Chapter 460

Chapter 460: Chu Jiang’s Little Happiness (The Grand Finale)

The fourth phase, also known as the "Closing Plan", is the final stage.

This is the last chance to make up for any shortcomings, and it is the final seven days of the previous stage’s half-year time limit.

After completing this phase of the plan, official institutions of each country will completely bury everything about ghosts. Humans will be free, and humanity will be saved!

As for the Ghost Master, it’s just a group of creatures underground that have nothing to do with ordinary people.

Although at this stage, ordinary people can only pretend that they don’t see ghosts to avoid being harmed, they still can’t do that with the Ghost Master.

But after a few more generations, when the whole supernatural revival is completely forgotten, even if the Ghost Master and the ghosts fight each other to death, they will just be seen by regular people as living their normal daily lives and then mysteriously dying for no reason, probably due to working long hours or playing games all night.

……

The time point is half a year after the completion of the fourth stage.

The Arctic, latitude 78° north, Svalbard archipelago.

Chu Jiang and Chen Keai’s honeymoon trip starts here.

Many things happened during this year and a half. Chu Jiang was supposed to get married a long time ago, but because of unfinished plans, there were always some stumbling blocks that stopped them, so they couldn’t get married.

Until recently, they finally had some free time, and it just so happened that both sets of Chu Jiang’s parents and Chen Keai’s parents believed that there was a perfect day this year for getting married, so they decided to pick that day and get married!

The couple had a grand wedding and the day after the wedding, they ran off for their honeymoon.

……

As for the others, Chu Jiang’s Luohe City branch didn’t disband because ghosts still existed, and so did the Ghost Master, but they reduced the number of related personnel.

Gao Yifei went back to continue his studies. He was already the top student in his class, but due to the previous incident at Luoxi No.7 Middle School and losing an arm, he temporarily lost his motivation.

Now everything has become the past. He’s ready to finish college and then study for his master’s and doctorate degrees abroad.

By the way, at the research institute, they also fitted Gao Yifei with a high-precision mechanical prosthetic limb, so he doesn’t have to be a one-armed hero anymore.

As for another classmate, Zhang Haoran, he was incredibly busy executing the plan for a year.

Although he only needed to guide Two Realms Bell and didn’t have to exert much effort, doing the same thing over and over again can be tiring.

Finally, after finishing his prison sentence, Zhang Haoran didn’t go back to school. Instead, he chose to marry the girl who had silently stood by his side and started preparing for the wedding.

Speaking of the company, Duan Mingen, that kid, directly resigned to Chu Jiang and declared to withdraw from the paranormal circle, also wanting to live a normal life with his loved one.

This made Chu Jiang sigh, once this guy had grand ambitions, wanting to be superior to others, experiencing many hardships, and now, he finally understands the preciousness of a peaceful life.

Just as there are people who desire stability, there are naturally also those who are unwilling to be ordinary, like Li Xiaolang. In the past, he performed remarkably in the Black Sun incident and was later transferred by Chu Jiang to be his assistant.

After the Open Door Project ended, he unexpectedly chose to become the Ghost Master voluntarily, staying in this abandoned era, which Chu Jiang never expected.

However, Chu Jiang respects his choice. Now, Li Xiaolang has been transferred back to headquarters to participate in more affairs related to ghosts.

On the other hand, the psychologist Zhou Wenshan quit her job, saying, "Finally, I don’t have to go to work anymore! Yay!"

Now Zhou Wenshan has changed her profession to become a traveler, traveling all over the world. She recently visited the North Pole and recommended many travel tips to Chu Jiang.

Chen Xiaodong, who calls himself "Ye Wen," was forced by his family to go back and inherit the family business, but he still keeps in touch with Chu Jiang and calls himself, "If big brother has any trouble, just give me a call and I’ll bring hundreds of my buddies to help out immediately!"

As for Xu Shengtian, Chu Jiang originally told him that there was no need for him to work as a security guard anymore, but he firmly disagreed, saying that he had found the true meaning of life here!

By the way, Xu Shengtian also suggested that his cousin Xu Xiaoxiao take on the important role in the Xu family and become a CEO or something.

Chu Jiang finally realized that this guy was planning to stay in his company and freeload. Since Chu Jiang had a great reputation in the supernatural community and a high position in real life, no one dared to come and pick a fight. The security staff here naturally had the easiest job.

It is worth mentioning that Chu Jiang is now a legitimate civil servant with a high position. This is one of the insignificant rewards given to him by the upper-level officials for his contributions to the Nine Provinces.

Moreover, just after the supernatural revival, everyone was afraid that something else might happen, so there was no such cliché plot of turning hostile towards Chu Jiang. His status remained unrivaled.

