Chapter 849: Chapter 816: Return to 301

Just after the eight-tone music box had been opened and they had survived the most dangerous wave of ghost attacks, dealing with the ferocious ghosts in Mingyue Community, they never expected that very place where the letter had just been successfully delivered…

Room 301 had anomalies appear once again.

With the thick smoke no longer there, the charred stench resembling burnt corpses in the surroundings began to dissipate quickly.

As if the source of the foul odor had been cleaned,

But then, the 7th building in the community suddenly lit up at this moment.

The entire building seemed as if it was powered on, instantaneously returning to the normal state of everyday.

But this kind of normalcy was, in fact, the most abnormal.

Because this here was Yang Jian’s Ghost Domain.

In a world covered with scarlet red, no other light should be able to appear.

If there were any, it would definitely involve a deeper level of supernatural.

“Did something go wrong with that letter?”

Just as Li Yang had picked up the dismembered doll from the ground and packed it away, he saw Yang Jian already rushing towards that seventh building they had just escaped from.

He too had a drastic change in expression when he saw the dim, yellow, faint light shining through the windows.

This was Yang Jian’s Ghost Domain after all.

For lights to be on meant that Yang Jian’s Ghost Domain had been eroded, or that the building had isolated itself from the influence of Yang Jian’s Ghost Domain. Such sudden anomalies usually signified a dangerous signal.

“But now, it’s good that the ferocious ghosts inside Mingyue Community have been dealt with and the letter has been successfully delivered. Even if Room 301 encounters a bit of trouble, I believe it can be handled and won’t be as dangerous as before.”

This was what Li Yang thought.

After preparing himself, he quickly followed suit.

Even though there might be dangers, acting together as teammates was essential.

Yang Jian did not rashly use the Ghost Domain to invade the brightly lit residential building because he was worried that any hasty invasion might trigger some terrible murderous laws or attract the attention of some uncertain terror. So, he chose a more cautious approach and arrived at the bottom of that building.

Even though afflicted with the curse of the eight-tone music box, he remained extremely careful.

The very first time he activated the curse of the eight-tone music box, he narrowly escaped death more than once due to unknown attacks.

“The corridor has returned to its previous state; the traces of blackening from the ghost smoke are gone,” Yang Jian observed at this moment, noticing that dim yellow lights were also lit up in the corridor.

The old walls were mottled, showing no sign of the blackening from before.

It seemed that with some anomalies occurring in Room 301, the whole building was affected, resulting in some unpredictable changes.

That’s not a good sign.

“Should I check Room 301 again?” At this moment, Yang Jian had a moment of hesitation.

In principle, this would be the time for him to leave Dachuan City.

The ferocious ghosts in the Ferocious Ghost District had been dealt with, Li Leping’s state had been clarified, and the letter for the Ghost Post Office had been sent out. This mission could be considered almost complete.

But still,

The secret represented by the letter, Yang Jian had not yet fully uncovered.

He had thought he would be able to clear things up this time, but he was a bit too naive; due to his poor state, he was chased out of Room 301 by ferocious ghosts, unable to stay in that place and investigate further.

“With the curse of the eight-tone music box, I can afford to take some risks,” he thought.

With a quickly resolved decision, Yang Jian didn’t think much and immediately strode into the corridor: “Li Yang, you don’t need to come. Just keep watch outside; I’ll check on my own.”

He had the eight-tone music box to protect his life; Li Yang did not.

So at this time, he didn’t need anyone’s help.

If something truly uncontrollable happened, having Li Yang there or not wouldn’t make a difference.

Hearing this, Li Yang immediately stopped in his tracks, feeling a slight relief in his heart.

Honestly, following along put a lot of pressure on him internally. Although he had never been to Room 301 before, watching Yang Jian being chased and fleeing from ferocious ghosts was enough to deduce the extreme danger of the place. Now that Room 301 appeared to have lost control, the level of danger was even higher.

A misstep could truly mean no return.

“Is that Leuk Qingqing still in Room 301? So did the anomaly here happen because of that woman? I felt something was off about her before, but didn’t think much of it because she was also a floor messenger. Now, it seems that Leuk Qingqing is the biggest potential hidden danger,” pondered Yang Jian, his gaze flickering as he walked up the stairs, contemplating some matters.

