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The old woman's face was ashen, her expression blank, as she stared indifferently at the trembling Jiang Yaofei.

At this moment, it seemed as if every part of Jiang Yaofei's body was in pain, like the ache after being repeatedly beaten.

The old woman, facing him, slowly extended her left hand.

Jiang Yaofei shuddered violently and instantly realized, this person could not possibly be his mother, nor could she be his mother's spirit. Even if his mother had turned into a strangeness, she would not appear here.

It must be a problem with the red coffin!

After coming to this realization, he stopped looking at the old woman in front of him and used all his strength to push the lid of the coffin back into place, resealing the Red Coffin.

The moment the lid was back on, Jiang Yaofei immediately retreated toward the doorway.

Since the coffin lid was now in place, the door that had remained firmly closed might now cease to function properly, so he wanted to go back and try it.

At this point, the beam from Jiang Yaofei's torch was still directed at his mother, and as he backed away, the old woman immediately followed him.

Even with the Strangeness Interferer in hand, which prevented the old woman from attacking him, she could still keep following him, just like the Resentful Granny had done to Yan Junze before.

The interferer also had a limited duration of effect, and if the opponent's magnetic field was too strong, the interference period would correspondingly shorten, forcing Jiang Yaofei to act quickly. He retreated to the door and reached behind to twist the doorknob.

He didn't dare to linger for another reason—Sadako could also be lurking nearby, waiting for an opportunity to attack him.

If the Strangeness Interferer failed, handling one Sadako might still be manageable, but if it were his own mother added to the equation, he couldn't assure himself that he'd dare to fight back.

After all, the shadows in his heart from childhood were far too terrifying.

Moreover, even his conviction to escape might be lost.
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The door opened.

A highly anxious Jiang Yaofei, delighted, immediately pulled the door with his backhand.

Just then, the Strangeness Interferer in his hand trembled slightly, indicating that its energy was nearly exhausted.

Jiang Yaofei quickly sidestepped, allowing the door to open fully, and stepped out with his right foot.

At the same moment, he felt a tension in the arm holding the interferer. Jiang Yaofei quickly looked down to see the old woman, not knowing when, had pounced on him and bitten into his left arm.

"Not good!"

Jiang Yaofei shook his arm violently, his right hand reaching for the magnetic clasp of the Magnetic Energy Clothing around his neck, and with practiced ease, he fastened it. The Magnetic Shielding Clothes were now in effect.

The old woman had already released her bite, staring with a pair of dead, ashen eyes, looking around as if searching for something.

At this moment, she had lost sight of Jiang Yaofei.

Jiang Yaofei stood just outside the door, his head turned to the side, watching the old woman whose head swiveled left and right.

The person before him was an exact replica of his mother, which at that moment gave Jiang Yaofei an eerie illusion of being trapped in a memory.

He steadied himself, spoke not a word, and stepped out with his second foot, moving his body outside the door.

Glancing back, "Mother" still stood there, still unable to find her target.

Looking down at his arm that had been bitten, he was grateful that it had been covered by the layer of Magnetic Shielding Clothes. His arm was unharmed by the bite, which had landed fully on the Magnetic Energy Clothing, merely causing a soreness from the pressure.

With one last deep look at "Mother," a strange feeling arose in Jiang Yaofei's heart. He stretched out a hand to close the door and quickly walked away, heading across the street.

This was not a place to linger, but it was now the best opportunity to escape. Taking advantage of the Red Coffin still being inside the house, he would immediately go back, call others, and rush to the house nearest to Plum Blossom Forest. They would wait for the chance to break through the Lantern Woman's barrier and then flee to the entrance of the village.

As he resolved to do so, suddenly, he saw a flicker before his eyes and noticed three figures appearing on the other side of the street, walking in his direction along the center of the road.

By the time Jiang Yaofei reached the other side, ready to take the shortest route through an alley to regroup, the sight of the approaching figures brightened his eyes, and joy sprang to his brows.

His gaze sharpened, and he quickly recognized the approaching people he knew.

Waving his hand and calling out softly, "Xiaomo, Zhang Di, over here!"

Standing beside Zhang Xiaomo and Zhang Di was naturally Yan Junze, who was also walking in the middle of the street, allowing the moonlight overhead to stretch his shadow long behind him, an expression of helplessness and melancholy on his face.

After the first incident when Fang Ning's shadow escaped, just now, Yan Junze had attempted the same technique with Zhang Xiaomo.

Who would have guessed that after being tricked once, Fang Ning refused to show up this time?

No matter if Zhang Xiaomo was lying in ambush or not, Fang Ning stubbornly chose not to appear again.

That was fine too since it allowed Yan Junze to finally stand confidently under the moonlight, well, albeit temporarily.

Actually, Yan Junze was quite upset. Now that there were exorcists by his side, it would be the best way to defeat Fang Ning if he could use their help as he had done last time with the Resentful Granny.

Though, the outcomes of the stories were always unexpectedly different.

He had asked Zhang Xiaomo whether her abilities had strengthened during this time, for otherwise, how could it be that even the strangeness from the "hair-raising (low)" mission was too scared to show up.

Yan Junze recalled how last time Zhang Xiaomo had been deceived by the Resentful Granny, who was just a Semi-Sculpting Spirit.

Zhang Xiaomo shyly nodded. The magnetic force within her had indeed increased significantly over this period. She had been intending to apply for a four-star Exorcist test after getting out.