As Yang Jian successfully left the second floor and walked downstairs, Wang Shanshan was still trapped on the staircase.

The staircase, seemingly only one floor high, at this moment appeared like a supernatural and eerie world, with no end in sight. No matter how much Wang Shanshan walked forward, she could never reach the end, yet she chose not to retreat and continued to press forward with determination.

She didn’t know how far she had walked, only aware that each time she grew tired, she would use the Deceiving Ghost’s necklace to restore her stamina with Supernatural Power.

Fortunately, the Deceiving Ghost’s supernatural effect only affected her, an ordinary person, so its resurgence wasn’t too fast. Otherwise, she would have to face the risk of its resurgence.

“There is no point in continuing downwards; this staircase is like a Ghost Domain, impossible to leave.”

At this moment, Wang Shanshan stopped her steps and ceased moving forward.

Even though she had long known the outcome would be this way, she was unwilling to give up because if she didn’t return to the second floor, she wouldn’t be able to thwart the plot of the human-skinned paper.

However, reality told her that her efforts could go no further.

“If nothing unexpected happens, I will be trapped on this staircase, either killed by the ghost on the stairs or starve to death here.”

Wang Shanshan mused inwardly. After she stopped using the Deceiving Ghost’s supernatural power, her body began to tire, and eventually, she could only sit on the stairs to rest.

Silence, darkness ensued.

Wang Shanshan did not feel fear in her heart. She had experienced a lot, from the Door Knocking Ghost incident to the Hungry Ghost incident, then raising the Ghost Child and entering Baishui Town… As an ordinary person, such experiences were already bizarre enough, and surviving until now was a miracle.

“The only hope now is for Yang Jian to wake up in time. If he wakes up, with his abilities, he can turn the tide and change everything. The only good news is that I am still alive, which means Yang Jian is not dead yet, and there is still a chance for everything.”

Wang Shanshan confirmed Yang Jian’s survival through her own state. Though she abandoned the idea of returning to the second floor, she had not given up hope.

She thought that what she needed to do was to ensure her own survival as much as possible.

As long as she was alive, maybe there was still a turn for the better.

“But the only good news is that at least I trapped the ghost that attacked Liu Qi on the second floor on the staircase.”

Wang Shanshan suddenly heard hurried and chaotic footsteps coming from the steps above, as if someone was quickly descending.

But she had been listening to this sound for a long time and had never met the ghost upstairs.

Clearly, the ghost upstairs, though continuously moving downstairs, also couldn’t successfully reach the first floor. Similarly, it couldn’t turn back to attack Liu Qi and the Ghost Child, giving them some safe time.

During the process of waiting, new danger emerged once again.

Because another sound of footsteps appeared, this time from the stairs behind Wang Shanshan.

It seemed as if someone was coming up the stairs.

Wang Shanshan’s face suddenly changed, and she quickly stood up.

In this wooden house, there was nothing but ghosts; there was no doubt that the one coming upstairs now was definitely an evil spirit, very likely the ghost lingering on this staircase.

“I can’t stay here; I must continue to move forward.”

After realizing the danger, Wang Shanshan immediately sprang into action, quickly beginning to ascend the stairs.

However, no matter how fast or slow she moved, the footsteps behind her did not fade but instead grew closer.

“I can’t shake it off; I’m going to be caught by the ghost behind me soon.” She started to get nervous, gripping the Deceiving Ghost’s necklace tightly in her hand, as it was her only support.

She continued running forward quickly for another ten or so seconds.

At this moment, Wang Shanshan slowed her pace, looked back, and her eyes contracted instantly.

A terrifying figure loomed vaguely in the darkness behind her. Although she couldn’t entirely make out its appearance, Wang Shanshan could barely discern it—a corpse-like figure newly laid in a coffin. At this point, the corpse’s eyes were tightly closed, as if sleepwalking, stepping slowly onto the stairs.

But that was not all; Wang Shanshan noticed that with every step the corpse took on the stair, the steps behind it would collapse and disappear.

Without the steps, there would be no foothold, inevitably falling into darkness, guaranteeing death.

Wang Shanshan’s heart started to feel uneasy and restless, and she could only press forward, trying to create some distance, struggling for survival time.

Even though she knew she might likely die here, and had already prepared for it, she didn’t want to sit here waiting for death either.

At least she had to struggle and make an effort.

What if a miracle happened?

But the reality was harsh; the evil spirit behind was so close again, at this point merely seven steps away from Wang Shanshan.

While she ran forward for over ten steps, those seven stairs’ distance still existed, not extending.

In this moment of looking back, only five steps remained between her and the ghost.

“I can’t move forward anymore; I must take a risk.”

Wang Shanshan suddenly stopped, gripping the Deceiving Ghost’s necklace in her hand, deciding to attempt to use the supernatural power of the Deceiving Ghost to influence the evil spirit.

