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Chapter 257 Zhang Youhong, one of the Seven Elders! Beyond the current level (4k)

Upon noticing the anomaly around him, Lu Ming quickly activated his Ghost Domain, enveloping the inside of the bus in an attempt to isolate the effects of the supernatural rain.

Although the erosive effects of the rainwater did not have a significant impact on Lu Ming, he still tried his best to avoid getting wet.

He didn't want to attract other vengeful spirits from the vicinity, which would unnecessarily complicate the funeral.

"The ghost bus has temporarily lost its ability to suppress supernatural phenomena, which means it's no longer safe to stay on the bus. We should get off and at least buy some time..."

At this moment, most of the passengers on the bus shared the same thought.

After all, the passengers on the bus are all real vengeful ghosts. Once the bus loses its original suppressive effect, these ghosts will definitely attack the ghost controllers closest to them immediately.

Therefore, the best option is to get away from the bus as quickly as possible.

The sky was gloomy and oppressive, and an eerie drizzle continued to fall.

These ghost tamers are no ordinary people; they move very fast, and some of them even possess ghost domains.

However, there were simply too many ghosts. Not only were there fierce ghosts on the bus, but there were also many wandering fierce ghosts outside the bus.

Screams echoed one after another in the silent world.

It appeared extremely abruptly, and then quickly subsided.

Soon, the eerie place outside the bus returned to silence. Several cold corpses lay on the ground, along with a few surviving ghost riders who were looking around in terror, trying to figure out what had happened.

"Look, there's a grove of trees over there... You can go that way..."

“Something’s not right, something’s very wrong. There’s something strange about that grove of trees. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but I know that if I rush in, something terrible will happen.”

This ghost-tamer clearly had extensive experience in handling paranormal events, and he immediately recognized that this forest was quite strange and contained unknown dangers.

However, another ghost tamer retorted, "We can't worry about that now. If we don't leave, we'll definitely die. If we leave, there's a chance we'll survive."

In many paranormal events, there aren't many perfect choices. It's simply a matter of which choice gives you a greater chance of survival, and the rest is up to fate.

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Therefore, including Lu Ming and the other two, as well as Zhou Deng, all the surviving ghost tamers headed towards the direction of Old Forest.

Fortunately, these ghost tamers were actually temporarily safe after entering this old forest. Even though the bus and the vengeful ghosts outside the bus were not far away, the vengeful ghosts did not follow them, but instead kept pacing around in place.

Some people even saw the vengeful ghosts that had followed them all the way stop when they approached this old forest, as if something was preventing these ghosts from entering.

"It's unbelievable... We survived! Surviving under such circumstances, nobody would believe it..."

“Choosing to enter Lao Lin was the right decision. Clearly, this place is like a separate, isolated safe zone. As long as we stay here, we will not be attacked by supernatural forces.”

"Now, all we need to think about is how to get out of this old forest..."

How to survive is indeed a real and cruel question.

To leave this haunted place, you must use the ghost bus.

But nobody knows when the ghost bus will start running again.

Moreover, even if the ghost bus starts moving again, they still have to get through the huge group of vengeful ghosts in the middle; these terrifying obstacles cannot be ignored.

If you choose not to get on the bus, staying here is just waiting to die. These ghost controllers will eventually be resurrected by vengeful spirits, only their death will be delayed, which is a kind of slow suicide.

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On Lu Ming's side, Yang Jian's expression shifted slightly, his cloudy eyes darting around as if searching for something.

“Lu Ming… This is a supernatural place after all. It’s not a good idea to act rashly. I think we can stay in this old forest and observe first, and wait for others to make their move before we make any plans.”

Li Yang nodded in agreement with Yang Jian's suggestion.

Although none of them are fools and no one wants to be the first to stick their neck out, the situation of the three of them is much more stable than that of other ghost tamers.

The first to get restless and want to take action will definitely be someone else.

However, Lu Ming simply shook his head in denial, saying, "We can't stay in this old forest for long. It's dangerous here, and it's not as peaceful as it seems on the surface."

"Very dangerous? Captain Lu, what do you mean by that?"

Although Li Yang did not doubt Lu Ming's judgment, he still couldn't understand what dangers lay in this seemingly peaceful old forest, which could even be considered a safe zone.

"Never forget that only ghosts can fight ghosts. Since this place can be regarded as a safe zone, shielding it from the influence of other vengeful ghosts, there is only one possibility... that there are even more terrifying vengeful ghosts here."

Lu Ming pointed to the ancient tree trunks beside him.

"See these trees? Each tree suppresses a vengeful ghost, so it's more accurate to call this a terrifying ghost forest than an old forest."

Upon hearing this, Li Yang and Yang Jian felt a chill run down their spines and broke out in a cold sweat.

They had just breathed a sigh of relief, thinking they were temporarily safe.

The two had no idea that this place would be so dangerous, and that there were so many vengeful ghosts around them.

After a moment's thought, Lu Ming decided, "Let's follow this path and enter the haunted house."

Lu Ming pointed to a winding path, not very long, whose end could be seen at a glance.

At the far end of the road stands an old house, seemingly abandoned for a long time, uninhabited.

But on the gate of that old house hung two red lanterns, which were still lit and emitting a faint red glow. From a distance, they looked like a pair of eerie eyes, appearing extremely strange.

"Captain Lu, are you sure we want to go that place?"

For some reason, the moment Li Yang saw the haunted house, he felt a chill creep up his spine.

He was almost certain that if he were to enter that haunted house, he would encounter something truly terrifying.

"Our mission this time is to deal with a paranormal incident related to a funeral. Even if we can't imprison the vengeful ghost, we must at least let the deceased rest in peace. This haunted house is where the deceased lived before he died, so it's impossible not to go in."

