned.
This is not the outcome he wanted.
...
outside the house.
As the creaking sound rang out.
In the courtyard, the doors of the houses opened one by one.
Behind them, in the first room down the corridor, a strange head emerged.
Behind the head is a snake-like neck.
Not only that, but there was also an old, blackened hemp rope around its neck.
"hiss--"
Li Xin gasped in surprise, exclaiming:
"It's one thing to have your head on your dick, but why do you have to put a condom on it?"
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A long, white neck, a bizarre human head, and an old, blackened hemp rope.
The sight of this group of people in the dimly lit courtyard of the meditation room was particularly eerie. An ordinary person would probably have screamed in terror long ago.
But Li Xin wasn't afraid; he even made some sarcastic remarks.
He has experienced many paranormal events. Although he may be hesitant and timid when faced with ghost stories, it doesn't mean he can't fight back against vengeful spirits!
As the eerie human head appeared outside, the doors of the other houses slowly opened as well.
A chilly wind blew through the corridor.
Some rooms looked empty, with rows of lit candles inside, emitting a dim light.
Some rooms were pitch black, but the sound of people moving around could be heard inside.
In some rooms, once the doors were opened, it seemed as if something came out, but no one could be seen.
Only muddy footprints appeared out of thin air on the ground, as if they had just come ashore from the fields.
Seeing this, Xue Lan stepped forward and stopped the strange footprints.
Her body began to stiffen and turn bluish, while a faint golden hue appeared on her body.
Zombification!
Golden Bell Shield!
Xue Lan activated two of her talents simultaneously, directly blocking the path of the strange footprint.
But the footprints ignored Xue Lan, and without any hesitation, walked step by step until they reached her.
The next moment.
"Boom!"
With a loud bang, Xue Lan felt as if she had been hit by a car. The violent impact sent her flying, and she crashed to the ground.
However, after rolling several times, she stood up again as if nothing had happened.
However, the golden light in front of her had faded considerably, almost disappearing completely. And small cuts had appeared on her body, which was covered with blue spots.
However, these wounds were not deep and quickly closed up and returned to normal.
"sharp!"
Liu Qian, who was standing in the corner trembling, exclaimed in surprise.
The wrench-wielding uncle and the silent young man next to him couldn't help but nod in agreement.
at this time.
They saw the footprint that had struck Xue Lan receding backward, like a person walking backward. And from the muddy footprint, some black liquid kept dripping out.
It seems this thing is injured!
The footprints retreated all the way back to the room, where the wooden door slammed shut.
"The Golden Bell Shield has incredibly strong defensive capabilities."
Xue Lan covered her head and walked with a slight limp.
She felt a violent dizziness, and her whole body was in excruciating pain.
But deep down, I was overjoyed.
She would never have been able to withstand such a terrifying supernatural attack before; she would have been injured without a doubt!
But now she not only blocked it, but also suppressed the ghost in the fight against it!
"Dual abilities are indeed much stronger than single abilities. The combination of two abilities is definitely not as simple as one plus one equals two."
At this moment, Xue Lan gained a deeper understanding of dual-awakened individuals.
It's important to know that because her two abilities come from vengeful spirits and the uncanny, she doesn't dare to use them to their full potential, so her actual combat strength is inferior to that of a dual-awakened individual!
However, she still managed to suppress the third-tier evil spirit with her peak second-tier strength!
Moreover, as time went by, her dizziness subsided, and the pain in her body gradually disappeared.
"If Xue Lan survives this mission, she'll really take off."
Li Xin glanced at his female companion, somewhat envious.
His hands were now embracing the head that had come closer.
His palms began to soften and enlarge, like melting wax, and quickly enveloped the face.
The head began to struggle violently.
On his long, thick neck, gaping, menacing mouths began to emerge.
These mouths, densely packed like fish scales, covered the neck, making the three newlyweds next to them shudder and quickly retreat.
As if under unified command, these mouths suddenly opened wide, revealing foul-smelling, blackened teeth.
Some teeth even had broken pliers on them, as if someone had tried to pull them out.
Li Xin's expression changed drastically.
He felt countless mouths appear around him, breathing on him.
He could even smell the fishy stench in those odors.
"snort!"
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"Watch me shut you up!"
Li Xin gave a cold snort.
The wax covering the head began to boil violently, flowing down the neck of the eerie head.
Strange hands emerged from the wax.
These strange hands have six fingers, formed from solidified wax.
After they appeared, quickly pry open the mouths on their necks to prevent them from closing.
"I'll send you back to your hometown!"
Li Xin's body had already melted halfway. Meanwhile, the wax covering the vengeful ghost was becoming increasingly thick.
The bizarre human head was eventually completely covered up.
However, the wax stopped when it started to spread down his neck and to the doorway.
"There are vengeful ghosts in this house."
Li Xin squinted, looking at the part of his neck that was sticking out.
He sensed a wall blocking his ability; without wax, he could not enter the house.
"It's alright, I'll chop off your head first!"
The next moment, he produced an iron hammer and smashed it down without hesitation!
"Click"
Cracks quickly appeared on the eerie head that had turned into a wax figure.
These cracks started on the head and continued to widen, running down the neck all the way to the door.
Finally, with a loud "boom," it shattered into pieces, scattering across the ground.
Meanwhile.
A flame also shot up in the room where Jiang Qiao was.
The flames quickly engulfed the entire room, and it burst into flames.
"ah--"
A sharp scream echoed in the room.
One after another, eerie figures struggled, howled, and ran in agony amidst the raging fire.
A strong, acrid smell wafted out, causing Li Xin and the others to frown.
But soon, these figures slowly disappeared.
