Chapter Summaries

Yang Jian began turning his supernatural weapons into a single spear, but the gold proved too soft, so he left the safehouse to order specialty steel. After restoring his body with Huang Ziya’s Liar Ghost, he learned that Dr. Chen from the Ping An Technology Research Base was at the company and went to meet him.

• Yang Jian embedded a hatchet and a coffin nail in a gold spear, leaving gaps so he could still use their supernatural powers, but the weapon bent when he swung it.
• Yang Jian left the Ghost Child at Guangjiang Residential Area and used his Ghost Domain to appear in Shangtong Building.
• Yang Jian used Huang Ziya’s Liar Ghost to heal his body, then purified the darkened crystal necklace with his Ghost Eye.
• Tong Qian told Yang Jian that Dr. Chen, whom he had met at the Ping An Technology Research Base, was staying in the company dormitory, and Yang Jian left to find him.
• Yang Jian asked Tong Qian to arrange an order for one ton of each type of specialty steel; Huang Ziya and Tong Qian discussed his worsening condition and the new head on his Ghost Shadow.

Dr. Chen explained to Yang Jian how supernatural forces could affect human consciousness and how ghosts might possess a person's thoughts. Yang Jian left after naming Dr. Chen a company consultant, apparently having found an answer to his question about whether restored memories could preserve a person's identity.

• Dr. Chen reassured his assistants that joining Yang Jian's company in Dachang City offered safety and a chance to build a future.
• Yang Jian appeared in Dr. Chen's dormitory through a Ghost Domain and asked about research into human consciousness.
• Dr. Chen explained that ordinary consciousness could not resist supernatural erosion and described how a crashed ghost might be controlled by a person, while an uncrashed ghost could control them.
• Dr. Chen said consciousness was a collection of memories, and answered that a person whose lost memories were replaced with identical ones would still be alive.
• Yang Jian thanked Dr. Chen, appointed him a consultant for his company, and vanished as the Ghost Domain faded.

Yang Jian returned to Safe House No. 1 to prepare for the Music Box Curse, which was due to erupt the next afternoon. He devised a way to preserve his identity if Ghost Shadow took over and prepared a supernatural spear and a gold-lined coffin before facing the curse.

• Yang Jian told Tong Qian that he would isolate himself for three days and asked him to seal Safe House No. 1 and watch over Dachang City if he died.
• Yang Jian brought Zhang Liqin home, arranged for a ten-person safe house to be built in his hometown, and had her record his recent experiences before he left for Safe House No. 1.
• Yang Jian concluded that Ghost Shadow might preserve his memories after his death and decided to use the bloodstained old newspaper to reinforce the words “I am Yang Jian.”
• Yang Jian forged a golden spear incorporating the cleaver and coffin nail, using cracks in its surface so his Ghost Domain could reach the cleaver and form its medium.
• Yang Jian built a gold-lined iron coffin to serve as his burial place if he died while dealing with the Music Box Curse.

Yang Jian sealed himself in a coffin to survive the Music Box Curse, unaware that Feng Quan’s plea for help would draw Tong Qian and Zhang Han into a fight with the Ghost Tamers hunting him. The chapter left Tong Qian and Zhang Han facing Liao Fan, Pei Dong, and a third attacker while Yang Jian remained unable to respond.

• Yang Jian sealed himself inside his gold-jointed coffin, covered his face with the bloodstained old newspaper, and released the ghost shadow while the Music Box Curse held it at bay.
• Feng Quan sent his team a distress message from the outskirts of Dachang City, and Tong Qian and Zhang Han took a helicopter to investigate.
• Liao Fan, Pei Dong, and a third Ghost Tamer pursued Feng Quan in an old taxi and struck him down with a supernatural attack, triggering the revival of his Grave Soil ghost.
• Tong Qian and Zhang Han arrived as Feng Quan lay incapacitated, and Liao Fan’s group realized Yang Jian had not come to help.
• Tong Qian confronted the three attackers and declared that they should die, then her ghost face smiled as Liao Fan ordered his group to attack.

