Mysterious Revival

Chapter 1248 - 1214: The Perilous Li Leping

"Not perfect enough?"

Yang Jian listened to the strange man in front of him, recalling the supernatural incident caused by the Ghost Shadow Figure in Dachuan City before.

Li Leping failed to control the Ghost Shadow Figure, leading to a full-scale outbreak of the supernatural incident, and he almost died due to the resurrection of the ferocious ghost. However, in the end, he managed to narrowly escape death by relying on the Forgetful Ghost he controlled, with some help from Yang Jian.

"I should have told you last time, I tried to forget the murder pattern of the ferocious ghost, forget the identity of the ferocious ghost, so I could take control of everything and become a ghost with the consciousness of a living person," Li Leping said.

Yang Jian said, "You should have succeeded. There's no turning back once you undergo such a transformation. You either succeed and live on, or you fail and die. The fact that you're still alive proves that path has already been walked."

"Yes, but it's not a complete success. If a day has twenty-four hours, I am absolutely safe for twelve hours during the day. However, during the day, the Sleepwalking Ghost sleeps, and my own abilities weaken. But come nighttime, the Sleepwalking Ghost becomes active, and my strength significantly increases."

"To be precise, it's at night that I truly have the consciousness of a living person's ferocious ghost."

Li Leping spoke seriously, not minding revealing such important secrets.

"Then what do you mean by not perfect enough?"

Li Leping said, "During the twelve hours of the night, I can only maintain nine hours of activity. For the remaining three hours, I still lose control, and I've never been able to break through that boundary, so I'm not perfect enough. That's why I am unwilling to leave Dachuan City before solving this issue."

"It's not that I refuse to meet at headquarters, but if I go like this and lose control, many people will die. Of course, with you around, Yang Jian, perhaps the loss of control wouldn't be as severe, you could stop me."

"But I don't want to be foolishly killed by you."

"Refusing, hiding, just taking care of Dachuan City, is the best choice I can make right now. Honestly, what's happening outside doesn't matter much to me anymore."

Yang Jian understood Li Leping's predicament.

He loses control for three hours a night, and once out of control, he becomes a truly terrifying ferocious ghost, killing anyone who dares to approach. Moreover, Li Leping also possesses the Ghost Domain, making the consequences of losing control worse than imagined.

If he can't find a safe place to stay before losing control ends in three hours, it's feared that not a single person within the Ghost Domain will survive afterwards.

"Losing control for three hours is indeed perilous, but I want to know whether this loss of control is manageable or uncontrollable," Yang Jian asked.

Li Leping said, "I can't control this time, but according to the loss of control pattern, it's generally between six to eight in the evening, four to six in the morning, and around midnight when the probability of losing control is greatest."

"Between six and eight in the evening is the moment your Sleepwalking Ghost wakes. Around midnight is when your Sleepwalking Ghost's supernatural power is strongest. Four to six in the morning is when your Sleepwalking Ghost sleeps,"

said Yang Jian. "I somewhat understand why you would lose control."

"The change in your supernatural strength causes you to lose control. Whether a part of your supernatural power suddenly becomes stronger or disappears, both affect your balance."

"Your analysis makes sense, and that's what I think too."

Li Leping said, "But the inconsistency in timing makes it hard for me to find activity time at night. Even though it's just three hours out of control, it feels like it makes movement almost impossible, and apart from taking time to slowly get through it, there's no way out."

"You can try to adjust your supernatural power's strength at each time point, reducing the impact of losing control. Maybe this would be useful," Yang Jian suggested.

"Tell me your thoughts," said Li Leping.

Yang Jian said, "At the onset of the night, when your Sleepwalking Ghost becomes active, the supernatural power strengthens. If at this time you can suppress your supernatural power, you won't lose control. An emergency measure I have is to light a red Ghost Candle, using its traits, you can prevent yourself from losing control."

"Whenever it's between six to eight, around midnight, you light a red Ghost Candle, it should be effective. Around four, your Sleepwalking Ghost falls asleep, your supernatural power weakens, at this time you need to maintain the Ghost Domain open, enhancing your supernatural power to compensate for the power that falls asleep during the day."

