Chapter 262 Funeral Couplet
"Is that the ghost?!"

Jiang Zixu, who was hiding in another dimension, also froze in an instant. This was not his first time coming to the wooden house, nor was Kong Wang. It could be said that the reason why the Five Innates got separated was because of this wooden house.

Last time, they encountered extreme danger in the wooden house, and each of them used all their tricks to barely escape. Now, this howling evil ghost was just one of the many evil ghosts at that time!

"Captain Cao, be careful. I've codenamed this ghost 'Ghost Howling'. It will make a strange wailing sound to attack the ghost handler. Bleeding from all seven orifices is the lightest way to die. In serious cases, it may even go crazy and commit suicide in the most cruel way. Even the ghost in the body will be severely damaged."

Jiang Zixu reminded, his tone obviously a little anxious. Although he couldn't be sure whether the ghost in the lantern was a howling ghost, by telling the information, at least they could prepare in advance and not be caught off guard.

However, Cao Yang just stood there, enduring the stinging and burning pain that spread from his palms to his whole body, and he finally touched the black fire lantern.

"Gah——!"

"Wow--!"

"prick--!"

At this moment, all kinds of strange noises instantly filled Cao Yang's mind. The heart-wrenching, dry and explosive sounds seemed to come from the depths of the soul, making people tremble all over and feel fear and horror from the bottom of their hearts. Even Cao Yang's "living emotions" maintained by the supernatural were affected.

However, trading is the cheapest means for Cao Yang now, but it has unlimited potential. His gambling ability of making a small bet for a big return and a big bet for a small return needs to be developed at a deeper level, but not now.

"got it."

The physical pain was nothing to Cao Yang, but the howling that struck his consciousness and soul was indeed terrifying. Cao Yang paid the price of two ghost slaves to actually get this ghost fire lantern. It could be said that this was the biggest loss for him since he became an alien.

"It's dark, and the stuff is pretty good, but the ghost thing in the lampshade is a bit scary."

The moment Cao Yang touched the lantern, the strange screams that filled his mind stopped abruptly. It seemed that Cao Yang's level of terror was too great and he directly suppressed the wailing ghost.

Cao Yang held the lantern in the air, and the ghost inside became clearer, but the state of the howling ghost was a little strange, as if it was trapped in the lampshade, and as if it existed independently of the lantern, as if it was in some kind of superposition state.

"solved?"

Kong Wang came over and looked at the black fire lantern with interest.

"Solved. It's a very good supernatural item, and it's very valuable. I can consider selling it to a friend when I get back."

The friend Cao Yang thought of was none other than another captain of the headquarters, Wei Jing. Wei Jing, who had stolen the supernatural power of the ghost messenger, had the supernatural power to suppress ghosts without any solution, so it was easy for him to suppress such a small lantern.

And from another perspective, the supernatural powers that Wei Jing stole were not complete, which is why he needed to supplement with more means instead of pinning all his hopes on the unstable ghost messenger.

"Now that we have solved it, let's go into the wooden house and take a look. We have encountered many ghosts in the wooden house before. With Captain Cao's ability, we can turn them all into supernatural objects."

Jiang Zixu said.

Then he picked up Kong Wang in one hand and disappeared from the spot, apparently entering the wooden house.

Cao Yang followed closely behind and directly opened the ghost den and invaded in. The half-open wooden door was completely closed as Cao Yang entered. From the outside, the wooden house looked like a cage.

Contrary to the outside, the wooden house was not dark. An old-fashioned kerosene lamp was placed on the retro eight-immortals table. Although the light was dim, it was enough to illuminate the small room.

"The ever-changing wooden house, it wasn't like this last time." Jiang Zixu and Kong Wang also appeared, but both of them scanned everything in the room very vigilantly, and Jiang Zixu couldn't help but sigh.

Kong Wang also nodded frequently. No one could imagine what kind of danger the five of them had experienced in the wooden house not long ago. That coffin, that old man's body. Now Kong Wang still felt scared just thinking back to the scene at that time.

"If I'm not mistaken, this room is full of supernatural objects."

Cao Yang pondered for a long time before speaking slowly.

He was not joking. There were not many furniture and decorations in the wooden house: on the wall facing the door was a pale white elegiac couplet. The couplet was not red, but white, with two lines of large black characters written in ink on it.

The font is traditional Chinese and looks quite old. The couplet reads: I will not harm anyone while I am alive and I will not burden anyone after I die. I will go home with a clear conscience.

"I seem to have some impression of this elegiac couplet."

Cao Yang was just about to reach out to tear off the elegiac couplet and take it away, but when his hand was halfway out, he inexplicably pulled it back. Some instinct told him that this elegiac couplet should not be touched easily.

At this level, Cao Yang has great confidence in his intuition and instincts, because even the ghost in his body will react, which is enough to prove that what he sees is extraordinary.

Thinking of this, Cao Yang raised the black fire lantern in his hand. However, as the lantern got closer, the originally pale elegiac couplets quickly began to ooze out a scarlet sticky liquid. It looked like blood, but it was definitely not ordinary blood.

In just a few breaths, the couplets were completely dyed scarlet blood, and the words on them also changed: Asura in life, hell after death; in this world of hell, I will also return.

Although the last sentence has not changed, the overall meaning has undergone a drastic change. The white elegiac couplet reads like helplessness and Buddhism, while the red couplet is full of unwillingness and resentment, even fear, two emotions, two extremes.

To be on the safe side, Cao Yang covered his entire arm with ghost blood, then carefully took off the couplet and put it into the human skin pocket.

"They are indeed good things, and those who are capable should take them. If you want them, I can consider selling them to you first."

After obtaining two good supernatural items in succession, Cao Yang was in a much happier mood. Although he did not let his guard down, this feeling of achievement was rare.

"Captain Cao, you're too polite. If you need it, Xiao Kong and I should be able to get it together. If not, I can only trouble Captain Cao to help."

No matter when, Jiang Zixu was always polite. Unlike the hypocrisy of Shannian Qi Chaosheng, Jiang Zixu's peace came from the heart, which made Cao Yang feel like he was in contact with another Shen Liang.

"It's a small matter. I'm here to deal with the City of the Dead. It's a waste to leave these supernatural items alone. It's better to give them to the right person and let him bring out their due value."

So far, Cao Yang has a very good impression of Taiyi Jiang Zixu and Taisu Kong Wang, and he heard from Jiang Zixu that Qi Ming, who holds the position of Taichu, is also here, so he is very interested in this person.

Whether it is Taiyi or Taisu, their code names are more or less related to their own supernatural powers.

Ancient books record:
"In the beginning there was nothing, and nothing had no name. When one arose, there was one but no form."

"In the beginning, Qi was first seen."

Simply put, Taichu is tangible but not substantial, and it is very likely that he is a person who does not exist at all, just like Jiang Zixu.

(End of this chapter)