Tong Qian and Zhang Han confronted Liao Fan, Xu Feng, and Pei Dong after Feng Quan was killed, while the ghost fog began reviving. Tong Qian’s laughter grew stronger through its echoes, but Zhang Han died protecting her as the fourfold wave reached the fight.

• The ghost fog spread as Feng Quan remained buried and unconscious, and Tong Qian and Zhang Han prepared to fight Liao Fan’s group.
• Xu Feng used his Hugging Ghost to restrain Tong Qian and Zhang Han while Pei Dong moved in to kill them.
• Zhang Han risked using both ghosts’ powers to break Xu Feng’s restraint, and Tong Qian unleashed her ghostly laughter.
• Liao Fan used Ghost Calling Person to make Tong Qian turn around, but her second ghost face turned instead and avoided death.
• Tong Qian’s laughter echoed and grew stronger, while Zhang Han grabbed Pei Dong and was killed when Pei Dong erased his consciousness.
• Tong Qian’s tears fell as the second wave of echoes returned at four times the strength.

Tong Qian’s ghostly laughter killed Pei Dong and forced Liao Fan and Xu Feng into a supernatural taxi as they tried to escape. Liao Fan drove into the city after knocking Tong Qian off the highway, leaving her fate uncertain.

• Tong Qian refused Liao Fan’s offer to stop fighting, and her third wave of laughter killed Pei Dong.
• Liao Fan and Xu Feng retreated into the supernatural taxi to avoid Tong Qian’s laughter, but the vehicle repeatedly failed to start.
• Tong Qian chased the taxi and tried to open its door as the fourth wave of laughter entered the cabin.
• Liao Fan finally started the taxi, honked to drown out the laughter, and drove into the Ghost Domain as the fifth wave began.
• The taxi reappeared behind Tong Qian and struck her, sending her off the highway before Liao Fan continued toward the city with Xu Feng.

Tong Qian failed to stop Liao Fan and Xu Feng from reaching Dachang City, while Zhang Han’s attempted revival through the Ghost Mirror ended in his permanent death. Liao Fan and Xu Feng arrived at Shangtong Building and forced their way inside to find Yang Jian, believing he was incapacitated.

• Liao Fan persuaded Xu Feng to abandon the fight with Tong Qian and continue toward Dachang City to target Yang Jian.
• Tong Qian, badly injured, realized the men were heading for Shangtong Building and contacted Li Yang, Huang Ziya, and Xiong Wenwen to prepare.
• Zhang Han revived inside the Ghost Mirror as an ordinary person, but unseen hands dragged him into the darkness and killed him again.
• Liao Fan and Xu Feng arrived at Shangtong Building, announced they had come for Yang Jian, and gave him three minutes to appear.
• Zhang Hua tried to stall the intruders by explaining that Yang Jian was absent, but Xu Feng and Liao Fan forced their way into the company.

Xu Feng and Liao Fan attacked Shangtong Building, killed Zhang Hua and a security guard, and searched for Yang Jian before taking a supernatural mirror from his safe house. At Guangjiang Residential Area, Li Yang, Huang Ziya, and Xiong Wenwen prepared to confront the attackers and avenge their fallen teammates.

• Xu Feng and Liao Fan entered Shangtong Building, threatened Zhang Hua, and Xu Feng shot him after taking his gun.
• Xu Feng killed a security guard with supernatural power after the guard opened fire, and Liao Fan learned Yang Jian’s office was on the top floor.
• Xu Feng and Liao Fan found Yang Jian’s office empty, broke into the safe house, and discovered a corpse in a coffin and a cloth-covered mirror.
• Liao Fan took the mirror, and the two men left for Yang Jian’s home in Guangjiang Residential Area.
• Li Yang told Huang Ziya and the others that Xu Feng and Liao Fan had killed Feng Quan and Zhang Han, while Tong Qian was injured.
• Li Yang, Huang Ziya, and Xiong Wenwen agreed to confront the attackers outside Guangjiang Residential Area while the others stayed in the safe house.