Jiang Qiao walked out of the house step by step.
"These rooms are filled with vengeful ghosts from the walls to the ceiling, and there are quite a lot of them."
As he left, the fire in the room quickly went out, leaving only charred human figures on the ground.
Those were the remains of a vengeful ghost that had been burned to death.
"I see. No wonder my abilities couldn't get into the room."
Li Xin said.
"Aren't the authorities aware that there are so many evil spirits in this temple?"
Xue Lan frowned and said.
"That doesn't make sense."
"I think we might be going in the wrong direction. Perhaps the best approach would be to contact the authorities directly."
Li Xin picked up a piece of wax from the ground and threw it into the room in front of him.
The house was dark, but you could vaguely see the outline of a figure standing behind the door, peering out.
The figure did not leave after being hit; it remained standing there.
Like a lifeless corpse.
"Then our trip to Luohan Temple was for nothing?"
Hearing the conversation, the silent youth asked somewhat timidly.
"If we can't find any clues at Luohan Temple, I think we might as well contact the authorities of this world. After all, we're only staying here for seven days."
Li Xin turned around and made a suggestion to Jiang Qiao.
The others also looked at Jiang Qiao, wanting to hear his opinion.
After all, to put it bluntly, this team could easily be called the Jiangqiao Leg Accessory Group.
"It's still uncertain whether the officials in this world are human or ghosts."
Jiang Qiao glanced at them and said calmly.
Everyone was taken aback by these words.
"This is the supernatural world, guys."
Jiang Qiao chuckled softly.
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Jiang Qiao's words shocked everyone.
"Are you saying that the officials of this world are also vengeful ghosts?"
Rowan asked, his hair standing on end.
Liu Qian and the silent young man exchanged a somewhat uneasy glance.
"Is...is that even possible?"
Xue Lan asked somewhat uncertainly.
She had done several missions, some of which were in densely populated areas, but she had never heard of this before.
Have you ever thought about this question?
Jiang Qiao said seriously.
"What exactly are these living people in these mission maps?"
"A paranormal phenomenon?"
"Or is it a real, living person?"
Jiang Qiao's question surprised the group.
They never thought about this question.
After all, they're only staying for a few days. As long as the locals don't cause trouble, who cares whether these people are real people or not?
Jiang Qiao glanced at the opposite wall; a black cat had just silently scurried across it.
"I've actually been thinking about a question."
What lies beyond this city?
"Or we could put it another way."
"Where is our city located in the supernatural world?"
A cold expression appeared on Jiang Qiao's face.
To date, in all the information he knows, there have never been any human settlements larger than a village in the supernatural world.
All human cities, whether large cities or small towns, are in a state of abandonment and desertion.
Because these abandoned cities are said to contain terrifying paranormal phenomena, who would dare to live there?
However, the absence of a city with living inhabitants does not necessarily mean that such a city does not exist!
It's just that most people are too weak to explore the supernatural world on a large scale.
As for the specific city where they are on a mission, there are three possibilities.
One possibility is that it's a hallucination created by the supernatural, merely a temporary map to help them complete their mission.
One possibility is that this city is no different from those eerie cities, and all the humans are actually transformed from vengeful ghosts, living, working, and playing in accordance with the patterns of human activity.
They might not even know that they are vengeful ghosts.
The third possibility is that this is a living, breathing city where everyone is a real, living person.
Jiang Qiao leans towards the third option.
Moreover, he believed that he was definitely not the only survivor who had entered this city to complete a mission and had suspected that it was a city in the supernatural world where people lived!
However, maintaining such a large city in the supernatural world is a challenge.
What kind of strength is required?
If such power truly existed, then how could places like Luohan Temple and haunted houses exist?
Moreover, a question suddenly occurred to him.
"Those so-called veteran villages, especially those in the top fifty."
"Have you really never discovered a city inhabited by people?"
It should be noted that even the worst of these villages have a history of twenty or thirty years.
The oldest ones are impossible to trace back to.
Jiang Qiao believed that if there were truly cities inhabited by living people over such a long period of time, they would have made some discoveries.
"It would be fine if there were no cities with living people."
"If they exist, they have chosen to remain silent..."
Jiang Qiao chuckled.
"Alright, let's continue to explore the area ahead."
He doesn't intend to clean these rooms one by one.
He only came here to find those young men.
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Since they haven't been found, either the entire army has been wiped out, or they've already escaped.
So he plans to look elsewhere.
I'll also complete an idea along the way.
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late at night.
Several off-road vehicles sped along the road leading to Luohan Temple.
In the middle car, a man with slicked-back hair was driving and said with a serious expression:
"According to the information we just received, there are only a few of those young people left."
"Another mutilated body has been found in the ancestral hall at the foot of Yanshan Mountain. So, there are at most four of them left."
In the passenger seat, a burly man said softly, "Are we really going to Luohan Temple?"
"It's not safe there at night. Those young people might all be dead."
"Whether we die or not, we have to go!"
In the back seat, the bald man said with a grim expression, "The three search team members who entered that haunted house this afternoon are all dead."
"A woman's figure can be clearly seen in the surveillance footage before they died. Although the surveillance stopped working the next moment, I believe you already have the answer."
Upon hearing this, the burly man paused for a moment, then said with some apprehension:
"In that case, it seems we have no choice but to ask that person for help. But if he does, we'll have no chance at all."
"Do we have a choice?" the bald man suddenly laughed.
"If the female ghost also went to Luohan Temple with that group of young men, we'll have to prepare coffins within three days. Even if that person intervenes then, it will be too late."
"After all, this female ghost is special; she can't be killed at all. But we can be killed."
