Looking at the third bowl of egg fried rice on the table, everyone fell silent.

“Sending egg fried rice one after another, this is very suspicious.”

Liu Qi watched the waiter pushing the cart away, clearly also affected by the supernatural like the previous waiter, only responsible for delivering meals, completely unaware of what he was doing.

Even stopping him wouldn’t yield any answers.

“The ghost’s actions are difficult to understand, perhaps it’s just a meaningless act with no significance,” Miao Xiaoshan broke the silence and spoke.

Wang Shanshan shook her head and said, “Impossible, every action of a ghost follows a pattern and won’t do meaningless things, the only meaningless act might be wandering around. Now the ghost keeps affecting waiters to deliver egg fried rice to us, but we still don’t know the meaning behind it.”

“But I understand, this is definitely not a good thing.”

“Fried rice is normal, nothing special,” Yang Jian reached out to touch the steaming egg fried rice, finding nothing amiss.

Then he glanced at Zhang Wei nearby.

“Brother Tui, why are you looking at me like this?” Zhang Wei asked in confusion.

Yang Jian said, “Do you remember what you said when the first waiter delivered the egg fried rice?”

Zhang Wei thought for a moment and said, “I didn’t say much.”

“You did. You told the waiter that one bowl of egg fried rice wasn’t enough and asked for a few more bowls, one per person,” Yang Jian said, noting this detail.

“I might have said that, I’m not sure,” Zhang Wei scratched his head, wondering who would remember offhand comments like that.

Liu Qi asked, “Yang Jian, is there a problem with what he said?”

“There’s no problem with the words themselves, but the key is whom you said them to,” Yang Jian replied. “The first waiter was corrupted by a fierce ghost, so what you say to the waiter could be understood as saying to the ghost.”

“Even so, Zhang Wei’s words won’t trigger the ghost’s killing pattern, right?” Wang Shanshan said.

Yang Jian said, “Indeed, they won’t trigger the killing pattern, but this ghost is different, you don’t know the inside story, so you’re not aware.”

“The Wishing Ghost? I’ve seen this file. This ghost can fulfill a person’s wish, but at the cost of a family member’s death each time,” Liu Qi recalled the information. Then he said, “Yang Jian, do you think Zhang Wei’s request for everyone to get a bowl of egg fried rice was essentially a wish to the ghost?”

“The ghost heard it and started fulfilling Zhang Wei’s wish, hence the constant deliveries of egg fried rice. Once all the egg fried rice is delivered, the ghost will have fulfilled Zhang Wei’s wish, and as a cost, a family member of Zhang Wei will die.”

“That seems possible,” Yang Jian nodded.

Everyone immediately looked at Zhang Wei in unison.

Zhang Wei was furious: “What the hell is this, how can you play like this? This isn’t some Wishing Ghost, more like an Orphan Ghost. It doesn’t dare come for me and instead targets my family, truly insidious.”

“How many people are here? Counting the five of us, plus these people we invited…”

Miao Xiaoshan began counting the numbers. She quickly calculated: “A total of twenty people, meaning the ghost must deliver twenty portions of egg fried rice to fulfill Zhang Wei’s wish.”

“So, my life’s wish turns out to be twenty bowls of egg fried rice,” Zhang Wei widened his eyes, face full of disbelief.

“The priority now is not the egg fried rice, but after the ghost fulfills your request, it will kill a family member. You should be worrying about your parents and family’s safety,” Wang Shanshan said.

Zhang Wei immediately looked at Yang Jian: “Brother Tui, it’s up to you now, we’re like brothers from different parents. If something happens to my parents, you would surely be sad, right?”

Yang Jian said, “Preventing this isn’t difficult. You just need to confine the ghost before it delivers twenty bowls of egg fried rice. If the ghost loses its ability to act, it won’t harm your family.”

“How do we act?” Liu Qi asked.

“Given the circumstances, I definitely can’t hide from the ghost anymore. I must take the initiative, and time is quite tight,” Yang Jian stood up, reaching out across the air to grab something.

Suddenly.

A golden lotus-shaped oil lamp appeared in his hand.

The oil lamp ignited, casting a yellow glow that seemed to create a halo, covering the surrounding area. At the same time, a stench of corpse oil with a chilling aura spread.

“What is this? It smells terrible,” Miao Xiaoshan slightly covered her nose.

Yang Jian said, “A Corpse Oil Lamp, a paranormal tool I made. Once lit, it can reveal unseen fierce ghosts. This Wishing Ghost is hidden very deep and not easy to detect. I can only see the outline with my five-layer Ghost Domain, but using it is too dangerous, causing everything around to vanish from reality. So before I can easily use the five-layer Ghost Domain, I have to rely on this lamp.”

“This good stuff, you must share with me. I’ll hold the lamp in one hand and an axe in the other. No ghost would dare to appear before me,” Zhang Wei’s eyes lit up, quickly approaching to take the lamp.

