Chapter 434

Chapter 434: The Last Two Pages of the Diary

When they returned to the Luohe City branch, Chu Jiang left Kujo Aino with Zhou Wenshan and ignored the protests from his subordinates who said, "I’m not a doctor." He went back to his own room first.

Before leaving today, Chu Jiang didn’t use the Ghost Diary to make a prediction for the day.

It’s not because it was fed a hundred ghosts just last night and it gave Chu Jiang a half-hearted response. It’s because now there are already two hundred ghosts sealed inside, and every additional seal is giving potential threats more power.

Furthermore, the Baihu is in a semi-sealed state. This time, when Chu Jiang went there, he didn’t intend to confront it head-on, but unexpectedly, this is the current result.

Theoretically, there are still plenty of prophecies available at this stage, but in the long run, because the Ghost Diary demands a lot, if they can’t find the family cemetery, Chu Jiang might have to feed another hundred in.

With only six pages left in the diary, Chu Jiang couldn’t possibly seal away the countless ghosts and release the most powerful one from the depths of the Ghost Diary.

There were only five times left…

Thinking about this, Chu Jiang decided to take out the diary again and see if he could resolve this problem today.

Because the current ghost was the 201st, he couldn’t freely waste them like before once he reached 300.

This time, a paper ghost was sealed inside, made with bamboo as its bones and white paper as its clothing, looking just like a real person.

Ghost Diary continued to discreetly consume ghosts and displayed its contents:

[February 16th, the weather turned cloudy from overcast.]

[Today, I went to the White family in White Town to try to lift the curse on myself. However, the Baihu (White Tiger) broke free from captivity and invaded deep into my consciousness.]

[I felt very worried about this, but soon enough, I didn’t have time to worry about such a trivial matter.]

[Because I encountered the biggest crisis of my life.]

[I died. The Ghost Diary was taken by someone else, no, even Chu’s Jiang was sealed inside the diary and taken away…]

[I absolutely refuse to accept this outcome!]

Chu Jiang frowned immediately after reading it, what the heck is this??

His original intention was to use "future vision" to see how he could solve this hidden threat today.

As a result, the Ghost Diary told him not to worry about that cat, but to worry about himself and "me" first.

This "me" refers to the Ghost Diary, because the prophecy shows that its fate is also not good, as if it has changed hands, and it cannot accept it either.

According to this description, the source of the crisis is almost revealed. At this point in time, only the god of the Holy Word Religion has the motive and ability to target Chu Jiang.

Can’t Sleep Talking hold back anymore? After Chu Jiang wanted to improve his fighting power, he planned to go look for it, but he didn’t expect the other party to directly come to his door.

It seems normal to think that when Chu Jiang becomes completely Chu’s Jiang, he will become extremely difficult to control.

Sleep Talking probably knew this in advance, so he wanted to interrupt his progress at this critical point and get hold of the Ghost Diary, Two Realms Bell, and even Chu’s Jiang.

While Chu Jiang was thinking, a hoarse and magnetic voice suddenly came from the flyer in his left hand space, "Are you free now? Let’s meet, there are some important things to discuss."

"I’m free," Chu Jiang replied, determined, "Where are you?"

"I’m near your company, should I come up?"

"Forget it," Chu Jiang quickly thought, "Let’s go to the edge of Luohe instead, just come to the location indicated on the flyer."

If Sleep Talking’s main body arrives, it absolutely cannot descend in Luohe City. Chu Jiang doesn’t want this city to suffer another disaster.

As for going to Research Institute No. 21 headquarters, isn’t Holy Word Religion foolish? They have already decided to take action, why would they follow you to the headquarters?

Therefore, Chu Jiang chose the outskirts of Luohe City by the river. This way, it wouldn’t directly affect ordinary civilians; it wouldn’t raise too much suspicion from the other side; and when necessary, Chu Jiang could ask River God Wang Lei for help.

Belfast replied without hesitation, "Okay."

……

Before long, Chu Jiang saw Belfast, dressed in a black dress adorned with lace and diamonds, gracefully walking towards him by the peaceful Luohe river.

Today, she was not wearing a robe for some reason, but she looked beautiful and captivating in this outfit.

Coming up to Chu Jiang, she smiled and said, "Today, I have good news and bad news. Which one would you like to hear first?"

Chu Jiang remained expressionless and said, "Bad news."

"The bad news is…" Sister Bel sighed suddenly, "I cannot comprehend the decision of the divine, but I respect its choice."

Chu Jiang frowned, but before he could ask, Sister Bel continued, "The good news is: you have won, you are the victor, so you are entitled to everything."

Belfast didn’t keep it a mystery and further explained, "Because you were hesitant to accept, our Holy Word Religion offers generous conditions for you to hand over that diary."

