Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 237 Wei Jing sinks into the lake
"It's that red light again. What is this thing? Li Hui used a similar red light to envelop the eerie female ghost during the Ghost Temple incident. He also used it to envelop me before. Now this strange red light has reappeared. Could it be that Li Hui is planning to envelop the corpse lying on that wooden bed this time?"

In a dimly lit bedroom.

Li Leping immediately noticed the scarlet light emanating from the back of Li Hui's hand and recognized it.

Although he recognized the strange crimson light, having seen Li Hui use it before, he was unaware of its abilities.

Even though he didn't know all of Hong Guang's abilities, based on various clues, Li Leping had a vague idea of ​​what was going on.

"Some kind of supernatural ability similar to forcibly controlling other vengeful spirits? Or is it a kind of investigation that can uncover detailed information about other supernatural entities?"

These were the two possibilities that quickly came to mind for Li Leping.

Besides these two possibilities, he really couldn't think of any other possibility. After all, a truly top-notch ghost tamer like Li Hui wouldn't do anything meaningless; every action he took had its corresponding value.

As for whether the truth is as he thinks, Li Leping has a premonition that the results will soon emerge.

Tatata!
Under Li Leping's watchful gaze, Li Hui walked unhurriedly toward the wooden bed.

The shoes made a dull thud as they walked on the old-fashioned bedroom floor, and the dim, eerie atmosphere of the room added to the eerie feeling.

At the same time, the red light emanating from the back of Li Hui's hand rapidly extended towards the wooden bed at the innermost part of the bedroom.

Just as the attack was about to reach the location of the red lacquered wooden bed, a strange figure suddenly appeared out of thin air and stood quietly in front of the bed.

It was a gaunt old man, reeking of a strong stench of death, as if he had been dead for some time.

The old man's body was covered in lividity, which had turned into black spots that were about to rot. His eye sockets were deeply sunken, but they were not closed, revealing a pair of lifeless, numb eyes with an empty and cold gaze, giving people an extremely terrifying feeling.

"This is...that old woman? No, that's not right. To be precise, this is the vengeful ghost that she controlled in her lifetime and that she transformed into after her death!"

The moment Li Leping saw the old woman's face clearly, he recognized her because he had met her before.

The old man in front of me seemed somewhat illusory and unreal, as if he existed between illusion and reality. Moreover, he presented an incomprehensible black and white color scheme, which was out of place in the colorful real world.

This situation resembled some kind of paranormal phenomenon, but the illusory feeling was gradually disappearing as time passed, and the old man's body was becoming clearer, as if the vengeful ghost was about to invade reality from some kind of paranormal state.

Also.

The stench of death grew stronger, and the air suddenly turned cold. The dim lights in the room began to flicker eerily.

Clearly, this illusory ghostly figure is beginning to affect the surrounding environment, attempting to corrupt everything nearby!
Even if the real old man's body was lying on the nearby bed, it still couldn't stop this phantom-like vengeful ghost from invading.

"Judging from this, this vengeful ghost probably hasn't targeted Li Hui and me yet. I don't know its killing patterns, but I imagine it's incredibly terrifying. The danger I encountered when I entered 301 before might have been caused by this very ghost..."

Li Leping wondered to himself.

And indeed, things turned out exactly as he had imagined.

After the vengeful ghost appeared, it did not attack him and Li Hui immediately. Instead, it stood still and motionless, as if waiting for its body to solidify completely.

"Faced with this situation, what will Li Hui choose? Will he ignore the vengeful ghost and continue attacking the corpse on the wooden bed, or will he deal with the vengeful ghost first before proceeding with other actions?"

At this moment, Li Leping's gaze fell on Li Hui in front of him, wanting to see what Li Hui would do next.

"Have we chosen to ignore this vengeful ghost?"

Under Li Leping's watchful gaze, Li Hui ignored the vengeful ghost that appeared not far in front of him, as if he hadn't seen it at all. The eerie scarlet light bypassed the figure and continued to spread toward the corpse on the red lacquered wooden bed.

