The Ghost Cabinet is evidently not just an ordinary supernatural item.
The curse of the Ghost Cabinet is unlike other curses, even at the bottom of Ghost Lake, it still exists.
And it can still initiate a transaction.
Yang Jian thought it was impossible to continue the transaction with the Ghost Cabinet during this Ghost Lake incident, but under such circumstances, he had to initiate this transaction to save Ah Hongâs life, only then could he save Li Jun and turn the tide.
However, he did not proceed with the transaction directly.
Instead, he chose the Wish Sticker as the carrier for the transaction content this time.
âWill the Wish Sticker fulfill the wish to save Ah Hong, or will the transaction rules of the Ghost Cabinet prevail? Under this supernatural clash, one party is bound to be affected.â Yang Jianâs gaze flickered.
Even underwater, his ghostly eyes remained fixed on the old-fashioned cabinet painted in bright red lacquer in front of him.
In his heart, he hoped that the vengeful ghost fulfilling the wish would defeat the Ghost Cabinet, because only then could he break the curse of the Ghost Cabinet.
However, the supernatural is always filled with uncertainty; if you donât try things, youâll never know what the result will be.
In the chilly lake water,
Yang Jianâs limbs, though stiff, were already able to move.
He reached the side of the Ghost Cabinet and took out a crumpled sticker.
Even underwater, the sticker remained dry.
Clearly, there was an invisible supernatural power residing in this sticker. Although the waters of Ghost Lake also possess supernatural power, they couldnât completely erode this sticker.
The belongings he carried were a bit miscellaneous.
Yang Jian even found a specially made pen in his shirt pocket. He tried it, and it could still write underwater.
Immediately.
He unhesitatingly wrote a sentence on this sticker: Ah Hong will not drown.
Yang Jian could avoid mentioning the appearance of Ghost Lake, fearing that mentioning a supernatural event would increase the difficulty, making the wish hard to fulfill, or the transaction with the Ghost Cabinet too difficult, leading to transaction failure.
Neither scenario was something he wanted to see.
So, he didnât write something like Ah Hong cannot be killed by Ghost Lake, just simply Ah Hong will not drown.
The simpler it is, the more effective it can often be.
After writing this sentence, Yang Jian unhesitatingly stuffed the Wish Sticker into the Ghost Cabinet.
The doors of the Ghost Cabinet seem to shield against the intrusion of lake water. Once the Wish Sticker is released from the constraints of Ghost Lake, the wish on the sticker would be immediately realized. Simultaneously, the transaction of the Ghost Cabinet would restartâŠ
In the pitch blackness, where even the ghostly eyes could not peer inside the cabinet doors of the Ghost Cabinet, the rules of the Ghost Cabinetâs transaction began to operate as the Wish Sticker was inserted.
Yang Jianâs request was not excessive, merely asking for a person not to drown.
Therefore, fulfilling this request was quite a simple matter.
However, just as the Ghost Cabinet was about to complete the transaction, the supernatural associated with the Wish Sticker also manifested at this moment.
This was another exceedingly simple wish that could be easily fulfilled.
Thus, the supernatural conflict began.
âAn anomaly has appeared.â Abruptly, Yang Jian sensed something was wrong and immediately backed away.
The Ghost Cabinet, sunken in the water, began to tremble and shake violently, initially subtly but then more and more so. Soon, viscous blood started leaking continuously from the cabinet doors, dyeing the surrounding lake water red.
âBang!â
Suddenly.
A sound like an explosion rang out, and the cabinet door of the Ghost Cabinet unexpectedly opened halfway. A small piece of Wish Sticker slowly drifted out from within.
The piece of sticker was now entirely different from before, stained with fresh blood, turning a bright and eerie crimson.
The Ghost Cabinet was still shaking.
Yang Jian even saw cracks begin to appear in the cabinet door of the Ghost Cabinet, as if a very strong supernatural force was interfering within it.
âJust as expected, the Wish Sticker and the Ghost Cabinet are causing a strong supernatural conflict. Under this conflict, unimaginable situations might occur.â
Yang Jian distanced himself sufficiently, confident that this distance would not affect his safety.