"Since that's the case, what are we waiting for? Let's just ask that person to take action." In the driver's seat, the man with the slicked-back hair sneered.
"Jiang Fei, in the end, what you're really worried about is that the things at Luohan Temple will fall into the hands of other people."
"But given the current situation, the female ghost will definitely find something. But that person might not be able to find it; he might not even know that there is something in Luohan Temple."
So what are you still hesitating about?
As he spoke, the man with the slicked-back hair revealed a mocking expression.
The bald man was stunned.
"You're right, there's no need to overthink this."
After saying that, he took out a cell phone and dialed a number.
"Lord Bai, Grandma may need to come to Yanshan Luohan Temple in person."
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Old town area.
On a narrow street, there is a funeral clothing shop.
The shop looked rather old, with pitted and uneven wooden doors covered in signs of insect damage.
The couplets pasted on both sides of the door had long since faded, as if they hadn't been changed in a long time.
However, the funeral shop, which usually closes in the afternoon, was still lit up all night today.
Moreover, as the night wore on, the smell of burning incense began to emanate from inside.
But who would burn incense late at night?
Time passed second by second.
The scent of incense grew stronger and stronger, and could be smelled even from a distance on the street.
This situation continued until midnight.
Suddenly, the smoke that had filled the entire street vanished into thin air.
A soft laugh came from the funeral shop.
The next moment.
A black sedan chair, carried by several paper figures, walked out of the funeral shop step by step.
These paper figures look completely different from normal paper figures.
They appear to be nothing more than human silhouettes cut out from a piece of red paper.
Swaying in the wind.
They quickly disappeared at the end of the street.
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Jiang Qiao and the others walked along the corridor through the gate and into a quiet alley.
The place was overgrown with weeds, and the walls had openwork windows with upside-down double happiness characters pasted next to them.
That's really strange.
"Does someone get married in this temple?" Li Xin glanced across the window.
"There seems to be a red carpet laid out in this courtyard. I just saw a monk enter the main hall. Shall we go in and take a look?"
"Monks probably wouldn't want others to see them getting married, would it be inappropriate for us to disturb them?"
The wrench-wielding uncle scratched the back of his head and gave a simple, honest smile.
"We're here to find monks to deal with the female ghost. Although these monks are also ghosts, who knows what kind of grudge they might have?" Xue Lan said with a smile.
"If you keep wandering around here, you'll inevitably run into the monks sooner or later. You might as well go over and ask them for a drink at their wedding."
After saying that, Xue Lan reached out and tore a double happiness character from the wall.
But before she could do anything else, the paper turned to ashes in her hand.
At the same time, the lantern that was originally hanging on the wall suddenly dimmed and went out!
The entire alley was plunged into darkness.
"What's going on?" Liu Qian and the wrench-wielding uncle were startled, and the silent young man also turned pale.
Xue Lan's hand was still suspended in mid-air, maintaining the posture of holding the paper.
She said, somewhat speechless, "I don't know either, but it must be some kind of ghost causing trouble."
The lantern went out the moment the paper was torn off.
Moreover, it wasn't just one lamp that went out, but all the lamps in the entire alley went out.
If you call this a coincidence, nobody would believe it!
"Should we go back?"
The silent young man spoke up, offering a relatively conservative suggestion.
"Go back?"
Li Xin glanced at him and gave a cold smile: "Someone's coming. There's no way to retreat."
The next moment.
A pale white lantern appeared before them, casting a hazy light.
A blurry figure was waving at them.
"A human? This is a vengeful ghost..."
The silent youth was so frightened that he took several steps back.
Jiang Qiao looked at the figure with a serious expression, gripping the kitchen knife in his hand.
This is an old monk wearing a gray robe.
He held a lantern in his left hand and stood there with his head down.
But his right hand kept swaying from side to side, as if he were waving hello.
"Are you gentlemen also tourists?"
The old monk suddenly spoke up and asked.
His voice sounded strange and made people feel uncomfortable, but they couldn't quite put their finger on why.
"Master, besides us, has anyone else come to the temple?"
Jiang Qiao noticed the old monk's choice of words and immediately asked about it.
"There are quite a lot of people here today."
The old monk had his head down, so his face wasn't very clear, but you could tell he was smiling.
"In the afternoon, a group of students came."
"A few more young people came in the evening."
As the old monk spoke, he kept nodding his head forward, as if he were dozing off.
It looks very interesting.
"Those young men must be Zhang Yin's group."
Li Xin whispered to Jiang Qiao, then looked fiercely at the old monk, ready to attack at any moment.
The old monk said that another group of students would arrive at the temple in the afternoon.
However, when they arrived at the temple in the afternoon, they not only didn't see any students, but also found it to be deserted and clearly abandoned for a long time.
The old monk didn't seem to hear Li Xin's words.
He continued speaking to himself.
"In the evening, a girl dressed in white came."
"However, she brought her cat in, and pets are not allowed in the temple, so if you see her, please let me know."
The old monk said this.
Apart from Jiang Qiao, the expressions of the other five people changed drastically!
Li Xin's body began to turn into fluid, and a golden light appeared in front of Xue Lan.
Liu Qian and the others also took out their weapons.
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If the old monk had only mentioned the girl in white, that would have been fine.
But the girl in white was also carrying a black cat!
Isn't that the female ghost?
The black cat appeared during their last attack!
The sharp claws left a very deep impression on them.
If Jiang Qiao hadn't blasted it away with a few punches, there would probably have been casualties in the team.
"Okay, Master."
"If I see her, I will definitely let you know."
Jiang Qiao replied with a smile.
When he was in the meditation room, he saw a black cat running across the wall, and he knew then that the female ghost had entered Luohan Temple.
