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Chapter 146 The Death of Lu Ming, The Well in the Temple (10k)

As Yamazaki finished speaking, everyone, including the company president Mishima, turned their gazes to Lu Ming at the same time.

Although they weren't as reckless as Yamazaki and knew that someone like Lu Ming was not to be trifled with, they were still somewhat curious about how Lu Ming died.

"Lu Ming will be going to Kamiyama Town with Yamazaki tomorrow to resolve the Oni Temple incident. The footage of Yamazaki's death doesn't show any connection to the Oni Temple."

"In other words, he survived the ghost temple incident and has very likely successfully resolved this S-level terrifying paranormal event..."

"As expected of Yamazaki-kun, even S-class paranormal events are no problem for him."

"Let's wait and see what the final scene of the ghost tamer from China's death will be. Will he die in the ghost temple incident?"

Many members of the exorcism society in the banquet hall initially viewed the old projector with a spectator's mentality.

They didn't realize something was wrong until the footage of Yamazaki's death was actually played.

This supernatural object truly possesses a certain malevolent power, capable of predicting future events.

They can judge the danger of tomorrow's Ghost Temple operation entirely by watching the projector.

"Mr. Lu, if you have no objections, please proceed."

Lu Ming stood up expressionlessly and slowly walked towards the place where Yamazaki had been.

He looked at the old projector and thought to himself, "I hope this thing can help me predict potential dangers in the future. It's similar to the human skin paper... Of course, this supernatural item is definitely not as good as the human skin paper in terms of level."

Sitting in front of the projector, Lu Ming did not reach out.

Under the tense gaze of everyone present, a pale, ghostly hand emerged from behind Lu Ming. The skin of this hand did not have the lividity of a dead person, but the cold aura it exuded made people subconsciously feel that it was the arm of a dead person.

This guess is correct.

Lu Ming asked Zhenzi to extend one of her hands to help him crank the projector handle.

Supernatural objects like projectors are themselves a kind of ghost, and no one knows whether touching them directly will cause unexpected changes.

Therefore, having a ghost shake the handle in his place is the best option.

The president of the company, Mishima, who was not far away, narrowed his eyes slightly and exclaimed in surprise, "Is this his demon?"

The Japanese exorcism society has very little information about Lu Ming.

All that is known is that he is an extremely powerful and top-tier ghost tamer, whose code name in the paranormal community is Ghost Bridegroom.

Click! Click! Click!

The gears turned, colliding and rubbing against each other, making a harsh sound. Since this projector was a rather old device, it was normal for it to be somewhat difficult to use.

As the torn black tape slowly rotated, the black and white image was projected onto the white wall, just like before.

The projector didn't play any images at first; instead, a dense mass of swirling, snowflake-like specks crowded together, creating an eerie scene.

After a short while, the spots finally disappeared, and the projector began to work normally.

The background of the scene shows a city with many tall buildings and cars parked along the streets. Incredibly, there are no pedestrians in the scene.

Judging from the architectural style, this is definitely not an island nation, but China.

The entire image projected by the projector appeared grayish and the colors were indistinct, quite different from the clear black and white feel that Yamazaki used when he used the projector.

If the latter is an old-fashioned display screen with only black and white, then the former is a color display screen, but the image is covered with a retro-style gray filter.

"Why is it China? Does that mean Lu Ming also survived the Ghost Temple incident?"

"Mr. Lu is indeed capable. He is worthy of being compared with Yamazaki. If Mr. Lu could join our exorcism club, that would be wonderful."

From the initial few small details, some people have already been able to deduce quite a bit of information.

"Look, isn't that Mr. Lu? And who's next to him...?"

A member of the exorcism group pointed towards the projection on the wall.

However, he stopped himself from saying the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

On an empty street, a man dressed in white mourning clothes appeared out of nowhere. The clothes looked a bit dirty and old, but that did not affect the man's overall demeanor.

