Following the method described by the voice in the dark, Yang Jian and his companions descended the staircase smoothly, without encountering any breakage or collapse.

But the voice also warned that there were ghosts on the stairs, posing danger, and finding the right way down didn’t guarantee safety.

Soon, while descending, Yang Jian detected something unusual ahead.

A person was lying on the stairs, motionless, as if they had been there for a long, long time, covered in a layer of dust. Strangely, the middle of their body was shriveled and sunken, as if a large chunk was missing.

“A ghost on the stairs? Don’t mind it, I’ll handle it.”

Yang Jian slightly moved his gaze, didn’t pause his steps, and as he lifted his foot to step over, his hand dropped the Coffin Nail, piercing through the chest of the sunken corpse.

The corpse lying on the stairs stayed still as well; whether the ghost hadn’t yet awoken or the Coffin Nail in Yang Jian’s hand was effective, was unclear.

But this action directly avoided a danger and smoothly continued forward.

After walking a little further, another anomaly appeared on the stairs. This time it was slightly different – a clay figurine was placed on the stairs, looking about eleven or twelve years old, and had the silhouette of a little girl.

But the posture of this clay figurine was eerie, with an open mouth, screaming, making it somewhat chilling.

Seeing this, Yang Jian also didn’t hesitate, stepped over, and raised the cracked long spear in his hand.

However, the moment he stepped on the stair, the clay figurine suddenly twisted its head, the mouth widened in a ghastly manner, as some kind of terrifying supernatural force awakened, attempting to attack Yang Jian.

But in the next moment,

The Firewood Knife swept through, and the mouth of the clay figurine closed instantly, while a clay head rolled off.

However, thick blood continued to flow from the broken neck.

“Increase the pace, the ghosts on the stairs appear with increasing frequency.”

Yang Jian didn’t linger, forged ahead while the ghost was dismembered.

Liu Qi and Wang Shanshan watched in a state of shock.

They knew the stairs were so narrow, once a ghost stood there, passing by meant direct contact, which would likely lead to being attacked by the ghost on the stairs. Without someone like Yang Jian, an expert ghost controller, paving the way, they wouldn’t have made it far before dying there.

And as they continued forward, the dangers Yang Jian encountered increased, though fortunately handled in time. While there were ghosts on the stairs, they mostly passed by without incident, sometimes due to luck, the ghosts wouldn’t awaken to attack them, but to be safe, Yang Jian often chose to act.

However, there was a tense moment when three ghosts stood on a stair, blocking the way completely, and these three ghosts were in an awakened state.

Thankfully, Yang Jian’s supernatural weapon was formidable, forcefully breaking through the ghosts’ blockade without dying halfway.

Time seemed to stretch.

All they knew was after nerves were taut for a considerable while, as Yang Jian stepped onto the last stair, he suddenly found the surrounding darkness had vanished, and he was in a dimly lit hall filled with coffins.

“Have we made it out?”

Yang Jian composed himself, confirming he had reached the first floor of the wooden house, freed from the staircase’s hold.

Liu Qi, Wang Shanshan, and the Ghost Child followed closely, also descending the stairs.

“We succeeded, finally returning to the first floor.”

Liu Qi exhaled in relief; though they hadn’t encountered danger, the experience was thrilling.

Wang Shanshan remarked, “Don’t celebrate too early. Previously, when I came to the first floor, all the coffins had anomalies, and the one matching the ghost from the second floor had been opened… It’s definitely dangerous here.”

“Everyone stop talking, don’t move around, and let me assess the situation.” Yang Jian raised his hand to signal.

Wang Shanshan immediately fell silent.

Liu Qi also continued observing the first floor.

It seemed nothing was different from before; everything appeared relatively calm, except an open coffin, with the lid fallen to the ground, and the body inside was nowhere to be seen, beyond that, no anomalies were evident.

But the unusual calmness behind it made Yang Jian feel a strong sense of unease, daring not to easily step out of this staircase exit.

“According to the previous speculation, this entire wooden house is constructed by ghosts — the floor, windows, stairs, even the main door, corresponds to a ghost. Now, we’re at the junction of the staircase and hall. Standing here, we haven’t suffered any supernatural attack, suggesting this is a safe spot.”

“Meaning, once I step out of this safe zone, I’ll fall into another eerie location, similar to what we encountered on the stairs, possibly even more dangerous. Though the current situation seems calm, it’s because all supernatural elements are concealed, only manifesting phenomena.”

Yang Jian made a quick analysis of the situation.

“Yang Jian, the blood on the ground has completely vanished, and the door is closed, indicating that what we see on the first floor might not be the actual situation, but a false scene constructed by supernatural forces.”

Liu Qi softly reminded him, noticing some inconsistencies.

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“We can’t proceed forward anymore, I am certain that any step forward will plunge us into another terrifying Ghost Domain, and escaping won’t be simple. A staircase almost trapped us; let alone a hall filled with coffins, we need to find another path.” Yang Jian said sternly.

“What about the blood traces you mentioned leaving?”

Liu Qi quickly recounted the earlier events.