Although it was unclear why the other party had not launched an attack on them.
But without a doubt, this monstrous thing has come knocking on our door.
"That's good...that's good..."
The old monk nodded again, but this time the nod seemed too forceful, and his round head fell directly to the ground.
Glug glug.
After rolling around a few times, its head stopped in front of Jiang Qiao and the others.
Those lifeless eyes stared at them as he continued, "Things haven't been peaceful at the temple lately, so don't wander around outside after dark. I'll take you to find a place to stay."
"If you hear someone knocking on the door at night, never open it."
Looking at the monk's strange head, Li Xin and the others exchanged bewildered glances.
For a moment, I didn't know what to say.
"Thank you, Master. We now have a place to stay."
Jiang Qiao remained smiling, as if he hadn't noticed anything unusual on the ground.
"By the way, Master, why are there so many black '囍' characters in this alley? Is someone getting married?"
"But isn't red what you use for weddings? And look, the words are upside down."
Jiang Qiao squatted down and asked with a curious expression.
"Why are there so many black '囍' characters..."
A look of confusion appeared on his head and face.
"Yes."
Jiang Qiao nodded.
"Why are there so many..."
"Why would there be..."
"Why..."
The expression on the head's face grew increasingly confused.
Then, everyone saw that he had become blurry.
It eventually disappeared from the spot.
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Jiang Qiao was completely bewildered by this scene.
At this moment, the headless body that had been standing in front fell straight to the ground.
The white lantern in his hand was ignited by the candle inside and instantly turned to ashes.
And all of this happened.
The lanterns in the alleyway lit up again.
"It's back to normal."
Uncle Wrench and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
"This person has been dead for a long time, at least three months."
Xue Lan stepped forward, touched the corpse with her hand, and said with some surprise.
Her ability is to become a zombie, giving her an extraordinary ability to sense corpses.
"It seems that the head we just saw was the real one."
Li Xin turned to Jiang Qiao and asked, "Should we continue forward, or turn back and go somewhere else?"
He didn't really understand why he was wandering around the temple so late at night.
Even if it's just killing a monk.
But you could just find another place to hide, why take the risk?
"Shh-"
Jiang Qiao didn't answer him, but instead made a silencing gesture.
In the quiet of the night, a scream came from outside the alley, as if someone had suddenly encountered something extremely terrifying.
"Let's go take a look."
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Jiang Qiao gripped the kitchen knife and strode forward.
Li Xin and others followed closely behind.
Soon, they left the alley and came to a square.
In the very center of the square stood a huge Buddhist temple, which was brightly lit and filled with incense smoke. The sound of striking a wooden fish could even be heard.
On the opposite side of the square, there was a wall, and there seemed to be people inside the wall.
What is that?
Li Xin's gaze sharpened.
He saw a strange, pale white light moving across the dimly lit square.
"Tap tap tap"
"Tap tap tap"
A series of footsteps sounded behind me.
Jiang Qiao turned around and found that the old monk, who had just split up, had reappeared at the exit of the alley.
His head was tilted slightly, as if it had just been fitted and hadn't been adjusted yet.
"We're caught in a pincer movement."
Jiang Qiao chuckled.
There was no one in the square, but in that eerie, pale light, four shadows of different heights and builds began to appear.
They appeared from the white light and then gradually disappeared from it.
Then, Jiang Qiao saw these shadows slowly stand up!
And the originally blurry shadow gradually became clearer.
A cold wind blew by, and the white light flickered. Suddenly, the four shadows transformed into four monks dressed in gray robes!
They hung their heads, stood on tiptoe, and their bald heads were covered with grotesque scars.
A stench of blood mixed with decay began to permeate the surroundings.
"This vengeful ghost is really something else."
Jiang Qiao said something with a playful tone.
Let's do it!
He suddenly let out a loud shout, and his body sprang forward without warning, charging forward in a single stride!
Strike first, strike hard!
Black lightning coiled around his arm like a python, and a raging green flame burned fiercely on his fist!
Almost at the same time.
The four monks and the old monk behind them also launched an attack on Jiang Qiao and his group!
The old monk had just come out of the alley and was closest to Xue Lan.
His mouth looked as if it had been slashed open, tearing open wildly to reveal blood-stained teeth, and he bit down on Xue Lan!
Xue Lan remained calm in the face of danger.
Her hands, covered in lividity and glowing with a faint golden light, gripped the man's mouth tightly and smashed the old monk's head away with a fierce headbutt!
But the next moment.
The head in mid-air spun around and flew towards Xue Lan again.
In its otherwise lifeless eyes, the pupils suddenly started rolling around.
Xue Lan kicked its body aside and fearlessly went to meet it.
The human and the ghost instantly clashed!
On the other side.
Jiang Qiao approached a fat monk and unleashed a punch without hesitation!
Before the fat monk could even react, he was punched in the face.
His round, chubby face had sunken in!
Its body was also sent flying by the enormous force.
When the other three monks saw Jiang Qiao approaching, they all raised their heads, revealing their sallow and stiff faces.
They reached out and grabbed Jiang Qiao's body.
A sudden burst of power!
Jiang Qiao felt a tremendous tearing force coming from the monk's hand.
"You want to tear me apart alive?"
He recalled a martial arts novel he had read before, in which there were six immortals from Peach Valley, four of whom joined forces to tear a certain unlucky guy into four pieces.
"Do you think my Overlord Body is just for show?"
Jiang Qiao's face lit up with excitement.
"Hey!"
He roared, and a surge of lightning erupted from his body, creating an outward-expanding ripple in the air.
Before the three monks could react, they were thrown away by the electric current, billowing smoke and a burnt smell emanating from their bodies!
