Mysterious Resurrection: Becoming a God Starting from a Ghost Post Office

The four of them walked up the stairs for a long time. This particular staircase was exceptionally long, seemingly the sum of the previous four floors.

Soon, the four of them stumbled and found that the stairs in front of them had disappeared, and they were standing on flat ground.

"You can open your eyes now. We've arrived at this haunted place," Lin Zhensheng's voice rang out.

The other three slowly opened their eyes.

"Lei Hao's ability really worked."

None of the four got separated.

However, Lei Hao's face was now pale, and cold sweat was beading on his forehead. The shadow behind him had become strange. The shadow, which was originally human-shaped, began to distort and twist, as if something was about to emerge from it.

"Don't worry about me, I'll be fine in a bit... If I don't hold on, lock me up as soon as possible. That vengeful ghost is hiding in my shadow, you can't see it normally, it will only appear when I can't control the vengeful ghost in my body," Lei Hao said.

"Take this yellow paper. If you can't hold on any longer, stick it on your forehead." Sun Rui took out a yellow paper from his pocket.

This is a piece of yellow paper that was taken from the brazier to complete the deal with the ghost. Sticking it on one's head can induce a state of suspended animation, essentially a state of suspended animation.

If it is a ghost tamer, then the process of the vengeful ghost's resurrection will be interrupted, and life will be preserved. If no one takes the yellow paper, then the person will go into eternal hibernation.

"This is a supernatural item; there's no need to waste it on me," Lei Hao refused.

"I don't want to fail at a crucial moment in dealing with a paranormal event because of your ghost's resurrection," Sun Rui said.

He was right, so Lei Hao had no choice but to nod and accept the yellow paper.

"The same goes for you two. If you can't hold on any longer, let me know in advance, and I'll take care of it as soon as possible," Sun Rui said to the other two.

The two nodded.

They knew perfectly well that Sun Rui's proposed solution was nothing more than imprisoning them.

After giving their explanations, they began to look around at their surroundings.

They didn't appear in any of the rooms, but rather in the courtyard. The surroundings were very simple, even rudimentary, with a level ground and a well in the center. The entire courtyard, the surrounding side rooms, and the main building in front all retained traces of vermilion lacquer.

"We are in the inner courtyard. A traditional courtyard house is generally divided into an inner courtyard and an outer courtyard. The outer courtyard is where the servants live. Once you enter the inner courtyard, which is what we see in front of us, it is divided into the main house and the east and west wing rooms."

"There are also covered walkways connecting the main house and the east and west wing rooms."

Lin Zhensheng explained calmly.

After escaping from there, he researched information about courtyard houses and memorized it.

If you were to transform a courtyard house into a nine-square grid, it would be perfectly symmetrical.

The main gate, courtyard, and main building will be situated on an axis of symmetry. The east and west wing rooms will be arranged symmetrically on either side.

"Where did you see the message left by Sun Yan?" Sun Rui asked.

"According to what you just said, it should be in the main house in front," Lin Zhensheng said.

"Alright, our priority this time is rescuing people. This place is quite unusual, so don't explore too much," Sun Rui said.

"Did you sense something?" Liu Qi asked.

Sun Rui nodded.

"Didn't you notice that there are remnants of vermilion lacquer in the rooms, on the pillars, and even on the floor?"

"I found it, but what's the use? It's normal for people to use this color in the past, it's just that the color has faded over time," Liu Qi replied.

"You're oversimplifying things. This is a haunted place. Do you really think anyone would live in a place like this?"

Before they could think, Sun Rui continued.

"I suspect that the entire courtyard house is made up of vengeful ghosts, and that vermilion lacquer is the key to suppressing them. Once it disappears, the entire courtyard house will be completely out of control."

Although it was just Sun Rui's guess, it didn't necessarily mean it was true. But as soon as he said that, all three of them felt a chill.

Are you kidding me!

The area occupied by a courtyard house is not small. And if it is really composed of vengeful ghosts, then what kind of person could have created it?

"You're not trying to say that this was created by a ghost tamer, are you?" Liu Qi asked.

"That's right... As you experience more and more paranormal events, you'll find that many of them can be traced back to the Republican era."

"Furthermore, paranormal incidents are increasing explosively across the country. Aren't you curious about the reasons behind this?"

Lin Zhensheng suddenly realized: "You mean that vengeful ghosts have existed since ancient times, but in the past, a group of people handled paranormal events more cleanly. However, as time goes by, the ghost controllers will eventually die, so the paranormal situation around the world has gradually gotten out of control."

"That's right, that's what I mean." Sun Rui nodded. "Although we haven't figured out the secret here yet, this should be a method used by the older generation of ghost tamers to restrict or imprison vengeful spirits."

"That doesn't make sense, does it? Why didn't the older generation of ghost tamers use gold to imprison them? Didn't they know that gold is unaffected by supernatural forces, even though they were so powerful?" Lei Hao suddenly interjected.

He still couldn't believe that a ghost tamer could do something like this.

Someone like him can barely survive against some vengeful ghosts at best; if he encounters an even more terrifying one, he'll definitely be sent to his death.

"Not all vengeful ghosts have physical forms, nor can all vengeful ghosts be imprisoned in gold. Moreover, there are many such examples. As long as you are willing to trace the source of paranormal events, you will discover them after you survive," Sun Rui said.

His words stirred up a storm in the hearts of the three of them.

"These are just my guesses, believe it or not, but now you have to follow me," Sun Rui said.

After saying that, he walked along the stone path toward the covered walkway on the right.

The three followed closely behind.

"Don't step outside the cobblestone path. Follow me wherever I go," he said as he walked.

Sun Rui sensed an inexplicable danger from the very beginning, and these dangers came from those inconspicuous places.

Moreover, the layout here reveals some clues.

If it's just to imprison vengeful spirits, why build a courtyard house? Is the ghost tamer really just bored?

This is of course impossible.

According to the mindset of people at that time, once inside a courtyard house, one would not wander around aimlessly, but would walk along a fixed path.

However, vengeful ghosts will definitely not follow these rules, and once they start wandering around, they will trigger some of the rules here.

This can achieve the effect of imprisoning a vengeful ghost.

As soon as he entered, he noticed that the stone-paved path and covered walkway were for people to walk on.

The four of them soon arrived at the covered walkway.

"Sun Rui, don't open the door carelessly. I sensed something unusual when I opened the door before, but it just didn't target me," Lin Zhensheng warned.

Sun Rui nodded. He didn't intend to explore the place further, but rather wanted to see if he could rescue Sun Yan.

Sun Rui first stepped onto the covered walkway, whose floor was made of wooden planks with mottled red lacquer hanging on it.

Walking on the vermilion lacquer, I didn't feel anything unusual, but once I touched a spot without vermilion lacquer, I could feel the ghost's cold aura.

The ghosts beneath their feet were all very quiet, as if they were asleep.