I open a restaurant in Mysterious Recovery

Chapter 539: Familiar and tragic way of death, the bus in the Gengshen year
"Six ghosts for a map, this price is really expensive. But Hongming Village is very special, there may be very important information inside. As long as we can make some discoveries, it will be worth it."

After leaving Dadong City, Zhang Xianguang and Nie Yingping went to the White Mist Wall, preparing to go to the Hongming Village and Dadong City map from here.

The operation in Dadong City was not very smooth. It seemed that the Wang Lu couple had noticed their purpose and directly gathered all the ghost riders at the Wang family's old house, not giving them any chance to attack.

If they really want to force their way in, or attack from a distance, the souls of the Wang family's generation will not be able to resist.

Zhang Xianguang's knife is not omnipotent, unless he can be ruthless enough to use the entire Dadong City's population of hundreds of millions as a threat and really kill them.

It's a pity that he might be a man who can be ruthless.

But in the virtual game, the price of doing so was just a pile of cards that might not be enough to exchange for any card except the young Wang Lu, so he did not do so and could only choose to leave.

But compared to his calmness, Nie Yingping was a little worried. "Hongming Village is very dangerous. The last time we went there, we were directly besieged. If we go there this time, will we experience it again?"

When Nie Yingping thought about his last experience in the virtual game, he couldn't help but feel a little scared.

There were people from an entire ghost street besieging them. Although he was strong and Zhang Xianguang was even more terrifyingly powerful, facing so many shop owners and necromancers, they eventually died tragically on the spot.

That kind of supernatural attack still scares him to this day.

It was also through that attack that he realized how terrifying the Taiping Ancient Town of this era was. Although there was no Ghost Lake, it was far more terrifying than the Ghost Lake.

At least the Ghost Lake doesn't move, so you won't be attacked unless you're inside it.

But what about these people?
They are really ruthless, and have all kinds of methods. They can block one thing but not another, and they are very terrifying.

Even dealing with just one shop owner was very difficult for Nie Yingping, let alone at least thirty or forty of them?

If Zhang Xianguang hadn't been around, he would never have gone to Taiping Ancient Town again.

"Don't worry. The last time was a special case. There were Boss Liu and the faceless man from Taiping Ancient Town. They went there first and attracted the attention of those shop owners, which led to the siege. They didn't come this time, and none of the players went there either. Only we went there. The situation in Ghost Street should be relatively normal at this time. As long as we are careful and don't cause too much noise, there is still enough space for us to prepare."

This is Zhang Xianguang’s analysis.

Nie Yingping thought about it and it seemed to be true.

Even though Taiping Ancient Town is a famous village, the shop owners inside will kill any outsider they see, but they will not gather together if no outsiders enter.

It can't be that they are all gathered outside the wall of white fog, ready to fight at any time?

They can't be that boring, right?
Although this is a time travel to the past several decades ago, he opened up this world in the name of an e-sports room and virtual game, and was able to release "wild monsters" to increase the gameplay. It was naturally impossible to turn the so-called red-name village into a place of death, otherwise the money earned would be complained about.

Even if they were afraid of his power, they would not give up playing virtual games. At least they would not use the teleportation array in the wall of white fog, which would result in a huge loss of money.

He shouldn't do that.

After figuring this out, Nie Yingping heaved a sigh of relief and relaxed. "That's good. I was really worried about a bug in the Red Name Village. I'd be more confident if I didn't have to deal with so many Red Names at the same time."

At least, he wasn't worried about losing in a one-on-one fight!

The cost of using the teleportation array is a bit high, which is really painful, but if they want to find him in this era, it is worth spending such a price.

The two of them quickly arrived at the wall of white fog, and in the prompt boxes that appeared in front of them, they selected the option "Yes", and then their eyes blurred.

The white mist in front of them dissipated, revealing... a group of extremely cold and gloomy people, staring at the two of them with dull eyes, and a densely packed Red Village with dozens of people!

"Is there really a bug in this game?"

As soon as Nie Yingping's scream sounded, it was drowned out by countless attacks, including Zhang Xianguang, who did not expect to encounter such a situation again.

But now that he has encountered it, he will not sit and wait for death.

Faced with Zhang Xianguang and Nie Yingping's all-out counterattack, the shop owners did not hesitate at all and also launched a stronger and more terrifying counterattack.

Zhang Xianguang's knife and dream.

