Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 225 Piecing Together Ghost Dream Corpses
The supernatural manifestation of ghost paintings.

Yang Xiaotian was naturally familiar with it.

Although he never came into contact with the actual source of the ghost painting, he did come into contact with a derivative work during his lifetime.

In addition, he had worked as a messenger for the Ghost Post Office before his death, and successfully delivered all the mail from the first to the fifth floor of the post office. He eventually escaped the Ghost Post Office and left behind a messenger with some of his supernatural features inside the post office.

It is precisely because of this that Yang Xiaocai is so familiar with the supernatural manifestations of the ghost painting.

Previously, he was able to recognize the eerie woman who appeared based on the ghost painting image in Yang Jian's memory at a glance, and now he can naturally recognize Li Hui's ghost domain at a glance as well.

That hazy, gray scene, with ashes of paper floating everywhere, was practically synonymous with ghost paintings and the supernatural, perfectly matching the eerie memories Yang Xiaotian had of that ominous painting.

"It's unbelievable. Can that level of supernatural power be controlled by humans?" At this moment, Yang Xiaotian's usually calm face showed a rare look of shock.

But when he thought about Li Hui's special abilities, that he could even use supernatural powers in the Ghost Dream World, he felt somewhat relieved.

"He is truly a special person. I have never met one like him before, and I may never meet one like him again. He is the inevitable leader of this era, far surpassing his peers as a ghost tamer, and far exceeding the ghost tamers of my time!"

Yang Xiaotian sighed inwardly.

He then looked to the other side.

After a brief exchange, the battle between the large black wolfhound and the vengeful ghost was nearing its final outcome.

The wolfhounds consistently had the upper hand.

Even without the help of Yang Xiaotian, Li Hui, and Yang Jian, it still held an overwhelming advantage, leaving the ghost covered in claw marks and bite wounds, some of which were so deep that the bone was visible.

If an ordinary person suffered such injuries, they would probably have lost the ability to move long ago. But ghosts are different from humans; they do not feel pain, so they can still move.

At this rate, it's only a matter of time before it gets killed by that wolfhound.

"After you leave this dream world, you will gather the body of the vengeful ghost. I made arrangements before I died, and the body of the vengeful ghost was dismembered into three parts using a special method."

At this moment, Yang Xiaotian spoke up, "The head of the evil spirit is locked inside the statue in the small temple behind the village, the upper body is buried under a wooden house in the woods west of the village, and the lower body of the evil spirit is sunk into the fishpond in my house south of the village."

"Finding all the body parts of the vengeful ghost is only the first step. Then you must piece the ghost's body back together. This is quite difficult because the ghost's body was separated using rather extreme methods. However, I think it shouldn't be too difficult for you."

Yang Xiaotian continued, "After you finish doing all this, you also need to make a clear mark on the body of that vengeful ghost. This way, no matter how the vengeful ghost changes in the dream world, there will always be a trace to follow, and it can be easily found. At that time, the vengeful ghost will no longer be able to hide."

Now that he had chosen to join forces with Li Hui and his group, and to act according to his plan, Yang Xiaotian naturally wanted to explain everything clearly at once.

Because Yang Xiaotian could tell that the ghost was about to 'die', and when Li Hui and Yang Jian left the dream, he would be unable to explain himself, as he would be unable to leave this ghost dream world.

“Okay, I understand. After I finish what you asked me to do, I will also use my own methods to speed up the process so that this dog can replace Guimeng as soon as possible.” Li Hui’s voice rang out at the right time.

Almost the instant he finished speaking, the ghost not far from them was completely killed by the black wolfhound.

Suddenly, the entire ghost dream world blurred, and both Li Hui and Yang Jian's vision was affected to some extent.

Then, their figures vanished instantly from this ghostly dream world.

When the two of them came to their senses again, their consciousness had returned to the small room on the second floor of Yang Jian's old house where the portrait was kept.

The room was in a terrible mess, completely soaked in water, especially the ceiling and walls, from which water droplets were constantly seeping out, and puddles of water had already gathered on the floor.

"Is the way to escape that dream space to kill that ghost? The moment the ghost was bitten to death by that black wolfhound, we left the dream and returned to reality..."

