Mysterious Awakening-Chapter 522: Inquiry

"No sign of activity yet?"

At this moment, on the rooftop of a tall building not far from the training base.

Yang Jian was still gazing out at the grey, foggy world from atop a concrete bollard.

Nearly an hour had passed since the start, and under normal circumstances, there should have been some result by now, after all, they weren’t really combating the terrors inside, but seizing the opportunity to imprison the Ghost Envoy and then retreat.

If everything went smoothly, it would be resolved within half an hour.

The longer it took, the greater the possibility of danger.

"No matter what happens inside, as long as it doesn’t spiral out of control, that’s the best outcome, otherwise..."

Yang Jian turned to look back at the brightly lit city.

Dachang City’s nightmare had already happened once, and nobody wanted to experience it a second time.

Moreover, if things really did get out of hand, all the ghost masters present would likely have to take action, whether willing or not. Cao Yanhua had kept everyone in J City for seven days precisely to prevent any accidents; otherwise, some would have returned to the cities they were in charge of already.

Yang Jian had come personally to see if this operation would go smoothly, precisely because he considered this possibility.

If all went well, only then could he focus on dealing with those people in the friend circle.

If not, he needed to be the first to receive the news, to be prepared for what might come next. He absolutely couldn’t sit in a hotel unaware of everything.

Yang Jian was, of course, not the only one closely monitoring the situation here.

In the Black Night, several drones circled in the sky, each specially crafted to relay the situation from all directions, as no one was willing to approach this place in person.

"Let’s grab something to eat first."

Yang Jian was a bit bored, and getting hungry, so he took the opportunity to leave for a while.

By the time he returned, he was holding a large bunch of kebabs and several bottles of cola.

However, just as he began to eat, there was a rustling sound behind him, as if something was climbing up to the rooftop. Soon, the sound of feet touching the ground echoed.

"Hmm?"

Yang Jian turned to look.

He saw a person with a waxy-yellow complexion, a sickly and somewhat strange expression, standing behind him with a slight smile on his face, not saying a word.

In the dimly lit environment, atop the rooftop of a tall building, the scene was particularly eerie.

To the uninitiated, it might seem as though they had encountered a ghost.

But Yang Jian didn’t feel a thrill of fear, because he recognized the person; he had seen him before at the headquarters’ conference table. Although he couldn’t remember the name, he remembered the face.

"It’s not easy to find you, Yang Jian with the Ghost Eye," the person said, his voice sounding odd and quite uncomfortable to listen to.

"Who are you?"

Yang Jian continued to eat his kebabs as he asked, not showing any sign of nervousness.

As long as it wasn’t a ghost, he wasn’t afraid of any person.

"My name is Leuk San. We’ve met before at headquarters. You might not have noticed me, but I certainly noticed you," the person claimed to be Leuk San.

But wasn’t Leuk San already in The World of Ghost Drawing’s Ghost Domain with Li Jun and the others? Normally, it would be impossible for him to be here.

However, Yang Jian was unaware of the names on the operation’s roster since everything was classified.

"Are you looking for me?"

Yang Jian paid attention to the previous statement: "Finding me at this critical moment can’t be good."

He became more vigilant, unsure whether Leuk San was from the friend circle, especially since he had just received a text message from Li Yao that afternoon.

"It’s not exactly good news, but it’s not bad news either. I just have some questions I’d like to ask you, Yang Jian, and I hope you can tell me without withholding anything," Leuk San said.

Leuk San didn’t come any closer, knowing that Yang Jian had become wary of him.

Moving rashly in a situation where he was not trusted might get him killed by Yang Jian on the spot.

Yang Jian immediately understood his implication; "You want to probe for information? If that’s the case, you should ask the headquarters. All the paranormal cases I’ve handled have been documented; you can easily check and find the information."

"Do you believe those files?" Leuk San’s waxen face broke into a knowing smile.

