A bizarre resurrection: I, Yang Jian, am bound by a contract with the school beauty!

The real world.

Analysts in command centers around the world.

Through Qin Taotao's actions, the deeper meaning behind Yang Jian's words was deduced.

The more you contribute, the greater the reward.

This is not just a simple encouragement, but more like a rule, a guideline.

In this S-class paranormal event.

Actively seeking the truth and solving problems is itself a form of "dedication".

Countries immediately adopted this conclusion.

As the highest level of alert, it was urgently communicated to players in their respective countries.

however,

What good would it do to know?

They're too afraid to go out!

Apart from Qin Taotao, everyone else in the player community is an ordinary person.

Let alone actively seeking out vengeful ghosts.

I just stayed in my room, listening to the deathly silence outside the window.

All of these are enough to cause them to have a mental breakdown.

Sending them to walk the streets of the ancient town, where ghosts roam, is tantamount to sending them to their deaths.

An ordinary person encounters a vengeful ghost.

There is no other way but death.

and so.

After a brief weighing of the pros and cons, all players made the same choice.

Hide.

Take cover for now and wait for dawn.

They awaited further instructions from the mysterious man named Yang Jian.

This may not be the best option.

But it is definitely the safest option.

Under the cover of night, Xiping Ancient Town fell into an eerie silence.

Gone are the daytime hustle and bustle, gone are the tourists, only the cold stone pavement and the ancient buildings standing silently in the darkness.

Qin Taotao walked on the deserted street, her footsteps very light, making almost no sound.

She was not reckless.

As a demon tamer, she possesses perception abilities far exceeding those of ordinary people.

That was the eerie perception from the ghost driver, allowing her to sense the presence of supernatural forces in advance.

A bone-chilling cold emanated from a street corner.

Qin Taotao paused slightly.

Instead of approaching, she avoided that area.

Under the eaves of a house adorned with red lanterns, a blurry black figure stood silently, exuding an ominous aura.

Qin Taotao kept her eyes straight ahead.

As if he hadn't seen it, he walked past on the other side of the street.

She knew it very well.

Now is not the time to confront these things head-on.

The truth about the mysterious lake remains unclear.

Their own strength is also limited.

If exposed here, and besieged by vengeful ghosts, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Her goal.

The goal is to find clues and unravel the secrets of this ancient town.

Just as she was passing through a narrow alley, a light suddenly appeared ahead.

The light was not dazzling.

With a warm, dim yellow hue, it stood out strikingly against the pitch-black night.

Qin Taotao squinted and walked towards the direction from which the light was coming.

It was a liquor store.

Above the antique wooden lintel hangs a sign with the character "酒" (wine).

Warm light.

It was coming through the crack in the half-open door of the wine shop.

In this desolate ancient town, there are still shops with their lights on?

A sense of vigilance rose in Qin Taotao's heart, but more than that, a desire to investigate arose.

She slowly approached.

Peek inside through the crack in the door.

The liquor store was small.

There were several wooden tables inside.

At this moment, the table was actually full of "people".

Some of them were drinking with their heads down, while others were whispering to each other, looking like a group of tourists who hadn't returned home late at night.

But Qin Taotao felt a chill run from the soles of her feet straight to the top of her head.

Because of those "people".

They all exuded a strong aura of death and ghosts.

Their movements were stiff, their eyes were empty, and their faces showed no human expression.

This whole room is full of ghosts!

Just as Qin Taotao was about to quietly retreat, her gaze was drawn to a figure in the corner of the wine shop.

That was a man.

He sat among the group of vengeful ghosts, calmly drinking tea, as if the terrifying beings around him were just ordinary drinkers.

He had no ghostly aura whatsoever; he was a living, breathing human being!

Qin Taotao's pupils suddenly contracted.

She recognized the man.

He is the mysterious man who was lying in the coffin in Huanggang Village before!

How did he end up here?

Just as Qin Taotao was filled with shock and confusion.

The man seemed to sense her gaze, and slowly raised his head to look towards the doorway.

His eyes were deep and calm, without the slightest surprise.

"You've arrived."

The man spoke.

The sound wasn't loud, but it reached Qin Taotao's ears clearly.

His tone.

It was as if they had expected Qin Taotao to appear here.

Qin Taotao felt a chill run down her spine.

Was discovered.

She did not choose to run away.

Because she knew.

There's no point in running away from this unfathomable man.

She took a deep breath, pushed open the door, and went inside.

As she entered.

The ghosts who were "talking" in the tavern suddenly stopped, and all their empty, numb eyes turned to her.

A suffocatingly cold aura instantly enveloped her.

Qin Taotao remained unfazed.

She walked straight to the man and sat down opposite him.

"senior."

She nodded slightly, as if to say hello.

The man looked at Qin Taotao, a hint of barely perceptible approval flashing in his eyes.

"You actually dared to come out at night; you're bolder than I imagined."

He said it calmly.

"Isn't it only at night that the truth can be uncovered?"

He added something that seemed to be a veiled reference.

"After all, the supernatural balance of the haunted lake has not been completely broken; during the day, it is still subject to certain restrictions."

Qin Taotao looked at him, her brows slightly furrowed:

"Are you also here to investigate the truth behind the Ghost Lake, senior?"

"You could say that."

The man nodded. "I can't let that tragedy happen again."

Tragedy? Will it happen again?

Qin Taotao didn't understand the deeper meaning behind those words, but she keenly sensed that there must be some earth-shattering secret hidden within them.

The man seemed to notice her confusion, but didn't offer any further explanation.

He shifted his gaze from Qin Taotao and scanned the vengeful ghosts in the tavern.

From his mouth.

It began to murmur an ancient and obscure syllable.

The sound was very soft.

Yet it seemed to possess an irresistible magic.

The next second, a bizarre scene unfolded.

Inside the tavern, the previously vacant-eyed and stiff-moving ghosts began to show a glimmer of light in their eyes...

The light of humanity!

The numbness and deathly stillness on their faces gradually faded.

Instead.

It is a vivid expression belonging to the living.

"Hey, you guys think Xiping Ancient Town is really great. No wonder it's a popular spot for online influencers, the scenery is really beautiful."

A "tourist" wearing a windbreaker spoke with a smile.

"Yes, yes, I also took a boat ride today and went around on the lake, but the water was a bit cold."

Another "tourist" chimed in.

His clothes were soaking wet and dripping water.

Qin Taotao looked at his soaked body and her heart stirred.

this person.

They probably drowned in the mysterious lake.

"I went out for a stroll at the night market tonight, intending to buy some local specialties, but I ended up here by the time I got here."

Another "tourist" spoke up.

On his neck.

There was a deep, barely noticeable mark left by the strap.

he.

It was probably killed by other vengeful ghosts while wandering around at night.