The operation went smoothly.

An eerie red light enveloped the entire red lacquered wooden bed on the inside of the bedroom, along with the corpse on the bed. The crimson light illuminated the entire room, but the light itself was an eerie crimson color.

"I wonder how much of Meng Xiaodong's supernatural power I can replicate this time," Li Hui thought to himself, his eyes fixed on everything around him, while silently counting the time in his mind.

1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds...

that's it.

Time passed by second by second.

Just as Li Hui was replicating Meng Xiaodong's supernatural abilities, a new situation occurred in Zhongzhou City, thousands of miles away.

After successfully suppressing the vengeful ghost in Huaibin Street, Wei Jing, together with Cheng Hao, the person in charge of Zhongzhou City, began searching for the true source of the Ghost Lake.

After searching for a while, they found nothing, as if Ghost Lake did not exist anywhere in the real world, and that the only way to enter it was through some special method.

"Captain of the Guard, since Ghost Lake is called a lake, is it possible that the way to enter Ghost Lake is related to 'water'?"

Cheng Hao asked Wei Jing, who was standing in front of him.

"It is possible, but the probability is not high!"

As Wei Jing walked, he replied, "I have been searching for the source of Ghost Lake for a long time. During this time, I have also thought about this possibility. I even took a foot bath in the previous city with the same ghost lake, but I did not enter the ghost lake. This has gradually dispelled my guess that Ghost Lake is related to water."

"Is it possible that it's because the water used is different?"

Cheng Hao, still unwilling to give up, said, "Perhaps the water you used to soak your feet or take a bath before, Captain, was just ordinary water and didn't have any supernatural properties, let alone connect to the real Ghost Lake."

"Perhaps ordinary water is simply not enough to effectively connect with and trigger the supernatural power of Ghost Lake. The water that is truly needed is the murky, polluted water that possesses the supernatural power of Ghost Lake."

talking.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, Cheng Hao's gaze abruptly turned towards a direction in Zhongzhou City.

That's the direction of the moat, but at some point, that river was tainted by the ghost lake's supernatural influence. The vengeful ghost that caused the previous paranormal events on the seaside street ran ashore from the moat of Zhongzhou City.

Then, in order to verify what he thought.

Cheng Hao ran straight towards the moat ahead, and then jumped in under Wei Jing's slightly surprised gaze.

"thump!"

The moat was very deep. Cheng Hao disappeared the moment he jumped in, but he quickly swam back to the surface.

"Didn't it work?"

Cheng Hao frowned as he looked into the river.

He could sense a distinct eerie aura emanating from the river, and the water itself looked strange, being far too murky.

Although the river has become less clear than before due to years of industrial pollution, it is far from being as murky as it is now. This change is due to the supernatural emergence of the ghost lake during this period.

"Captain of the Guard, it seems my method really does work... huh?"

Cheng Hao, who was about to say that this method would not work, suddenly changed his expression. Before he could even say "works," he realized something was wrong.

He could feel a strange drowsiness rising in his heart. This drowsiness was very abnormal, as if it were some kind of supernatural manifestation.

In addition, Cheng Hao heard a sound of water, which came from afar and was like a gentle ripple on a calm lake. It was pleasant to listen to and made people feel comfortable. However, Cheng Hao was certain that the sound did not come from the moat where he was, but from some other supernatural phenomenon.

"Is it some unknown vengeful ghost? Or did I inadvertently trigger the true source of the ghost lake's supernatural power?"

Cheng Hao didn't know.

But he knew he had definitely triggered some unknown supernatural phenomenon and was now in a dangerous situation.

"Captain of the Guard, I..."

Cheng Hao immediately shared his feelings and situation with Wei Jing, who was still standing on the shore.

"Don't rush. This could very well be the real Ghost Lake supernatural phenomenon. Stay focused. We can use this opportunity to find the source of the Ghost Lake. Don't worry, I will take action when the time is right and won't let you die here."

Wei Jing said in a strange, hoarse tone.

