Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 247 The Reaction of Taiping Ancient Town

"Several young men came to town today, and it seems they're here because of the lake. They've all gathered at the river crossing. I wonder if they'll affect our plans."

Inside the somewhat dimly lit ancestral hall.

A woman of about fifty was speaking to a hunchbacked old man who was blind in one eye and looked to be about sixty years old.

Both of them were carrying an old-fashioned oil seal.

In addition, their clothing was different from modern styles, with old-fashioned clothes resembling those from the 1970s and 80s.

"If you ask me, we shouldn't let these young guys run wild. Otherwise, if they mess up the plan and release that vengeful ghost from the bottom of the lake, our whole town might be flooded."

"If all else fails, we might as well kill them all and bury them, so they'll never have the chance to disrupt the current balance in that lake!"

The woman's face was very gloomy, and her words were vicious, as she spoke with the intention of killing Li Jun and his group of five.

“Those young men are indeed a problem. They seem to be government officials. If we leave them here quietly, it might cause even bigger trouble.”

At this moment, the hunchbacked old man who was blind in one eye spoke up.

His blind eye was eerily white, and it turned slightly as it looked at the memorial tablets in the ancestral hall with a strange sense of dread.

There were many memorial tablets enshrined in the ancestral hall, arranged in neat rows. At the front was an incense burner with lit incense burning inside. The smoke from the burning incense created a hazy, misty atmosphere, while also carrying a strong fragrance.

The strangest thing is...

Just as the smoke from the incense smoke drifted by, several people appeared. They stood there in rows like memorial tablets, including both men and women, and their clothes were very old-fashioned, indicating that they were not from this era.

However, human figures only appeared where the smoke had drifted; other areas without smoke remained normal.

And the smoke dissipated quickly.

After the smoke dissipated, everything returned to normal; the ancestral tablets in the ancestral hall were still the same, and nothing had changed.

"We've had peace and stability for so many years. If we were to make a move against these youngsters at this critical juncture, it could easily lead to even greater unforeseen events, like what happened to that old Qin..."

At that moment, a man's voice came from outside the ancestral hall.

Then a man, about sixty years old, wearing an old cloth hat and with a wrinkled face, walked in from outside the ancestral hall, carrying an old-fashioned kerosene lamp in his hand.

The visitor was the owner of a hotel in Taiping Ancient Town.

He is known as Boss Liu.

After entering the ancestral hall, Boss Liu continued, "Although I haven't had any direct contact with those young men, I have been keeping an eye on their movements. Judging from their posture, it seems they are planning to head towards the coffin shop on that ghost street."

A coffin shop on Ghost Street?
Hear the words.

The one-eyed old man and the woman in the ancestral hall both looked stunned.

The woman, in particular, showed an unnatural look of apprehension on her face, clearly indicating that she knew something about the coffin shop.

"What are they going there for? Are they planning to rob that coffin shop? But that's impossible, the coffin shop has little to do with the Ghost Lake they're visiting."

The woman said, somewhat puzzled.

"I don't know about that," Boss Liu replied. "Currently, Lao Yu is secretly observing the actions of those young men on that ghost street, so he should be more aware of the situation."

"Is Lao Yu also concerned about this matter?"

The woman's eyes flickered slightly with He Liansheng's.

The "Old Yu" they were talking about was actually named Yu Hui. He was also a member of Taiping Ancient Town and a powerful ghost tamer.

To be more precise, Yu Hui is an anomaly. Due to his supernatural circumstances, all the facial features on his face have disappeared, making him look like a faceless person.

Therefore, Yu Hui's nickname is also "Faceless Man"!

“We don’t care what they do at the coffin shop on Ghost Street, and we can even pretend that everything these young men do in Taiping Ancient Town never happened, but there’s one thing: they absolutely cannot touch that Ghost Lake!”

He Liansheng said resolutely.

"Although the old rule of Taiping Ancient Town is not to stifle the younger generation of ghost tamers from outside, in the end, it still depends on the occasion and the importance and urgency of the matter!"

While saying these words.

He Liansheng's face took on a ruthless expression.

