A Deal with a Ghost

Clear footsteps came from outside the body bag.

They gradually approached Yang Jian's location, moving from afar.

Having been in this eerie silence for so long, Yang Jian knew very well what the sudden sound of footsteps meant.

Although I wanted to go out and take a look, to confirm whether there really was a ghost outside.

However, the risks were too great, which prevented Yang Jian from taking any action.

He wasn't afraid of the headless ghost, nor the mysterious and eerie Plague Ghost in the village. His only fear was the ferocious ghost that could easily kill a Ghost Tamer. The existence of that ghost had always been a mystery; no one had ever seen it, because those who had probably already died.

No one has ever experienced this.

Because those who encountered it also died.

The only way to understand the ghost was through deduction based on the deaths of the three Ghost Tamer.

"I'm all alone now, practically isolated. Based on my previous guesses, I've broken a certain balance in the village. That ferocious ghost should be hunting Ghost Tamer everywhere. Once it finds them, no one can survive."

"Are the footsteps outside the ghost searching for someone?"

Yang Jian felt a chill run down his spine and couldn't help but feel nervous.

The body bag he was lying in was placed in a wasteland overgrown with weeds.

It's not easy to find in this kind of environment if you don't look carefully.

However, when ghosts search for people, they may not rely on sight, but rather on some kind of perception, or certain conditions.

Yang Jian couldn't be sure he wouldn't be found by that ferocious ghost. Lying here was a gamble, and the stake was his life.

The footsteps drew closer again.

He could even tell that the ghost was less than three meters away from him.

It was almost right next to me.

"These footsteps didn't involve coughing. It's not Plague Ghost. So it's either that fierce ghost or the headless ghost I released, but I think the fierce ghost is more likely."

Yang Jian thought to himself, without making the slightest sound, and at the same time prepared to use the Ghost Domain at any time.

Now is not the time to worry about the vengeful spirits resurrecting.

"Thump, thump thump~!"

Footsteps passed by him and then stopped in the direction he was looking.

His head was facing the opening of the body bag.

Some gaps were left Yang Jian to allow air to circulate.

"Have we been discovered?"

Yang Jian's palms were sweating, and he almost held his breath.

If we were discovered at this point, the chances of dying here would be at least 80%, if not 90%.

Whether facing that ferocious ghost or using the Ghost Domain to fight it, the result would be similar; he wasn't confident he could imprison a ghost of this level.

One minute, two minutes, three minutes

Yang Jian only knew that a while had passed, but he didn't know the exact time. At this moment, he didn't even dare to make a sound by turning on his phone, for who knew if such a subtle action would immediately expose his whereabouts.

Finally, a full fifteen minutes passed.

Yang Jian, inside the body bag, suddenly heard the footsteps begin to leave.

Yes, footsteps sounded, gradually moving towards the village.

The ghost is leaving.

Yang Jian breathed a sigh of relief as the footsteps faded into the distance.

"Success! I've evaded this search. I'm almost certain that once I leave this body bag, that ghost will have virtually no chance of finding me, and I'll remain safe."

Thinking of this, he felt much more at ease.

This is important.

If even body bags aren't safe, then there's no safe place here.

But Yang Jian didn't seem very happy, because the crisis had only been temporarily relieved. If he didn't come up with a solution, he would still be sitting and waiting to die.

Upon closer examination, there are actually only two paths ahead.

Let's wait and see if that headless ghost can restore the village to its former state.

The second is to take the initiative.

"Let's wait and see." Yang Jian restrained his impulse and decided to give himself a day to wait for things to change.

If the headless ghost's wanderings around the village were effective, it should have shown results within a day; otherwise, the headless ghost's actions would be considered a failure, and it would mysteriously disappear like the other Ghost Tamer.

The wait was long, but it passed quickly.

Unconsciously.

Yang Jian had been inside the body bag for a day.

This is how it's displayed on the phone.

After that footstep appeared once, there was no further movement around him, but during that time, his body began to act strangely; one of his Ghost Eye could no longer be closed no matter what he did, and it was no longer under his control.

