"Oh? Help us?"
Jiang Qiao raised an eyebrow and said with a smile:
"How can you help us? Come in and we'll have a proper talk."
Jiang Qiao spoke gently and had a friendly expression, but his grip on the kitchen knife tightened.
The strange man entered the archway, took a few steps, stopped, shook his head, and said, "Let's just leave it at that."
He didn't pay much attention to the wary looks from Li Xin and the others, but kept his eyes fixed on Jiang Qiao.
Or rather, he was staring at the kitchen knife in Jiang Qiao's hand!
"Since you don't trust me, any help you offer is just nonsense. First, tell me who you are and why you're here."
Jiang Qiao's smile faded.
This man of unknown origin is probably a great philanthropist.
They were complete strangers, yet they were preparing to help him in this den of thieves.
What kind of spirit is this?
If he hadn't wanted to hear what tricks the other person had up their sleeve, he would have just started attacking them.
A vengeful ghost pretending to be a saint is just fooling other ghosts!
"Me? I'm just a soul that can't go back."
The man's tone was somewhat complicated.
"I have come here to tell you that if you do not leave this temple before dawn, you will surely die."
The man spoke sincerely.
"Thanks for reminding us, but why did you come here to warn us about the danger?"
Jiang Qiao asked.
"I?"
The man straightened his dirty burial clothes and said in a low voice, "I hope to leave with you. I cannot fight against the monks who protect the temple alone."
"The monks who protect the temple?"
Xue Lan asked in confusion.
"Yes!"
"This Luohan Temple used to be extremely popular, with many eminent monks who maintained the safety of the entire city and resisted the invasion of evil spirits."
"But a change occurred ten years ago."
"A supernatural event has occurred in the city; a very terrifying ghost has appeared near the Astronomy Community."
"At the invitation of the authorities, the abbot led several disciples down the mountain to subdue the demon. No one knows the specific details, but they all died in battle in the end."
"And then, within a single day, Luohan Temple was transformed into a ghost temple."
"All the monks and tourists who did not leave have turned into vengeful ghosts."
The man recounted the past in a complicated tone, allowing Jiang Qiao and the others to learn about the history of this temple.
"To be honest, I'm also a tourist who hasn't left. But compared to their dazed state, I still have some consciousness. So I've always hoped to escape this place."
"But every time I was about to leave, I would be beaten to death by the monks guarding the temple gate."
"I will not truly die; I will be resurrected in a few days."
"But I tried countless methods, and I still couldn't leave this temple."
"Until today."
The man looked at the river bridge, and there seemed to be some kind of light flickering in his lifeless eyes.
"I discovered in the alley that you guys can actually kill vengeful ghosts!"
"Especially this friend, several monks couldn't even withstand a single move from you."
"You even crushed the old monk's head."
"That's why I had the idea of cooperating with you."
"I've been trapped here for ten years. I want to go back and see my family, even though they are now separated by death."
The man felt indignant, helpless, and heartbroken.
Liu Qian and the others felt a pang of sadness upon hearing this.
Jiang Qiao looked at the man's rotting face, lost in thought.
The so-called exorcism is actually just resolving paranormal events.
He had already learned from the previous Buddhist temple that many of the monks there possessed special abilities.
They even sealed vengeful spirits into their bodies by "sitting in a vat".
If I remember correctly, the so-called "astronomical community" should be the area where Kayako lived.
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It seems that the abbot of this temple died while dealing with Kayako.
The temple also underwent some changes due to the deaths of its abbot and a group of masters, eventually becoming a gathering place for vengeful ghosts.
"What's the situation with that Buddhist temple in the square?"
Jiang Qiao looked past the wall and at the magnificent, five- or six-story hall.
"have no idea."
The man stated frankly.
"The temple has looked like this ever since I became a vengeful ghost."
"Smoke swirled, and lamplight flickered. Sometimes there was the sound of a wooden fish drum, and sometimes the sound of chanting."
"But I have no way to get in."
"I personally witnessed a tourist who had transformed into a vengeful ghost accidentally enter that hall. It has never appeared since."
Jiang Qiao nodded after listening.
"I can work with you, but you need to demonstrate more value."
Jiang Qiao put the kitchen knife away and walked over.
"Who is the most powerful vengeful ghost in this temple?"
Approaching the man, he asked in a relaxed tone.
The man thought for a moment and replied, "It should be the woman in the small courtyard next to the alley."
"The one with the black '囍' character sticker?"
Jiang Qiao confirmed.
"yes."
The man gave an affirmative answer.
"That woman is quite pitiful; I heard she's getting married in two days."
Jiang Qiao laughed and said, "That's really pitiful. Are there any others? Are there any more terrifying vengeful ghosts?"
"there is none left!"
Then, he urged anxiously, "Now that you understand enough, let's leave the temple quickly, or we won't be able to leave."
"Alright, let's go. Do you have a safe route? Try to avoid encountering any evil spirits."
Jiang Qiao nodded in agreement and then made his request.
"No problem, come with me!"
The man was overjoyed and immediately turned around to lead the way.
However, the next moment.
A flash of gray light appeared, and its body instantly froze.
Then, a rusty kitchen knife cleaved it in two from head to tail!
"Pfft"
The man's two body parts began to decay rapidly.
Without even uttering a sound, it turned to ashes.
This scene left Li Xin and the others standing nearby stunned.
They thought Jiang Qiao was going to leave with the vengeful ghost, but unexpectedly, as soon as the ghost turned its head, it slashed down with a knife!
"this..."
Li Xin was somewhat bewildered.
"Hmph, it doesn't matter who he was in life or what he is after death."
"It doesn't matter how much of what he said is true or false."
"None of that matters."
"The important thing is that I would never take a strange, vengeful ghost with me on my journey."
Jiang Qiao said coldly.
He was not afraid of vengeful ghosts when facing them head-on.
Even when faced with strange tales, he could manage to deal with them.
However, having a malevolent ghost by your side who has no idea what it's up to is like planting a time bomb for yourself!
If you don't trust it, then why bring it along?
If you truly trust it, how can you guarantee it won't stab you in the back at a crucial moment?
Therefore, the best approach is to ask clearly what you want to know.
Then, he killed him with a single blow!
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One moment they're all smiles, the next they're ready to kill you.
Jiang Qiao's sudden attack not only surprised the evil spirit but also stunned his companions.
"Indeed, this ghost's origins are unknown, and it's difficult to determine its stance when it's around."
Li Xin was the first to react and echoed.
"Indeed, there are many loopholes in what he said."
Xue Lan looked at the vengeful ghost's corpse on the ground: "The biggest problem is that everyone else is in a daze, so how can it be conscious?"
"We can't gamble, and there's no need for us to gamble."
Xue Lan said coldly.
"Let's go. Since conscious vengeful spirits have appeared, the main deity of this temple should be arriving soon."
Jiang Qiao didn't take it to heart.
He was just waiting.
As an outsider who had broken into the temple and had actively killed several vengeful spirits, he believed that the truly terrifying being inside the temple would soon appear.
"Whether we can defeat Kayako depends on what happens next."
Because Kayako is practically a ghost story, it's difficult to deal with her using normal methods.
Even if Jiang Qiao wasn't afraid of her, he wasn't confident he could keep the others alive for the remaining five days.
Even he, it's only something you can put up a fight against, but it's very difficult to defeat him.
Besides, what's the point of defeating an immortal being?
If he can't find a way to restrain the opponent, and all his teammates die, he will eventually be killed by Kayako if he stays in this place.
More than a hundred lives are not enough for him to live a lifetime.
During the brief delay, the entire temple seemed to have undergone some kind of change.
All the lights went out, and the temple began to be shrouded in darkness. This darkness was very similar to the one we had encountered in the main hall and meditation rooms earlier.
In the deathly silence, a faint laugh suddenly echoed in the darkness.
The laughter was mixed with shouts directed at someone.
The sound lingered in my ears, sending chills down my spine. I tried to distract myself, but my body wouldn't obey; my mind kept repeating the same name, echoing the call.
The name seems to be "Meng Xi"?
"Crunch"
The door to the wooden house not far away opened.
