“Bang!”

Yang Jian returned once more to the small roadside shop from before and found Cao Yang by the fire pile, throwing the corpse bag in his hand onto the ground.

Cao Yang was surprised and delighted, “Solved it so quickly?”

He stared at the corpse bag, unable to sense what was inside, but undoubtedly, it should contain a corpse.

“Don’t be too pleased just yet; the situation here is complex. I’ve dealt with this thing twice, but the ghosts here still exist. Such circumstances are a first for me.” Yang Jian recounted the recent happenings briefly.

After listening, Cao Yang was doubtful, “The killing rule is surprisingly unable to say ‘ghost.’ No wonder this supernatural event is code-named ‘Silent.’ As long as one stays quiet, doesn’t speak, they can prevent inadvertently saying this word.”

“But no matter if we know the killing rules, we cannot deal with the ghosts here. My previous experiences were similar. Clearly, the ghost was successfully imprisoned, but ultimately it escaped. Now, it seems that it wasn’t that I failed, but rather, I never succeeded.”

“Now the situation is difficult. According to what you said, dealing with the ghosts here is impossible. As long as someone arrives in this county and utters the keyword, the ghost appears. No matter how many times we deal with it, it’s useless.”

He felt a headache now.

Initially, he thought the danger level of this supernatural event wasn’t high and could be easily resolved. Who knew this seemingly non-terrifying event would be the most troublesome?

“There is a method; I just haven’t thought of it yet, and we don’t have that many events to idle here, so giving up this supernatural event for now might be best. Or we can team up to deal with another ghost, so you can avoid attacks from another fierce ghost.”

Yang Jian suggested another option.

Cao Yang said, “That ghost is very fierce; right now it’s only following me and hasn’t started attacking. If a certain balance is broken, grand chaos could ensue. I’m not inclined to do so.”

“What kind of terrifying ghost makes you so hesitant? Even more terrifying than previous ghost paintings or Ghost Envoys?” Yang Jian asked.

“Not comparable; I’ve never confronted that ghost, because I know if I do, I’m surely dead.” Cao Yang replied earnestly.

Still, surely a Captain Level character’s judgment isn’t wrong.

If Cao Yang believes he’ll be killed by that ghost, then he’ll certainly be killed.

If he had the confidence, he would have acted already, rather than being haunted by a ghost and dragged until now.

“Even teamed up, you don’t feel confident? I suggest resigning from the captain position then let a substitute captain take over, so you don’t have to attend captain meetings.” Yang Jian said.

Cao Yang bitterly smiled, “Yang Jian, it’s not as bad as that. I’ll wrap up this matter in a few days. I’m neither missing nor dead. If I resign the captain’s position over this, that would be too trivial.”

“If that’s not an option, and this isn’t either, then I’m curious to witness the terror of that ghost firsthand.”

Yang Jian coldly stated, “If given a chance, I will attempt to intervene.”

His intentions were clear; he planned to leave, unwilling to waste more time here.

The Silent ghost is an idealistic existence, not indescribable but uncontainable.

The ghost clinging to Cao Yang is also an idealistic existence. If not, attempts to confine would be viable.

“Wait, wait.” Cao Yang quickly called out to Yang Jian.

But Yang Jian had resolved to act, unlikely to be persuaded again, so having already pushed the door open.

Cao Yang’s Ghost Domain couldn’t confine Yang Jian, nor could it interfere with his actions.

At this moment, he felt urgency.

Because Yang Jian intended to directly break the pattern through tough means.

“There’s one more way.” At this point, Cao Yang couldn’t sit still any longer; he quickly grabbed the corpse bag on the ground and rushed outside.

He hesitated for a moment at the doorway.

Because he had sealed off this shop, and once he stepped out, the fierce ghost would surely seek him again.

But looking at Yang Jian ahead, Cao Yang decided against further concealment and bit the bullet, rushing out of the shop.

Immediately.

The fire pile inside was swept by a cold wind, extinguishing instantly, while some unpredictable eerie change occurred throughout the county.

And all of this was caused by Cao Yang alone.

“You’re willing to come out?”

Yang Jian paused his steps and turned to look.

Cao Yang said, “It’s come to this point; how can I remain seated?”

“You’re overly cautious. Supernatural confrontations cannot be avoided; can you escape this time and the next?”

Yang Jian stated, “You’re lucky this time; I’m willing to help you, but next time, when it comes, dealing alone will double the danger.”

“You’re right.”

Cao Yang realized, “Avoiding this time doesn’t guarantee avoiding what’s next. Might as well go with you, see what it wants.”

As a captain, he had the resolve, but most times he’s cautious, since this isn’t a game — it’s life-threatening, losing means death.

Soon.

The two teamed up, preparing to confront the second ghost in this silent small county.

“No need to deliberately search; it will come to me. But we must be careful with our words not to summon the Silent ghost and trigger changes.” Cao Yang said.