Yang Jian glanced at Zhang Wei’s axe and then at the lamp in his hand, considering for a moment: “You’re right, having a weapon means you also need something to see the ghost. Otherwise, your axe’s ability won’t be utilized.”

“Brother Tui is generous, I’ll give you a computer filled with resources later,” Zhang Wei eagerly reached out to take the lamp.

But Yang Jian dodged: “Don’t rush, this one’s mine. This one is yours.”

Afterwards, he reached out with his other hand again, and a brand new golden oil lamp appeared.

The oil lamp was just an empty shell. Back then, Yang Jian had Doctor Chen make several spares. The truly precious part was the oil in the lamp. Without the oil, the lamp was merely a golden craftwork.

Yang Jian poured half of the lamp oil into another new oil lamp before handing it to Zhang Wei: “Use it sparingly. Once the oil burns out, it’s gone. I don’t have any more. This is the last batch.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll definitely use it sparingly.”

Zhang Wei, thrilled as if he had received a treasure, took the new oil lamp.

“Just having the oil lamp isn’t enough. This time, to ensure nothing goes wrong, I’ve decided to light this incense.” Yang Jian then took out a stick of wax-yellow incense from somewhere.

This is Ghost Incense.

It was something Yang Jian obtained from Wang Xiaoming while he was still alive. It’s said that when lit, it can make vengeful spirits fall asleep. However, this Ghost Incense has a flaw: its efficacy takes too long to activate, so it’s often unusable.

“In the supernatural circle, you’re the only one with such deep pockets.” Liu Qi watched enviously.

One supernatural tool after another was taken out, as if money was no object, and each one was extremely precious. Not to mention Yang Jian holding them, even if he held them, he would dare to wander into S-level supernatural events.

“Everyone who sees gets a share. I’ll give you one.” Yang Jian then tossed something to Liu Qi.

It was a Grass Rope Circle.

“You should know how to use this, right? If not, I can explain it to you.” Yang Jian said.

Liu Qi said, “I know, I’ve seen the headquarters’ archival materials.” Official source is novel~fire~net

In his spare time, he would often flip through the archives at headquarters, cramming knowledge related to the supernatural. He knew quite a bit, and was no longer a newbie.

“That’s good.” Yang Jian said as he lit the wax-yellow Ghost Incense.

The incense was placed in the middle of the table, but once lit, it had no scent because living people couldn’t smell it. Only Yang Jian and Liu Qi could smell it.

It was a peculiar aroma that could make people become obsessed. Just a whiff would make someone want to stand still and take another sniff.

“As long as the incense hasn’t burned out, everyone here is safe. Just don’t leave this place. If a ghost appears here, it will be entranced by the Ghost Incense and fall asleep.” Yang Jian said, his purpose being to protect Miao Xiaoshan and Wang Shanshan.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been willing to light this incense.

“Brother Tui, everything’s ready, right? We can move out now.” Zhang Wei said impatiently.

At this moment.

The door opened again, and a waiter pushed a dining cart in slowly, with a plate of steaming hot fried rice, just like before.

This was the fourth bowl of egg fried rice.

“Zhang Wei, hold on. There’s one more issue. How do we know where the ghost is? It might not be in the restaurant. What if it’s somewhere else? Dachang City isn’t small. If a ghost wants to hide, it’s hard to find.” Wang Shanshan said.

Liu Qi immediately responded: “Use the Ghost Candle, the white Ghost Candle. Light it and it will draw the ghost.”

“Right. With all this preparation, if we can’t even find the ghost, it would be too embarrassing. The Ghost Incense is meant to be used with the white Ghost Candle. The two don’t conflict.” Yang Jian said.

Then he took out the white Ghost Candle and placed it on the table.

The white Ghost Candle draws ghosts, the Ghost Incense can make ghosts fall asleep, and the Corpse Oil Lamp can reveal hidden ghosts.

This was purely a strategy using a combination of supernatural tools to counter vengeful spirits.

This time, Yang Jian didn’t plan to use force. He intended to deal with the ghost using a gentler approach.

Of course, forceful methods wouldn’t work on the Wishing Ghost either, so Yang Jian decided not to waste his energy.

Once the white Ghost Candle was lit, the bright lights around dimmed significantly, as if they could go out at any moment.

“Ah!”

Someone couldn’t help but scream.

“Shut up.”

Liu Qi shouted: “Today’s matter has nothing to do with you. Stay there quietly and you’ll be fine. If you run around or scream, even if the ghost doesn’t kill you, I might.”

Under this threat, the people there immediately covered their mouths, not daring to make a sound.

“Alright, now we just have to wait.” Yang Jian said.

“My axe has been waiting eagerly for this.”

Zhang Wei stroked the red axe like he was caressing a lover, showing an excited smile.

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