After Yang Jian received the red letter on the fourth floor, the delivery task within the Post Office began to manifest.
Accompanied by the peeling of the walls in the circular corridor, twisted lines of text emerged. These words seemed to have been inscribed long ago, only now revealing themselves at the right time, under the right circumstances.
It was incredibly eerie.
It was as if the fourth floor of the Post Office had been waiting specifically for today.
Everyone was no longer surprised by such supernatural phenomena. They turned to read the words on the walls, which described the requirements for delivering the letter. Though the order was somewhat disorganized, the group quickly pieced it together.
The first rule: Three nights later, head to the Changâan Intersection station in Dachang City and board the bus that arrives at precisely 9 PM. Get off after the bus makes three stops.
The second rule: All spirit messengers on the fourth floor must participate.
The third rule: Stay inside an ancient house for seven days. The recipient of the letter will appear on the seventh floor at midnight on the seventh night.
The fourth rule: Place the letter into the recipientâs hand before they leave.
Once the information on all four walls was compiled, these were the essential instructions, without any omissions or suspicious details.
Dachang City?
But this name immediately made Yang Jian and Li Yang tense.
They were from Dachang City.
Unexpectedly, the starting point for this delivery task was in the city they were responsible for. If thatâs the case, wouldnât Dachang City be facing another supernatural incident?
âBecause of the Hungry Ghost incident last time, most of the buses in Dachang City have already ceased operations. Only a few are still running. The letter says to get off after three bus stopsâthis means the delivery task will likely be confined within the city. Three stops isnât a long distance at all.â
Yang Jian knew the Changâan Intersection. As a local, there were few people who wouldnât recognize that spot.
He initially speculated that the letter might need to be delivered to the Republic Era Ancient House, as there was only one such ancient house in Dachang City, located in the Guanjiang Residential Complex.
But upon closer thought, this didnât make sense.
Because a three-stop journey wouldnât be enough to get from Changâan Intersection to Guanjiang Residential Complex.
âSo, âbusâ doesnât refer to an ordinary bus, but rather to the Supernatural Bus.â Yang Jianâs heart sank as he realized the gravity of the situation.
He had already suspected that the Supernatural Bus and the Ghost Post Office were somehow connected.
After all, the number of seats on the bus matched the number of rooms in the Post Office. The bus had 35 seats, excluding the driverâs seat, and the Post Office also had 35 rooms.
Now, the appearance of this red letter seemed to confirm his theory.
The Supernatural Bus was likely to pass through Dachang City at 9 PM three nights later, stopping at the Changâan Intersection station.
As for what would happen afterward, that could only be discovered after boarding the bus.
âThis makes things much worse.â Yang Jian recalled his previous experiences on the Supernatural Bus, and a wave of unease washed over him.
That bus had deadly ghosts as passengers.
Moreover, the number of ghosts would increase with each stop the bus made.
Add to this, the supernatural power of the bus itself influenced everyone aboard. In other words, those with supernatural powers couldnât act freely on the busâyour powers would be suppressed to a certain extent.
Of course, this suppression wasnât as absolute as that of the Coffin Nail, but rather a restriction on the capabilities of the ghost attached to you.
During his last encounter with the bus, Yang Jian could open his Ghost Eye, but he couldnât see the scenes outside the Supernatural Bus clearlyâit felt weakened.
And he wasnât the only one.
Ghosts aboard the bus were also restricted; they couldnât kill indiscriminately while on the bus.
âCaptain, the location is actually in Dachang City. This is going to be trouble. Dachang City might face another supernatural incident,â Li Yang said, clearly worried.
âYouâre from Dachang City?â
Eagle, still reading the four rules repeatedly, was startled upon hearing Li Yangâs comment and looked at them with surprise.
Leuk Qingqingâs eyes subtly shifted. She knew that Yang Jian was the person in charge of Dachang City. Within the supernatural circles outside, this wasnât a closely guarded secretâit was almost semi-public information.
âThatâs right, Li Yang and I are from Dachang City.â
Yang Jian cast a glance over and warned, âSo when you come to Dachang City, donât even think about causing trouble; otherwise, Iâll eliminate you all before the delivery task even begins. To me, the number of letter carriers on this mission doesnât matter.â
Eagle fell silent, fully understanding the underlying warning and threat in Yang Jianâs words.
âSince the letter and task are clear now, we should head out. Dachang City is still quite a distance away, and I have no intention of being late,â Wang Feng decided, eager to set out immediately and arrive in Dachang City ahead of schedule.
âA red delivery taskâthis is my first time encountering one. If weâre not careful, it might lead to the entire team being wiped out. Everyone should tread cautiously,â Leuk Qingqing said, not intending to linger either.
