aircannonsinc Chapter 98: Let's make a bet!
Chapter 98: Let's make a bet!
There's an eerie aura about it. Is it a ghost tamer?
Lin Yuan didn't stop, nor did he try to shift the blame. He simply ran along the main road and quickly got away from the stranger. However, after running a distance, he saw the young man again.
The same.
There is absolutely no difference.
"Ghost Realm? Am I being targeted again, or have I trespassed into someone else's city?"
Since the person didn't approach, Lin Yuan ignored it; he was more concerned about the ghost behind him.
Three out of five minutes had passed, and the ghost behind him was getting closer and closer. Fortunately, the bell had no effect on him now; otherwise, if he had been affected even slightly, the faceless ghost would have caught up with him.
Along the way, five or six young people with the exact same features have passed by.
When they reached another intersection, Lin Yuan had to stop because three people were blocking the intersection. These three people looked exactly the same, with the same faces as the five or six young people from before, and they also had an eerie aura.
Multiple births?
Are they all ghost tamers?
Lin Yuan's gaze swept over them, and he uttered a name: "Liu San?"
"You know me? So, that invisible ghost, you deliberately lured it here?" The youngest man in the middle of the three questioned, his tone unfriendly.
It really is Liu San?
As the bell tolled closer, the three Liu San figures in front of them instantly lost their senses, and their skin began to wrinkle.
A dozen or so Liu Sans had originally gathered around, but upon seeing this scene, they all stopped a little further away, their eyes filled with surprise and uncertainty.
"This ghost is in a deep ghost realm and carries a ghost bell. The sound of the bell will attack consciousness and shorten lifespan." Lin Yuan quickly passed the three Liu Sans blocking his way and continued running forward.
He had originally planned to return to Xiaonan City when the time came, lure the ghost into the golden coffin, and imprison it, but now he has changed his plans.
Liu San is quite strong.
As the future captain, even though he is still in the early stages of the supernatural revival, his strength, while not as good as Li Leping who has mastered four ghosts, should not be too bad.
What he needed was a helper who could hold off the faceless ghost, and Liu San seemed like a suitable candidate.
and……
Seeing Liu San appearing one after another in the distance, Lin Yuan roughly understood.
Liu San's true form should be nearby. This isn't a city, but a wilderness. Liu San couldn't possibly live here, so he's probably dealing with supernatural events, or perhaps resolving some of his own problems.
In any case, this is an opportunity.
"Leave now, or I'll kill you!"
Liu San did not approach. The bell, which rang almost every five seconds, had allowed him to determine the approximate range of the attack.
They all stood outside this area, staring coldly at Lin Yuan.
"Your true form is right ahead, isn't it? Imprison this ghost, and I'll give you a chance to take me down." Lin Yuan showed no intention of changing direction; instead, he moved even faster.
asshole!
Liu San was furious, but he had to admit that the wooden man who ran like a motorcycle was right.
A vengeful ghost hiding in the depths of the ghost realm, and possessing the ability to control supernatural weapons, would be an extremely terrifying existence no matter where it is placed.
Even he found it extremely difficult to handle.
After a brief moment of thought, he asked loudly, "How?"
"Put it inside your paper doll, and I'll give you a chance," Lin Yuan shouted.
Liu San's heart tightened.
First, his name was called out, then his true nature was revealed, and to make matters worse, it was someone he had never met before, which made him feel extremely uneasy.
"This ghost is incredibly terrifying. Since it's already got its eye on me, I have no chance of escaping. I might as well stay here and help you. I don't want to keep running away either. If I die, you'll be its first target."
Before Liu San could respond, Lin Yuan stopped in his tracks.
His feet took root, and the wood grain spread outwards, quickly turning the nearby cement road into a straight wooden path.
Even the fields on both sides of the road were not spared.
Whether it was soil, grass, crops, or water, everything turned into wood.
This entire ground world has been transformed into a wooden structure, as if one has entered a fantastical otherworld. In particular, the wooden path where Lin Yuan is located is covered with colorful patterns.
boom!