The man had his back to the crowd, so his face was not visible, but judging from his clothing, he was Lu Ming, the reinforcements that their island nation had invited.

What shocked everyone was that Lu Ming was holding hands with a woman.

The woman was dressed in a bright red wedding gown, her head covered by a veil. Her exposed skin was delicate and flawless, yet it revealed an unnatural pallor.

Fluffy paper dust fell from the sky, swirling and billowing.

The entire scene was gray and hazy, like a painting that had not been colored. Only Lu Ming and his bride beside him, one in white and one in red, stood out in this colorless world.

"Is there something wrong with the projector?"

President Mishima's expression changed slightly.

This is not the first time the paranormal projector has been used. Besides Yamazaki, many other members of exorcism societies have also used this eerie projector.

But this has never happened before.

"Is there a problem with the projector itself, or is there something wrong with the scene showing Lu Ming's future death?"

President Mishima continued watching the video with a solemn expression.

The extra pale arm was still shaking the projector handle. At that moment, the camera seemed to suddenly zoom in, just like a camera suddenly changing its magnification, causing it to go out of focus, and the whole image became blurry.

If you look closely, you'll find a rotten object in the lower right corner of the picture, made of wood, which appears to be the edge of a sedan chair.

It's a pity the camera angle is fixed.

Rotating the projector doesn't change the angle, just like when President Mishima was a child, he would crawl under the TV and still not be able to see what was under a woman's skirt.

at this time.

In the video, Lu Ming, dressed in white mourning clothes, suddenly turns around, faces the camera, and gives a stiff smile.

The face was familiar, but the smile was so strange and cold. Just looking at it from a distance gave me goosebumps.

In the video, Lu Ming seemed to see everyone present through the projector.

The next instant, flickering points of light appeared on the hazy image, as some unknown supernatural force affected the picture, making the gray and white image projected on the wall incomplete.

Click!

Sadako's hand, which was turning the projector, stopped. It was stuck on something, and even using supernatural means, she couldn't turn it anymore.

The old projector crashed halfway through playing Lu Ming's death prophecy.

That's all the information we have about Lu Ming's death; the rest is left for the members of the Exorcism Society to speculate on.

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With a crash, the glass fell to the ground and shattered.

"How can this be?!"

Mishima was completely speechless, his mind filled with a mixture of surprise and fear.

In the video, Lu Ming turned around because he noticed their presence?

It was clearly just a premonition of a future death; such a bizarre and strange thing shouldn't have happened.

Why would a virtual character that only exists in a projection sense that someone is watching him?

Moreover, the images projected by the projector should be those of the user at the time of their death. Even for ordinary people who have never encountered paranormal events, the images projected should be those of an elderly person lying in a hospital bed in their twilight years.

No one is immortal.

This applies to even the most powerful demon tamers.

After the screening ended, the entire banquet hall fell silent.

The members of the exorcism society looked at Lu Ming as if he were a ghost.

The powerful ghost tamers of China are truly unfathomable.

Yamazaki stopped spouting nonsense, his expression shifting as if he were weighing the pros and cons.

"No matter what happened, in short, Lu Ming, like me, did not die in tomorrow's Ghost Temple incident."

"Moreover... his last recorded footage was very unusual; it wasn't footage of me killing him..."

Yamazaki had absolute confidence in himself, believing that he could kill this Chinese man after the Oni Temple incident and prove that he was the true jewel.

However, the footage of Lu Ming's death shown on the projector forced him to reconsider.

For some reason, Lu Ming was not killed by him; he probably had a strong way of protecting himself.

Thinking about it this way, he felt he needed to reassess whether he should take action against Lu Ming.

On the other side, Lu Ming frowned, seemingly deep in thought.

He could glean some information from these so-called "death images," but very little of it was actually useful.

In the original timeline, Yang Jian also used the projector.

The scene that appeared was of the highway in the suburbs of Dachang City, which is where Yan Li's blood pool was located after his death.

The scene shown was not the final scene of Yang Jian feeding the ghost child.

