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Still no movement?

At this very moment, on the rooftop of a tall building at a training base not far away.

Yang Jian, perched on a cement block, still gazes out at that gray, misty world.

Nearly an hour has passed since it started. Under normal circumstances, there should be a result by now, since they are not really fighting against the terror inside, but just using the mechanism to subdue the Ghost Messenger and then retreat.

If everything goes smoothly, it should be done within half an hour.

The longer the time, the greater the possibility of encountering danger.

"No matter what happens inside, the best outcome is if it doesn't get out of control; otherwise..."

Yang Jian looked back at the brightly lit city.

The nightmare in Dachang City has already happened once; no one wants to experience it a second time.

Moreover, if things really get out of control, all the Ghost Tamer currently here will probably have to step in, whether they like it or not. Cao Yanhua left everyone in J City for seven days to prevent any accidents from happening; otherwise, some of them would have already returned to their respective cities.

Yang Jian had taken this into consideration, which is why he personally came to see if the operation was going smoothly.

If everything goes smoothly, he can then focus on dealing with the people in his WeChat Moments.

If things don't go smoothly, he needs to get the news as soon as possible so he can take appropriate action; he absolutely cannot stay in the hotel unaware of anything.

Yang Jian was certainly not the only one keeping a close eye on the situation here.

Many drones hovered in the air during the night. Each drone was specially designed and was transmitting information about the situation to all sides, since no one wanted to get close to the place in person.

"Let's go get something to eat first."

Yang Jian was getting a little bored and also a bit hungry, so he took a moment to leave.

When he returned, he had a large bunch of kebabs and several bottles of cola in his hand.

But just as he started eating his skewers, he heard a rustling sound behind him, as if something was climbing up the roof. Soon, the sound of footsteps landing echoed.

"Um?"

Yang Jian turned around and glanced back.

He saw a strange-looking person with a sallow complexion and a sickly appearance standing behind him, looking at him with a slight smile on his lips, without saying a word.

In the dimly lit environment, and atop a tall building, the scene appeared particularly eerie.

Those who didn't know better might have thought they'd encountered a ghost.

But Yang Jian wasn't alarmed, because he recognized the man. He had seen him before at the conference table at Headquarters. Although he didn't remember the name, he remembered the man's face.

"Finding you wasn't easy, Ghost Eye Yang Jian," the man said, his voice strange and unsettling.

"Who are you?"

Yang Jian asked while eating his kebabs, showing no sign of nervousness.

He wasn't afraid of anyone unless they were ghosts.

"My name is Liu San. We met at Headquarters before. You probably didn't notice me then, but I did notice you." This person actually claimed to be Liu San.

But didn't Liu San already enter the ghost Ghost Domain of the Ghost Painting with Li Jun and the others? Logically speaking, he shouldn't be here at all.

However, Yang Jian was unaware of the list of personnel involved in this operation, as everything was kept secret.

"You were looking for me?"

Yang Jian remembered his earlier words. "Looking for me at this critical juncture probably can't be anything good."

He became wary, unsure if Liu San was someone from his circle of friends, especially since he had just received a text message from Li Yao that afternoon.

"It's not exactly a good thing, but it's not exactly a bad thing either. I just have some questions I'd like to ask you, Yang Jian, and I hope you can tell me without holding anything back."

Liu San did not approach further; he knew that Yang Jian had become wary of him.

Approaching someone without their trust might result in being killed by Yang Jian on the spot.

Yang Jian immediately understood his words: "You want to ask me for information? If so, you should ask Headquarters. I have files on all the paranormal cases I've handled; you can easily find them with a simple search."

"You believe the records?" A knowing smile appeared on Liu San's sallow face.

"We'll see," Yang Jian said casually.

"That's precisely why I want to ask for information about the Ghost Coffin."

Liu San said, "No one in this world knows the Ghost Coffin and the Ghost Messenger better than you. After all, you were the one who personally imprisoned the Ghost Coffin, and you led a group of people to survive during the Ghost Messenger incident."

"So you think I'm hiding something?" Yang Jian.

Liu San said, "Isn't that so?"

Yang Jian took a sip of water and said, "You really misunderstood me. I didn't hide anything about the files on the ghost coffin and the subsequent Ghost Messengers. I know what I can and cannot hide. The Ghost Messenger incident is extremely dangerous, and I want to resolve it as soon as possible."

"Unfortunately, this ghost codenamed 'Ghost Messenger' is indeed unsolvable. Even with all the information, everyone is still helpless against it."

Liu San then asked, "If the Ghost Messenger couldn't solve it, then what about the original ghost coffin? How did you resolve that?"

"The ghost coffin? The ghost and the ghost coffin are one. In the previous operation, I did my best to reduce the ghost's terror and forcibly took the ghost coffin to prevent its complete resurrection. Strictly speaking, the ghost and the ghost coffin have separated. The ghost coffin should now be back in Wang Xiaoming's hands. If he is cautious enough, he should not allow the Ghost Messenger to contact the ghost coffin again. After all, no one can withstand Ghost Messenger that Infinite Restart," Yang Jian said.

"That's right, but the situation we're facing right now is a bit unusual," Liu San said.

Yang Jian frowned. "What happened to you?"

Liu San looked at the hazy, Ghost Domain world. "I was involved in this operation. Li Jun, Su Fan, A Hong, and I have ventured deep into the ghostly Ghost Domain of the Ghost Painting and arrived at an incredible place. The valley that was previously affected by the Ghost Messenger has now become a place called Huanggang Village."

"What?"

