Chapter 753 720: The Two People Who Came Looking

Near Dachang City.

A taxi came from the direction of the airport and dropped off two passengers near the Guanjiang Residential Complex. After the two got out, the taxi quickly departed.

“Follow me.”

The person leading was rather silent. He walked ahead, his pace neither fast nor slow, heading towards the direction of the Guanjiang Residential Complex.

It was difficult to clearly see the man’s face; it was waxen, ashen, with strange wrinkles and devoid of any sign of life, emitting a coldness even in broad daylight, resembling a moving corpse. If it weren’t for the fact that he could still speak, probably no one would dare approach such a being.

However, if Yang Jian were here, he would recognize him.

This man was none other than Leuk San, whom he had met several times before at the headquarters.

He had flown from the headquarters to Dachang City, and it seemed he was specifically looking for Yang Jian.

“Yang Jian lives in this residential complex? You can’t tell at all. It’s strange that someone like him would live in such an ordinary place.” A man behind him exclaimed, seemingly familiar with Yang Jian. His name was Li Yang, and he had met Yang Jian during the Ghost Painting incident.

But now.

Several members of the Ghost Painting task force, Leuk San and Li Yang, had appeared here.

The implication of that was self-evident.

“But we don’t have Yang Jian’s contact information. How do we get in touch with him?” Li Yang asked.

Leuk San’s eerie complexion was unnerving, yet his voice was calm, “There’s no need to contact him. This is his territory, and he will contact us. If he really lives in this complex, he will have gotten the message before we even enter. Don’t underestimate the capabilities of the city’s person in charge, especially Yang Jian.”

“Is there surveillance nearby?” Li Yang looked around.

“Surveillance? Surveillance is only for the average person. Do you think Yang Jian would care about a normal person wandering near the residential complex? What he cares about are those who control ghosts, the fierce ghosts,” Leuk San said.

Li Yang felt even more puzzled.

With no surveillance, no person present, and no patrolling security around, how could Yang Jian possibly be aware of their sudden arrival at the first sign?

Unless someone at the airport had tipped them off, or someone from the headquarters had notified them.

But that shouldn’t be possible, as this visit was a more private affair and not an assignment arranged by the headquarters, so there was no prior notice.

Suddenly.

Leuk San stopped in his tracks, his gaze fixed on a figure standing in the middle of the road ahead.

To be precise, it wasn’t a person but a child; yet this child was exceedingly eerie, barefoot with skin bluish-black as if a dead infant, wearing a dirty old garment with the character for “longevity” on it, eyes without pupils, strange and blood-red.

All over, the child was still damp, as though he had just been fished out of the water.

“This thing…” Leuk San took a slight breath.

A Hungry Ghost?

He had never seen a Ghost Child, nor experienced the Dachang City event, but that didn’t stop him from reviewing the files on the Hungry Ghost incident, as it was the only officially erupted S-class paranormal event in the country. Any ghost controller with the opportunity would familiarize themselves deeply with that file.

Because there were many lessons to be learned from it.

But the more clearly he understood, the more familiar he was with what exactly this thing before him was.

Although it had the stature of a child, it was no different from a Hungry Ghost in appearance.

“A Second Stage Hungry Ghost, the files say, this thing kills anyone it sees or touches,” Leuk San immediately recalled the related information in his mind.

Li Yang said, “What’s wrong? Why did you stop walking…”

But before he could finish, he too suddenly froze in his tracks, because he saw what was blocking the way ahead.

Not again, another ghost?

Unlike Leuk San, Li Yang had not been with the headquarters for long and didn’t know of the Hungry Ghost files, so he was unclear about what exactly the thing standing before him was, only deducing it was a ghost.

And it felt… terrifying.

“The Hungry Ghost incident was supposed to be over, so why is there such a thing in Dachang City? Is it a residual, escaped creature, or is it related to Yang Jian?” Leuk San’s lifeless eyes moved as he pondered and made judgments.

This is the cultivation of a top-tier ghost handler.

Upon seeing a ghost, the first response is not to run or to confront, but to observe and analyze.