"If those young men really want to go to that ghost lake, then bury them all in that lake. Even though this might cause trouble, it's better than letting them mess around and eventually causing the ghost lake to completely spiral out of control!"

This is He Liansheng's bottom line.

At this stage, no one should touch Ghost Lake, because it is related to a huge plan for the entire Taiping Ancient Town!
Even though the supernatural power of Ghost Lake has spread and the eerie river has flowed across the entire ancient town, affecting the outside world, the guardians of the 'Ghost Lake' still haven't taken any action to deal with it, all in order to avoid disrupting this balance.

Ultimately, all of this comes down to this.

It was also because He Liansheng's granddaughter, He Yin'er, was at a crucial stage in controlling Ghost Lake.

Having planned for so long, He Liansheng absolutely could not tolerate their plan being affected by any external forces. Therefore, if anyone tried to enter Ghost Lake at this time, He Liansheng would have no choice but to bury them all in Ghost Lake.

"Let's go ahead and head to that lake to wait. If those youngsters don't come, that's fine. But if they do enter, we'll find a way to stop them. If necessary, we can kill them all there."

While talking.

He Liansheng took immediate action.

He first walked to the altar where the spirit tablets were enshrined, then lit three sticks of incense. Next, he walked to the rows of neatly arranged spirit tablets and directly reached out and took three of them.

One of them was a memorial tablet placed in the third row, the second one he took was placed in the fourth row, and the last one He Liansheng took was placed in the second-to-last row.

That was one of the fewest memorial tablets in the entire altar, except for the last row.

obviously.

The placement of these memorial tablets is very particular.

The further back the memorial tablet is placed, the stronger the supernatural power it represents, especially the three memorial tablets placed in the last row.

Even for He Liansheng, these three memorial tablets were extremely taboo and forbidden objects; he would never use them unless it was a matter of life and death.

"Let's go."

Under the watchful eyes of Boss Liu and his two companions.

After taking away three memorial tablets, He Liansheng also took several special incense sticks before calling the two of them to leave together.

"Let's go check out Ghost Lake first, so we can make preparations in advance. Under no circumstances can we let anything happen to Ghost Lake!"

The words fell.

He Liansheng took what he was holding and walked out of the ancestral hall.

Seeing this, Boss Liu and the woman followed in his footsteps.

boom!
After the three of them came out.

The ancestral hall's main gate slammed shut, as if an invisible hand had tightly closed the entire door.

at the same time.

On the other side, Li Jun and his group of five also entered the old street that did not exist in the real world again, and arrived at the door of the shop that sold coffins.

At this moment, the five of them were completely unaware that their every move was being observed by someone hidden in the shadows.

It was a tall, strangely dressed man standing in an alley about two hundred meters away from Li Jun and the others, quietly watching their actions.

The strangest thing is...

The man had no face; his face had no facial features, only a flat sheet of skin.

obviously.

This faceless man was the 'Old Yu' that He Liansheng and the other two had mentioned.

He stood there quietly, his body almost blending into the surrounding darkness, exuding a chilling aura, looking almost like a vengeful ghost.

no doubt.

The faceless man, Yu Hui, is extremely powerful.

Even though they had been following Li Jun and his group for a long time, none of the five captain-level ghost tamers noticed them or realized that such an anomaly was following them.

It is worth mentioning that.

The coffin shop's door was always open, as if it were open for business, with a dim, yellowish oil lamp lit inside.

Through the open door, a black coffin can be clearly seen placed in the center of the coffin shop.

Under the light, the paint on the black coffin was shiny and spotless, looking brand new and complete, not a damaged piece.

Besides the black coffin in the very center, there are other coffins of the same size and shape inside the shop.

The only difference was the color of the coffins. Some coffins were painted black with the character "奠" (meaning "offering" or "condolence") written on them, making them look eerie and strange. Other coffins were painted red, bright red like blood, which was equally unsettling.

In addition, there were several coffins that were the original wood color, which seemed to be unfinished and had not yet been painted.

"How to say?"

In front of the coffin shop.