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Not only that.
The effects of "counter-damage storm" have also become apparent.
Huge gashes appeared on their bodies!
In just two minutes, Jiang Qiao killed the four ferocious and terrifying ghosts on the spot, leaving them with no ability to resist!
"These monks are much more powerful than the one on the mountain."
Jiang Qiao's eyes flickered a few times.
Look behind you.
At this moment, Xue Lan and Li Xin were fighting together, while Uncle Luo Wen, the wrench-wielding man, was also helping out from the side with his weapon, occasionally hitting the old monk.
However, the old monk was quite powerful, and although he was at a disadvantage, he would occasionally launch a counterattack.
Are you two just watching a show?
Jiang Qiao glanced at Liu Qian and the silent young man standing beside him.
"I'm not strong enough; going up there would only cause trouble," the silent young man said somewhat awkwardly.
Liu Qian looked at Jiang Qiao, pursed her lips, and a pleading look appeared in her eyes.
Jiang Qiao suddenly laughed, a very happy laugh, but his eyes revealed a coldness.
Sometimes, you choose your own path.
With a sigh, he ignored Liu Qian and the other woman, walked straight to the old monk, and grabbed its head.
"Snap!"
A chilling sound rang out.
Jiang Qiao's palm was electrified, and he crushed the old monk's head.
The old monk, who had been baring his teeth and brandishing his claws, suddenly fell silent and collapsed to the ground.
Li Xin, who was eroding and covering the evil spirits, paused for a moment and withdrew his power in a daze.
Xue Lan also stared blankly at Jiang Qiao's hand.
Is this even human?
"Alright, no need to waste time with these rotten fish and shrimp."
Jiang Qiao wiped his blood-stained hands on Li Xin's body, then turned and walked towards the other side.
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be Zhang Yin's group inside."
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Damn it!
Zhang Yin stared in shock and anger at the group of figures at the door.
They wore bright red coats, their faces were as big as basins, but their bodies were as thin as vases.
"What on earth is this thing?!"
The fat man held a piece of cardboard in his hand, his whole body trembling.
The undisguised ghostly aura emanating from the vengeful spirit caused his pupils to change color.
His specialty is drawing windows.
But few people know that the strange thing that gave him the ability actually resided in his eyeball!
"What is that? Something that could kill you."
Zhao Ming smiled somewhat bitterly.
After these eerie figures appeared, his heart seemed to reach a critical point and actually stopped.
That's right!
Zhao Ming has no heartbeat now.
Although he was not dead yet, he felt a chill spreading throughout his body.
"What do we do now? Zhang Yin, you think of something."
The fat man ignored Zhao Ming and instead looked at Zhang Yin, hoping he could come up with a solution.
In the past, whenever danger arose, it was Zhang Yin who proposed the solution.
Although these solutions have both correct and incorrect aspects.
Even if it's wrong, it's better than doing nothing at all!
There's only one way now.
As Zhang Yin watched the group of vengeful ghosts hopping and skipping in, his pale face suddenly contorted into a ferocious expression.
The fat man immediately asked excitedly, "What method?"
Surprisingly, Zhang Yin still managed to come up with a solution under these circumstances!
He decided that if he survived, he would never argue with him again!
Zhang Yin looked at the fat man with a crazed expression.
"Fatty, open the window."
"Let's hide through the window!"
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Faced with the ever-approaching vengeful ghosts, Zhang Yin made an astonishing decision!
He had the fat man materialize the window, and then everyone hid inside!
"What? How can that be?"
The fat man was taken aback.
The window he manifested is not one that cannot be entered.
If, at the same time he is drawing the window, someone else is drawing an identical window elsewhere.
Therefore, a connection will occur between the two windows.
After entering through one of the windows, you will appear outside the other window.
This is an incredibly powerful ability, which can be extremely effective whether used for transporting people or for escaping.
So they used to prepare two cardboard signs in advance and agree on a time to open the window.
This way, if you go to a dangerous place, you'll have an extra layer of protection.
However, if it is just a single window, opening it would be extremely dangerous.
Because it connects to a mysterious, supernatural space.
To this day, both the vengeful ghosts and humans trapped inside have disappeared along with the window.
Without exception.
There's no chance anymore.
Zhang Yin roared, his face contorted with rage.
"We are no match for these vengeful ghosts. Rather than die, we might as well give it a shot."
"At least the outcome won't get any worse!"
Upon hearing Zhang Yin's words, the fat man's face also showed a struggle.
But the approaching vengeful spirit gave him little time to think.
He gritted his teeth and grew, "Fine! Let's give it our all!"
After saying that, he took out a piece of cardboard.
On the cardboard, there is a nearly completed sketch of a window, missing only a handle.
The fat man quickly drew a handle with a pencil, then reached out and pushed!
Strange things are happening.
The window, which was originally just a painting, suddenly opened with a "creak"!
A cold wind blew out of the window.
It was pitch black inside, and you couldn't see anything, but it instilled a sense of fear in you, as you didn't know where the window led.
"We grabbed the window frame with our hands and hid for a moment."
Zhang Yin strode over and said to the fat man.
"As long as your hand is still holding onto the window frame, preventing it from closing, it won't turn back into a painting in a minute."
After hearing this, the fat man smiled wryly and said, "So what if we don't close the window? If it's open for too long, some evil spirits will come out."
But now that things have come to this, he has no other choice.
He glanced at Zhao Ming sitting on the ground, hesitated, and ultimately did not greet him.
Then, he and Zhang Yin climbed over the window and went inside.
The cardboard fell to the ground, but it bounced up because four hands were sticking out of it.
"Whether we survive or not depends on this wave!"
