The Way Out

Fixed mindsets can be deadly.

Ghosts have always been considered to be something in a physical form; although terrifying, they are at least visible and tangible.

But after Yang Jian entered the ghost coffin and his consciousness merged with the Ghost Domain, covering the entire Huanggang Village, he finally understood.

The ghost here is in the same situation as him lying in the coffin.

It's not a ghost in physical form, but a ghost in concept.

As long as Huanggang Village exists, this ghost will never disappear, nor can it be imprisoned.

This is why Feng Quan was able to control the villagers after entering the coffin, and why Yang Jian was able to abandon his physical form and become almost a consciousness after entering the ghost coffin.

In reality, they only temporarily experienced the ghost's presence after entering the coffin.

However, Feng Quan didn't think in that direction. He regarded the coffin as a special tool that could perfectly turn a person into a ghost.

But he was wrong.

Or rather, he was only half right.

This coffin can indeed give birth to ghosts, but it doesn't give birth to Feng Quan or Yang Jian; instead, it gives birth to the ghost of Huanggang Village. This coffin was tailor-made for this ghost.

However, the ghost has now left the coffin, and Feng Quan has taken over it.

It could not return to the coffin, and Feng Quan dared not leave the coffin because he was afraid of the ghost's abilities.

Thus, a balance was formed.

This is actually a stalemate.

With great difficulty, all three of them paid the price to imprison the ghost.

But when footsteps echoed again in the darkness outside Suihe Gate, they evoked a sense of despair and helplessness.

"How can you be so sure that everything is as you say? I don't believe you." A hint of shock and anger flashed across Feng Quan's numb face.

Yang Jian stared intently at him. "You've been here so long, it's not that you can't guess, it's just that you're so eager to become a real ghost that you subconsciously ignored some things you didn't want to think about."

"What's wrong with becoming a real ghost? If I succeed, I can control other ghosts and won't be afraid of the side effects of a vengeful ghost's resurgence. The fate of this city, not just the entire country, but even the whole world, will change because of me. I will be the only conscious, truly terrifying ghost."

"Do you know what this means? It means that the disaster caused by this paranormal event can be stopped, or even quelled. I will be a hero, a savior."

A strange madness flickered across Feng Quan's numb face.

Is this what he really thinks?

It really does seem incredible.

"Although your idea is good, reality is cruel. As long as you stay in the coffin, this ghost will guard you for a day. If you don't let it into the coffin, it will never leave."

Yang Jian calmly said, "Even if someone sees the value of the ghost coffin and sends people to rescue it, they'll just die one by one. You won't be able to get out of there, so how can you be a savior?"

"If we deal with this ghost, there won't be any problems," Feng Quan said.

"How do we solve this? This ghost is impossible to confine. It can be an amalgamation of all the villagers' appearances, or it can be a blade of grass, a stone, or a house. If we're really going to be sure, the entire Huanggang Village is actually one ghost. You created that file on the Huanggang Village paranormal events, so you should know very well that the entire Huanggang Village mysteriously disappeared for three days when the paranormal events occurred."

"The village reappeared three days later."

"At that time, the village was no longer the same village, but a ghost. However, this ghost was still in the process of being formed, and some aspects were probably not perfect. Therefore, Huanggang Village returned to the life of an ordinary village, without any abnormalities. In my opinion, this should be a kind of imitation ability, just like a child can imitate the behavior of adults. It can also imitate the operating rules of the village."

"So just having a village isn't enough; you also need villagers. So the villagers who disappeared before reappeared. These villager ghosts didn't try to control them; they just continued to live their lives as before. When someone died, they knew how to hold a funeral and set up a mourning hall. When someone came, they knew how to greet them and offer their regards. But they would never leave this village even half a step."

"Because they are part of the village, but as you entered the ghost coffin, you indirectly gained the ability to control some of the villagers. This is actually an influence you have on the ghost here. Therefore, you cannot completely control a villager, because the villagers are also part of the ghost. Your influence is already at its limit. To control them, you would have to master the ghost in the ghost coffin."

Feng Quan's expression was constantly changing.

He couldn't believe Yang Jian's shocking speculation.

But faced with reality, Feng Quan had no choice but to believe it.

Because, as he said, the ghost is still there.

Footsteps echoed again from the darkness.

A figure gradually approached the mourning hall.

All these signs seemed to indicate that the ghost had returned.

If a fight breaks out, this will be the second round.

But you guys are already low on health, while this ghost has resurrected at full strength.

If Yang Jian and Feng Quan join forces again and defeat this ghost...

The third round will begin.

An endless confrontation

Until all the Ghost Tamer were exhausted and died from the resurrection of the vengeful spirits.

As the number of ghosts in the village increases, the power of this ghost will also increase.

This has created a dead end.

"No, even if you're right, I still have a chance to turn things around. That is, I can go back to the Ghost Coffin and restore the balance we had before." Feng Quan's numb face was filled with madness.

However, he hadn't finished speaking.

A ghostly figure suddenly stood behind him.

A hand formed from thick ink gripped Feng Quan's head.

Just a gentle lift.

Feng Quan's head was removed and held in the hands of the headless ghost.

"Yang Jian. You?"

Even though his head had been removed, Feng Quan wasn't dead yet; he was just staring at him with a mixture of anger and rage.

"Whatever you want to do, I won't allow you to disrupt my plans right now,"

Yang Jian said coldly, "There is really only one way to leave this place."

"That means letting that ghost return to the ghost coffin. Only then will everything here disappear, and the ghostly events in Huanggang Village will end. These dangerous things are simply beyond your control."

Feng Quan's body and head were separated, and he couldn't move at the moment. He said angrily, "Since you already understand that this ghost wants to return to the ghost coffin, what if one day it continues to grow in the coffin and reaches an unimaginably terrifying height before coming out again?"

"Who will be able to deal with it then?"

"If you can leave that ghost outside for your own sake, why can't I put it back in the coffin for my own life?"

"Once the day comes when this ghost leaves the coffin, I won't be able to control it anymore. I guess the Ghost Tamer department will have a solution then. As long as this ghost successfully returns to the coffin, I'll do a favor and give the coffin away so that someone capable can have a headache."

Yang Jian remained unmoved. "You should be thankful, otherwise you would already be dead by now if I hadn't been worried about the ghost inside you escaping."