Time is slipping away bit by bit.

The second floor of the wooden cabin.

Wang Shanshan and Liu Qi are contemplating a solution, but they don’t have much time to think, because they are still in Baishui Town, where supernatural forces are encroaching on reality, affecting many residents, and now Seow Yang has tragically died on the ghost-haunted streets.

If they can’t rescue most of the residents trapped here by six o’clock, then the vast majority won’t survive to see the following day.

Therefore, they must find a way to bring Yang Jian back by six o’clock.

And now, Wang Shanshan and Liu Qi need to figure out how to command the Evil Hound beside Yang Jian?

“I think we need to confirm if the Evil Hound is actually in the room. If it’s not, then any plan we have is pointless,” Wang Shanshan said.

Liu Qi nodded: “You’re right, but to see the Evil Hound we need water, and right now we don’t have any with us.”

“I have an idea,” Wang Shanshan said.

“What idea? Are you suggesting peeing on the floor?” Liu Qi asked.

“You’re as boring as Zhang Wei,” Wang Shanshan replied coldly. Without explaining further, she approached Yang Jian.

She reached out and searched Yang Jian’s body.

Finally, she pulled out a crystal necklace from Yang Jian’s pocket.

This is a supernatural item made by the Deceiving Ghost, which can influence reality through supernatural means and alter real-world objects.

Wang Shanshan knew this because Huang Ziya had mentioned it.

“Fortunately, Yang Jian carries it with him and didn’t leave it in the safe house,” Wang Shanshan felt relieved.

This Deceiving Ghost’s necklace can be used not only by ghost handlers but also by ordinary people.

The necklace’s usage is not complicated; Wang Shanshan held it in her hand, closing her eyes as she imagined water appearing on the floor of the room.

Sure enough.

The imagination became reality, and water indeed emerged from the floor.

Although it’s just ordinary water, without any supernatural properties.

But under these circumstances, it’s enough; soon, the water began to spread around the room, eventually covering the entire floor.

The calm water surface was like a mirror, reflecting everything around it.

Wang Shanshan looked at the water’s surface.

The Evil Hound was not beside Yang Jian.

“Liu Qi, the Evil Hound you mentioned is not here,” Wang Shanshan said.

Outside the door, Liu Qi also saw the water seeping from the room, frowned, and said: “Could it be that the Evil Hound got lost in Baishui Town? Previously, Yang Jian ordered the Evil Hound to find you, and then it left Yang Jian’s side and disappeared, and hasn’t been seen since.”

A new problem arose.

The Evil Hound left Yang Jian and ran off somewhere, neither finding Wang Shanshan nor returning to Yang Jian’s side.

Liu Qi glanced around the wooden cabin, recalling the situation outside, and began to guess: “Earlier, I noticed that there are very few wandering spirits near this cabin, almost none. Does this mean that spirits and Evil Ghosts cannot approach the cabin, so the Evil Hound is also blocked outside and hasn’t entered here?”

“I will go outside the cabin to investigate; if this is true, maybe I can find the Evil Hound outside.”

“Alright, I’ll wait here for you,” Wang Shanshan replied.

Quickly, Liu Qi turned and went downstairs.

He cautiously returned to the first floor, his eyes fixed on the old coffins scattered crosswise in the lobby, observing them for a moment.

Only after confirming nothing strange about the coffins did he step out of the eerie wooden cabin.

Outside, Liu Qi glanced around, without hesitation, he bit his wrist and let the blood drip down.

The thick blood looked like it poured from a corpse, dark and dull.

As the blood dripped onto the ground, Liu Qi circled the cabin, using the blood by which to gauge the surrounding area.

“Found it.”

Suddenly.

Liu Qi saw the silhouette of the Evil Hound reflected in the obscure image formed by a drop of blood on the ground.

His guess was correct.

The wooden cabin blocked the Evil Ghosts from getting close, leaving the Evil Hound unable to enter and wandering outside, just like the spirits that were abundant in the distance but did not approach.

“I need to use my blood as a medium to lure the Evil Hound into the cabin. If it doesn’t work, then I’ll have to bring Yang Jian out, but it’s uncertain whether Yang Jian can leave the room in his current condition.”

Liu Qi thought for a moment and decided to try the first method first.

Using his blood as a guide, he drew a line on the ground.

The line extended toward the inside of the wooden cabin.

“It’s working; the Evil Hound is moving.”

Through the vague image reflected in the blood, Liu Qi saw the Evil Hound gradually approaching the cabin.

The cabin’s influence couldn’t stop the Evil Hound’s approach at that moment.

Because the blood was there, it provided a path for the Evil Hound, no matter how narrow or small, as long as the path existed, the Evil Hound could invade.

The dripping blood quickly extended into the cabin.

And Liu Qi also saw a black shadow seem to flicker across the thick, crimson blood.

The Evil Hound smoothly entered the wooden cabin.

But just as everything was progressing smoothly.

Suddenly, a dull crashing sound echoed through the lobby of the first floor of the cabin.

Liu Qi’s face changed dramatically, he stopped and abruptly looked in the direction of the sound.

It was an almost faded, ancient coffin.

The previously silent coffin at this moment emitted a bizarre and terrifying banging sound, as if something inside the coffin had been disturbed.

“Just now, everything was fine, everything was normal. Why did this suddenly happen… Could it be that I attracted that Evil Hound? But both Yang Jian and I, as ghost controllers, entered and exited here without any issues; logically, the presence of the Evil Hound shouldn’t matter either.”

Liu Qi was having trouble understanding the situation, his eyes moved slightly as he quickly began to think.