Is the resurgence of vengeful ghosts intensified?

Or perhaps she was threatened in some unseen way, causing her Ghost Eye to open involuntarily, just like the ghost she saw passing by in Jiang Yan's apartment before.

In any case, this waiting cannot continue any longer.

This deadlock must be broken.

It was noon that day.

Yang Jian carefully opened the body bag and secretly peeked outside.

Pitch black as ink.

It's impossible to see clearly at all.

Terror continues to grip the village.

"Use your Ghost Eye." Yang Jian took a slight breath and stretched out one palm.

The back of the hand is a scarlet eye.

He was surveying his surroundings through his Ghost Eye.

The view from my eyes was a world bathed in red light.

But it's not hard to see that the village still exists.

However, the mourning hall where the coffin was placed has still disappeared.

At the entrances of other houses, Yang Jian saw villagers standing there numbly and eerily, motionless, like corpses.

However, the next moment...

The villagers, who had been standing motionless in front of the houses, suddenly turned their heads in unison to look at the hand outside the body bag.

Every pair of eyes was empty, without pupils, as if filled with darkness, giving off a chilling fear.

"Damn it!"

Yang Jian couldn't help but curse, and hurriedly put his hand back into the body bag.

Curiosity killed the cat.

This village was indeed terrifying. He was certain that if he went out, he would be surrounded and killed by these ghosts, with no chance of escape.

The villagers were relatively normal before.

Ever since some kind of balance was broken, the village has become increasingly frightening.

Prolonging our existence is not a solution.

In this desperate situation, we have to rely on this last resort.

Yang Jian reached into his pocket and took out the piece of human skin paper that he least wanted to use.

Then I turned on the phone screen to illuminate it.

A line of writing was displayed on the parchment.

"Having only been in Huanggang Village for three days, I'm already at my wit's end. In desperation, I took out that piece of human skin paper again, hoping it might hold the answer to this crisis."

"But I was disappointed; I didn't get what I wanted from it."

"Perhaps I will die here."

"It's terrifying."

Yang Jian's gaze sharpened. "If I were alive, I would make a deal with you in exchange for a ghost."

The human skin paper underwent another change.

The previous handwriting disappeared, and new handwriting appeared.

"I think it's best to play it safe and finish the unfinished deal with this piece of paper first. In return, I'll have the possibility of controlling a second ghost. There might be a turning point in the Huanggang Village incident."

"Control a second ghost? Wait, this information is different from the previous information. The previous information only indicated that I would obtain a method to control a second ghost, but this is about directly controlling a second ghost." Yang Jian's eyes narrowed.

Really.

This thing has a hidden trick up its sleeve.

Can it help me control a second ghost?

Damn it, why didn't you say so sooner? If you had, I wouldn't be here now.

No, that's not right.

Yang Jian recalled those last words, "It's terrifying."

"It" refers to the ghost in Huanggang Village.

Is this describing the author's feelings, or revealing the paper effigy's fear of that ghost?

If it's the latter...

So.

Even paper dolls are afraid!

"So you're the same way, you won't admit defeat until you see the coffin. If I want to leave here, I have to control a second ghost. You know that my Ghost Eye isn't enough to fight the ghosts here." Yang Jian's expression changed.

As expected, the previous prediction was correct.

This level of demon is beyond his capabilities.

No wonder Ghost Tamer comes here dies.

To survive, the bare minimum requirement is to control a second ghost.

In simpler terms, it means you're too weak.

The weak cannot survive.

So now this paper doll has compromised? Before, it told me how to control it, but now it's offering to help me control a second ghost?

But what will be the price? What will happen if this piece of paper gets a ghost?

Can I afford it?

Or will he personally unleash something even more terrifying?

"It doesn't matter anymore, it doesn't matter at this point. Even if I have to make a deal with an evil spirit, I'll get out of here." Yang Jian gritted his teeth and said; "Alright, I agree. Let's begin the deal."

The writing on the parchment began to gradually disappear again.

The last few words appeared in large print. "My deal with the human skin paper has begun."