Mysterious Resurrection: What If

Chapter 171 The Flames Reignited

Wen Zhong looked at the shadowy figure behind Chen Qiaoyang again, but this action startled Chen Qiaoyang so much that his expression changed drastically. He had just thought it was just a coincidence, and that Wen Zhong's glance was just a chance occurrence.

But Wen Zhong's second glance showed that he could indeed see the second generation of the Wang family.

"We can't let him discover this flaw..."

Chen Qiaoyang moved a step unconsciously, blocking Wen Zhong's view.

However, his reaction only confirmed Wen Zhong's suspicions.

“I understand…” Wen Zhong said.

"You are being chased by a ghost, and this ghost is extremely powerful, even your four ghosts can't stop it."

He pointed behind Chen Qiaoyang.

"Stop blocking me, I saw it all. You haven't dared to use the last ghost because you wanted to stop the phantom behind you, otherwise it would kill you."

Wen Zhong continued, "If I'm not mistaken, the fourth ghost is the key to stopping that phantom, but the phantom is still moving, which means that four ghosts are needed at the same time to restrain it."

"At this rate, once you lose that ghost's protection, you'll die in thirty seconds at most."

Chen Qiaoyang's already gloomy face turned even uglier; Wen Zhong's words had come true.

Beside him stood a ghost, a fierce ghost dressed in the style of the Republic of China era. This was the most terrifying of the four ghosts, but he dared not use it because he wanted to restrict the second generation of the Wang family.

"Well done, Wen Zhong!" Jiang Shangbai shouted excitedly from behind. "Take him down! I'm wholeheartedly recommending you for captain this year!"

Chen Qiaoyang, a man who had seen his share of big scenes, quickly recovered from his shock. He looked at Wen Zhong and said, "You're clearly following the path of a human controlling a ghost, yet you insist on changing your method of control, attempting to fight me by having a ghost control a human. I ask you, are you really sure you're yourself right now?"

Chen Qiaoyang's gaze was low, staring intently at Wen Zhong.

"Have you ever considered that the real you might have already been replaced when this state was activated? That cry for help just now wasn't from you, but you subconsciously thought it was a ghost. But... are you really 100% sure that wasn't yourself? Heh..."

Wen Zhong did not respond and remained silent. Chen Qiaoyang's eyes were sharp enough to analyze his current state in such a short time.

As he said, he achieved this state by activating the radio inside his body, and that radio... was suspected to be a vengeful ghost that had developed self-awareness.

Seeing Wen Zhong hesitate, Chen Qiaoyang continued, "Kid, I see you're so young, yet you have your own beliefs about the supernatural. It would be a shame if you died. In the end, our path is all about solving the problem of vengeful ghosts killing people. There's no need to fight to the death here."

"I advise you to leave here now and find a bus; perhaps you can still regain your original consciousness."

Wen Zhong raised his eyes and coldly uttered four words.

"You're lying to me."

“Sigh…” Chen Qiaoyang shook his head.

"It's fine if you don't believe it."

While he was indeed stalling for Wen Zhong's current state, he only had a grudge against the Wang family, and what he said earlier was the truth. He had witnessed ghost-controlling individuals before, and their endings were never good. They either died a violent death or were completely possessed by vengeful ghosts.

Wen Zhong ignored him and walked up step by step. Since he couldn't approach the Ghost Domain, he would go there. As long as he could reach Chen Qiaoyang, he could kill him.

However, the receding corpse water gathered again, submerging the road beneath their feet.

There were three ghosts on the scene. Jiang Shangbai managed to restrain one, and he also restrained another by taking advantage of his "interrupted flow" state.

But no one could stop the last one.

Then, Fang Shiming's voice came through the satellite phone on Jiang Shangbai's chest again: "Jiang Shangbai, take out the ghost candle, light it, and throw it at that person." "But..." Jiang Shangbai hesitated for a moment.

Fang Shiming's voice was authoritative without being angry, and he said in a deep voice, "Do as I say."

"Obviously."

Jiang Shangbai shakily reached into his robes and pulled out a ghost candle, now reduced to a small section, which looked like it had been used many times.

"Crack..."

The damp ghost candle ignited as soon as it came into contact with fire, and it burned very quickly. It was already down to just a small section, and now there was hardly anything left.

He raised his hand and threw it sharply. The ghost candle drew an arc in the air and landed precisely next to Chen Qiaoyang.

This ghost candle seems to have been modified by the WeChat Moments; despite being thrown so forcefully, it didn't go out.

"Damn it!"

Chen Qiaoyang knew the effects of the ghost candle, but he dared not move at the moment and could only watch helplessly as the ghost candle fell to his feet.

The green flames illuminated the surroundings, and the suppression began. He looked to the side in horror; the fourth ghost beside him was now being suppressed by the ghost candle.

At the same time, the phantom of the second generation of the Wang family behind him took a step forward.

The ghost candle burned out almost instantly, but even so, it was extremely deadly for Chen Qiaoyang. He was now less than two steps away from the second generation of the Wang family!
With a ferocious look on his face, Chen Qiaoyang said viciously, "You surnamed Fang! I'll remember you. When I recover, you'll be the first person I kill!"

"Your surname is Fang?"

Wen Zhong turned around, thinking that Jiang Shangbai had guessed Chen Qiaoyang's current state after hearing his analysis, which was why he threw the ghost candle over.

At that moment, Jiang Shangbai was talking to the satellite phone on his chest, and Wen Zhong immediately understood that someone was directing him from behind.

"Wen Zhong! President Fang told me to tell you! Don't look back! Find a way to make that phantom you're talking about take one more step!"

Wen Zhong nodded.

"It really was him, the boss of our circle of friends, Fang Shiming."

However, Wen Zhong was unable to get close to Chen Qiaoyang at this moment. The corpse water under his feet was increasing, and the mold on his body became wet and stuck to him at the same time.

After the corpse water intervened, the already extremely unstable balance between him and the third ghost rapidly spiraled out of control.

"If I weren't in bad shape, the two of you wouldn't have been able to stop even a single ghost."

Chen Qiaoyang breathed a sigh of relief. His delaying tactic had worked. He had been waiting, completely abandoning the ghost that Jiang Shangbai was facing, all for this moment.

He knew very well that Wen Zhong couldn't hold on for long. As time went on, the already unstable balance would be immediately broken as soon as the corpse fluid was introduced.

Just then, suddenly, the sky brightened again. A dazzling green light shone forth, like a flare, illuminating the entire sky.

"Li Jun?!"

Chen Qiaoyang was startled and immediately looked in that direction. The cold green flames seemed to be even more ferocious than before.

"I never expected that even in that state, he could still move around."

(End of this chapter)