"A good method, but too extravagant, as just one evening will consume at least one Ghost Candle for no reason. I don't have that many Ghost Candles to spare," said Li Leping.

"During the meeting time, I'll supply the Ghost Candles you need, and after this matter is over, you can return to Dachuan City and stay as long as you like," Yang Jian said.

Hearing this proposal, Li Leping's eyes moved.

He didn't want to go out, nor did he want to refuse Yang Jian.

After all, Yang Jian now is no longer the inexperienced person who attended the captain's meeting before. Li Leping had already realized Yang Jian's growth speed back during the Room 301 incident.

Now, they hadn't seen each other for some time, and he was sure there had been progress.

"Since I received your help last time, and now you're inviting me, I can only agree to go to headquarters. However, I still need to test your proposed plan overnight to see if it works before acting tomorrow," said Li Leping after some thought, finally agreeing.

"Wait here," Yang Jian said as he turned to leave.

But moments later, he returned with a red Ghost Candle in hand.

This Ghost Candle was not taken from headquarters but from Dachang City, part of his own stock.

However, when he returned to the villa, he found that Li Leping was no longer there.

Yang Jian tried to recall but found himself unable to remember Li Leping's appearance, only a name, as if he hadn't met him at all.

Yet he clearly remembered the content of their conversation.

"The ability to make others forget is truly terrifying... Wait, didn't Li Leping say before that he risks losing control between six to eight each night?"

Yang Jian realized something and immediately took out his phone to check the time.

The time displayed was 7:35.

When he came from Leuk San's side, it was a little past seven. With the Ghost Domain, traveling didn't take much time, so he had arrived in Dachuan City before 7:30 and had found Li Leping for a short conversation. But whatever happened, it had not yet passed eight, and as long as it remained between six and eight, Li Leping had the possibility of losing control.

In the dark villa, thick smoke with a burnt smell gradually filled the air...

Yang Jian's face turned grim upon smelling this familiar odor.

"Sure enough, Li Leping has already lost control. Now even the Ghost Domain is in use, he's probably entered a sleepwalking state. Staying here is not an option, I need to leave and return after he regains clarity."

He didn't hesitate, turning to leave.

After all, he hadn't forgotten that Li Leping was not just controlling one ghost, but as many as four.

There's the Forgetful Ghost that can make people forget faces, memories, even the murder pattern of a ferocious ghost.

The Ghost Smoke that can create a Ghost Domain.

The Sleepwalking Ghost active at night.

And, the inevitable Dead Ghost when approaching.

These four supernatural powers combine to form a qualitative change.

Yang Jian opened his Ghost Domain to isolate the effects of the thick smoke, as staying in Li Leping's Ghost Domain for too long would risk being suffocated by the smoke. Even a ghost handler, if not suffocated, would be corroded by Ghost Smoke.

Using the Ghost Domain to block out the supernatural, he rushed out of the villa immediately.

Just as he was planning to move away, Yang Jian stopped in his tracks.

He noticed a thick smoke spreading from the villa, then seemed to surge consciously towards him.

With this occurrence, Yang Jian instantly realized the issue at hand.

"I was the only person in the whole area earlier, so my presence triggered the Dead Ghost's murder pattern, hence I've been targeted. Wherever I go now, the ghost will follow."

It seems that leaving isn't an option, as the out-of-control Li Leping would pursue him.

It's fortunate there's no one around here; if there were, they would certainly be affected.

"What a hassle, always causing trouble for me."

Yang Jian looked at the cracked spear in his hand, then without thinking, he simply planted it on the ground.

This thing can't be used.

After all, he didn't want to kill Li Leping, just wanted him to regain clarity; he still needed this guy to attend the captain's meeting.

The dense smoke rolled in quickly.

Yang Jian didn't move, and in the next moment, the dense smoke engulfed him.

The world of dense smoke is Li Leping's Ghost Domain.

However, Yang Jian remained calm, waiting for Li Leping to appear.

"Perfect, I can take this opportunity to test just how dangerous Li Leping is out of control, and whether I can confront him without using supernatural weapons."

He didn't dodge, preparing to face Li Leping's attack head-on.