"It depends," Yang Jian said casually.

"That’s precisely why I want to learn about the Ghost Coffin’s data and information," Leuk San said. "No one in this world knows better about the Ghost Coffin... and the Ghost Envoy than you do. After all, you are the person who imprisoned the Ghost Coffin with your own hands, and you were the one who led a group to survive the subsequent Ghost Envoy incident."

"So you think I’m hiding something?" Yang Jian asked.

"Isn’t that the case?" Leuk San asked.

Drinking some water, Yang Jian replied, "Actually, you’ve really got me wrong there. Regarding the Ghost Coffin’s records and subsequent Ghost Envoy files, I really haven’t hidden anything. Because I know what I can and can’t hide. The Ghost Envoy incident is extremely hazardous, and I also wanted to resolve this issue as quickly as possible."

"It’s just that this ghost labeled ’Ghost Envoy’ is indeed unsolvable. Even knowing all the information, everyone is still helpless against it."

Leuk San asked again, "The Ghost Envoy is unsolvable, so what about the original Ghost Coffin? How did you deal with that?"

"The Ghost Coffin? The ghost and the Ghost Coffin are one and the same. In the previous mission, I did everything I could to diminish the terror of this ghost, forcibly took away the Ghost Coffin, and stopped it from fully reviving. Strictly speaking, the ghost and the Ghost Coffin have been separated. The Ghost Coffin should now be back in Wang Xiaoming’s hands. If he is cautious enough, he shouldn’t allow the Ghost Envoy to contact the Ghost Coffin again, because nobody can withstand a Ghost Envoy that can restart indefinitely," Yang Jian explained.

"You’re right. But the situation we’re facing now is a bit special," Leuk San said.

Yang Jian frowned slightly: "The situation you’re facing?"

Leuk San glanced towards the gray, murky world of the Ghost Domain: "I’m part of this operation. I, along with Li Jun, Su Fan, Ah Hong, and a few others, have gone deep into The World of Ghost Drawing’s Ghost Domain and have reached an unbelievable place... the valley previously influenced by the Ghost Envoy has turned into a place called Huanggang Village."

"What?"

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Yang Jian was momentarily stunned upon hearing this news.

Huanggang Village.

That was where he had encountered the Ghost Coffin incident, where he almost died in that ghastly place.

"Professor Wang’s inference was correct, the Ghost Envoy was suppressed, but not to the extent we had anticipated. The Ghost Envoy didn’t suppress the Ghost Domain to a point where it could be detained. Instead, it disrupted the Ghost Envoy’s Ghost Domain, splitting it and forming a village. That village is very dangerous. We won’t encounter any danger when we walk on the roads of the village, but the moment we set foot in any of the houses, we will immediately be attacked by vicious ghosts."

Leuk San revealed some information about the inside: "Some of the ghosts’ abilities are very familiar... We even encountered that Ghost Rope of yours before."

"How do you know I have a Ghost Rope?" Yang Jian’s expression shifted slightly.

"Li Jun told me."

Leuk San seriously said, "So we speculate that all the ghosts previously taken by the Ghost Envoy have now reappeared in Huanggang Village. Now, that place is even more dangerous than before."

"But these aren’t the main points, right?"

Yang Jian said, "My Ghost Rope included, or any other ghost for that matter, they aren’t the main targets of this time. Your target is the Ghost Envoy?"

"Exactly. The World of Ghost Drawing has dispersed the Ghost Envoy’s Ghost Domain. Since it is dispersed, then the Ghost Envoy must also be in this village, and it is in a suppressed state. It’s definitely not as terrifying as before. This is our best chance to confine it," Leuk San stated his purpose.

Yang Jian’s gaze flickered slightly as he envisioned everything about Huanggang Village in his mind.

Every house might have ghosts.

The ghosts taken by the Ghost Envoy before all appeared in the village.

The real Ghost Envoy is hidden among them.

