Looking at the human skin parchment in front of him, Yang Jian asked his first question, having not used it for a long time, not even when confronting the King Organization or the Ghost Ship did he bring out the parchment.

Because he knew that the more urgent the situation, the more he couldn’t let the parchment appear, or following its advice might lead to irreparable mistakes.

Now, Yang Jian had the time and energy to outsmart the parchment, making it a very appropriate time to use it.

The dark brown parchment was blank.

But as Yang Jian’s question was asked, black handwriting began to emerge on the blank parchment. At first, the writing was intermittent, twisted, and indecipherable, but as time passed, these intermittent writings connected into a complete sentence.

“My name is Yang Jian, and by the time you see this message, I am already dead…”

“This time, I successfully defeated the King Organization and resolved the crisis of the Ghost Ship, but I also left behind a huge unresolved hazard. I tamed a fierce ghost that should not have been tamed. Although that fierce ghost has temporarily fallen asleep, I foresee it will soon awaken.”

“The moment that fierce ghost awakens will be the moment of my death, and I have no way to prevent it. If you can see this message, it means my life is already on a countdown.”

“Days remaining until the fierce ghost awakens: Nine days.”

A series of twisted, eerie words conveyed a horrifying message.

The ghost on the supernatural bus that Yang Jian tames did not fall into a long sleep due to the collision with the Ghost Ship, but would awaken in nine days, at which time he would die from the fierce ghost’s revival.

“Nine days left until the fierce ghost awakens?” Such information was not only visible to Yang Jian. Jiang Yan and Huang Ziya also saw it.

“The words of supernatural objects are not to be trusted too much, Captain, no need to worry too much,” Huang Ziya smiled slightly, comforting him.

But as an ordinary person, Jiang Yan’s face turned pale, and she became somewhat panic-stricken because she was responsible for recording notes for Yang Jian and knew exactly what the parchment was, so she understood that the words on the parchment were definitely true.

Yang Jian’s life was already on a countdown.

However, upon learning of his death sentence, Yang Jian’s expression remained calm, only revealing a trace of surprise.

“Only nine days left? I thought I would have at least a few months. It seems I underestimated the ghost on the supernatural bus. I didn’t expect it to awaken from dormancy so quickly. Indeed, this extraordinary supernatural power is not so easily controlled.” Yang Jian remained calm, unshaken by the information on the parchment.

He had experienced the revival of fierce ghosts more than once; it was nothing strange. This was a situation any ghost tamer would face.

However, he noticed several words on the parchment: huge unresolved hazard.

The parchment mentioned it was a huge unresolved hazard, not unsolvable, indicating a clear loophole in the information. This indirectly suggested that the parchment had a way to handle this hazard but chose to conceal it.

“Tell me how to resolve this fierce ghost revival. If you cooperate well, you still have value to remain by my side. If you refuse, I’ll feed you to the Ghost Child, then let the Ghost Child inherit your supernatural power. At that time, I can ask the Ghost Child directly, and this time, I trust the Ghost Child will devour you smoothly, unlike last time when it couldn’t digest you.” Yang Jian said in a cold tone.

Previously, he might not have dared to feed the parchment to the Ghost Child, but now, after taming the ghost on the supernatural bus, he had the confidence.

The writing on the parchment began to twist again, this time unsure if a new trap awaited Yang Jian or if it was genuinely afraid of being eaten by the Ghost Child, so this time it cooperated obediently.

Soon, the twisted writing formed new information that appeared on the parchment.

“Upon learning I had only nine days left to live, I decided to use these nine days to find a solution to the fierce ghost revival issue. However, there aren’t many opportunities to try, since few can confront the supernatural bus… Fortunately, the supernatural bus I tamed is incomplete, and this might be my slim chance of survival.”

“On the first day trying to resolve the fierce ghost revival, I attempted to tame a new fierce ghost, using other ghostly powers to resist the soon-to-revive supernatural bus. For this, I returned to the submerged Taiping Ancient Town, hoping to tame the remaining sixty percent of the Ghost Lake’s supernatural… I once again encountered that horrifying female ghost on Ghost Lake.”

“After a dangerous confrontation, I won. I defeated the fierce ghost of the Ghost Lake and successfully acquired the remaining sixty percent of the Ghost Lake’s supernatural power, but the new supernatural power caused my body to start melting. Luckily, the supernatural balance of the bus barely kept me alive as the days passed… until the ninth day, when I died.”

A series of information appeared, and upon seeing the last piece, Yang Jian couldn’t help but furrow his brows.

According to the parchment’s calculation, he should be able to confront the Ghost Lake and win, successfully taming the complete supernatural power of the Ghost Lake, yet he still died in the end.

