Chapter 784 784: 751

The missing corpse made what was originally a normal farce of a conflict suddenly turn eerie.

At this moment, everyone’s expression became solemn, for if it was truly confirmed that there might be ghosts in this graveyard, then it would be a mysterious supernatural event, and the unknown always signifies danger.

The number of spirit handlers gathered here was not small, a total of five.

But having many people doesn’t necessarily mean safety.

There were quite a few spirit handlers who had perished in supernatural incidents.

“So, we have to confirm whether this is man-made, or if it’s really about ghosts,” Sun Rui said uneasily as he picked up his golden cane and tapped it on the ground.

In his heart, he was already leaning toward the idea of a supernatural event.

After all, they were dispatched by the Ghost Post Office to deliver a letter, if this were just a routine delivery, then there would be no need for the existence of the Ghost Post Office; it must involve some danger and peculiarity that required someone specially to deliver the letter.

Thus, delivering that red letter to the owner of grave No. 78 was not going to be easy.

“Yang Jian, how about using Ghost Domain to have a look? Find out where the corpse is, and if there are any ghosts, we can detect them sooner,” Sun Rui suggested.

The graveyard was very large, continuing the search would be a waste of time, so the advantage of a spirit handler who possessed the Ghost Domain became apparent now.

“Okay, I’ll use Ghost Domain to check the other areas, you guys just pay attention to the surroundings,” Yang Jian said as he needed to be partly focused when using his eerie gaze in the distance.

“No problem, Yang Jian, you go ahead with confidence,” Luo Su Yi said.

Yang Jian spoke, “You really enjoy watching the excitement without worrying about the consequences. I’m starting to suspect that the disappearance of the corpse is related to your Supernatural Space forum people messing around on purpose. Just now I had already confirmed that the corpse was lying in the coffin, and as soon as you arrived, and we lifted the coffin, the corpse was gone, which now directly affects my next move.”

“It really wasn’t us, you have to believe me,” Luo Su Yi said, “I can swear it.”

“If you want me to believe you, it’s simple, if something unexpected happens, you’ll have to follow my arrangements,” Yang Jian said directly.

Luo Su Yi hesitated for a moment, “Follow your arrangements again? Last time I almost died in Caesar Hotel.”

“Facing a fierce ghost, who doesn’t have to face the threat of death? Stop talking nonsense, if it’s a supernatural event, I’ll lead the team, and you will follow orders. If all is well then everyone goes back the way they came and nothing will happen. Alright, let’s leave it there, I’m starting now,” Yang Jian glanced and spoke.

As he finished speaking,

In an instant,

The Ghost Domain was activated.

As the Ghost Eye opened, the graveyard, which was originally in daylight, was suddenly covered with a layer of red light. The brightness vanished, everything around turned a sinister crimson, and an indescribable ominous feeling enveloped everyone.

Yang Jian’s actions were decisive; he activated the third layer of the Ghost Domain directly.

The third layer of the Ghost Domain equated to the domain of the Hungry Ghost, which actually was not considered weak anymore.

And the fourth layer of the Ghost Domain equated to the domain of a Ghost Envoy.

As for the distinction of these layers, it was actually just Yang Jian’s personal calculation. In the supernatural circle and in front of fierce ghosts, there is no such thing as levels of Ghost Domain, there is only one layer, but with differences in strength. A weak Ghost Domain could only induce illusions, but a powerful Ghost Domain could twist reality.

The graveyard was large, but Yang Jian’s Ghost Domain was even larger.

However, he controlled the scope just enough to cover the graveyard without spreading it further.

Yang Jian’s Ghost Eye surveilled within the Ghost Domain, and in theory, his Ghost Eye could see any place within the domain, of course, provided it wasn’t interfered with.

After all, some ghosts could resist the scrutiny of the Ghost Eye.

But as long as there was an interference, the Ghost Eye couldn’t see, which naturally confirmed which area had a problem.

Starting from the first grave, Yang Jian began to search, attempting to find the body of Liu Yuan’s mother, Liu Laotai, and also to see if there were any ghosts appearing within the graveyard.

There was no problem with the first grave.

And grave No. 78 was still empty, with a hole dug but nothing buried.

So, Yang Jian shifted his gaze to the second grave…

While he was searching, the others stood by, vigilant of their surroundings.