At this moment, the staircase leading down to the Post Officeâs first-floor lobby had appeared.
All the spirit messengers could use the stairs to leave.
âLi Yang, letâs head back too. We need to prepare early to avoid any surprises,â
Yang Jian said before glancing at Yang Xiaohua. âNext time, I want to see you holding that red balloon when you come.â
âI will,â Yang Xiaohua nodded.
Saying no more, Yang Jian carried Wang Shanâs corpse down the stairs, his figure quickly vanishing from sight.
âI should leave this cursed place quickly too.â Yang Xiaohua glanced at the red balloon in her hand, took a deep breath, and prepared to leave.
But at that moment.
The middle-aged man named Da Qiang called out to her, âHey, I need to askâwho exactly was that person just now? He doesnât seem ordinary.â
âYouâre asking me? Who should I ask? All I know is his nameâs Yang Jian, he lives in Dachang City, his identity is mysterious, and he can handle deadly ghosts.â
Yang Xiaohuaâs eyes flickered slightly, but she didnât hold back and answered directly, âHe wasnât forced into the Post Office to deliver letters; he came here on his own. It seems that the spirit messengersâ delivery tasks outside have led to certain supernatural incidents.â
âYang Jian and Li Yang came to deal with the Ghost Post Office. He holds hostility toward all spirit messengers and wants to eliminate the risks posed by the Post Office. Havenât you seen Sun Rui on the first floor? Theyâre all involved in this.â
Da Qiang chuckled, âI see. So thereâs someone specifically handling these supernatural incidents. Got it. Looks like that guy is truly not to be messed with. If you cross him, dying would be in vain.â
Anyone capable of such deeds would undoubtedly have a powerful background. In the real world, these individuals would hold overwhelming influence.
Seeing that Da Qiang had no further questions, Yang Xiaohua quickly left.
Once she was gone,
the smile on Da Qiangâs face immediately vanished, replaced with a cold expression. âEarlier, I was tempted to snatch the red balloon from this woman. A clueless, ordinary person running around like thisâitâs practically asking for death.â
âPrecisely because sheâs a regular person, it just proves how dangerous Yang Jian is. If a man like him can bring a regular person to the fourth floor and even deal with the ghost hidden among the spirit messengers, it speaks volumes. If you steal from someone like that, you probably wonât even make it to Dachang City three days later.â
âThe moment that delivery task fails, youâd lose your life. The curse tied to the fourth-floor letters is exceptionally terrifying, far beyond anything on the first or second floor.â
On the other side, the young man named Qin Kai added.
If you ignore the delivery requirementsâor even fail the delivery taskâit doesnât necessarily mean instant death. However, you would be subjected to the Post Officeâs curse, triggering a series of supernatural incidents targeting you.
If you can endure those incidents, you wonât have to worry about failing the delivery.
If you canât endure them, youâll die.
However, nobody would recommend this course of action, as the Post Officeâs curse is relentless. You might survive a day, but you wonât last 10 days or a month. If you absolutely refuse to deliver, you could try tearing up the letter.
Doing so would only provoke a ghostâs attack. If you manage to fend off the ghost, itâs considered completing the delivery task.
But who would dare tear up the red letter on the fourth floor?
The moment you shred it, countless deadly ghosts might appear around you claiming your life.
Da Qiang said, âIâm not foolish. Of course, I can weigh the pros and cons. Until Iâm sure of my actions, I wonât escalate the situation. This task is a crucial opportunity for usâonce we complete the delivery, we can move up to the fifth floor of the Post Office.â
âEven on the fifth floor, itâs not necessarily safe. The messengers there are already facing danger and are dying one after another,â Qin Kai warned.
âBut itâs still better than staying on this out-of-control fourth floor,â Da Qiang responded.
Qin Kai replied, âLetâs survive this delivery mission first. Yang Jian shouldnât have been here; his abilities far exceed the limits of the fourth-floor messengers. Thatâs why the red letter appeared. It may mean little to him, but itâs deadly for everyone else.â
Fourth-floor messengers are all aware that while delivery tasks can be incredibly dangerous, they always include a chance for the messenger to succeed. There shouldnât be tasks that guarantee death.
But this hinges on the team not including anyone whose power overshadows the floorâs constraints.
If there is, then the missionâs difficulty disproportionately increases, dooming the others.
âWhatâs the big deal? If we die, we die together,â Da Qiang chuckled, remaining unafraid.
Qin Kai said nothing more and left the floor.
âIâm leaving too,â Eagle muttered before also departing.
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