The banging inside the coffin sounded again, this time louder, causing the coffin to shake and slightly shift.

If it continued like this, the thing inside the coffin would soon come out.

If it turns out to be a horrifying ghost, then he would certainly die here.

“I can’t hesitate, need to take the Evil Hound to the second floor first.” Liu Qi didn’t flinch, he bit his wrist again, the wound enlarged, and viscous blood quickly dripped down.

The blood formed into a line and immediately extended towards the second floor.

The blood in Liu Qi’s body began to deplete rapidly, his complexion quickly turned pale, but he didn’t mind. As a ghost controller, his survival was no longer dependent on blood; even if all his blood was drained, he could still move freely, unlike ordinary people who would faint or die.

Accompanied by the vibration and banging of the coffin.

Liu Qi quickly made his way up the stairs to the second floor.

But the moment he reached the second floor, another loud noise came from downstairs, like the sound of a coffin lid being lifted and then falling heavily to the ground.

Although he couldn’t see the situation downstairs, Liu Qi clearly sensed a cold aura rising from below.

“No matter what, I’ve safely returned at least.”

Liu Qi tensed up, cold sweat appearing on his forehead, as he stood at the stairway, observing for a while.

The thing in the first-floor hall hadn’t moved to the second floor.

It seemed that the second floor was temporarily safe.

“Wang Shanshan, I’ve brought the Evil Hound here. It’s your turn next. Remember not to open the door until Yang Jian wakes up, I’m worried something bad might happen. Also, the coffin downstairs is already open, and the cabin is no longer safe. Be careful, and call me if anything happens.”

Liu Qi whispered, then extended the blood to the accumulating water seeping out at the doorway.

Soon.

A giant Evil Hound was reflected in the water, and it quickly walked into the room.

“I know, I saw it.”

Wang Shanshan also saw the Evil Hound’s figure as it walked in from outside the door.

Swish.

The next second, the water surface suddenly splashed open.

The accumulated water splattered, and the Evil Hound was no longer a reflection but leaped out of the water into reality.

The black Evil Hound, like a calf, bared its teeth, revealing a pair of blood-red eyes. It approached Wang Shanshan, seemingly sniffing the scent on her as if it might tear her apart at any moment.

Wang Shanshan dared not move as she watched the Evil Hound inches away from her.

Thankfully, the Evil Hound did not attack her in the end, just let out a low growl and then turned towards Yang Jian, disappearing in the blink of an eye, without even its reflection remaining in the water.

“That was close.” Wang Shanshan sighed in relief and then looked at the Ghost Child beside her.

If the Evil Hound had suddenly attacked her, she wasn’t sure the Ghost Child could stop it.

The Evil Hound hadn’t vanished but returned to Yang Jian’s memories.

Previously, part of the reason Yang Jian’s consciousness was trapped was that the Evil Hound had left his body and lost itself in Baishui Town, failing to protect him. Now that the Evil Hound had returned and was again residing within Yang Jian’s consciousness, its supernatural power would once again take effect.

If it was the person who opened this room whose consciousness would be lost, then the Evil Hound possessed the ability to pull back the lost consciousness.

However, the confrontation of supernatural forces still required some time.

Meanwhile, Yang Jian felt that it was because he hadn’t issued a command, resulting in the Evil Hound not appearing.

After all, even he couldn’t determine when the Evil Hound was by his side or not, only confirming it by issuing commands.

“Still no change.”

Yang Jian was still trapped between illusion and reality, he thoroughly understood why his supernatural nature fell into slumber. Perhaps it wasn’t entirely because of Zhang Dong but because he subconsciously believed he possessed supernatural powers, though in reality, he had none.

He was just an ordinary consciousness, and everything was a projection of his consciousness.

“So, the world from three years ago was just a world formed by supernatural influences on my consciousness, and Wang Shanshan shared this world with me due to some supernatural connection. If it were someone else, they would return to a time they desired to revisit.”

“This kind of supernatural phenomenon bears a resemblance to those wandering spirits in Baishui Town. The spirits turn into familiar people to keep you in Baishui Town, and the world inside the cabin tries to hold you in the past, indulging so much that you won’t want to return to reality. Once either succeeds, it only leads to death.”

Yang Jian calmly contemplated, gradually gaining a clear understanding of everything here.

Liu Qi and Seow Yang were misled by familiar relatives, acted impulsively, and nearly perished here.

Wang Shanshan and Yang Jian faced even greater danger.

Being trapped in the past required severing all ties with familiar people to return to the present, while resisting that world’s opposition, an impossible task for both ordinary people and ghost controllers.

One could say that anyone who pushed open this door would only face death.

“No, there is another method to easily escape this world, and that is to firmly maintain one’s inner conviction, thereby influencing the world constructed by consciousness.”

Yang Jian contemplated another method, both the simplest yet most challenging.

During those previous times, his determination indeed wavered.

Otherwise, Yang Jian wouldn’t have tried to erase familiar people’s memories but instead would kill all acquaintances.

The reason he couldn’t act was due to his wavering heart.

Thinking back now, had Yang Jian steeled himself to act at the time, the world confining him would have collapsed the instant he did.

However, that world was so real that it made it impossible for anyone to stay resolute. At moments, he truly doubted if he’d returned to three years prior.

And now, trying that method to escape was no longer possible.

Because this was neither an illusory world nor reality, but a special time point trapped by supernatural forces.

While Yang Jian was lost in thought.

In the silent, blank world, a low growl from the Evil Hound suddenly sounded, startling Yang Jian out of his ponderings.

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