Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 61 Yang Xiao, you don't want your son to...

Inside the dimly lit, chilly lobby of the Ghost Post Office, Li Hui rejected the old man's suggestion without hesitation.

The atmosphere around them instantly became somewhat heavy.

Under the dim yellow light of the post office.

Many people showed expressions of interest.

Although Li Hui rejected the old man's suggestion, many of the spirits in the painting agreed with the old man's point of view, including some with ulterior motives.

The confrontation between Li Hui and Fang Hong and the others had surprised many people.

In just a moment, the outcome of the confrontation was decided. Fang Hong and his group were directly suppressed. The strength that Li Hui displayed made many people in the hall wary, realizing that they could not possibly defeat Li Hui on their own.

But if everyone joined forces, the outcome would be different. So when the old man made that suggestion, those who had different ideas started to get restless again.

So you're scared?

The speaker was a young woman in the crowd.

She looked to be in her early twenties, wearing a floral dress and with two long braids in her hair. Her overall outfit was very old-fashioned and out of step with modern style; it must have been decades old.

"Ultimately, you refused because you lacked confidence in your ability to withstand a combined attack from all of us, and you believed that you were more likely to be killed by us, wasn't that right?"

As she said this, the young woman looked at Li Hui with a strange, inexplicable fierceness.

“I think Fang Hong was right before. Killing you here and taking control of Ghost Painting Supernatural is much better than becoming your subordinate under the guise of cooperation.”

She was the first to express her opinion.

They wanted to kill Li Hui here.

The woman believed that the reason Fang Hong and the other two had failed was because they had underestimated Li Hui. The best solution was for everyone to join forces and kill him right there.

With everyone working together, they could easily defeat any top ghost tamer in the supernatural world. There was no need for any testing. However, when Fang Hong and the others were discussing their plan, no one chose to stop them. If they succeeded, they could reap the benefits, and even if they failed, they could use the opportunity to test Li Hui's abilities.

"It's clear that the other ghost you control has a great suppressive effect on the supernatural, and combined with the Ghost Painting ability, it's enough to make you one of the top ghost controllers in the outside world."

The woman looked at Li Hui and continued, "But the greater the power, the greater the price to pay. How long can you hold out against our combined attack?"

"You don't need to struggle anymore. It's pointless. The outcome is already decided. You might as well surrender and maybe you'll at least have a whole corpse."

Hear this.

Those who already harbored other thoughts became even more determined, their gazes turning cold and fierce as they looked at Li Hui, their eyes revealing murderous intent.

However, Li Hui showed no sign of panic; his expression remained calm. He completely ignored the undead and looked at Zhang Xianguang beside him, saying:
"And what about you? Do you think the same way as most of them?"

Of all the people present, Li Hui was most concerned about two people, one of whom was Zhang Xianguang. As the administrator of the Ghost Post Office, he could make full use of the post office's supernatural power, and he could not be killed in the post office.

Seeing that Li Hui's attention was on him, Zhang Xianguang said, "I have no intention of leaving the post office at the moment. You don't need to pay attention to me. Just pretend I don't exist. What others do is none of my business."

Upon hearing this, Li Hui was not surprised, and then looked at the young man standing deep in the hall behind everyone.

The man appeared very composed, unlike the other undead around him. Li Hui did not sense much malice from him, which clearly indicated that the man's thoughts were different from the others.

Then Li Hui tentatively asked the man, "Are you Yang Xiaotian?"

"Ok?"

"you know me?"

Yang Xiao, who had only been observing the situation and had no intention of taking action, was taken aback. He did not expect that Li Hui would turn his attention to him at this moment and even act as if he knew him.

Most importantly, this cannot be faked.

Not many people know the name 'Yang Xiaotian', but he has always identified himself as 'Yang Xiao'. Over time, he has become more accustomed to the name and identity of Yang Xiao.

So when Li Hui called out the name 'Yang Xiaotian', the man seemed quite surprised.

Yang Xiao searched through all the memories in his mind, but found no memory related to Li Hui.

This is understandable, given that Li Hui is clearly still very young and could not possibly recognize his past self. Perhaps he knows about his original self in the outside world.

