Mysterious Resurrection: The Peddler

Chapter 31: Another Ghost Cave

"Besides the information mentioned in the report, do you know anything else about this ghost?"

Cao Yang asked.

"I can't say. I once fought a real ghost, not a ghost slave. The ghost feet I controlled can touch real ghosts. The ghost came ashore from the scene in the north of Daji City, but I kicked it away, and even the ghost fell into a brief silence. It's a pity that no one cooperated with me at the time, and the ghost ran back underwater, otherwise the floating corpse ghost incident should have ended long ago."

Jiang Shangbai was quite proud when he answered.

"What about rules? And ability, these are the most important."

"I speculated that the pattern was to leave reflections on the water surface. The three salvage workers were working on the water surface, so they triggered the pattern, but I didn't. So during that confrontation, even though the evil spirit was kicked by me, it didn't attack me."

"As for abilities, I think water areas can be considered another type of ghost den. Under polluted waters, you can clearly see many pale, swollen corpses. Those corpses all look the same, cold and gloomy, with resentful eyes. They are probably ghost slaves who will drag people underwater and drown them."

This time Jiang Shangbai did not hide anything, but told everything he had investigated. He could clearly see that it would be beneficial for both parties to resolve the incident as soon as possible.

"If nothing unexpected happens, the ghost is in this artificial lake right in front of us. Do you have any good ideas?"

"Li Jun? That makes sense. The will-o'-the-wisp fire might really dry up this small lake. Then the real ghost will naturally have nowhere to hide."

Cao Yang turned around and asked Jiang Shangbai with interest.

Jiang Shangbai asked cautiously.

This action naturally aroused Jiang Shangbai's vigilance. Cao Yang would not stay away from the pond for no reason, unless...
Jiang Shangbai looked down and found that water was constantly oozing out of the ground. The accumulated water was now two or three centimeters thick, and Cao Yang was retreating away from the area where the water was seeping.

Cao Yang showed a harmless smile and gave his analysis.

Jiang Shangbai put on the attitude of a senior and began to preach.

Cao Yang smiled slightly and didn't say anything. He just silently stepped back a few meters.

"As a ghost rider, you don't even have this much vigilance, which is really bad. The water in the pond is half turbid and half clear, and the turbidity is getting worse. It won't be long before the whole pond becomes turbid. Not only that, the surrounding air is also getting humid and filled with a rotten stench. As for the water seepage on the ground, I speculate that the supernatural powers of the evil spirits are gradually affecting reality."

"About 30% to 40%. Solving supernatural incidents is not as simple as you think. It requires a careful plan. If it was Li Jun who was working with me instead of you, then the success rate would probably rise to 50% to 60%. After all, the will-o'-the-wisp can even burn real ghosts."

"If we find a way to lure the ghost out, you use your ability to kick it, and I'll imprison it while the ghost is silent. What do you think the success rate of this plan is?"

"Why didn't you tell me earlier when you found out?!"

Jiang Shangbai moved away from the pond angrily. The evil spirit's ghost was already affecting reality. Who knew if something bad would happen if he came into contact with the water.

"Gulu gulu~!"

The water in the pond was churning, as if something was struggling underwater. Cao Yang and Jiang Shangbai both heard the sound, but they subconsciously did not go over to check.

"It would be easier to deal with ghosts if they appeared, but now they stay underwater."

The turbid waters are the den of ghosts. Cao Yang agreed with Jiang Shangbai's speculation. It would be very foolish to rashly enter the den of a ghost.

"Call and have your men arrange to escort a few death row prisoners here."

As soon as Cao Yang finished speaking, Jiang Shangbai already knew his intention. However, this kind of behavior is almost an unspoken rule among the responsible persons. Supernatural events require someone to test the rules of ghosts, and the responsible persons will not kill innocent people indiscriminately, so those death row prisoners are the best choice.

After the call was made, Jiang Shangbai made all the arrangements in a few words, and the two continued to observe the changes in the pond.

More and more water seeped out of the ground. The water on the road closest to the pond was almost as high as the knees, but the strange thing was that the water gathered together and did not flow around. Even where the two had just stood, the water was deep enough to cover their ankles, so they had to retreat again.

In the pond, a fragmented corpse floated on the turbid water: a half-broken face, incomplete eyes and teeth, a swollen and highly decomposed dead head, pale and swollen limbs, and a skeleton with a little flesh.
Twenty minutes later, the strange changes had not stopped, and the two had no choice but to retreat again and again to avoid contact with the stagnant water. Fortunately, the death row prisoner was finally in place, and the liaison officer Zhang Haiping had thoughtfully prepared two golden containers.

After the handover was completed, Zhang Haiping left, and Jiang Shangbai was ready to use the death row prisoners to test the laws of evil spirits.

The first one followed Jiang Shangbai's instructions and kept walking towards the pond, while deliberately lowering his head to leave a reflection on the water, just to test the pattern of the evil spirit.

Cao Yang and Jiang Shangbai's eyes were fixed on him, and the originally calm water surface began to ripple as he walked.

Suddenly, the death row prisoner seemed to be grabbed by something. He staggered, lost his balance and fell into the water.

"Gulu~!"

Before he could call for help, he seemed to have fallen into a bottomless pool and was instantly submerged by the water that was less than half a meter high.

A living person mysteriously disappeared in front of the two people, leaving only a few ripples echoing on the surface of the water.

Due to the perspective, Cao Yang and Jiang Shangbai did not see anything under the water, and the water that was only half a meter high actually submerged a person, which seemed to confirm Jiang Shangbai's guess about the evil spirits and their patterns.

The second prisoner was terrified, but he was still pushed out by Jiang Shangbai. He had no choice but to move forward. But like the first person, he was also dragged into the water by something and became motionless.

The water became deeper, and Jiang Shangbai wanted to push a third person in, but was stopped by Cao Yang.

"The source of the evil spirits is in the pond. Ordinary people will be attacked by ghost slaves before they can even reach the pond. The two people just now have been corrupted into ghost slaves."

Cao Yang pointed in a certain direction, and Jiang Shangbai turned his head to look, only to find that a series of bubbles suddenly appeared in the stagnant water not far away. The stagnant water was rolling, and a human-shaped shadow appeared in the water. It was a corpse, half of the body floating on the water, back down, face up, slightly curled up, motionless, and looked very stiff.

The water surface returned to calm, and there was silence and no wind, but the corpse floated towards the two men in a very strange way because they came into contact with the accumulated water.

(End of this chapter)