Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 246 Li Hui VS Ghost Lake
Unknowingly.

It was already evening.

Li Jun and his group of five walked along the ancient street, trying to find the relatively safe way to enter Ghost Lake that Li Hui had mentioned.

Stalls lined both sides of the street, some selling masks of all colors and shapes, others selling paper origami such as paper airplanes, paper boats, and paper figures. The origami was very realistic and colored, looking just like ordinary plastic toys.

Besides these small stalls.

There are still actual shops and storefronts on both sides of the street.

However, these shops mostly sell funeral supplies, such as coffin shops, funeral clothing shops, and paper and candle shops.

Judging from appearances alone.

These shops all seem normal, with nothing unusual about them, but in reality, the more normal they seem, the more suspicious they are.

After all, this ancient street doesn't exist in the real world, but is built in some supernatural place that requires a high level of ghostly energy to invade, so it is obviously supernatural.

If it is normal.

Having entered such a strange place, the group felt compelled to investigate, but they had pressing business to attend to and needed to reach Ghost Lake as soon as possible to reunite with Li Hui and the others. Therefore, Li Jun and his companions chose to ignore the anomalies of the ancient street.

soon.

They walked through most of the streets, then mysteriously returned to the ancient town. After searching for a while, the five of them successfully located a suspicious spot in the town.

It was a small river that ran through the entire Taiping Ancient Town, flowing one end towards Zhongzhou City and the other towards an unknown region.

"This must be the place Li Hui was talking about, the connection point between Ghost Lake and reality. Everything starts from here. Just follow this river forward and you will enter Ghost Lake."

Cao Yang slowly began to speak.

According to his speculation, the supernatural phenomenon must have flowed downstream along this river and passed through Zhongzhou City, which is why the Ghost Lake incident occurred in Zhongzhou City.

To enter Ghost Lake, they must first go downstream from its source and then enter the actual Ghost Lake!
"We've found the location, but how do we get into Ghost Lake?" Jiang Shangbai asked, voicing the question on everyone's mind.

“If we just walk straight in like this, we will sink into the Ghost Lake, which is almost the same as the first action plan that Li Hui and the others chose.”

"So now we need a means of transportation, preferably a boat, a boat that won't sink even if it's sailing on Ghost Lake, or some other means of transportation, but where can we find such a thing?"

You should know that Ghost Lake is haunted; all boats there will sink.

Ghost Lake is a lake constructed by the supernatural; it is merely a manifestation of the supernatural and not a real lake like those in the real world. Therefore, boats cannot float on Ghost Lake.

"I do have an idea about this."

Shen Lin, who was standing nearby, spoke up: "Since ghost lakes exist, is it possible that there are also ships that carry ghosts?"

"Look there."

talking.

Shen Lin pointed to a spot ahead.

Upon seeing this, everyone looked over at the same time.

There was a ferry crossing beside the small river ahead, which looked like it had been there for quite some time.

The stone slabs near the ferry crossing have been worn smooth, indicating that the ferry crossing used to be very prosperous, and boats must have frequently passed through it for travel and transporting goods.

But now the place is abandoned and overgrown with weeds. If Shen Lin hadn't reminded them, they wouldn't have noticed the existence of that ferry crossing.

"It's just a ferry crossing, what does that prove?"

Liu San said, "Judging from the state of that ferry crossing, there are probably no boats docking there anymore, so if you're thinking of taking a boat there, I advise you to save your breath."

indeed.

Judging from the desolation of that ferry crossing, it's estimated that no boats have come here for a long time. Besides, even if a boat did dock, how can we be sure that the boat can sail in the Ghost Lake without sinking?
"So what's your method?" Shen Lin turned his gaze to Liu San, wanting to see if he had any different insights on the matter.

Upon hearing this, Liu San said, "Actually, I don't have any good ideas either, since I'm not familiar with this place. But I have an idea. Do you remember the old street we passed through earlier?"

"I remember there seemed to be a coffin shop in there. I think you all know that shops located in a place like that definitely have problems. Maybe those coffins are haunted by some kind of supernatural force."

Liu San continued, "So I was thinking, could we move all the coffins out of that shop, dismantle them, and artificially create a 'ship'?"

"If my guess is correct, and those coffins are all haunted, then a boat made from them might actually be able to float in Ghost Lake."

This is not wishful thinking.

It is, in fact, a very likely thing to happen.

As for whether those coffins might just be ordinary coffins without any supernatural properties, Liu San hadn't considered that possibility.

After all, how could a shop located on a haunted old street, and selling items like coffins, be completely free of ghosts?

The only thing to worry about is entering the coffin shop to steal coffins, and whether there will be any dangers when dismantling the coffins to build the boat.

However, with five captain-level ghost tamers working together, they should be able to handle any dangerous situation that might arise.

With that in mind, Liu San continued, asking the other four people beside him, "What do you think of my suggestion?"

Actually.

Liu San had his own selfish motives.

He wanted to know what dangers robbing a store would entail, and what the chances of success would be if he acted alone.

The reason why.

It was because Liu San had his eye on a paper doll shop on that old street.

At the entrance of the shop were two paper figures, one black and one white. Inside the shop were many other paper figures, including a beautiful woman, a paper table, and a paper house.

Knowing that his code name is 'Paper Man' and that his supernatural abilities are related to paper men, he could sense how extraordinary the shop selling paper men was. He even suspected that the shop contained the puzzle pieces related to the supernatural abilities of his paper men!

Because of this.

Liu San was eager to know the price of robbing the shops on that street.

The idea of ​​robbing the coffin shop was timely; it was a perfect opportunity to invite everyone to join in and test the waters of that street.

Think of this.

Liu San turned his gaze to the other four people, waiting for their response.

at the same time.

the other side.

