Chapter 290: Jiang Shan And Zhang Xiangguang’s Meeting
In the process of He Yuelian controlling the Ghost Wedding Dress and Ghost Veil, following the method provided on the Human Skin Paper, even when seeing the woman representing the Ghost Painting Supernatural walking towards him, Yang Jian did not hesitate at all, and without any thought, he decisively held He Yuelian’s hand.
The Ghost Bride Curse on the Ghost Hand, upon contacting He Yuelian’s increasingly shriveled hand, suddenly triggered a supernatural mutation between the supernatural forces.
Just faintly,
Yang Jian felt that the ethereal, pleasant bell sound that had been ringing in his ears began to weaken, as if it would disappear in the next second.
Holding the child’s hand,
Sharing life with the child.
The Music Box Curse did transfer to He Yuelian’s body through the Ghost Hand in a weird way, but it did not completely disappear from Yang Jian’s mind.
“Damn it, there’s a problem with the method on the Human Skin Paper! That sound is still there after the curse transfer, damn it, why is this sound still in my mind!”
Upon discovering that the Music Box bell sound was echoing faintly in his ears in a barely perceptible voice, Yang Jian’s expression changed drastically.
He didn’t understand why the bell sound had obviously changed, and he also felt the supernatural power in his body that began to erode his body crazily as the Music Box Curse diminished, but the still ringing bell sound only indicated one thing.
The curse is still there.
“Because I made a transaction with the Human Skin Paper, the method it provides is absolutely reliable, which explains that the Music Box has indeed been transferred to this woman.”
“So where is the problem? Any Fierce Ghost attack and supernatural curse requires a medium to affect people or the present world. Ghost Hand! This hand is the medium between me and this woman, and also the medium for transferring the Music Box.”
In just a few seconds, Yang Jian, who had analyzed his current abnormality, was already drenched in sweat.
Glancing at the woman from the Ghost Painting who was getting closer to him, and then at the suffering He Yuelian, after a moment of hesitation, he immediately made a decision and released the Ghost Hand that was tightly holding He Yuelian.
Because the method provided by the Human Skin Paper was for him to keep tightly holding the hand of the woman controlling the Mummy Bride after the Music Box Curse completely disappeared.
But now the basic condition was missing, and after a brief decision, Yang Jian ultimately chose to trust his intuition.
Before holding He Yuelian’s hand, he had noticed that this woman’s hand seemed to be involuntarily lifting upward.
This posture immediately reminded Yang Jian of the Mummy Bride’s most terrifying supernatural—Summon Ghost!
If back then after the Ghost Bus Stalled, that silent seizure of control over his body was still fresh in his memory;
But the ability to wave and summon ghosts was the supernatural that terrified him the most.
After all, a ghost’s supernatural is a dimensional strike against living people, but the Ghost Bride can summon ghosts from the same dimension, which is enough to show its terror level.
And the medium for the Mummy Bride to Summon Ghost is the hand of the person who becomes almost a Ghost Slave after holding its hand.
This was the most important reason why Yang Jian chose not to hold He Yuelian’s hand anymore.
At this moment,
The Fierce Ghost within the Ghost Painting had already approached.
Weird footsteps sounded, involuntarily causing strong unease in people’s hearts.
After retreating to a short distance away, Yang Jian stared intently at the scene before him.
Now he was no longer worried about triggering the Ghost Painting’s Killing Pattern, after all, the Ghost Candle Holder restricting the Ghost Painting was still inserted into his Ghost Hand;
Plus, the target the Ghost Painting wants to kill is most likely He Yuelian. As long as she doesn’t die, the Ghost Painting won’t kill others for the time being.
After the woman in the painting approached He Yuelian.
He Yuelian under the veil was still emitting painful wails, but she didn’t die.
Perhaps because her vitality is very tenacious;
Perhaps because the supernatural erosion speed of the Mummy Bride isn’t that fast;
Or perhaps because she already has the Music Box Curse, the Mummy Bride’s supernatural simply cannot kill her.
But Yang Jian believed the most important reason was still because she was wearing that Wedding Dress.
The Ghost Wedding Dress’s supernatural resists most attacks and curses. This supernatural is both protecting He Yuelian and killing her.
At this moment,
He Yuelian, who was struggling in pain, suddenly raised her hand. This was not intentional on her part, but the red Wedding Dress on her body was dominating all her actions.