Nie Yingping's icy ghostland and broken rattle.

These were all terrifying things, especially the former, which, when used at full strength, tore apart several shop owners almost instantly, but it was a pity.

The shop owners here are all very powerful, and there are also second-generation necromancers.

They only held out for half a minute before they were killed outside the wall of white fog after the group of shop owners paid a certain price.

At the moment when his consciousness faded, Zhang Xianguang had no regrets, but only one doubt, "Compared to last time, we lasted ten seconds less. Their level of terror has not changed much, but they seem to be even more desperate. Is it my illusion?"

Whether it was an illusion or not, it was not something they needed to consider right now.

This scene was seen by Yang Jian, Li Jun, Ah Hong and Lu Zhiwen who were not far away.

Especially when these shop owners surrounded them again, their expressions changed drastically and they almost started fighting. Fortunately, they just surrounded them, just like before, and did not fight, which made them feel a little relieved.

"I am now sure that these guys must have other ideas. Do they want to use us to fish?" Lu Zhiwen said.

Yang Jian looked at the place where Zhang Xianguang and Nie Yingping had just appeared. He couldn't see them at all because they were blocked by a bunch of shop owners. "The only difference between us and Zhang Xianguang is that we are not normal players. Maybe he has been paying attention to this place. In any case, we have no choice now."

"That's right, let's wait and see what happens." Li Jun sighed, "It's a pity for Fang Shiming. But something is wrong now. He has the store manager's White Mist Seed, and this place is logically within his ghost domain. How could it lose its effect? ​​Or is he not dead at all now?"

Isn’t Fang Shiming dead?

Although the current situation is critical, these shop owners clearly have the power to kill them, but they haven't done so. Are they afraid that the cost will be too high?
Given the situations of Zhang Xianguang and Nie Yingping, this possibility is not high.

It was obvious that these shop owners were waiting for the arrival of the supernatural bus, but the supernatural bus had not arrived yet, and it was far beyond the one minute limit mentioned by Lu Zhiwen.

At least before the haunted bus arrives, they can maintain the brief peace for now, which is enough for them to think about more details.

Li Jun's words also made everyone at the scene suspicious.

"Is it possible..." Ah Hong didn't finish her words, but everyone had a guess in their minds.

The only thing that can make the White Mist Seed lose its effect, apart from Lin Yuan himself, is a spiritual effect that is more powerful than him. Obviously, these shop owners in front of him are not so terrifying, otherwise they would not be shrouded in his virtual game and become existences similar to red-named NPCs.

After eliminating all impossibilities, what remains, no matter how incredible it is, is the truth.

But if that's true, then everything here is terrible!

The former Peace Hotel was as its name suggests. Even a ghost that acted according to the rules of killing people would have to retract its claws and become an ordinary beast when it arrived at the Peace Hotel.

No matter how powerful a ghost rider is, once he arrives at the Peace Hotel, he must abide by the rules of the Peace Hotel and become an ordinary consumer.

Otherwise, your spiritual power will be drained away and you will become a useless person.

But what if even the owner of the Peace Hotel, who possesses absolute power, has inappropriate thoughts and starts to do things according to his own wishes and for personal gain?
"The saint is nameless. My fear was right. He used the image of an ordinary store manager to confuse too many people, making them ignore his true nature and his danger." Yang Jian's eyes flickered. "But while I was wary of him, I was still full of gratitude towards him. Is this my own wish? Am I grateful for him saving me, or has my consciousness been affected?"

"If he becomes unfair, we should persuade him." Li Jun suddenly spoke.

This statement was recognized by Ah Hong. Obviously, she also thought so, but Lu Zhiwen looked at the two of them with an extremely horrified look.

Have the consciousness of Li Jun and Ah Hong also been greatly affected?
But in the test at headquarters, when they were asked whether they were willing to become the enemy of the "store manager" and try to imprison him if necessary, their answer was yes?
Or is this kind of test no longer effective?

Lu Zhiwen's heart was churning, and he looked at Yang Jian, "What do you think?"

"Don't test me." Yang Jian replied, which made Lu Zhiwen feel a little relieved. Then he heard Yang Jian say, "All possibilities still depend on Fang Shiming's current state. His body should be dead now, but his consciousness should still be there."

He controls a conscious evil dog, DreamGhost, which can pull people's consciousness into dreams.

In order to prove Fang Shiming's condition, he also tried this method. Although he encountered strong resistance, he was still able to sense that Fang Shiming's consciousness was still there.