He wanted to use Cheng Hao as bait to lure out the vengeful ghost, and then he would imprison and deal with it in one fell swoop.

As for whether Cheng Hao would be in danger by doing this?
That's for sure!
However, there are no supernatural events without danger. Taking a risk in exchange for a chance to thoroughly resolve the Ghost Lake incident is extremely worthwhile in the eyes of both Wei Jing and Cheng Hao.

"coming!"

suddenly.

Wei Jing stood on the riverbank with a serious expression.

In his sight, the surface of the moat began to ripple and churn eerily, bubbling as if the moat had been boiling all day.

And this was only the beginning. After a while, it was as if invisible hands were moving through the murky moat, covering Cheng Hao's body all the way up.

However, Cheng Hao did not react at all to this situation.

This wasn't because he was still using himself as bait to lure out the evil spirits, but rather because he had somehow fallen into a peculiar state.

It's an indescribable state, somewhat like being half-asleep, somewhere between being asleep and awake.

In this state, Cheng Hao was almost no different from a sleeping person, unable to resist effectively, and could only let the ghost lake drag him into the water like a puppet.

that's it.

Cheng Hao's body began to sink gradually into the water.

Upon seeing this, Wei Jing's gaze shifted slightly.

He then jumped into the murky moat with a 'plop'.

He didn't come down specifically to rescue Cheng Hao; rather, he had already begun to understand the supernatural rules of Ghost Lake and therefore planned to take action, using this opportunity to enter the real Ghost Lake in one fell swoop.

obviously.

Wei Jing's operation was a success.

The moment he jumped into the moat, he began to sink rapidly into the water—one meter, two meters, three meters, five meters, ten meters…

The murky river seemed endless, and Wei Jing continued to sink, even though he had sunk to a depth far exceeding the deepest part of the moat.

This situation only proves one thing.

That means Wei Jing is no longer in Zhongzhou City. He has used the moat as a supernatural medium to sink into a supernatural place.

"Could this be the real Ghost Lake?" Wei Jing wondered to himself, then struggled to move his body, trying to surface.

The water here is unexpectedly deep; if it were an ordinary person, they would probably have drowned before even reaching the surface.

However, Wei Jing was clearly not an ordinary person; he was a true anomaly, capable of not needing to breathe, eat, or sleep.

So Wei Jing began to rise gradually.

In the end he succeeded.

With a splash, Wei Jing surfaced and scanned his surroundings.

This is clearly a lake.

A lake that isn't very big, but it's quite special.

The lake was calm, but occasionally waves would rise. However, the surrounding environment was dark and there was little light, so the lake appeared particularly dark and black, like a bottomless abyss!
"Is this the real source of Ghost Lake?"

Wei Jing's expression was somewhat strange, as if he hadn't expected that entering the real Ghost Lake would be so simple, requiring only finding a river with the ghost lake's supernatural power and jumping in.
But soon.

Wei Jing's expression changed.

He found himself sinking rapidly and uncontrollably. Even more terrifying, Wei Jing felt that his supernatural abilities were being suppressed by a powerful force. This suppression rendered his supernatural abilities ineffective, which was why he continued to sink.

This is an irreversible fact.

Even though he was an anomaly among ghost tamers, possessing immense supernatural power, even more terrifying than a real vengeful ghost, he was still powerless, his entire body sinking into the water.

"How could a paranormal event of this magnitude only be classified as an A-level paranormal event by headquarters? It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it an S-level paranormal event, would it?"

Wei Jing struggled desperately, but to little avail. He continued to sink, as if all methods were ineffective here.

But the weird thing is.

Wei Jing noticed that the deeper he sank, the brighter the lake water became, and it was no longer dark at all.

It was at this moment that Wei Jing saw the countless corpses submerged in the lake. Among these corpses were men and women of all shapes and sizes. They neither floated up nor continued to sink; they simply drifted quietly there...

.........

For four days and three nights, I only slept for five hours, successfully landing myself in the hospital.
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(End of this chapter)