Chunyu City Police Evidence Room.
Ling Yan and Mu Yuan donned rubber gloves and carefully took a scroll from Chi Wen's hands.
The scroll bore a distinct age, its paint somewhat worn. Before opening it, Ling Yan exchanged glances with Mu Yuan, then slowly unfolded it.
The painting was a landscape, its brushstrokes flowing like water. However, Ling Yan had no interest in appreciating the artist's skill, for the landscape felt incredibly familiar.
He stared at the image for a moment, quickly grasping the source of this familiarity.
Ling Yan retrieved the topographical map that Duyan had sent him when he and Mu Yuan were in Ghost Village.
The landscape they now faced was the Ghost Village's territory.
From Black Mist Peak to Happy Forest and the mountaintop waterfall, the ancient village perched mid-mountain, even the sharpened fences, were rendered with remarkable vividness and lifelike accuracy.