Although they were in the Ghost Domain, everyone was aware that Yang Jian’s Ghost Domain could also be invaded; there is no place that is one hundred percent safe.

“What on earth is happening…” Liu Yuan, who was ignored by the side, was now hunkering down, holding his head, looking terrified at the world covered in red light before him.

Not only were all the buildings and the ground soaked in red light, but even the sky was red.

Although everything was still as before, this world was revealing a kind of strangeness everywhere.

It was as if isolated from everything else, making one feel very uncomfortable.

Liu Yuan looked at the others, who didn’t seem to find anything strange, just being very vigilant and attentive to the movements around them.

Just now, two groups of people had been in a gunfight.

Now, however, there was the idea of joining forces and cooperating.

And moreover,

the person from before seemed to have been shot, right? There was blood on his body, but now he was acting as if nothing had happened, showing no signs of injury, his complexion only slightly pale.

Who were these people?

Liu Yuan’s heart was filled with astonishment and suspicion.

But at this time, nobody would pay attention to the thoughts of an ordinary person. As long as one was caught up in a supernatural event, ordinary people were deemed expendable, and the majority of those who could control ghosts would not bother with the life or death of common folk, because their attention was only on the ghosts involved in the supernatural incident.

“No problem…”

Yang Jian’s expression had grown somber. He had covered the entire Fushou Garden with his Ghost Domain, but found no problems—a lack of signs of supernatural interference, and no sign of Old Lady Liu’s body.

It was as if reality was playing a joke on him.

Could it be that they were overreacting and the body had been taken away by others on the supernatural forum?

Or was it the Ghost Post Office intervening in this delivery task, making the target disappear?

Before the real issue came to light, everything was just a guess.

“No, that’s not right. The cemetery itself isn’t the problem, the problem lies with… the graves.”

Suddenly, as Yang Jian’s Ghost Domain was infiltrating the ground to check for problems with whatever was buried there, he found that his Ghost Domain was being affected.

The Ghost Domain couldn’t penetrate any further.

It could only cover the surface, unable to investigate below.

However, not all places were like this. Most other places in Fushou Garden could be permeated, but some graves in the cemetery showed signs of being interfered with.

These scattered areas spread throughout Fushou Garden were like chunks forcibly removed from Yang Jian’s Ghost Domain, making it incomplete and filled with many gaps.

In such a situation, he needed to investigate in person since the Ghost Domain was of little use.

With this thought,

Yang Jian retracted his Ghost Domain, and the red world began to dissipate quickly.

However, after his Ghost Domain disappeared, Fushou Garden did not return to its previous state. The sky dimmed and darkened, suddenly turning as if night had fallen. But it was not so dark that one could see nothing; it was merely gloomy. And looking into the distance, the buildings and towers of Dahai City were no longer visible.

This was another Ghost Domain.

“How could this be? It was fine just a moment ago,” Li Yang suddenly exclaimed, his eyes wide.

“I knew something was wrong with this place. How could a body just disappear without reason? If I’m not mistaken, this must be the original site of the supernatural event’s outbreak.”

Sun Rui said seriously, “I’ve also done some research in this area. Ghost appearances are completely unpredictable, with no fixed location or time. That’s why supernatural incidents can’t be prevented in advance. So, a place that seems perfectly normal can suddenly become abnormal at a certain moment.”

“The Ghost Post Office must have known that something was going to happen here today, which is why they arranged for us to deliver the letter. That post office can predict where ghosts will appear.”

“No, that’s not right. If the Ghost Post Office knew that a ghost would appear, then how could they know we would be here? The delivery window is seven days. If we had come a day later, and if this place had turned into a Ghost Domain, then ordinary people wouldn’t be able to enter at all, making the delivery impossible.”

“The delivery tasks of the Ghost Post Office must have a possibility of completion, otherwise there’d be no point in assigning them.”

Afterward, Sun Rui’s expression fluctuated with uncertainty, feeling that the whole situation was full of questions and conflicts.

It seemed logical, yet also full of illogical aspects.

“Yang Jian, what do you think we should do in this situation? I need to notify the boss on my end; I really don’t want an incident we can’t deal with to occur,” Luo Su Yi immediately said.

It wasn’t a matter of distrust toward Yang Jian, but rather that Ye Zhen’s arrival gave him more confidence.

