Yang Jian has been trapped in the Ghost Blood for three months, his life or death unknown.

There are no secrets that wind cannot carry, and as Li Yang began to spread the word about Yang Jian’s condition, despite everyone’s efforts to keep it confidential, the matter gradually started to spread over time.

The first to learn of this were the headquarters and its captains, whose positions and authority were high enough to be privy to major events in the supernatural world.

“Cough, cough, so Yang Jian also has to face the test of the ghost revival?”

In a safety house in Dadong City, a hoarse and strange voice echoed.

Under a pale light, Wang Chaling lay on a hospital bed, his body wrapped in bandages, surrounded by a thick scent of sandalwood, yet even this could not mask the stench of decay emanating from his body.

Still, Wang Chaling continued to live defiantly, clinging to his rotting body.

“Three months? That’s too long, Yang Jian probably won’t survive this ordeal, it seems the era of captains is coming to an end.”

Wang Chaling spoke slowly, his face also wrapped in bandages, leaving only his nostrils and mouth exposed, while his eyes had long rotted away from the supernatural erosion. In this state, he could no longer appear before people normally. He could only hide inside the safety house, barely hanging on, and remotely command through phone calls.

Fortunately, he was special, as long as he lived, he could order the souls of his parents and grandparents to do anything.

Thus, Wang Chaling firmly controlled the situation in Dadong City.

“I cannot die now, I must live on, Ah Zhen is only six months pregnant, it’s not enough. I need to hold on for at least two more months, the birth of the Wang Family’s fourth generation must occur without any issues.”

Wang Chaling silently calculated the time in his mind.

He felt he likely wouldn’t live to see the fourth generation of the Wang Family born, so an eight-month pregnancy should suffice. When the time was ripe, he would immediately instruct someone to perform a cesarean section on Ah Zhen.

Once the fourth generation was born, he could willingly take his last breath, ending this painful life.

Meanwhile, in Dachuan City.

Li Leping, who had always stayed under the radar, received the news about Yang Jian and remained calm, silently putting down his phone and wandering through the city like a ghost, handling various supernatural incidents.

In Li Leping’s view, Yang Jian reaching this point was inevitable.

He was too strong.

And powerful supernatural forces come at a cost, though everyone seemed to overlook this price.

“I thought I would be the first who couldn’t hold on, but I didn’t expect it to be Yang Jian. Then again, he fought against the Ghost Ship almost single-handedly, I anticipated this back then. I hope a miracle happens and he returns to the supernatural world,” Leuk San in Daqing City couldn’t help but smile bitterly upon receiving the news.

He knew that having been dormant for three months, reviving was almost impossible.

Because it doesn’t take that long to control a ghost.

“However, I should find time to check on him, to confirm the situation. It’s not quite right to pretend to be indifferent given we’re teammates,” Leuk San then considered visiting Dachang City to see Yang Jian.

Whether it was more of a visit or a tribute, that remained unclear.

He Yiner in Dayuan City also received this important information.

She glanced at the newly constructed Taiping Ancient Town and fell into deep thought: “The captains are dying one by one, Yang Jian included, and with the supernatural era resurfacing, the old Taiping Ancient Town was submerged, and the new one is being rebuilt… perhaps this is a cycle.”

“Will I end up waiting in the ancestral hall like Grandpa for a new era’s ghost handlers to emerge? But Grandpa’s hall has cenotaphs, what should my hall contain?”

“A new Soul Summoner needs subjects to summon, maybe I should preserve the memories of this era.”

“Yes, I should collect the relics of all captains, as many as possible, for we might meet again in the future.”

With this thought, He Yiner decided to visit Dachang City in the coming days.

Unexpectedly, He Yuelian, far away in Da’ao City, also received this crucial information.

She had been a captain and, despite resigning, her strength and value still stood.

Many people were willing to do her a favor by sharing important information.

“Indeed, as I had guessed, Yang Jian’s disappearance wasn’t without reason. He had issues during the battle with the Ghost Ship, which I noticed, so I boldly chose to resign and return to Da’ao City.”

He Yuelian felt inexplicably relieved now.

Yang Jian’s presence was like a heavy stone weighing down on everyone.

As long as he was around, the captains couldn’t act freely.

He Yuelian never wanted to work for headquarters; she was a rookie when she first became a ghost handler, and wary of Yang Jian, she had to follow his orders obediently.

Now, with Yang Jian gone, He Yuelian found headquarters irrelevant, and no one could stop her from doing what she wanted.

Even after resigning, she still held sway in Da’ao City.

That power came from strength, not status.

In this supernatural era, He Yuelian had enough influence.

“However, just to be safe, I should verify the situation.”

He Yuelian still felt uneasy, believing it necessary to see Yang Jian and confirm if he was truly trapped in the Ghost Blood and unable to emerge.

What if the news was false, or Yang Jian showed signs of revival?

Upon learning of Yang Jian’s current situation, the captains’ reactions varied, though the news hadn’t fully spread in the supernatural circle yet, or the turmoil would be greater.

But was Yang Jian really dead?

From Li Yang’s analysis of various phenomena, it was clear he was not, but outsiders thought differently.

Meanwhile.

Twenty or so kilometers from Dachang City, in a rural area lies Yang Jian’s hometown, Meishan Village.

Once an ordinary village, it had changed significantly over the past year.

The old cement road turned into a new asphalt one, most of the low houses had been torn down and rebuilt into beautiful villas, even the village’s open spaces were greened and pavilions built, resembling a small park.

This transformation occurred because, after the Ghost Dream incident, Yang Jian compensated each family with a large sum of money, coupled with Jiang Yan’s unreserved investment, resulting in the village’s renewal.

On the east side of the village stood a special building, seven stories high with five above ground and two below. It was both beautifully and practically built, with an interior decorated luxuriously, even using gold-plated walls in many places.

This building was Yang Jian’s new home, constructed under Jiang Yan’s supervision.

Only three people lived in this large building now: Jiang Yan, Zhang Liqin, and Yang Jian’s mother.

It was already noon.

Normally, this would be lunchtime.

But Jiang Yan and Zhang Liqin were taking a nap.

This wasn’t the first time this had happened; recently, they increasingly napped, sometimes for nearly twenty hours a day, and could fall asleep daily, which was peculiar.

Fortunately, the village was quiet, and no one paid attention.

In actuality, Jiang Yan and Zhang Liqin weren’t just sleepy, they were dreaming.

In their dream.

They remained in the village, but its appearance differed from reality, resembling how it was a year ago.

And within the village in their dream, Jiang Yan and Zhang Liqin encountered a very familiar figure.

Yang Jian.

Indeed.

While Yang Jian slumbered in reality, he was active in the Ghost Dream World.

“I say, Brother Tui, when do you plan to come out? Many outside are saying you’ve already kicked the bucket.” Jiang Yan and Zhang Liqin weren’t the only ones pulled into the Ghost Dream World; Zhang Wei was there too.

“Can’t get out. My body is still numb, I can’t do anything, just dream every day. This might continue for a while,” Yang Jian sighed helplessly.

Though his body was soaked in Ghost Blood, his consciousness remained intact, protected by the Evil Hound.

The Evil Hound’s supernatural abilities weren’t affected by Ghost Blood, so it could still pull people into dreams, creating a Ghost Dream World.

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