Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 249 Replication and Layout
"It seems that this is the only way..."

Li Hui pondered for a moment.

Walking along the bottom of the lake.

At this moment, the eerie red light emanating from the back of his hand became increasingly intense, illuminating the surrounding environment. Even the cold lake water was stained red. Then, under Li Hui's control, this dazzling red light spread towards the location of the vengeful ghost at the source of the Ghost Lake.

Back at the headquarters, Li Hui had used the supernatural abilities he had copied from Elder Qin more than once to communicate with his future selves at different points in time.

This includes information related to the Ghost Lake.

However, because Li Hui never paid much attention to Ghost Lake, believing that he had the absolute strength to handle it, he didn't have a deep understanding of the matter. Instead, he focused all his attention on the future that Elder Qin had mentioned.

According to the information he knew about the future of Ghost Lake, it was Li Hui who replicated the supernatural phenomena of Ghost Lake, and only then was he able to successfully resolve this incident.

Actually, it's not quite right to say "handled" it; to be precise, it was a restriction on Ghost Lake, somewhat similar to the situation in the original story, preventing the ghostly presence of Ghost Lake from spreading further outwards.

Not only the results, but even the methods of handling them were very similar: using the supernatural power of Ghost Lake combined with other supernatural abilities to deal with the vengeful ghost, and then using Ghost Domain to completely modify the terrain, thus containing the supernatural power of Ghost Lake within this area.

As for why the 'future' version of him didn't try to incorporate the Ghost Lake into his own Ghost Domain, or take the Ghost Lake with him and send it to Zhang Dong's old house from the Republican era for him to handle, Li Hui didn't know. At least, there was no information about this in the future version he knew.

However, I suppose there are only a few possibilities.

The most likely explanation is that after he successfully replicated the supernatural abilities of Ghost Lake, he developed his own plans regarding the existence of Ghost Lake, which is why he didn't send it to the old house from the Republican era for Zhang Dong to handle.

As for why he didn't take Ghost Lake with him, it's probably because the supernatural power of this Ghost Lake is too unique, and even with Li Hui's current Ghost Domain strength, he couldn't completely take it away.

Because only in this way can it make sense.

Without even needing to communicate with his future self again, Li Hui had already made a rough deduction. After all, dealing with the Ghost Lake incident was imminent, and this conclusion was based on his own personality.

next moment.

An eerie crimson light enveloped the ghost's body.

Then the replication began.

"Fourteen seconds, 70% intensity!"

Before the results of the replication of the eerie red light were even available, Li Hui already knew the final answer in advance. After all, no matter how little he cared about Ghost Lake, he was still aware of this matter.

soon.

The information that Li Hui knew was confirmed.

As he silently counted to 14, the eerie red light immediately began to fade, no longer covering the vengeful ghost, but retreating back to the cell phone tattoo on the back of his hand.

A new design then appeared on the phone tattoo screen.

The picture shows a miniature version of Ghost Lake. The lake is calm and exudes a deathly stillness. A female corpse with long, flowing black hair can be vaguely seen floating in the water.

The moment this pattern was formed, it immediately triggered a reaction from the combined image of the ghost messenger and the starving ghost.

Immediately.

The newly replicated Ghost Lake supernatural phenomenon moved closer to the pattern of the combined ghost messenger and starving ghost. The supernatural phenomenon of Ghost Lake was being devoured and slowly merging with the starving ghost and the ghost messenger.

At the same time, a piece of information popped into Li Hui's mind.

This information concerns the supernatural abilities of Ghost Lake, a phenomenon that occurs every time a supernatural event is recreated.

"I see."

After processing the information about Ghost Lake in his mind, Li Hui had a sudden realization and understood why his future self hadn't completely dealt with Ghost Lake.

"It seems I was too one-sided. The supernatural phenomena of Ghost Lake are indeed very special, not as bad as I imagined. After all, in terms of replication time, even though both are 70%, Ghost Lake takes one second longer to replicate than Ghost Painting..."

Just as he had guessed.

Leaving Ghost Lake was indeed part of the strategic plan.

Precisely.