At that moment, Yang Jian was silent, calmly observing the sudden change, then looked at Sun Rui and slowly said, “Your conjecture is correct; this indeed is the original site of the supernatural incident, which means we’ve now encountered an unknown supernatural event that has just unfolded.”

“But your other guess is wrong,”, said Yang Jian. “The Ghost Post Office can’t predict that we would come early, but it can.”

Having said that, Yang Jian pulled out a bright red letter from his person.

“There’s something wrong with this letter.”

“Yang Jian, what are your thoughts?” Sun Rui asked.

“I don’t have any solid ideas at the moment,”, Yang Jian replied, “just an immature guess. If we link the letter with the supernatural events happening here, then nothing is strange. The supernatural occurrences here may not appear out of thin air, and they’re not without reason either. It’s very likely that they’re targeting this letter.”

“The letter is a starter, a bait, a….. coordinate.”

“Think of the letter as a beacon. The ghosts see this light and then start seeping in from other Ghost Domains.”

Yang Jian paused after saying this, “This graveyard certainly has ghosts, but the ghosts haven’t appeared in the real world. They should exist in some Supernatural Space. However, due to the arrival of the letter, the ghosts started to become active….. slowly invading this place.”

“That’s why this graveyard is experiencing the scene we see now.”

He reminisced about the time he encountered the Ghost Hand.

The unseen Ghost Hands were strangling passengers in the cabin, and it was only after he opened the third layer of the Ghost Domain that he found the source of the Ghost Hand.

This indicates that some ghosts come with their own Ghost Domains, invisible to the ordinary eye.

But the situation here is a bit more special.

“So you’re saying, the essential task of a postman is to bring about supernatural events?” Sun Rui narrowed his eyes, a chilling murderous intent emanating from him.

Those who deliver mail, they all deserve to die.

Even though these people might not be aware of what they’re doing, with the majority being innocent ordinary people, it’s not permissible for them to exist if they trigger one supernatural event after another.

“No, we can’t jump to conclusions yet. If the letter merely attracts supernatural events, then there’s no need for it to be delivered accurately. It would suffice to deliver it to a specific location,”, Yang Jian continued. “Our delivery task this time is to get it into the hands of the specific owner of grave number 78.”

“So, what this ultimately represents is still a mystery.”

Upon hearing this, Sun Rui nodded gravely, “So, do we continue delivering the letter, or do we leave this place for now?”

“Do we have a choice? Now that the Ghost Post Office and the supernatural events of Fushou Garden are entangled, if we don’t deliver this letter, we won’t just be unable to go upstairs, we’ll also be attacked by malicious spirits for failing the delivery. Either way, we can’t escape being attacked by ghosts. Instead of passively facing danger, it’s better to take the initiative.”

“And besides, do you really think it’s so easy to leave now?”

Yang Jian had a grave expression on his face as he pointed towards the distant graveyard.

For some reason, the number of graves in the graveyard seemed….. to have increased.

Graves that did not belong to Fushou Garden were mixed in with the rest, replacing and encroaching on the original burial plots, making the tombstones and the graves mismatched and chaotic.

“The number of graves has increased,” everyone’s faces changed abruptly.

“The ground has changed too,” Sun Rui suddenly said.

Looking down.

The originally clean and orderly asphalt surface had disappeared at this time, turning into a dirt road.

“The influence of the Ghost Domain is deepening, and it has begun to affect reality,” Yang Jian said, feeling the loose soil beneath his feet.

This is not an illusion, but reality.

The speed of this invasion into reality….. suggests that a big problem is imminent.

Yang Jian once again looked at the red letter in his hand.

Perhaps red signifies danger.

This is a death letter.

Ordinary people caught up in this matter definitely face a life-or-death situation, and survival is almost impossible. The Ghost Domain has appeared, which means the way back has been sealed.

And within the Ghost Domain, there definitely exists a malicious spirit.

No one has died yet simply because no one has been targeted by a ghost.

“The level of influence has reached that of the fourth layer of the Ghost Domain. I wonder if I can leave by opening the fifth layer of the Ghost Domain,” Yang Jian pondered with a flicker in his gaze and uncertainty in his heart.

If one cannot leave even with the fifth layer of the Ghost Domain, then the problem is severe.

He glanced at the others.

Sun Rui, Li Yang, Luo Su Yi, and that Lin Luomei.