As Yang Jian rediscovered the supernatural power within his body, his expression shifted slightly, and he began to form some guesses about the bizarre dream world.

At the same time, Yang Jian himself clearly sensed the changes within himself.

In that dream, he no longer possessed any supernatural abilities, as if he had become an ordinary person, and his emotions were also significantly richer, making him very different from his current state.

Although Yang Jian tried to avoid thinking about this issue, he still had to admit that supernatural powers had a great influence on him, causing him to lose many things that a normal person should have.

For example, various emotions!

After becoming a demon tamer, especially after his resurrection from hanging, his physical condition and personality were severely affected, and he unknowingly became indifferent.

This is an effect that is almost impossible to avoid. Every ghost tamer will encounter this, and some people are even more severely affected, almost to the point of developing mental problems, or completely losing their human emotions and gradually becoming more like a vengeful ghost.

"What do we do next?"

After a brief moment of thought, Yang Jian asked Li Hui, "Should we really try to make that black dog replace the vengeful ghost and become the source of that dream, as we said to the person in the portrait, or should we find a way to completely imprison that vengeful ghost?"

As he said this, Yang Jian glanced at the black-and-white portrait placed on the wooden table. At this moment, he didn't know how to define his relationship with the 'Yang Xiaotian' in the dream.

But the other party was definitely not his father, because the real Yang Xiaotian had already died more than ten years ago!

Moreover, having a dog replace the real vengeful ghost as the source of the supernatural phenomenon seems incredibly implausible. If Yang Jian had the choice, he would rather imprison the vengeful ghost completely.

However, nothing is absolute.

At that moment, he suddenly thought of an experimental direction that Wang Xiaoming had been pursuing in the past, which was to try to create the perfect ghost tamer through various methods.

The perfect demon tamer is a demon who possesses the memories of the living.

How terrifying would it be if a ghost possessed the thoughts of a living person?
Simply unimaginable.

They are not worried about the resurgence of vengeful spirits, will not die, are not afraid of any supernatural events, and can even use some strange objects without cost, and can fight against real vengeful spirits indefinitely.

If such a being truly existed, even the most ordinary vengeful ghost, if perfectly controlled, could instantly surpass Yang Jian in his current state, because he has a limit and can die, but a ghost cannot!

What Li Hui and Yang Xiaotian from the dream world are about to do is the same as the research concept of the 'perfect ghost tamer' that Wang Xiaoming proposed before. The only difference is that they will replace the human with a dog.

"There might be a chance of success, but the probability is too low. The greater possibility is that the vengeful ghost will completely lose control. And once the vengeful ghost really loses control, then the entire Meishan Village, as well as the surrounding villages, and even the entire Yang Town, may fall!"

This is Yang Jian's true inner thought.

Therefore, he was still inclined to completely imprison the vengeful ghost, and he believed that Li Hui had the ability to do so.

Yang Jian simply couldn't influence Li Hui's choices; he was the passive party, and whatever Li Hui chose, he could only be forced to participate in the action.

Meishan Village, including the entire Yangzhen Town, is under the jurisdiction of Dachang City.

If things really go wrong, Li Hui can just walk away, but Yang Jian, as the person in charge of Dachang City, will have no choice but to step in, especially since Meishan Village is his hometown!

Thinking of this.

Yang Jian's face immediately turned ugly, his eyes fixed on Li Hui, waiting for him to make the final decision.

Seeing this, Li Hui said calmly, "It's worthwhile to let that dog replace Gui Meng. After all, it was a scheme your father set up before he died. And even if it fails, at worst, we'll just imprison him."

While talking.

Li Hui has already taken concrete actions.

His ghostly domain expanded rapidly, instantly enveloping the entire Meishan Village and everything outside the village.

This includes the fishpond south of the village, the woods to the west, and the small temple behind the village.

Then Li Hui waved his hand.

Suddenly, four items appeared on the floor of the room they were in.

The first item was an old wooden box, covered in mud and water stains, which seemed to have been soaking in water for a long time. It had turned somewhat black, but it was still intact.

The second item was a wooden box, slightly old-fashioned, with almost all the red paint peeling off and covered in dirt, as if it had just been dug out of the ground.

As for the last two items, they were undoubtedly much more terrifying than the previous two, because they were two dead human heads!

