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Chapter 182 Taking stock of the gains, the prophecy of the human parchment (1 words)

The shroud should have been on this ghost stage, but someone took it down and replaced it with this white cloth on the ground that smells of corpses.

As a result, the ghost stage went out of control.

Once the performance begins, it cannot end.

Either everyone dies.

Either the ghost tamer who broke in had abilities and strength similar to Zhang Dong, and used supernatural power to overwhelm the stage, forcing it to shut down.

Fortunately, Lu Ming had suspected beforehand that the shroud was likely connected to the Ghost Stage, so he retrieved the shroud from headquarters in advance.

He appeared to have been drawn onto the stage by the opera singing, but in reality, he did it on purpose, wanting to take this opportunity to go on stage and change the stage cloth.

With the help of the ghost bride, Lu Ming successfully resolved the ghost stage incident deep within Taiping Ancient Town.

The piece of wood in his hand, moldy and rotten from being soaked in the foul-smelling lake water, was the source of the stage. When Lu Ming took the wood in his hand, the entire stage disappeared.

If the eerie county town that Li Jun burned down with will-o'-the-wisps was merely a supernatural byproduct of the Ghost Stage, then now the Ghost Stage has truly fallen into silence, becoming something akin to a supernatural object.

The Ghost Stage fell silent, and the haunted places that existed around it naturally disintegrated and disappeared.

However, those fierce ghosts that were not visible in normal times but only appeared after being illuminated by the oil lamp did not disappear.

These ghosts are not part of the stage, nor are they ordinary ghost servants; they are real vengeful spirits attracted by the opera singing.

After Lu Ming carefully stored the damp, moldy wooden strip in a special golden container, the rows of neatly arranged mahogany benches in front of the ghost stage also disappeared.

The ghosts who were sitting on the bench fell to the ground, and then stood up stiffly and slowly.

Xiong Wenwen, sitting in the audience, was completely bewildered: "What's going on? Where did the stage go? And... I can move my body again."

"It's Captain Lu! Captain Lu has imprisoned the ghost!"

Li Yang seemed very excited. From the beginning, he felt that Lu Ming could be the hope in the desperate situation, and now it seems that his premonition was correct.

Of course, while he believed it, even Li Yang couldn't figure out how to break out of that situation.

He personally experienced the S-level ghost painting incident and also reviewed a large number of files at headquarters. Although he was not as experienced as veteran ghost controllers like Feng Quan, he was definitely much stronger than the average new ghost controller.

Even so, in that situation just now, not only did he not find a way to break the deadlock, he didn't even understand how Lu Ming solved the Ghost Stage problem.

Li Yang felt nothing but admiration.

"As expected of Captain Lu."

"The rule that Lu cannot be killed probably takes precedence over the rule that Ghost cannot be killed."

Li Jun, who was standing to the side, wanted to say something, but when he turned his head and saw the strange thing around him, his eyes narrowed as he looked at the rotting flesh.

"Don't speak yet, look around us."

The vengeful ghosts who came to watch the play did not disappear.

After the stage and benches disappeared, the vengeful ghosts fell to the ground and then slowly got up.

Seemingly angered by being interrupted halfway through the performance, the eerie smiles on the faces of these vengeful ghosts vanished, replaced by blank, lifeless expressions as they stared at the group.

Li Jun knew, of course, that the disappearance of the stiff smile on the ghost's face was not because he was angry that his performance had been interrupted.

When the ghost stage was still in existence, the rules of the stage clearly prevailed, so even though the red benches were filled with countless fierce ghosts, not a single ghost made a move to kill anyone.

But now the situation has changed.

These vengeful spirits have broken free from the control of the ghost stage, and their killing patterns could be triggered at any moment.

It can be said that Li Jun and his group were in an extremely dangerous situation.

The most important thing in dealing with paranormal events is to understand the patterns of ghosts.

However, with so many vengeful ghosts around, it's impossible for them to possibly discern all the patterns of their killings.

It is very possible that an unintentional action, or even a glance, could trigger the vengeful ghost's killing pattern.