With the four of them and himself, they should be able to hold their own against ghosts, right?

If they really encountered an untenable situation, it wouldn’t be too late to think about retreating; using the fifth level of the Ghost Domain now would honestly be a waste.

And if they still couldn’t get away, they would have to save that ability to deal with fierce ghosts.

Everyone looked at Yang Jian, as if waiting for his decision.

After all, only Yang Jian had the Ghost Domain here; if they wanted to leave, they would have to either capture the ghost that imprisoned this place or rely on the Ghost Domain to escape.

The power of decision was in Yang Jian’s hands.

“First, we’ll deliver the letter, and then I’ll try to lead you out of here. If that fails, then we can only think of confronting the ghost head-on,” Yang Jian pondered for a moment before making his decision.

Luo Su Yi’s eyelids twitched at these words: “Yang Jian, I won’t go deliver that letter. If you guys want to go, go ahead; I’ll just stay here.”

“Stay here, and you’ll be safe? Don’t forget the ghost has already invaded this place. Take a look behind you, Luo Su Yi,” Yang Jian said coldly.

Luo Su Yi instinctively turned his head looking back.

At some point, a low, old grave had appeared on the dirt ground behind him. In front of that grave stood a tombstone with someone’s name engraved on it, as well as a faded portrait. The features were blurred and the colors faded, revealing only a vague silhouette.

“Damn it.”

Luo Su Yi jumped in fright and hastily took several steps forward to avoid the old grave behind him.

“This piece of the Ghost Domain is a cemetery,” Lin Luomei typed and narrated simultaneously.

“That’s right, Fushou Garden’s burial grounds have overlapped with a mysterious graveyard, and old graves keep appearing,” Sun Rui said, resting on his cane. “Yang Jian, I think the letter the Ghost Post Office wants us to deliver isn’t meant for No. 78, Old Madam Liu; it’s for the master of the 78th grave within the Ghost Domain.”

“Look at the old grave in the back, there’re numbers at the bottom right corner of the tombstone,” he continued.

“Twenty-one.”

Yang Jian’s expression shifted slightly: “This counting method… is not from modern times.”

“This is a counting method from decades ago, also used during the Republic of China period.”

Meaning that this grave was quite old.

“Let’s go check out Old Madam Liu’s grave at No.1 burial site,” Yang Jian decided to take action immediately.

“Alright, sitting around isn’t a solution. It’s better to start moving,” Sun Rui wasn’t the kind to sit and wait for doom either.

Luo Su Yi had no choice but to follow Yang Jian, bracing himself.

He had been unwittingly dragged into this and was now unable to extricate himself.

“Wait, wait a minute,” at this moment, Liu Yuan, a regular person, summoned an unknown courage and called out to the group preparing to leave.

Yang Jian glanced back slightly.

Seizing the opportunity, Liu Yuan knew that this young man was the leader of the group, commanding and decisive despite his youth.

Immediately, he pleaded, “Big brother, I beg you, please take my daughter and son out of here. My death doesn’t matter as long as our daughter and son can survive. I’ll give you anything you want, my company, all my assets, whatever you ask for, I beg you.”

Although he was unaware of the full situation, the unbelievable scenes unfolding before his eyes and what he had overheard had given him some understanding.

He knew if they missed this chance, his family might not be able to make it out alive.

“Following us might get you killed faster, of course, there’s also a chance to survive, but we’re under no obligation to protect you. Luo Su Yi, your Supernatural Forum is responsible for this city’s safety, aren’t you going to do your duty?” Yang Jian glanced over and spoke.

Luo Su Yi’s expression flickered as he said, “If you can walk without being scared to death, then come with us. But as for staying alive, I can’t guarantee that.”

“Thank you so much, thank you,” Liu Yuan said, overcome with relief. He immediately told his daughter, “Xiao Yue, take your brother Xiao Haw and follow them. Take care of your brother and remember to stick with them no matter what happens; don’t run off on your own.”

Liu Yuan’s children were not that young.

The daughter named Xiao Yue, full name Liu Xinyue, was a tall, pretty woman in her early twenties, truly beautiful and wealthy. Xiao Haw, her younger brother, was around fifteen or sixteen, a youthful, handsome boy who would undoubtedly grow up to be very successful and wealthy.

But in this situation, their social status afforded them no advantage at all.

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