Footsteps sounded a few meters in front of Lin Yuan. The wooden planks on the ground instantly came to life, growing upwards out of thin air to outline the shape of a foot, followed by a calf.
If this continues, a human-shaped outline should appear.
But that invisible leg lifted up, snapped the growing wood, and continued onward.
Every step repeats the same process; this living path cannot stop its progress, but it allows the invisible vengeful spirit to be discovered at this moment.
Lin Yuan stopped hiding.
He stared intently ahead, and when those invisible legs reached a meter in front of him, he reached out to the lower left, following his memory of the location.
Caught!
Lin Yuan grabbed a hand, and the colorful wooden patterns that outlined the play crawled up from the empty space, quickly making the hand take shape, especially since it was holding a small bell.
"I can't control it for long once I take action."
All the Liu Sans stood at a distance, watching Lin Yuan and the faceless ghost fight expressionlessly, showing no intention of getting closer, but their eyes were flashing wildly.
Lin Yuan was clearly at a disadvantage.
His supernatural invasion was targeting those wooden blocks with eerie colored patterns, but after a long stalemate, it hadn't even covered half of the faceless ghost's body.
in contrast.
Lin Yuan's movements became sluggish and stiff, clearly indicating that he was about to give up.
"Liu San! You'll regret this!"
Lin Yuan could no longer hold on. All the supernatural phenomena around him that had occurred because of him disappeared completely. The faceless ghost disappeared again, and it was as if an invisible hand had grabbed Lin Yuan's face and lifted him up, his feet almost off the ground.
The wood that originally covered Lin Yuan's entire body was also disappearing.
First the limbs, then the torso.
No, it's not disappearing, it's more like the extended parts are shrinking back, eventually all converging on the face, leaving only a face outlined in wood.
The face was grasped by an invisible hand and began to be peeled away.
At that moment, all of Liu San's moved.
They pounced at an astonishing speed, covering a distance of over a hundred meters in almost just two breaths.
The first Liu San pounced on the empty space opposite Lin Yuan, made contact with an unseen entity, and then his body quickly shriveled up, turning into sheets of white paper.
The second, the third...
Seven or eight Liu Sans turned into sheets of white paper, wrapping the faceless ghost layer by layer.
Not only the faceless ghost, but the remaining four Liu Sans also did not spare Lin Yuan, wrapping him up in the same way and turning him into a thick paper figure.
"It went a little too smoothly, but the gains were considerable. Two ghosts and a supernatural weapon. I wonder who this person is who gave me such a great gift."
The white paper that wrapped Lin Yuan began to change, and the outline of his facial features began to emerge. Then, despite being a blank sheet of paper, it began to change into the appearance of a normal person.
Soon, another Liu San appeared.
He twisted his body, feeling the terrifying supernatural power within him, and was quite surprised. "He actually controlled two ghosts without any agitation. It seems he can use supernatural power without any cost? This person is very strong. If he hadn't been fighting this ghost, he wouldn't have gotten away with it so easily. Being wrapped in paper by me means he's destined to become my accumulation. It's just that it went a little too smoothly, too smoothly."
A sense of unease flashed through Liu San's mind, but he didn't dwell on it.
He knew his methods very well. In this situation, the person inside his body must have died, and his supernatural abilities had become his own accumulation.
Can a dead person come back to life?
Looking at the paper figure opposite, facial features also emerged, but at a very slow pace. At this rate, it would take several hours to complete.
"This ghost is indeed very terrifying, no wonder this guy was suppressed so badly. It's good that this ghost can also suppress my core old corpse, it just takes a bit longer, and I can't take out any more paper figures right now."
Even so, a dozen or so Liu Sans still appeared one after another, continuously rushing to the faceless ghost and wrapping it up even more tightly.
Liu San was very happy.
I thought it was some troublemaker, but it turned out to be someone who came to give me a gift. They're practically a living saint!
"Since you want to thank me, then give me these two paper figures."
What?
Liu San was startled, then looked down in disbelief.
Colorful patterns began to appear under his skin, followed by wood-like patterns. Then, Liu San felt a pair of invisible, cold hands grab his face and gently tear it apart.
With the sound of paper being torn, Lin Yuan reappeared.