At this point, being timid and hesitant is definitely not an option; we have no choice but to take the initiative.

With this in mind, Li Jun made another move without any hesitation.

The burns on his body caused by the ghost fire had not yet fully healed, so he looked as ferocious and terrifying as a real vengeful ghost.

Eerie green flames ignited on his body, creating a green ghostly domain that dispersed the surrounding evil spirits and provided them with some space to move around.

But this alone is far from enough.

Among the vengeful ghosts watching the show are many extremely terrifying beings, and Li Jun, in his current state, simply cannot break the deadlock.

As for Li Yang...
To be honest, he himself felt quite ashamed.

The environment here is not suitable for him to perform his ghostly tricks. Rather than saying that he went to Taiping Ancient Town to help, it would be more accurate to say that he was being guided by Lu Ming to accumulate experience in handling paranormal events, which is a senior’s mentorship.

Xiong Wenwen lacks the ability to launch an attack; she only possesses supernatural premonitions.

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On the muddy open ground, Li Jun struggled to hold on, the ghostly flames burning eerily, managing to fend off the first few fierce ghosts.

However, this situation did not bring him any comfort; on the contrary, his mood continued to plummet.

No one expected that they would escape one wolf's den only to fall into another.

If the situation doesn't change and continues like this, they will all die here.

"The only option is to light the ghost candle."

Li Jun gritted his teeth and pulled out a scarlet ghost candle.

However, before he could light the ghost candle, a cold voice suddenly came from the side.

"There's no point in wasting time fighting these ghosts here. With Ghost Lake here, these ghosts can't leave Taiping Ancient Town and won't cause any impact."

Hearing that familiar and reassuring voice, the group was taken aback.

In their understanding, Lu Mingcai had suffered a direct supernatural attack from the Ghost Stage and had imprisoned it, so it would probably be some time before he could make another move.

It's not that I don't believe in Lu Ming's abilities.

Rather, it is due to the limitations of those who control ghosts.

However, Lu Ming dealt with the Ghost Stage as if it were a trivial matter, and was not affected in any way.

The ghostly domain spread out, enveloping the four of them.

The next moment, they had left the eerie place where the Ghost Stage had been and re-entered the Ghost Painting World.

The Ghost Painting Ghost Realm is very powerful, so even if those vengeful ghosts have already triggered their killing patterns, their supernatural abilities cannot invade the Ghost Painting Ghost Realm at all.

The supernatural influences were kept out.

In just a moment, the group appeared in an area of ​​Zhongzhou City that was far from Taiping Ancient Town.

Even in the realm of supernatural perception, Taiping Ancient Town seemed very distant, with only a vague outline perceptible.

“Li Jun, it’s good to have a spirit of dedication, but as a qualified captain, your first reaction when you encounter danger should not be to fight for the resurrection of a vengeful ghost, but to do everything you can to survive.”

"Only by surviving can one make the greatest contribution. Even when faced with dire circumstances, one must find a way to survive. Giving up one's life so easily is an irresponsible act."

Lu Ming said this as he looked at Li Jun's festering skin.

Although his words were a bit harsh, Lu Ming was genuinely trying to remind Li Jun.

Lu Ming never claimed to be a good person, but he also wouldn't look down on any good person.

Even with Tong Qian, he only felt that her way of handling problems was problematic.

If an ordinary person encounters Tong Qian, Li Jun, and Yang Jian in a paranormal event.

As long as you follow orders and don't do anything reckless, Yang Jian will take you out with him when he leaves.

Tong Qian will die with you in this supernatural event.

Li Jun will risk his own life to get you out.

Lu Ming is now giving Li Jun pointers in order to gradually change his way of doing things.

In this mysteriously revived, wicked world overrun by evil spirits, human life is not equal.

The value of a captain surviving at headquarters far outweighs that of rescuing an ordinary person. It's cruel, but that's the truth.

Li Jun was taken aback by Lu Ming's sudden remark. After a moment of surprise, he didn't argue but instead said gratefully, "I understand, Captain Lu. I will definitely pay attention in the future."

