Yang Jian did not enter the deathly silent little county town. Instead, he recalled the case files on the Quiet Incident. After all, this city truly had a fierce ghost lurking within it. If he was going to venture inside, he first needed to understand the full course of events.
"The person who created the file said that the ghost in this city was extremely vicious and had killed many people. Based on a certain pattern, it seemed to only kill those who spoke, which was why this supernatural incident was named Quiet Incident. It meant that as long as one remained silent, one would not be targeted by the ghost."
"This was somewhat similar to the Starving Ghost back then. But later additions to the file stated that speaking would not necessarily attract the ghost. Someone had risked testing it and spoke in the town without drawing the ghost over."
"Therefore, the ghost's killing pattern in this town was related to speaking, not to making sounds."
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As he pondered, Yang Jian walked into the small county town.
It was silent and deserted, dim and cold.
Only the howling of the night wind passed through the streets. There was not a single light around him.
"Would lighting a white Ghost Candle here draw the ghost over? If everything goes smoothly, I could immediately find the ghost wandering this county town and deal with it."
Such a thought arose in Yang Jian's mind.
But when he reached an intersection in the middle of town, he could not help but stop.
At the very center of the intersection was a white candle. It had not burned down completely, leaving behind a short stub. However, that half-burned candle had long since gone out, and no one knew how many days it had