Meanwhile.
In an inconspicuous small town, two hundred kilometers away from the headquarters.
Liu Siyue was currently residing in a rather secluded residential building with Zhao Xiaoya.
She had been resurrected by Yang Jian using the Deceiving Ghost Necklace and had her memory altered, her duty was to take care of Zhao Xiaoya and teach her to better control the vengeful ghost lingering around her.
It was already one oâclock in the deep night.
Though Liu Siyue was not exactly a normal human, she still relied on her bodily functions to move, hence she was asleep at this time.
In the room next door,
as Zhao Xiaoya lay on the bed asleep, without any warning, her eyes suddenly opened wide.
There was no sparkle in her eyes, carrying an indescribable eeriness.
But gradually, the sparkle returned to Zhao Xiaoyaâs eyes.
She turned her head, looking towards the spot beside her bed, as if someone had been watching her all along. Even at night, that presence would hover around her, never leaving her side.
However, at this moment,
Zhao Xiaoyaâs gaze shifted. She first looked beside the bed, then towards the bedâs position, and then towards the location of the room door.
âCreakâŠ..â
In the black night, the tightly shut room door eerily opened.
In the empty living room, it seemed as though ambiguous footsteps echoed faintly, those footsteps were somewhat hurried, and gradually moved further away.
âWhere are you going?â
Zhao Xiaoya suddenly flipped up, barefoot as she got down from the bed and chased after it.
She left the room, ran into the living room, but immediately after, the entrance security door somehow opened, and the staircase outside echoed with more hurried footsteps heading downwards.
âWait for me.â
Zhao Xiaoya, wearing a nightgown and barefoot, chased outside.
However, the stairwell was pitch black, her pace was not quick, and by the time she got down to the street outside, she could only see an empty street, with all the street lamps flickering, and the entire areaâs brightness seemed deliberately dimmed, leaving everything hazy.
Only in the distance, a darkness beyond the reach of the streetlights was moving further away.
The speed was incredible, almost unbelievable.
The Deceiving Ghost that lingered around Zhao Xiaoya, capable of fulfilling wishes, was swiftly leaving.
Zhao Xiaoya stood in the middle of the street, staring dazedly in the direction the ghost was heading.
âXiao Ya, why did you run out?â After an unknown amount of time, a gentle voice appeared behind Zhao Xiaoya.
Liu Siyue was slightly out of breath. She sensed something was wrong and rushed over as soon as she became clear-headed.
Her task was to care for Zhao Xiaoya and prevent the malicious ghost near her from going out of control, so she couldnât relax her vigilance for a moment.
âIt left, without even saying goodbye. I donât know if it will come backâŠâ Zhao Xiaoya lowered her head slightly, feeling very dejected, and somewhat sad and upset.
It?
Undoubtedly, âitâ referred to the ghost near Zhao Xiaoya.
Liu Siyueâs gaze shifted slightly. She couldnât understand this phenomenon either. All she knew was that before Zhao Xiaoya died, the ghost could not leave.
Only when Zhao Xiaoya died would the ghost seek a next host.
âMaybe it just went out for a bit, and it will be back in a few days. Even adults have to go to work and have their own things to do.â Liu Siyue squatted down, smiling as she comforted Zhao Xiaoya.
âLetâs go home and wait, okay? Itâs not safe to stand on the road at night. It would be bad if we encountered danger. Come, follow me back to sleep, maybe when we wake up, it will be back.â
As she spoke, she reached out to hold Zhao Xiaoyaâs hand.
Zhao Xiaoya, however, broke free with a flick, stepped back a few paces, and her face showed an indescribable expression, a kind of resentment: âIt must be you who drove it away. Itâs all your fault. If you hadnât appeared, it wouldnât have left.â
âWhen it comes back, Iâll make it drive you away. I donât want you anymore.â
Seeing the resentment in Zhao Xiaoyaâs eyes, Liu Siyueâs smile froze, and an inexplicable chill rose in her heart.
Undoubtedly.
