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Yang Jian led the Ghost Child out and was ready to leave the dark and eerie house, not wanting to continue confronting an unknown ghost. After all, this ghost could suppress even the Ghost Child, making it incredibly dangerous. One slip, and it was entirely possible for him to fall victim within this small house.

But as he quickly returned to the first floor and prepared to leave the building through the hallway,

the sound of hurried footsteps descending in the pitch-dark, corpse-stench-filled house began echoing as if someone were swiftly chasing after him.

Yang Jian's pace did not stop; instead, he quickened his steps upon hearing the activity behind him.

"If the ghost has followed, it means I have met its killing criteria, and it is about to attack me. My previous guess was correct; the Ghost Child was taken into the cabinet to cleverly maintain a balance that prevented the ghost from coming after me, which is why I was able to reach the second floor unobstructed."