At this moment, the vengeful ghost had already arrived in the courtyard.
On a small open space, Zhao Ming stared blankly at the sky.
A vengeful ghost stood beside him.
Hehehe.
Zhao Ming felt a chill run down his spine.
In the other person's hand, it seemed that they were holding a pulsating red organ.
...
"After midnight, ghosts and monsters start to become active," Li Xin said in a serious tone.
After killing several monks, they arrived at the center of the square.
The main hall next door was brightly lit and filled with smoke, making it impossible to see what was inside, but the sound of striking a wooden fish could be heard.
On the square, Li Xin felt an indescribable sense of oppression.
Although the surroundings were empty, he felt as if he were moving through a crowd.
"That's right, I feel like there are evil spirits all around me," Xue Lan agreed.
Her gaze was fixed warily on the main hall.
The most eerie thing here is definitely this building.
When they passed by in the afternoon, the gate was tightly closed and the place was covered with cobwebs.
Something is coming.
Jiang Qiao stopped and shushed him.
"Um?"
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The instant Jiang Qiao finished speaking, the sound of a baby crying rang out from the corner of the wall next to the main hall.
"Is it a kid?"
The silent young man asked in a low voice, his tone filled with doubt and unease.
"Shut up!"
Li Xin glared at him fiercely.
I'm very dissatisfied with this guy.
Although the repairman, Uncle Rowan, was also a newcomer, he at least knew to step in when needed. Regardless of his abilities, he had the awareness to help.
This guy and Liu Qian are just a burden.
It's completely useless.
Seeing Li Xin's expression, the young man sheepishly dared not speak again.
Liu Qian stood nervously beside the river bridge, not daring to move.
The crying grew clearer and closer.
Moreover, even if you cover your ears, it won't help; it seems to travel directly to your heart and resonate in your mind.
Jiang Qiao calmly looked at the corner of the main hall.
A gust of wind, carrying the stench of blood, blew out from inside, causing the lanterns hanging from the eaves to sway back and forth as if they were about to go out at any moment.
Sudden.
The crying stopped abruptly.
A short arm reached out from around the corner.
Jiang Qiao's gaze sharpened.
He saw a baby, pale and swollen all over, with broken skin and distorted features, crawl out from inside.
It appears to be a drowned child, completely soaking wet.
Upon seeing the river bridge, it raised its head, revealing only its eye sockets and its mouth stuffed with water plants.
"Such heavy resentment."
Jiang Qiao felt his hair stand on end.
This is the most terrifying ghost I've encountered since entering the temple.
His strength has probably reached the fifth rank!
"Incredible."
"That's incredible."
Jiang Qiao exclaimed in surprise, feeling a strange shock!
Even in the supernatural world, a fifth-tier item is definitely not a common occurrence.
I never expected that such a powerful ghost would appear in just a mission map.
This further solidified his belief.
This city is a human settlement in the supernatural world.
An unknown, undiscovered plot of land!
After spotting the group, the ghost baby began to crawl slowly toward the river bridge.
With each step you take, the surrounding light dims a little.
"How terrifying."
Li Xin and the others showed expressions of horror.
Although the other party was just an infant, in their eyes it was as if a huge mountain was crushing down on them.
Just being close to them made them feel suffocated.
I felt like I had become a weed, on the verge of dying at any moment.
"Thank goodness for him..."
Xue Lan forcibly suppressed her fear, glanced at Jiang Qiao standing in front of her, and her eyes gleamed.
Jiang Qiao looked at the ghost baby with a cold expression on his face.
Fifth-order is quite terrifying.
If it were any other team, they would probably have been wiped out.
Unfortunately, he encountered Jiangqiao.
When the "Blessing Ceremony" sealed off Village 404, he killed more than one fifth-tier vengeful ghost.
"Freeze it with the Ghost Realm, then chop it up with one stroke!"
Jiang Qiao mentally rehearsed the killing process and slowly drew the evil spirit kitchen knife.
At the critical moment.
The ghostly infant suddenly stopped, its wrinkled face revealing fear and apprehension.
The next second.
It actually turned around and quickly crawled back.
They quickly disappeared into the corner.
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Jiang Qiao didn't realize what was happening until the ghost baby disappeared.
What the hell is going on?
"Did I scare it away?"
Jiang Qiao frowned.
But he quickly dismissed the idea.
Ghosts are different from humans; their thinking is very simple, and many of them rely on instinct.
Therefore, they rarely give up their attack just because the enemy is strong.
Moreover, even if the ghost infant could see his strength, he was only showing the peak of the fourth rank.
The fifth-tier combat power is achieved with the support of the two talents of "armor penetration" and "critical strike".
To unleash power approaching that of a sixth-tier being, one would need to rely on the Ghost Realm and the Ferocious Spirit Cleaver.
The Ghost Realm is completely undetectable when not in use.
The evil spirit kitchen knife is a rather special supernatural item. When not in use, it is not much different from an ordinary kitchen knife.
So under normal circumstances, it would be impossible to scare away this vengeful ghost!
"If I hadn't scared them away, this place would have been dangerous." Jiang Qiao's expression was somewhat complicated.
The departure of this brat, while avoiding some unnecessary battles, also indicates that something even more terrifying than a fifth-tier being exists in this place.
This is not good news.
Is this the Buddhist temple?
Of all the places in the square, only this Buddhist temple seemed extremely eerie.
The sound of that wooden fish drum has never stopped.
Who is knocking?
"Thank goodness, the kid is gone."
Li Xin and the others nearby breathed a sigh of relief.
The ghost baby exerted such a strong pressure on them that they couldn't even muster the thought of resisting.
They were unsure whether Jiang Qiao could handle it.
