Chapter 416

Chapter 416: The Aftermath of the Incident

Chu Jiang looked at the old man across from him and said, "How about it? Do you want to talk?"

"If you don’t want to, it’s okay. There are plenty of people in the Kujo family who might know something."

Kujo Higashi’s body trembled, as if waking up from a deep sleep. He wore a bleak smile and asked, "If I tell you, can you spare the Kujo family?"

"Don’t ask me, ask her." Chu Jiang pointed behind him to the woman in a kimono who had quietly followed.

Soga Hayayuki simply said, "The succession of the three great families will proceed as usual."

Feeling defeated, Kujo Higashi hesitated for a moment, but eventually spoke up with the information he knew.

The purpose of Anutpattika-dharma-ksanti is exactly what was mentioned before: to seal the Ghost Domain and prevent life and death.

Its negative effect is that frequent use of it causes the user to enter a state of "Anutpattika-dharma-ksanti" mentally.

To put it simply, it forces the state of a sage. There will be no worries in the heart, no human emotions, and the person becomes empty in all four aspects.

At first glance, this might seem like a good thing, but if ordinary people lose their desires and emotions, can they still be called human?

At least Chu Jiang didn’t want to become this way. If he did, he didn’t know what the point of staying alive would be.

Judging from what Kongjangjeol said, it was similar to Chu Jiang’s previous guess. This seal specializes in dealing with ghosts in the zombie domain and can only restrain ghosts in the zombie domain. It can be considered extremely obscure.

But in its respective field, this seal has a very extreme effect.

It nails the target; or nails the power emitted by the target, such as the domain, Ghost Domain, and so on, and forcibly seals the ghost, putting it into a dormant state.

It is with this specific seal, used to restrain Chu’s Jiang, that the Kujo family has such courage this time.

The negative effect of the Metal Spike is also cruel: The user must become a pillar and insert the Metal Spike into the fierce ghost’s body.

Chu Jiang only just realized that the inconspicuous Ghost Master who used the Metal Spike has disappeared somewhere.

According to Kujo Higashi, with the successful suppression of the zombie by the Metal Spike, the Ghost Master is now captured within it.

To retrieve the Metal Spike later, a soul-summoning ritual is needed to bring back the Ghost Master and also retrieve the Metal Spike.

However, in the end, what is summoned back may not necessarily be a person, it could be a ghost, a ghost that returns with the Metal Spike…

This makes Chu Jiang once again realize the danger of a Level Zero seal. If not careful, it’s truly a restless death.

……

After dealing with the matter of helping Mr. Jiang retrieve the Diamond Spike, Chu Jiang looked at the situation inside the Anutpattika Enchantment. Most of the dozen loyal followers had been defeated by the Ghost Masters who had turned against them.

Among them, the death of Kujo Kazuki was the reason that caused the complete collapse of the opposing resistance.

Seeing this, Chu Jiang put away the Anutpattika Enchantment and let the Soga family members handle what comes next.

It’s worth mentioning that the small ninja man, even though he was severely injured in the battle, when he was carried away on a stretcher and passed by Chu Jiang, he managed to sit up and say, "Hi! Thank you, goodbye!"

Yes, the last two words were said poorly in Chinese.

This made Chu Jiang want to make a sarcastic comment. You only know these few words, right? Why not say dumplings as well?

In any case, the battle involving the Kujo family has temporarily come to an end. However, for the outside world, the impact of this matter has swept across the whole country, and even overseas, like a storm.

……

First, the Soga family sent their best people to surround Kujo Shrine, which shocked everyone in the Peaceful Spirit Garden. They all demanded an explanation from the Soga family.

Then, the old man Soga called for an emergency meeting to gather internal opinions.

However, reaching a consensus on this matter was not easy, especially the proposal to replace the Kujo family with the Mononobe family as the new three ruling families.

The debate continued until the results from Chu Jiang’s side came out.

When they learned that both Kujo Yoshii and Kazuaki had been killed by Chu Jiang, the opposition within the Peaceful Spirit Garden fell silent.

In the end, the proposal by the old man Soga was accepted by everyone. Even the high-ranking members from the Kujo family no longer strongly opposed it but instead thought about how to gracefully retreat.

Outside, in other powers of the island country, people were puzzled about how the Soga family and the Kujo family had come into conflict. Rumors began to spread that after Chu Jiang left Ghost Abyss, he directly led people to attack Kujo Shrine!

Just as the public opinion was in an uproar, the Peaceful Spirit Garden issued another announcement.

The Kujo family was plotting to overthrow the existing structure and dominance of the Peaceful Spirit Garden. They even had delusions of abolishing the three ruling families and becoming complete dictators.

So, after discussing inside the Peaceful Spirit Garden, they decided that the Soga family would lead the attack on the Kujo family headquarters.

Now, the planners of this event, Kujo Yoshii and Kujo Kazuki, have both been killed!

The Peaceful Spirit Garden officially announced that they are removing the titles and privileges of the Kujo family, and the equally long-established Yin and Yang master family, the Mononobe family, will be the new Three Noble Families.

Although the announcement was short, the wording was intense; and just a few hours ago, Kujo Kazuki, who had contributed greatly to sealing Yamata no Orochi, suddenly said he was killed by someone from the Soga family?!

Even more unbelievable, someone discovered that the previous announcement had been withdrawn and changed.