On the wall next to it, clear bloody handprints began to appear. These bloody handprints stretched from the side of the wooden house all the way to the entire courtyard wall.
What should we do now?
Xue Lan asked Jiang Qiao.
She shimmered with golden light, like a Valkyrie.
How many people have died in this temple?
In Jiangqiao's view, there were not only bloody handprints, but also a series of strange old men in tattered clothes.
These elderly people seem to have been born without eyes; the space where eyes should be is completely blank.
Their skin-and-bones hands were stained with blood, which reminded Jiang Qiao of the bloody footprints he had encountered in the shady forest a few days earlier.
"It's not a ghost story, but we can't tell what kind of strength it has."
Jiang Qiao made a judgment.
"Ignore them, let's get out of here first."
He wanted to lure out the true master of Luohan Temple, so he didn't intend to get entangled with these old henchmen.
He picked up the kitchen knife and left the area first.
Those old people seemed to be some kind of supernatural phenomenon and did not cause any trouble for Jiang Qiao and his companions.
After leaving this area and returning to the square.
A light rain began to fall from the sky.
The rainwater carried a foul, fishy odor, as if it were mixed with bodily fluids.
"Meng Xi—"
"Meng Xi—"
The ethereal shouts grew clearer and clearer.
In the drizzling rain, ghosts appeared out of nowhere, crouching on the ground.
These vengeful spirits went from transparent to semi-transparent, and then gradually became solid.
They look deformed.
Its body was as thin as a stick, but its head was as big as an inkwell.
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It also has two pitch-black eyes the size of eggs on its face, making it look extremely sinister and terrifying.
"It's that damn thing again!"
Rowan exclaimed in shock.
"These things aren't scary. Let's go and fight our way through," Li Xin said coldly.
"Don't worry about them, these ghosts are just cannon fodder." Jiang Qiao stopped him, unwilling to waste time.
"Let's go to the front yard. That ghost just now said there are some kind of temple guardian monks."
Jiang Qiao said.
His two most important things right now are...
One task he's doing is to try and find out the most terrifying thing about this temple.
The location of the female ghost has been identified as the Buddhist temple and the backyard.
He now wants to go back to the front yard to see if he can find a more suitable partner.
Secondly, find Kayako.
Although he saw the black cat while he was in the meditation room, Kayako did not appear.
"I wonder what this female ghost is plotting."
Jiang Qiao recalled the supernatural attacks he had encountered along the way.
"She doesn't seem like the kind of vengeful ghost without thoughts; she seems to possess the ability to think."
"But one of these ghost stories possesses the ability to think..."
Jiang Qiao was at a loss for words.
This actually somewhat overturned his understanding.
This situation has never occurred even during simulations.
Ghost tales all operate according to certain rules; sometimes they seem to be thinking, and can even communicate with you.
But when you look into it more closely, you'll find that it's just like some kind of program.
There are also many artificial intelligences in the real world that can chat with people and even argue with them.
But does that mean they have the ability to think?
No.
So Jiangqiao was actually a little unsure.
As the group moved forward, the fierce ghosts crouching on the ground around them began to stare at them menacingly.
soon.
Several fierce ghosts couldn't restrain themselves and stretched out their tiny, frog-leg-like arms to grab at Jiang Qiao.
"roll!"
Their response was a bolt of lightning.
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle"
Amidst the sound of electric current, a group of vengeful spirits were instantly incinerated into charcoal.
Jiang Qiao simply didn't want to get entangled with this garbage, because there was too much of it and it would be a waste of time.
But that doesn't mean he can't kill all these monsters by himself.
The clearing of the bridge gave the vengeful ghost a slight respite, preventing it from attacking again.
But Jiang Qiao knew that ghosts were generally not something to be feared.
Or rather, their fear is short-lived.
So he didn't want to waste time and started running quickly, with bolts of lightning exploding all around him.
A clearly visible blank area extends in a straight line towards the main gate leading to the front yard.
The ferocious way he slaughtered the vengeful ghosts like mowing grass stunned everyone once again.
Although it wasn't the first time they had witnessed Jiang Qiao's skills, they still couldn't help but feel an incredible sense of awe.
"How exactly did he reach this level?"
Li Xin watched Jiang Qiao's retreating figure with a flicker in his eyes, feeling incredibly envious.
As a veteran who has been active in the supernatural world for several years, he doesn't even have a chance to reach the fourth tier.
Although it is said that you can accumulate levels by simply waiting for time before reaching the fifth tier.
However, time is a very precious thing in the supernatural world.
Most people here have an average lifespan of only five years.
It takes at least ten years of accumulation to advance from the third to the fourth level!
ten years.
In the supernatural world, it's already two generations.
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Don't stop, keep going.
"This temple is full of vengeful spirits, but the main culprit has not yet appeared. You just need to be careful not to fall behind."
Jiang Qiao led the way, guiding everyone forward.
The square didn't look very big, but they ran for several minutes and only covered a third of the distance.
Meanwhile, the light rain in the sky had turned into drifting paper money.
"Waaaaah—"
A chilling wind, carrying the stench of blood, blew, making the surrounding branches creak and groan.
Jiang Qiao knew what that voice was without even looking; it was too familiar.
really.
A sinister voice drifted from the dark canopy of trees, echoing in the surroundings on the eerie wind.
I died a terrible death—
How tragic—
"Boom!"
The next moment.
A thunderous roar was followed by a burst of flames.
A large tree was split in two and burst into flames.
"Since you died such a tragic death, you might as well be reborn sooner!"
Jiang Qiao sneered.
The eerie voice stopped abruptly.
But soon...
Thick power lines swung out from the other trees and quickly coiled towards the river bridge.
"Oh, I hit you with lightning, and you switch to electric wires to hang me?"
He looked at the loops woven into the wires, just the right size to fit around his neck.
Jiang Qiao's body crackled with electricity and sparks flew, instantly snapping the power lines away.
He strode into the woods.
Bang--
Bang--
Bang--
Suddenly, the large trees cracked open, revealing their hollow cores.
Inside were twisted corpses, as if they had been forcibly stuffed in.
They reached out, trying to grab the river bridge.
at the same time.
On the treetops, pairs of feet swayed back and forth, like hanged corpses.
But strangely enough...
It only has a lower body, not an upper body.
Fuck your mother!
Jiang Qiao pulled out the vengeful kitchen knife.
"Ten years have passed. Today, I wish you peace!"
A cleaver crackling with electricity slammed down, sending chills down the spine of the forest.
It looks like a butcher at a meat stall, chopping ribs.
Standing outside, Li Xin and the others saw the darkness in the woods receding like a tide, and the power lines that had tried to attack them fell to the ground, motionless.
When all the darkness disappeared, everyone discovered that the grove actually only had about twenty trees.
At this point, only the river bridge and a pile of broken pieces remained inside.
He killed all the vengeful ghosts by himself.
"They've been hiding here for ten years," Jiang Qiao said, his voice heavy.
Ten years ago, something happened that I don't know.
These living people were forced to die tragically and were then controlled by supernatural forces, ultimately turning them into something neither human nor ghost.
That's right.
Strictly speaking, these things are not considered vengeful ghosts.
Although they possessed a strong sense of resentment, their ghostly aura was not particularly strong.
"Someone is conducting experiments to turn people into ghosts."
Jiang Qiao, who possesses the talent of a "mad scientist," easily discovered some clues.
Unfortunately, he doesn't have time to study this issue now.
He must keep Kayako under control tonight!
As time went on, he suspected that the variables in his confrontation with Kayako would become more and more numerous.
...
On the highway.
The man with the slicked-back hair looked at the buildings on the distant mountaintop, a complex expression in his eyes.
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"I never thought we'd come back here."
His tone was filled with emotion.
"Pfft."
The bald man in the back row laughed when he heard this.
"As long as we haven't solved the problem of Luohan Temple, we will come back one day, unless we die."
The middle-aged man clearly looked down on the slicked-back hair.
"Jiang Fei, we have already informed Grandma. It's probably not up to us to decide what to do next."
Do you have any thoughts?
"What if Grandma finds out about that thing? Wouldn't all our efforts over the years have been for nothing?"