The dense smoke rolled, and the visibility seemed to blur.

But the Ghost Eye saw everything clearly, unaffected visually.

Yet, the longer he stayed in the world of dense smoke, the more blurred the Ghost Eye's vision became; this situation meant Yang Jian couldn't drag things out with Li Leping.

"Here he comes."

Suddenly.

Yang Jian saw, in front of a dark villa, an ordinary-looking but rigid-faced, eerily cold person suddenly appeared; this person had their eyes closed, like sleepwalking, in a daze, unable to awaken.

Even though he was in a sleepwalking state, the ghost's murderous patterns still instinctively controlled Li Leping's actions.

He walked forward, heading straight for Yang Jian.

A few steps later, Li Leping disappeared in front and reappeared close to Yang Jian's side.

The distance got too close.

So close that it triggered the fatal curse of Li Leping's seekers of the Ghost Domain.

To be found is to be doomed!

No need to touch you; just approaching a certain distance will trigger this fatal curse.

In an instant.

Yang Jian's body began to be invaded by an eerie supernatural power; this curse aimed to take his life, even his consciousness, making him die immediately.

It's akin to the fatal curse stored in his spear that loses balance.

"Does this curse even target consciousness?"

Yang Jian's expression changed drastically; without hesitation, he retreated swiftly, while the Ghost Eye activated to seventy percent.

He planned to restart himself, escaping this fatal curse.

His biggest current issue was the Ghost Lake's supernatural resurgence, not the Ghost Eye's resurrection, so occasionally using seventy percent of the Ghost Domain was no longer a problem.

But just as the restarting red light enveloped his body, in the next moment, nothing happened.

The Ghost Eye was not affected, but the restart failed, as if the memory of restarting had vanished from Yang Jian's mind.

"This is the Forgetful Ghost's supernatural... it's making me forget the restart," Yang Jian widened his eyes.

This Li Leping, after becoming a vengeful ghost, was truly terrifying.

During the confrontation, it could make someone unknowingly forget their supernatural powers.

If he were to ambush others, even someone at the captain level would have a high chance of being killed by this Li Leping.

When the restart failed, the out-of-control Li Leping clearly had turned into a terrifying and cold vengeful ghost; he approached again with closed eyes and an expressionless face, following the dense smoke.

This time, he not only intended to get close to Yang Jian but also to kill him.

However, Li Leping's action failed.

He stopped in his tracks.

Because he stepped into a puddle of water.

From beneath the water, countless ghostly pale hands stretched out, pulling him into the water.

Li Leping was sinking, but the process was slow; however, though slow, he couldn't escape.

One must know this water had absorbed forty percent of the Ghost Lake's supernatural force, and within it were Yang Jian's twelve hundred Water Ghosts; though most were engaged in the uncontrolled Ghost Lake's struggle, Yang Jian could still summon some when critical.

"Sink into the lake, sober up a bit."

Yang Jian squinted, allowing the Ghost Lake to gradually engulf him.

Luckily, Li Leping was now a ghost, without intelligence; otherwise, such a noticeable puddle of water on the ground would've been avoided by anyone with common sense.

But after the brief struggle, Yang Jian understood the terrifying nature of this guy.

Indeed, he's worthy of being a captain-level ghost-handler.

And after Yang Jian controlled Li Leping, his missing memories began to slowly return.

Because in his mind, the growl of the Evil Hound echoed.

The hound stored in his memory was dispelling the Forgetful Ghost's supernatural influence.

Yet despite this, Li Leping still managed to affect Yang Jian's memory for at least ten seconds.

If Yang Jian hadn't stored the Evil Hound in his mind, the frightening impact wouldn't be merely ten seconds; it could be ten months, ten years, or even a lifetime.

"Though the forgotten memory has returned, I still can't remember this guy's face... Even with the Evil Hound in my mind, it can't help me permanently remember him," Yang Jian thought to himself.

But regardless.

Yang Jian managed to subdue this guy without using supernatural weapons.

He checked the time.

It is now seven forty.

Only five minutes had passed.

At this moment, Yang Jian was not in a hurry; he simply watched Li Leping, submerged mostly in water, waiting for him to regain clarity.