But for them, avoiding a fight is of course the best option.
"Let's leave here first; this Buddhist temple has a serious problem."
Jiang Qiao withdrew his gaze, picked up the kitchen knife, and walked towards the other side.
He was curious about the Buddhist temple, but he wasn't planning to go inside and explore it right now.
The others followed closely behind him.
Soon, the group crossed the square and arrived at an arched doorway.
Inside the door was an open space.
It was covered with big trees.
Deep inside, there is a small wooden house.
"Another one died, but it wasn't Zhang Yin."
Xue Lan went in, turned over the body on the ground that was still clearly warm, and said, "This person should have just died, no more than five minutes ago."
"cause of death..."
She massaged Zhao Ming's body a few times and continued, "His heart was ripped out, but there were no other wounds."
She is more professional than a forensic doctor when it comes to identifying corpses.
"The eeriness about him seems to have disappeared."
Li Xin observed for a moment and said with some surprise.
It is important to know that, as awakened beings, their bodies are usually taken over by strange entities after death.
If the monstrous creature is not fully awake at this point, it will remain inside the corpse, waiting for its next host.
However, this was the first time Li Xin had ever seen a situation where an awakened person died but their body looked just like an ordinary person.
"It must have been taken away by something."
Jiang Qiao squatted down, reached into the large hole in the corpse's chest, groped around inside for a while, and finally pulled out a piece of brown flesh.
"This is..."
Xue Lan looked at the object in Jiang Qiao's hand with some surprise and uncertainty, sensing a familiar aura.
"This is a strange remnant."
Jiang Qiao said calmly.
He had encountered this more than once during simulations: after an Awakened being was killed, the strange energy within their body was forcibly removed.
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Not to mention Awakened Ones, even Evolved Ones who have merged with vengeful spirits can have their vengeful spirits broken off.
Jiang Qiao had done something like that before.
He even threw the strange phenomena he had unearthed onto other people to observe what would happen.
"Can the bizarre be broken down from the body?"
Li Xin was taken aback.
The three people behind Liu Qian were also extremely shocked, as this statement clearly overturned their understanding.
"nothing is impossible."
Jiang Qiao chuckled but didn't explain to them, because he noticed something was off about the surrounding trees.
"Xiaotian, go and knock that tree down."
He pointed to a large, leafy tree across the street and spoke to the silent youth.
The silent youth's real name was Tianye, which sounded rather wild, but unfortunately he was very timid along the way, which did not match his name at all.
The uncle's name was Luo Wen, but he was anything but "refined" and offered to help on several occasions.
"yes..."
The silent youth dared not resist.
With a pounding heart, I approached a tree, hugged it with both hands, placed my feet on the roots, and assumed a standard wrestling position.
The next moment.
With a loud "boom".
The tree was uprooted and fell to the ground!
This is Tianye's ability—wrestling!
Even a vengeful ghost would be knocked to the ground by him.
Unfortunately, this ability, though seemingly powerful, is actually quite useless.
Because while he was holding the evil spirit and throwing it to the ground, the evil spirit could resist.
This talent has no control effect, and his body is not enhanced enough to fight ghosts hand-to-hand.
It's practically a suicide skill!
The only difference is that before dying, the vengeful ghost will make him fall flat on his face.
This was his last act of stubbornness as a human being.
"Huh?" Li Xin shone his tin flashlight at the roots of the tree. "There seems to be a corpse inside this tree."
Upon hearing this, Xue Lan immediately went over and cleared the soil from the tree roots.
Soon, a mangled corpse was dug out.
"This outfit..."
Jiang Qiao narrowed his eyes.
"Judging from the condition of the body, this person has been dead for many years."
Xue Lan explored the area with great professionalism and immediately came to a conclusion.
"At least ten years."
Rowan was taken aback when he heard this.
"Ten years have passed, and this corpse hasn't decomposed at all?"
"What's so surprising about supernatural things?" Li Xin walked over and lightly kicked the corpse a few times.
"This person looks like a student; his clothes look a bit like a school uniform."
"I remember when we were in the alley, the old monk said that a group of students would be coming to the temple in the afternoon."
Li Xin said slowly.
"But we were there in the afternoon too. If there were students, we would have seen them."
"I can't believe it," Luo Wen said, puzzled.
"That's what I find strange."
Li Xin shook his head.
"Moreover, Xue Lan judged that the body had been dead for ten years, so there shouldn't be any mistake."
"Therefore, there is only one possibility."
Li Xin glanced at Jiang Qiao, who had no expression on his face, and said in a low voice, "The afternoon the old monk was referring to was ten years ago!"
"But there are also some strange aspects."
"If the students existed ten years ago, then what were Zhang Yin and the others?"
"Two groups of people, separated by ten years, were both treated by the old monk as if they had come to the temple today."
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More than a dozen large trees have grown in the open space enclosed by the courtyard wall.
Under Jiang Qiao's orders, the silent youth, Tian Ye, tripped over all the trees by wrestling.
After Xue Lan examined the bodies, she found that the roots of these large trees were all wrapped around them.
Moreover, these corpses have been dead for ten years.
"It looks like a tree burial."
Li Xin said.
"In reality, tree burials are for ashes, right? Who would put a corpse in there?" Xue Lan said while examining the body.
According to her examination, these people all appeared to have died suddenly.
There were no internal or external injuries.
"It's normal for supernatural murders to leave no visible marks; there's no need to dwell on it."
Jiang Qiao glanced at them, showing no interest in how these people had died.
What he was really interested in was why these people were buried here.
"These big trees all look like locust trees."
"The locust tree is considered a ghost among trees, as it is most capable of gathering yin energy. Therefore, this looks like it is raising a ghost."