It was to prepare for a future crisis that could cost him his life!
"From this perspective, restricting Ghost Lake is indeed the best option, far better than letting Zhang Dong erase Ghost Lake."

After a brief thought.

Li Hui made up his mind.

He planned to seal off Ghost Lake as he had previously known about his 'future,' preventing its supernatural influence from spreading further, but he wouldn't completely eliminate it, leaving it there as a temporary measure for his future self.

The reason why I say this.

The reason is that even though Ghost Lake is special, it is far from being a backup plan. At most, it can only be considered a casual move, and it is even hard to say whether he will use it in the future.

However, even if this seemingly insignificant move is not needed, it is still better than making no strategic move at all!

Think of this.

Li Hui immediately took action.

Instead of attacking the vengeful ghost that was the source of the ghost lake in front of him, he used his supernatural powers to carry Wei Jing and Wang Chaling, who were lying on the other side, as well as Li Leping and Lu Zhiwen, who were unable to move while soaking in the third layer of the ghost lake, away from this cold and eerie ghost lake and out into the outside world.

Since the decision has been made not to completely eliminate Ghost Lake, it is no longer important whether or not to take action against the source of the evil spirit. As long as the external terrain is changed, the supernatural power of Ghost Lake will naturally stop spreading into the real world.

This shows just how despicable those ghost-controlling people in Taiping Ancient Town are!
Judging from the original plot, they can almost be considered the guardians of Ghost Lake.

Furthermore, given their abilities, they could have easily altered the terrain and restricted the supernatural power of Ghost Lake, yet they remained completely indifferent, allowing the eerie lake water to flow outwards. This cannot be explained simply by inaction.

of course.

This is looking at this matter from a unique perspective with a broad viewpoint.

In reality, Li Hui himself is not a good person, let alone a saint; he does everything with his own ulterior motives.

Just like this Ghost Lake.

All his actions stemmed from his own needs, not from the interests of others. Restricting Ghost Lake was merely to make it easier for him to use this seemingly trivial move in the future.

While thinking.

Li Hui led the group to successfully escape the confines of Ghost Lake and into the outside world. They stood quietly on the lake's surface, instead of sinking into the water as they had done at the beginning.

"What's happening here?"

The group of people who had just realized what was happening looked at Li Hui with some confusion, especially Wang Chaling, who had witnessed everything. He didn't understand why Li Hui was leading them away from Ghost Lake instead of continuing to imprison the vengeful ghost.
Another point is the current situation of the lake.

At first glance, all that could be seen were strange corpses, whitened from being submerged in water. There were men and women, young and old, and they were clearly supernatural beings that had floated out of the Ghost Lake.

"Is this the Ghost Lake riot? And what's the deal with that small boat?" Li Leping noticed the old, dilapidated black boat carrying He Liansheng and the other two.

"Are people from Taiping Ancient Town here too?"

At this moment, Li Hui also noticed the ship.

"It seems that Li Jun and his group's actions attracted the attention of several people in Taiping Ancient Town, which eventually led them to Ghost Lake."

Although he had never met the three people from Taiping Ancient Town before, their group was so distinctive.

An old man with one eye, a woman dressed in old-fashioned clothes, and an old man wearing a cloth hat—this almost perfectly matches the characters He Liansheng and the others mentioned in the original story.

we can even say.

Apart from the faceless man, almost all the ghost tamers in Taiping Ancient Town had gathered.

"That's strange. If Li Jun and his group lured He Liansheng and his two companions to Ghost Lake, then where are Li Jun and his group? They couldn't have already been killed by He Liansheng and his men, could they?"

Li Hui frowned slightly.

This is not impossible.

If He Liansheng were to use his hidden methods to summon the spirits of those most powerful spirits, Li Jun and the others might not be able to withstand it.

Don't mention anything else.

Take Luo Qian, the owner of the cemetery, for example.

If his spirit were summoned, Li Jun and the others would instantly become graves. After all, they are not on the same level at all. In the supernatural realm, even a slight difference can mean the difference between life and death, let alone the vast difference in their supernatural abilities.

Quite literally.

Looking at the headquarters now, apart from Li Hui, only Elder Qin is qualified to try and compete with Luo Qian, and the final result will most likely be Luo Qian's victory.

