Although Yang Jian had previously used the Ghost Domain to alter the terrain and borrowed part of the Ghost Lake's supernatural power to stop its spread, it was only a temporary solution.
The spread of the Ghost Lake had been stopped, but a price had to be paid.
That price was that the vicious ghosts previously sunk into the Ghost Lake by the black boat were breaking free and leaving.
The danger posed by ghosts that even the Ghost Lake could not imprison was obvious.
The only consolation was that the escaped ghosts were only a very small portion of those within the Ghost Lake. Most of its supernatural presence still remained submerged.
But that danger had to be dealt with somehow.
Otherwise, once the matter of the Ghost Lake was over, terrifying ghosts would constantly wander around Zhongzhou City, and this place would become a complete dead zone.
Splash!
A splash sounded from the distant shore.
A ghost that had previously sunk into the Ghost Lake climbed ashore.
The lake water could not imprison it, and the ghost wandered about without restraint.
This escaped ghost was likewise soaked through, like someone who had drowned. However, its clothing was very distinctive. It was not dressed in the fashion of this era, but in an old-fashioned Chinese robe, the sort of outfit only crosstalk performers wore nowadays.
Its wide sleeves hung empty, making it impossible to tell whether it had arms.
Its long, wet hair hung loose and covered its entire head. Its features were obscured, and its gender could not be identified.
The ghost did not go far. It simply kept pacing back and forth along the shore.
It had no destination. At first glance, it looked like a mentally unstable patient.
But it was no patient. It was a