The burly man in the passenger seat said with some concern.
Upon hearing this, the bald man also stopped smiling.
He sighed and said, "What can we do? The female ghost has come out and has been led to Luohan Temple."
"We are no match for her at all, so we had to ask Grandma to help."
"Otherwise, let alone the things at Luohan Temple, you won't even be able to save your life!"
"I think you know which is more important."
The burly man looked somewhat helpless after hearing this: "Is there really no way at all?"
"You, surnamed Qin, how can you be so childish?"
The bald man, Jiang Fei, looked annoyed and impatient.
"With such a huge complex of buildings standing here, do you really think Grandma has never been here before?"
"There are paranormal phenomena here every night."
"She just hasn't discovered the secret yet."
"After all, even she would be wary of the Buddha statue in the main hall."
The man with the slicked-back hair, who had been driving the whole time, suddenly whispered:
"Tell me, what exactly is Grandma?"
Upon hearing this, the other two were stunned for a moment, and the car suddenly became somewhat awkward.
What do you mean by that?
Jiang Fei asked, frowning.
"Grandma's appearance back then was very strange," the man with the slicked-back hair said in a low voice.
"Furthermore, there are many suspicious points surrounding the current state of Luohan Temple. Lord Bai says it was done by that female ghost, do you believe him?"
"We've all dealt with her; she only targets people who have been inside her house."
Jiang Fei shook his head upon hearing this.
"So what?"
"Lord Bai may know about Grandma's background, but since she is unwilling to say, it means she cannot say. Saying it would probably be harmful to the entire city."
"In this situation, even if we have any doubts, we shouldn't delve into them."
"After all, Lord Bai would never betray this city."
At this point, he changed the subject.
"Actually, you don't need to be in too much of a hurry."
"I have a feeling that those outsiders who appeared this time are not simple."
"What else have you discovered that you haven't told us?"
Hearing Jiang Fei's words, the burly man asked angrily.
I can't tell you right now.
"But don't worry, you'll be pleasantly surprised when you find out."
Jiang Fei laughed heartily.
The road leading up the mountain is just ahead.
It takes a maximum of twenty minutes to reach Luohan Temple.
...
"Click"
Luo Wen, holding a wrench, smashed a soul-summoning banner in half.
His ability is peculiar; he can bend anything.
Jiang Qiao and his group left the square safely and entered the front courtyard corridor.
But as soon as they entered, they discovered that there were banners for summoning souls stuck on both sides.
These summoning banners were tattered and covered in blood.
Not only that.
From the adjacent Buddhist temple, one could hear sounds of banging on the walls and bowls and chopsticks falling to the ground.
"Who's so rich that they use disposable bowls and chopsticks?"
Luo Wen muttered something under his breath.
Jiang Qiao stood there for a short while and had already heard the sound of bowls and chopsticks falling to the ground more than a hundred times.
"This must be a curse."
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What time is it now?
2:30 am
The crowd stopped in their tracks in the corridor between the front yard and the square.
The sound of bowls and chopsticks shattering in the front yard made them realize the danger, and they prepared to wait for Jiang Qiao's next instructions.
"A bottle was found in this hall this afternoon."
Jiang Qiao fell into deep thought.
There was a note in the beer bottle, the writing almost completely washed away, that read: I've seen you!
Although several hours have passed and no paranormal phenomena have occurred, it doesn't mean we're safe.
In particular, they came to the front yard again.
"Smack!"
"Slap slap"
"Slap slap slap"
The sound of bowls and chopsticks slamming on the floor continued.
Moreover, its frequency and volume have not changed, making people suspect that it is a recorded audio that is just being played repeatedly.
"We walked from the back mountain to the front yard. Although we encountered some supernatural things along the way, they were not difficult to deal with."
Jiang Qiao said in a cold voice.
"But I have a feeling that we are about to face real risks, so you need to be prepared."
He noticed that his double pupils, which had been perfectly normal just moments before, were slowly beginning to distort his vision.
Although the distortion wasn't enough to blind him, it wasn't a good sign; it meant that the supernatural forces in the area were constantly interfering with him.
Along the way, apart from the mysterious hall in the center of the square, not even the fifth-order ghost infant had any effect on him.
What this means is self-evident.
"Mr. Jiang, is it really necessary for us to continue moving forward?"
Li Xin was somewhat puzzled.
Among this group, his strength is second only to Jiang Qiao. Even Xue Lan, whose combat power has greatly increased, is still inferior to him.
After all, Xue Lan was only at the peak of the second tier. Although he possessed two abilities, he dared not use them to their fullest potential.
Therefore, Li Xin's perception of danger is much stronger than that of others.
"Now that things have come to this, I won't hide it from you anymore."
Jiang Qiao paused for a moment, then decided to share some of his thoughts with a few people to prevent them from making mistakes at a crucial moment.
"I've come up with a plan that, if successful, can temporarily restrain that vengeful ghost."
Upon hearing this, everyone was taken back.
He was overjoyed.
"Mr. Jiang, have you really come up with a solution? Could you tell us about it?"
Xue Lan asked with delight.
The female ghost exerted too much pressure on them; in just two days, they had already teetered on the brink of death several times.
If Jiang Qiao hadn't intervened forcefully, their ashes would already be buried.
But no one knew whether they would survive the next five days.
After all, they were all people who would be instantly killed upon meeting that female ghost.
If Jiangqiao fails to take care of anyone properly, he will be doomed.
"That female ghost is almost evolving into a ghost story, and it's difficult to deal with her by normal means. But after coming to this temple, I discovered that there might be something here that is no weaker than her."
"So I came up with a plan to create some kind of conflict between them, thereby getting rid of the female ghost's pursuit."
Jiang Qiao explained his thought process.
"This method requires the use of one of my talents, so I can't tell you for now. But one thing is certain: once it succeeds, we will be very safe and even have nothing to do for the next few days."
"Of course, nothing is absolute. If we fail, we may have to face the pursuit of two vengeful ghosts of this level."
"They will all die then."
"Including me!"
Jiang Qiao's tone was flat, as if he were telling someone else's story.
Even when talking about the possibility of his own death, his emotions did not change at all.
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"Isn't there any other way?"
"Let's discuss this and come up with a safer and more appropriate solution."
After hearing Jiang Qiao's words, Tian Ye said somewhat uneasily.
Thanks to Jiangqiao's protection these past two days, he survived unharmed despite encountering many dangers.
He had always thought that Jiang Qiao would lead them through the seven days without any major incidents.
Given that the opponent can fight the female ghost, he, despite being a newcomer, has a high probability of surviving.
But unexpectedly, Jiang Qiao is now preparing to take a risk!
"In the supernatural world, everyone is living towards death. We don't want to die, but sometimes the more afraid we are, the more likely we are to die!"
Xue Lan snorted coldly.
She was extremely dissatisfied with Tianye and wanted to chop him up with a knife.
I don't know why Jiang Qiao would tolerate someone like that in the team.
"Strange tales..."
Li Xin frowned, feeling that he had heard this term somewhere before, but he couldn't quite remember where.
"Mr. Jiang, now that you have made your decision, what do you need us to do?"
After thinking about it for a while and not being able to remember, he stopped worrying about it.
His expression turned serious, and he said, "We've survived until now thanks to you. I also believe that you must have had a reason for making this decision."
"Yes, Brother Jiang, just give the order."
Rowan echoed this.
Jiang Qiao glanced at Tian Ye without showing any emotion and said, "Our first step is to find the master of this temple."
"I have already narrowed it down to two paranormal phenomena."
"One is the main hall in the square, and the other is the female ghost in the backyard who is getting married, as the vengeful ghost just mentioned."
"But to prevent any unforeseen circumstances, and to see if there are any more suitable options, I plan to tour the entire temple."
"From what I can tell, this front courtyard Buddhist hall is not an easy thing to deal with either."
As he spoke, Jiang Qiao's vision became more distorted, and his field of vision also deteriorated.
This change is similar to downgrading from 8K video to 1080p; although it doesn't affect viewing, the clarity is significantly reduced.
"Alright, let's go take a look at the front yard."
Xue Lan didn't say anything more after hearing this. Golden light appeared on her body, and she prepared to be the first to go.