Think of this.

Yang Xiao immediately became interested.

His own memories only go back to the moment he left the Ghost Post Office. What he did after that, what he experienced, and the situation of his family are all unknown to him.

But now, someone from the outside world, who seems to know about his future, has appeared before him, which makes Yang Xiao, who originally intended to stay out of it, change his mind.

"You can't make a move, at least not now. I won't agree to it," Yang Xiao said, looking at the restless figures around him, his deep voice carrying a hint of threat.

"Yang Xiao, what do you mean by this? If you don't want to do it, you can just stand by and watch. After you kill him, you can also use the ghost painting's supernatural power to go to the real world."

The woman's expression changed, and she continued to persuade him, "Even if he might know about you in the outside world, he's still not your family. In that case, kill him, and you can investigate anything you want to know in the real world."

While some were surprised that Yang Xiao's real name might be 'Yang Xiaotian', they weren't too taken aback. Many people in the paranormal community use code names or aliases, so it wasn't important. What truly caught everyone's attention was Yang Xiao's attitude, which clearly indicated that he wanted to protect Li Hui.

Here.

Yang Xiao remained unmoved by the woman's pleas. He glanced at her and said coldly, "My meaning is already very clear: you cannot kill him now."

"If you insist on taking action, I will plunge you all into a nightmare from which you will never be free."

His voice wasn't loud, but it resonated throughout the surrounding area, making it audible to everyone. The people who were about to make a move all stopped, demonstrating the immense power Yang Xiao commanded in their eyes.

If it were in the past...

There may still be people who will not heed his warnings, especially those who are mentally on the verge of collapse and have long wanted to die.

But at this moment, the master of the ghost painting's supernatural power has appeared, and everyone has a chance to escape from here and go to the real world, so no one wants to be trapped in the endless nightmare world.

The reason everyone wanted to risk killing Li Hui was simply because they didn't want to be controlled by a young man. Now that Yang Xiao was clearly on Li Hui's side, their chances of winning were almost zero.

Seeing that everyone had calmed down again, Yang Xiao was not surprised and said to Li Hui, "Come with me, I have something I want to ask you."

Done.

Yang Xiao walked straight out of the post office.

"Kid, you're lucky. But Yang Xiao can only protect you for a while. I don't believe he'll protect you forever. Once he finds out what he wants to know, it will be your death day."

The woman seemed somewhat unwilling and spoke to Li Hui in a threatening tone.

"If you want to make a move, you are welcome to try now. I don't need Yang Xiao's help. I am capable enough on my own."

Li Hui didn't tolerate the other party's behavior and responded with confidence, as if he didn't take these undead seriously at all.

The woman did not speak again in response to Li Hui's words. It was unclear whether she believed Li Hui or had given up on making threats.

But there's one thing everyone is clear about.

As long as Li Hui follows Yang Xiao out of the Ghost Post Office, they will miss the best opportunity to assassinate him. At that point, Li Hui can leave the place at will if he wants to.

Tatata!
Seeing that no one responded, Li Hui stepped out of the post office and chased after Yang Xiao.

Inside the post office.

The crowd watched Li Hui's retreating figure, their eyes flickering with uncertainty. At that moment, they seemed eager to launch a sneak attack, but ultimately suppressed this impulse, letting Li Hui's figure disappear from their sight.

at the same time.

Li Hui followed Yang Xiao to an open space.

"Tell me, how did you know me?"

Yang Xiao looked at Li Hui and said, "At your age, you must have only recently become a Ghost Tamer. If I'm not mistaken, the me in the outside world should have already perished."

"Yes, the you in the outside world is indeed dead."

Li Hui continued, "I don't know much about your death, but I know more about your son. He also became a Ghost Master and entered the supernatural world, codenamed Ghost Eye Detective, and joined the Ghost Master Headquarters."

"You may be a little unfamiliar with the term 'Ghost Tamer Headquarters.' It is an official department established in recent years specifically to deal with paranormal events. It is composed of ordinary people and ghost tamers, with the former collecting intelligence and cooperating with the latter in their actions."