Jiang Qiao stepped on a tree trunk and snapped it in two; crimson blood flowed out from it.
Not only that, but a small section of human torso was also revealed.
The torso looked only as thick as an arm, with short arms and legs that resembled frog legs.
"Get it out."
Jiang Qiao gave the order.
Li Xin immediately went over, grabbed the thin, long body, and with a sudden burst of strength, pulled it out.
"What is this thing?!"
Tian Ye took a few steps back in horror, and Liu Qian screamed in fright.
Uncle Rowan, however, raised a wrench to smash it.
"Don't do anything reckless."
Li Xin quickly stopped the uncle.
What appeared before them was somewhat similar to what had previously invaded Xue Lan.
But its body is thinner and its head is bigger.
It looks just like a sunflower, with a thin body topped with a flat, large head like a pancake.
On its head, there were two eyes the size of eggs.
Is he dead?
Xue Lan was about to touch it with her hand.
Suddenly, the strange man grabbed Xue Lan's hand.
Suddenly, Xue Lan felt her arm go numb, as if it were about to be ripped off at any moment.
"snort."
With a cold snort, Xue Lan's body emitted a golden light, instantly repelling the ghost's hand.
"Die!"
A pair of hands covered in lividity grabbed the ghost's face and, like tearing a piece of paper, ripped it in two with a "rip"!
The vengeful ghost died a gruesome death on the spot.
"This ghost is so strange."
Li Xin stood by without helping, only watching the vengeful ghost with some confusion.
"That's right, their attack power is not weak, but their defense is very low."
Xue Lan nodded, pleased with her success.
She hadn't expected the vengeful ghost to be so easily defeated.
Even though I felt like my arm was about to be taken off, I managed to take care of the other person with a swift move.
To be honest, she was a little confused.
"If nothing unexpected happens, there should be a vengeful ghost inside each tree. You can clean them up, and let me know if you find anything new."
Jiang Qiao gave an instruction and walked ahead alone.
He had personally heard the commotion in the alley. Now, besides discovering a corpse and more than a dozen vengeful ghosts, Zhang Yin and his companion had disappeared.
"This temple is no less dangerous than Kayako's. Now that Kayako has entered the temple, and I still have her hair, I might be able to pull off something."
"But before that, we need to find something substantial that can counter the ghost stories."
"The Buddhist temple outside is an option, but not the best one."
As Jiang Qiao walked along, pondering something, he glanced around and noticed a piece of cardboard lying on the ground in the grass not far away.
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He picked it up and found that there was a window drawn on the cardboard.
"This looks like it was left by that fat guy."
Jiang Qiao frowned.
In the late afternoon, he stood on the mountaintop and witnessed the entire process of Zhang Yin and his gang fighting the vengeful ghost.
The fat man drew a window and then put the vengeful ghost inside.
This scene left a deep impression on him!
Because he discovered a bustling, prosperous city visible through the window!
Can this window be opened?
Jiang Qiao reached out and gently pressed down on the cardboard.
Strange things happened.
The window, which was clearly a sketch, was actually pushed open by him.
A cold wind blew out, and the interior was dark and its destination unknown.
"Does it lead to a different place each time it's opened?"
Jiang Qiao looked out the window and saw no trace of the city; instead, it seemed to connect to some terrifying, supernatural space.
Although he had double pupils, his vision was still severely impaired, and he could only see a distance of about ten meters.
Within that ten-meter stretch, he saw a backpack and items scattered on the ground.
There were also two thin, bloody marks, like scratches made by fingers.
"Zhang Yin and the fat man encountered a vengeful ghost. Unable to fight it off, they chose to hide through the window."
Jiang Qiao squinted and easily imagined the scene.
However, the obvious danger lurking inside the window led to their eventual disappearance.
Judging from the current situation, the prognosis is likely very bad.
"What a pity."
Jiang Qiao sighed softly and casually closed the window.
The window on the cardboard has returned to its sketch-like state, looking just like a painting.
He put the painting into his ghost-skin pocket, planning to study it carefully when he had time.
"Who goes there!"
Just then, Li Xin's loud shout came from behind.
Immediately following was the sound of weapons being drawn.
"What happened? What did you see?"
Jiang Qiao subconsciously turned around and found the others staring at the opposite wall as if facing a formidable enemy.
"A face just flashed by on the wall."
Li Xin replied in a deep voice.
"A human face? That's perfectly normal," Jiang Qiao said, staring at the wall.
"Many people have died in this courtyard, and the dead bodies are even planted under the trees. Today, Zhang Yin and his group also had one dead and two missing."
"It's hard to say that the culprit might be secretly watching."
Luohan Temple gave Jiangqiao a strange feeling, like a chaotic vegetable market.
Although they encountered many vengeful ghosts.
However, the connections between these vengeful spirits do not seem to be very deep.
What should we do next?
Xue Lan had already killed all the evil spirits in the trees. Now she was covered in blood and looked extremely fierce.
Jiang Qiao stood there, his expression shifting between light and shadow.
He had originally planned a method to trap Kayako.
But Kayako hasn't appeared yet, and the danger at this temple is somewhat beyond his expectations.
Although he wasn't afraid, he needed to consider whether his companions could survive.
If everyone dies, he suspects he'll be trapped in this map forever.
Just as Jiang Qiao was struggling with this decision.
Suddenly, a person slowly walked in through the arched doorway behind me.
The man looked to be in his early twenties, dressed in a dirty burial shroud, and his face showed obvious signs of decay.
"There's a ghost!"
Li Xin and the others immediately became alert.
"Don't be nervous, I'm here to help you."
He said in a sinister tone.
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