“It’s definitely related to Yang Jian. The ghost didn’t attack me upon seeing me, which completely goes against the Second Stage behavior of a Hungry Ghost.”

At this moment, Leuk San signaled, “Don’t make any rash moves, lest you draw the ghost’s attention and die a baffling death.”

The Ghost Child was still staring at the two of them, tilting its head with no trace of a Hungry Ghost’s ferocity in its eyes. Instead, there was a sense of bewilderment and ignorance, like a child who knows nothing, posing no apparent danger.

But the outfit and the look were enough to prevent anyone from feeling at ease.

“Yang Jian, since you knew we were coming, why not come out and meet us?” Leuk San shouted into the deserted surroundings, “Seeing us come, you should know what we’re here for. Although we’re not acquainted, you could at least show some courtesy. What does it mean to have this creature block our path?”

“Are you trying to kill us here, or are you warning us to leave?”

The voice echoed around, and it was clear in the broad daylight that there were no people nearby.

“Captain Leuk, can Yang Jian really be called out like this? Perhaps he doesn’t know about this matter at all.” Li Yang said unsurely, suspecting that Yang Jian wasn’t even here and that the ghost had nothing to do with him.

“Are you questioning my judgment?” Leuk San gave him a glance.

He had had some contact with Yang Jian and knew the person, as well as how terrifying he could be.

He had personally wiped out a group from his social circle, even killing Fang Shiming. Jang Shangbai couldn’t withstand his assault. Had it not been for some conflicts with headquarters, he wouldn’t have come back to Dachang City to be a stable leader.

“No, I just think it’s better to try to contact him by phone. And this ghost…” Li Yang looked anxiously at the Ghost Child blocking their way.

He truly didn’t dare to move recklessly.

Fearing the ghost might attack at any moment.

Even though the sun was overhead, Li Yang still felt a chill, as if enveloped by an inexplicable coldness.

Seeing no response from around, Leuk San spoke again, “Yang Jian, when did you become so reclusive? Can’t you even offer a little hospitality?”

Suddenly.

The sky was tinged red.

The nearby river seemed to turn into blood, forming a strange river of blood that still flowed. The road also reflected a crimson hue, and the whole world seemed unfamiliar, completely different from just a moment ago.

“Guests need hospitality, Leuk San. You must not be here in Dachang City for any good reason, so why should I receive you?” A cold and indifferent voice arose, and a figure appeared out of thin air on the road ahead.

Leuk San managed a forced smile, “You’re something, releasing the Ghost Domain at will, as if it costs you nothing. Have you solved the resurgence problem of the fierce ghosts?”

“You won’t mind if I take out your paper man, will you?” Yang Jian said with a bad attitude, staring at him coldly.

“It really is Yang Jian.” Li Yang was shocked and felt a surge of inexplicable fear.

Yang Jian was indeed targeting the two of them. How did he manage that?

The deeper one delves into becoming a ghost handler, the more one understands just how terrifying these top figures can be, sometimes even surpassing fierce ghosts.

“But that’ll have to wait until after I’ve finished talking about what comes next,” Leuk San said, admitting that he was just a paper man and it didn’t matter if he was taken out.

Yang Jian walked over slowly, approaching the Ghost Child, “Go back.”

The Ghost Child, which had been staring at both of them, now averted its gaze and scurried away, disappearing from sight in no time.

“Can this guy command ghosts?” Although Leuk San’s face remained unchanged, his heart was in turmoil.

Shock, disbelief.

And even more so, fear.

This Yang Jian, could it be that he was even more terrifying than he had previously shown?

Just that Ghost Infant alone, it’s estimated, could contend with, or even kill a Captain Level ghost handler.

“Let’s cut to the chase then. What do you and Li Yang want with me? If I remember correctly, you should be at headquarters at this time. Although it’s been over a dozen days, the follow-up work shouldn’t be finished so quickly… or did the Ghost Draw operation fail, and you’ve come asking for help?”

Yang Jian asked with a cold face, directly questioning them.

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