Lu Ming's current situation is somewhat similar to Yang Jian's.

The key is that Lu Ming wants to assess the potential dangers of that bizarre wedding in the future.

Based on the images projected on the projector, Lu Ming couldn't even tell whether the image showed him before or after his marriage.

After all, the complete Ghost Bride is far too terrifying. Even if one were to reach the level of Lu Ming in the video, it wouldn't be foolproof to fully control her.

"The level of the paranormal projector is still too low to measure the images of my death."

"Or perhaps, the image of my death doesn't even exist."

As Lu Ming pondered this, he stood up.

"President Mishima, let's end this banquet here. I will return to China after dealing with the Oni Temple incident tomorrow."

Lu Ming suddenly spoke, breaking the silence. President Mishima was startled and quickly stood up, saying, "Yes, Mr. Lu."

"Regarding the Ghost Temple incident, I'm only acting as an outside helper. Your exorcism society must also contribute. Don't think about sitting on the sidelines and watching the show... In addition, I need the exorcism society to provide me with five pieces of ghost porcelain as compensation for the expenses incurred in the paranormal event, which will not be included in the original commission."

Lu Ming specifically mentioned that the exorcists from the island nation's exorcism society must also participate in the operation.

He didn't expect these ghost tamers to be of much help.

The idea was that as long as these people obeyed orders and participated in paranormal events, they would at least be of some use. Even if one person died, it wouldn't be a loss if they could uncover the killing patterns of a vengeful ghost.

Lu Ming's ghost domain can send away the vengeful spirits that have been resurrected after their deaths, so it's not too difficult to deal with.

"Too many people will make it harder to handle paranormal events." This only applies if Lu Ming treats the others as his teammates. If they are simply used as tools, then this doesn't apply.

The idea of ​​using fifty tons of gold and the choice of two vengeful ghosts to get Lu Ming to risk his life to solve a supernatural event of S-level terror is, of course, impossible.

As Lu Ming said, the Ghost Temple incident happened on the island nation's mainland, so he could only be considered an outside helper who was hired with money.

In this paranormal event, the exorcists from the island nation's exorcism society also had to get involved.

Mishima's expression changed slightly. To be honest, his previous plan was to leave the entire Oni Temple incident to Lu Ming, and at most send Yamazaki to help.

Unexpectedly, Lu Ming was so difficult to deal with, and he specifically pointed out that the exorcism society must also be involved in the ghost temple incident.

Moreover, how did he know about the Ghost Porcelain?
Ghost porcelain is the biggest research achievement of the Exorcism Society. It is similar in nature to the ghost candle and substitute doll at headquarters. They are all supernatural items that can save lives and are extremely valuable. They are worth a billion dollars on the market and are in a situation where they are available but not available.

The medium that triggers this supernatural item is an ID photo used to verify identity. By attaching the ID photo to the ghost porcelain, the two can be fused together.

Afterwards, the shadowy figures that appear to be painted on the porcelain can take the place of the user and withstand supernatural attacks.

This thing is more convenient to use than the ghost candle. When there are no evil spirits around, or when it is not attacked by evil spirits, the ghost porcelain will not be consumed like the ghost candle.

Even an ordinary person who cannot control a vengeful spirit can survive an ordinary supernatural event by using this eerie porcelain.

The drawback of Ghost Porcelain is that once it is damaged, the user will also suffer corresponding harm. Rather than being a supernatural protection for the Ghost Master, it is more like an alternative curse.

"Well, President Mishima, you invited me to Japan to help, and you don't even have this much sincerity?"

Lu Ming stared straight at Mishima with a blank expression. The latter immediately felt an immense sense of pressure, and cold sweat had unknowingly soaked his back.

“Mr. Lu, you flatter me. I will have someone deliver the ghost porcelain immediately and arrange for a ghost-tamer from the exorcism society to cooperate with your work.”

After saying that, he waved to his subordinates and said, "Did you hear what Mr. Lu said? Bring five pieces of ghost porcelain to Mr. Lu right now."

