Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 163 The Ghost Temple Incident Invading the Real World

"Have all floors been checked? Are there any remaining paranormal traces?"

In the lobby of the Ping An Hotel, after listening to the presentations from the staff and Gao Ming, the city manager in charge of the area, Jiang Shangbai and Cao Yang both breathed a sigh of relief.

As the only two team leaders in this operation to bring the Ping An Hotel to a close, neither Cao Yang nor Jiang Shangbai wanted any vengeful ghosts to remain in the hotel.

Although the source of this paranormal event appears to be the vengeful ghost that caused two S-level paranormal events, those who know the inside story are aware that Li Hui is the indirect perpetrator who caused this paranormal event to break out.

Cao Yang and the others knew.

Both the vengeful ghost that caused the starving ghost incident in Dachang City and the vengeful ghost that caused the ghost coffin incident at the training base are in Li Hui's hands.

That's why this supernatural situation got out of control.

Although on the surface it seems that the vengeful ghost has been taken away by Li Hui using the power of the Ghost Domain, no one knows the actual situation. This is also the main reason why the headquarters sent three ghost tamers to handle this routine cleanup work, two of whom were even headquarters captain-level ghost tamers.

If any supernatural remnants remain in the Ping An Hotel and were not taken away by Li Hui's ghost realm, then there are only two possibilities.

One possibility is that the remaining vengeful ghost is extremely terrifying, and even Li Hui's ghost domain cannot take it away. Another possibility is that Li Hui is already struggling to deal with the source vengeful ghost and simply doesn't have the extra energy to deal with other vengeful ghosts.

In this situation, if there really is a vengeful ghost left behind at the Ping An Hotel, then if it is the latter, it would be fine, but if it is the former... Gao Ming's strength is absolutely insufficient to deal with it, and he might even be killed by the vengeful ghost instantly.

Therefore, Jiang Shangbai and Cao Yang, who were closest to the hotel, were transferred from headquarters, but they were both unsure of what to do.

Faced with the possibility of supernatural phenomena left behind by the vengeful spirits that may have been the source of two S-level paranormal events in the hotel, even though they were the two captains of headquarters, they were still extremely wary deep down.

Fortunately, after inspection, everything in the hotel was normal, and there were no supernatural remnants. In fact, from the outbreak of this supernatural event to the final departure of the vengeful ghost by Li Hui, there were no casualties.

Neither the hotel staff nor the ghost controllers staying at the hotel encountered any attacks from vengeful ghosts during this period, which Cao Yang and his team believed was enough to break the casualty record in S-level paranormal events.

of course.

These thoughts only flashed through Cao Yang and Jiang Shangbai's minds. After confirming that there were no problems inside the Ping An Hotel, Cao Yang and Jiang Shangbai decided to leave. After saying goodbye to Gao Ming, they turned and walked out of the hotel.

"Ok?"

However, before Cao Yang and Jiang Shangbai could even step out of the hotel, they both stopped in their tracks and stared into the distance with solemn expressions.

From their perspective, they could see a dark patch appearing on the distant horizon, and that patch was spreading toward them at an incredible speed.

It was a ghostly realm, spanning a vast distance, a hazy gray expanse that seemed to stretch endlessly into the distance.

Before the ghost realm had fully extended, the supernatural elements belonging to that ghost realm had already begun to affect the environment around the hotel.

Some faint, indistinct things began to drift down from the sky, looking like ashes left behind after something had burned.

At first, the amount of paper ash falling was small, but as time went by, the amount of paper ash falling increased at a visible rate, as if the sky was raining paper ash, and even inside the hotel, there was a dense amount of paper ash floating around.

"This belongs to the spirit of Guihua... no, it belongs to Li Hui's ghost realm. He dealt with that vengeful ghost so quickly?"

See this.

Jiang Shangbai's pupils suddenly contracted.

He had witnessed Li Hui leave with his own eyes, and only a short while later, Li Hui's ghost domain had reappeared within the territory of Dajing City, which surprised him greatly.

After all, according to Professor Wang and his colleagues, that vengeful ghost had the suppressive power of more than 35 vengeful ghosts and the unsolvable ability to restart.

No ghost tamer would be confident in handling this situation. Even Jiang Shangbai felt that Li Hui had taken the vengeful ghost away from Dajing City only to minimize casualties when it completely went out of control, and then he would lead the ghost to a desolate mountain wilderness to unleash its fury.

