The Ghost Child, not yet fully grown, had no way to stop Wei Jing from leaving. Yang Jian had only been held back because of that rotting dead man's head. With the Ghost Shroud on, the Ghost Child was more capable of resisting the harm caused by other ghosts.
So even if Wei Jing suppressed the Ghost Child, he could not kill it. Without continued suppression, the Ghost Child could come back to life again.
This was crucial.
The reason Yang Jian had chosen to let the Ghost Child wear the Ghost Shroud was because he had always worried about one thing: the Ghost Child was not a true ghost and could very likely be killed.
Back in Dachang City, he had killed a second-stage Ghost Infant.
As for why he had not let the Ghost Child control other ghosts, that was also to guard against it losing control. Yang Jian had therefore been very conservative in his choice of ghosts.
Now, that conservative choice had proven useful.
Wang Xiaoming did not need the Ghost Child to stop Yang Jian. He only needed it to stay alive.
Wei Jing stepped over the dead infant on the ground and continued forward. He had already left the building and was about to reach the road outside. He was not moving quickly; from the looks of it, he might not even reach the city center after several hours.
But one should not forget that Wei Jing also had a Ghost Domain. It was merely being affected by Yang Jian's Ghost Domain.
And Yang Jian's Ghost Domain did not currently cover a particularly large area.
At this pace, Wei Jing would leave the range of Yang Jian's Ghost Domain within minutes.
At that moment.
The motionless Ghost Child on the ground opened its eyes