Mishima's respect for Lu Ming is understandable.

Everyone present, including Yamazaki, was probably no match for Lu Ming.

Mishima did some calculations and felt that only by having everyone attack together could they kill Lu Ming, which was obviously not worth the effort.

It's better to lose money to avoid disaster and prevent too much trouble.

Everyone thought the matter had been settled, but to everyone's surprise, Yamazaki spoke up in a cold tone at this moment.

"Lu Ming, don't get arrogant just because you have some skills. Sometimes you should go out more and broaden your horizons. I respect President Mishima's decision and I won't make things difficult for you before the Oniji incident, but as I said before, the battle between jade and jade will not end until death."

As soon as Yamazaki spoke, Mishima, who was quite knowledgeable about human relationships, immediately changed his expression, sensing that things might not be going well.

Based on our interactions over this period, Lu Ming is not an easy person to get along with; just like the rumors suggest, he's a troublemaker.

When two troublemakers like Yamazaki and Lu Ming meet, it's hard to imagine that trouble won't break out.

He immediately planned to yell at Mishima, which is the same principle as when a child in the family makes a mistake and the adults scold or beat the child in front of outsiders, so that the outsiders would feel embarrassed to continue to criticize.

It's a pity it's too late.

Lu Ming looked up at Yamazaki with an unfriendly expression: "You want to fight me? With trash like you? You've probably been corrupted by supernatural forces and your brain is no longer normal."

He had threatened Lu Ming several times. If Lu Ming didn't take action, he would be disgusted to death if Yamazaki tripped him up and tricked him in the future.

When Yamazaki saw that Lu Ming had insulted his most prized dignity, he immediately flew into a rage, overturned the table in front of him, and spilled the wine all over the floor.

"asshole!!!"

He no longer cared about the bigger picture; Yamazaki now only wanted to kill Lu Ming in front of him.

Many eyes simultaneously focused on the two of them.

Yamazaki usually acts arrogantly in the exorcism club because he has some strength, which offends many people and makes many members resentful of him.

Today, finally, a demon tamer who can deal with him has arrived. All those guys who usually dislike Yamazaki are waiting to see a good show.

But before Yamazaki could make a move, a piercing telephone ring suddenly rang out.

"Who's calling me now? They must be tired of living."

Already short-tempered, Yamazaki pulled out his phone and smashed it away.

However, the next moment, with the sound of rushing water, gloomy water surged in from all directions, converging into an impenetrable darkness that surrounded Yamazaki.

Countless sharp fingers grew out of his throat and eye sockets, disfiguring his face beyond recognition, and he died on the spot.

Then, before the female corpse curled up in Yamazaki's arms could revive, Lu Ming had already sent Yamazaki's body and the female ghost away using Ghost Painting Ghost Domain.

Lu Ming coldly commented: "This Yamazaki is a useless bum, but the terrifying level of the vengeful spirits he controls is extremely high; even the fifth level of the Ghost Domain cannot send them away."

If it were the previous Lu Ming, even with his fifth-level Water Ghost Domain, he really wouldn't have been able to do anything to the female ghost curled up in Yamazaki's arms. At most, he could have killed Yamazaki and then dealt with the female ghost separately.

However, now that Lu Ming has mastered the Ghost Painting, the strength of the Ghost Domain has been greatly enhanced, making it not difficult to send this female ghost to the Ghost Painting World.

In summary, Yamazaki is just a lucky but useless guy who managed to control a very powerful demon, but he couldn't unleash the demon's full potential.

They've already become incredibly arrogant and ignorant, having taken down a few ordinary demon tamers on this tiny island nation.

President Mishima stood there, speechless, and the other members of the exorcism club were also silent for a moment.

They had considered that Yamazaki might lose, but no one expected him to lose so decisively.

Only then did these people understand what the image of Yamazaki's death on the projector represented.

That wasn't an attack from a terrifying ghost at all; it was Lu Ming who made the move.