Li Jun wasn't stupid; he knew that Lu Ming was genuinely giving him advice, and what Lu Ming said was indeed correct.

However, understanding the principles and actually making changes are two different things. If he could be changed with just a few words, then he wouldn't be Li Jun.

Xiong Wenwen was still somewhat frightened at this point.

The danger he encountered in Taiping Ancient Town was no less than the paranormal events he had dealt with at the Caesars Hotel.

At first, Xiong Wenwen found the robbery in Ghost Street quite interesting, but after entering the eerie county town, she realized that things were starting to get weird.

Lu Ming didn't bring them here for fun at all.

The ghost street in Taiping Ancient Town, which doesn't exist in reality, seemed relatively relaxed, thanks to Lu Ming.

If Lu Ming hadn't intervened, they would have been wiped out if they had dared to rob the coffin shop.

"It seems my sixth sense was right after all. This Xiao Lu is indeed no ordinary person. No wonder I feel a strange fear whenever I see him... Every time we encounter a difficult danger, I'm always with Xiao Lu..."

"I'm never going on a mission with him again, no matter what."

Just as Xiong Wenwen was muttering to herself, Lu Ming spoke again.

"The paranormal events in Taiping Ancient Town have come to an end. After sealing this place off, no one should enter at will, including the ghost controllers from headquarters."

"Unless the Ghost Lake incident fully erupts and its impact expands."

Lu Ming paused for a moment, then continued, "The headquarters' mission is complete, but our matter is not yet completely resolved. We received that strange invitation, which is tainted with the curse of the Ghostly Feast. If nothing unexpected happens, the curse will erupt in six days."

"Let's split up for now, each of us prepare, and we'll regroup in six days."

The other three nodded in support of Lu Ming's arrangement.

Only Xiong Wenwen remained there, lost in thought.

"Xiong Wenwen, is there a problem? Or are you not planning to come back in six days?"

Seeing Lu Ming's ambiguous smile, Xiong Wenwen felt a chill run down her spine.

Did Xiao Lu see right through what he was thinking?
Thinking of this, Xiong Wenwen quickly stood at attention and said with an awkward smile, "It's my honor to be able to handle paranormal events with Captain Lu. There's no question of whether I'm willing or not."

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Lu Ming then returned to Dachang City alone.

The missions that the Main God Space has for the mysterious resurrected world have been constantly changing, and this time it has lasted for a full thirty days.

Lu Ming calculated that there was still plenty of time, and he was sure he could resolve the Ghostly Feast incident in time.

A month is neither a long nor a short time.

If Lu Ming had transmigrated to a fantasy world, a month would have passed in the blink of an eye.

However, in the mysterious world of resurgence, a month is enough time to accomplish a lot.

This is because the lifespan of ghost tamers is generally not very long, and it is not uncommon for them to die from the resurrection of evil spirits after only one or two months of becoming a ghost tamer.

It's not uncommon for those who abuse the supernatural to become ghost controllers in the morning and have vengeful spirits resurrect in the afternoon.

Therefore, a month is a long time for a ghost tamer.

Lu Ming planned to make a proper plan and summarize his thoughts.

"This trip to Taiping Ancient Town was quite fruitful. I have a total of 347 yuan in ghost money alone. In addition, I also have two children's burial clothes that I stole from the tailor shop, and nine coffins that I stole from the coffin shop on Ghost Street."

It's quite remarkable to think about it.

They easily robbed 300 yuan of ghost money from the coffin shop, which was more than all the headquarters' savings.

If Lu Ming hadn't given Boss Liu three yuan in ghost money, and spent another seven yuan on dealing with the ghost stage, he would now have a huge sum of 357 yuan.

"It seems that doing business honestly is not as lucrative as being a shrewd businessman."

Three hundred yuan is more than enough to buy supernatural items; I'm afraid I won't be able to spend it all in a short time.

Lu Ming plans to keep some of the ghost money for use in key paranormal events.

As for the rest...