Li Yang and Huang Ziya confronted Liao Fan and Xu Feng at the entrance to Guangjiang Residential Area, using their supernatural abilities and Xiong Wenwen’s foresight to counter the attackers. The battle escalated when Wang Shanshan sent the ghost child after Liao Fan.

• Liao Fan and Xu Feng drove the ghost taxi to Guangjiang Residential Area, where Liao Fan spotted Li Yang waiting in the darkened guard booth.
• Li Yang used Blocking Door to stop the ghost taxi, but the collision left him badly injured.
• When the Ghost Calling Person called Li Yang’s name, Huang Ziya blocked his view and stopped him from turning around.
• Xu Feng crossed the yellow line marking the reach of Li Yang’s power, and Li Yang used the ghost in his chest to pull Xu Feng toward him.
• Xu Feng attacked Li Yang and Huang Ziya with the Ghost Embracing Person, while Huang Ziya’s Ghost Hair resisted the assault.
• Wang Shanshan ordered the ghost child to eat Liao Fan, and it rushed at him and began biting him.

Li Yang and Huang Ziya nearly defeated Xu Feng and Liao Fan, but Gu Cheng arrived with a Ghost Domain and rescued them. Gu Cheng led them to Yang Jian’s opened safe house to claim the coffin nail, but the key items were missing, leaving them to open the iron coffin.

• Li Yang trapped Xu Feng inside his hollow body while the ghost child tore apart Liao Fan, and Xiong Wenwen warned that someone was coming.
• Gu Cheng arrived, used his Ghost Domain to rescue Xu Feng and Liao Fan, and transferred the ghost child away.
• Gu Cheng refused to help kill Li Yang’s team and took Xu Feng and Liao Fan to Safe House Number One, where they forced open the door.
• The three searched the safe house and found several supernatural items, but not the coffin nail or rust-covered cleaver.
• Gu Cheng and the others carried Yang Jian’s iron coffin outside and decided to open it, while Liao Fan went to bring the ghost taxi.

Xu Feng and Liao Fan opened Yang Jian’s coffin so Gu Cheng could take the coffin nail, but the balance sustaining Yang Jian’s corpse broke and the red light suppressed Gu Cheng’s powers. As Yang Jian stood up and asked, “Who am I?”, everyone realized he was still alive.

• Xu Feng opened Yang Jian’s coffin despite Li Yang’s attempt to stop him, while Gu Cheng incapacitated Li Yang with his supernatural power.
• Xu Feng confirmed that the motionless corpse was Yang Jian’s and Gu Cheng pulled the fused spear from his hand.
• Xiong Wenwen told Huang Ziya that his precognition showed Yang Jian was not dead.
• The bloodstained newspaper crumbled away, the red music box shattered, and Yang Jian’s corpse stood upright as darkness and red light spread.
• Gu Cheng’s Ghost Domain disappeared beneath the red light, and Yang Jian asked, “Who am I?”

Yang Jian awakened in his coffin with his memories lost, but Liao Fan’s Ghost Calling Person restored his identity. He killed Liao Fan and turned toward Gu Cheng and Xu Feng, who were left facing him in his Ghost Domain.

• Yang Jian repeatedly questioned who he was as Gu Cheng and Xu Feng realized he had awakened and debated attacking him.
• Xu Feng’s ghost restrained Yang Jian while Liao Fan’s Ghost Calling Person made him turn around, restoring his memories and confirming that he was Yang Jian.
• Gu Cheng’s ghost attack failed to harm Yang Jian, and Xu Feng’s ghost could not stop him from moving.
• Yang Jian took the coffin nail from Gu Cheng and used it to pin Liao Fan to the ground as Liao Fan tried to flee in the ghost taxi.
• Yang Jian pulled out the coffin nail, killed Liao Fan, and faced Gu Cheng and Xu Feng.

Yang Jian defeated the remaining invaders in Dachang City after reviving, killing Gu Cheng and Xu Feng while using the ghost child to consume the Ghost Calling Person. With Liao Fan and Pei Dong also dead, all four invaders had been eliminated.