It was just wrapped in a ball of white mist and couldn't be pulled out.

He explained the situation, "The white mist seed protects the consciousness, not the body. Now Fang Shiming's body is dead, killed by the resurrected evil spirit, but his consciousness is still there, protected by the white mist seed. According to the current definition, since his consciousness is still there, he can't be considered dead. At most, he is just in an extreme state." Well, the state of a ghost controlling a person.

"That's good. At least it means that this may not be his wish." Li Jun breathed a sigh of relief. He really didn't want to be an enemy of the Peace Hotel.

It’s not that I’m afraid of the irresistible power of the Peace Hotel, but I’m very clear about one thing.

If the Peace Hotel really started to wreak havoc on the world, even if they risked their lives, they would probably not be able to stop it at all. This was the scene he least wanted to see.

“These young people are actually quite good, but they lack information and are prone to making wrong judgments. But under the existing conditions, they have done a very good job.”

At some point, Zhang Bohua returned to the tea stall and sat down, chatting with Lin Yuan.

It was as if he had just gone to make up the numbers, fulfilled his duty as an NPC, and then came back to be lazy again.

Lin Yuan glanced at him and didn't mind his lazy behavior. "Don't worry, I have no intention of attacking them. The Peace Hotel still sticks to its original intention. In the name of peace, it provides the most fair place for all people and ghosts."

"Well, that's fair."

Zhang Bohua nodded in approval, but he only approved of the fairness to “people”. As for whether it was fair to “ghosts”, what did it matter?
If you are not even a human being, why should you enjoy absolute fairness in a restaurant run by humans?

Without even human rights, it’s nothing!
"Okay, have fun for a while. Please keep an eye on this kid for me. I'm going to do something outside. Otherwise, if we wait any longer, the car will have left." Lin Yuan stretched lazily, and his originally lazy eyes became sharp.

Zhang Bohua was startled and asked quickly, "Has the bus come this year?"

"It arrived a few minutes ago. The connection between Lu Zhiwen and the ghost bus is still there. The one minute is correct. But the driver didn't dare to come in and is wandering outside." Lin Yuan laughed, not knowing who he was laughing at.

Zhang Bohua's eyebrows moved slightly, "Xiao Qin? In the Gengshen year, he was indeed the one driving, but it has only been over the past decade. After that car accident, he stopped driving."

"You mean Yang Xiaotian? It's a pity that he was a fallen genius who didn't really get out of that path. In this case, we should find a chance for him to apologize to Xiao Yang. Regardless of whether the car accident was planned by Yang Xiaotian himself, after all, he killed his father and he won't live for many years, right?"

Lin Yuan stood up and left Cao Yang next to the tea stall, asking him to follow Zhang Bohua temporarily. This was also one of the reasons why he came to see Zhang Bohua in his true form.

What he was going to do this time was somewhat risky, and he might not be able to take care of Cao Yang as the medium.

It’s just right to hand it over to Zhang Bohua, there’s no need to worry about anything going wrong.

But after walking a few steps, he suddenly turned his head and asked, "Yang Xiaotian was hit by a car first, then went back to his hometown to find a woman to marry, and gave birth to Yang Jian, right?"

Zhang Bohua didn't quite understand what Lin Yuan meant for a moment, but he nodded honestly.

"So that's how it is. It seems that Xiao Yang is really quite pitiful. His birth was another kind of deliberate act. Just like Xiao He, he is another poor child whose life was manipulated."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yuan disappeared without a trace.

"A poor child whose life is controlled? Xiao He, it's He Yuelian, right? But who isn't? Xiao Qin, is also a poor child whose life is controlled."

……

On the dirt road, an old bus has been parked quietly for more than three minutes.

The style of the vehicle is exactly that of a ghost bus, but it is not as shabby and shabby as the one in the future, and it can still carry some normal passengers.

But on this bus, there were a total of seven passengers, and each of them was very strange. They were not real people, nor were they ghost riders, but a group of ghosts.

The vehicle had been stopped for three minutes, but no passenger stood up to get off.

Sitting in the driver's seat of the bus was a young man with a stern face. He looked 50% similar to Yang Jian. If they stood together, they would easily be mistaken for brothers.

"This is it. The bus sensed something and came here on its own. That's an ability only the driver has. But this place is too weird and unusual."

The man turned his head and looked at the old man in green robe standing next to him.

