The night in the countryside was particularly quiet.

There weren’t many people in the village to begin with, and it was late at night, so the old people in the village must have gone to bed early. Therefore, the whole village seemed to enter another world at night.

The silence was somewhat oppressive, even frightening.

But at the village entrance.

A house was a bit out of the ordinary.

The door of this house was open, and there was light inside.

In the middle of the hall, a red lacquered coffin was neatly placed there. In front of the coffin, two almost burnt-out white candles were burning. The flickering candlelight cast strange shadows on the surrounding walls, giving off an eerie feeling.

On the table in front of the coffin, there was a portrait of a young man. The portrait seemed to be covered in a layer of dense fog at night, making it difficult to see clearly, only the outline of the portrait could be seen.

It exuded an eerie feeling.

“Where did the people in the village go? Normally, there would be someone guarding the vigil during a funeral.” A group of people came from not far away and stood in front of the house. Through the open door, they could see everything inside clearly.

“This village is already strange. A ghost freely roams the village at night, yet the villagers still live here as if nothing happened.” Zhang Yiming said with a solemn expression. “During the day, I felt that something was too normal about this place.”

“Indeed, this village is strangely normal.” Zhang Han nodded.

It was precisely because of this normality that it created a sense of deception. They even doubted whether there were any ghosts here.

But tonight’s events have proven otherwise, there are indeed ghosts in this village.

And a village with ghosts is inherently abnormal.

Normal people would have moved away if they knew that there was a real ghost in the village, even the elderly who were reluctant to leave their homeland would do the same.

“Forget about this village for now, let’s solve the immediate problem. If the ghost is really in this house, it would be easy to handle. Eliminate it, and all the problems will be solved.” Ye Jun said.

“Don’t be too optimistic. Someone has already died, and it was a ghost tamer. The next person to die could be you or me.” Ouyang Tian said with a grim face.

Zhang Yiming spoke up, “Indeed, we can’t be optimistic, but we can’t do nothing either. Since we have made up our minds, let’s go in and take a look.”

Everyone’s heart trembled, and their gaze couldn’t help but focus on the coffin in the hall.

Yang Jian silently followed behind.

It would be better for him to keep a low profile at this time.

Soon, the group cautiously entered the house.

Whether it was an illusion or not, as soon as they entered, they felt the temperature drop instantly. There was a chilling aura that enveloped their whole bodies, making them feel uncomfortable.

“This coffin may be a bit strange. Let’s not touch it for now to avoid any unforeseen accidents. Let’s explore the other rooms first. If we don’t find anything, we can come back here. In such a small place, even if we encounter the ghost, we won’t be killed without any reaction. If something happens, just shout, and everyone will come to support.” Zhang Yiming said in a low voice.

They were still unsure if the ghost was in this house.

If it was, they had to find a way to expose it.

“Alright, but we can’t spread out too much. We must maintain a certain distance.” Ye Jun nodded.

Yang Jian stared at the coffin for a while before gradually withdrawing his gaze.

“Zhang Yiming is right. It’s really not right to have this coffin placed here. Anyone with a brain would know that. So it’s safest not to touch it. At least for now, everyone is safe. After confirming the safety of the surroundings, we can deal with it.” With this thought in mind, he also began to search the house after the others dispersed.

At this time, he could keep a low profile, but he absolutely couldn’t slack off.

They had to work together.

The house had three floors, with three or four rooms on each floor. The structure was not complicated, and it would take less than two minutes for a few people to make a round.

But just as they turned around and temporarily left the hall.

Under the flickering candlelight, the portrait placed in front of the coffin underwent a subtle change.

Half of the man’s face in the portrait was covered by darkness, as if it had decayed. A cold and eerie smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. At the same time, the candlelight beside it quickly dimmed. The flames on the candles seemed to be suppressed by something, losing their burning power and gradually extinguishing. The brightness in the hall began to fade, and darkness gradually engulfed the surroundings.

However, none of the ghost tamers noticed this change.

“Did you find anything?” Zhang Han walked out of a room and saw Yang Jian in the corridor, asking in a low voice.

Yang Jian grew a ghost eye on his forehead and noticed that there were no blind spots in his field of vision.

“No, I didn’t find any ghosts, and I didn’t even find the person guarding the vigil. If my guess is correct, there should be no one in this whole house. Where did the people in the village go during the day? Zhang Yiming was right, this whole village is a bit abnormal. He didn’t dare to continue gambling, that’s why he proposed to retreat earlier.” Yang Jian also walked out of a room, confirming that there was nothing unusual.

Being overly cautious seemed to have scared himself.

“Let’s gather downstairs and get ready to move the coffin. If there’s no one in the house, there’s a high possibility that the coffin contains not a corpse but a ghost.” But just as Yang Jian turned around to go downstairs, suddenly…

“Cough, cough.”

A weak and feeble cough suddenly sounded from a room behind him.

In an instant, Yang Jian felt a chill down his spine, breaking out in a cold sweat.

It was impossible.

He had clearly searched that room just now, there was no ghost at all, so how did the coughing sound appear?

“Yang Jian!” Zhang Han turned around abruptly, his face suddenly became hideous, his body acting abnormally, as if his joints were twisting and breaking.

He was already on the verge of using the power of a fierce ghost.

“I’ll go.” Without saying a word, Yang Jian turned around and rushed over, kicking open the half-closed door.

The dim room didn’t affect his vision.

The ghost eye on his forehead allowed him to see everything in the room clearly, as if it was covered with a red halo.

However…

There was nothing in the room, no ghost.

No coughing sound either.

“It’s gone.” Yang Jian’s heart sank.

“Damn it, were we tricked?” Zhang Han was both shocked and angry.

The ghost was right beside him just now.

Within arm’s reach.

“A real ghost would never disappear out of thin air, unless…” Yang Jian felt his whole body tense up.

Unless, this ghost possessed a ghost domain.

Only then could this ghost, codenamed “Sick Ghost,” appear anywhere in the village.

“Step, step~!”

Suddenly.

In the dark corridor, the sound of footsteps going downstairs suddenly resounded.

“It’s in the corridor.” Zhang Han rushed forward with a ferocious expression.

At this time, they absolutely couldn’t hesitate. When it was time to charge forward, they must charge. Being afraid of death would only lead to a quicker death.

Zhang Han rushed into the corridor one step ahead of Yang Jian.

The house only had three floors, and the stairs weren’t long.

In just a few seconds, Zhang Han caught up with the footsteps going downstairs.

“It’s impossible.”

A unanimous voice echoed in the staircase, filled with indescribable shock.

What they encountered head-on was not a ghost, but Zhang Yiming and the others.

The scene that had happened in the village before was replayed.

“Don’t be impulsive, we’re on the same side.” Zhang Yiming was the first to react and shouted in a low voice.

“This situation happened again. We were all led here by the sound of footsteps.” Yang Jian rushed over as well. His expression changed, and he suddenly noticed something. “Wait, where did that useless Ouyang Tian go?”

Ouyang Tian?

Everyone looked around and trembled.

He was gone.

Ouyang Tian had disappeared.

“Let’s go back.” Zhang Yiming roared and immediately turned back to go downstairs.

Everyone also realized the seriousness of the situation.

After all, He Sheng had died inexplicably before.

But at this moment.

The candlelight in the hall had already been extinguished, and darkness enveloped the surroundings in a depressing dimness.

The portraits on the altar were all shrouded in darkness, bearing a strange resemblance to Ouyang Tian.

(.=)