Hopefully, it would turn around and leave.

With her tightly grasping the necklace, she closed her eyes and began fantasizing, deceiving.

The supernatural power of the Deceiving Ghost spread, a chilling aura hovered around.

The originally pure crystal necklace began to rapidly turn black; the spreading darkness resembled an evil spirit imprisoned within, struggling and wailing, with the potential to break free from the necklace and escape at any moment.

The Deceiving Ghost can easily influence an ordinary person, but confronting a terrifying vengeful ghost is not a simple matter.

“Crack!”

Subsequently, a crack appeared in the crystal necklace.

During the supernatural struggle, the Deceiving Ghost revived, and the supernatural item began to damage.

However, the vengeful ghost coming from downstairs was completely unaffected, continuing to advance with stiff legs.

It was evident that in the supernatural confrontation, the Deceiving Ghost unequivocally lost completely.

Feeling the necklace breaking in her hand, Wang Shanshan opened her eyes, showing a bit of helplessness,

At this moment, she chose to give up and stand still, waiting for the vengeful ghost to kill her.

However, as the vengeful ghost approached.

The darkness above Wang Shanshan’s head was dispersed, and a faint green firelight surged like a road, extending all the way over.

The appearance of the light made Wang Shanshan slightly uncomfortable; she squinted her eyes slightly, looking up in surprise.

In the firelight, she saw a familiar figure walking briskly.

“Yang Jian…” Wang Shanshan was stunned for a moment, doubting for a second whether she was seeing things.

However, in this brief moment of hesitation, the situation around her had undergone a tremendous change.

The road paved with Ghost Flame extended downward, while the vengeful ghost coming from downstairs was advancing, as if colliding with each other with Wang Shanshan as the boundary.

The Ghost Flame attempted to ignite the approaching vengeful ghost, but as the vengeful ghost took a step forward, the surging Ghost Flame was instantly extinguished.

“Don’t hesitate, come over quickly,” Yang Jian spoke up at this moment.

Suddenly, a cold hand grabbed Wang Shanshan.

Wang Shanshan uncontrollably was pulled into the light.

The Ghost Flame was burning but did not ignite her.

As Wang Shanshan passed through the firelight, she arrived safely beside Yang Jian, only then seeing that Liu Qi and the Ghost Child were also safe and sound, though covered in wounds and looking quite severe, they were nonetheless alive.

“You finally woke up.”

At this moment, a smile appeared on Wang Shanshan’s pale face.

Only by experiencing despair and danger can one understand how important Yang Jian truly is.

Now, Wang Shanshan also understood why Liu Qi would rather risk his life, even die, to rescue Yang Jian.

Because as long as Yang Jian is around, there is still hope.

“Now is not the time to be happy; although no one has died at the moment, whether we can smoothly escape from this cabin is still a question.”

Yang Jian said, grabbing Wang Shanshan’s hand: “Give me the Deceiving Ghost’s necklace, let’s first restore Liu Qi’s body.”

Wang Shanshan loosened her hand, letting Yang Jian take back the necklace.

After obtaining the Deceiving Ghost’s necklace, Yang Jian quickly put it to use.

Immediately, Liu Qi, carried on the Ghost Child’s back in his mutilated state, began to recover at a visible speed.

Within just a few seconds, his missing legs, jaw, flesh, and bones all returned.

“Not bad, my body is even better than it was before.”

Liu Qi stood up, moved his body, and felt the changes in himself, discovering he was no longer thin and withered but had become stronger.

“It’s only temporary; over time, the supernatural erosion will worsen again, this thing is just a temporary fix,” Yang Jian said, then put away the necklace.

“Using supernatural power to restore the body, even temporarily, is already pretty good,” Liu Qi said. “Now I can move and use supernatural powers. Plus, with Wang Shanshan rescued, it’s time for us to escape here.”

“Absolutely, let’s act now. I’ll pave the way ahead, you protect Wang Shanshan and watch for any anomalies.”

Yang Jian moved forward without hesitation.

He stepped on the Ghost Flame, equivalent to being within the Ghost Domain, while the old corpse before him was still approaching.

Just relying on Ghost Flame alone couldn’t stop the ghost on the stairs, only delaying the vengeful ghost’s advance at most.

The cracked spear in his hand extended beyond the Ghost Domain, and simultaneously a Coffin Nail penetrated the body of the old corpse.

The ghost here was indeed fierce, but unfortunately, Yang Jian’s Coffin Nail was more formidable.

With such a supernatural weapon, in a supernatural event, it was as though the number of ghosts was decreased by one.

The vengeful ghost ahead immediately stopped, standing still.

However, the supernatural presence on the stairs did not dissipate.

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