Yang Jian watched the bustling city behind him recede into the distance, and the unease in his heart gradually settled instead.
He had slipped away.
The moment he noticed something was wrong in the city, he had left without hesitation. He had even temporarily abandoned his plan to find Cao Yang and reclaim the Ghost Scissors, deciding to put the matter off for a while. After all, the Ghost Scissors falling into Cao Yang's hands was not necessarily a bad thing, since he had no conflict with Cao Yang.
Besides, even if Yang Jian had not resigned in advance, he would have refused to participate in this Ghost Painting Incident.
The reason was simple.
His Ghost Eye was restrained by the Ghost Painting, leaving him unable to use his Ghost Domain. Once he entered the Ghost Painting world, there was a good chance he would never get out. At this point, Yang Jian did not have the music box's curse protecting him.
If he did have that curse, he could give it a try. When one was not afraid of dying, one dared to take on anything head-on.
"I wonder whether the Ghost Cabinet's transaction rules are still in effect?" Yang Jian pondered, thinking of another curse.
The Ghost Cabinet's transactions were mandatory and could not be refused. He had previously tried refusing one of its tasks, but the result had been an abnormal change in the Ghost Cabinet. A fierce ghost had been released through the lower cabinet door, seemingly to hunt down the trader.
But in exchange for resolving the music box's curse, Yang Jian had obtained a condition from the Ghost Cabinet: seven days of protection.
Those seven days had not yet passed.
Yang Jian was still under its protection.
As he pondered, time passed bit by