If I have the opportunity to visit elderly people from the Republican era in the future, I can give them a small red envelope.

After all, money makes things easier.

The two children's shrouds stolen from the tailor shop—one of them is definitely for the ghost child, while the other, a floral-patterned jacket for girls, seems even more menacing than the shrouds, and its purpose is currently unknown.

"These things are all easy to arrange, but the ghost stage is a bit more difficult to handle."

Lu Ming thought of the damp wooden stick that he had imprisoned in the golden container.

On the wedding day, it's definitely not appropriate to just set up a stage all by itself.

Where there is a stage, there must be actors to perform.

Lu Ming has no immediate plans to imprison those actors at the Caesars Hotel.

"There are quite a few dangerous ghosts in the Caesars Hotel. If I go there again, I'll have to crush them with my bare hands. I can't repeat the joke of Xiao Yang walking along the wall again... Anyway, after this phase of the mission is over, I'll go back to the Main God Space and see if there are any suitable opportunities."

Lu Ming still remembered that he had one more chance to exchange for a sixth-tier ability.

Moreover, after entering the higher-dimensional main god space, Lu Ming did not challenge a single dungeon.

I wonder if the challenge format will be different from before, and if the rewards will be more generous.

Compared to his last return to the Main God Space, when he was dealing with the S-rank Ghost Temple incident in the island nation, Lu Ming's strength has undoubtedly improved dramatically.

First, there's the improvement in mental strength attributes, which has reached the critical point of transformation.

Secondly, he also controlled the vengeful spirit Freddy and merged with the consciousness-based vengeful spirit from the island nation, increasing Freddy's level of terror.

Even the king and pianist, who specialized in supernatural attacks at the level of consciousness, fell into Lu Ming's hands.

Finally, there's Sadako's transformation.

Sadako successfully merged with the Ghost Well according to Lu Ming's original plan.

Moreover, Sadako unexpectedly completed the rainstorm puzzle, which was not part of the plan.

"The whereabouts of the supernatural weapon have also been determined. When the time is right, we will go to the outskirts of Dachang City to retrieve the black umbrella."

"Six days later, the Ghostly Feast seems to be another piece of the White Fiend's puzzle... Anyway, we'll see how it goes then."

The Ghost Eater Curse, which will erupt six days later, can be completely cut off by Lu Ming using the Ghost Scissors.

But he didn't do that.

Since the whereabouts of the relevant puzzle pieces were involved, Lu Ming had to try it even if it was dangerous.

Of course, trying doesn't mean being reckless.

Before the curse of the Ghostly Banquet invitations takes effect, Lu Ming will do his best to prepare, including finding a piece of human skin paper to foresee whether the final outcome will be good or bad.

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After parting ways with Li Yang and the others and returning to Dachang City, Lu Ming's first task was to head to the abandoned highway on the outskirts of Dachang City.

It has been a while since I last came here.

Fortunately, the blood pool spreads slowly; at least, the rate of spread is almost imperceptible to the naked eye.

However, this place has changed somewhat compared to the blood pool I remembered.

The ghost's blood stained the surrounding soil, affecting the weeds growing on it and turning them all red. Even the sky was reflected in a blood-red hue.

The reason why the weeds on the ground have not withered and died is that they are no longer ordinary plants, but have become a kind of supernatural derivative.

The biggest change is the appearance of blood corpses in the blood pool.

These blood-soaked ghost servants appeared out of nowhere, and their presence in this eerie environment was particularly chilling.

However, Lu Ming didn't care about this.

He wasn't afraid of even real vengeful ghosts, so naturally he wouldn't be afraid of some ghost servants who could be killed.

After dealing with some minor troubles, Lu Ming, just like last time, put the Ghost Scissors into the blood pool.

After the rusty, demonic scissors were placed in the pool of blood, a change finally occurred.

The rust on the scissors began to disappear rapidly, and the woman's hair, which was wrapped around the handles, also fell off.

The black filth representing curses was washed away by the ghost blood and vanished completely.

The Ghost Scissors have returned to their "brand new" state, transforming from a pair of scissors stained with curses and misfortune back into a festive red pair.

