"Could you describe the ghost's appearance in more detail?" Jiang Lian asked in a deep voice.
"It was less than a meter tall, like a small child, but I couldn't see its exact shape," Fu Youhua replied.
Suddenly, two soft "tap-tap" sounds rang out, and Jiang Lian's heart skipped a beat. The sound was like someone gently clapping behind him.
He hurriedly turned around, but his vision blurred again, and he only caught a glimpse of a blurry black shadow.
The dark figure seemed to be deliberately avoiding human sight.
"It's back! Jiang Lian, watch out! It's climbed onto your shoulder, it's going to bite you!" Fu Youhua's voice suddenly turned sharp, and he shouted urgently.
On the shoulder!
Jiang Lian was shocked. He hadn't noticed anything at all and had been attacked silently!
Shi Hu looked around nervously. The ghost seemed to be right in front of him, but he just couldn't pinpoint its exact location!
Jiang Lian reached out and slapped her own shoulder. A large mouth opened on her palm, revealing sharp, white teeth that gleamed menacingly.
However, the Ghost Shadow was even faster; the moment Jiang Lian raised her hand, the Ghost Shadow vanished.
"Damn it!" Jiang Lian was a little impatient, not understanding why this ghost was bothering her.
"This ghost may have the ability to hide, making it difficult to detect even if it's right in front of you. However, the camera seems to be able to capture its traces to some extent," Fu Youhua's voice came through the earpiece.
The so-called stealth property is not only optical invisibility, but also invisibility at the level of human cognition, which is similar to deceiving the brain, making people subconsciously Neglect. The eyes clearly see it, but the brain does not process it.
In an effort to quickly locate the ghost, Fu Youhua gathered others in the monitoring room to watch the surveillance footage, but they still found it difficult to spot.
"What should we do now?" Bai Yang's eyes widened, and a sense of defeat suddenly welled up in his heart. In the past, no matter where he went, he was always respectfully called Master Bai. But now, after encountering a truly terrifying Supernatural event, he realized that he was really useless.
On the Ghost Tamer Forum, someone pessimistically analyzed that Supernatural events might become more frequent and terrifying in the future. However, Bai Yang's own version has never been updated. People who used to call him Master Bai genuinely respected him, but now most people who call him Master Bai are just joking.
"I've probably become its primary target. Keep a close eye on my surroundings; you should be able to spot something amiss," Jiang Lian warned.
"However, this ghost doesn't seem very aggressive, otherwise I might already be dead when it climbed onto my shoulder."
"Should we borrow the Buddhist Bell from the Shichuan and ring it?" Shi Hu suggested, as he still really liked that bell.
"No way, who's going to ring the bell? Besides, that Buddhist Bell can only be used to ward off evil spirits and protect oneself; it can't force ghosts to show themselves," Bai Yang retorted.
Da da--
Suddenly, she heard the sound of a child running barefoot. Jiang Lian reacted quickly and immediately attacked the direction of the sound.
A dark shadow flashed, and the attack failed again.
That ghost was too fast.
"I can't hit it." Jiang Lian wiped the sweat from her forehead; this sudden fright was really unpleasant.
Bai Yang and Shi Hu looked rather grim. They had been concentrating intently on observing Jiang Lian's surroundings, yet they hadn't noticed the ghost at all. It wasn't until the ghost made some noise that they finally reacted, but they had only seen a dark shadow and hadn't even made out its features.
"Minister, have you made any new discoveries?" Bai Yang asked, his voice a little hoarse. "This ghost has appeared several times but hasn't launched an attack yet?"
Fu Youhua was silent for a moment. "This ghost... might be D-class?"
D-class?
Supernatural events that are safe, pose virtually no harm, cause no injury or death, and can be attempted to be contained by ordinary people are classified as D-class.
There is indeed such a classification in the rating of Supernatural events, but its rarity is comparable to that of the S-class, while most Supernatural events start at the C-class.
"Regardless of whether it's D-class or not, we still can't let our guard down." As the person being haunted by the ghost, Jiang Lian could only keep her nerves on edge at all times.
However, in the following time, the ghost appeared beside him several more times, but each time he couldn't hit it, and each time the ghost didn't attack him.
Could it really be D-class?
Jiang Lian still dared not relax. After many attempts, he gradually figured out the ghost's patterns.
This ghost, like Tagalong, liked to follow him around. When it was noticed, it would quickly hide away to avoid being looked at directly.
It doesn't seem to attack people; it just frightens them by blowing cold air near their ears or necks or making a clattering footstep sound.
An ordinary person encountering such a ghost for the first time would definitely be terrified. If they have heart disease or are in a poor mental state, they might just die.
However, even if this ghost is only D-class, it cannot be said to be completely harmless. The Supernatural aura emitted by a ghost can have a negative impact on humans.
"I think that ghost's weakness might be its ability to observe. Once it's observed, it will immediately run away and disappear," Bai Yang said thoughtfully. "Perhaps we can use that as a starting point."
"It's back again, right on your back!" Shi Hu reminded Jiang Lian.
This time, Jiang Lian didn't turn around. She focused all her attention and only vaguely felt something on her back, sensing something in a blurry way.
"Don't look at it yet, and don't make a move rashly," Jiang Lian whispered.
The others nodded and stopped looking around him.
Nearby, another Ash Urn's candle went out, and it was quickly collected by Bai Yang and Shi Hu together.
Hu Jiu gazed at the distant horizon, where several brighter shades of turquoise drifted by.
Jiang Lian raised his phone, adjusted the angle, and pointed the selfie camera at his back. This time, he could vaguely see the ghost's appearance.
It was less than a meter tall, looked like a child, was naked, had bluish-black skin, and its face was not very clear, as if it were covered with a layer of mosaic.
With a soft "click," Jiang Lian quickly pressed the shutter button.
The little devil vanished immediately, Jiang Lian showed everyone the photos she had just taken, saying, "That's what it is."
"Is the camera shaking? I can't see their faces clearly," Shi Hu asked.
Jiang Lian said, "The little ghost's face is naturally like this, blurry and indistinct. I estimate that only Ghost Tamers like Bai Yang, who control the eye type, can see its true appearance clearly."
"Don't flatter me. If I could see it clearly, would I need to go through all this trouble to film it?" Bai Yang said with a wry smile. "Speaking of which, what codename should we give this harmless little brat?"