Yang Jian slightly moved his gaze, “So that’s how it is, I have somewhat of a solution.”

“What solution?” Liu Qi asked curiously.

“How the Evil Hound got in, that’s how we’ll get out,” Yang Jian replied.

Liu Qi responded incredulously, “That doesn’t seem possible.”

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“Let’s give it a try. It’s better than charging out directly to our deaths. While we’re relatively safe, another attempt won’t hurt,” Yang Jian said.

He was trying to employ the Ghost Domain’s supernatural influence at that moment.

However, though his body became damp, no water seeped from under his feet, indicating that the Ghost Lake’s supernatural force was being blocked.

Nevertheless, Yang Jian left a pool of water at the closest point to the wooden cabin. If he could connect to that pool and then to the Ghost Lake, it would allow the Ghost Lake’s supernatural influence to invade the cabin, thus ensuring their safe escape.

“Let’s leave here and connect the Ghost Lake water from outside.”

Yang Jian issued the command to direct the Evil Hound.

The Evil Hound doesn’t exist in reality and couldn’t manifest, but soon he heard a low growl from the Evil Hound, then sensed its swift departure.

On the ground, a trail of blood appeared from nowhere.

This was left by Liu Qi earlier, never showing until now, resurfacing due to the supernatural influence of the Evil Hound.

“There’s this method too? If only I had known, we should’ve used it earlier,” Liu Qi said.

Yang Jian replied, “Even if I had mentioned it earlier, it was impossible to use it. I wouldn’t leave without finding Wang Shanshan, and this method is just a trial. It takes time for the supernatural influence to erode its way from outside to where we’re standing now. We didn’t have that time on the second floor but could’ve tried it while on the stairs before, only I hadn’t thought of it then. Your method of attracting the Evil Hound with blood reminded me.”

Liu Qi felt a bit regretful for not speaking of it earlier, thinking the detail insignificant, not realizing it would become a path out of the wooden cabin.

The three continued to wait.

At this moment, using blood as a medium, the Evil Hound smoothly left the cabin, soon reappearing at a distant pool of water.

This pool was Ghost Lake Water, the farthest point Yang Jian could leave a medium at.

At this moment,

A damp Evil Hound paw print emerged, advancing toward the cabin from the small pool of water.

Yang Jian couldn’t leave a medium out of thin air, resorting to this most time-consuming method.

Though the method wasn’t efficient, it effectively extended the Ghost Lake’s invasion distance.

The damp paw prints of the Evil Hound were faint, yet they connected to a profoundly deep body of water. As long as the medium remained undisturbed, Yang Jian’s method would succeed.

Quickly.

The wet paw prints of the Evil Hound extended outside the wooden cabin.

When the Ghost Lake water merged with the bloodstain Liu Qi left outside the door,

In an instant

Yang Jian inside the cabin sensed it immediately.

“It’s working,”

Yang Jian’s eyes flickered. He reached out to touch the bloodstain on the ground, and it gradually spread out, quickly forming a pool of water.

At this moment, the medium from the Ghost Lake extended into the wooden cabin.

The so-called supernatural interference hadn’t appeared.

As the puddle on the ground expanded and enlarged, it ultimately formed a pool big enough to fit a person. Yang Jian then unhesitatingly tossed the Ghost Child into the pool.

Immediately.

The Ghost Child plopped in, vanishing from sight.

“No problem, we can go now.” Yang Jian used the Ghost Child to scout ahead, confirming the medium’s stability.

Afterward, Wang Shanshan and Liu Qi successively submerged in the water.

Yang Jian was the last to sink into the pool, but the process was smooth, with no unexpected situations arising.

Inside the water, it was cold and profound, engulfing everything.

Liu Qi and Wang Shanshan both felt pain and suffocation.

But the process was brief, as Yang Jian quickly led them out of the Ghost Lake.

Emerging from the water again, the group found themselves not far outside the wooden cabin.

“Incredible, using water as a medium to connect various places. Does this mean we can leave Baishui Town anytime?” Liu Qi asked.

Yang Jian replied, “Yes, but there are still unresolved issues in Baishui Town. We can’t leave yet, and I need to document this place; there’s a chance we might return. Some aspects remain unexplored.”

He stepped out of the pool, using the Ghost Lake’s supernatural influence to gradually expand the pool’s range.

Although no spirits lingered nearby, he worried the small amount of water would be interfered with by the supernatural forces here and eventually disappear.

And just as Yang Jian left the cabin through this crafty means,

The actual situation within the wooden cabin was terrifying.

It was entirely different from what they’d seen before; now every coffin inside was open, each surrounded by a terrifying figure, a total of over a dozen, with the nearest figure less than a meter away from where Yang Jian and the others were just moments ago.

If Yang Jian had taken two steps forward, leaving the stair’s protection, they would’ve entered another ghost’s territory.

At that point, they couldn’t predict how many terrifying ghosts they’d have to face to escape the cabin alive, each step filled with danger.

Liu Qi never imagined his method of using blood as a medium to bring the dog into the cabin would be utilized by Yang Jian to successfully avert a significant crisis.

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