"I have to admit that even at my current level, the Ghost Scissors are still very useful... It's a pity that Fang Shiming doesn't know the true use of these scissors at all. He subconsciously believes that the ominous aura on the Ghost Scissors was present from the beginning, so he doesn't dare to use them unless it's a critical moment."

After putting away the ghost scissors, Lu Ming planned to go to Shangtong Building to borrow the human skin paper from Yang Jian.

However, before setting off, Lu Ming had a sudden thought and decided to go to the Furen Building first.

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"You're quite diligent at work, not bad."

Lu Ming appeared silently on the top floor of the Furen Building, in his office.

Li Yao, who was working hard for Lu Ming, was startled when she heard this. She looked up and saw Lu Ming suddenly appear like a ghost.

"Mr. Lu, you're back."

Although Lu Ming's sudden conversation while she was focused on her work made her heart race, Li Yao still managed a perfectly standard smile.

This is a basic requirement for a secretary.

"Yes, I'm back to take care of some business, I'll be leaving soon."

Upon hearing this, for some reason, Li Yao felt a little disappointed.

Perhaps she herself was unaware of this emotion.

After her memories were altered by the blood-stained old newspaper, Li Yao developed an invisible dependence on Lu Ming. It was as if she couldn't go on living if Lu Ming died one day.

"Ghost baby".

Lu Ming only shouted once, and then he heard the sound of footsteps coming from the darkness somewhere.

However, there seems to be something wrong with how Lu Ming is addressed.

Because of the time that had passed, the ghost baby born from Wang Shanshan's belly had grown quite a bit, transforming into something resembling a six or seven-year-old child.

Perhaps calling it a ghost child would be more appropriate than calling it a ghost infant.

The ghost child was completely naked at this moment, with nothing on his body.

Zhang Han, the Ghost Master codenamed "Ghost Man," also came along. Upon seeing Lu Ming, Zhang Han asked in surprise, "President Lu?"

Since joining the Furen Building, Zhang Han hadn't seen Lu Ming for a while, so he was inevitably a little surprised.

Lu Ming looked at Zhang Han, then at the ghost child beside him, and asked, "Why did you two end up together?"

Zhang Han scratched his head and laughed, "President Lu, the work you gave me is quite easy. There's not much to do in the Furen Building, so I've been playing with this little guy when I'm bored... Didn't you tell me before that this is my colleague and that we should get along well?"

"..."

Lu Ming really didn't expect that Zhang Han and Gui Tong could get along so well.

It's clear that he's usually quite bored.

However, he couldn't be bothered to care about it.

Since he had already altered the ghost child's memory with blood-stained old newspapers, there would be no danger even if Zhang Han came into contact with the ghost child.

Without wasting any words, Lu Ming took out one of the two funeral garments he had taken from the tailor shop.

A dirty, damp shroud appeared in Lu Ming's hands.

This is the less terrifying of the two burial garments.

The reason for dressing the ghost child in this less frightening shroud was twofold: firstly, to prevent the situation from spiraling out of control, and secondly, because this shroud suited the ghost child better.

Lu Ming always felt that the other floral jacket was for girls.

"Go to your room, get dressed, and then come out."

Lu Ming tossed the burial clothes to the ghost child, who reached out his filthy little hand and caught the burial clothes.

Following Lu Ming's instructions, the ghost child entered the room where the derivative ghost paintings were kept.

The reason Lu Ming had the ghost child change clothes in the room was because the shroud was too evil, and he wasn't sure if it would cause any special reaction with the ghost child.

If something really happens, the ghost paintings in the room will send the ghost child away immediately.

Moreover, the ghost paintings in the room are like a surveillance camera, allowing Lu Mingren to see the entire process of the ghost child changing clothes even from outside.

Zhang Han looked at Lu Ming with some surprise.

He wasn't sure if he had seen things correctly.

The shroud in Lu Ming's hand seemed to be a ghost.