A moment later, the surviving ghost tamers split into two groups: one group stayed where they were, while the other group joined Lu Ming on the winding path.

In these people's eyes, everything is unknown, and no one can say for sure what the outcome of making a choice will be.

The group of ghost tamers who remained were led by a man named Wanzhou.

He urged everyone, "Staying here is definitely the wisest choice. Once the bus starts moving, we can leave this hellhole. If we choose to go deeper with them, the only result will be being trapped here forever..." "By the way, my name is Wanzhou. I am a ghost tamer with a ghost domain. I can get people on the bus in the shortest amount of time."

His words persuaded many people.

After all, what Wanzhou said makes sense.

Especially his last sentence.

A ghost tamer with a ghost domain is extremely rare in the entire paranormal community.

If he were willing to help, the survival rate of those present would be greatly increased.

After Wanzhou's persuasion, many of the ghost tamers who were originally planning to enter the haunted house with Lu Ming changed their minds and decided to stay.

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Li Yang looked uncertain, glancing at Wanzhou and then at Lu Ming beside him.

"Captain Lu, should I say a word? There seems to be something wrong with Wanzhou. I don't believe that any Ghost Master would be so kind as to help others without any conditions."

Lu Ming coldly said, "This is their own choice, we don't need to pay attention to it. It's obvious that Wanzhou wants to leave a few more people behind to help him deal with any possible emergencies."

As mentioned before, the fight against the paranormal is never about winning by sheer numbers.

Once you reach a certain level, the number of people can become a burden.

So whether these ghost tamers chose to stay where they were or go with him, Lu Ming didn't care, nor did he want to interfere and change other people's decisions.

Even if, hypothetically, these people followed him into the haunted house, Lu Ming wasn't confident he could ensure they all survived.

At that point, the most likely outcome would be that everyone would use their own unique abilities to survive. Those who were lucky might live a couple more days, while those who were unlucky might die on the first day of the encoffining.

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At this moment, the captain from headquarters, Zhou Deng, was wearing a human skin mask and exuding a cold aura. He remained silent, acting as an observer.

In his view, those ghost tamers who chose to stay were undoubtedly extremely foolish. The reason was just as Lu Ming said: the ability to shield themselves from the influence of other supernatural beings indicated that this old forest itself was very unusual, and at least it was definitely not as safe as it appeared on the surface.

On the contrary, Zhou Deng greatly admired Lu Ming and the other two, especially Lu Ming.

"To be chosen by Cao Yanhua, who begged and pleaded, and even if he didn't join the headquarters, he was still selected as the head of the headquarters. This Lu Ming really has something special about him."

The ghost groom Lu Ming is extremely terrifying; he can practically be considered a real vengeful ghost. This fact is known to almost everyone in the paranormal community.

But what Zhou Deng was experiencing at this moment was not only the intensity of Lu Ming's supernatural abilities, but also his own ability to think.

Truly intelligent people know that success rarely comes from luck alone.

Lu Ming's keen insight is perhaps the key to his current level.

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The group walked along the winding forest path. The fallen leaves on the ground were completely dry, and they made a rustling sound when stepped on.

There were few weeds in this grove, only a thick layer of fallen leaves and some dead branches covering the ground.

A thin mist often hangs over the old forest, like a terrifying haze, giving off a chilling feeling.

Through this thin mist, you can see that the tree trunks in the old forest are all old trees that have turned black, with sparse but relatively dense branches and leaves, standing there one by one as if they have been deliberately arranged.

If you actually walk along this path, you'll find that there are just too many strange things about it to count.

But at least they are safe now. They haven't encountered any supernatural attacks along the way, and no one has died inexplicably in this forest.

After about four or five minutes, Lu Ming finally led his group out of the old forest and into an open space.

In front of the open space stood an old house, the same one we had seen earlier.

Yang Jian glanced at the old house, then at Lu Ming, as if he had remembered something.

"The background behind the mummified bride in the photos that Ghost Wardrobe gave me was this haunted house."

"And that key...it's also related to this place..."

If one were to investigate diligently, one would discover that many paranormal phenomena originate from that eerie Republican era.

Although history has been buried by dust, the truth of the origins of many things remains unknown.

However, by piecing together a fragmented timeline from scattered clues, it is still possible to do so.

This includes various supernatural phenomena related to ghost brides.

There was also the door-knocking ghost that appeared at the No. 7 Middle School in Dachang City.

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"Lu Ming, this is for you."

Yang Jian calmly handed the photos he had obtained from the Ghost Chef to Lu Ming.

His movements may seem casual, but they are actually quite deliberate.

Others could not see the contents of the photo at all; even if they were very close, they could only see that the surface of the photo was shrouded in an eerie red light.

Lu Ming took the photo and saw a woman sitting on a red bench, smiling, with a pair of snow-white hands.

No matter how you look at it, she is an extremely beautiful woman, but upon closer inspection, you will find that her smile is slightly stiff and her hands and feet are placed in an unreasonable way, like a man-made puppet that can be manipulated at will.

What's most striking is the background behind the woman.

It was this haunted house right in front of them.

Lu Ming remained expressionless, and silently put the photo away after receiving it.

He thought to himself, "Zhang Youhong, one of the Seven Elders of the Republic of China, is known as the Gold Medal Summoner... She alone is worth an entire top-notch Ghost Tamer squad."

"If it had been Zhang Youhong instead of Yang Jian who faced the King's organization's attack in Dachang City last time, then those two kings would have definitely died a terrible death."

"The demon tamers of that era were generally stronger than those of today, and this is not an isolated case."

"I wonder if we'll run into Zhang Youhong this time... or rather, Sister Hong?"

(End of this chapter)