Phantasmal figures were visible everywhere in the villa. Before, she could only vaguely sense their existence, but now she could see them clearly.
Most of the figures appeared dazed, drifting alone. A small minority had vivid expressions, staring at the Jiang Wenhu family with hatred.
The closer the figures were to the interior of the villa, the calmer their expressions. The figures nearer the periphery were more frenzied.
The clothing on these spectral figures was from over twenty years ago, the style worn by people of Jiaoxinlei's parents' generation.
The vast majority of the figures were physically incomplete, some so disfigured they were unrecognizable, appearing as mere bloody messes. It was like a massive car accident scene.
They were likely the culprits behind the villa's eerie phenomena.
Yet, strangely, none of these figures were looking at her. Occasionally, one would glance her way, nod, and then overlook her!
It was as if Jiaoxinlei was one of their own!
"Have I died and become a ghost?"
Jiaoxinlei's expression turned sorrowful. She was barely into her twenties, in the prime of her life, how could she have died here?
She lightly tapped her face with the bamboo knife, producing a clear *slap* sound.
"Ouch! It hurts, I’m still alive, not a ghost. What is going on?"
She carefully navigated around the figures and returned to the living room. There, she saw the dog with a human head still lying amidst the group, emitting a bright yellow light. The ghostly figures were unable to approach this area.
Seeing Jiaoxinlei return, the dog with the human head looked up at her with a human-like expression of surprise.
The four members of the Jiang family looked at Jiaoxinlei strangely. They had expected her to return in a state of utter terror, but instead, Jiaoxinlei’s expression was remarkably calm.
In fact, Jiaoxinlei herself was somewhat bewildered. She no longer feared the ghostly figures, and the terror from her previous frightening encounters had significantly faded.
Her courage seemed to have amplified instantly.
Furthermore, beyond the ghostly figures, the world appeared different to her eyes.
Above the heads of the four Jiang family members floated clusters of mixed colors. Mother Jiang's was predominantly yellow, Jiang Wen Yue’s was predominantly blue, and Jiang Wenhu’s was predominantly red. However, the color clusters above all three were quite dim.
This indicated that their conditions were not good.
Only one person’s color cluster was different – Jiang Fu, Jiang Yusheng.
His color cluster was as black as ink!
Jiaoxinlei unconsciously walked in front of Jiang Yusheng, examining him from head to toe. Then, with a complete lack of emotion, she said:
"You will die tonight!"
After speaking, Jiaoxinlei covered her mouth in shock. She had no idea why she had said that.
But she now had a strong intuition that Jiang Yusheng would absolutely not survive this night, absolutely not!
Jiang Yusheng’s face turned ashen, but he remained silent.
Jiang Wenhu walked over, grabbed her shoulders, and asked with a frown, "Xinlei, what are you talking about? He's my father."
"I don't know, I don't know…"
Jiaoxinlei covered her head, utterly confused. She didn’t know what was happening; everything seemed to have changed.
...
On the second floor, outside the bedroom previously assigned to Wen Wen and Jiaoxinlei, Wen Wen’s figure appeared silently, though his body was semi-transparent.
This was his ghost form!
Therefore, Wen Wen was not wearing any underwear.
Since his underwear would always fall off during transformation, Wen Wen decided that if he ever needed to transform into his ghost form, he would not wear underwear.
All his equipment was in his briefcase, which he then materialized along with the Disaster Gloves, carrying the case. Sudan Novel Network.
Ghosts, while not inherently powerful, were not easy to deal with. However, with his new abilities, Wen Wen no longer needed to transform into his ghost form to handle them.
He was using this form to communicate with the ghosts in the villa and understand the situation.
Ten minutes before emerging, he had adopted his ghost form. This way, if any danger arose and his ghost form couldn’t protect him, he could switch to another form promptly.
Before returning to the containment facility, Wen Wen knew that the greatest threat in this villa was the ghosts, not the dog.
Although the dog was strange and seemed to hide some secrets, it was precisely under its protection that this family had managed to survive safely.
Therefore, the dog likely harbored no malice. Wen Wen's primary target was not the dog, but the nearly one hundred ghosts in this house!
Yes, close to a hundred. While none were powerful individually, their sheer number was quite terrifying!
In his ghost form, Wen Wen could easily see the ghosts in the villa and their conditions.
"Hmm, it's just as I thought. I couldn't detect them in my normal state, but in my ghost form, I can see them very clearly."
Within Wen Wen's line of sight, the villa was permeated with a yellow light. Within this light, the ghosts' powers were greatly suppressed.
Their aggression was also reduced to a minimum, which explained why the Jiang family remained safe, while Jiang Wen Yue nearly met a life-threatening danger as soon as she left the villa.
This was because she had stepped out of the villa, beyond the range of the light emanating from the dog with the human head.
Wen Wen himself was also significantly affected, but he didn't care. He had no intention of fighting in his ghost form; for attacks, he had the Disaster Gloves.
He looked around and found a ghost squatting in a corner, with its back to him. This ghost seemed somewhat withdrawn and should be easy to talk to.
"Hello, Mr. Ghost. My name is Wen Wen. I am a… well, a spiritual detective. Yes, I'm a spiritual detective. I'd like to ask why so many ghosts are gathered here. Illegal assembly carries legal responsibility."
Wen Wen placed his hand on the plump ghost's shoulder, spewing nonsense.
The plump ghost turned around, preparing to answer Wen Wen’s question, but before it could speak, Wen Wen said, "My apologies, wrong person. I was looking for someone else."
The ghost’s face had dozens of pore-like openings, from which white adipose tissue oozed out in strips, dangling around its face…
While judging a ghost by its appearance is wrong, this fellow was truly disgusting.
"Don't leave! Do you find me disgusting? Do you!"
Upon seeing Wen Wen's expression, the plump ghost suddenly became agitated, leaping up and lunging at Wen Wen.
Wen Wen's eyes widened, and he floated backward, his face full of terror. This situation was far more frightening than when Xu Hai's demon leopard puppet had lunged at him.
"Don't come near me! If you come any closer, I'll have to be impolite!" Wen Wen's voice even wavered.
This was the first time he felt so vulnerable. If he were touched by that plump ghost, this scene, much like when he made videos for Zhu Qipei,
would become a perpetual shadow in his mind!