After understanding Xu Shengtian’s intentions, Chu Jiang kicked this troublemaker out and also asked Xu Yanting to hone him so that he could truly stand on his own.

By the way, Chu Jiang had something he didn’t know whether he should tell Xu Shengtian. The Chess Ghost that was sent away by the River of Oblivion last time had returned and was always lurking around Xu Shengtian…

Since the murder pattern of this ghost seemed to have changed, only following Xu Shengtian, and because Xu Shengtian could no longer be harmed by ghosts in the real world, Chu Jiang decided not to deal with this ghost for the time being.

In addition, Chu Jiang was curious about one thing. In theory, the Chess Ghost should not be able to see Xu Shengtian now, so he wondered how it managed to persistently follow him.

Including this time, Xu Shengtian had been targeted by the same ghost three times in a row. What does "true love" mean anyway?

Chen Keai, who used to work in the finance department, has now been promoted to be the boss and naturally won’t leave.

Chen Keai herself also complained jokingly that her previous statement, "In a small company, the treasurer is either the boss’s wife or mistress, or their mother, sister, or sister-in-law…" has actually come true, even though she really is a professional accountant!

The ghosts from the Lin family have now been granted permission by Chu Jiang and no longer need to take turns every three months.

They have all become official employees of Chu Jiang’s company and can occasionally take vacations and explore the outside world, which is like finding a new way of life.

The reason Chu Jiang relaxed his control was because of the Lin family. Even if they were to lose control in the future, they wouldn’t harm ordinary people. So, he gave them a bit more freedom, considering the favors owed to the old patriarch.

Fourth Aunt Xu Lan still jokes flirtatiously with Chu Jiang all day long, of course, carefully avoiding the boss, even though the boss can’t see her now.

Lin Mohua cried a lot after Chu Jiang got married. She originally ran back to the Lin Ancestral Hall, planning to "grow old" guarding the ancestral hall.

However, Xu Lan somehow persuaded her and she was willing to come back to work.

Then there’s Jing Ruoxue. Chu Jiang has basically handed over all the supernatural-related affairs to her, truly acting like a boss who can delegate.

The people she brought with her naturally didn’t leave.

Therefore, Chu Jiang was also judged by Zhou Wenshan as an "exploitative employer", "unscrupulous boss".

Jing Ruoxue herself didn’t have any objections, and the Jing family behind her didn’t have any objections either.

After all, the current Chu Jiang can be said to be the ultimate weapon in the supernatural circle. The majority of Ghost Masters still in this circle hope to get closer to him.

Of course, Chu Jiang can be sure that Jing Ruoxue definitely didn’t stay for this factor alone. She has her own considerations…

Next is Kujo Aino. Previously, she indeed stayed on that side of the company.

However, later on, a paternity test was done between Aino and Bai Congwu’s father, which confirmed her as his biological daughter. This made Aino feel very confused for a while.

She had previously thought that the other party was just deliberately finding an excuse to resolve the grievances between her and Chu Jiang, but it turned out to be true.

After asking for Chu Jiang’s opinion, Kujo Aino decided to return to the White family and reclaim her share of rights and obligations.

In the past twenty years, Kujo Aino has always lived for others.

First, she entered the orphanage without any memories; then she was chosen by the people from the Kujo family to train as an assassin and spy; finally, Chu Jiang brought her to Kyushu.

Now, Kujo Aino, or should I say Bai Aina, has decided to live for herself from now on, striving to fight for what she deserves.

Seeing this woman grow, Chu Jiang is very pleased. He admires her tenacious and independent personality, just like a little flower on the edge of a cliff.

Lastly, there’s Uesugi Hinagiku. The death of Mr. Xu had a significant impact on her.

When the research institute planned the funeral for Mr. Xu, many people from the Uesugi family in the island nation came. They, along with the Xu family in Kyushu, united as the descendants of Mr. Xu’s bloodline to mourn his passing.

After the funeral, Chu Jiang agreed to her small request, accompanying her to relax and stroll around Yunjing City.

Finally, little Hinagiku gathered her courage and proposed some ideas to Chu Jiang, but he politely declined, saying she was still young and shouldn’t have wild thoughts.

However, Hinagiku didn’t give up. She only expressed that she will make another move towards Chu Jiang. For now, she will go back to complete her studies and then come to Kyushu.

……

Last month, when Chu Jiang had some free time, he went on a trip to a mysterious space.

This is the dark world that Mr. Xu mentioned, where everything operates in a circle.

Chu Jiang returned to the ghost temple and had a meeting with the powerful ghost Buddha whom he once thought was unbeatable. He also managed to snatch back the red embroidered ball that was taken from him back then.