Are all ghost tamers in China this terrifying?

The entire process of Yamazaki's murder took less than three seconds.

He disappeared from the world before the vengeful spirit could even revive.

President Mishima felt that his understanding had been completely overturned.

In his mind, Lu Ming and Yamazaki were on the same level. If the two fought, no matter who won or lost, the final result would be acceptable.

But Yamazaki was like a toddler learning to walk in front of Lu Ming, completely powerless to fight back. Recalling what they had said to Lu Ming before, they felt utterly ashamed.

Lu Ming looked at Mishima and said indifferently, "President Mishima, I killed your Exorcism Society's candidate, Yu. Shouldn't I apologize to you? Or is our cooperation over?"

"Yamazaki is a disgrace to the Exorcism Society. He is too arrogant and troublesome. The gem in his heart has been tarnished, and we are the ones who need to apologize."

Although Yamazaki has a terrible personality, his strength is among the top in the entire island nation's exorcism society. It would be a lie to say that it's not heartbreaking to lose such a demon tamer.

But the person is already dead, so there's no point in saying anything more. It's better to take this opportunity to show goodwill to Lu Ming.

As for asking Lu Ming to apologize, Mishima wouldn't dare even if he had ten times the courage.

The strength he displayed was too domineering and terrifying, far more powerful than the rumors suggested. In fact, this might not even be Lu Ming's full strength.

If anyone offends Lu Ming, no one present will be able to leave.

If the exorcism society collapses and the paranormal community in Japan is left without anyone to lead it, then the country's demise is truly not far off.

Lu Ming didn't waste any more words with these people and left the banquet hall directly, heading to the residence that Mishima had specially arranged for him.

That night, Mishima needed to select all the demon tamers who would participate in the demon temple incident the next day.

Having learned from the conflict that occurred in the banquet hall today, Mishima would certainly not allow a troublemaker like Yamazaki to accompany Lu Ming in handling paranormal events.

After Lu Ming returned to his residence, a subordinate came to report to Mishima.

"President, there's been a problem with the process of retrieving the paranormal projector."

"Huh? Let's hear it."

"After Mr. Lu finished using the projector, the projector handle got stuck. We called in a professional repairman, but he couldn't fix it. Moreover, the most crucial tape was damaged, and the entire projector fell into a dead state."

After hearing his subordinate's report, Mishima almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

The paranormal projection machine is of great significance to exorcism societies because the results it predicts can be altered, thus offering an opportunity to avoid potential dangers.

Now someone tells Mishima that the projector broke down after being used only once, and Mishima is heartbroken.

The successive losses of a potential jade expert and a precious supernatural item are both related to Lu Ming, who came from China.

Mishima, however, dared not show any anger towards Lu Mingsheng.

He felt his vision go black for a while before he recovered.

"Take some time to deliver the projector to Mr. Lu, and explain beforehand that the projector is out of service. See if he is willing to accept it. Tell him that it is an apology from the Exorcism Society for what happened in the banquet hall today."

"Yes, President."

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the next day.

Lu Ming led three exorcists from the exorcism society to Kamiyama Town.

These three ghost tamers, two men and one woman, were all handpicked from members of the exorcism society. They were extremely loyal and had a strong sense of hierarchy, never retaliating even if their superiors beat or scolded them.

President Mishima selected them to avoid the recurrence of hotheads like Yamazaki.

Actually, he still had some misunderstandings about Lu Ming.

In this mysterious world of resurgence, some ghost tamers are constantly eroded by supernatural forces and tormented day and night by vengeful spirits, inevitably leading to some mental instability.

After all, not everyone is like Lu Ming, who can add some mental strength to resist the influence of the supernatural.

Therefore, Lu Ming usually doesn't bother with trivial matters like those weak clowns, such as the blond guy he encountered in the [Mountain Village Corpse] dungeon.

What truly crossed Yamazaki's bottom line was that this guy kept clamoring to kill Lu Ming.

