Laughter and Tears

Luo Suyī and his companions, who were barbecuing in the villa's courtyard, were unaware of what was happening inside the room. They only saw a sudden darkness before a person appeared in front of them, which startled them.

"Damn, your sudden appearance is going to scare me to death sooner or later. Using the Ghost Domain like this is incredibly wasteful of your resources."

Startled, Luo Suyī seeing Yang Jian suddenly appear, then exclaimed in surprise.

Because Yang Jian used the power of the vengeful spirits too frequently, he didn't act like someone who controlled two spirits at all, and he wasn't worried about the vengeful spirits reviving.

"I made a small attempt to revive Tong Qian, but there's a minor problem in the room now, so I'm planning to run away. I was wondering if you guys want to come along?" Yang Jian said.

Um?

Upon hearing this, Luo Suyī and Huang Fei, who were standing next to him, stared at him with wide eyes, while Lin Luomei, who was not far away, was also stunned.

Before they could ask any questions, a strange voice came from the house behind them.

A chilling, eerie laugh was mixed with a sound like a woman wailing at a grave.

The two voices blended together, making you feel as if someone were standing right next to you, laughing and crying at the same time, as if you could reach out and touch the owner of the voice.

It makes your hair stand on end.

"Quick, run! Tong Qian's ghost face has come back to life!" Luo Suyī frightened that he turned and ran.

Huang Fei, who was standing nearby, also spat out a mouthful of beer, almost choking to death, and then quickly ran out of the villa.

However, before they could take two steps, the scenery around them changed.

They appeared beside a stream.

Beer, a grill, and freshly grilled meat skewers were also placed nearby.

"This location is probably safe now, and we shouldn't be affected." Yang Jian walked to the nearby recliner and sat down, looking at a brightly lit villa nestled among the green trees in the distance.

Upon Luo Suyī immediately realized he was far from his residence. He exclaimed in astonishment, "Yang Jian, what exactly did you do in my house? Why did you release Tong Qian's ghost face again? That thing is so dangerous; you should have found a way to get rid of it!"

"At the very least, it needs to be completely sealed off."

Yang Jian picked up a bottle of beer from the side, flicked it lightly, and the bottle cap flew off. "Didn't I just tell you? I'm going to resurrect Tong Qian."

"Resurrect Tong Qian? Is that even possible? Luo Suyī Tong Qian in Z City is now just a face." Huang Fei was even more shocked when he heard this.

When they first encountered paranormal events, all they ever saw was death; no one who was killed by a ghost could be resurrected.

Yang Jian, "Tong Qian only has a face left, but didn't I bring back a body? That's my high school classmate's body. I couldn't find his face among the people I brought back from the hotel. A body without a face will die quickly, and a body without a face will rot quickly."

"So I put Tong Qian's face on my classmate's body, like surgery, piecing together what each of us needed. If we're lucky, we might be able to revive her."

Upon Luo Suyī nearly jumped up. "How could this possibly succeed? The face is gone, how can you forcibly sew it back together? The face was taken by a ghost, only a ghost could do this, but do you think that thing will obey you?"

"Humans can't do it, but ghosts might be able to," Yang Jian said slowly, taking a swig of beer.

"Things aren't that complicated. Just wait and see. Once Tong Qian is resurrected, she will become an anomaly who controls two ghosts, just like me, no, even more special than me."

"Two ghosts? Isn't it just one ghost face?" Luo Suyī he heard Yang Jian's words, but then realized that something seemed off.

Tong Qian should only have one funny face.

Yang Jian smiled. "She only has one ghost face, but I have another ghost face that I found elsewhere. I pieced both ghost faces together on her body, and with her original face, she now has three faces on her head."

"You're insane." Luo Suyī was so shocked he couldn't speak.

Huang Fei, standing to the side, was also stunned. Yang Jian's actions were not just crazy, they were terrifying. He not only wanted to overturn the taboos of life and death, but also to manipulate the power of vengeful ghosts and create a terrifying anomaly in this narrow space.

For most people, becoming Ghost Tamer is already a desperate struggle to survive, but Yang Jian seems to be immersed in it, trying to uncover some extraordinary supernatural phenomena.

This practice is similar to some ancient folk tales.

Raising ghosts.

That's right, Yang Jian is indirectly raising ghosts.

"Have you ever considered that if you fail, you'll be releasing two ghosts, which would be another terrifying supernatural event?" Luo Suyī's voice trembled slightly. He thought Yang Jian was just exceptionally strong, bold, and meticulous, but he never expected him to have such a crazy idea deep down.

