Mysterious Awakening

On the silent, deserted highway.

Li Yao stood alone in the middle of the road, her eyes filled with panic and unease, constantly attentive to any movement around her. However, instead of any activity, the surroundings were eerily quiet. She could not hear the sound of any vehicles nearby, nor see a single pedestrian. It was as if she had unintentionally entered a forgotten world.

Although her mental fortitude was much stronger than the average person, as time passed, her inner turmoil was rapidly amplified.

Fear gradually crept into her mind, bit by bit consuming her rationality.

Because it had been over three minutes since she had sent out a distress signal.

The imagined rescue had not appeared; there was not even a hint of response.

In such circumstances, she was left with only two choices: either continue waiting for help here.

Or, drive on, in the hope that something positive would change nearby, but also with the risk of coming closer to some terrifying presence and dying on that endless highway ahead.

"I can't keep driving forward; try walking back," Li Yao bit her lip and mustered the courage to turn around and head back to her car to leave.

The car that had been by her side was now gone.

She wasn't mistaken.

The road was empty; her car had vanished.

"How could this be?" Li Yao's voice trembled slightly.

Before any rescue had arrived, such a change often signaled something very awful... the supernatural was right beside her.

Overcome with fear, Li Yao felt she couldn't stay here any longer; she even suspected that ghosts were lurking around her.

Without any warning, she suddenly turned and ran back the way she came, as if possessed.

Even if not by car, she had to get away from the spot where she had been standing; she definitely couldn't continue to wait for death there. This time it was her car that had disappeared; next time, it might be herself.

Wearing high heels, Li Yao could hardly run fast, and in her panic, she nearly fell to the ground.

But she could not care about that now; she kicked off her high heels and ran barefoot.

The running, driven by fear, quickly drained her strength. In just a short while, Li Yao was gasping for breath, sweating profusely, and felt as if all her energy had been sucked out. Her legs soon gave out, and she fell to the ground.

Yet the desire to survive urged her on.

Li Yao struggled to her feet, preparing to run again.

However, as she stood up, her pupils suddenly contracted, and a look of horror appeared on her face.

The road ahead had disappeared.

A darkness stood in the middle of the highway, engulfing all the distant scenery.

And at the end of this road, a streetlight emitted a dim light, illuminating the surroundings.

Under that dim streetlight was a bench, quite ordinary, like those seen in parks or residential areas.

But on that bench sat a person, holding an old newspaper, spreading it out and holding it up, staring motionless under the dim light from above. The open newspaper concealed the person's upper body and face, making it impossible to see the features. One could only see the stiff legs and the hands that held the newspaper without moving.

This sight completely overwhelmed the last bit of rationality in Li Yao's mind.

Ghost~!

A word that instilled fear occupied all her thoughts, destroying all her composure and confidence, leaving only a face of beautiful despair and eyes filled with terror.

It was over.

Li Yao couldn't run anymore, nor did she have the strength to. She collapsed to the ground, her body no longer felt like her own. All hope of survival extinguished, only a terrifying conclusion remained: to wait for death right there.

Soon.

In Li Yao's spine-chilling gaze, the ghost sitting under the streetlight reading a newspaper moved.

The stiff hands slowly lowered the newspaper.

She vaguely saw that the other side of the old newspaper was soaked with fresh blood, so thick it seemed about to drip down. Find more chapters on

It felt as if death itself had arrived.

Li Yao's breath quickened, her heartbeat accelerated, her entire body trembled, and her mind ceased to think.

However, when her fear peaked, the person in front of her put down the eerie newspaper and finally revealed his face.

A familiar young face, which seemed to carry a vague concern, said, "It's so late, have you eaten yet?"

Yang Jian?

Li Yao almost cried out, but when she opened her mouth, she couldn't make a sound, causing her face to turn red with frustration.

"Don't rush, take your time to talk, we have all the time in the world," Yang Jian said very calmly.

"Why, why is it you?"

At that moment, Li Yao's emotions surged, the lingering fear preventing her from calming down as she had before.

Yang Jian laid down the newspaper and said, "Why can't it be me? I thought Miss Li Yao would have the same confidence and composure as she did during the day when facing supernatural incidents. Seeing your reaction now is quite disappointing. It seems you are afraid of ghosts too. Since you're afraid of ghosts, but not me..."

He laughed, "Is it because the ghost master has reason and can be dealt with, and wouldn't dare to touch you, whereas ghosts don't care about your identity?"

"Yang Jian, what do you want? Let me leave this place," Li Yao said as she stood up, agitated; "Don't think I don't know where this is. This must be inside your Ghost Domain, and everything before was your doing."

"No rush, I had to restrain myself during the day on your turf, with so many people watching. But now we are on my turf, so I want to do things I didn't dare to do in the daylight," Yang Jian said slowly.

Li Yao responded with a mix of shock and anger; "You wouldn't dare to kill me. If I died, you would not be able to bear the consequences. You would regret it."

"I never said I'd kill you," Yang Jian replied.

"Then what do you want to do?" Li Yao asked urgently.

She didn't believe that Yang Jian had employed the Ghost Domain to keep her here just to have a simple chat. This man must have had a purpose.

"So you're saying you might force yourself on me... If that's the case, we can negotiate. Actually, spending a wonderful night with you wouldn't be too terrible, considering you're also a top figure in the country. Setting aside some prejudices, I sometimes admire you quite a bit," she said.

She realized her beautiful body might have aroused Yang Jian's desires.

To steady Yang Jian while fearing his ruthless hand, Li Yao immediately corrected her attitude, not provoking him in that aspect.

She had studied cases of crimes against women and knew that sometimes the more violently a woman resists, the more likely she is to be killed by the criminal, as that resistance can stimulate the criminal's inferiority complex, leading to anger and a fatal attack.

So she pretended to be compliant to get through the immediate crisis.

"I indeed need you, but not in that way," Yang Jian said with a neutral expression.

Li Yao's expression changed; "So you don't want to kill me or force yourself on me, what is your goal then? Just to chat with me?"

Yang Jian said, "I tend to be cautious. The incident during the day made me sense a threat, but I lacked information channels and was kept in the dark. You, however, seem to be an informant, especially knowledgeable about J City's situation. So, I want you to work for me."

"First, let me say, I despise you. But for now, I have no choice but to use you."

"Work for you?" Li Yao was stunned, then her gaze shifted slightly, "Give me time to think about it."

She didn't flat-out refuse, which would have been foolish, given that her life was currently in Yang Jian's hands.

Yang Jian said, "No need to stall for time. I am not seeking your agreement. I was just letting you know in advance to understand the situation. After all, you will forget everything that happens here shortly, and you will completely change, becoming an employee utterly loyal to me."

"What do you mean by that?" Li Yao became anxious, sensing that Yang Jian intended to do something to her.

"Simple, I'll alter your memory," Yang Jian said as he stood up, his tone very cold.

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