Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 184 The Source Appears
This is a bizarre world presented entirely in black and white. At first glance, it seems as if all objects have faded, retaining only the most primitive black and white colors, just like the black and white images in an old television.

At this moment, more than thirty figures appeared out of thin air in this strange black and white world. The leader was Li Hui, and behind him stood Yang Xiao and a group of dead souls.

"The world on TV, this vengeful ghost is indeed quite special. As Yang Xiao said before, we cannot touch the source of this supernatural event in the real world. Only by entering this eerie world can we come into contact with the real vengeful ghost."

A middle-aged man, seemingly a ghost, spoke up as he surveyed his surroundings.

"That's all there is to it. It's just a vengeful ghost after all. In terms of eeriness, it's far inferior to the Ghost Post Office!" another ghost, who appeared to be a middle-aged woman, replied.

These departed souls all retained all the memories of their original bodies before they left the Ghost Post Office.

Every mail delivery mission of the Ghost Post Office is related to the supernatural, and they even enter and leave various haunted places. Moreover, these ghosts have stayed in the painted world within the Ghost Post Office for a long time, so they are very familiar with the operating rules of the Ghost Post Office.

It is precisely for this reason that the spirits of the dead are qualified to compare the Ghost Post Office with the ghost movie world they have entered.

"Alright, there's no comparison between the two. A 'ghost movie' is just one paranormal event, while the ghost post office is the sum of many paranormal events. In fact, each floor of the post office is built in a different paranormal space. How can it be compared to a 'ghost movie event'?"

Yang Xiao then began to summarize.

In his opinion.

The world in this movie is just a manifestation of some kind of ghost realm, a world within a painting similar to a ghost painting. How could it compare to the Ghost Post Office? After all, if we're being honest, the ghost painting is just a painting that was lost in the post office.

Thinking.

Yang Xiao said to Li Hui, who was standing at the front, "Logically speaking, this black and white world is a kind of supernatural manifestation of that vengeful ghost. People like us who originally 'did not belong' to this world suddenly appearing here should, even if we don't trigger the killing pattern of that source vengeful ghost, more or less attract its attention."

Upon hearing this, Li Hui's eyes flickered slightly, sensing the underlying meaning in Yang Xiao's words. He then asked, "You mean that even if we don't specifically look for the vengeful ghost, the source vengeful ghost will come after us?"

“That’s right. According to the previous files, the vengeful ghost in the ‘ghost movie incident’ was a vengeful ghost that killed indiscriminately. Everyone who saw the video related to the ghost movie incident was killed by the vengeful ghost.”

After realizing what was happening, Li Hui continued, "In a sense, we have all seen video footage related to ghost movies and the supernatural, and even had contact with ghost slaves. We have even invaded the world of ghost movies. So we have met the conditions for being attacked by a vengeful ghost. Even if we don't go looking for it, it will come looking for us."

After figuring this out, Li Hui's mind cleared up, and he also had a clue how to lure out the vengeful ghost and imprison it.

They were currently in a dense forest, surrounded by trees as thick as bowls, whose names they did not know. The entire forest, like the style of this world, was black and white. Only Li Hui and the others in the forest were very special, with colors different from the style of this world, making them stand out.

In addition, it seemed as if a heavy rain had begun to fall over the entire dense forest at this moment. However, it was not ordinary rain, but a dense, grayish ash that covered every corner of the forest.

The moment Li Hui entered this black and white world, his ghostly domain rapidly spread in all directions, trying to find the source of the vengeful ghost hidden in this eerie world as soon as possible.

What he didn't expect was that even his ghost domain couldn't cover the entire world, only a large part of the surrounding area, and he still couldn't find any trace of the vengeful ghost. It wasn't until Yang Xiao reminded him that Li Hui realized that it wasn't necessary for them to find the source vengeful ghost. They could simply wait for the vengeful ghost to appear on its own and come looking for them.

at the same time.

A similarly bizarre scene unfolded in the real-world city of Dahan.

A hazy, gray ash drifted in the air, and an astonishingly vast, illusory ghost realm appeared in the area where Dahan City was located.

