Mysterious Revival

Chapter 1326 1293: The Strange Land

Yang Jian followed the Evil Hound's tracks, venturing deep into the supernatural realm.

The surroundings were dark, with roaming spirits everywhere.

He didn't know his exact location, only that if he continued, it would be easy to lose his way, making it uncertain if he could find his way back.

"It's time to give up."

Although Yang Jian didn't stop walking, he slowed his pace. He was too deep in now, and even he started considering giving up.

This place seemed endless; anyone continuing would feel uncertain.

Wandering spirits alone weren't the main issue.

The real problem was the terrifying ghosts mingled among them. If Yang Jian wasn't vigilant, seeing further and using Ghost Flame to open the way, he would've encountered many dangers.

If it were someone else, they would have faced at least five supernatural attacks by now.

"Are we not going further?" Liu Qi noticed Yang Jian slowing down and stopping and couldn't help asking.

Yang Jian said, "At this point, we might need to learn to give up. Wang Shanshan is too deep in. If we keep going, we might end up trapped here forever. But going back now poses no danger. Otherwise, continuing forward is uncertain."

As he spoke, he glanced down.

A puddle of water had formed beneath his feet, but it was spreading slowly, with some even disappearing as if being repelled, unable to remain there.

This was the depths of the supernatural realm, and even the Ghost Lake was affected.

That's why Yang Jian thought of giving up.

Otherwise, using the lake water as an anchor, he wouldn't worry about being trapped here.

"We've come so far; giving up now would be a shame. I feel Wang Shanshan might be just ahead." Liu Qi said, looking into the distance.

The distance was still filled with unfamiliar wandering spirits, with no living human in sight.

It was eerily silent around, with only heavy footsteps echoing on the road, creating a sense of oppression and suffocation.

"Did you find something?" Yang Jian immediately asked.

Liu Qi shook his head and replied, "No, I haven't found anything, just a vague feeling."

"A supernatural premonition?"

Yang Jian pondered for a moment, "Since you have this feeling, let's go forward a bit. If we still don't find Wang Shanshan, I'll have to give up."

He made his decision.

Liu Qi nodded in agreement.

After all, since starting down this path, they'd traveled dozens of kilometers without any result.

Yang Jian decided to proceed ten more kilometers.

If they hadn't found Wang Shanshan by then, he would retreat immediately.

They moved on, noticing the number of wandering spirits decreasing, with less on the road. It was unclear if this change was good or bad.

Yang Jian remained indifferent, quickening their pace with Liu Qi.

Walking a full five kilometers.

Though the number of spirits decreased, the surroundings remained unchanged.

Continuing forward another three kilometers.

The situation stayed the same.

Without finding Wang Shanshan, Yang Jian called the Evil Hound back, letting it track again.

The Evil Hound turned and dashed further in.

Seeing this, Yang Jian's face turned grim.

He even suspected the dog might be leading them astray.

"Another two kilometers," Yang Jian took a deep breath and moved forward.

He had already prepared to turn back, as the remaining two kilometers were unlikely to lead him to Wang Shanshan, but he wanted to complete his set goal to avoid future regrets.

"There seems to be something ahead."

Suddenly, a few hundred meters ahead, Liu Qi's pale eyes caught a flickering light. It wasn't the glow of Yang Jian's Ghost Flame but the colorful illumination of neon lights.

Yang Jian furrowed his brow, squinting into the distance.

The number of spirits decreased again, with no obstruction to his view, so he could see further.

Indeed.

In the distance, there was the faint flicker of colorful neon lights.

"Is that... across the road?" Yang Jian hesitated, unsure of what the neon lights marked.

"Let's go check it out."

Facing some risk, he decided not to hesitate anymore and headed toward the neon lights.

He and Liu Qi moved quickly.

Soon enough, the lights drew closer.

Only then did Yang Jian realize that the neon light was not across the road but part of a wooden building standing in the middle of the road.

The building had two stories with tightly shut doors, seeming to have been sealed for ages.

Yet, under its eaves were many lights, flickering in various colors.

"What a strange place." Yang Jian couldn't help but be startled.

In this haunted realm stood a solitary wooden house, clearly man-made despite its abandoned appearance. It was inexplicable why such a structure existed here.

Moreover, there were no spirits around the wooden house.

The few spirits roving the vicinity deliberately avoided the house, unwilling to approach.

"Looks like we've come to the wrong place," Liu Qi commented, sounding a bit disappointed.

Yang Jian continued toward the house, "We're here, might as well see if there's anything to discover."

Soon,

he approached the wooden house.

The building wasn't small. After circling it once, Yang Jian found the entrance and cautiously approached.

The wooden door was unlatched, merely shut carelessly.

Perhaps, this place faced no threats from the living or the spirits, so there was no need to lock it.

Yang Jian pushed it slightly open and peeked inside, his expression changing instantly.

Inside the house were rows of old coffins.

The coffins had faded, covered in dust, with at least a dozen inside, their contents unknown.

"The coffins shouldn't hold ghosts; given the ghosts around, there's no need to prepare so many coffins for confinement. If they're not for ghosts, they likely store humans or something special..."

Yang Jian observed carefully, reluctant to step inside.

He felt uneasy, unwilling to provoke danger without reason.

"Better not go in," Liu Qi suggested, having observed within, carefully keeping his voice low.

"I'm just looking, not planning to enter." Yang Jian's ghost eye scanned the interior.

Suddenly.

He saw small hand and footprint marks on a coffin lid.

"Those are... traces left by the Ghost Child." Yang Jian identified the prints immediately.

"Sure enough, Wang Shanshan came here with the Ghost Child."

Finding a clue, Yang Jian felt a surge of excitement.

This confirmed the Evil Hound was guiding them in the right direction, though the deep journey had made him skeptical.

Yet.

Given Wang Shanshan's abilities, even with the Ghost Child's protection, it seemed improbable for her to have ventured so far. If not for fatigue, the dangers along the way would have been fatal.

Unless, something was leading Wang Shanshan.

Yang Jian pondered, considering this possibility.

Then he continued his examination.

He noticed the Ghost Child's tracks circled inside, leading to another backdoor exit without staying long in the house.

Clearly.

The Ghost Child merely surveyed the place before leaving again.

But when Yang Jian circled to the backdoor, he found it wouldn't open. From outside, it didn't even appear as a door.

"Very strange."

Yang Jian's curiosity deepened.

If the backdoor wouldn't open, where did the Ghost Child go after entering and leaving?

Did it vanish to another location?

Or did the Ghost Child retrace its steps out the front door?

Yet Yang Jian didn't see the Ghost Child's returning footprints.

"Yang Jian, seems like a light turned on upstairs." At that moment, Liu Qi, who had been observing outside, whispered.

He saw a yellow light illuminate the upper floor.

The light brightened the entire second level, casting an eerie glow.