To toy with a vengeful ghost so casually, to make a ghost child wear a shroud on his body, and to do so with such a nonchalant attitude—this was beyond Zhang Han's comprehension.

"In the current paranormal community, I'm afraid only President Lu can do this."

After a while.

The door to the room containing the derivative ghost paintings was opened.

The ghost child walked out from inside step by step.

Lu Ming obtained this ghost shroud by chance at a tailor shop; it was not carefully selected.

The ghost child wasn't present when the clothes were taken away.

However, when the shroud was put on the ghost child, it fit perfectly, as if it had automatically conformed to the ghost child's size.

The ghost child, now dressed in a shroud, was no longer completely naked.

However, it seems rather strange that a child who looks about six or seven years old is wearing a shroud that only the dead would wear.

"It seems the ghost child can perfectly wear this ghost shroud without any conflict or side effects..."

The shroud itself is a ghost.

If worn by a ghost tamer, it can also ward off supernatural attacks.

However, there will definitely be a corresponding price to pay.

Everything involving the supernatural is like this.

The more powerful the evil spirit, the heavier the price to pay for its use.

Lu Ming guessed that if people wore ghost shrouds, they would either corrode the skin of the living and turn them into vengeful ghosts, or the shrouds would gradually tighten until they strangled the person wearing them to death.

However, if the ghost child wears this shroud, this situation will not occur—the ghost child itself is a vengeful spirit, a product of the supernatural, so it can be perfectly controlled.

"Besides protecting against supernatural attacks from other vengeful spirits and providing some protection for the ghost child, this burial shroud may have other uses..."

Lu Ming looked at the ghost child standing motionless in front of him and revealed a thoughtful expression.

He always felt that he hadn't fully understood the purpose of this burial shroud.

Especially the floral jacket worn by another girl.

But now is not the time to study these things.

After considering it for a moment, Lu Ming realized he couldn't figure it out, so he temporarily gave up thinking about it.

"The most important thing is to go to Yang Jian to borrow the human skin paper and get some useful information."

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Greater J City.

The Asia branch of the Ghost Riders headquarters.

After returning here, Li Jun went directly to Deputy Minister Cao Yanhua.

He sought out Cao Yanhua to report on information regarding the handling of paranormal events in Taiping Ancient Town, and then had a specialist compile it into a file.

"Minister Cao, I suggest that this Taiping Ancient Town incident be classified as a Level X case."

"Level X file?"

Cao Yanhua became somewhat interested.

Of course he knew what an X-level file was.

Paranormal events of this level represent those that cannot be easily concluded, indicating that there are still many unknowns surrounding them.

The last time headquarters included an X-level paranormal case was the ghost bus incident that Lu Ming and Yang Jian experienced together.

Unexpectedly, Lu Ming was involved in this X-level paranormal event again.

"Yes, it's difficult to define the situation of Taiping Ancient Town simply by using a certain level..."

Li Jun organized his thoughts and gave a brief description of his group's experiences in Taiping Ancient Town.

Cao Yanhua's expression turned serious.

When Wang Sheng got into trouble, he hadn't fully realized the seriousness of the problem.

After hearing Lu Ming say that he was going to deal with the paranormal events here, I felt even more certain that it was a sure thing, with no suspense left.

However, judging from Li Jun's description, Taiping Ancient Town is fraught with danger.

An older generation of ghost tamers who have lived for many years.

A corridor that does not exist in reality.

A ghost stage without actors...
Cao Yanhua couldn't help but feel secretly relieved: "Fortunately, it was President Lu who personally came forward this time. If it had been another team leader from headquarters, they would most likely have been wiped out there... Even if they had managed to come out alive, the losses would have been extremely heavy."

Li Jun's report was not finished. He paused and then said, "By the way, Minister Cao, the source of the S-level paranormal event recorded in the headquarters files, Ghost Lake, is deep in Taiping Ancient Town."

"Ghost Lake is there too?!"

Cao Yanhua was startled.

"Yes, this is Lu Ming's intelligence, and based on my observation, I can be fairly certain that this intelligence is true."

"..."

The entire presentation lasted about half an hour.

