Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 179 The Birth of the Child Emperor

The hazy, ghostly realm spread outwards, and the entire world seemed to be tinged with gray at this moment. Everything in reality seemed to be assimilated and devoured when it touched this hazy, illusory world, becoming part of this hazy, ghostly realm.

However, only those with supernatural powers can see such eerie sights. To ordinary people, Dahang City remains the same as before, unchanged, still a sunny and bright city.

The reason for this is that Li Hui's ghost domain has divided the entire world, just like Yang Jian's different levels of ghost domain in the original work, separating ordinary people from those with supernatural abilities into different ghost domain spaces.

To put it bluntly.

It's because ordinary people can't see the true nature of the supernatural!
Although Li Hui did not deliberately hide his ghost domain, in the eyes of ordinary people, everything in the city remained unchanged. Only ghost tamers with supernatural powers and vengeful ghosts were pulled into the deeper ghost domain by Li Hui, including Zhao Fan, who had just left the Wangting Building.

"Is this the supernatural entity controlled by Li Hui? His codename at headquarters is 'Ghost Painting,' so this is a ghost realm formed by the Ghost Painting supernatural entity?"

Looking at the changed environment around him, Zhao Fan secretly made some guesses.

"The area covered by this ghostly domain is astonishingly large, almost encompassing the entire city of Hangzhou. Is Li Hui planning to use this method to find clues about the ghost movie incident? Or is he searching for those mysteriously disappeared people?"

"And... is such a terrifying supernatural phenomenon really something a Ghost Master can control? A ghost domain capable of enveloping the entire city, doesn't that mean Li Hui alone is equivalent to a moving S-class supernatural event?"

The more you think.

Zhao Fan was even more shocked.

However, Li Hui paid no attention to his thoughts. At this moment, Li Hui was sensing everything in his ghost realm, and his brows furrowed involuntarily.

"Not really?"

Yes.

Li Hui's ghost domain enveloped the entire city, but he found no trace of the missing people. Not only did he not see them, but he also did not find their bodies. It was as if they had completely vanished into thin air.

"Is it no longer within the territory of Dahang City, or have we been trapped in some supernatural place?"

Thinking.

Li Hui invoked the supernatural power of the bus.

In an instant, the world before his eyes changed again; to be precise, two worlds appeared in his eyes.

One is a modern city with towering skyscrapers, but the city is filled with a hazy, dusty atmosphere; the other is a boundless, eerie, and supernatural world.

The supernatural bus's ability allowed him to see through the boundary between the real world and the supernatural world. Scenes from both worlds appeared in Li Hui's eyes at the same time, intertwining and overlapping, looking extremely eerie.

It is worth mentioning that.

The paranormal events corresponding to Dahang City don't have any particularly eerie locations. As far as the eye can see, it's all desolate, without any buildings, just a wasteland filled with a cold and eerie atmosphere.

See this scene.

The curiosity in Li Hui's eyes deepened.

The supernatural world corresponding to Dahang City is not too strange, which means that the missing people were not taken into the supernatural world by some supernatural force. But if that's the case, where did the missing people go?
Could it be that she was really kidnapped?
Not only in the supernatural world, but also in the real world of Hangzhou, there are no other ghost controllers. Apart from Li Hui himself, the only other person with supernatural powers is Zhao Fan. Therefore, the conclusion that it was a ghost controller who secretly tortured and killed ordinary people can be basically ruled out.

"I refuse to believe we can't find a single clue." As he pondered, Li Hui waved his hand, and a huge portrait appeared.

This is a portrait of a person, and the person in the painting is Yang Xiao and the other ghosts that Li Hui brought out from the Ghost Post Office.

Soon, following Li Hui's actions, a group of ghosts appeared in front of him. Yang Xiao, who was in the lead, asked, "Li Hui, what happened this time that you called us out?"

"Is such that……"

Li Hui briefly explained the situation to the group of spirits led by Yang Xiao, and then dispersed them to various areas of Dahang City, wanting to see if these spirits, who were experienced in dealing with paranormal events, could discover anything.

After all, there's a saying that goes, "Three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang!"
These spirits were once elites in the paranormal world, the best of the best. Although they are not their original selves now, they possess the memories and abilities of their original selves. So, letting these spirits search for clues might actually yield some unexpected results.

at the same time.

the other side.