Two heads, both with clearly defined features, pale skin, but no signs of damage or decay, and thick hair, were dead bodies.

One of the dead heads revealed an indescribable sense of disharmony, as if the entire face was not naturally formed, but rather as if it had been pieced together from various sources.

At first glance, it doesn't seem like much, but upon closer inspection, you'll find that the eyes, eyebrows, nose, and mouth on this human head are all mismatched!
The facial features of the other dead head next to it were undoubtedly much more harmonious, but its appearance was extremely similar to Yang Jian in the room.

No, it's not Yang Jian. To be precise, it looks exactly like the person in the black and white portrait on the wooden table in the room. Obviously, this head is the head of Yang Jian's father, Yang Xiaotian!
Two dead heads were placed side by side. It was unknown how long they had been dismembered, but they showed no signs of decay and looked as if they had just died yesterday.

"These two heads, one represents the consciousness of a ghost, and the other represents the eerie being in the dream world who holds my father's memories. So, what about the supernatural being that represents the consciousness of the black dog? Is it inside that wooden box or container?"

Yang Jian was somewhat puzzled.

Then, under his gaze.

Li Hui directly opened the sealed wooden box and crate.

Suddenly.

A foul stench immediately filled the air, originating from the wooden box. It smelled of mud and sewage mixed together. As the mud was cleared away and the sewage was drained, the contents inside came into view.

Inside the wooden box were two pale, but perfectly intact, human legs.

Like those two dead heads, these legs had been soaking in the water for who knows how many years, yet there wasn't even the slightest bit of rot or damage. The mutilated parts looked as if they had been sawed off just yesterday.

The only plausible explanation is that the blood in these legs had long since drained away, and the flesh had turned white from being soaked in water, but there was no swelling. An exceptionally cold feeling emanated from these pale legs, making one's hair stand on end.

In the wooden box next to the wooden box was a mutilated corpse with the same pale skin. This corpse had no feet, no head, only the upper body and a pair of arms.

Obviously.

The mutilated corpse, the two feet in the wooden box, and the dead head next to it are together; it is a whole corpse that has been dismembered and stored separately.

As for why the corpse had two heads, and why one of them looked exactly like his deceased father, Yang Jian had no idea.

And even now, he has not found any supernatural manifestations that indicate the black dog's consciousness.

Surely that black wolfhound couldn't possibly be a supernatural entity representing consciousness by sharing a dead human head with 'Yang Xiaotian' in the dream world, could it?

"Clap!"

Just as Yang Jian was deep in thought, Li Hui immediately began to piece together the dismembered body of the vengeful ghost before him.

Previously in Dachang City, Li Hui had already replicated the supernatural abilities of the vengeful ghost controlled by Yang Jian, which naturally included the headless ghost shadow!
immediately.

A headless, empty-necked black shadow covered the dismembered corpse and then began to piece it back together using the ghost's abilities.

At this moment, the corpse covered by the ghostly shadows seemed to suddenly come back to life. The corpse began to shake, its hands and feet were raised and twitching, and it even began to twist in a strange posture on the floor of the room.

As the body began to be pieced together, a chilling aura began to permeate the surroundings, as if danger was imminent or a vengeful ghost was about to awaken.

However, in reality, the resurrection of a vengeful ghost is simply impossible.

The shadowy figures used to piece together the body of the vengeful ghost are not only the supernatural power of the headless ghost, but also carry the supernatural power of the ghost messengers. It's just that they haven't been unleashed yet. But if things go wrong, the supernatural power of the ghost messengers will emerge instantly, thus completely suppressing the vengeful ghost!
"It's almost ready!"

Yang Jian, who was watching all this from the side, suddenly felt a chill. He saw the head, upper body, and lower body of the vengeful ghost being pieced together into a whole, which indicated that the vengeful ghost's body was gradually becoming complete.

It is worth mentioning that.

The head that Li Hui pieced together was the one with extremely disproportionate features, while the other head that looked exactly like Yang Xiaotian was left aside and ignored.

At this moment, as the ghost's body was pieced back together, the head that looked exactly like Yang Xiaotian began to rot at a visible speed.

In just a few moments, Yang Xiaotian's head turned into a skull with only a few bits of flesh and blood stuck to it, and it continued to rot. The whole process was chilling to watch.

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