In the distance, the last Liu San watched this scene with a livid face, not daring to approach any further. "Did you do this on purpose?"
"Thank you so much."
Lin Yuan did not give a direct answer, but his expression of gratitude was enough.
Without any hesitation, Liu San turned to run away, but he only took one step before his body stiffened, he lost control, and fell to the ground due to inertia.
"Is there something wrong with the old corpse from the Republican era inside Liu San's body? No wonder, all the people who come here are ordinary paper figures, but it still has an effect."
He had heard Liu San's mutterings and could deduce the general idea from them.
After all, they were just ordinary paper figures. Although they possessed supernatural powers, their effects were extremely limited. Moreover, Lin Yuan had personally entered the fray, feigning weakness first and using the two ghosts to lure him into making a move.
Do you think three ordinary paper figures can control his two ghosts?
It would be more like Liu San's true form had arrived.
There's also the faceless ghost. This ghost is extremely terrifying. Even with Lin Yuan's prior suppression and the supernatural power of the dozen or so ordinary paper figures, it's impossible to suppress it for long.
Just like now, in less than a minute, the white paper covering the faceless ghost has begun to crack.
"If you want my face, then I'll give you this face, and I'll also give you a pair of arms. I just don't know if you can take them with you."
Lin Yuan moved a fraction closer, reaching out to grab his face, or rather, the bark of the ghost tree!
With a gentle force, he removed the bark from the ghost tree, leaving his face blank, devoid of any outline, almost indistinguishable from a faceless man.
However, if someone could see behind the ghost tree bark, they would see that Lin Yuan's facial features were completely imprinted inside.
Its eyes were still open, cold but bright, clearly still retaining its self-awareness.
"My guess was right. I couldn't really be considered an outcast before, since my body wasn't a vengeful ghost, but my own corpse. However, my consciousness was already inside the ghost tree bark. To become an outcast, one must possess a complete ghost body. Perfect, you want my face, you want my emotions, and I want your body. Let's see who succeeds in the end."
Lin Yuan started gambling again.
He had clearly said he couldn't bear to part with these two vengeful ghosts that had crashed, but he knew very well that with just these two incomplete ghosts, he couldn't even get an explanation from Old Qin, let alone have an equal conversation with Zhang Xianguang.
Just like now.
He was now 100% certain that the last time the Mirror Performer blocked the door, and this time the Faceless Ghost didn't fight Yang Jian to the death but instead kept its eyes on him, and was even able to freely pass through the mirror space, were definitely Qin Lao's doing.
This guy, without lifting a finger, can force Yang Jian to stay away, and has no time to affect Yang Jian's growth.
The reason why Qin Lao was able to come into contact with Yang Jian before was because he did not belong to this world and could not see the future. However, the moment he came into contact with Yang Jian, Qin Lao, who had been watching Yang Jian, naturally noticed him as well.
"Only strength earns respect; otherwise, you don't even deserve another face-to-face conversation. Losing this time is no big deal; I'll try again next time!"
"Besides, I might not even lose."
puff!
The bark of the ghost tree was pressed onto the white paper face covering the faceless man's body, and then it began to take root and slowly sank in.
Lin Yuan used great force, pushing the faceless man backward and causing his corpse to fall as well. However, the corpse did not fall to the ground but instead disappeared.
All that remained was a cracked lens.
A moment later, Liu San got up from a distance. He walked over with a grim expression, staring coldly at the shattered piece of glass on the ground, his eyes icy and angry.
I will find you.
……
In the deputy minister's office at the Dajing City headquarters, Cao Yanhua personally poured hot tea for the elderly man before him. "The captain's plan is basically finalized. The selected candidates are all quite individualistic. There's a meeting in a few days, and we'll need you, Elder Qin, to oversee things. You don't need to exert too much effort; just demonstrate your methods and show them that there are always people more capable than you, and that'll maintain the headquarters' authority... Elder Qin? Elder Qin? Are you tired?"
Old Qin snapped out of his reverie, looked at Cao Yanhua who had a concerned expression, and shook his head, saying, "I've thought of an interesting young man."