"Wait a minute, there's some noise."
However, the next moment, Jiang Qiao pressed down on her shoulder, signaling her not to rush.
His gaze turned to what was behind him.
The door we just entered through was a double wooden door, with one of the doors closed, leaving only a half-open gap.
Through the half-open door, he saw a bloody handprint and messy footprints extending in this direction.
"It's those two ghosts."
Jiang Qiao squinted. In his gray vision, he saw a group of blind old people crawling on the ground in perfect unison, their movements exactly the same.
He also saw a man wearing a straw hat and carrying a hoe walking towards him.
The man was barefoot, and his tattered trousers were rolled up to his knees, revealing a pair of legs covered in mud.
"These ghosts didn't abandon us, they all followed us?" Li Xin's expression changed, his eyes flashing.
Although he couldn't see the ghost's true form, he could see the markings very clearly.
"more than."
Jiang Qiao's gaze went beyond the handprints and footprints, looking towards what lay behind them.
There was an infant, its body swollen and white, with only its eye sockets remaining, slowly crawling towards them.
As it approached, a bluish-black haze began to spread around it.
"Smack!"
Sudden.
A sound of bowls and chopsticks shattering on the floor rang out behind me.
Jiang Qiao suddenly turned around.
At the end of the corridor, there was a chipped bowl on the ground with three long and two short incense sticks stuck in it!
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No one expected that the three vengeful ghosts they encountered on the road would actually chase after them.
At the same time, something unexpected happened behind him.
A broken bowl had appeared at the end of the corridor sometime during the night. Three long and two short incense sticks were stuck in it, seemingly foreshadowing the fate that awaited them.
"We're stuck."
Li Xin's body quickly began to liquefy, ready to fight at any moment.
"Don't stay in the corridor, let's go back!" Jiang Qiao said immediately.
In this situation, staying in the corridor would mean being attacked from both sides, so the best course of action is to take the initiative and find a breakthrough in one direction.
Currently, the presence of the front yard can interfere with his double pupils, posing a much greater danger than the vengeful ghost chasing him from the back door.
In this situation, going to the front yard might be worse than staying in the hallway.
Therefore, Jiang Qiao made the decision without hesitation!
Fight back!
First, deal with the vengeful ghosts that are chasing us.
"Don't hold back, use your best abilities, now is the time to fight tooth and nail."
Jiang Qiao said coldly.
He was the first to rush over, carrying a kitchen knife.
Its only target is that ghost baby!
The terror of this vengeful ghost was somewhat beyond his expectations; it actually possessed the power of the ghost realm!
That bluish-black color was steadily encroaching.
This is an ability that the other party did not demonstrate in the square.
But in any case, we must kill it first!
When the others saw Jiang Qiao's reaction, their expressions changed, and they realized the seriousness of the situation.
"That ghost baby is terrifying; only Mr. Jiang can fight it."
Li Xin took a deep breath.
"Xue Lan, you go deal with the mud footprints. You successfully blocked them in the meditation room just now."
"Good!"
Without saying a word, Xue Lan, her body shimmering with golden light, rushed forward and blocked the footprints.
"Tianye, go help Xue Lan. Those footprints could very well be from an unseen vengeful ghost. Since there are footprints, it means there are feet. Try to see if you can knock it down."
Li Xin speaks quickly but methodically, clearly someone who has experienced major events.
"Liu Qian, Luo Wen, you two help me stop the bloody handprint."
After saying that, he quickly liquefied into a pool of wax, covering the ground, and crawled towards the bloody handprint, blocking it.
"Okay!"
Without saying a word, Luo Wen picked up a wrench and followed closely behind.
Liu Qian's face turned pale, but she gritted her teeth and followed.
Her fingernails quickly turned black, as if they had been infected with some kind of mold.
Only fields remained where they were.
He looked at the muddy footprints that had spread along the way, lifted his foot, and then put it back down.
"She should be able to stop her..."
He was deeply resistant to confronting the vengeful ghost.
While his ability allows him to knock down vengeful spirits, he himself has no means of self-defense.
But right now everyone is prepared to fight to the death, and he's standing alone at the back. Once this confrontation ends, he'll definitely be in big trouble.
"Oh shit!"
He glanced at Jiang Qiao with some resentment.
If he hadn't insisted on wandering around the temple, how could it have been so dangerous?
Despite his resentment, he still walked towards Xue Lan in the end.
At this moment, Jiang Qiao rushed to the ghost infant with a kitchen knife in his hand. His eyes emitted a gray light that clashed with the ghost infant's bluish-black haze.
"ah--"
The ghost baby's mouth, stuffed with water plants, opened wide and let out a shrill scream.
Jiang Qiao also felt as if he had jumped into icy water in the dead of winter, and his whole body felt frozen.
This is a battle between demons!
Jiang Qiao gritted his teeth, and gray light kept surging from his body, becoming more and more abundant and dense, like some kind of liquid flowing down the ground.
He saw the bluish-gray opposite him being eroded and suppressed little by little.
"In the end, I prevailed in the battle against the demons."
Jiang Qiao stared coldly at the ghost infant shrouded in a bluish-black haze.
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The strength of this vengeful ghost was a real surprise to him; it was probably already at the peak of the fifth rank.
suddenly.
A chilling aura, even colder than the bluish-black haze of the ghost infant, swept in from the side.
Something seems to be approaching rapidly.
"Mr. Jiang, you're next to me!"
Not far away, Rowan, who was fighting against the bloody handprint, exclaimed in surprise.
But the next moment, he was almost grabbed by a strange arm.
Their confrontation was not going well.
The wax that Li Xin produced quickly covered the area where the handprints were, revealing human-shaped outlines crawling on the ground.
However, although he successfully enveloped his opponent, he was not able to completely restrain him.
Hands slowly reached out to grab Li Xin.
With each scratch, a little of the wax on the ground would disappear.
Once the wax completely disappears, Li Xin will die here.
In this situation, Rowan frantically used the wrench in his hand to clamp the ghost's arm and bend it.
But the vengeful ghost's strength far surpassed Rowan's.
Although Li Xin had limited his abilities to some extent, he still couldn't fight against him.
Those bent arms quickly and slowly returned to normal.
Liu Qian, standing next to Luo Wen, was even worse off. She scratched at the ghost's eyes with her fingernails, but the ghost didn't react at all.
Because these vengeful spirits have no eyes at all!
Upon hearing Luo Wen's reminder, Jiang Qiao instinctively tried to dodge, but found that his body was somewhat out of his control.
A small, slightly bluish hand grasped Jiang Qiao's hand.
In an instant.
Jiang Qiao's body temperature dropped to zero, and his body began to turn black and smelly, as if he had turned into a corpse.
However, his body quickly returned to normal shortly afterward.
Fuck you!
Jiang Qiao roared and slashed out with the kitchen knife in his hand.
He chopped a pale-skinned child with a bluish glow in his eyes in half!
But at the same time.
He turned into a rotting corpse once again.
After recovering, he saw the child disappearing on the ground and looked surprised.
"This looks like... Junxiong?"
"It seems that, like Kayako, it has become something like a ghost story."
Before he could think further, his demonic aura was interrupted by the imp's intervention. His body was quickly enveloped in a bluish-black mist.
"Aww—"
With a strange cry, the ghost baby vanished from the spot.
The next moment, a huge black hole appeared at the head of the river bridge.
This is the gaping maw of a ghost baby!
There were no teeth, no tongue, only a bottomless abyss.
"Since you like eating so much, I'll treat you to some barbecue!"
Jiang Qiao's eyes revealed a fierce look.
His body instantly burst into flames. Then, he shoved a ball of lightning, enveloped in green flames, into the ghost infant's mouth with a single palm strike!
Under Jiang Qiao's control, the lightning and fire exploded directly inside the ghost infant's mouth and then burst into flames.
"Awooo—"
The ghost baby, in pain, vanished from the spot.
The next second, it appeared more than ten meters away from the river bridge.
It made a swallowing motion.
The mouth that was breathing fire immediately returned to normal.
The lightning and flames vanished.
"It ate it."
Jiang Qiao squinted as he watched this scene.