"But that's not the point. The point is that an S-level supernatural event is currently breaking out in Dachang City, where Yang Jian is located. The event involves the entire city, and Yang Jian and his team have no way to solve it with their current strength."

"..."

Li Hui spoke with a mix of truth and falsehood.

He didn't need Yang Xiao to believe him completely, but believing only a part of it was enough; the main point was to exploit the information gap.

"My son is named Yang Jian, isn't he? The meaning of this name is quite good. He has also become a Ghost Tamer. It seems that the preparations I made before my death were not enough," Yang Xiao said, as if talking to himself.

He then looked at Li Hui and said, "You're telling me all this so you can cooperate with me and become my subordinate, right? But aren't you afraid that I'll team up with others and kill you here?"

As he said this, a dangerous aura emanated from Yang Xiao's body, his entire being enveloped in a chilling aura, as if he truly intended to make a move.

But Li Hui remained calm and said in a composed tone, "I believe you won't do that. And don't you think that the reason I dared to come here and say these things to you is because I'm confident enough to protect myself and believe that you can't kill me?"

to be frank.

Among the many figures, Li Hui was most wary of Yang Xiao, because Gui Meng's ability affected consciousness, while Li Hui currently lacked any ability related to consciousness.

However, the presence of the phone tattoo meant he wasn't particularly afraid of the supernatural ghost dreams.

If it were any other ghost tamer, being pulled into that dream world of consciousness by a ghost dream, all the supernatural beings they controlled would become ineffective and unable to manifest in the dream world, just like an ordinary person.

But Li Hui felt that the phone tattoo should be able to enter that dream world with him, so although he was somewhat wary, he wasn't really afraid, otherwise he wouldn't have come.

Thinking.

Li Hui continued, "Cooperate with me, and I'll take you to the real world, and..."

"Yang Xiao, you don't want your son to..."

However, before Li Hui could finish speaking, Yang Xiao interrupted him, saying, "You want me to cooperate with you, so I want to know what you plan to do with us, the dead?"

Yang Xiao could tell.

Li Hui doesn't seem like a good person.

If he answered that he wanted to use the power of these dead souls to suppress and deal with supernatural events in the outside world, Yang Xiao would absolutely not believe him.

If Li Hui truly possessed such a sense of responsibility, he would have already dealt with the 'S-level paranormal event in Dachang City' he mentioned, and would never have appeared here.

As for whether Li Hui was incapable of handling the situation, Yang Xiao didn't even consider that possibility.

If even Li Hui, with his abilities, couldn't handle a supernatural event, then even if these spirits were sent to the real world, they would most likely still be unable to resolve it.

Therefore, Yang Xiao wanted to know what Li Hui's purpose was.

Upon hearing the question, Li Hui did not hide anything and said, "Your strength is not weak. At the very least, you are the ones who delivered all the mail at the post office. Even though you only retain a part of the original spirit, you are still powerful."

"And I happen to have mastered the supernatural power of the Ghost Painting. If I can take you away, it will greatly enhance my strength. In the future, whether facing attacks from other Ghost Masters or real vengeful ghosts, I will have a greater advantage."

"Especially your knowledge and experience in dealing with the supernatural are things I lack. So, cooperation is a win-win situation. You will be able to operate in the real world, and I will gain your support."

This time, Li Hui spoke very honestly, choosing not to lie and directly expressing his truest thoughts.

That's exactly what he thought.

In Li Hui's eyes, all the talk about "improving the efficiency of handling paranormal events" and "protecting the local people" was just empty rhetoric.

If you are poor, you can take care of yourself; if you are rich, you can help the world.

Perhaps when he has enough power, he will have the idea of ​​ending the supernatural era, just like Yang Jian in the later part of the original work. But now he just wants to live better and safer in this world, that's all.

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Stop scolding me! I want to update more too, since more updates mean more pay, but I've been so busy at work lately, working overtime until 7 or 8 pm every day. I simply don't have time to write. Otherwise, I really want to update tens of thousands of words every day. And every time I finish, it's already 1 or 2 am, and I have to get up at 7 am. I only get five hours of sleep a day, and during the day I feel like I'm floating, my head is dizzy, I feel like I'm about to collapse, sob sob sob~

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