Once that ghost comes back, Zhao Xiaoyaâs words would be enough to make that ghost kill her.
Now, Liu Siyue was safe because the ghost left for some unknown reason, rendering Zhao Xiaoyaâs wish ineffective, unable to be fulfilled.
âI must quickly correct her thoughts, or I wonât be able to stay here. Hopefully, the ghost will stay away for a few more days, or itâll be troublesome.â Liu Siyue thought to herself.
Even though she was resurrected by Yang Jian and entrusted with duties and missions, she had her own independent thoughts too. Therefore, after finally coming back to life, she didnât want to be killed by supernatural power again.
Liu Siyue wanted to live on.
Meanwhile, in Ghost Lake.
The vibrations of the Ghost Cabinet grew more intense, to the point where one of its cupboard doors was shaken loose, split open in the water, and its red paint peeled off, finally becoming a few inconspicuous pieces of rotten wood that merged into the sediment at the bottom of the lake.
The intensity of the supernatural confrontation was somewhat extraordinary.
Even the Ghost Cabinet was suffering damage.
It can be imagined that the malicious ghost capable of fulfilling wishes is definitely a very terrifying existence.
Crack! Crack! Bang!
Just as Yang Jian was observing and thinking.
Suddenly.
In the midst of violent vibrations, the Ghost Cabinet briefly returned to calm for a few seconds. Just as he thought the matter was over, the cabinet suddenly showed hideous cracks, the wood endlessly split, and accompanied by a dull thud, the red painted wooden cabinet suddenly exploded.
The lake water churned, wood fragments were everywhere.
Once disintegrated, the wood in the water quickly oxidized, the red paint fell off, the wood decayed, and in an instant, the Ghost Cabinet vanished just like that.
At the same moment the Ghost Cabinet shattered.
In the waters of Ghost Lake.
Ah Hong had already lost consciousness. Her supernatural power inside her was suppressed by the lake water, so she couldnât survive in the water on her own, let alone float to the surface, causing her to drown and faint like an ordinary person.
But she hadnât completely died yet. If immediate resuscitation was performed now, she could still wake up.
After all, the drowning time was short, rescue was still possible.
But this wasnât going to happen, so Ah Hong now was just like the other corpses, silently soaking in the lake water until Ghost Lake swallowed the last wisp of her life.
However, at this moment.
Ah Hong, who was supposed to die from drowning, unexpectedly felt her consciousness gradually clear up, awakening from unconsciousness.
An unprecedented feeling emerged in Ah Hongâs heart.
She felt as if she could breathe underwater.
No.
Not breathing. It seemed like the lake water could no longer have any effect on her, even though Ah Hongâs body remained immobile.
Ah Hong was successfully rescued.
But whether this was due to the Wish Sticker or the Ghost Cabinetâs transaction remained unknown.
Only one thing was certain.
Ghost Lake couldnât prevent this from happening.
âDid the malicious ghost that fulfills wishes win?â
Yang Jian saw the Ghost Cabinet shatter and instinctively thought the wish ghost had won, as he couldnât grasp Liu Siyueâs situation.
âWhether the wish was fulfilled or not, whether one side won or lost, I only did what I should. If Ah Hong survives in the end, great. If not, thereâs nothing I can do. But one thing is sure now, the curse of the Ghost Cabinet might already be resolved by the method of supernatural counterbalance I used.â
He felt that no matter what, he wasnât losing out.
The shattering of the Ghost Cabinet was also a good thing.
After all, last time Yang Jian used the Firewood Knife to break the Ghost Cabinet to solve this trouble once and for all.
He didnât want to engage in transactions with the Ghost Cabinet.
âHmm?â
Perhaps Yang Jian was too focused on the Ghost Cabinet, and now that it disappeared, he felt a slight sense of something.
He seemed to vaguely perceive a pair of eyes secretly peering at him.
Looking towards a disturbing direction.
It was the black coffin at the center of the lakebed.
The coffinâs lid was slightly opened, revealing some movements inside.
Just now, from that corner inside the coffin, a spying gaze was cast, causing an involuntary alert.
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