Chapter 127: The Temptation of Ghost Diary
Chu Jiang spent the night at the company as usual.
Of course, because they used their "money power", tonight neither Chu Jiang nor Li Xiaolang had to sleep on the sofa, they had their own separate rooms.
Tomorrow, the people from the home furnishings company will come again, and they must create several comfortable and luxurious guest rooms.
......
Chu Jiang, of course, didn't go to sleep early. On one hand, he now needs much less sleep; on the other hand, he is waiting for midnight.
Before midnight arrives, Chu Jiang took out the Ghost Diary, opened it to the third page, and laid it flat on the bed.
When it struck 0.1 o'clock, the red letters on top immediately became blurry and formed new content.
This time, there were unexpectedly more letters.
[October 12th, the weather is terrible]
[Today I had an accident. Although Xu Yanting didn't die, he became a living servant; I am even worse, I got hit by the White Tiger Fury and was marked by it]
[Perhaps going to find the white tiger would be a better solution...]
[In addition, I have recently had a vague feeling that something is about to happen, but I don't know what it is. This feeling is really irritating]
[By the way, don't I still have a ghost in my hand?]
[Why not feed Stretching Ghost to the diary? That way, it can predict what will happen tomorrow]
After reading it, Chu Jiang frowned. This Ghost Diary was becoming more and more malicious. It was not only misleading Chu Jiang, but also leading him to his death in search of the white tiger.
Even tempting Chu Jiang to feed the ghost to the diary right now.
But here comes the problem, Chu Jiang only has one Stretching Ghost left in his hand.
What if nothing happens tomorrow? The prophecy result will be like "The weather is cloudy, today's weather is nice", what should we do?
Chu Jiang has also thought about acquiring more ghosts in his possession. But sealed ghosts are precious resources, many organizations and powers are competing for them, and the market price is very high, often hard to buy.
Chu Jiang has just taken on the role of being in charge, and his wealth accumulation has just begun. It is impossible for him to spend all his money on this.
And Chu Jiang also has a concern, if he directly acquires ghosts and then feeds them to the Ghost Diary, will the Ghost Diary still provide him with such great convenience?
This involves zero-level seals, which generally have exaggerated negative effects.
So let's assume, suppose Chu Jiang is not an ordinary high school student, he is the son of the director of Research Institute No. 21, and has the right to mobilize all the supernatural resources of the institute.
Of course, it is unlikely even for the director's son to achieve that. Of course, it's just an assumption, considering the best conditions.
If Chu Jiang has a special advantage with valuable resources, then the negative effects of the Ghost Diary will be greatly weakened.
After all, it's a bit difficult for Chu Jiang to be on the brink of death with three hundred and four abilities all at once, especially when they are carefully combined. At this time, the benefits provided by the level zero seal far outweigh its negative effects.
So Chu Jiang wonders, could the Ghost Diary have an invisible restriction? That is: only ghosts sealed personally by the diary's owner can provide convenience through the Ghost Diary.
Or at least ghosts that have participated in the sealing process will allow you to borrow abilities through the Ghost Diary.
Of course, everything is just speculation. In the future, Chu Jiang will buy a ghost to try it out. To avoid wasting money, the more rundown the ghost, the better.
Now, back to the main point, this diary entry is the longest one Chu Jiang has seen so far.
The diary also reveals a lot of important information.
First, Xu Yanting has become a ghost servant... This leaves Chu Jiang quite puzzled.
The definition of a ghost servant is simple: a ghost kills a living person and turns that person into their own servant. It's similar to the concept of "making a deal with the devil."
But this "living servant" is beyond what Chu Jiang can understand.
So now, can we still let Xu Yanting stay isolated in the outskirts? Chu Jiang hesitated.
This should not be fake, because it is "today's content", a statement. It is not what will happen in the future, not what "I" think or how "I" feel it should be done.
After reading many prophecies in the Ghost Diary, Chu Jiang can still analyze some patterns.
Regarding the servant, in reality, the servant can no longer be considered human. Just like the lower-level ghost shadows Chu Jiang encountered at Luoxi No. 7 Middle School, those things have lost their humanity and are only derivatives of supernatural power.
However, in Xu Yanting's case, Chu Jiang can clearly perceive that he still has humanity, and the Ghost Diary also says he is alive.
This makes Chu Jiang feel very difficult, whether to leave Xu Yanting alone, fearing that he will be driven by evil spirits and do something troublesome.
Do we just lock him up in a dungeon?
After thinking about it, Chu Jiang made a phone call to Xu Yanting first.
The old man answered the phone after a while, and there was a yawn on the other end of the line. It seemed like he was woken up by the ringing.
The two of them had a normal conversation for a while. Chu Jiang didn't say much for now, he just tested the other person's mood, and everything seemed fine.
So Chu Jiang said that he will visit tomorrow morning.
For now, Chu Jiang decided to put this problem aside until tomorrow, and started analyzing the next thing:
Second, White Tiger Fury, that should be the name of the curse.
In terms of feng shui and fortune-telling, the Western White Tiger represents disaster, death, lawsuits, immorality, adultery, the death of family members, conflicts with relatives, unrest at home, and bad luck in everything.
So the mentioning of White Tiger Fury is not wrong, it's more reliable than the nonsense that Ghost Diary mentioned earlier about "good luck upon seeing it".
The effects of the curse are still unknown, but Ghost Diary tends to make Chu Jiang go find the ghost's real form.
This made Chu Jiang decide that he absolutely cannot go find it!
No matter if that white tiger is A-class or S-class, it's impossible for the current Chu Jiang to solve it.
In the end, it came back to the same question, should we feed Stretching Ghost or not.
The words in Ghost Diary can actually be seen as a true reflection of Chu Jiang's feelings. He had a bad feeling inside, and everything started after the priest said that line.
Looking at the bloody diary in front of him, Chu Jiang hesitated for a long time but eventually covered it up.
If something really happens tomorrow, we can feed it temporarily, just like how Chu Jiang decided to give the Little Theater to the diary after checking on Xu Yanting's situation.
This last card cannot be played immediately.
Moreover, this foresight of Ghost Diary is a bit lackluster. It would be better if it could have some more hindsight moments. Chu Jiang still hopes to gain various special abilities.
Putting away Ghost Diary, Chu Jiang lies in bed and starts planning for tomorrow's tasks...
In an apartment in Luohe City, Chen Keai finishes watching a drama and lies in bed unable to sleep, so she starts going through the photos in her phone album.
Actually, she had already flipped through it all these days and didn't find any clues.
But the reward money offered by Chu Jiang was just too tempting. So Chen Keai still couldn't give up, and whenever she had free time, she would go through the photos, trying to find the details she had overlooked.
