Yang Jian followed the Evil Hound's tracks, venturing deep into the supernatural realm.
The surroundings were dark, with roaming spirits everywhere.
He didn't know his exact location, only that if he continued, it would be easy to lose his way, making it uncertain if he could find his way back.
"It's ti to give up."
Although Yang Jian didn't stop walking, he slowed his pace. He was too deep in now, and even he started considering giving up.
This place seed endless; anyone continuing would feel uncertain.
Wandering spirits alone weren't the main issue.
The real problem was the terrifying ghosts mingled among them. If Yang Jian wasn't vigilant, seeing further and using Ghost Fla to open the way, he would've encountered many dangers.
If it were soone else, they would have faced at least five supernatural attacks by now.
"Are we not going further?" Liu Qi noticed Yang Jian slowing down and stopping and couldn't help asking.
Yang Jian said, "At this point, we might need to learn to give up. Wang Shanshan is too deep in. If we keep going, we might end up trapped here forever. But going back now poses no danger. Otherwise, continuing forward is uncertain."
As he spoke, he glanced down.
A puddle of water had ford beneath his feet, but it was spreading slowly, with so even disappearing as if being repelled, unable to remain there.
This was the depths of the supernatural realm, and even the Ghost Lake was affected.
That's why Yang Jian thought of giving up.
Otherwise, using the lake water as an anchor, he wouldn't worry about being trapped here.
"We've co so far; giving up now would be a sha. I feel Wang Shanshan might be just ahead." Liu Qi said, looking into the distance. .
The distance was still filled with unfamiliar wandering spirits, with no living human in sight.
It was eerily silent around, with only heavy footsteps echoing on the road, creating a sense of oppression and suffocation.
"Did you find sothing?" Yang Jian imdiately asked.
Liu Qi shook his head and replied, "No, I haven't found anything, just a vague feeling."
"A supernatural premonition?"
Yang Jian pondered for a mont, "Since you have this feeling, let's go forward a bit. If we still don't find Wang Shanshan, I'll have to give up."
He made his decision.
Liu Qi nodded in agreent.
After all, since starting down this path, they'd traveled dozens of kiloters without any result.
Yang Jian decided to proceed ten more kiloters.
If they hadn't found Wang Shanshan by then, he would retreat imdiately.
They moved on, noticing the number of wandering spirits decreasing, with less on the road. It was unclear if this change was good or bad.
Yang Jian remained indifferent, quickening their pace with Liu Qi.
Walking a full five kiloters.
Though the number of spirits decreased, the surroundings remained unchanged.
Continuing forward another three kiloters.
The situation stayed the sa.
Without finding Wang Shanshan, Yang Jian called the Evil Hound back, letting it track again.
The Evil Hound turned and dashed further in.
Seeing this, Yang Jian's face turned grim.
He even suspected the dog might be leading them astray.
"Another two kiloters," Yang Jian took a deep breath and moved forward.
He had already prepared to turn back, as the remaining two kiloters were unlikely to lead him to Wang Shanshan, but he wanted to complete his set goal to avoid future regrets.
"There seems to be sothing ahead."
Suddenly, a few hundred ters ahead, Liu Qi's pale eyes caught a flickering light. It wasn't the glow of Yang Jian's Ghost Fla but the colorful illumination of neon lights.
Yang Jian furrowed his brow, squinting into the distance.
The number of spirits decreased again, with no obstruction to his view, so he could see further.
Indeed.
In the distance, there was the faint flicker of colorful neon lights.
"Is that... across the road?" Yang Jian hesitated, unsure of what the neon lights marked.
"Let's go check it out."
Facing so risk, he decided not to hesitate anymore and headed toward the neon lights.
He and Liu Qi moved quickly.
Soon enough, the lights drew closer.
Only then did Yang Jian realize that the neon light was not across the road but part of a wooden building standing in the middle of the road.
The building had two stories with tightly shut doors, seeming to have been sealed for ages.
Yet, under its eaves were many lights, flickering in various colors.
"What a strange place." Yang Jian couldn't help but be startled.
In this haunted realm stood a solitary wooden house, clearly man-made despite its abandoned appearance. It was inexplicable why such a structure existed here.
Moreover, there were no spirits around the wooden house.
The few spirits roving the vicinity deliberately avoided the house, unwilling to approach.
"Looks like we've co to the wrong place," Liu Qi comnted, sounding a bit disappointed.
Yang Jian continued toward the house, "We're here, might as well see if there's anything to discover."
Soon,
He approached the wooden house.
The building wasn't small. After circling it once, Yang Jian found the entrance and cautiously approached.
The wooden door was unlatched, rely shut carelessly.
Perhaps, this place faced no threats from the living or the spirits, so there was no need to lock it.
Yang Jian pushed it slightly open and peeked inside, his expression changing instantly.
Inside the house were rows of old coffins.
The coffins had faded, covered in dust, with at least a dozen inside, their contents unknown.
"The coffins shouldn't hold ghosts; given the ghosts around, there's no need to prepare so many coffins for confinent. If they're not for ghosts, they likely store humans or sothing special..."
Yang Jian observed carefully, reluctant to step inside.
He felt uneasy, unwilling to provoke danger without reason.
"Better not go in," Liu Qi suggested, having observed within, carefully keeping his voice low.
"I'm just looking, not planning to enter." Yang Jian's ghost eye scanned the interior.
Suddenly.
He saw small hand and footprint marks on a coffin lid.
"Those are... traces left by the Ghost Child." Yang Jian identified the prints imdiately.
"Sure enough, Wang Shanshan ca here with the Ghost Child."
Finding a clue, Yang Jian felt a surge of excitent.
This confird the Evil Hound was guiding them in the right direction, though the deep journey had made him skeptical.
Yet.
Given Wang Shanshan's abilities, even with the Ghost Child's protection, it seed improbable for her to have ventured so far. If not for fatigue, the dangers along the way would have been fatal.
Unless, sothing was leading Wang Shanshan.
Yang Jian pondered, considering this possibility.
Then he continued his examination.
He noticed the Ghost Child's tracks circled inside, leading to another backdoor exit without staying long in the house.
Clearly.
The Ghost Child rely surveyed the place before leaving again.
But when Yang Jian circled to the backdoor, he found it wouldn't open. From outside, it didn't even appear as a door.
"Very strange."
Yang Jian's curiosity deepened.
If the backdoor wouldn't open, where did the Ghost Child go after entering and leaving?
Did it vanish to another location?
Or did the Ghost Child retrace its steps out the front door?
Yet Yang Jian didn't see the Ghost Child's returning footprints.
"Yang Jian, seems like a light turned on upstairs." At that mont, Liu Qi, who had been observing outside, whispered.
He saw a yellow light illuminate the upper floor.
The light brightened the entire second level, casting an eerie glow.
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