• Yang Jian had the ghost child swallow the Ghost Calling Person left behind by Liao Fan.
• Gu Cheng drew the life slip and used his revived Ghost Domain to challenge Yang Jian, while Xu Feng tried to escape in the ghost taxi.
• Yang Jian invaded Gu Cheng's Ghost Domain, suppressed one of his ghosts, and killed him by snapping his neck.
• Xu Feng tried to start the taxi, but Yang Jian revealed that it was an illusion and that Xu Feng was sitting on a stone bench in the residential complex.
• Xu Feng turned toward the ghost child and triggered the Ghost Calling Person's killing rule, leaving him dead beside Liao Fan, Gu Cheng, and Pei Dong.

Yang Jian defeated the Ghost Tamers who attacked Dachang City, saved Li Yang, and arranged for Huang Ziya to control Xu Feng’s ghost. He then reached the highway, stopped Pei Dong’s revived ghost, and began investigating the remaining ghosts as Feng Quan lay unconscious in a grave.

• Yang Jian used the Ghost Shadow to stabilize Li Yang and healed him, then told Huang Ziya to control Xu Feng’s Ghost Embracing Person to balance her Ghost Hair.
• Yang Jian left Huang Ziya, Li Yang, and Wang Shanshan to handle the aftermath and contain the Ghost Child while he headed toward Tong Qian.
• On the highway, Tong Qian struggled to protect stranded drivers from the Ghost Fog and Pei Dong’s revived ghost, which she briefly suppressed with her crying and laughing faces.
• Yang Jian arrived, dispersed the Ghost Fog, and pinned Pei Dong’s revived corpse to the road with his spear before healing Tong Qian.
• Yang Jian identified multiple remaining threats, including Zhang Han’s revived ghost and an unknown ghost released by the Ghost Mirror, then found Feng Quan unconscious inside an old grave.

Yang Jian used the Ghost Skeleton to save Feng Quan from ghost revival, then continued hunting the ghosts on the highway. Feng Quan revived with a third paranormal power, and Yang Jian prepared to take the team to Dadong City.

• Yang Jian buried the Ghost Skeleton with Feng Quan, hoping it would restore balance among the ghosts in his body.
• Yang Jian cleared the ghost fog and captured Zhang Han's ghost after it attacked Xu Fang; Tong Qian directed the stranded drivers to turn back.
• Feng Quan emerged from the collapsed grave alive, having tamed the Ghost Skeleton and survived with his Grave Soil and ghost fog powers.
• Yang Jian failed to find the last ghost released during Zhang Han's failed revival and wondered whether it had remained in the Ghost Mirror or left the area.
• Yang Jian reunited with Feng Quan and Tong Qian, thanked Feng Quan for surviving, and announced that they were going on a business trip to Dadong City.

After Dachang City’s Ghost Tamers suffered heavy losses, Yang Jian prepared to lead a public revenge operation against the forces in Dadong City. Headquarters ordered Li Jun to assist him and told Dadong City’s captain, Wang Chaling, to cooperate.

• Yang Jian criticized Tong Qian for leading a rescue that cost Zhang Han his life and left her badly injured, then told her to learn from the mistake.
• Li Yang reported that the supernatural items were secure, while Headquarters agreed to send Dachang City a new liaison officer.
• Yang Jian told Shen Liang he would go to Dadong City to destroy the old residence and seek revenge, then ordered the team to depart in one hour.
• Yang Jian made his plans public and gathered a Substitute Doll, ghost candles, and ghost porcelain for the operation.
• Ye Zhen, Li Lepeng, Liu San, and the Spirit Extermination Society took notice of Yang Jian’s announcement.
• Cao Yanhua ordered Li Jun to Dadong City and told Wang Chaling to cooperate with Yang Jian.