Unexpectedly, in the middle of the fight between two S-class ghosts, the Ghost Bride appeared and disrupted everything.

Even the Ghost Diary came out to take advantage of the chaos. It now had the ability to act on its own, no longer relying solely on Chu Jiang’s near-death moments to unleash its true power.

Facing the Ghost Bride’s insistence on hugging and kissing him, and with the Ghost Diary trying to devour both the Ghost Bride and the ghost Buddha, Chu Jiang had no choice but to forcefully end the battle.

After leaving the ghost temple, Chu Jiang first gave the Ghost Diary a severe beating. After all, its unrestrained true form was still trapped inside the diary. Even though it could combine the power of three hundred ghosts within it, it was still not enough for Chu Jiang to fight against.

After the brutal beating, Chu Jiang sealed away the Ghost Diary and focused on dealing with the Ghost Bride.

Compared to before, Ghost Bride seemed to have changed. At least when Chu Jiang beat up Ghost Diary, it didn’t interfere. It just quietly held its hands together and stood by, watching.

After entangling with Ghost Bride for a while, Chu Jiang finally confirmed that this ghost had developed its own consciousness.

And this is likely because of the kiss last time…

This made Chu Jiang speechless and frustrated. If he had known, he wouldn’t have followed the directions given by Mr. Xu.

So, next, Chu Jiang had to use his skills to comfort women/ghosts again. He held Ghost Bride’s hand and took a walk together in this dark world with no light.

Actually, if Chu Jiang were more heartless, he could have sealed away the delivered Ghost Bride.

But he hesitated for a moment and decided not to act. After all, Ghost Bride had never harmed him, only helped him.

So, after spending a long time with Ghost Bride, while she still didn’t have thoughts of marrying him, Chu Jiang tried his best to communicate through pictures, gestures, and actions, asking Ghost Bride to stay on this side and not wander around. They would meet again in the future.

After putting in some effort, Chu Jiang made sure that Ghost Bride understood his intentions. But Ghost Bride remained indifferent, only staring at him with red eyes, especially his lips.

So Chu Jiang, feeling helpless, had no choice but to give it another kiss.

But this time, the Ghost Bride was not so easily appeased; after exhausting all his efforts, Chu Jiang warmly kissed its icy little mouth and softened its stiff body, only then did it begrudgingly relent.

Perhaps from now on, it could be referred to as "she".

……

In the Svalbard Islands, the two of them set up a tent by the coast and went fishing in the sea with their fishing rods.

"Darling, can we really catch a unicorn whale?" Chen Keai, who was charming and cute, today wore black sunglasses and a white coat, leaning against Chu Jiang.

Chu Jiang, wearing a black coat, confidently shook his fishing rod and said, "We will definitely catch one."

"Or maybe we shouldn’t, I heard they are protected animals and there are only a few left killed by hunting. Keeping it in a fish tank would be too cruel," Chen Keai earnestly said while looking at the endless white in front of them.

"Once we catch it, you can take a selfie and caption it ‘Lucky encounter with a unicorn whale on a trip to the Arctic with my husband,’ then we can release it back into the ocean."

Chen Keai’s eyes lit up, and she immediately got up to take out her phone, not afraid of the cold anymore. But as soon as she took out her phone, she hesitated, "Is this not a good idea?"

Chu Jiang found it amusing, "No, it won’t hurt the whale if we are gentle."

Actually, Chen Keai is quite ordinary in personality. She loves taking selfies and enjoys pretty jewelry, clothes, and bags. She has a little bit of vanity and a lot of fantastical ideas in her head.

But there’s one thing, when Chu Jiang is with her, he can truly relax. He showers her with affection, listens to her complaints, and indulges in her wild thoughts. Chu Jiang feels happy doing all that.

This is a simple little happiness, perhaps because Chu Jiang has seen too much darkness and despair along the way, he especially needs this warmth.

After fishing all day with no catch, Chu Jiang personally went into the sea for a few spins. He created a small illusion, making a dark-colored unicorn whale obediently swim to the shore with him.

Then, Chu Jiang held onto the whale’s body while Chen Keai squatted down and lightly grasped the long, pointed spiral horn with her right hand. They took pictures from multiple angles with themselves and the unicorn whale.

After editing the text and posting it to her social media to make her girlfriends jealous, Chen Keai happily pulled Chu Jiang back to shore and said, "Love you, honey!"

"I love you too," Chu Jiang said with a faint smile on his face.

Chu Jiang always felt very lucky, because he had so many people by his side throughout his journey. His life is still not over, and there are many, many days in the future…

(The End of the Book)