"Come with me. We're leaving."
Yang Jian lit the ghost candle, temporarily driving away the surrounding strangeness. He could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Without giving it much thought, he immediately tried to leave the restaurant with Xiong Wenwen.
This operation had already failed. Staying here any longer would be extremely dangerous; they had to retreat first.
The ghost candle was burning fiercely, its eerie green flame flickering unsteadily. The corpses still hanging in midair continued to watch them with smiles on their faces, letting out chilling, bizarre laughter.
Without the Ghost Domain's protection, even Yang Jian could not directly come into contact with this supernatural phenomenon. He had to rely on the ghost candle's light to ensure their safety.
"It's burning a little too quickly. And as time passes, the rate seems to be increasing. It's clear that the surroundings are becoming more and more dangerous."
Yang Jian looked at the brand-new ghost candle in his hand, his expression darkening slightly.
"You should've left a long time ago. I almost got killed because of you."
Xiong Wenwen clutched Yang Jian's arm tightly, complaining while trembling in fear.
Yang Jian did not feel the slightest embarrassment. "Dealing with supernatural incidents is a life-or-death gamble to begin with. If I'd succeeded just now, I could've immediately dealt with a ghost with enormous potential to cause harm. Risk and reward go hand in hand. I did everything I could; we can only say our luck was bad."
"Besides, there seems to be a problem with your ability to foresee the future. You can only predict the outcome after I take action. You can't skip that step and see the ending directly. Otherwise, I wouldn't have needed to spend more than ten seconds making that attempt."
Xiong Wenwen argued, "Do