A gray aura emanated from him once again.
demon!
At the same time, a moss-covered brick appeared in his hand.
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A gray aura enveloped the area, instantly pushing away the bluish-black smog.
The ghost baby, which was preparing to launch another attack, had to take several steps back, leaving blue footprints on the ground.
But soon, the footprints disappeared from the spot.
Jiang Qiao saw this scene and a thought crossed his mind.
These footprints indicate that when the ghosts collided and forced the evil spirits to retreat, the ghost briefly left its own ghost realm and appeared in reality.
"In the clash between the demons, I have the upper hand." A fierce look appeared in Jiang Qiao's eyes.
I'll force you to come out!
The next moment.
The ghostly aura grew denser and denser, as if the whole world had turned into a hazy gray.
Jiangqiao surrounded the ghost baby, constantly compressing and eroding it.
Soon, the bluish-black smog, which had been covering an area of more than 30 meters, was compressed to only 10 meters and continued to decrease.
"Awooo—"
"Awooo—"
The ghost baby seemed to sense the danger, and black blood began to flow from its eyes, which were now just eye sockets.
The blood was incredibly foul-smelling, and after it fell to the ground, it formed a circle that surrounded it.
At this moment, Jiangqiao's ghost realm had already suppressed the ghost infant's smog to a range of about one meter around it.
But at this very distance, the contraction of the ghost realm stopped, as if blocked by an invisible wall, unable to complete the final step.
"It's that blood."
When Jiang Qiao saw the gray aura eroding the blood, it was like two magnets with the same polarity, repelling each other in some way.
"This vengeful ghost is probably at the peak of the fifth rank, otherwise it wouldn't be so troublesome."
He glanced to the side.
The stalemate between Li Xin and his two companions and the Blood Handprint continues, with neither side gaining the upper hand.
But he knew very well that neither winning nor losing was a defeat!
Because humans have their limits, it's impossible to keep fighting a vengeful ghost indefinitely. Sooner or later, the overuse of their abilities will cause the evil spirits within them to awaken.
On the contrary, Xue Lan's side seemed to have formed a kind of suppression against the vengeful ghost in the process of their interaction.
However, the situation is not optimistic.
Because Xue Lan's ears and nose had started bleeding.
"If the process drags on for too long, things may change."
The appearance of that child who resembled "Junxiong" made Jiang Qiao feel a sense of urgency.
The vengeful spirit is currently on the defensive; I must redouble my efforts to break this stalemate!
His mind raced, and he suddenly deactivated the Ghost Realm.
Suddenly, the dark blue smog, like a long-compressed spring, rebounded instantly!
It was cold, dark, empty, and deathly silent; the surroundings changed rapidly.
The ghost infant that had been standing opposite, struggling to stay afloat, vanished from its spot. But Jiang Qiao could sense that it hadn't left; it was lingering around.
"When it attacks me, that's when I'll suppress it."
Jiang Qiao stood calmly in place, waiting for the ghost baby's attack, without the slightest fear.
One minute.
Two minutes.
Three minutes.
He heard messy footsteps wandering around, but he couldn't see the ghost.
Having learned from its first experience, the ghost baby did not act rashly.
Five minutes passed.
"Is it trying to stall me? Or is it waiting for reinforcements?"
The surroundings had become pitch black. Jiang Qiao stretched out his hand, but he couldn't see his own palm.
Even in gray vision, there is only an outline.
This is the result of the ever-deepening of the demonic realm.
Unless he unlocks the Ghost Realm of the Third-Order Double Pupil, he will remain blind for the time being.
"We can't continue like this; it seems we have to resort to other methods."
Jiang Qiao sighed.
He was reluctant to use some of his trump cards, fearing that something in the temple was watching him.
However, now that the ambush plan has failed, it seems we have no choice but to resort to it.
After all, there are still companions outside; we can't let them all die.
Thinking of this, a talisman covered with strange little characters appeared in Jiang Qiao's hand.
Just as he was about to use some kind of ability.
Suddenly, a blurry human figure appeared in his field of vision, slowly approaching him.
"They're here!"
Jiang Qiao paused for a moment, then quietly replaced the talisman with a brick again.
Three meters.
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Two meters.
One meter.
Half a meter.
Soon, a pale and swollen man appeared beside the river bridge.
It was completely naked, its body was swollen and huge, its eyes were only eye sockets, and its wide-open mouth was stuffed with water plants.
"Um?"
Jiang Qiao stared at the figure in front of him in surprise.
How did this ghost baby turn into an adult?
Moreover, its appearance is very similar to the "giant sight" he had seen online before!
Before he could react...
A festering, blackened hand, emitting a stench of death, suddenly reached out and grabbed his neck.
Cold, stiff, enormous, and repulsive!
This hand is three times the size of an average person's, with crooked and intertwined fingers, and additional fingers growing out from the joints of the fingers.
It's so graphic it gives you goosebumps; it might trigger trypophobia.
"As expected, all vengeful ghosts are brain-dead."
"A normal person would never fall for it."
Jiang Qiao calmly listened to the sound of his neck bones cracking.
Although he didn't know why the ghost baby had turned into a giant corpse, he knew that he had successfully lured the enemy.
Because the other party is slowly opening its huge mouth.
That bottomless abyss was exactly the same aura he had sensed from the ghost infant.
The next second.
"Boom!"
A fist crackling with electricity slammed out!
"Click"
The ghost's arm snapped off instantly.
Jiang Qiao's crooked neck quickly returned to normal.
He grabbed the ghost's hand, preventing it from retreating, and then the gray ghostly aura began to be released!
"Waaah!"
The vengeful ghost let out a cry.
Jiang Qiao felt slightly dizzy, but the symptoms quickly disappeared.
"This guy has so many ways to kill!"
Jiang Qiao was surprised, but it didn't stop him from doing his thing.
At this moment, the vengeful ghost was held tightly by him and could not leave.
After enduring the damage, the vengeful ghost's fate was sealed!
You're finished!
With his electrified left hand grabbing the vengeful ghost, Jiang Qiao raised the brick in his right hand and slammed it down hard!
"boom"
A loud bang.
The demon's head shattered instantly!
The next second.
An infant tore open the ghost's back and crawled out.
"It's a ghost baby!"
Jiang Qiao recognized the other person at a glance.
"This thing is a bit cunning; it even knows how to use disguises!"
However, it was all too late.
The gray ghost realm had sealed off the surroundings, and the ghost infant was immediately rendered sluggish as soon as it emerged.
Even the rate at which blood flowed from its eye sockets slowed down.
"It's time to end this!"
Jiang Qiao walked over quickly and raised the brick high!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
With each blow, the ghost baby's body would deform.
final.
The vengeful ghost, which appeared to have reached the peak of the fifth rank, collapsed to the ground and stopped moving.
"Materials of this grade are extremely rare and hard to come by."
Jiang Qiao was overjoyed.
He took out a handful of sealing talismans, wrapped the severely injured ghost infant in them, and threw it into the ghost skin bag.
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Jiang Qiao breathed a sigh of relief after dealing with the ghost baby.
This little guy is already at the peak of the fifth rank and also possesses the Ghost Realm, so he won't be easy to deal with.
It can be said that without the shameless talent of the Substitute Life Technique, he would have had to pay a much higher price to suppress this vengeful ghost.
"In the fight against vengeful ghosts or humans, clashes between ghosts are crucial."
Jiang Qiao also gained a lot of experience from this battle.
He realized that if he lost the clash of the demons, defeating his opponent would become extremely difficult.
No one understands the horrors of the ghost realm better than him!
He took a short breath.
He walked towards Li Xin, drawing sealing talismans in the air as he went.
These talismans were precisely affixed to each arm.
Instantly.
All the excavators seemed to have been paused, their movements halted.
"Alright, let's kill them."
Jiang Qiao said calmly.
The reason he didn't kill the vengeful ghosts directly was that the wax that Li Xin had transformed into had fused with the ghosts, which could easily cause accidental injury.
Thanks.
Li Xin's grateful voice rang out.
Jiang Qiao smiled slightly and looked towards Xue Lan.