The moment the ghost realm appeared, Sun Rui, the person in charge of Dahan City, sensed something was wrong. He realized that this was a supernatural phenomenon belonging to Ghost Painting, and it was the source of the real S-level supernatural event, Ghost Painting, not Li Hui, who controlled the Ghost Painting supernatural phenomenon and had the code name 'Ghost Painting' at headquarters.

The reason Sun Rui was so certain was because he had seen an extremely horrifying scene.

Deep within the gloomy ghost realm, in the place where the ashes were most concentrated, appeared a woman dressed in red, whose face was obscured, but whose exposed hands were extremely fair and perfect.

The red-clad woman's hands were so perfect they seemed unreal, as if they weren't something an ordinary person could possess, but rather a hand drawn on paper.

Sun Rui is not a newcomer to the paranormal world. He has been a ghost controller for quite some time and has also been familiar with the files related to the ghost painting incident.

Especially after Li Hui used the Ghost Domain to invade the Ghost Post Office in Dahan City, the scene of paper ash floating and the Ghost Domain spreading made Sun Rui specifically check the Ghost Painting's files, thus immediately confirming that this was a real Ghost Painting incident that had broken out in Dahan City.

"But isn't the Ghost Paintings overseas? How could they suddenly break out in Dahan City?" Sun Rui was both horrified and puzzled.

However, his question was destined to remain unanswered for the time being. While pondering, Sun Rui took out his satellite-positioned mobile phone and dialed the phone number of the dedicated operator at headquarters.

Soon a woman's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hello, is this Sun Rui? Report the situation."

Sun Rui never makes this call unless there's a specific reason. He only calls when there are paranormal events in Dahan City, when he needs to create files, or when he needs to inquire about paranormal information. Therefore, Sun Rui's personal operator didn't stand on ceremony and immediately asked him to report the situation.

Upon hearing this, Sun Rui said, "A major paranormal event has occurred in Dahan City. It's that S-level ghost painting incident from overseas!"

"Is the situation confirmed? Are you able to escape now? With your current strength, the mortality rate for those involved in the Ghost Painting incident is extremely high," the operator on the other end of the phone said.

"It's too late to evacuate!"

Sun Rui said, "Currently, most of the city has been enveloped by the ghost domain of the Ghost Painting, and this trend is still expanding. I strongly suspect that someone deliberately brought the Ghost Painting incident to Dahan City, otherwise the Ghost Painting would not have suddenly erupted in Dahan City without any warning."

"Okay, I've recorded the relevant information. I'll go ask Captain Zhao to arrange support. In the meantime, please be careful, keep your phone accessible at all times, and report the latest situation immediately."

The operator's voice came through again, followed by a series of hurried footsteps, indicating that the other party had gone to report to Zhao Jianguo, the head of the hotline department, and request backup.

Hearing the footsteps on the other end of the phone, Sun Rui frowned slightly. He then hung the satellite positioning phone on his chest, keeping the call connected. He then began to observe the ghost domain that had suddenly appeared in Dahan City more carefully.

As time passed, the hazy, ghostly domain began to spread rapidly towards the southeast of Dahan City.

Sun Rui was familiar with that direction; it was the direction of Shuangqiao Town in Dahan City. Further ahead from Shuangqiao Town was Xiaoxian City, which was adjacent to Dahan City.

"Could it be that the ghost painting incident won't completely erupt in Dahan City, but just happens to pass by?" As he watched the gray ghost domain move, such a thought suddenly popped into Sun Rui's mind.

at the same time.

The entrance to Shuangqiao Town.

Having received advance notice, Zhang Xianguang, Nie Yingping, and others were already waiting here. Behind them were He Yuelian, who was bound hand and foot, and a black coffin placed on the open ground.

A red coffin suppresses people, a black coffin suppresses ghosts!
Clearly, the black coffin did not contain a living person, but a terrifying, suppressed ghost.

"All the necessary preparations have been completed, and there should be no possibility of failure, whether it's He Yuelian, Gui Hua, or the post office administrator's identity..."

Holding an old, large sword, Zhang Xianguang's gaze was icy as he mentally calculated what unexpected events might occur next.

"I have been planning this Peach Blossom Spring project for decades, enduring so much, all for this day!"

While he was thinking, without any warning, Zhang Xianguang suddenly turned around and slashed at He Yuelian with his old broadsword.