Upon returning to Dachang City by chartered plane, Yang Jian immediately went to Shangtong Building, where Wang Shanshan and her family of three, who had been notified in advance, were already waiting in the building's lounge.

"Yang Jian, you're finally back."

The moment Wang Bin saw Yang Jian, his face lit up with excitement, as if he had seen a savior. He then turned to Wang Shanshan, who was sitting on a nearby chair, and said, "Shanshan, quick, let Yang Jian see what's in your belly..."

Upon hearing this, Wang Shanshan stood up and walked over. Her body was straight, her face was so pale that she seemed almost lifeless, and her whole body exuded a cold aura, giving people an extremely eerie feeling.

"Uncle Wang, don't worry, I'll handle Wang Shanshan's matter." Yang Jian first calmed Wang Bin down before turning his attention to Wang Shanshan.

Just a glance.

Yang Jian frowned.

At this moment, Wang Shanshan looked at him with a completely indifferent expression, her eyes devoid of any emotion, just like the vengeful ghosts Yang Jian had seen before.

As Wang Shanshan walked over, the temperature seemed to drop, and there was a strange chill in the air.

Subconsciously, Yang Jian used the power of the Ghost Eye. Instantly, a gap was torn open in the skin on his forehead, and then a scarlet Ghost Eye emerged from the skin.

Immediately afterwards, the ghost eye on Yang Jian's forehead emitted a faint red light, which condensed into a line and looked toward Wang Shanshan's lower abdomen.

Instant time.

Yang Jian saw through Wang Shanshan's body. Through her clothes, skin, and tissues, he saw a baby-shaped object hidden deep inside her body.

Like a real pregnant woman, the baby was curled up there motionless and very quiet. However, seemingly influenced by the supernatural power of Yang Jian's Ghost Eye, the ghost baby inside Wang Shanshan's belly slightly opened its eyes.

Those eyes were completely different from the other ghost babies Yang Jian had encountered before. The ghost baby in Wang Shanshan's belly had a strange scarlet eye, just like his own ghost eyes.

What's even more bizarre is that Yang Jian felt a familiar sensation on the ghost infant at that moment.

This feeling made Yang Jian frown, somewhat puzzled. He then looked away and asked Wang Bin, "Uncle Wang, how long has Wang Shanshan been in this state?"

"It's been a while now."

Wang Bin responded, "Ever since that ghost incident in Dachang City, after Shanshan 'came back to life,' she started acting increasingly strangely. Until a couple of days ago, Shanshan's stomach gradually swelled up, and after an examination, they discovered that there was a ghost baby inside her..."

Wang Bin recounted what he knew with a strange expression. During this process, Yang Jian did not interrupt or say anything, but listened quietly.

In the end.

Wang Bin looked at Yang Jian with a hopeful expression and said, "Yang Jian, there should still be hope for our Shanshan, right?"

“If it’s just a ghost baby, and it doesn’t spontaneously rupture its abdomen, then you just need to remove the ghost baby. What I’m worried about now is that this isn’t an isolated case. Other people in Dachang City might also have the same symptoms. If that happens, the starving ghost incident might repeat itself.”

Yang Jian explained to Wang Bin and the others, then said to Wang Shanshan, "Come with me to the top-floor office. I'll take the ghost baby out of your stomach first."

Done.

Yang Jian was the first to step into the elevator.

Seeing this, Wang Shanshan remained silent, still looking extremely indifferent, as if she didn't care about anything. She simply gave a soft "hmm" and then followed her into the elevator with a detached expression.

In the quiet elevator, only the sound of the elevator running continued. Neither Yang Jian nor Wang Shanshan spoke first, and the atmosphere was eerily quiet.

After a long pause, Yang Jian broke the silence by speaking up: "Maybe I shouldn't have turned you into this, otherwise you wouldn't be in this inhuman state."

As classmates for three years of high school, his relationship with Wang Shanshan was neither good nor bad; they occasionally communicated.

But after the supernatural events at No. 7 Middle School, the survivors became much closer to each other. However, those who left the school alive did not have good endings. One of them became a ghost tamer, Zhang Wei died once, Wang Shanshan became neither human nor ghost, and Miao Xiaoshan transferred to another school in another city...