Yang Jian examined his revived state and realized he had become a Ghost Shadow carrying the Music Box Curse, with the ability to invade memories and potentially revive the dead. After learning Li Jun and Wang Chaling would be involved in the Dadong City operation, Yang Jian assembled a full squad and took them there through his Ghost Domain.

• Yang Jian examined the powers he had inherited from the bloodstained old newspaper and Music Box, and considered using them with the Liar Ghost to restore the dead.
• Yang Jian told Zhang Liqin to record the incident before his trip, and Li Yang reported that Wang Chaling and Li Jun had been assigned to cooperate in Dadong City.
• Yang Jian reasoned that Li Jun had been rescued by Old Qin after the Ghost Painting Incident and that his assignment was meant partly to prevent a clash with Wang Chaling.
• Yang Jian gathered Feng Quan, Tong Qian, Xiong Wenwen, Huang Ziya, Li Yang, and Ghost Child, and ordered the team to prepare for the pendulum curse incident at the Republican era old house.
• Yang Jian instructed Zhang Liqin and the others to use the Second Safe House if trouble arose, then transported the squad from Dachang City to Dadong City in his fifth-layer Ghost Domain.

Yang Jian visited Dadong City’s person in charge, Wang Chaling, and challenged him to a blind game of Chinese chess before asking about the pendulum clock curse. Wang Chaling agreed to discuss the curse after sending the other guests away, leaving Yang Jian and his colleagues to speak with him in private.

• Wang Chaling defeated several invited chess players at a gathering in Ning'an Building.
• Yang Jian and his companions appeared amid flickering lights, and Wang Chaling greeted Yang as Dadong City’s person in charge.
• Yang Jian and Wang Chaling played Chinese chess aloud without a board, and Yang won by check.
• Yang Jian asked Wang Chaling what he knew about the pendulum clock curse, and Wang Chaling offered to discuss it after they sat down.
• Wang Chaling dismissed the guests, who left frightened after seeing Ghost Child.

Yang Jian confronted Wang Chaling over the Republican Era mansion and learned that it belonged to the Wang family, whose missing patriarch remained inside. Wang Chaling gave Yang Jian a pocket watch as he entered the mansion, then sent his mother’s ghost into the house to search for his father.

• Wang Chaling told Yang Jian that his father had gone into the Republican Era mansion to search for its unseen pendulum clock and had not returned.
• Wang Chaling revealed that the mansion belonged to his family and that two vicious ghosts accompanied him, prompting Yang Jian to threaten him before hearing his explanation.
• Wang Chaling said he knew little about the mansion’s history because he had rejected the family’s supernatural inheritance and studied abroad.
• Yang Jian accepted Wang Chaling’s pocket watch, which kept the same time as the old house, and warned him not to betray his trust before taking his team to the mansion.
• After Yang Jian left, Wang Chaling asked the ghost of his mother, who appeared in a family photograph, to search for his father and avoid clashing with Yang Jian.

Yang Jian and his team went to the old mansion in Dadong City to investigate the pendulum clock curse, while Yang Jian concluded that Wang Chaling had concealed strength and could not avoid responsibility for the danger in his territory. After killing a supernatural observer outside the mansion, the team entered its hidden Ghost Domain and heard an unseen person warn Yang Jian that he should not have come.

• Yang Jian explained that his meeting with Wang Chaling had been a test of their positions and said Wang had revealed at least three ghosts and likely possessed Supernatural Items.
• Yang Jian led Feng Quan, Tong Qian, Li Yang, Xiong Wenwen, and Huang Ziya to the old mansion and ordered the team to kill any Ghost Tamers they encountered.
• Li Yang tried to use the Blocking Door ghost on the mansion's iron gate but was suppressed by the supernatural force inside, so Feng Quan broke the lock and opened the gate.
• Yang Jian spotted a man filming the team with a corpse-like hand and pinned him to the ground with his cracked golden spear.
• Yang Jian identified the dead man as an observer connected to the mansion, then led the team through its entrance and into a vast Ghost Domain filled with old coffins.
• A voice from one of the mansion's hollow windows warned Yang Jian that he should not have come.