“It’s coming!” Seeing this, Yang Jian’s heart raced.
Because he knew that this hand-raising action meant this terrifying Wedding Dress was about to start Summon Ghost, just like the scene he saw on the Supernatural Bus back then.
However, right now,
The ghost is right in front of her, so there’s no need for her to start Summon Ghost.
So the moment she raised her hand.
The Fierce Ghost within the Ghost Painting stretched out a pale and chilling palm, grabbing He Yuelian.
The ghost held hands with the out-of-control He Yuelian.
Chilling;
Numb;
Trance
In an instant, He Yuelian, who still had a trace of consciousness, after holding that icy cold hand, began to frantically surge with countless weird feelings in her mind.
The contact between two supernaturals produced an unpredictable confrontation.
The woman embodying the Ghost Painting Supernatural and the out-of-control He Yuelian both fell into an extremely weird state of calmness at this moment.
The Fierce Ghost within the Ghost Painting stood motionless beside He Yuelian,
And He Yuelian no longer continued her painful wails, but stood stunned in place like a puppet, her eyes lifeless.
At this moment,
Even the grayish paper ash constantly drifting down in the dormitory stopped falling.
Seeing this scene, even Yang Jian involuntarily became tense.
His gaze was fixed on He Yuelian, the most important transfer medium, closely watching her every change:
“What should I do next?”
At the same time,
Outside the Dormitory Building.
“Finally here? Zhang Xiangguang, I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.”
As soon as Jiang Shan finished speaking, a footsteps sounded not far from the Dormitory Building shrouded in the Ghost Painting Ghost Domain, and three people slowly walked out from the darkness.
And with the appearance of these three people, a patch of extreme darkness swallowed the grayish white behind them like a tide.
As expected,
These three figures were Zhang Xiangguang, Chen Qiaoyang, and Nie Yingping, who had led the Ghost Messenger near the Ghost Painting.
Jiang Shan, who had seen that patch of darkness early on, chose not to leave but to proactively reveal himself. He had no intention of continuing to hide, or for him, there was no need to hide anymore.
Now that Yang Jian’s side had reached the critical moment of controlling the Ghost Painting,
Whether to prevent Zhang Xiangguang’s plan from succeeding or to let Yang Jian control the Ghost Painting and change the current situation in Dajing City, both were crucial for him.
Because to some extent, it would more or less affect his personal safety and normal life.
“You’re late.”
Looking at the ashen-faced Nie Yingping and the calm Zhang Xiangguang, Jiang Shan smoked, speaking in a flat tone slowly.
“It doesn’t seem too late. It looks like that ghost wearing the Wedding Dress was taken by you guys. I didn’t expect that my plan, plotted for decades, would be intercepted one day.”
Zhang Xiangguang didn’t seem surprised by Jiang Shan’s appearance.
Or rather,
He had experienced such sudden situations too many times, and his originally surprised emotions had gradually been accepted through repeated encounters.
Chen Qiaoyang looked at Jiang Shan with icy eyes, his voice carrying a hint of disdain: “The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Zhang Xiangguang, we’ve been underestimated by these juniors. It’s been too long since we did anything big, now they treat us like soft persimmons.”
“You’re courting death, ignorant juniors. Relying on controlling a few Fierce Ghosts makes you think you’re invincible? I’ll show you the gap between Ghost Wielders and let you die knowing.” Nie Yingping growled lowly.
As he spoke, he pulled an old small toy from his pocket.
That was a Rattle Drum that children used to play with often. The red paint on this Rattle Drum was mottled, the drum surface was dirty and blackened, and this small toy was damaged, with the two hanging pellets on left and right missing.
But weirdly, under the drum surface of this Rattle Drum, a human face faintly appeared, along with the outlines of two palms, as if an evil ghost was detained inside.
Immediately after,
His body became chilling and ashen, with patches of bruises appearing on his skin, like frostbite.
At this moment,
A supernatural force seemed to appear out of thin air around them, and this supernatural was eroding him at a terrifying speed, trying to kill him.
And this was Nie Yingping’s most commonly used attack method. He deliberately allowed the Fierce Ghost to go out of control, letting the ghost’s supernatural fill the surroundings.
The most direct manifestation was that the surrounding temperature dropped sharply. Even from a great distance, frost formed thinly on Chen Hao’s eyebrows, hair, and eyelids.
“Hm?”