Yang Jian, "No, the reason I performed this surgery at your villa is because I considered the safety of Z City. Even if things fail, I can nip the disaster in the bud. I can certainly imprison anything I release myself."

"Moreover, it is indeed a pity that Tong Qian died like this. After all, she still had hope of being resurrected, so I think it is worth trying."

"Don't make a fuss. Eat what you want, drink what you want. After tonight, none of this will concern you anymore."

After Yang Jian finished speaking, he picked up the grilled sausage next to him and started eating.

Luo Suyī and Huang Fei looked at each other in bewilderment.

What kind of person is Yang Jian? How could he still be in the mood to eat skewers under these circumstances?

But things had already come to this point, and they had done everything they could. They didn't know what else to say. They could only stand by as bystanders, waiting for the matter to end, and perhaps witness firsthand how a person with only a human face would be strangely resurrected before their eyes.

But can Tong Qian really be brought back to life?

The same question arose in everyone's mind, but Yang Jian was not concerned with it.

He knew that the chances of reviving Tong Qian were high. As long as her body and face met the conditions for continued survival, revival would not be difficult, because Tong Qian had not truly died; her face was still alive, only her body was gone.

However, Yang Jian harbored a selfish motive: he hoped that Tong Qian would take advantage of her resurrection to control the two ghost faces.

Of course, if they fail, Tong Qian will never wake up.

At this very moment.

In the room where Yang Jian had just been, eerie laughter and strange crying mingled together, enveloping the villa.

This place has become a forbidden zone for the living.

Anyone who hears this laughter or crying is doomed to die. Even Yang Jian dares not stay here and must stay far away.

Lying on the bed, Zhao Lei —no, Zhao Lei possesses a body, but not an identity, so it would be more appropriate to call her Tong Qian now.

Tong Qian was unconscious like a corpse. One side of her face had a smiling, androgynous face, like a lifelike human skin mask pasted on it. On the other side of her face was a dirty, old white cloth, on which a human face was also branded.

It was a face filled with sorrow, as if someone was about to cry.

Moreover, as time went by, the crying face stuck deeper and deeper to the skin, until it seemed to have grown onto it.

The old, tattered cloth slipped off his face.

The outline of the crying face above disappeared, but on Tong Qian's face, the outline of the crying face had formed a human face.

The supernatural entity on the rag transferred to Tong Qian. If she were still alive, she would now be a Ghost Tamer, controlling that crying face.

But now she is not alive.

Because Tong Qian's face was covered by a blood-stained old newspaper, and the outline of a third face was also visible on the old newspaper.

It was a beautiful woman's face.

This is Tong Qian's face.

At this moment, Tong Qian's own face was sometimes showing a strange smile, and sometimes filled with sorrow, as if she was about to cry.

Two expressions were rapidly switching back and forth, enacting a terrifying game of face-changing.

Whether Tong Qian turns into a crying face or a smiling face, it signifies death, and she can never be brought back to life.

Because this represents a method of killing that involves two ghostly faces.

Turning into a smiling face means being killed by that ghostly smiling face; turning into a crying face means being killed by that ghostly crying face.

However, there was a certain miracle involved in Yang Jian's design.

No, it should be said that the terrifying method of controlling vengeful spirits presented by the human skin paper has a chance of success.

For example.

When Tong Qian tries to turn into a smiling face, the crying face next to her will make her expression change back to a smiling face, and when she tries to turn into a crying face, the smiling face will change back to a smiling face.

The two ghost faces are engaged in a unique kind of contest.

Just like when Yang Jian hanged himself in front of the Ghost Mirror.

The only way to survive is for both ghosts to die together, and Tong Qian, as a third party, orchestrates all the supernatural events.

Moreover, unlike Yang Jian, who only perfectly controlled the headless ghost shadow, Yang Jian will perfectly control both ghost faces once she Tong Qian. This is a more perfect and unconventional approach, surpassing Yang Jian in some ways.

In fact, Yang Jian had also thought about using this method on himself, so that he could instantly control two more ghosts.

But he knew he couldn't do it.

Because the Ghost Eye and headless ghostly figures already exist within the body, the balance cannot be easily broken, and only ordinary people can undertake such a crazy attempt.

But then I thought about my friends.

Yang Jian would never let Zhang Wei, Jiang Yan, or Wang Shanshan do such a thing.

They lack the mental fortitude to become Ghost Tamer, and since they are perfectly healthy, there is absolutely no need for them to take this risk.

Therefore, Tong Qian is the perfect match.

Moreover, the ghost face originally belonged to her, and now she only has a human face left, which is no different from being dead, so Yang Jian will not have any psychological burden in trying this.