Upon learning that the participants in this operation were all under a terrible curse that would break out in about six days, Cao Yanhua made arrangements.

"He Liu San and Xiong Wenwen emphasized that they should unconditionally obey the command of Captain Lu Ming, and that headquarters would provide full support."

"In addition, the curse you mentioned is indeed very rare... at least there has never been any record of it in the headquarters' files. If you have nothing else to say, I will take you to see Professor Wang Xiaoming. He may have a way to break the curse."

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Dachang City.

Shangtong Building.

Yang Jian was quite surprised by many of the recent events in the paranormal community.

In particular, some of the actions of the ghost groom Lu Ming.

First, they proactively dismantled the vast underground intelligence network planted by the King's organization and killed the King, codenamed The Pianist.

He then launched a powerful attack, employing a supernatural method of telekinesis, killing six high-ranking members of the King's Organization.

A few days ago, Lu Ming, as the captain, led Li Yang, Xiong Wenwen, Li Jun, and Liu San to Taiping Ancient Town to deal with paranormal events.

In fact, Yang Jian had always thought that Lu Ming was like him, the kind of ghost tamer who felt that if the sky fell, there would be tall people to hold it up.

Generally, they only care about their own affairs and have no interest in anything else.

But now, the ghost groom Lu Ming's attitude seems to have changed somewhat.

Yang Jian wasn't sure if this represented some kind of trend.

"That's right. When the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. In the current paranormal circle, apart from some older generation ghost controllers whose fate is unknown, Lu Ming is that tall person."

"Is that why he stepped in to take charge?"

Yang Jian thought to himself.

He still vaguely felt that something was wrong.

Yang Jian was the only person in the office in the Shangtong Building at that moment.

On his desk sat a bottle of soda he'd just taken out of the fridge, the computer screen displayed a grayed-out game image, and Zhang Wei's shouts could be heard intermittently through the headphones on the desk.

In any case, with Lu Ming joining the supernatural community, Yang Jian's life became much easier.

Occasionally, I would have some free time to play games with Zhang Wei.

Just as the next game hadn't started and Yang Jian was still lost in thought, there was a knock on the office door.

Thump, thump!
Yang Jian had previously instructed his company employees not to bother him casually, and to send him a text message first if they needed to.

So, who is looking for him now?

Thump, thump!
Perhaps because no one answered, the knocking became more urgent.

Yang Jian subconsciously felt a chill run down his spine, as if he were recalling some unpleasant memories.

He stood up from his office chair and stared intently at the office door, like a startled orange cat hissing.

The red light of the Ghost Eye Ghost Domain was about to erode in that direction.

However, a familiar voice came from outside the door at that moment.

"It's me, Lu Ming."

"..."

After opening the door, Lu Ming had a stiff, almost imperceptible smile on his face. Yang Jian couldn't tell whether his actions were intentional or accidental.

Yang Jian shook his head helplessly, relaxed, took a sip of his iced cola, and casually asked, "Did you come here for something this time?"

"There is indeed something I need your help with."

"Go ahead and tell me, I'll try my best."

The two were considered to be quite close among the ghost tamers, so they interacted rather casually.

Lu Ming, with limited time, didn't keep them in suspense and said directly, "I need to borrow the human skin paper from you again... I encountered some trouble while dealing with a paranormal event and need to confirm it."

If someone asked Yang Jian to borrow the human skin paper, Yang Jian would refuse without even thinking.

Even the mere fact that others knew about the existence of the human skin paper would make Yang Jian very wary.

However, Lu Ming had already borrowed the human skin paper from him once before, so Yang Jian had nothing to hide and readily agreed.

Yang Jian carefully took the human skin paper out of a golden container, handed it to Lu Ming, paused, and asked, "Lu Ming, I want to ask you a question."

"Ask away, but I might not be able to answer."

"Do you also have a supernatural item that looks like a piece of human skin, which can predict some information... but your supernatural item has certain limitations?"

Lu Ming could tell at a glance that Yang Jian was curious about how he obtained information.