Jiang Shangbai glanced at the other four people beside him and then asked, "Are we going to just rush in and grab it, or do we need to discuss and come up with a plan first?"

Although their goal was to rob the coffins in the coffin shop, how they robbed them and what methods they used were quite interesting.

Upon hearing this, Liu San said, "Since we've already decided to rob it, I think we should just be decisive and go straight in and forcibly take it. As for the dangers we might encounter, the five of us working together shouldn't be too difficult to handle."

"I also agree with Liu San's point of view."

At this moment, Cao Yang spoke up: "There's no need to hesitate or dawdle. Since we're already here, let's get straight to the point and finish this quickly so we can meet up with Li Hui and the others sooner."

"Then let's rob it!"

Li Jun also expressed his agreement.

However, for some reason, a gloomy cloud settled over his heart.

Perhaps it's because of those coffins.

Do not know why.

After seeing the coffins in the coffin shop clearly, Li Jun couldn't help but think of the ghost coffin that Wang Xiaoming had taken to the headquarters base to study earlier.

It was precisely because of that ghost coffin that a supernatural event broke out at the headquarters base, and Wei Jing, one of the 12 captains of the headquarters who is currently out of contact, is the product of the ghost coffin's supernatural power.

However, what Li Jun didn't know was that Wei Jing was not 'out of contact' at this time. He had already appeared in front of Li Hui and was being controlled and manipulated by the supernatural power of Ghost Lake, launching an attack on Li Hui.

at the same time.

Bottom of Ghost Lake.

This is the deepest part of Ghost Lake.

The surrounding environment was pitch black, so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, and even light couldn't reach this area at the bottom of the lake.

However, there were six figures in this area at this moment.

One of the pale female corpses with long, flowing black hair was standing on top of the huge black coffin; she was the vengeful ghost from the source of Ghost Lake.

Besides them, there were two other figures, Li Hui and Wei Jing, who were currently engaged in a confrontation, with Li Hui undoubtedly holding the upper hand.

Each punch he threw sent Wei Jing flying, but strangely, he was never able to completely suppress him. After a moment of silence, Wei Jing resumed his movements and continued to attack Li Hui.

Immediately afterwards, Li Hui kicked out again.

Wei Jing was immediately sent flying.

And so it went, and Wei Jing was like an unkillable cockroach, always getting back up after being knocked down.

obviously.

Li Hui was clearly holding back.

Otherwise, given Li Hui's current supernatural strength, if he were to go all out, even if Wei Jing were an anomaly, he wouldn't be able to withstand such an attack, and even a real vengeful ghost would be killed!
Although Li Hui didn't really care about Wei Jing's life or death, since he had already agreed to get him out, he didn't mind spending a little more time as long as it didn't affect himself.

But it was that vengeful ghost that originated from it.

Li Hui tried to suppress it several times, but each time the vengeful ghost encountered Li Hui's supernatural attack, it would melt into lake water and disappear, only to reappear in other places.

After trying this several times, Li Hui focused his attention on Wei Jing, intending to help him break free from the control of Ghost Lake first, and then deal with Ghost Lake. His constant attacks on Wei Jing were one of his methods.

And then there's Wang Chaling.

Yes.

Not long ago, Wang Chaling also sank to the bottom of this lake.

Although he was just an ordinary person, two terrifying ghosts stood beside him, namely Wang Chaling's grandparents, who protected him from the ghost lake's influence.

Clearly, they were the other three figures in this lakebed area.

Given the terrifying power of the two first-generation kings, it's not surprising that they could sink to the bottom of this lake. Therefore, Li Hui wasn't surprised at all when Wang Chaling sank down. However, he was taken aback by the condition of the two first-generation kings.

Judging by that posture.

It was as if it was being suppressed by the supernatural power of Ghost Lake.

"Is it because of Wei Jing's supernatural abilities?"

Li Hui pondered deeply.

It could even be said that I don't quite understand.

In his view, even if Guihu had learned Wei Jing's suppression ability, he shouldn't have been able to suppress the two kings of the first generation!
(End of this chapter)