The next moment, a surge of electricity swept through the vicinity, and the vengeful ghost carrying the hoe turned to ashes without any resistance.
From beginning to end, the only thing that Jiang Qiao cared about was that ghost baby.
These two vengeful ghosts were nothing more than ants in his eyes.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
Xue Lan braced herself on her knees, her back hunched, and gasped for breath, fighting off the dizziness.
She was hit several times by the vengeful ghost's hoe.
Of course, she couldn't see the hidden ghosts and hoes, but she could feel the tremors one after another.
Although she was blocked by the Golden Bell Shield every time, her body's resistance was enhanced after she turned into a zombie, making her no weaker than a vengeful ghost of the same level.
But blood continued to flow from her facial features.
You did a great job.
Jiang Qiao looked with some appreciation at Li Xin, who had gotten up again, and Xue Lan, who looked exhausted.
Oh, and there's also Rowan, who's sweating profusely and on the verge of collapse.
Although they were not strong enough, they dared to attack the evil spirits!
"We only did something insignificant," Xue Lan waved her hand and said with a wry smile.
"If you hadn't stopped that ghost baby, we would have been wiped out immediately."
Rowan nodded repeatedly, echoing with admiration:
"That's right, that's right. That ghost baby was so fierce. I felt my whole body tremble just looking at it."
This river bridge is terrifying.
To date, there has never been a vengeful ghost that he cannot defeat!
Thinking of the group of youths who had been wiped out, Luo Wen felt a chill of fear. If he had acted impulsively and followed those people, his grave would probably be overgrown with weeds by now.
"Mr. Jiang, I wonder what level of vengeful spirit that infant ghost was..." Li Xin recovered and looked at the marks on the ground, asking hesitantly.
He shared the same opinion as Rowan.
Just seeing the ghost baby sent a shiver down my spine, and I couldn't muster any will to resist.
You should know that Luo Wencai is at the peak of the first rank, while he is at the third rank!
This means that, in the face of that ghost infant, he was no different from Rowan.
"The level of a ghost infant?" Jiang Qiao gave him a half-smile.
This person is quite curious.
This is normal, though. There are two things to keep in mind if you want to survive in the supernatural world.
First, maintain curiosity.
Second, don't be curious.
If you can understand these two contradictory statements, and with a little bit of luck, then you can survive in this terrifying land.
"It should be at the peak of the fifth rank."
Jiang Qiao didn't hide anything and naturally answered his questions.
"Fifth...fifth rank...peak..."
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Li Xin shuddered and almost fell to the ground again.
Holy crap!
This is fucking ridiculous!
Everyone was utterly shocked at that moment.
"Is it fake?"
Suspicion arose in everyone's hearts, but they also felt that Jiang Qiao had no reason to lie to them.
But.
The peak of the fifth rank is simply too unrealistic for them!
Apart from Li Xin, the others had never even been exposed to the fourth tier.
As a veteran, Xue Lan's village does have a fourth-tier powerhouse.
But classes exist everywhere.
Xue Lan, at the peak of the second tier, couldn't possibly fit into their circle.
But now, a powerful ghost at the peak of the fifth rank has appeared in front of her!
This is something you can only hear about in legends.
"One level of spirit worship."
Li Xin looked at Jiang Qiao with a look of awe in his eyes.
Although every village has a spirit, not everyone knows the true extent of the spirit's power.
And he happened to have witnessed it.
Therefore, his impression of Jiangqiao was like that of a god!
"Alright, we have other things to do."
Jiang Qiao ignored their gazes and instead turned his attention to the front yard.
"The son of the haunted house ghost just appeared, which means it has arrived at this temple."
"Although we don't know why they haven't shown up, we need to speed things up."
As Jiang Qiao spoke, his gaze fell upon Liu Qian beside him.
"You go ahead and scout the way."
This person, like Tianye, was a lazy bum who barely put in any effort along the way.
Tianye's life has already been arranged, so it needs to be reserved for now.
This woman, on the other hand, didn't care whether she lived or died; she was perfectly suited to be used as cannon fodder.
"Oh... okay..."
Liu Qian glanced at Jiang Qiao fearfully, then walked forward timidly.
The group followed behind and walked back into the corridor.
"The sound of the bowl breaking is gone."
Xue Lan quickly noticed that, unlike when she first came in, the entire corridor had become quiet, and there was no sound of bowls and chopsticks being dropped in the adjacent hall.
"That's normal. The front yard had already changed when we left."
Li Xin walked at the back, constantly keeping an eye on what was happening behind him.
This time, they didn't encounter any more ghosts chasing them, so they successfully reached the end of the corridor.
"These incense sticks are broken."
Jiang Qiao squatted down and picked up the broken bowl that was placed by the roadside.
Just as we left the corridor, there were three long and two short incense sticks stuck in the broken bowl, seemingly foreshadowing that something bad would happen to everyone.
But at this moment, not only did all five incense sticks go out, but they also broke in the middle, becoming the same length.
There is a saying among the people: "three long and two short" refers to coffins.
Rowan gestured and said:
"The coffin has long planks on the left, right and bottom, and short planks at the front and back. When pieced together, it is a coffin without a lid, waiting for the body to be placed inside."
"There's such a saying?" Xue Lan was somewhat surprised.
Bang!
Snap—
"It's just a charade."
Jiang Qiao sneered and threw the bowl away.
Incense ash and fragments of the bowl were scattered all over the ground.
Seeing the stunned expressions on the other people's faces, he said calmly:
"They've already caused us some serious harm, are you still going to be polite to them?"
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The front yard hasn't changed much.
The house was dilapidated, overgrown with weeds, and covered with spider webs under the eaves.
Jiang Qiao followed the passageway to the Buddhist temple.
The door, which had been opened in the afternoon, remained wide open, revealing a cold and dark interior. There were no lights, and the only illumination came from the metal flashlight in Li Xin's hand.
But the results were not good.
The beam of light penetrated only one or two meters into the hall before it could go no further, as if it were blocked by a black cloth.
"The floor was covered with shards of broken rice bowls."
Jiang Qiao tried to observe the inside with some difficulty; his vision was also affected, becoming even more blurred.
If you're in a hallway, the resolution drops from 8K to 1080p, which is noticeable, but the actual impact is minimal.
So now it's gone from 1080p to 240p, completely turning into the quality of adult videos from over a decade ago, everything is blurry and pixelated.
Do we need to go in?
Liu Qian stood at the door with some fear and asked in a low voice.
"Of course we should go in."
Jiang Qiao looked at the three characters "Great Compassion Hall" on the plaque above the main hall and felt something was off.
The handwriting was crooked and messy, like that of a child who had just learned to write.
"Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on you. If any evil spirits appear, I'll save you immediately."
To put Liu Qian's mind at ease, Jiang Qiao made a promise.
However, he did not promise that he could definitely save them.
After hearing this, Liu Qian was extremely unwilling, but she dared not disobey Jiang Qiao's order, and did not even dare to hesitate.
I carefully stepped over the threshold and entered the main hall.
However, the moment she stepped inside, she vanished into thin air!
What?
The people standing outside were taken aback.
"Is it the Ghost Realm again?"
Jiang Qiao's gaze was icy, a gray aura began to surge, and the electricity in his hand kept sparking black flames.
The next moment.
The pitch-black hall was pierced by a beam of gray light, dispelling all the darkness.
At the same time, a surge of thunder accompanied by ghostly fire swept through the entire hall, and the candles and incense sticks on the offering table immediately burst into flames as soon as they came into contact with the white bone fire.
The flickering orange candlelight dispelled the ominous atmosphere in the hall.
Liu Qian, who had disappeared, reappeared in front of everyone.
She was lying on the ground, her head resting on a futon, and had already lost consciousness.
If you look closely, you'll see thick, red lines that look like centipedes on her body.
"Cough cough—"
At that moment, a coughing sound rang out from a corner of the main hall.
An old monk, with faltering steps, slowly emerged from behind the statue.
The old monk's face was wrinkled, crisscrossed with deep wrinkles, his body was withered and thin, and he exuded a faint stench of death.
If it weren't for the faint beating of his heart and the withered blood and qi, Jiang Qiao would have thought he was a corpse!
