Cao Yang at this moment chose to proceed with a second transaction, this time thinking of a rather good method, which was to actively trigger the ghost’s killing pattern to lure the ghost to attack him.

Once the ghost enters a certain range, it is very likely that the silent ghost will be taken away like merchandise.

In this way, he could use one ghost to imprison another, smoothly completing the transaction.

Although this idea was good, the uncertainty was too great, and the exact outcome would only be known after trying it.

After that eerie little girl appeared, Cao Yang quickly closed the distance with a recipient who appeared before him, maintaining an equal distance between them.

Yang Jian was a spectator at this time, only helping when necessary, using the characteristics of Ghost Lake to assist Cao Yang in withdrawing.

The previous confrontation had made him realize that no ghost here was easy to deal with.

The former cannot be imprisoned, and the latter is hard to counteract.

Suddenly.

The eerie little girl, bruised all over, began to move, quickly running towards Cao Yang.

Cao Yang immediately noticed this and quickened his pace to close the distance with the recipient.

The distance between the three quickly disappeared.

Soon.

The recipient in front of Cao Yang stopped in his tracks, accompanied by the tinkling of a bell, the recipient once again gently lowered the box perched on his shoulder, and stood there motionlessly, seemingly waiting for something.

Without hesitation, Cao Yang continued to move closer, eventually stopping less than a meter away from this dreadful recipient.

This distance was almost enough to touch the recipient.

“Will it work?”

Cao Yang turned back to glance at the ghost behind him.

The eerie little girl also stopped at this moment, no longer approaching Cao Yang, or rather, not going near the recipient, something unknown preventing the ghost from further attacking.

“How could this be?”

Cao Yang was taken aback, not expecting this situation to occur.

The ghost’s attack was actually interrupted?

It is known that ghosts act according to a killing pattern and usually do not stop attacking once they’ve targeted someone who’s triggered the pattern.

“If the attempt fails, I’ll be trapped in the box again.”

Cold sweat appeared on Cao Yang’s forehead; he was momentarily at a loss.

The only option left with the failed attempt was to retreat.

“Was it really not that smooth?”

Yang Jian watched this scene thoughtfully; he could see some supernatural force seemed to isolate everything around that recipient, preventing nearby ghosts from getting close, possibly emanating from the recipient themselves or some eerie item they carried.

Like the peculiar wind chime, the old shoulder pole, the cloth garments… or perhaps the eerie box.

“Though things weren’t as good as planned, this distance can still be broken.”

Yang Jian’s eyes slightly moved, then his ghost eye opened, spreading the Ghost Domain, and he vanished from where he stood.

The next moment.

The weird girl trailing behind Cao Yang, named Silent, suddenly took a hit.

Her cold, skinny body was attacked, kicked fiercely by a foot formed as if conjured by a shadow.

The Ghost Shadow’s kick sent this ghost flying away.

The eerie little girl tumbled forward a few times, eventually rolling to a stop beside the recipient’s box.

“Can it work like this?” Cao Yang widened his eyes, looking incredulously at Yang Jian.

“Don’t thank me; if this doesn’t work, I’ll leave on my own.”

Yang Jian retracted his foot, expressionless as he spoke.

But at this moment, there was no time for Cao Yang to be distracted.

Suddenly.

The eerie little girl suddenly sprang up from the ground in an abnormal leap, then lunged at Cao Yang, disappearing rapidly upon nearing him, showing signs of invading Cao Yang’s body.

Yet at this moment.

A withered, yellow hand suddenly reached out, gripping the eerie little girl tightly.

Immediately.

The ghost that was about to invade Cao Yang’s body hung limply in mid-air, motionless, seemingly dead.

And that dreadful recipient, after grabbing the ghost, viewed it like merchandise, slightly turning his stiff neck to examine it.

After a brief inspection, the recipient turned and forcefully stuffed this ghost into the box behind him.

The box’s slightly opened lid was pitch black and deep, like an abyss.

The eerie little girl was just forcefully swallowed and vanished without a trace.

“Success?” Cao Yang was both surprised and delighted.

He didn’t expect it to work, letting the ghost be drawn in and allowing this terrible recipient to act, treating the unbound ghost as merchandise and taking it away.

Whether the goods received are real ghosts no longer mattered.

Because the buyer was the recipient; if the goods were fake, that’s the recipient’s issue, not Cao Yang’s concern.

“Why are you standing there? Start leaving now.”

Yang Jian’s voice suddenly reminded him from a distance.

Cao Yang snapped out of it, turned around, and retreated without a second thought.

He didn’t even bother about the ‘payment’ from the recipient because now he didn’t want to be mixed up in such a matter anymore; getting away from the recipient’s entanglement was enough.

Soon.

He and Yang Jian distanced themselves, pulling back two to three hundred meters away; although the recipient was visible, this was already a relatively safe range.

“That thing didn’t continue to follow us. It seems the transaction succeeded this time.”

Cao Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

Success?

Yang Jian glanced: “Don’t get too happy too early. Do you really think that recipient who carries the rack successfully imprisoned the Silent back there?”

“You mean it wasn’t contained?” Cao Yang’s expression changed drastically.

“A subjective presence isn’t so easily imprisoned; even the one carrying the rack probably can’t manage that. Have a good look at the county town. Has it returned to normal?”

Yang Jian looked towards the distant county town, still silent and pitch black.

An unspeakable eerie aura lingered within the county town.

“But indeed, there’s a sign of success; it hasn’t come back to demand delivery from me yet,” Cao Yang said.

Yang Jian responded, “That’s because the real Silent hasn’t appeared; if we trigger the killing pattern once more and Silent reappears, you think this recipient won’t come looking for you? It’s because the last Silent in this world has disappeared… but this balance isn’t absolute. Once someone else enters this county town and triggers the killing pattern, summoning the next Silent…”

“Then your deal will fail.”

Cao Yang’s expression fluctuated: “Are you serious?”

“If you don’t believe me, you can try again.”

Yang Jian continued, “But I don’t have time to keep wasting away with you. I have to go find other captains. Now that you are freed, go to headquarters for the meeting tomorrow. If you don’t show up, I’ll assume you’re dead.”

“And if you’re not dead, I’ll help you face it.”

“Alright, you play by yourself, I’m leaving.”

He didn’t delay any further; as long as Cao Yang had temporarily broken free from the recipient, it was enough.

Thus, Yang Jian decisively turned and left.

He was very interested in this recipient but now wasn’t the time to provoke such a terrifying ghost, keeping even curiosity in his heart.

Cao Yang opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but Yang Jian had already vanished.

The Ghost Domain of Yang Jian was fast; by now, he was probably dozens of kilometers away. Even if Cao Yang wanted to call him back, there was no way.

“Yang Jian’s judgment shouldn’t be wrong, but I also dare not try again under this situation.”

Cao Yang was somewhat troubled.

But this matter was a hidden danger, currently only set aside temporarily.

“These captains, if not missing, face issues while handling supernatural incidents. Only a few are idle; thus, gathering everyone for a meeting is challenging. I hope the next one doesn’t cause more trouble for me.”

Yang Jian thought silently.

He was heading to the next destination.

Recalling the information of the captains in his mind, only two captains remained whom he hadn’t met: one was Wang Chaling of Dadong City, the other, someone named Zhang Jun.

He had dealt with the former; the latter he hadn’t met or interacted with.

“First, go find Wang Chaling.” Yang Jian decided to head to Dadong City.

And check if the clock in the Wang Family’s old mansion was still there.

He had coveted it for a long time but couldn’t retrieve it due to lack of power.

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