However, the cause of death… remains unknown.

It didn’t say it was due to the revival of Ghost Lake, nor did it say it was due to the ghost on the bus, but rather, some died under mysterious circumstances.

“After harnessing the supernatural power of Ghost Lake, how did I die on the ninth day?” Yang Jian asked again, inquiring very specifically.

However, the human leather paper did not provide any information about the cause of Yang Jian’s death.

It chose to remain silent.

Yang Jian frowned; he didn’t continue questioning it but merely said: “Since harnessing the supernatural power of Ghost Lake makes it impossible for me to survive, then what is the method to stay alive?”

This time, the human leather paper did not remain silent. The writing twisted again, and new content appeared before his eyes.

“On the second day after resolving the ghost’s revival: Upon seeing the contents of the future, I realized that I could not survive by harnessing the supernatural power of Ghost Lake, so I decisively abandoned this method. At this point, I left Ghost Lake, but I chose to venture deep into Taiping Ancient Town because deep within it lies a Ghost Street, where using Ghost Money can buy extraordinary things. Perhaps on Ghost Street, I can find a way to survive.”

“I successfully entered Ghost Street, but the waters of Ghost Lake had already spread into Ghost Street. Some streets here were submerged, yet some of the old shops on Ghost Street were still in business… I continuously explored Ghost Street, entered many shops, and encountered some dangers. However, for me, who has already harnessed the supernatural ghost bus, these dangers were not fatal.”

“Finally, I walked into a Coffin Shop, where a coffin inside could allow the supernatural powers within me to become dormant. I chose to spend eighteen Ghost Money to buy a coffin, then brought it back to Dachang City. On the last day, I chose to lie in the coffin.”

“The nine days passed, and I did not die from the ghost’s revival. I managed to survive.”

Upon seeing this, Yang Jian’s eyes flickered slightly.

The human leather paper was really so cooperative, helping him find a way out on the second inquiry?

The Coffin Shop on Ghost Street in Taiping Ancient Town, Yang Jian knew that place and had been there. The previous owner of the Chinese Herbal Medicine Shop, the old man from the Republic of China Era, also said that if he had the means, he could get a few coffins from Ghost Street. If he had no Ghost Money, he could choose to rob the Coffin Shop.

Moreover, whether it was the Ghost Coffin carried by the Ghost Envoy, the fierce ghost of Ghost Lake, or the burial of Zhang Dong… all these fearsome things were related to coffins.

Therefore, in the context of Republic of China Era supernatural phenomena, coffins are extremely important things.

“Lying in a coffin can avoid the revival of the ghost? There’s no such good thing in the world, there must be a price. Tell me what the price is.” Yang Jian asked.

Clearly, the human leather paper’s trap was too clumsy and was seen through at a glance.

Subsequently, the old information on the human leather paper disappeared, and new information appeared again.

“Choosing to lie in the coffin allowed me to survive the ninth day and temporarily solved the issue of the ghost’s revival. But I soon discovered something amiss; I could no longer leave this coffin because the moment I opened the coffin lid and stepped out of it, the supernatural would lose its balance, and I would immediately die from the ghost’s revival. I had no choice but to continue lying in the coffin to extend my life…”

Upon seeing this information, Yang Jian’s expression remained rather calm: “It seems this is the price of using the coffin? To become a coffin-bound person, unable to leave it. However, it is indeed a contingency plan.”

Yet, Yang Jian felt that the human leather paper was using an overt trick, deliberately showing the coffin’s message to him, seeing if he would willingly take the bait and become a coffin-bound person.

“Captain, keep asking; it surely has other methods to solve your ghost revival issue.” Huang Ziya hurriedly said.

Jiang Yan, standing by, also nodded repeatedly because she saw hope for Yang Jian to survive.

At this moment, Yang Jian was not anxious at all. He said: “No rush, there’s still nine days. I have other matters to attend to first. After I’m done with them, I’ll resolve my own issue. Besides, the coffin from the Coffin Shop on Ghost Street is useful to me, and I’m not that desperate right now.”

“Nine days will pass in the blink of an eye, Captain, aren’t you worried at all?” Huang Ziya was quite surprised.

“When I was cursed by the Eight-Tone Music Box, that time was much more urgent,” Yang Jian said, “Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing.”

Then, he turned to inquire about other matters: “Tell me, starting today, what will become of this world in the future?”

The distorted writing on the human leather paper blurred again, then disappeared, and finally new words emerged: Ghost revival, the human world like a prison.

There were no extra words, only these eight characters written as if by a ghost.

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