"Who are you."
Jiang Qiao stared at the old monk with a wary expression.
His double pupils were now severely distorted, and all the scenery looked like an abstract painting that had been smeared.
However, the ghost realm was unaffected and continued to permeate the surroundings.
Although the old monk appeared to be standing in the realm of ghosts, he could not be truly enveloped by it.
"It's been so long since I've seen a living person..."
The old monk stared at Jiang Qiao with empty eyes and slowly began to speak.
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"I'm just a living dead trapped here."
He spoke slowly, and his pronunciation was somewhat unclear, as if he hadn't spoken in a long time.
"We are tourists who came in from outside the temple. This afternoon we found a beer bottle in the main hall. Did you throw that away?"
Jiang Qiao asked.
"Beer bottle?"
The old monk smiled slightly, his wrinkles crinkling together, making him look quite sinister.
"I didn't throw that, he did..."
As he spoke, the old monk pointed to the Buddha statue behind him.
Jiang Qiao then noticed that a dried-up child was embedded in the Buddha statue standing in the center of the main hall.
"It's very mischievous and likes to play hide-and-seek."
The old monk looked kindly at the thin, mummified corpse.
Jiang Qiao vaguely felt the corpse move slightly.
"Old man, we have encountered many evil spirits on our way here. Just now in the corridor, we even heard the sound of bowls and chopsticks being smashed in the Buddhist temple."
"Oh, right, someone also lit three long and two short incense sticks for us. Don't tell me it has nothing to do with you."
Jiang Qiao didn't interrupt his rambling and went straight to the point.
At the same time, he gripped the kitchen knife again.
"I was the one who smashed the bowls and chopsticks, and I was also the one who burned incense. Young man, your strength is quite remarkable, exceeding my expectations." The old monk laughed silently.
"If I said I meant you no harm, would you believe me?"
He turned and walked to the prayer mat, kicking the unconscious Liu Qian aside. The movement seemed gentle, but judging from Liu Qian's slightly trembling body, it was not a light kick.
Jiang Qiao stared at the other person expressionlessly, waiting for further explanation.
"Every place has its own rules. I've been stuck here for twenty years, so this is my home. You came in without my permission, just like you entered someone else's home without permission."
"I only knocked her unconscious; that was already being very polite."
The old monk plopped down on the prayer mat.
"As for burning incense, you are being chased by so many vengeful ghosts, and your lives are uncertain. Although I cannot help you deal with the ghosts, I can still offer a prayer."
"I cannot leave the main hall, so I had no choice but to stick the incense sticks in the bowl and throw it out."
"I just didn't expect you to be so strong, young man. Even that ghost baby was no match for you."
The old monk looked at Jiang Qiao with a strange expression.
"I see."
Jiang Qiao nodded calmly, but a murderous intent welled up in his heart.
The old monk claimed he had been trapped here for twenty years, but the temple had only been abandoned ten years ago.
Considering the scene seen in the Buddhist temple in the backyard, it's entirely possible to deduce that the old monk was actually a vengeful ghost!
Long ago, a monk sat in a vat, trapping the vengeful ghost inside his body, and then sealed it within this Buddhist temple.
But later, due to a change in the temple, he ran away again.
As for his claim that he cannot leave the main hall, Jiang Qiao doesn't believe a single punctuation mark.
The only thing that raises suspicion is why it has a heartbeat and blood circulation!
There was no ghostly aura about him.
"Thank you very much, Master. Do you know what happened to this temple? Why did it become like this?"
Jiang Qiao's eyes flickered.
This old ghost is still quite conscious; it probably won't be easy to get him into a conflict with Kayako.
Let's see if we can extract some information first.
Whether it's true or false, it can at least serve as a reference.
"hehe."
The old monk's face twitched slightly, and his smile became increasingly strange.
"You are the so-called survivors, right?"
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The moment the old monk uttered those words, everyone was taken aback.
"You know what survivors are?"
Jiang Qiao stared intently at the old monk, not expecting him to pull this stunt.
"Yes, twenty years ago, if it weren't for them, I wouldn't be trapped here," the old monk said with emotion.
"Were you sealed away by them?" Jiang Qiao narrowed his eyes.
It seems the speculation was correct; the old monk was actually a vengeful ghost who had taken over the body.
To be honest, he had seen quite a few evolved beings.
But he had no experience with what would happen if an evolved being was completely corrupted by a vengeful spirit.
He had always thought that when a vengeful ghost took over a person's body, it would simply become a vengeful ghost in human form.
But now it seems that it's not that simple.
This old ghost looks more like a human than a ghost.
"Yes, they sealed me inside this giant Buddha."
"One of the young men is just as strong as you. He claims to be from a place called Village Twenty."
"What a strange name."
The old monk didn't hide anything and told the whole story, his tone was tinged with reminiscence.
It seemed that being sealed here didn't make him too angry.
But Jiang Qiao became increasingly wary.
"So, you really are a vengeful ghost."
He had already seized a huge bowl in his hand, and he would do his best to suppress it if the other party made the slightest move!
This old monk actually provoked the people of Village No. 20 to take action.
Moreover, according to it, that person's strength seemed to be comparable to Jiang Qiao's.
It should be noted that the old monk had been watching the entire battle from inside the main hall, so he should know very well Jiang Qiao's actual combat strength.
It took nearly a sixth-order Awakened being to suppress it twenty years ago, and it seems that others also intervened.
That old monk is indeed dangerous!
However, on the other hand, it also confirmed that the top-ranked villages did indeed know about human cities.
"ghost?"
The old monk looked towards Jiang Qiao and spoke slowly.
"I don't know if I'm a human or a ghost."
"You can say I am a monk who has merged with a ghost, or you can say I am a ghost who has merged with a monk."
"It's all okay."
He picked up the burning incense sticks from the offering table next to him, opened his mouth, and began to eat them, bite by bite.
"Incense offerings, you know."
Jiang Qiao smelled a sandalwood scent emanating from the old monk's rotting body.
This made him thoughtful.
I'm not interested in your situation.
"We do indeed come from the outside world; we are survivors of the supernatural. Since you know something about us, could you help us clear up our confusion?"
"This city must be somewhere in the supernatural world, but we've never heard of any human cities existing outside. All the towns we've discovered are extremely dangerous and completely uninhabitable."
"We can only survive by relying on spirit worship, with each village as a unit."
"If an extremely terrifying supernatural force appears, such as a giant hand that blots out the sky, then the entire village will be destroyed."
"In addition, I did not find any evolved beings or awakened beings in this city during the day."
"How did you manage to withstand the danger?"
"For example, the vengeful ghosts in the city."
Jiang Qiao looked at the old monk and asked in a deep voice.
The old monk listened attentively to Jiang Qiao's questions while eating incense. After listening, a strange smile appeared on his wrinkled face:
"You've been through a lot; you've not only been to the Dead City, but you've also seen gods."
"I have never left the city and am not familiar with the situation outside. But what I can tell you is that Yi City is the city you are in now."
It used to be a dead city.
"Then why are people living in this city now?" Jiang Qiao immediately asked.
"I have no idea."
The old monk replied, "However, I can tell you that the great evil that once lurked in this city has now become the protector of this city... well, you can think of it as a spirit."
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"This is why there are very few vengeful ghosts in the city."
"Besides that, there's something else I need to tell you."
A sinister expression suddenly appeared on the old monk's face.
"No need to tell me anymore. You just stalled for time and successfully awakened the evil spirit in the main hall."
Jiang Qiao smiled slightly, interrupting the old monk's next words.
"I..."
Jiang Qiao's forceful answer started the old monk, who seemed a little confused.
But then, a ferocious look appeared on his aged face.
"You found out?"
"Unfortunately, you can't escape now."
In an instant, the entire hall suddenly became damp.
A clear liquid began to seep from the beams, walls, and floor.
The liquid was slippery and had a fishy smell.
It resembles some kind of oil.
"This is corpse oil!"
Li Xin rubbed some on his hand, smelled it, and immediately recognized it.
"Look at that mummified corpse!" Xue Lan pointed to the child's corpse embedded in the Buddha statue opposite, her expression showing surprise.