But in the blink of an eye, Li Hui's ghost domain reappeared before their eyes. Moreover, judging from the current spread of the ghost domain, it was clear that the one controlling that ghost domain was a living person, not Li Hui after the resurrection of the vengeful ghost, nor any other vengeful ghost.

Although Cao Yang, standing beside him, didn't share Jiang Shangbai's complicated thoughts, he was equally astonished and sincerely admired Li Hui's strength.

The fact that Li Hui was able to deal with the vengeful ghost in such a short time, whether by imprisoning it again or simply getting rid of it, is enough to prove his strength.

After all, that vengeful ghost's hearing ability alone was enough to make people despair. It was simply beyond the capabilities of these people to handle. They would be killed the moment they encountered the vengeful ghost. The terrifying rule that being alone meant certain death was no joke.

But if you really think about it, if you can suppress 35 vengeful ghosts, which ghost tamer isn't 'alone' when facing that vengeful ghost alone?

Just as Jiang Shangbai and Cao Yang were having different thoughts, the surrounding environment became even darker, and the floating ashes became denser.

next moment.

A flash of light appeared in the hazy, ghostly realm.

Li Hui appeared directly in the hotel lobby.

.........

at the same time.

the other side.

Dasa City.

This is a city located near the southwestern border of China. Most of the people in the city believe in Buddhism, so the temples in Dasa are numerous and numerous, like stars in the sky.

Among these many temples, 'Mengjia Temple' is located in a remote area. Its incense offerings are not very popular, and apart from some local people, no one else knows that such a temple exists.

This day.

Two young couples, led by a local guide, arrived outside the 'Monga Temple', intending to burn incense at this local temple.

The tour guide, who was in charge, began to introduce the temple: "Mengjia Temple was built in 1913. It was a branch temple that split off from Jokhang Temple, and it has a history of more than 100 years."

“Mengjia Temple was originally very famous in Dasa City, but for some reason, the entire temple was suddenly closed for five years twenty years ago. After that, its fame declined greatly. After the temple reopened, the number of worshippers gradually decreased. However, the locals all know that Mengjia Temple is very efficacious, and people here often go there to burn incense and worship.”

It was clear that this local private guide was also a devout Buddhist; when he talked about Mengjia Temple, his face showed the expression of a believer, and his tone was full of praise.

After listening to what he said.

A young woman in the crowd couldn't help but speak up: "The temple was built in 1913, which means that Mengjia Temple was built in the early years of the Republic of China?"

"Yes."

The middle-aged tour guide nodded and glanced at the four people behind him.

Each of them exuded youthful energy. Clearly, the four people behind him were university students who had come to Dasa City for tourism. After visiting many famous temples, they wanted to see temples in remote areas, which led to the scene they were in.

"Tour guide, the Mengjia Temple you mentioned was built in the early years of the Republic of China, and it has only been around for a little over a hundred years. This is not a good point among temples that value historical and cultural heritage. In addition, its remote location explains why the temple is so unpopular. Even though we are right next to the temple, we can't see many worshippers."

At this moment, another young man spoke up.

He didn't seem very interested in the Mengjia Temple that the tour guide had mentioned. Even after arriving at the temple, he hadn't given it a proper look. His gaze kept drifting to the young woman beside him, but she ignored his gaze and instead looked at the temple with curiosity.

Soon the group entered the temple.

Similar to most temples they had visited before, Monga Temple's architecture was not much different from other temples, except for the Buddha statues enshrined there.

The main hall houses a statue of Amitabha Buddha, the side hall on the left houses a statue of Shakyamuni Buddha, and the side hall on the right houses a statue of Bhaisajyaguru Buddha. Below these three Buddha statues are numerous golden statues of Bodhisattvas, Venerables, and even Arhats.

After entering the temple, the group first offered incense to all the Buddha statues in the main hall and side halls as usual, and then began to explore the temple. At this time, a young man even took out his camera and started taking pictures of his three companions.

"Crack!"

With the sound of a shortcut key being pressed, a photo was immediately printed out from the camera.

The man picked up the photo and frowned immediately. He examined it carefully for a few moments, then looked in the direction of his companion and asked with a puzzled expression, "How could this be?"

"What's wrong? Didn't you take a good picture? I told you your photography skills are terrible, but you wouldn't admit it. Now look, the facts speak for themselves," another man said with a smile.

As he spoke, he stepped forward and snatched the photo from the man taking the picture, then examined it closely.