“Of course, these things must be dealt with individually; en masse may cause unexpected changes.” Yang Jian stated.

Both deliberately avoided the keyword; knowing the killing rules means less worry.

They reached an open road outside the county, silently waiting.

Yang Jian was prepared too, lighting a Corpse Oil Lamp, its flickering yellow light revealing nearby hidden ghosts — sometimes more useful than his Ghost Eyes — without any burden.

“If possible, let’s try not to engage unless necessary.”

Cao Yang spoke softly, “It’s not that I’m afraid of dying, but I’m worried I’ll get stuck here and miss the meeting.”

Yang Jian looked at him deeply, “Do you think I’ll believe that?”

Whoosh!

The wind started to blow.

A sudden chill swept through the silent small town, not caused by Cao Yang but by some ghostly phenomenon meddling with the environment, making everything unusual.

Yang Jian seemed to sense something; he looked towards the end of a road.

Something was swiftly approaching.

The ghostly eye looked but didn’t reveal any true ghostly figure emerging.

“It’s coming.”

Cao Yang sensed it too and whispered.

Ding! Ding!

Though the ghost hadn’t appeared, a strange bell sound echoed through the silent town, like a wind chime being blown.

At this moment.

At the end of the small path in the town appeared a bizarre person, maybe a peculiar ghost.

The person was dressed in gray-blue cloth clothing, the brown skin clung tightly to muscle, resembling a long-dried corpse. The most peculiar thing was that he carried a pole, with two wooden boxes hung at each end, and a wind chime made the sound hanging on the front box.

In appearance, he resembled a peddler from the Republic of China period.

But this peddler was no longer alive, but a dead man because Yang Jian’s ghostly eye clearly saw this pole carrier’s face wrapped tightly with black cloth, so tightly that he couldn’t see the facial features, only discern the shape of a head.

“This thing is very strange.” Yang Jian tightly gripped his cracked long spear, wanting to act but hesitated.

“After becoming a person in charge, I inadvertently encountered this thing when dealing with supernatural events; it appears near me every so often…” Cao Yang said.

“For what purpose?” Yang Jian asked.

Cao Yang said, “To purchase the ghosts I’ve imprisoned.”

While speaking, he used Ghost Domain to isolate the influence, avoiding triggering Silent’s killing rules.

“Purchase the ghosts you’ve imprisoned?”

Yang Jian’s expression slightly changed, “Like a transaction?”

“Exactly, I’ve started a business with it, but the ghosts it purchases aren’t random; there’s a specific list, and only the ghosts on the list can attract its purchase. The ghost from the Silent event is on the list, and I came here to imprison the ghost, summoning it.” Cao Yang said.

“But the ghost from Silent escaped, the imprisonment failed, yet this ghost arrived, and you have nothing to hand over, so you’re hiding.” Yang Jian asked.

Cao Yang nodded, “That’s roughly the situation.”

“Dealing with ghosts, did you get what you wanted?” Yang Jian squinted and asked.

He also had a similar thing, Ghost Cabinet.

However, his dealings with Ghost Cabinet are unequal and extremely dangerous, so much so that he eventually defaulted and smashed Ghost Cabinet with Firewood Knife.

But the Ghost Cabinet is more like a curse, constantly following him.

However, Yang Jian used the cursed wishing ghost to counteract the transaction curse from Ghost Cabinet, and so far, he successfully resolved the curse of Ghost Cabinet.

But Cao Yang’s business is even more terrifying.

Because the ghost came personally.

“I obtained a few things,” Cao Yang said, “But maybe now’s not the time to discuss this.”

“Agreed.”

Yang Jian didn’t continue to ask; that this Cao Yang could become a Captain, fall into Ghost Lake without dying, certainly has to do with this ghost, he must have gained significant benefits from the transactions, aiding his survival.

Yet, such transactions are full of danger.

The ghosts on Cao Yang’s transaction list are presumably getting harder to deal with; otherwise, he wouldn’t choose such dangerous supernatural events.

The eerie person carrying wooden boxes drew nearer.

The sound of the jingling chime grew clearer and delightful.

“I’ll attempt a trade with it first, see what happens if it doesn’t succeed.” Cao Yang took a deep breath, grabbed a corpse bag, and strode forward.

“It’s your choice to take risks; that’s fine by me.” Yang Jian said.

The ghost from Silent hadn’t been thoroughly imprisoned, only a part was imprisoned, evidently Cao Yang intended to bluff this ghost with bogus goods.

If the bluff succeeds, things will be fine.

If the bluff fails, then naturally a confrontation with the ghost will follow, leading to a battle.

Yang Jian remained calm, holding his cracked long spear, ready to act anytime.

Hoping this thing could be nailed down with a Coffin Nail.

As long as it’s nailed down, he believes the most terrifying ghost will fall silent.

However, the most tense person now is Cao Yang.

Because he’s getting closer to the ghost, any anomaly that arises, he’ll bear the greatest risk.

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