If someone wants to kill you, what's the best way to handle it?
Of course, the best approach is to kill the other party beforehand.

"However, it's a good thing to intimidate these ghost tamers from the island nation. They only show due respect when dealing with the strong. This is not true etiquette and upbringing, but just a facade."

Lu Ming received the old projector delivered by someone from Mishima last night.

He hadn't expected that he would cause the device to crash; it was quite unexpected.

Although he didn't know what it was for yet, Lu Ming still kept it for the time being.

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“Mr. Lu, compared with the data recorded a few days ago, the fog here is much denser and the area it covers has expanded.”

Lu Ming examined the mist in front of him and frowned slightly.

Clearly, the thick fog enveloping the entire town of Kamiyama was not ordinary fog, but rather imbued with some special supernatural elements, making it far more dangerous than Feng Quan's ghost fog or Lu Ming's ghost fog.

"There should be some kind of ghost realm within the area shrouded in this thick fog, but it is quite special and its nature cannot be determined for the time being."

After observing for a moment, Lu Ming said, "Let's go in."

After saying that, he took out a piece of ghost porcelain, used a medium to touch and merge with it, and then used the ghost domain to send the ghost porcelain directly to a place 10,000 meters underground.

The reason why he and Yang Jian both liked to use the Ghost Domain to send things to a depth of 10,000 meters underground was because this depth was just right. It would not be affected by certain external factors, but it was not too deep and would not cause any unexpected accidents.

After finishing the insurance work, Lu Ming took out a red ghost candle, lit it, and led the team to the front.

Lu Ming usually acts without restraint, but that's only when facing a ghost tamer.

When it comes to actually dealing with paranormal events, especially S-level paranormal events, no one can guarantee that they won't mess things up, so it's best to be as cautious as possible.

The four cautiously entered the fog, as if they had entered a completely new world. Their supernatural senses were blocked, and they couldn't discern any direction at all.

This paranormal event is known as the Ghost Temple Incident, but even now, Lu Ming and the others have not seen any temple, not even a vague outline of it.

Moreover, as soon as he stepped into the thick fog, the red ghost candle in Lu Ming's hand burned faster.

"The Water Ghost Domain was suppressed without any doubt."

"The Ghost Painting Ghost Domain has not been suppressed... but I also cannot use the Ghost Painting Ghost Domain to suppress the Ghost Domain that exists here. The Ghost Temple is in a very special situation; there is definitely more than one Ghost Domain here."

Lu Ming tried it out. He could now use the Ghost Painting Ghost Domain, which was at the sixth level of Ghost Eye Ghost Domain, but the fog was not dispelled. The Ghost Domain extended to a certain range and encountered obstacles.

He speculated that in addition to the dense fog ghost domain, the Ghost Well itself also has a ghost domain, similar to the coffin-shaped ghost domain of the ghost messengers. The ghost domain of the Ghost Well should be shaped like the mouth of a well.

The moment Lu Ming and his three companions stepped into the thick fog, they had already entered the well.

The Ghost Temple is located within the Ghost Well's wellhead-shaped ghost realm, and the source of the Ghost Well is a well within the Ghost Temple.

What a strange combination.

However, these are just Lu Ming's guesses and cannot be completely confirmed. They may be overturned at any time.

If you try to think about everything using the same assumptions, you can easily fall into a trap.

The three ghost riders sent by President Mishima to accompany Lu Ming were very well-behaved. Since Lu Ming didn't say anything, they silently followed behind him without uttering a single word.

The scarlet ghost candle emitted an eerie light, its flickering flame giving a sense of reassurance.

Judging from the current burning speed, this ghost candle can last for about a minute. During this minute, Lu Ming and the other three will not be in any danger.

But this is only the ideal situation.

Because once it encounters a vengeful ghost, the burning speed of the ghost candle will suddenly increase.

Some extremely terrifying ghosts can even blow out a ghost candle in one breath.

Just like now, the ghost candle is burning faster again.

