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

Li Yao nodded.

"clear."

Communication lost.

Li Yao sat in the chair, remaining motionless for a long time.

The communications room was quiet.

Those officials from the beacon nation dared not speak at this moment.

They had already heard a lot from the conversation.

The ghost drawing will expand.

The ghost painting will devour the city of Calgary.

It might even swallow up the entire United States.

At this moment, they could no longer sit still.

They had previously held onto a sliver of hope that the Nine Provinces Demon Tamers could resolve the matter.

But now, they understand.

This is not a problem that can be solved by simply sending out any ghost tamer.

This is a calamity that is taking shape.

The news quickly reached the top echelons of the United States.

An emergency meeting was convened in a very short time.

This time, no one mentioned the Peach Blossom Spring Project again.

No one said anything about using ghost paintings anymore.

The faces of those high-ranking officials were even more grim than those of dead men.

They finally realized that they might have opened a door they shouldn't have.

Ghost drawings are not resources.

It is an abyss.

Once the abyss expands, they themselves will be the first to be swallowed up.

"Kyushu says they'll send a second Demon Tamer?"

"Yes, her name is Qin Taotao."

When will she arrive?

"The flight route is already being arranged, and it is expected to arrive at an airport near Calgary as early as today."

"Pick me up at the airport! Immediately!"

"Clear all airspace around Calgary and grant her the highest clearance."

"Whatever she asks for, I'll fulfill it!"

"Also, the troops blockading Calgary have withdrawn ten kilometers."

"Don't let the soldiers get any closer."

"But the people are evacuating..."

"Evacuate as many as you can; don't send anyone in to rescue those you can't evacuate."

In the conference room, after those last words were spoken, everyone fell silent for a moment.

But no one objected.

Because entering Calgary now to rescue people is no longer considered a rescue operation.

It was a gift for the ghost painting.

cruel.

But it's the truth.

The machines of the beacon nation began to run at high speed.

The airport was cleared out.

Military vehicles are on standby.

Various experts and paranormal consultants were gathered at the temporary camp.

Everyone was waiting for Qin Taotao to arrive.

Li Yao, on the other hand, took a short rest at the camp.

She didn't sleep.

She couldn't sleep either.

She sat in the makeshift rest room with a glass of cold water in front of her.

Her gaze fell on the table, but it was as if she were looking at something else entirely.

Scenes from the ghost painting world still flashed through her mind.

A gray and white city.

A stiff, lifeless figure.

Paintings in a museum.

And that hoarse male voice.

He said, the root cause.

He said that the ghost realm collided with the ghost realm.

He said he wanted to give this man, who was destined to die, one last helping hand.

Li Yao didn't know who he was.

But she remembered this person.

In the supernatural age, trust between living people is rare.

But sometimes, a complete stranger can use their last bit of strength to pull another person out of hell.

She owes him her life.

But right now, she doesn't have time to think about those things.

Because there were hurried footsteps outside.

There was a knock on the door.

"Miss Li, Qin Taotao from Kyushu has arrived."

Li Yao raised her head.

She stood up, pushed open the door, and went out.

Outside the camp, a black military vehicle pulled up.

The car door opened.

A young girl who looked quite young walked down.

She was wearing a simple dark coat with minimal accessories.

His face was very pale, but his eyes were very calm.

Her temperament is different from Li Yao's.

Li Yao's coldness is a sharpness born from experiencing life and death.

Qin Taotao's calmness was more like the numbness that came from living with some kind of strange rule for a long time.

She stood there, alone, yet the staff of the beacon of the United States around her instinctively took a half step back.

Because they all knew that this was also a ghost tamer.

Moreover, they were people specially sent by Kyushu to deal with the ghost paintings.

Qin Taotao smiled slightly when she saw Li Yao.

"You must be Li Yao."

Li Yao nodded.

"Qin Taotao".

"Um."

Qin Taotao walked up to her and looked her up and down.

"You're in very poor condition."

Li Yao did not deny it.

"Just came out of a ghost painting."

Qin Taotao's smile faded somewhat.

"It's already quite an achievement to survive a ghost painting."

Li Yao looked at her, paused for a moment, and asked, "What about the ghost post office?"

Qin Taotao knew what she was referring to.

She said softly, "Let's stop for now."

