Mysterious Revival

Chapter 670: Chapter 637 Time is Life

“Son of a bitch, this damned guy, this damn thing set us up. Had we known, we would have teamed up against him the moment we met.”

“How did he survive after fighting Fang Shiming last time? Why isn’t he dead yet?”

“Feng Quan, that animal, sneakily acknowledged a team leader and even learned to play tricks. Knowing full well that Yang Jian was right there, he deliberately pretended to have fallen into a trap.”

Out of nowhere, Pei Dong and his companions appeared in a bustling market town not far from Xiao’an County. He quickly surveyed his surroundings and immediately realized what had just happened.

It must have been Zhou Jiefeng trying to use the Ghost Domain to transport himself at the last moment, to dodge Yang Jian’s attack.

Once he was free from that Ghost Domain, he couldn’t help but curse out loud, though Pei Dong himself was unharmed. But today could be considered a massive loss. If it weren’t for their quick escape, they would have been completely annihilated.

“That Yang Jian is too dangerous, and the man is very alert. Throughout the entire meeting, he didn’t show any weaknesses, but instead, we were defeated one by one. Next time we encounter someone like him, the thought of escaping might be unrealistic,” said someone next to him after a moment of silence, still feeling a sense of lingering fear.

Just a moment ago, they seemed evenly matched, but as soon as an opportunity arose, Yang Jian’s action left them unable to defend themselves.

“Zhou Jiefeng, where is he? He sends us here and then he disappears.”

Pei Dong was angry, but after calming down for a moment, he realized that another person was missing from their group.

The key figure, Zhou Jiefeng, had vanished.

As for Zheng Long, he was already a corpse on the ground.

“The last I saw, he was attacked by Yang Jian. He probably didn’t have time to get away. After all, Yang Jian was determined to kill him at that moment. If he had run, Yang Jian would definitely have chased us down. Moreover, we can’t stay here long. We’re too close to Xiao’an County. Once Yang Jian’s Ghost Domain locates us, we are as good as dead.”

Someone warned them.

Drained of anger, Pei Dong shuddered, suddenly feeling that every casual glance from passersby seemed amiss, as if danger lurked within the crowd.

“Let’s go, move it. We can’t save him; let’s ensure our own safety first.”

Without any hesitation, they started to flee.

At this moment, Pei Dong felt that the biggest mistake of his life had been encountering this Ghost-Eye Yang Jian today. In the blink of an eye, they had lost two team members, a disaster like never before. Even real ghosts wouldn’t have caused such a swift defeat.

“Better than a total wipeout…”

He could only console himself with this thought and swore that he would never deal with Yang Jian again.

A group of people, who came fiercely, was now escaping in a panic and disarray.

Meanwhile, at this very moment.

Zhou Jiefeng was forced to make a reluctant confession, “He’s being held in Xiao’an County and has never left.”

“Held captive? Why?” Yang Jian frowned.

“Because we found out that Tong Qian is special,” Zhou Jiefeng said.

“Special? What’s so special about him?” Yang Jian continued to inquire.

Zhou Jiefeng explained, “Feng Quan should know about this. Tong Qian mentioned you, though not much… After a supernatural event, Tong Qian changed. He used to be a woman, but now he’s become a man. His face is still the same, but the body isn’t. This proves that he must have swapped into a living body at some point.”

“The reason why ghost tamers have short lives is that their bodies are eroded by fierce ghosts, only to be eventually killed by them. Whether it’s controlling two ghosts or three, the real purpose is to slow down the erosion by the fierce ghosts.”

Dragging him along, Yang Jian said, “Keep talking.”

Huang Ziya and Feng Quan were watching the man closely, as if preventing him from suddenly breaking free, or perhaps they were also curious about the purpose behind these people taking Tong Qian away.

Zhou Jiefeng, like a lifeless body, was dragged along by Yang Jian, with only his eyes and mouth still able to move.

He didn’t hide anything but cooperated and said, “So, we saw hope in Tong Qian. If we could switch bodies, not only could we solve the problem of the fierce ghosts reviving, but we could also escape a curse.”

“A curse? What curse?” Yang Jian halted his steps and turned to ask.