This sudden change was so unexpected that even Du Hong and Zhang Ying, who were guarding He Yuelian, were caught off guard.

However, the scene of bloodshed that the group had anticipated did not occur. Zhang Xianguang's knife did not strike He Yuelian's body, but instead cut the ropes binding her.

"What exactly do you want?" He Yuelian, who had regained her mobility, questioned, but no one responded. Zhang Xianguang and the others all looked into the distance.

Four figures appeared strangely on the road not far away. Among them, Zhang Xian, Song Xinhai, and Wang Han, the other person looked exactly like Zhang Xianguang, except that his clothes looked much older, like clothing from the last century.

“Everything is proceeding according to the previously set plan!” Zhang Xianguang, who appeared with Song Xinhai and the others, said.

He is the real Zhang Xianguang, the original Zhang Xianguang, while the Zhang Xianguang who originally stood at the village entrance was his resurrected self, the ghost in the painting who had escaped the Ghost Post Office!
soon.

Under the watchful eyes of Zhang Xianguang and others.

The hazy, ghostly realm rapidly spread towards this area, and within that realm, the figure of a woman in red appeared and disappeared, hidden deep within the ghostly realm.

at the same time.

the other side.

In a television world that is predominantly black and white.

As time passed, some strange phenomena began to emerge in the dense forest where Li Hui and his companions were. At first, it seemed as if someone was constantly talking in Li Hui's ear, but the voice was very chaotic and he couldn't understand what they were saying at all. When he calmed down and listened, there was nothing there.

Also.

Li Hui and his group were standing still, but a series of dull, stiff footsteps echoed around them. The sound was very dense, as if it wasn't just one person walking, but a group of people walking, yet they couldn't see any figures. The whole thing seemed incredibly eerie.

"An invisible vengeful ghost? Even the supernatural power of the Ghost Painting couldn't detect it. Could it be a vengeful ghost without a physical form?" Li Hui wondered to himself, while simultaneously pushing the supernatural powers of the Ghost Realm to their limit.

All of a sudden.

The originally gray ghost realm turned into a dark color. It was clear that at this moment, Li Hui used the supernatural powers of the ghost messengers, and even the supernatural powers of the bus, in order to make the surrounding evil spirits reveal themselves, or to be directly suppressed by his ghost realm.

Not only Li Hui himself, but all the other wandering souls around him were also trying to find the vengeful ghost, but the results were all unsatisfactory.

Neither Li Hui's ghost domain nor the supernatural phenomena of other dead souls could make the vengeful ghost appear, and the dense footsteps around them did not disappear; on the contrary, they became more and more intense as time went by.

Seeing this, Li Hui began a new round of attempts.

He raised his hand and began waving it in front of him, as if he were greeting someone and beckoning them over.

This is the ghost story of the mummified bride!
With its supernatural power at full strength, it was almost indistinguishable from a real mummified bride. Every time Li Hui waved his hand, he could summon a vengeful ghost from the vicinity, and he could even summon vengeful ghosts that had already been controlled by ghost tamers.

However, just as he made the waving gesture, the world in front of Li Hui suddenly changed. Although it was still in black and white, he was no longer in the dense forest, but on the street of an ancient town.

There were many pedestrians passing by on the street, but they were all very strange. Their joints were twisted, their faces were expressionless, their eyes were empty and cold, and they had a strange sense of horror.

Rather than calling them pedestrians, it would be more accurate to call them ghost slaves, as they were no different from the three ghost slaves that Li Hui had suppressed before.

Furthermore, Li Hui had also found the source of the footsteps they had heard earlier: the strangely walking ghost slaves on the street.

These ghost slaves looked terrifying and bizarre, and among them were some people Li Hui knew, the very people who died in the ghost movie incident in Dahang City.

At the same time, as Li Hui continued to wave, the number of ghost slaves gathering around him increased, and they all surrounded his location.

Seeing this, Li Hui showed no sign of panic. Instead of stopping, he quickened his waving motion, wanting to take this opportunity to find the real source of the evil spirit.

However, the result did not disappoint him.

Soon, a figure completely different from the surrounding ghost slaves appeared in Li Hui's sight, and under his beckoning, the figure moved towards him almost uncontrollably.

(End of this chapter)