The Man in the Portrait

Although Yang Jian wanted to know many things, Feng Quan seemed quite willing to patiently explain them to him.

This kind of verbal communication is the best way to resolve misunderstandings.

After all, they had indeed killed each other in the past, and if they wanted to survive in this village, or even leave, they had to get rid of this psychological anguish.

Otherwise, it will be detrimental to future cooperation.

Zhang Han's reminder made the two of them immediately look outside.

The sky outside was starting to darken again, though not as quickly as before. But at this rate, in less than ten minutes, the village would be plunged back into darkness.

"That ghost is coming. It won't let this opportunity pass. As long as I appear, it will definitely appear. It was the same before. It has a deep obsession with this coffin." A hint of solemnity appeared on Feng Quan's cold face.

"I made the entire mourning hall disappear before because I didn't want it to take away the coffin."

Yang Jian, "If that's the case, then you might as well just keep hiding. Why do you have to show up again?"

"Hiding is useless. The coffin, the village, me, and that ghost are all closely connected. A delicate balance has been achieved through this ghost coffin. As long as the balance exists, there will be no problem. But because of the ghost you released, the balance has been broken, and I was forced to reveal myself."

"Now, I have no way out. Either I imprison this ghost, or I die here with the two of you," Feng Quan said.

Yang Jian narrowed his eyes slightly.

Was he forced out by the headless ghost?

Yes.

The headless ghost possessing the old woman could even enter the Ghost Domain, so finding this mourning hall probably wouldn't be difficult for it.

But right now, the old woman has swallowed the parchment, and the headless ghost has been controlled by herself.

Therefore, the situation has changed once again.

Etc.

Wrong.

Yang Jian's eyes suddenly flickered. "If the ghosts in this village have truly become stronger because of the increase in the number of other ghosts, then why did my release of the headless ghost shadow not become an aid to the ghost in this village, but instead restrained it?"

What exactly is the difference?

Does that mean that only the demons it later seized could become its power?

If that's the case, there's no reason why this fierce ghost couldn't even deal with the headless ghost.

All the secrets lie in this ghost coffin.

Yang Jian glanced at the coffin again, almost unconsciously.

Currently, only this last mystery remains unsolved. If we know the abilities and functions of this ghost coffin, then all the inconsistencies will make sense.

Only

The Ghost Tamer Feng Quan in front of me didn't seem to intend to reveal any information about the ghost coffin to me; instead, he wanted to conceal all the important details about it.

"His concealment undoubtedly proves that this ghost coffin must have a very important role. Otherwise, there wouldn't be Headquarters behind this mission, and the company wouldn't hide all the information, even deleting files from Headquarters."

"Feng Quan is right. This mission isn't actually to save him, but to obtain this ghost coffin."

Thinking of this, his heart skipped a beat.

Concealing all information and deleting files would reduce the survival rate of the Ghost Tamer involved in this incident to the lowest possible level, and the resulting casualties are unimaginable.

Even so, the secret must be kept.

"Is this coffin really that important?" Yang Jian found it somewhat unbelievable.

Although we don't know what the coffin is for, we can guess from this information that its value is absolutely, extremely high.

Now.

Feng Quan didn't stay in the coffin any longer. Instead, he got out of it. He seemed to have been lying in the coffin for quite a while, and his gait was very stiff. He even looked like he had just learned to walk, swaying and about to fall at any moment.

After emerging from the coffin, Feng Quan closed the lid again.

It has a sense of fighting with one's back to the wall, with no way out.

"No matter what happens outside, don't leave this mourning hall. That ghost will come to us on its own. We don't need to go looking for it. The gold artifacts for containing it are ready, whether it's a suitcase or a body bag, anything that can hold that ghost."

"Once the imprisonment is successful, the paranormal events in Huanggang Village will be completely over, and all three of us will be able to leave here alive."

"Don't even think about a way out; there's no way out now."

Feng Quan kept talking.

Meanwhile, it was getting darker outside, and those with a keen sense of smell could vaguely detect something unusual happening outside.

"Like I said, never separate yourself too much. I haven't fully figured out some of this ghost's abilities. I only know that if you're alone, it will kill you instantly, without any chance to fight back. Even for me, it's the same. Last time I didn't die because I was lucky and found a glimmer of hope, but that's impossible now."

"Because we must protect this ghost coffin and prevent it from falling into the hands of this vengeful spirit, please use any abilities you have later. Don't worry about the vengeful spirit reviving."

Zhang Han muttered to himself, "That's easy for you to say."

Yang Jian remained calm and unmoved.

He now controls a second ghost, which greatly delays the time for the vengeful spirit to revive. As of now, using the power of the vengeful spirit a few times will not have any effect on him.

It seems that Feng Quan was unaware of this.

He could only know what was happening in the village.

Yang Jian, riding the headless ghost, released human skin paper and swallowed the old woman. All of this happened within his own Ghost Domain.

In other words, some of his secrets have not yet been exposed.

"Thump, thump thump~!"

As I was thinking, it finally got dark outside. Although it wasn't pitch black, the nearby houses were only vaguely visible. Just then, a sudden sound of footsteps echoed from the alley behind the house.

In the dim night.

It was as if someone had walked out of the deserted village.

It looks a little strange, but that's actually how it is.

The footsteps were orderly and clear, standing out starkly in the deathly silent village. The three people in the mourning hall all strained to hear them.

"It's here! The ghost is outside."

Feng Quan said in a low voice, his numb eyes fixed on the direction of the gate.

"Although we have some doubts and are somewhat unwilling, the best we can do right now is to join forces and imprison this ghost first."

Yang Jian took a deep breath, dispelling the jumbled thoughts in his mind.

At the same time, the headless shadow behind him stretched out in a long ghostly Ghost Domain.

As a precaution, he only covered the room, not the ghost outside, lest the ghost come after him first.

"Um?"

Feng Quan seemed to sense the presence of the Ghost Domain. He turned his head and glanced at Yang Jian with numb eyes.

But he didn't say anything or ask any further questions; instead, he turned his head away again.

As for Zhang Han...

He is now the only survivor among the Ghost Tamer of the Xiaoqiang Club, but he is unaware that Yang Jian's Ghost Domain is covering him.

The footsteps grew closer.

Yang Jian stared at a wall.

The footsteps were on the other side of the wall, now circling around, going from the side of the house toward the front door.

"They're quite law-abiding; they know to use the main gate. I never thought they could just walk right in." I thought to myself.

A moment later.

Finally.

A person emerged from the darkness.

It was a handsome young man, his face deathly pale, devoid of color, and his features were extremely handsome, exactly like the person in the previous portrait.

If it's not confirmed that he's a ghost.

Yang Jian wouldn't even doubt his existence if he walked down the street; if he frequented nightclubs or bars, beautiful women would probably try to chat him up.

As things stand at the moment.

This is the ghost that most resembles a human.

With such handsome looks, why did he have to become a ghost? He deserves to be punished today.

Now.

The man in the portrait suddenly stopped when he reached the gate and did not continue walking.

Because further ahead lies Yang Jian's Ghost Domain.

Is it wary of this?

They still cared about Feng Quan's existence.

Or perhaps, as previously suspected, the presence of three people did not fulfill the conditions for this vengeful ghost to kill, and it was waiting for an opportunity to strike.