At just one glance, the man frowned and said, "Why is the background of the photo so blurry, like there's a thick fog? Is your camera broken? Is there a problem with the imaging function?"

"It can't be a problem with the imaging function!"

Upon hearing this, the man taking the photo denied it, saying, "Look for yourself, you are all very clear in the photo, only the background is blurry, as if you are standing in a thick fog. If there was a problem with the camera's imaging, then you should all be blurry as well, how could you be so clear now?"

"Since it's not an imaging problem, it must be a camera focusing problem. It might be a situation similar to background blur. Even if it's not, it's a camera malfunction, which is why it looks like we're standing in a thick fog."

Another man said dismissively.

After listening to his analysis, the man with the camera agreed and mentally cursed the family tree of the shop owner who sold him the camera.

The man then took another picture. Seeing that the background was still blurry, as if shrouded in fog, even though he hadn't touched the background blur button, he put the camera back in his backpack, intending to return it to the store later. He silently complained to himself:

"What bad luck! I spent nearly three thousand yuan on a camera and the quality is so poor. I didn't even try to blur the background, but this quality problem still happened. It's really embarrassing."

The reason he agreed with the other man's point of view was that the sun was shining brightly at the time, and there was not even smoke, let alone thick fog. In such a situation, how could such a photo be taken? What else could it be but a camera malfunction?
Could it be that we encountered a paranormal event?

The more you think.

The man grew angrier.

However, what the group didn't notice was that the scenery outside the temple had changed. The original road had disappeared, replaced by a layer of gray smog.

This scene was very strange.

The temple was bright and well-lit, a stark contrast to the gray and gloomy environment outside, as if they were two completely different worlds. Inside the temple, everything was bright, while outside it was dark and gloomy.

Meanwhile, the words on the plaque above the main hall of the temple have changed at some point, from the original 'Mengjia Temple' to a piece of Japanese script.

If that passage of Japanese text were translated into Chinese, it would clearly mean 'Main Hall - Kiyomizu-dera Temple'!
Also.

The environment inside the main hall of the temple was also quietly changing. The original statue of Amitabha Buddha, as well as the statues of Bodhisattvas, Venerables, and Arhats, began to disappear. In their place, a tall Buddha statue was placed in the very center of the hall.

The Buddha statue was not of any particular Buddha in Buddhism. It looked very strange, and at first glance, it seemed to be a product formed by fusing together countless Buddha statues, making it somewhat incongruous.

Below the Buddha statue is a lotus pedestal. At this moment, the Buddha's left hand is in a gesture of holding a flower, standing in front of him, while the five fingers of his right hand are outstretched, and a large black bell is prominently held upside down in his palm. The entire Buddha sits cross-legged on the lotus platform.

The large bell on the right hand of the Buddha statue looks very old and strange. The specific material is not clear. The bell is more than half a person tall. The bell is completely black with some strange red marks on it, which look like human handprints, but blood red. There are many of them.

That's not all; what's truly bizarre is the face of this Buddha statue.

There is a crack on its head, which almost splits the Buddha's head in two. Its face has a strange smile that cannot be described in words, making it look very eerie and terrifying.

Rather than calling it a Buddha statue, it would be more accurate to describe it as a vengeful ghost. It is even more ferocious and terrifying than the statues of the Ten Kings of Hell. At first glance, it looks just like a real vengeful ghost, which makes people shudder.

Next to the Buddha statue, on the ground, lay a cold, stiff corpse. The corpse held a strange longsword in its hand, the blade twisted and broken, as if it had been repeatedly struck by some heavy object.

"Boom~!"

suddenly.

A dull, eerie bell rang out.

At some point, the black bell held by the Buddha statue in the center of the hall was turned around, with the palm on top and the bell below. The sudden sound of the bell came from this black bell.

As the bell rang, a chilling aura spread in all directions, enveloping the entire temple.

The people in the temple were instantly frozen in place, surrounded by an aura of death. Under the influence of supernatural forces, they were dying rapidly, and the vital signs of the living were quickly disappearing.

In just a few moments, all the living people in the temple were turned into corpses, and the environment of the temple was completely changed.

Although the temple was not originally very popular, the buildings were not old. However, now it exudes an air of dilapidation, and the courtyard is overgrown with weeds...

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P.S.: Just to clarify, this isn't filler content, but rather setup. I'm sure the clever ones have already guessed that the ghost temple is the next big thing. Just a little spoiler: this incident connects to the plot of a major overseas paranormal event!
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