There's a ghost ahead.

As soon as Lu Ming finished speaking, the sound of wood being knocked against each other came from a certain direction.

That's the sound of a clapper.

Moreover, it's not the light and cheerful sound of the clapperboard in the movie, like the sound of clapping clappers.

The sound was produced by striking a wooden clapper with mulberry wood; it was dull, oppressive, and painful to hear even from afar.

The ghost candle burned at an astonishing speed.

The ten seconds have already burned out.

At this moment, the sound of the clapper stopped. The sound seemed to have a certain regularity and rhythm, and it did not keep striking continuously.

"If we hadn't lit the ghost candles beforehand, we would have just suffered a terrifying supernatural attack."

After making this judgment, Lu Ming lit another ghost candle.

He then controlled the ghost domain to be just wide enough for one person and extended it toward the place where the clapper sound came from.

Lu Ming brought three ghost candles with him this time. He just used one, and now he only has two left.

The sound of the clapper was undoubtedly from a ghost. It would be a huge loss to let that ghost hide in the shadows and wear us down.

The ghost must be found and contained as soon as possible.

Moreover, the Bangzi Ghost is likely connected to the Ghost Temple. By using the Ghost Domain to search for the past, we might be able to find the location of the Ghost Temple.

As it turned out, Lu Ming's decision was correct. After walking for a while, the four of them saw the vague outline of a building in front of them.

This is a temple.

The temple was faintly visible in the mist, its stone bricks covered with damp moss that extended down the steps to the temple gate.

"This is very strange. I have never seen such a narrow temple gate. Logically speaking, if a temple still wants worshippers to come and make offerings, it would not make such a small gate."

"Moreover... the road to the Ghost Temple is eerily quiet. It's very difficult for other Ghost Masters to enter the Ghost Temple, but we haven't encountered any corpses of other Ghost Masters or any vengeful spirits that have revived from their bodies along the way..."

Lu Ming calmed himself down and walked into the ghost temple.

S-level paranormal events are bound to be dangerous. Although it is said in the paranormal community that Lu Ming solved the ghost painting incident on his own, Lu Ming did not confront the ghost painting at its source. Instead, he used a clever trick to let the mummified bride control the ghost painting.

This time, the in-depth exploration of the ghost temple in the island nation was different.

This is a completely unknown paranormal event.

If he were to encounter an insurmountable danger, Lu Ming would have no choice but to rely on the ghost bride to save him.

The other three exorcists were even more nervous than Lu Ming.

Although Lu Ming led them into the Ghost Temple unharmed, they knew very well that it would not have been so easy if Lu Ming hadn't been holding up the ghost candle and constantly using the ghost domain to clear the way.

Entering the ghost temple is just the beginning.

Undoubtedly, even greater dangers await them.

The fog inside the temple was much denser than outside, as could be seen from the burning speed of the ghost candles. Without the protection of the ghost domain, an ordinary ghost tamer would be consumed by supernatural forces and die if he stayed in such a foggy environment for more than a minute.

Lu Ming looked around and could roughly determine that he was in a large courtyard of a temple.

I want to keep moving forward, but I can't find the way.

All that can be seen in the courtyard is a well made of bluestone.

"Is this the source of the Ghost Well?"

"I'm afraid it's not that simple."

A female ghost dressed in white slowly appeared behind Lu Ming and approached the well.

After confirming that there was no immediate danger, Lu Ming led the other three closer.

"Mr. Lu... there seems to be a dead person in the well..."

The female ghost tamer from the exorcism society glanced into the well and hesitated before speaking.

The rope used to suspend the water bucket was not tied to the bucket; the end of the rope was wrapped in a loop, and a lifeless corpse was hanging from the neck by this loop, having died in the well.

There was no mist in the well, but the light was abnormally dim, making it impossible to see the face of the ghost tamer.

The body was very close to the well water.

Lu Ming immediately realized that not only the well itself, but even the water at the bottom of the well was abnormal.

