Chapter 109: Do You Really Understand Ghosts?
When Chu Jiang entered the ward, the first person he looked at naturally was Xu Xiaoxiao's cousin.
In Chu Jiang's eyes, he appeared as a young man with hair brushed like a chicken nest. He had an average appearance, but his eyes were lifeless, and he had dark circles under his eyes, resembling those unemployed hoodlums on the street.
Compared to him, those little brothers who show concern and care by the bedside seem more like well-bred members of a noble family.
Chu Jiang entered and took a quick look, then said directly, "Everyone who isn't involved, please leave. Xu Xiaoxiao can stay."
When the group of little brothers heard Chu Jiang's commanding tone, they immediately felt displeased. One young man holding a bowl of porridge even coughed and said, "Young man, don't be so ignorant."
Unexpectedly, Xu Shengtian patted the back of his head and said, "You're the one who's ignorant! This is the Daoist master invited by my cousin. All of you, get out."
The young man felt a bit embarrassed and said, "Then I'll leave the porridge here. Big brother, you can wait for it to cool down before drinking."
After the little brothers lined up and left dejectedly, Chu Jiang looked at Xu Xiaoxiao and asked, "When did I become a Daoist master?"
Xu Xiaoxiao also felt a bit embarrassed. She coughed and said, "I introduced you to my cousin, so we had to give you some kind of identity. Should I have said you're a mysterious person? A superpower?"
"Call me the leader. From now on, this city is under my control," Chu Jiang said, with his hands in his pockets as he walked towards the bedside.
Hearing these words, Xu Shengtian couldn't help but scrutinize Chu Jiang. "I have to say, Daoist master, you do have quite a grandiose attitude. No wonder my little brothers don't respect you."
"You will know whether you have this ability later. Now, tell me what happened to you."
While speaking, Chu Jiang reached out with his right hand and touched Xu Shengtian's back, causing him to furrow his brow slightly.
This guy... shows signs of being affected by supernatural powers.
After Chu Jiang touched him and then withdrew his hand, Xu Shengtian felt a little puzzled. However, trusting his cousin, he recounted in detail what happened last night.
Seeing this, Xu Xiaoxiao also came closer to Chu Jiang to listen. She had come early in the morning, but out of fear, she didn't dare to hear her cousin explain too much. Now, with Chu Jiang around, she felt more secure.
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Xu Shengtian continued to talk about the time when a person and a ghost started playing chess until he stopped and took a sip of water.
As Chu Jiang listened, he became more and more amazed. "I have a few questions to ask."
"Are you sure that ghost only stopped killing after you finished saying 'I can learn'?"
"And then, after the ghost attacked you with its index finger, you mysteriously learned how to play the game of Go."
Xu Shengtian was speechless. "Well, luckily this ghost is quite reasonable, and luckily I am extremely smart and adaptable, otherwise I would have been a dead body long ago."
Chu Jiang walked around Xu Shengtian a few times, then suddenly pulled Xu Xiaoxiao's hand and stepped back.
Xu Xiaoxiao was confused. "What's wrong?"
"I suspect that your cousin may not be human anymore, but a ghost." Chu Jiang looked serious, clearly not joking.
Xu Shengtian paused for a moment, then looked up at the sky with a pained expression. "I'm a human being, can you find someone more reliable to help?"
Xu Xiaoxiao was also nervous. She held onto Chu Jiang's sleeve and said, "That can't be true. I know my cousin well, and he's always like this."
"And if he's a ghost, how could he still ask me to find someone?"
"You don't know much about ghosts. I can tell you some suspicious points." Chu Jiang remained cautious.
"First of all, I have never seen a ghost that can communicate normally with humans. But according to Xiaotian, that ghost clearly understood his words. After Xiaotian expressed his willingness to learn, the ghost actually stopped killing people."
"Secondly, this is also the first time I've heard that ghosts can teach humans knowledge."
"You see, the instinct of ghosts is to kill, without exception. I find it hard to imagine that there are ghosts who actively help people."
Chu Jiang intentionally said these words to Xu Shengtian, wanting to see his reaction.
As a result, Xu Shengtian reacted normally. At first, he was a bit stunned, and then shook his head repeatedly, 'No, no. I almost died. How can you describe that ghost as harmless?'
"Also, that ghost taught me how to play chess. That's not being helpful, it's being self-serving."
"What's the point of me learning to play Go? I don't rely on it to make a living. In fact, if I don't know how to play, the ghost would have to find someone else to play with."
"But here's the problem. In our Luohe City, out of ten thousand people, can we find someone who knows how to play Go?"
"So, it's a kind of helpless solution for it. I guess it must have been a long time since it last played chess, and it got addicted to it. Then it saw that I was willing to cooperate, so it gave me a way out."
Chu Jiang thought for a moment, "There's still one unanswered question, can ghosts really communicate with people?"
Xu Shengtian's mouth twitched, "We didn't communicate either, I was doing a one-man comedy routine the whole time. But of course, it understood what I was saying."
"I'm not sure if it can understand everything I say, but at least it understands the part related to Go. As soon as it heard that I couldn't play, it immediately changed its attitude. I was almost scared to death in that instant."
"And even if you're a professional, do you really understand ghosts?"
Xu Shengtian's question caught Chu Jiang off guard, does he really understand ghosts?
In all honesty, Chu Jiang had to admit that he was still a fairly new Ghost Master.
Although he gained a lot of knowledge that ordinary Ghost Masters couldn't obtain through Research Institute No. 21, he couldn't confidently say that he fully understood what ghosts really were.
Perhaps the Ghost Chess Game, even among ghosts, was a very special existence. Such an existence couldn't be judged by ordinary rules.
"Keep talking, focus on how you managed to survive. I'm not afraid to tell you, everyone who encountered this ghost so far has died."
Speaking, Chu Jiang came closer and flipped through the cases on his phone one by one to show Xu Shengtian.
The pictures of the deceased, along with descriptions of the cases, made Xu Shengtian's heart pound. It was only then that he realized that in Luohe City recently, at least three people like him had died.
Scratching his head, Xu Shengtian felt frustrated. "How should I put it? Even if I instantly learned how to play chess and understood all the rules..."
"But becoming a chess master isn't just about knowing how to play," interrupted Chu Jiang.
"So to be honest, my first practical experience was terrible."
Upon hearing this, Xu Xiaoxiao became anxious. "So you quickly lost to the Chess Ghost? And originally, it wanted to kill you, but since it couldn't find anyone to play with, it forced you to play chess with it all night?"
Chu Jiang also speculated the same, but Xu Shengtian shook his head repeatedly. "It played even worse than me. We both were beginners, and we ended up playing a whole night of chess..."