In the new list of contributors, foreign aid Chu Jiang’s name was mentioned first, then Soga Hayayuki and Tanakano; as for the existence of Kujo Kazuki, it has been completely erased…

The Peaceful Spirit Garden became busy with the replacement of the old and new Three Noble Families, but the people were not very interested anymore.

They were more curious to know what role Chu Jiang played in this event. Did he really kill Kujo Kazuki?

As time passed, new information began to trickle in from various sources, but in the end, there were two different versions of events, as summarized by the 9ch forum:

Version 1: Kujo Kazuki was indeed killed by Chu Jiang, who was a member of the Soga family. They promised him a great reward and specifically asked him to take action.

The Soga family had ambitious plans this time. Among the original three families, the Soga family had a good relationship with the Uesugi family. Now they have promoted someone from the Mononobe family, and the Peaceful Spirit Garden might truly become a Soga family’s family business.

Version 2: The Kujo family plotted to obtain Chu Jiang’s inherited ghost, but they were forcefully killed by Chu Jiang.

The Soga family personally took action together with Chu Jiang in order to settle this troublesome matter. If it were to be revealed, it would bring great disgrace to both the island country and the Peaceful Spirit Garden. It might even lead to a conflict with Research Institute No. 21.

The ghost masters of the island country naturally prefer to believe the first version and cannot even find the time to criticize the Soga family. After all, if the second version were true, it would be too shameful.

Of course, there are also people who believe that both versions are true and that the Soga family might have known about the intentions of the Kujo family a long time ago. They are just going along with it…

Regardless of the situation, Kujo Kazuki being killed by Chu Jiang is undoubtedly true, which makes the netizens of the island country amazed by Chu Jiang’s strength.

It is estimated that he was also in charge of leading the main attack to resolve the Ghost Abyss incident. Otherwise, the Peaceful Spirit Garden wouldn’t have slyly changed its announcement.

However, for them, this wasn’t entirely a good thing. Some even became pessimistic, thinking that with the increasing intensity of supernatural revival, perhaps all the countries around the world would have to find a way to establish a good relationship with this top-tier powerhouse.

By the way, Chu Jiang’s actions this time also proved something: so far, he is the only one who can be called a "godly realm" person!

On the side of Kyushu, when domestic netizens heard the news, they naturally became very happy, almost celebrating the new year with fireworks in advance.

Moreover, they shouted slogans like "First defeat America, then destroy East Edo" even more enthusiastically. There are even fewer people who care about whether the announcement will be changed, and they are more concerned about Chu Jiang’s gains in this battle.

Some people even posted on the forum and made bets, saying that Chu Jiang might bring back a woman from an island country this time.

As a result, there were heated debates below the post. Some believed that Chu Jiang could not be deceived by the beauty of Chinese and American women, some said that Chu Jiang no longer had such worldly desires, and there were others who supported Chu Jiang’s global layout and extensive involvement.

……

On Chu Jiang’s side, after leaving the Kujo family, he didn’t go back to the headquarters of the Peaceful Spirit Garden. He just went back to the residence prepared for himself in the Uesugi family to rest.

Uesugi’s little Hinagiku was naturally waiting for him. She praised Chu Jiang and even wanted to serve him by helping him take a bath and enjoy a hot spring bath.

But Chu Jiang refused and asked about Kujo Aino’s situation.

This woman is planning to take her back to her home country. It may be useful when dealing with the Baihu family.

When Chu Jiang asked about this, Hinagiku was a little jealous and said, "She is sleeping inside. It seems like the curse has been lifted, maybe the Ghost Master who cursed her is dead."

Chu Jiang nodded and said, "Now the Soga family is still dealing with the Kujo family’s affairs. It will probably take three more days for them to have the energy to help me collect the Honping Bells from all the shrines in the country."

"During this time, I won’t go out. If there are any invitations, please help me decline them all."

Hinagiku naturally agreed.

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Three days later, Chu Jiang and Soga Hayayuki sat facing each other in the room. Hinagiku was also there, clumsily making tea for both of them.

"From the way you talked about Chu’s Jiang in the Kujo Shrine before, it seems like you know a lot about them?"

Hayayuki nodded and shook her head, saying, "It’s just that our family history is quite long, and there are many things recorded by our ancestors. There’s a sentence that mentions: Chu’s Jiang, who is the master of Fate Giver, should be respected and feared."

Chu Jiang heard it and sighed. The Chu’s Jiang family, who had left such a remarkable mark in history, even had a reputation overseas, is nearly extinct now.

How many people know the secrets behind it?

Hayayuki didn’t understand why Chu Jiang sighed, but since he didn’t explain, she focused on the matter at hand. "The message to gather the Honping Bell has already been passed down. If everything goes smoothly, we can expect it within three days, but if there are delays, it might take up to five days. We will definitely bring together all the bells from the national shrines for Mr. Chu."

Chu Jiang nodded.

"By the way, the achievement of Mr. Chu sealing the Ghost Abyss far outweighs this small request. You can ask for another condition from us."

Soga Hayayuki’s words surprised Chu Jiang, but he wasn’t hesitant. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I want the sealing of a hundred well-behaved ghosts."

Hayayuki agreed without hesitation. It was a significant amount, but the Peaceful Spirit Garden could afford it, and building a good relationship with Chu Jiang was evidently more important.