The old man was none other than Mr. Qin of this era, but at this moment he looked very strong, like a middle-aged man with slightly graying hair, and a strong and robust body.

"It is an indisputable fact that there were only two of us as bus drivers. This should be an unknown supernatural event, or it happened near Taiping Ancient Town..."

Old Qin frowned, but the young man who was familiar with him understood his thoughts. "No one from Taiping Town came out to check. What do you think is the reason?"

This place is not close to Taiping Town, about three kilometers away.

For ordinary people, three kilometers is still a bit troublesome, but for the ghost riders in the town, it is no problem at all.

Nowadays, although most ghost riders live in seclusion in the city and are basically not discovered, traveling three kilometers is no big deal at all.

Especially when a supernatural incident occurs near one’s hometown, everyone will deal with it immediately and will not keep it overnight.

Three minutes is not a long time, but it is unlikely that the people in Taiping Town were unaware of such an obvious supernatural event. However, the people over there did not come. What else could this mean?
There are only two possibilities.

Either they haven't discovered it yet, but that's less likely.

Nowadays, people are very vigilant about supernatural events near their hometowns. The fact that ordinary people have not discovered them for decades is enough to illustrate this efficiency.

and.

After the Seven Elders of the Republic of China each suppressed the supernatural places, supernatural events, especially the ghosts that caused them, have become an extremely scarce resource.

If they really encounter this, the living ghost hunters will be like someone who hasn't eaten for a few days and comes across a big, delicious steamed bun. They may even fight over who will handle the supernatural events and who will take away the source ghost!
The business of the ghost bus is not doing well either.

The seven ghost passengers made the young man run so fast that he almost ran all over the country and almost had a fight with ghost riders in some places.

Hey!
Business is so difficult these days!

He had been to Taiping Town before, but he had never gained anything each time. It was because the bosses here were so powerful. If there were any ghosts coming out of the supernatural places, by the time he drove his supernatural bus over, they would have basically been dealt with.

It just so happens that the bosses here all understand yin and yang.

But he is an honest man, so he doesn't like coming here. But this time the haunted bus was summoned, and as the only two drivers, he and Old Qin were on the bus, so this summoning was too weird.

After arriving at the scene, we found that it was indeed a supernatural incident, and it was an unknown supernatural place, which made it seem very unsupernatural.

How could the people in Taiping Town not have discovered this place?
If they discovered it but did not deal with it, does it mean that this supernatural incident was far more terrifying than what they saw, so that the necromancer in Taiping Town and the owners of dozens of shops were unable to deal with it?

If they didn't notice it, is it because the horror of this supernatural incident was too great, or because it had a concealing effect, or is there some other reason?
The scene before him was too strange, forcing him to think more about it.

If he had not been so cautious, he would not have been alive until now, and would have become food for evil spirits after being involved in one supernatural event after another.

"No matter what, as a bus driver, my mission is here and I have to deal with it eventually. Go in and take a look. Even if there is any danger, just drive the car away or just drive through it." Old Qin made a suggestion.

Now the steering wheel is in the hands of the young man, and he has made up his mind to hand over the bus to the young man to drive, as a kind of inheritance, so I am just giving suggestions and will not make decisions for him.

The young man thought about it. He still had a minute and a half to make a decision.

As soon as five minutes are up, he must start the bus. This is the rule of the bus. With his current strength, he can only be considered a barely capable driver. He cannot do whatever he wants like Old Qin.

The minutes passed by, and the five minutes were about to be up. The young man had already made his choice, but the moment he stepped on the accelerator, a layer of light white mist suddenly floated around him.

The young man's expression changed. "It seems that I don't need to make a choice."

"Now that the bus has started, let's go and see what the situation is. Don't worry, this bus is of good quality and no one can hit it." Old Qin didn't have too many concerns.

The young man nodded and drove the car forward.

But after driving two steps, he found something even more wrong. The white fog around him could be said to be a ghost town, and the dirt road under his feet had turned into a straight two-lane road in both directions without him noticing.

Although this kind of road is not uncommon in the country today, it will never appear in a town, let alone in a ghost town or even in a supernatural place.

Most of the mysterious places still maintain their original ecology, so how could there be such a road?
Feeling more and more uneasy, the young man held the steering wheel and continued driving. Finally, not far away, he saw a bus stop, and there was a person and a dog next to the stop.

(End of this chapter)