Li Yao frowned.

"Training Ghost Masters for Kyushu is very important."

"It is very important."

Qin Taotao nodded.

"But the things right now are more important."

She looked up at the distant city of Calgary.

At dusk, the city resembled a silent corpse.

There are still tall buildings, roads, and lights, but there's no vitality.

Qin Taotao looked at it for a long time before continuing, "Ghost Painting is developing too fast."

"No one can guarantee that during the time the Ghost Post Office continues to train ghost tamers, it won't grow to a point where no one can handle it."

"If it really comes to that, training more ghost tamers won't help."

"That's why I came."

Li Yao looked at her.

She could hear the calmness in Qin Taotao's voice.

This calmness does not mean they are unaware of the danger.

Instead, they made the choice despite knowing the danger.

Li Yao nodded.

"I'll tell you what's going on inside."

Next, Li Yao did not hide any details.

She recounted her entire experience after entering the ghost painting world to Qin Taotao once again.

This time, she explained it in more detail.

This includes the degree of suppression of the ghost painting and ghost domain.

The environment of the world depicted in the painting.

The state of an ordinary person after being supernaturalized.

The location of the museum.

Route to the second-floor exhibition hall.

The specific appearance of that painting.

And the location where she finally used the Ghost Domain to break open the crack.

Qin Taotao listened very attentively.

She did not interrupt.

She nodded gently only after Li Yao finished speaking.

"In other words, the original painting is still in a real museum."

"But it is also a node in the world of the painting."

Li Yao said, "Yes."

Qin Taotao asked, "How long after you looked at that painting were you pulled inside?"

Li Yao recalled for a moment.

"It's very short."

"Maybe just a few seconds."

Qin Taotao then asked, "After you came out and looked at it again, did you feel it being pulled again?"

"have."

Li Yao said in a deep voice, "It's very light, but it's there."

"If I had been in worse condition, or had stayed longer, I might have gone back in."

Qin Taotao seemed to be deep in thought.

"Don't look directly at it for too long."

"Once inside, you must first confirm your connection with reality."

"Then, using the rules of the Ghost Post Office, I severed the part of myself that was recorded in the world of the painting."

Li Yao frowned.

Are you sure you can do it?

Qin Taotao smiled.

"There is no absolute certainty."

"But a little taller than others."

Li Yao frowned even more deeply.

"Are you going in alone?"

"Um."

Qin Taotao nodded.

You can't go.

Li Yao looked at her.

"I've been there once, I know the way."

"Precisely because you've been there once, you absolutely cannot go again."

Qin Taotao's tone was soft, yet firm.

"Ghostly drawings have already recorded you."

"Going in again would be even riskier."

"Moreover, I can only sever my own existence within the ghost painting, not others'."

"If you come in with me, I can't protect you."

Li Yao remained silent.

This reason is very practical.

She couldn't refute it.

Qin Taotao continued, "You stay outside."

"If I get out, I will bring back information about what happened inside."

"If I can't get out, at least Kyushu still has you."

Li Yao said coldly, "That doesn't sound like a compliment."

Qin Taotao smiled.

"In paranormal events, it's already quite good if someone can stay behind to pass on a message."

Li Yao's gaze darkened slightly.

She didn't like that way of putting it.

But she knew Qin Taotao was right.

The two walked to the edge of the camp.

In the distance, the direction of Calgary was already illuminated by a large number of searchlights.

But when the light shone in, it seemed to be swallowed up by something gray, making it appear dim and weak.

Qin Taotao looked at the city and said softly, "Seven days after I go in."

Li Yao turned to look at her.

"What seven days?"

"I will definitely be back within seven days."

Qin Taotao said, "If I don't come back in seven days, it means I'm trapped, or the rules of the Ghost Post Office won't let me escape."

She spoke very calmly.

It's like talking about something that has nothing to do with you.

Li Yao's fingers tightened slightly.

She thought of the candle on her body.

That candle that allows you to make a wish.

That thing saved her.

But the price is life.

Last time, Yang Jian took the blame for her.

This time, Yang Jian will not be there.

If she uses it again, she will be the one who dies.

but……

Li Yao looked at Qin Taotao and suddenly spoke.

"If you don't come back in seven days, I will make a wish."