The need to switch bodies to escape the curse piqued his curiosity, and there was indeed a possibility it could address the issue of a malevolent ghost’s resurgence. However, by swapping bodies, one would become an ordinary person. Moreover, since this process was influenced by supernatural power, it was uncertain whether there would be any lingering effects.

Therefore, the idea of changing bodies had been swiftly extinguished in Yang Jian’s mind.

“I’m not sure. It’s a curse of life. This curse comes from an old pendulum clock… That clock has set a timeline for us. When time is up, we die. The only thing we can do is try to extend the curse’s timeline. It’s not just us suffering from the curse; Pei Dong and his group are too. Besides them, there are others. All of us are currently trying to find a way to break free from this curse,” Zhou Jiefeng said, looking quite downcast.

“Switching bodies is the only viable method. It allows one to escape the curse and leave behind the identity of a ghost manipulator to start a new life.”

Yang Jian said coldly, “So you’ve set your sights on Tong Qian.”

“Yes,” Zhou Jiefeng admitted straightforwardly.

“That curse can’t be that simple. You’re still hiding something.”

Yang Jian continued to press. The curse reminded him of the Eight-Tone Music Box, which also spelled death once the allotted time was up.

It’s just a different method.

Zhou Jiefeng explained, “Actually, the curse isn’t entirely a disadvantage to ghost manipulators. It has the power to suppress the revival of malevolent ghosts, under the condition that you don’t control more ghosts. Otherwise, the suppression weakens… Some have tried and found that once you control three ghosts, the curse completely vanishes, but the ghost manipulator doesn’t get off scot-free. Instead, they die instantly.”

“Previous experimenters have speculated that the curse’s timer is linked to one’s life span. When the curse’s timer runs out, so does life.”

“Incredible, there are such terrible things in this world, a pendulum clock that can cast curses.”

Feng Quan listened in surprise, “I had heard before that the headquarters had collected some supernatural artifacts. It seems this pendulum clock you speak of is also one of them.”

Huang Ziya touched the crystal necklace below her neck: “Since it’s an object of curse, why not just lock it up? Encased in gold, it should block the curse’s influence.”

“It’s no use. The place isn’t large, but it’s very special. No one has found that pendulum clock to date. Its image is only seen in some old photos kept there. While there, we only ever hear the chime of the clock when it strikes the hour,” Zhou Jiefeng explained.

The others became even more astonished.

A pendulum clock that could never be found, a curse where time equaled life, a place beyond comprehension.

Yang Jian’s gaze shifted slightly, sensing that there was a lot more involved, and the inside story was not as simple as Zhou Jiefeng made it out to be. There were many things he still didn’t know.

However, this explanation did enlighten him as to why these individuals, despite controlling a ghost, were not worried about the revival of malevolent spirits.

It was another curse that was helping them.

“Regardless of what you’ve been through, or what kind of curse you’re under, you shouldn’t have targeted Tong Qian. And I’m curious, with your abilities, you should be incapable of confronting Tong Qian. I understand his situation well. He is an anomaly who controls two ghosts, someone even I am wary of,” Yang Jian said.

Zhou Jiefeng’s gaze flickered, “He is terrifying, I almost died at her hands, but that was only clear in hindsight. To be safe, we used a little trick beforehand.”

“What trick?” Yang Jian asked.

“A potent sleeping pill,” Zhou Jiefeng revealed. “Tong Qian is more naive than we thought. We never expected it to be that easy to succeed.”

“Damn, that works?” Feng Quan’s eyes widened in shock.

Ghost Face Tong Qian, the person who controls two ghosts, was actually taken down by a sleeping pill? This has to be a joke.

While it seemed unbelievable to Yang Jian as well, he knew Zhou Jiefeng wasn’t lying.

Tong Qian’s physical condition was excellent.

But it was precisely because it was too good that he exhibited many traits of a living person, such as the need to eat and drink, the need to sleep, even if the duration was short, or he could switch to another Ghost Face to stay conscious. But in the end, there were still physical needs.

Plus, if both Ghost Faces crashed, and he truly fell asleep, there wouldn’t be any movement from Ghost Face.

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