"And in regards to Two Realms Bell, you made us leave without even responding with a ‘yes’ or ‘no,’ so today there should have been a battle between us."

"This is what I advocated from the beginning, blindly giving in won’t have any good results, instead, it will make you think we’re easy to bully."

"But the deity is cautious, before tearing each other apart, it made a prophecy. Its foresight can show countless possibilities of the future, but in the end, every possibility leads to your victory."

"In that case, the deity decided to surrender directly, returning both pages of the diary to you, and we don’t want the Two Realms Bell anymore. From now on, we won’t interfere with each other, each going our own separate ways, how about that?"

Chu Jiang paused, "Surrender?? I didn’t hear wrong, did I?"

"Leaving aside Sleep Talking himself, don’t you find it laughable? In your eyes, that god who can redeem anything, completely change this world, and is almost omnipotent, is actually surrendering to a mortal at this moment. So, is this god still worth your faith?"

Belfast nodded with a serious expression, "Yes, just like how Jesus would suffer and be sacrificed; and moreover, our Lord, when necessary, is willing to compromise with evil spirits for the sake of the people in need of salvation. This is a noble act."

"Chu Jiang, stop pretending, the deity has already revealed the truth to me. You are a ghost, a powerful ghost, not a mere mortal. You intentionally disguise yourself as a human and give yourself the appearance of righteousness. You are despicable."

It hit hard, Chu Jiang felt his fists clenching. This blaming response, whether it’s Sister Bel or Jade, was brainwashed by this ghost Sleep Talking.

He took a deep breath and said, "Since you believe that your gods are noble, why can’t you understand and even feel disappointed?"

Belfast looked a little sad, "Believers always have high expectations of their gods, and I understand rationally that it’s right to do so. But emotionally, I still have some reservations about surrendering without a fight."

"After all, even gods have told me that foreknowledge is just one of the many possibilities of the future, not something that cannot be changed. The only thing that cannot be changed is what has already happened."

"Even in the most extreme cases, some ghostly powers can even alter facts."

"If that’s the case, maybe there can be a miracle?"

"Of course, I know that God wouldn’t gamble on such low-probability events. He pursues certainty."

"Alright," Belfast faced Chu Jiang directly, "Can you accept this peace agreement? If so, I can give you those two pages of the diary now."

Chu Jiang shook his head, "Too fake. I can’t accept it. Besides, I don’t trust letting that ghost, Sleep Talking, scheme outside."

Who knows if this guy will interfere when Chu Jiang deals with Slender Man? And besides, when describing objective facts that have happened or are about to happen in the diary, the ghost never lies.

Compared to Sleep Talking’s "surrender," Chu Jiang was more inclined to believe in the predictions of the Ghost Diary.

Sister Bel didn’t seem surprised, "I told God the same thing. I know your true nature, even if it’s just a facade."

"I’m willing to add myself as a bargaining chip, would that satisfy you? Perhaps even Jade?"

Chu Jiang was speechless, "Right now, you’re just a puppet without the ability to think for yourself. What use is a puppet to me?"

"Wait until I bring Sleep Talking down from his pedestal and free you from his brainwashing, then you can say such things."

Belfast muttered to herself, "As expected, it won’t work."

Chu Jiang also muttered to himself, "I’m wasting my time again. Arguing with fanatics is pointless."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Jiang unleashed the Ghost Domain, enveloping the area.

Belfast remained calm, taking out two pages of a diary with a deliberate manner. "Here, take this. As for me, do whatever you want with me; after all, God isn’t on your side now, so there’s no point in flaunting your Ghost Domain."

Chu Jiang was extremely confused at this moment. He could sense that both pages of the diary were genuine. So why was Sleep Talking so eager to return the diary to him? What could be the reason behind it?

Whether it was the last time when he borrowed the diary under the pretext of answering a question, or this time when he intentionally surrendered it.

It seemed like all of this was just to create a legitimate excuse, so that Chu Jiang could accept the diary without any guilt, and ideally, even put it back into the original Ghost Diary.

Rather than taking the diary, Chu Jiang started pondering.

Sister Bel was also not in a hurry, she patiently waited for him to figure it out.

Finally, Chu Jiang looked up and said, "You should know something, right? Since that’s the case, put the diary on the ground first, and then come over here."

Sister Bel was puzzled, hesitated for a moment, but still did as he asked.

"Yes, that’s it." As the two of them got closer, Chu Jiang gently took her hand, and his eyes turned blood red, drawing people deeper into them…

This was the ability of a spirit. Although the tattoo on his back had disappeared, perhaps because the White Tiger had not completely left Chu Jiang’s body, he could still use this ability, and the effect was even stronger than before.