It was incredibly gloomy and impossible to see through; it might be the same type of supernatural being as his water ghost.

"This is a ghost tamer who died tragically in a well. He triggered the killing pattern of a vengeful ghost and was hanged in the well..."

Lu Ming had no intention of meddling in other people's business and instead fished the ghost-controller out of the well.

The ghost tamer seemed to have formed some kind of balance with the rope, causing the supernatural to fall silent. If he were pulled out, not only would the rope continue to kill, but Lu Ming would also have to deal with the vengeful ghost that had been revived from the ghost tamer's body.

If you actually do that, you're just asking for trouble.

Just as Lu Ming was about to look away and try to use supernatural means to imprison the well, he suddenly noticed that the ghost tamer in the well moved slightly.

"You're not dead yet?"

"wrong······"

Lu Ming glanced at it again, somewhat uncertainly.

The ghost tamer, hanged in the well, had a soiled cloak tied behind his back, and a pair of leather shoes dangling down, very close to the water's surface.

These features are so obvious that they are easy to identify even without seeing the face.

Although he didn't know why this guy was in Japan, Lu Ming couldn't imagine anyone else dressing like that.

"Tsk, it feels like a dream."

Seeing the demon tamer still struggling against the ropes, Lu Ming had no choice but to let Sadako pull him out.

The ghost tamer who was pulled out was deathly pale and lifeless.

He looked very young, only in his twenties, but his outfit was strange, a proper suit paired with an odd white cape.

It was Ye Zhen from the paranormal forum who had been clamoring to come to the island nation to resolve the ghost temple incident.

The ghost tamer named Meijia asked, "Mr. Lu, what is this...?"

"I know him. Rescuing him will come in handy later. He's just not very bright, so please don't mind."

"..."

The three members of the exorcism group looked at the young man lying on the ground with disbelief, finding it hard to believe that someone in such a state could still come back to life.

Under Lu Ming's instructions, Zhenzi helped Ye Zhen untie the rope around her neck.

As expected, the scapegoat began to work, bringing Ye Zhen back to life after he had already died.

Ye Zhen's complexion returned to normal, and she gradually resumed breathing.

To be honest, Lu Ming was actually quite envious of Ye Zhen, who could freely roam among supernatural events.

It's obvious this guy didn't prepare anything before rushing straight to the Ghost Temple.

If Lu Ming hadn't come, Ye Zhen would probably have remained hanging in the well for a while until the scapegoat subdued the rope, at which point he would have woken up again.

"This old rope is part of the Ghost Well. It only attacks a single target, but in terms of terror, it is much more terrifying than the Ghost Rope that Yang Jian used before."

Ye Zhen, who was lying on the ground like a dead dog, had just opened his eyes and was still confused when a strange change suddenly occurred.

Deep within the ghost temple, the dull, oppressive sound of the wooden clapper resounded once more.

This time, with the sound of a clapper, a fierce ghost emerged from the thick fog.

The ghost was emaciated, as if it were seriously ill. Its abdomen and chest cavity were deeply sunken, and its spine bulged out from the skin, forming small dots.

His eyes were cloudy and numb, devoid of any spirit, as he walked step by step toward Lu Ming.

At the same time, the well next to them seemed to come alive suddenly. The old rope that Sadako was holding suddenly twitched, lifting Sadako, who was closest to it, up and throwing her into the well with a splash.

The supernatural attack came so fast that Lu Ming had no time to react.

As he watched the withered, fierce ghost approach with stiff steps, Lu Ming felt an immense threat.

The ghost's body is remarkably intact with no missing parts.

The sound of the clapper rang out again, extinguishing the second ghost candle.

Given the sheer terror of this ghost, Guici would likely be unable to withstand a supernatural attack.

Sadako was hanged in the well again.

Lu Ming didn't have time to think too much. He quickly reached out his hand, and a ghost bride dressed in a bright red wedding dress appeared beside him, standing out conspicuously in the thick fog.

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