Seeing that Jiang Shan showed no abnormality at all, Nie Yingping frowned slightly. The supernatural of the Fierce Ghost he controlled was very weird.
The attack method was almost omnipresent, and the terror level was not low.
Most Ghost Wielders controlling three ghosts, or even four ghosts, couldn’t defend against the supernatural of his ghost.
The frost on Chen Hao’s eyebrows was the best example.
But
“It’s normal that more than just me wants to control the Ghost Painting, but I didn’t expect a young man who looks only in his twenties would also have designs on it. Impressive youth.”
Seeing that Nie Yingping’s supernatural didn’t achieve a one-hit kill, a glint of appreciation flashed in Zhang Xiangguang’s eyes.
He raised his hand to signal Nie Yingping to stop, then looked at Jiang Shan and slowly said:
“I think we still have room to talk. You seem to have known I was coming for a long time, so you know a lot of information about me, even secrets. Then I’ll be straightforward.”
“What is your purpose in controlling the Ghost Painting? To become a top Ghost Wielder? To enjoy the gaze of reverence? Or did you choose it to end the supernatural?”
“You don’t need to know our purpose, but you letting the Ghost Painting invade Dajing City and pull everything in reality into the Ghost Painting world, that’s your plan? You want supernatural power to kill everyone?”
Before Jiang Shan could speak, Chen Hao asked darkly.
Zhang Xiangguang, who seemed in no hurry, glanced not far away, then said;
“No, you have a bias against me, or rather, you have a bias against all Ghost Wielders. I want to save everyone. This world has Supernatural Revival. Ordinary people don’t know when they’ll die confusedly because of ghosts. Relying solely on us Ghost Wielders to patch things up will never be enough.”
“The failure of the previous generation is the best proof. So to end the supernatural, we absolutely cannot rely on people, but must rely on Fierce Ghosts, because only ghosts can fight ghosts.”
“You should have contacted the Ghost Painting World too. You should know that the Ghost Painting World can expand infinitely, big enough to accommodate everyone. For example, a city abroad was eroded by the Ghost Painting, and many survivors lived in the Ghost Painting for over half a year, still healthy.”
In Zhang Xiangguang’s calm words, he stated a chilling view: he actually wanted everyone to live in the Ghost Painting World.
Let everyone in this world live inside a ghost’s body!
“You’re the real thorough madman, a madman who wants to drag everyone into the abyss!”
Chen Hao suddenly became emotional and said coldly: “Let ordinary people live in a ghost’s world? Do you want to let a ghost wipe out humanity? Who are you to decide for everyone?”
He was originally a university graduate, but unable to find suitable work, he planned to study for the civil service exam at his grandfather’s house, yet while sweeping tombs for his grandfather and grandmother, he was forced to become a Ghost Wielder.
The entire village’s clansmen, including his father, were drawn into a supernatural event that had existed since the Republic of China era.
Yet only he escaped through the supernatural. Until now, he still didn’t know the village’s situation or his father’s life or death.
Chen Hao didn’t want to become this neither human nor ghost monster, nor did he want innocent people dragged into the supernatural.
Even though he had used ordinary people to survive, even with such a split personality, he didn’t want to see the whole world filled with supernatural.
After all, how can an egg remain intact when the nest is overturned?
The current somewhat normal life still gave Ghost Wielders like him hope to live on.
But if the whole world is shrouded by ghosts, in that desperate environment, let alone how long ordinary people could survive, what would those mad, deranged Ghost Wielders become?
“Decide for everyone?”
Hearing this, Zhang Xiangguang smiled slightly, then looked at him: “Do ordinary people have any right to choose now? This world is no longer the old world. Only those with ability have the qualification to choose.”
“As for why I want to control the Ghost Painting, it’s because once successfully controlled, the world it forms will no longer be dangerous, because all dangers are controllable.”
“Isn’t this choice I made for everyone good enough?”
Even though Jiang Shan knew Zhang Xiangguang was stalling for time, unsure if he could withstand a joint attack from the three, he chose to continue playing along.
After all, he knew all the supernatural powers Zhang Xiangguang possessed, and the secrets behind his supernatural powers.
So the two with the same purpose silently stalled for time through chatting, otherwise at the moment of meeting, either Jiang Shan or Zhang Xiangguang would have unhesitatingly attacked.
The Ghost Painting is being controlled,
Zhang Xiangguang’s true body is hiding.