Li Hui, who was in the deepest part of Ghost Lake, was able to see the scene inside the huge black coffin.

There was no bloody scene inside the black coffin; there was just a person lying quietly inside, or more accurately, a female corpse!
The female corpse looked like she had just died; her skin still had a rosy tint, and most importantly, she was wearing the uniform of the head of headquarters.

"He Yin'er?"

The moment Li Hui saw the woman's corpse clearly, he thought to himself.

However, it was at this very moment that...

As if sensing Li Hui's gaze, the female corpse with long black hair floating in the water, lying in the coffin, suddenly opened her eyes.

Those eyes were empty and pale, devoid of any vitality a living person should have.

What's even more bizarre is that her stiff face has forced out a very strange smile, which looks particularly eerie, as if a vengeful ghost is smiling at you.

"What are you laughing at, you motherfucker!"

Upon seeing this, Li Hui raised an eyebrow and made his move without hesitation.

He yanked open the coffin. The seemingly heavy black coffin lid was as light as a feather in his hands, and he easily lifted it. Then he kicked the female corpse inside the coffin.

boom!
The surrounding lake water seemed to pose no obstacle to him. Li Hui's kick was fast and heavy, striking the female corpse hard and instantly shattering her body.

That's not quite right. To be precise, the female corpse in the coffin melted away on its own, just like a puddle of water, and disappeared, leaving only a set of clothes under Li Hui's feet.

next moment.

The female corpse appeared eerily behind Li Hui, then stretched out a pale hand and grabbed at his shoulder.

"Clap!"

moment.

A chilling, numb sensation washed over Li Hui's entire body. Then, his long black hair fluttered as the female corpse eerily pressed against him and lay on his back.

This is how vengeful ghosts attack.

Anyone who comes into contact with it will instantly melt away, merging into the surrounding cold lake water.

But this is not absolute.

The moment the female corpse's body landed on Li Hui's back, he was thrown off balance, as if he had been hit by a speeding vehicle.

However, this is indeed the case.

At this point, Li Hui had clearly used the supernatural abilities of the bus.

It's even more than that.

The mere 30% of the bus supernatural phenomena were clearly insufficient to suppress the current Ghost Lake, so he also added other supernatural abilities to it.

"It is indeed bizarre. Any other captain would not be a match for this ghost. They would not even be able to break free from the lake's restraints and would be at the mercy of the vengeful spirit."

Li Hui frowned.

He then took a step forward and mysteriously vanished from his spot, suddenly appearing in front of the female corpse, reaching out to strangle her neck.

This scene is amazing.

Simply unimaginable.

Even in this lake filled with cold and eerie waters, Li Hui could still use his Ghost Domain to instantly teleport in front of the vengeful ghost.

But thinking about it carefully, it seems quite normal.

After all, given the current level of supernatural power that Li Hui has replicated, even the supernatural power of Ghost Lake obviously cannot suppress his Ghost Domain, and may even be affected in the opposite way.

A burst of red light appeared, illuminating the surroundings and dyeing the nearby lake water the same red.

Under the glow of this red light, even Ghost Lake was frozen in place.

This is a supernatural phenomenon belonging to the Ghost Eye. In the words of Yang Jian in the original work, it is the sixth level of the Ghost Realm, which stagnates everything within the Ghost Realm.

But in just a moment, the vengeful ghost successfully broke free from this influence, and its body regained its mobility.

But that's enough.

In that instant, Li Hui had enough time to grab the vengeful ghost by the neck.

However, the result was not as expected. Just as the supernatural force in Li Hui's palm was about to suppress the vengeful ghost, the female corpse in front of him melted and disappeared like a puddle of water.

This time, the vanished ghost did not attack Li Hui again. Instead, it appeared on the coffin lid, standing there and staring at Li Hui eerily.

The ghost still wore a creepy smile, a smile that wasn't really a smile, but simply an expression.

As for why the ghost made that expression, Li Hui didn't know, but one thing he was very clear about was that he couldn't suppress this fierce ghost in the lake water, just as he couldn't suppress it inside the ghost realm of the ghost messengers!
"So the only way to deal with Ghost Lake is to take action from the outside?" Li Hui thought to himself, looking at the female corpse standing on the coffin lid.

However, just as he was pondering this...

Another bizarre scene unfolded.

Suddenly, a strange and terrifying figure appeared beside Li Hui, attempting to attack him.

It was a stiff-looking man with a blank expression and dark skin. He was wearing the same uniform as the head of headquarters. He was none other than Wei Jing, who had been out of contact for a long time!
However, Wei Jing's condition was clearly not right at this moment.

After appearing, he attacked Li Hui without any hesitation, his dark hand reaching out to grab Li Hui's body.

"Has it been controlled by the Ghost Lake? Or has it already taken control of it?" Li Hui frowned slightly.

He wasn't surprised at all that Wei Jing would attack him; in fact, it was something he had expected.

After all, in a sense, these supernatural beings are almost no different from vengeful ghosts; it's just that human consciousness guides the ghost's physical actions.

That being the case.

Then there is the possibility of being controlled!
Anything can happen in this world. Since humans can control evil spirits, then conversely, ghosts can control humans, and even other evil spirits.

Wei Jing is clearly like that right now.

After sinking into the lake, he was targeted and controlled by the vengeful ghost at the source of the Ghost Lake. So at this moment, he was no different from a controlled vengeful ghost and could only be controlled by the Ghost Lake.

This is not an isolated case.

Similar situations abound in the original storyline.

Li Hui remembers.

In the original story, Shen Lin was once targeted by the Ghost Lake and almost became its master. In the end, at the crucial moment, he lured the Ghost Lake into Yang Jian's memories, which allowed Yang Jian to successfully control a small part of the Ghost Lake's supernatural power...

.........

(End of this chapter)