Upon hearing Yang Jian's words, Wang Shanshan's usually icy face finally showed a hint of human emotion. A trace of nostalgia flashed in her eyes, as if she were reminiscing about her carefree past, but she quickly returned to her indifferent state.

Then Wang Shanshan said, "This is not your fault. If you hadn't done that back then, I would probably be dead by now."

"It's different. Sometimes living is more painful than dying. It's unpleasant to feel like an outsider. It means you can never truly return to a normal life."

Yang Jian shook his head and expressed his opinion.

As they were talking, the elevator they were in arrived at the top floor of the Shangtong Building.

The elevator doors then opened, and the two of them left the elevator one after the other and entered Yang Jian's private office.

"Next, I'm going to remove the ghost baby from your belly. Don't worry, it won't hurt. Just stay calm and don't panic no matter what happens," Yang Jian said earnestly to Wang Shanshan as he turned around.

To ensure everything went perfectly, Yang Jian even took out a spare gold box from the office safe, revealing the old straw rope wrapped around his wrist.

"Do you need to cut my stomach open?" Wang Shanshan lifted her clothes, revealing her fair and slender waist underneath.

Even now, the expression on her face remained as indifferent as ever, as if she had truly become fearless of life and death, or perhaps Wang Shanshan had a strange and absolute trust in Yang Jian.

"It doesn't need to be that complicated. Why would I need to cut open my stomach? And how could I be so bloody and cruel?" Hearing this, Yang Jian looked at Wang Shanshan in surprise, not understanding why such a thought would suddenly pop into her mind.

As soon as he finished speaking, before Wang Shanshan could respond again, Yang Jian immediately launched his next action.

Yang Jian suddenly stepped forward, and then his right hand stabbed directly into Wang Shanshan's stomach, as if he wanted to tear a huge hole in her stomach.

Then something strange happened.

Yang Jian's hand went straight into Wang Shanshan's stomach, but she didn't feel any pain. It was as if Yang Jian's hand wasn't a physical object, but a transparent shadow.

"Relax, it'll be over soon." Yang Jian couldn't help but comfort Wang Shanshan, noticing her stiffness.

His ghostly eyes had already locked onto the ghostly infant inside Wang Shanshan's belly. At this moment, he reached out and grabbed it, then used the power of his ghostly domain and ghostly shadow to perfectly detach the thing from Wang Shanshan's body.

Yang Jian quickly withdrew his hand from Wang Shanshan's belly, but in his hand was a baby slightly larger than his palm.

The baby was covered in a faint bluish hue, neither like a dead infant nor a vicious ghost. It was currently looking around with a pair of scarlet eyes that were somewhat similar to Yang Jian's ghost eyes.

"The newborn ghost baby is in the first stage. According to the normal pattern of ghost babies, the first stage ghost baby will kill all the living people it sees."

As Yang Jian examined the ghost infant in his hand, he recalled the patterns and changes in the ghost infant's killing behavior at each stage of the starving ghost incident.

I can tell.

The ghost infant in his hand was very special, unlike any ghost infant Yang Jian had ever encountered before. They were not only different in appearance, but also had a deeper difference.

To put it bluntly, the ghost infant in Yang Jian's hand gave him an extremely strange feeling, as if he could control this ghost infant, which made him want to explore this special ghost infant in depth.

Through observation, Yang Jian was able to confirm that the ghost baby he took out of Wang Shanshan's stomach was not a curse left behind by the starving ghost, but rather a curse left by him.

obviously.

At this moment, Yang Jian thought of his previous experience of hanging himself. At that time, Wang Shanshan was also affected and died for several days before he revived her. He thought that the ghost baby must have started to develop in her body at that time.

However, after Li Hui dealt with the hungry ghost, the source of the curse was extinguished. Then, the ghost baby that should have disappeared from Wang Shanshan's body survived in a new way because of the strange curse of Yang Jian.

In other words.

At this moment, the ghost infant in his hand was no longer related to the starving ghost. Instead, it was the supernatural curse that Yang Jian himself left in Wang Shanshan's body that prolonged the life of this last ghost infant.

In other words, this last ghost infant has now become Yang Jian's own ghost slave!
After figuring this out.

Yang Jian's gaze towards the special ghost infant in his hand began to change.

(End of this chapter)