"Do you want to confirm the Ghost Envoy’s location using me?" Yang Jian immediately understood Leuk San’s intentions.

"You should know where the real Ghost Envoy is, right? We can’t afford to explore each house one by one, " Leuk San said.

Yang Jian frowned: "Perhaps in that house where the Ghost Coffin was placed before."

"We’ve been there, encountered a violent ghost attack, but managed to confine it. It was not the Ghost Envoy," Leuk San said.

"If that’s the case, I really don’t know where the Ghost Envoy might appear," Yang Jian shook his head, indicating his inability to help.

He had not truly resolved the Ghost Coffin incident, instead simply left the violent ghost with the coffin. At that time, the ghost had not fully revived, so it wasn’t unsolvable; it only required relinquishing the Ghost Coffin.

"Is that so? Then that’s a pity," Leuk San said with some regret.

He didn’t think Yang Jian was deliberately concealing anything; he really knew only that much. Even if one was personally involved, they couldn’t completely understand a supernatural incident.

"Since that’s the case, then we’ll have to continue searching slowly."

After finishing speaking, Leuk San prepared to turn and leave.

Yang Jian quickly said, "I think you shouldn’t focus entirely on the Ghost Envoy incident. Don’t forget about the Ghost Drawing incident. If you don’t retreat in time, getting trapped inside will lead to danger sooner or later."

"I’m aware."

After saying that, Leuk San turned and climbed down along the wall.

The moment he turned, Yang Jian’s eyes narrowed. This Leuk San was actually a paper man; his back was hollow, supported only by a few wooden sticks forming a frame.

However, from the front, he looked exactly like a living person.

"He’s not the real Leuk San, something like a Ghost Slave, perhaps?" Yang Jian speculated in his mind.

At that very moment.

In the eerie Huanggang Village within the World of Ghost Drawing.

Li Jun and the others stood on a road in the center of the village. In front of them was a civilian house, dark and gloomy inside, eerily silent.

This house was previously where the Ghost Coffin was placed, yet they had not found the Ghost Envoy inside it.

Although Huanggang Village remained as before, its location had changed.

"With limited information, it seems we can only search slowly," Leuk San said, looking towards the direction of the training facility and speaking unhurriedly.

"There isn’t much room for error; every house may have a ghost, and no one knows if it’s the Ghost Envoy or not. With at least several dozen houses here, finding the real Ghost Envoy will be very difficult," Li Jun also frowned deeply.

In his hand, he clenched a piece of paper.

It was a map he had drawn on the fly.

The map showed black areas representing the locations of houses, while several gray-white roads divided what would have been a single stretch of black into many small sections.

If one ignored the gray-white roads, the connected black areas resembled the shape of a black coffin.

And the roads dividing the Ghost Domain were not safe either.

Because this road belongs to the World of Ghost Drawing...

The stuff that floated down from the sky like gray ash accumulated on the ground to pave the roads of the village. Your adventure continues at

The gray-white surface of the road had signs of encroaching on the surrounding houses, but when it neared the dark, gloomy houses, it disappeared eerily, as if swallowed by the darkness, unable to continue spreading.

A delicate balance had formed between the Ghost Envoy and Ghost Drawing.

But this balance could not last forever. If one day the Ghost Drawing’s murderous rules were triggered, the fragile balance would be shattered in an instant, and Li Jun, Leuk San, and the others could face a nightmare.

"If I could find a way to help them pinpoint the Ghost Envoy’s location, maybe this mission could be a complete success," mused Yang Jian, while eating skewers on the training facility rooftop.

Confining a ghost of this caliber is not generally easy, although Wang Xiaoming’s plan was very effective, brutally suppressing the Ghost Envoy’s Ghost Domain to its weakest state. But without finding the Ghost Envoy’s location, it remained difficult.

Searching house by house was akin to seeking death.

No one could withstand it, and time wouldn’t allow it.