However, no one expected that Yang Jian would think that way, believing that he also had a piece of human skin paper.

Lu Ming was surprised, but his expression remained unchanged.

He took the paper strip but did not choose to answer Yang Jian's question.

It's not necessarily a bad thing for Yang Jian to maintain this mindset, neither affirming nor denying it himself.

If the answer is negative, Yang Jian will inevitably continue to make wild guesses.

Lu Ming's silence was exactly what Yang Jian had expected.

The question he posed is one that no normal demon tamer would answer.

If Lu Ming didn't know that Yang Jian had a strange piece of human skin paper, he would never have admitted it, even if he were beaten to death.

"I still have to remind you that the information provided by this human skin paper is all true, but it takes some effort to get it to talk... and the traps are often hidden in the true information, so my advice is not to rely on this human skin paper too much."

Lu Ming took the strange human skin paper; it felt cold to the touch.

Having spent so much time in the God Realm, Lu Ming was quite familiar with the corpses of the dead.

Upon holding it in his hand and feeling the texture of the paper, Lu Ming immediately determined that this human skin paper was indeed made of real human skin.

Actually, Lu Ming was also a little curious about the origin of this human skin paper.
This was something Lu Ming was unaware of.

Clearing his mind of all distractions, Lu Ming was about to begin asking the questions to the human skin paper.

But thinking about it, I figured this thing probably wouldn't be willing to say anything at first.

They keep asking questions and making threats, and they still can't avoid cutting corners and hiding information.

So Lu Ming simply changed his approach.

A ghost bride dressed in a bright red wedding gown appeared beside Lu Ming.

The atmosphere inside the office on the top floor of the Shangtong Building suddenly turned cold and gloomy.

"This is a real vengeful ghost! How did Lu Ming manage to do that? He doesn't even show the slightest sign of a ghost reviving, and his mental state seems better than mine..."

Beside him, Lu Ming handed the human skin paper to the ghost bride he was leading and instructed, "Help me ask it what will happen in six days from now, and what the outcome will be. If it refuses to answer... you'll have to figure out what to do with it yourself."

After saying that, even though the doors and windows were tightly closed indoors, the human skin paper seemed to be blown by a gust of wind from nowhere, and the edges started to sway.

Seeing this, Lu Ming revealed a barely perceptible, stiff smile.

Although this little paper is difficult to discipline, its nature of bullying the weak and fearing the strong remains unchanged.

The ghost bride picked up the human skin paper as Lu Ming instructed, without saying a word.

Because the human skin paper had already heard Lu Ming's question.

Now, just give the answer.

As for refusing to answer...
This option is not available at the moment.

As expected, Lu Ming's communication with the human skin paper was very smooth and pleasant this time. Crooked red characters appeared out of thin air on the surface of the human skin paper, as if they were congealed blood.

"This time, the writing isn't in black ink, but in blood?"

"Is it because of the question I asked, or because the one holding the human skin paper is a ghost bride?"

the other side.

Yang Jian watched Lu Ming fiddling with the human skin paper, his face bitter, unable to speak.

Although he couldn't see what words were actually appearing on the parchment, he could sense that it was beginning to answer Lu Ming's question.

I thought the human skin paper had already been trained to be obedient enough last time.

This time, before Lu Ming even began the "torture," the human skin paper provided the answer.

Is this right?
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"My name is Yue Lian. By the time you see this, I will already be dead."

"Due to an accident, I was cursed. Six days later, the curse broke out, and I was caught up in a supernatural event... Unexpectedly, this may not be a bad thing for me. I can gain a lot from it, which is quite important for my future plans."

Lu Ming stared intently at the blood-red words that appeared on the human skin paper.

The human skin paper contained foresight.

Given its incorruptible nature, the final outcome seems to be positive.

But Lu Ming keenly sensed that something was wrong.

The paper's behavior this time is too abnormal, just like it's really looking forward to Lu Ming being involved in the ghost feast incident.

"A trap hidden within the truth...?"

　Two chapters in one
　　
　
(End of this chapter)