Yang Jian was stunned for a moment upon hearing this news.

Huanggang Village.

That was the place where he encountered the Ghost Coffin Incident; he almost died in that haunted place.

"Professor Wang's deduction is correct. The Ghost Messenger have been suppressed, but Ghost Messenger haven't managed to compress the Ghost Domain into a place suitable for imprisonment as expected. Instead, they've interfered with the Ghost Messenger's ghost Ghost Domain, dividing it into a village. That village is very dangerous. We won't encounter any danger when walking normally on the roads in the village, but as soon as we step into any house in the village, we will immediately be attacked by fierce ghosts."

Liu San revealed some information about what was happening inside. "Some of the ghosts' abilities are very familiar; we even encountered the ghost rope you had before."

"How did you know I have the Ghost Rope?" Yang Jian's expression shifted slightly.

"It was Li Jun who said it."

Liu San said seriously, "So we guess that all the ghosts that were taken away by the Ghost Messenger before have now reappeared in Huanggang Village, and that place is even more dangerous than before."

But those aren't the main points, are they?

Yang Jian said, "Neither my ghost rope nor any other ghosts are the main targets this time. Your target is the Ghost Messenger?"

"That's right. The world of Ghost Painting has dispersed the ghost Ghost Domain of the Ghost Messenger. Since it's dispersed, the Ghost Messenger must be in this village, and it's under suppression. Its terror level is definitely not as high as before. This is the best opportunity to imprison it." Liu San revealed his purpose.

Yang Jian's eyes flickered slightly as he conceived all of Huanggang Village in his mind.

Every house might be haunted.

The ghosts that were taken away by the Ghost Messenger in the past have all reappeared in the village.

The real Ghost Messenger are hidden among them.

"You want to confirm the location of the Ghost Messenger on me?" Yang Jian immediately understood Liu San's intention.

"You should know where the real Ghost Messenger are. A few of us can't possibly explore every single house," Liu San said.

Yang Jian frowned. "Perhaps in that house where the ghost coffin used to be."

"We went there and encountered a vengeful ghost, but we successfully imprisoned it. It wasn't Ghost Messenger," Liu San said.

"If that's the case, I really don't know where the Ghost Messenger will appear." Yang Jian shook his head, indicating that he couldn't help.

He didn't truly resolve the Ghost Coffin Incident; he merely allowed the vengeful ghost to return to the coffin. At that time, the ghost hadn't fully awakened, so it wasn't unsolvable; all he had to do was relinquish the ghost coffin.

"Really? That's a real shame." Liu San said with some regret.

He didn't believe Yang Jian was deliberately hiding anything; he simply knew as much as he could. Even with firsthand experience, one couldn't fully understand a supernatural event.

"If that's the case, then let's explore it slowly."

After Liu San finished speaking, he prepared to turn and leave.

Yang Jian immediately said, "I think you shouldn't focus all your attention on the Ghost Messenger incident. Don't forget about the Ghost Painting Incident. If you don't retreat in time, you'll be in danger sooner or later if you get trapped inside."

"I understand."

After Liu San finished speaking, he turned around and climbed down the wall.

The moment he turned around, Yang Jian's eyes narrowed. This Liu San was actually a paper figure, with nothing behind him but a skeleton supported by a few wooden strips.

However, if viewed from the front, it looks exactly like a living person.

"Isn't it the real Liu San, or something like a Ghost Slave?" Yang Jian wondered to himself.

At this very moment.

In the Ghost Painting world, within the mysterious Huanggang Village.

Li Jun and the others stood on a road in the middle of the village. In front of them was a house, which was dark, quiet, and somewhat eerily silent.

This house used to be where ghost coffins were kept, yet they found Ghost Messenger inside it.

Although Huanggang Village remains the same as before, its location has changed.

"The information we have is limited, it seems we'll have to search slowly." At this moment, Liu San looked in the direction of the training base and spoke slowly.

"The trial-and-error rate isn't that high. Every house could be haunted, and nobody knows if it's Ghost Messenger. There are at least dozens of houses here, so finding a real Ghost Messenger will be very difficult."

Li Jun also frowned deeply.

He was holding a piece of paper in his hand.

It was a map he drew on the spot.

The black areas on the map represent the locations of houses, but the gray and white roads divide this once continuous black area into many smaller sections.

If you ignore the gray and white roads, and look at all these black areas connected together, they form the shape of Black Coffin.

And these roads that divide the Ghost Domain are by no means safe.

Because this road belongs to the world of ghost paintings.

The gray, paper-ash-like substance drifted down from the sky, accumulating on the ground and forming the roads in the village.

The grayish-white pavement showed signs of encroaching on the surrounding houses, but it mysteriously disappeared when it approached the dark, gloomy houses, as if swallowed up by the darkness and unable to spread further.

A delicate balance exists between the Ghost Messenger and the ghost paintings.

However, this balance cannot last forever. Once the murderous pattern of the ghost painting is triggered, the fragile balance will be broken instantly, and Li Jun, Liu San, and others will likely face a nightmare.

"If we can find a way to pinpoint the location of the Ghost Messenger, perhaps this plan can succeed completely."

On the rooftop of the training base, Yang Jian ate some barbecue skewers while pondering.

Imprisoning a ghost of this level is extremely difficult. Although Wang Xiaoming's plan was very effective, suppressing the Ghost Messenger's Ghost Domain to its weakest state, it was still difficult to find the Ghost Messenger's location.

With so many houses, searching them one by one would be suicide.

No one can hold out, and time doesn't allow it.