The mummified corpse, which had initially only had its head slightly wobbling, was now half-detached from the Buddha statue, seemingly trying to crawl out.
As it moved, the temperature in the entire hall began to rise.
Everyone felt as if they had entered an oven.
"No wonder it's a dried corpse."
Jiang Qiao didn't panic; instead, he looked at the shriveled child's body with a touch of melancholy.
The supernatural is truly bizarre and varied.
The old monk, who was about to witness the despair on everyone's faces, suddenly noticed that Jiang Qiao was quite calm, so he chuckled.
"Young man, there's no need to pretend to be calm. Once you enter this hall, no one can leave."
"Even if you are powerful, you can't change the outcome."
Jiang Qiao looked at the old monk sitting on the futon and said with a smile:
"Thank you for telling me so much."
In return, I'll give you a gift.
The next moment.
A clump of dirty, smelly hair appeared in his hand.
Jiang Qiao withdrew the electric current from his hand.
Immediately, the clump of hair began to grow wildly.
"This is..."
The old monk's expression changed slightly when he saw the hair.
But things quickly returned to normal.
"I can't believe you managed to get that woman's hair."
"Unfortunately, even if she were here, let alone here, she would only be a curse."
"You expect her to help you?"
The old monk's tone was tinged with sarcasm.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qiao's heart stirred.
The old monk claimed that he had been suppressed twenty years ago, but he knew about the female ghost who had only appeared ten years ago.
Is there a story behind this?
But that's not the point right now.
The surrounding air grew increasingly stuffy, and the temperature rose higher and higher.
If they weren't all extraordinary awakened beings, they would already be suffering from heatstroke by now.
"Who says she won't come?"
A look of madness suddenly appeared on Jiang Qiao's face.
The next second.
He crumpled the swollen, unruly clumped hair into a ball and swallowed it.
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Jiang Qiao swallowed the filthy, foul-smelling female ghost's hair, which even had scalp attached, whole.
Instantly.
Jiang Qiao's abdomen began to swell wildly, and human faces appeared beneath his belly.
"Giggle..."
A chilling sound came from deep within Jiang Qiao's throat.
The throbbing, throbbing pain contorted his face, but it did not stop him from taking the next step.
A semi-transparent die appeared in his hand.
Dice of Fate!
"Today I'll show you what it means to rise from the ashes!"
The next moment.
The dice began to spin wildly.
"Hissing sound"
"Hissing sound"
Because it was moving so fast, the numbers on the dice were completely blurred and impossible to see.
However, Jiang Qiao could sense that an unseen force was projecting onto the dice, and some terrifying supernatural rule was being triggered.
He even felt pairs of eyes watching him from the void.
This feeling is very faint, almost imperceptible.
He only realized this recently after his strength improved further.
After slaying a series of vengeful ghosts, with the help of "everyone who sees it gets a share," his basic strength had reached the peak of the fourth tier!
Give it to me!
The old monk saw the dice appear out of thin air. Although he didn't know what they were, he instinctively realized something was wrong.
He immediately reached out his large hand, trying to snatch the dice!
Jiang Qiao did not stop him, but instead took a few steps back with a cold smile.
He already knew this from the simulation: the dice of fate were untouchable.
really.
Although the old monk's withered hand successfully covered the dice, it felt empty.
His slap went straight through.
The die that was spinning in mid-air was like a slideshow, impossible to touch!
"What is this thing?!"
The old monk stared in astonishment at the dice, then reached out again to touch them.
But it was still all emptiness.
This unexpected turn of events set off alarm bells in his mind!
I'll kill you first!
The next moment, he decisively attacked Jiang Qiao!
Since this young man was the cause of all this, killing him will end everything!
"Kill me? You think you can?"
The abdominal pain contorted Jiang Qiao's face. He felt his internal organs swelling and clumps of hair crawling inside him like worms.
Many of the hairs have even entered the blood vessels and begun to flow with the blood towards the brain.
If Jiang Qiao were to take off his clothes at this moment, everyone would be able to see that his skin was covered in a dark patch of dense hair.
The hair kept wriggling, and occasionally the outlines of faces and fingers would flash by.
"Young man, killing you wouldn't be difficult!"
The old monk sneered and grabbed Jiang Qiao by the throat.
Click
Jiang Qiao's neck was broken.
However, his "Overlord Body" granted him immense vitality, so he did not die as a result.
Just as the old monk was preparing for his next move.
"roll!"
With a furious shout, Jiang Qiao slammed the brick in his hand down!
Bang--!
Bang--!
Bang--!
The old monk didn't take the ordinary brick seriously at all. Caught completely off guard, he was hit on the head.
Jiang Qiao stumbled back several steps, his mind went blank, and his grip loosened, allowing him to break free.
At the same time, the old monk's neck also developed bruises and an unusual twisting.
This is the damage caused by the "Damage Reflection Storm"!
"That old monk is indeed quite remarkable."
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Jiang Qiao was secretly surprised when he saw the other person's head that had been smashed open.
Needless to say, the brick in his hand was of extraordinary origin, and each time he smashed it, it was also blessed by the two talents of "armor penetration" and "critical hit".
Even the ghost baby was knocked down by a few bricks.
But this guy's head was just dented.
That's some serious resilience!
However, he is currently being tormented by supernatural phenomena, and he is also struggling to cope with the blows. He is unable to launch a counterattack and can only watch the old monk stand there in a daze.
The old monk was stunned for about ten seconds, and when he regained his senses, he flew into a rage.
In his entire life, apart from being sealed away twenty years ago, he had never suffered such a great loss!
"Kid, die!"
He twisted his neck, making a cracking sound, and accidentally tilted his head even further to the side.
This made him incredibly angry!
While holding his head, he took out a shiny stone from his pocket and swallowed it!
"Kill him!"
The old monk pointed at the river bridge and roared angrily.
"Kill him… kill him… finish him off…"
His voice seemed to have an echo, or rather, there was another voice mixed in with it.
The sound rippled through the air, visible to the naked eye, and headed towards the Buddha statue.
The next moment.
The mummified child's body embedded in the Buddha statue suddenly fell off and hit the ground with a "thud".
Then, the mummified corpse staggered to its feet and stood there seemingly bewildered. Its eyes, now only small holes, looked at the old monk and then at Jiang Qiao.
"Kill him!"
The old monk pointed at the river bridge again and gave a loud command.
The mummified corpse seemed to understand the old monk's words. It turned its head towards the river bridge, and its mouth, which had been sewn shut with needle and thread, slightly opened, causing the thin thread to rip open.
The next second.
The mummified corpse lunged at the river bridge!
Jiang Qiao laughed when he sensed the terrifying aura emanating from the little devil.
Because the fate dice that were suspended in mid-air had stopped at some point.
Two points!
This number made Jiang Qiao secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
This number signifies that you are plagued by bad luck, and it's a really bad one!
"They're here."
Jiang Qiao felt a strange human hand emerging from the clump of hair inside his stomach!
The man's long arms tore through Jiang Qiao's belly and protruded from his abdomen!
"I'm not playing with you anymore!"
Faced with the mummified child who was almost within reach, Jiang Qiao raised the kitchen knife and elegantly slashed his own neck.
Bang!
A perfectly good human head flew out.
At the same time, the mummified child's hand had already grabbed Jiang Qiao's body.
His once incredibly strong body shrank rapidly, like a vacuum-sealed plastic bag.
This vengeful ghost can turn any living being it captures into jerky!
Glug glug.
On the other side, Jiang Qiao's head flew through the air in a graceful parabola before landing on the ground.
Then it rolled several times before stopping.
Then, as if by magic, his head suddenly floated up, and a new body appeared out of thin air below his neck.
Substitute Life Technique!
Jiang Qiao, who has over a hundred lives, is not so easily killed.
And at the same time.
Jiang Qiao's body, which had already shriveled up by half, suddenly exploded!
A torrent of hair gushed out from the wound in his body.
The hair was dirty, dry, smelly, and even had bits of skin and congealed blood on it.
And from within the hair, a terrifying female ghost slowly crawled out.
"Giggle..."
A terrifying sound echoed throughout the entire hall.
Ju-on!
It's here!
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