He remembered Li Yang mentioning that night at the Ghost Post Office on the third floor.

He heard the sound of high heels walking outside at night.

It was suspected to be a ferocious ghost wandering.

And the next day, among the messengers on the third floor, Leuk Qingqing was the only one wearing high heels.

A regular messenger would not wear such shoes.

Because it’s inconvenient to run.

Although Yang Jian had his suspicions, he did not dwell on them too much. After all, his main goal was not to investigate the identity of the messenger, but to investigate the entire post office.

“If there’s an issue with her, just kill her here.”

In Yang Jian’s hands, he still held the sinister-looking and rust-stained Firewood Knife. If he truly wanted to use it as a medium to kill Leuk Qingqing, it would be all too easy.

All along the way, Leuk Qingqing had stayed with the group, and he had a good idea of everywhere she had been.

However, before things were confirmed, he would not lightly make use of the Firewood Knife.

After all, the side effects of using this supernatural object were very severe. Up to now, the Ghost Shadows on his body were still in a scattered state, not yet recovered, and his body itself was falling apart, decaying all over, resembling a long-dissected corpse.

Being alive was solely due to the curse of the Eight-Tone Music Box preserving his consciousness.

Otherwise, with his state of health, Yang Jian would already be dead.

Thus, the side effects of the Firewood Knife were indeed quite terrifying. A spirit manipulator is not some exceptional being that can easily avoid death by the curse of the Firewood Knife.

Its cost can too easily affect one’s state and balance.

Along the dimly-lit and yellowing staircase.

Yang Jian swiftly arrived at the third floor once again.

All along the way, he paid attention to the scenes within the hallway, which seemed to have returned to a specific point in time, retaining the state and appearance of a particular moment. Although previously influenced by the Ghost Smoke, if any anomalies occurred, everything would return to that moment.

It was as if it was a kind of timed reset.

Room 301.

Yang Jian paused his steps, his gaze turning to the place he had visited before.

Within the clean, brightly lit corridor, a large wooden door was opened outward.

Light from the room spilled out, and from inside came vague noises, suggesting the presence of someone moving around within.

“It seems a bit different from before, but I can’t quite put my finger on it.”

Yang Jian hesitated for a moment, sensing the eeriness and danger. But now, under the curse of the Eight-Tone Music Box, and with the Firewood Knife in hand, he felt more confident, so he approached the room.

The moment his foot stepped into the threshold, within the range of the light shining from the door,

Instantly,

he heard the sound of a melody.

It was the music played by an old phonograph, with a style reminiscent of the Republic of China Period–subtly soothing and pleasing to the ear, carrying a breath of years gone by.

However, in this environment, the music wafting through the air became infinitely eerie and unsettling.

Bear in mind that there wasn’t a single living person in the entire building.

Moreover, when Yang Jian had previously entered Room 301, he hadn’t found any phonograph, and the source of the music from within the room was unknown to him resires.

“Could this music be another curse?”

Yang Jian entertained this thought.

But at this point, to back down was no longer an option.

With a mix of courage and trepidation, he stepped into the bizarre Room 301.

At this moment, Yang Jian felt his ghostly vision starting to blur, as if it was being interfered with.

The Ghost Domain was being suppressed.

No, it was being disturbed by some even more special supernatural power, preventing the smooth extension of the Ghost Domain.

This situation could only mean one thing–Room 301 was an even more terrifying supernatural site.

“The furnishings inside don’t seem to have changed much.”

Yang Jian quickly surveyed the surroundings.

The oil painting of a man on the wall, the mahogany table, the old floor tiles… and wait, the basket on the table was gone,

That basket previously held a sinister doll.

But now, that object had disappeared.

Had something moved it? Or had Leuk Qingqing taken it?

“The sound is coming from the room on the right,” Yang Jian recalled the recent scene seriously.

The location of the room where Leuk Qingqing had previously worn her cheongsam seemed to be right there.

That room had many peculiarities.

A broken doll manufacturing workstation, an eerie easel, a spirit offering table with no deity, and the faceless puppet…

Now, it seemed an odd phonograph had been added.