After all, Luo Qian, the owner of the cemetery, was strong enough to easily secure third place and compete for second place among the Seven Elders of the Republic of China. He was known as the strongest person after Zhang Dong.

Such existence.

Even though the summoned spirit can only last for a very short time, it is still very easy to deal with ghost tamers of Li Jun's level.

However, there is a prerequisite.

The question is, if Li Jun and his group had actually clashed with He Liansheng and his group before this, would Luo Qian have made a move after being summoned back to life?

After all, in his eyes, Li Jun and others are definitely rising stars, the seed players in China's paranormal circle. In terms of group value, they are obviously above He Liansheng and others. Would Luo Qian really stifle such a new generation of ghost controllers?

I thought about it.

Li Hui felt that the possibility was not high.

In the original story, after Luo Qian was summoned back to life, he seemed to say that he would not interfere in the affairs between his juniors, and at most he would only protect the person who summoned him from death. So in Shuangqiao Town in the original story, he only buried Wei Jing and the ghost messenger, and did not do anything to Zhang Xianguang as Yin'er wished.

As for burying several kings during the national war, that was because the ghost tamers from other countries invaded and caused trouble.

"So Li Jun and his men didn't actually fight He Liansheng and his men? Or did they fight, but retreated after both sides suffered casualties?"

That's why I have this idea.

Therefore, not only were Li Jun and the other five captains nowhere to be seen, but even the faceless man from Taiping Ancient Town had vanished, which made Li Hui think in this direction.

He then used his supernatural ability to communicate with his future self.

All of a sudden.

Various inexplicable supernatural phenomena began to appear around Li Hui.

Several illusory figures suddenly appeared around him. Their appearances were unclear, but their outlines suggested that they were all Li Hui!
Then these illusory figures gathered around Li Hui, as if they were having a silent exchange with him.

"Is this a supernatural ability that Li Huixin has mastered? Just how many kinds of supernatural abilities does he master? And how does he manage to balance these supernatural abilities so that his own balance is not disrupted?"

Upon seeing this, Wang Chaling's eyes widened in surprise.

It should be noted that at this time, he himself did not control any vengeful ghosts, but could only control the souls of his elders who had died.

However, Li Hui seemed to have mastered countless supernatural abilities, with new supernatural phenomena emerging one after another, which naturally surprised him.

Not just him.

Li Leping and Lu Zhiwen, who were standing to the side, also showed very similar expressions. Only Wei Jing, who was in a coma, did not show any unusual expression and looked similar to the corpses floating on the water around him.

"Is it over?"

Under the watchful eyes of Wang Chaling and the others.

The supernatural phenomenon around Li Hui didn't last long; soon, the illusory figures disappeared one after another.

at the same time.

Meanwhile, He Liansheng and the others, who were on the small black boat, also noticed Li Hui and his group.

"Judging from their attire, they should be with those young men from the ancient town. However, they seem to be more powerful than those young men. Not only did they enter the Ghost Lake, but they also ignored the ghostly nature of the Ghost Lake and did not sink in."

After sizing up Li Hui and his group a few times, Boss Liu spoke.

"It doesn't necessarily mean they're stronger than those young men in the old town!"

At this point, the woman chimed in, "Something unknown has clearly happened at Ghost Lake; these corpses on the surface of the water are proof of it."

"Perhaps the reason they didn't sink into the lake wasn't because they were strong enough, but because there was something wrong with Ghost Lake itself!"

Done.

The woman glanced at He Liansheng beside her and then continued, "What do you think?"

"Now that these youngsters have successfully found their way in, it seems they'll be launching an operation on Ghost Lake next. If we want to stop them, we'll probably have to leave them all here, letting them float in Ghost Lake forever, just like these corpses."

Even as she spoke, the woman was already prepared to strike.

Her old-fashioned coat had changed; it was fading and exuding a cold, terrifying aura.

"Old man He, give me a straight answer on whether you want to take action or not. If you agree, I'll use my fiercest outfit to deal with that young man who seems to be the leader!"

The woman gestured towards where Li Hui was and then spoke.

Her tone was sinister.

He immediately decided Li Hui's fate with just a few words!
(End of this chapter)