Mysterious Revival

Chapter 1228 - 1194: The Forgotten Plan

At the same time.

Inside the world of the oil painting in Hell Apartment.

He Yuelian was frightened and terrified in front of these eerie people, but now was not the time to be afraid; she had more important things to do.

At this moment.

Her gaze rested on the man wearing a Zhongshan suit, who looked like a scholar.

Instinct told her that this person was Zhang Xiangguang, the person Yang Jian had asked her to find.

"Do you know me?" He Yuelian asked tentatively.

She hadn't forgotten how strange and dangerous these people were; offending them carelessly could easily lead to her death here.

Zhang Xiangguang's expression gradually calmed down. He looked at He Yuelian with a somewhat complicated gaze: "I don't know you, but I'm familiar with your appearance. You look exactly like a woman in a painting. When I first saw you, I thought for a moment that the woman from that painting had truly appeared here."

"But you're not her; you're a real living person, which makes your existence astonishing to me. I can't believe there's someone in this world who looks exactly like the woman in that painting."

"Yang Jian asked me to come here to find someone named Zhang Xiangguang. He said Zhang Xiangguang might know everything," said He Yuelian.

"That's right, I am Zhang Xiangguang."

Zhang Xiangguang said, "Yang Jian asked you to find me? That might disappoint him a bit. I only know that the painting looks exactly like you. As for anything else, I am not sure."

"Is it that you don't know, or you don't want to say?"

At this moment, before He Yuelian could speak, Yang Xiao smiled and asked.

"You know that painting, the one outside codenamed the ghost painting. It's also our most important painting here. Yang Jian got a derivative of that painting and handed it over to the administrator here, Sun Rui. The woman in that painting looks like this girl here, but her features are blurry except for her hands, which are clear. As a result, even those who have seen the painting can't immediately confirm that she looks exactly like the woman in the painting."

"You've been trapped in the painting with us for so long and have never seen the ghost painting, but you could immediately determine she looks exactly like the woman in the painting."

Yang Xiao continued, "So, have you seen the real ghost painting or perhaps the woman in the painting? If so, could you talk about what lies behind this?"

He finished, with a scrutinizing look in his eyes.

"So that's it; there are holes in the story? Zhang Xiangguang, you've given yourself away. I suggest you stop hiding and tell the truth. Yang Jian already has his eyes on you, and He Yuelian's arrival is a signal. If you don't figure this out, next time when Yang Jian comes personally, it won't be so easy," someone suggested.

"Exactly, first comes decorum, then comes force. You've already been pointed out by name, pretending to know nothing now would be quite insulting."

"I don't think Zhang Xiangguang is being honest; we should interrogate him. Yang Xiao, just make him have a nightmare."

These people, one after another, not only tore through Zhang Xiangguang's disguise but also urged Yang Xiao to directly interrogate him.

Yang Xiao continued, "In this situation, don't you think it would be better to speak up?"

Zhang Xiangguang remained silent; then, slowly he said, "Although I am Zhang Xiangguang, I am merely a supernatural entity left on the fifth floor of the Ghost Post Office. I only have memories up until before, and I have no idea what Zhang Xiangguang did after leaving the Ghost Post Office. So, I'll only tell you what I can know so far."

At this point, he glanced at He Yuelian.

"When I first saw your face, I knew exactly what Zhang Xiangguang was doing after leaving the Ghost Post Office. It was a mad and stunning plan, which I always thought was just a concept, but I didn't expect him to really get started on it."

"What plan? Time holds no meaning for us; you can speak slowly, there's no hurry," Yang Xiao indicated.

These words were actually telling Zhang Xiangguang not to attempt to evade the topic. They had all the time to hear him out, so he'd better focus on the main point.

"Indeed, so I'll keep it short. My aim was to resurrect the woman in the ghost painting."

Zhang Xiangguang didn't hesitate; he directly stated the plan he had in mind.

As soon as these words were out, many people were stunned.

He Yuelian felt a little dumbfounded as she found it incomprehensible, considering she wasn't part of the supernatural circle and knew little about it.

Yang Xiao frowned: "The woman inside the ghost painting is an evil ghost. You want to attempt to resurrect an evil ghost?"

"The woman in the painting is a ghost, but she was not always a ghost. She used to be human, no, in today's terms, a ghost tamer. But later, she died, and the existence of the ghost painting was solely to imprison an evil ghost within her body. The evil ghost was residing in the painting, which is why it presented in her form."

"Besides that painting, there are other things as well, which I don't know about now. Presumably, the version of me that left the Ghost Post Office is out there searching for them."

"Even if you collect all scattered supernatural elements, it's impossible for someone who has already died to come back to life. This plan is doomed to fail. It's certainly mad but not stunning, rather extremely foolish and unintelligent," someone coldly said.

The others voiced their agreement too.

It was a mad and foolish approach, with seemingly no benefits. Could it really just be to satisfy one's own curiosity?

"Not resurrection, but resurgence. He Yuelian is the vessel, and all the details will converge on her."

Zhang Xiangguang then looked at He Yuelian: "She will inherit everything from that woman and resurge, achieving true revival."

Hearing this, He Yuelian's hairs stood on end, and a chill ran through her heart.

So that's the purpose of her existence, merely as a body for a certain evil ghost, to carry everything of someone who died long ago.

If this plan succeeds, then she's definitely doomed.

"Interesting, so why are you doing this?" Yang Xiao asked.

Zhang Xiangguang hesitated, "I don't know; you don't need to interrogate me. I truly don't know. My memory is incomplete and seems to have gaps. Until now, I hadn't suspected, but at this moment, I've realized there's a problem with my memory. Though my instinct tells me there's something more important hidden beneath this plan, it's not simply about piecing together everything for the woman in the ghost painting to appear again."

"And this hidden thing, I believe, relates to the identity of the woman in the ghost painting."

"Only then would someone exert themselves fully to attempt to revive someone thoroughly."

Yang Xiao squinted and said, "The ghost painting is not just related to a dead woman; crucially, all of us in this Post Office are connected with the ghost painting. Only by utilizing the ghost painting could we appear outside."

"Zhang Xiangguang surely has a larger scheme, and the ghost painting might be a very important part of his plan, as is this young lady here."

"You're speaking of Zhang Xiangguang who left here, not the current me. The current me simply can't comprehend why I would target that painting or why I would want that woman in the painting to resurge," Zhang Xiangguang shook his head, indicating he couldn't deduce further.

Yang Xiao didn't speak, just contemplating.

The information had become quite clear by this point.

Zhang Xiangguang was attempting to collect everything to make the woman within the ghost painting reappear.

Yet, the purpose was unclear, and what he aimed to achieve was also uncertain.

"Zhang Xiangguang would not have remained inside the Ghost Post Office without reason; he intentionally left his supernatural image here. This Zhang Xiangguang is tied to the ghost painting inside, while the one outside targets the ghost painting..."

Yang Xiao grasped some leads; he felt that he was close to a certain truth.

However, he knew that the information he had was insufficient to deduce Zhang Xiangguang's true intentions.

Zhang Xiangguang remained silent, not knowing what he was contemplating.

All other messengers with their portraits left behind started to scrutinize the few of them.

He Yuelian felt cold all over, as she hadn't forgotten what Yang Jian said previously. Once she reached the same age as the woman in the ghost painting, maybe that would be the time when the real Zhang Xiangguang appeared, and all strange things would revolve around her.

At that point, there was no doubt she would die.

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