Chapter 168

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Chapter 168: Lovesickness?

Lin Mohua’s face turned dark and she said, "Lin Xingfeng, watch your mouth, or else don’t blame me for tearing it apart."

"No, sister, I can’t beat you. You can raise as many as you want, it has nothing to do with me," the pale-faced young man said with a laugh.

The woman who was being embraced by him also smiled flatteringly.

Chu Jiang had been observing the two of them. He noticed that Lin Xingfeng seemed alive, but the woman with makeup was just as stiff as the others.

Lin Xingfeng seemed to be interested in him. He appeared to be smiling, but secretly he was sizing him up.

Lin Mohua didn’t say anything, but suddenly little paper dolls jumped out from inside her.

These little people were made of red paper cutouts. They giggled mysteriously and hopped towards Lin Xingfeng.

The woman being embraced let out a scream, clearly terrified.

Lin Xingfeng suddenly frowned, "Big sister, are you really going to fight me for the sake of a stranger?"

As he spoke, an unpleasant smell of decay emanated from him, like a body that had been rotting for many years.

But Lin Xingfeng didn’t make a move and let the small paper people jump onto himself.

"He is from the Chu family. If you speak so arrogantly here, the old master might punish you later."

When Lin Mohua mentioned the old master, Lin Xingfeng’s expression changed, but he still said, "Which Chu family? There are so many people with the surname Chu."

"The Chu Jiang lineage."

Lin Xingfeng was surprised, he looked at Chu Jiang incredulously, and then asked with a slightly eased expression, "Isn’t this branch of the Ghost Master family always staying in the Chu region and rarely coming out? Are they here this time to congratulate the old master on his birthday?"

"Yes," Lin Mohua replied briefly.

Lin Xingfeng casually pushed the woman in his arms aside and reached out to greet Chu Jiang with a bow, "I apologize for any offense, I am Lin Xingfeng, the second son of the Lin family. Please don’t be angry, Brother Chu."

"Alright, I have things to do. Big sister, please take Brother Chu inside. It’s also fine to have a welcoming banquet tonight."

Lin Mohua furrowed her eyebrows, she seemed reluctant to let anyone know about Chu Jiang’s presence.

But if she didn’t reveal Chu Jiang’s background just now, her mischievous little brother would definitely investigate Chu Jiang’s identity in secret, which would only cause trouble later.

"Let’s talk about it later." Saying that, Lin Mohua took back those red paper figures and led Chu Jiang towards the deeper part of Lin Manor.

Lin Xingfeng turned around, squinting as he watched the two of them gradually walking away, before leaving with his own woman.

……

After entering the residence, Chu Jiang asked, "Has he always been like this?"

Lin Mohua nodded slightly, "My incompetent younger brother, embarrassing the guests."

Speaking casually, Lin Mohua brought Chu Jiang to a guest room in the eastern wing.

This room is much bigger than the previous one, and the decorations inside are also more fancy and exquisite.

Not only that, when Chu Jiang walked in, he saw servants carrying things into the adjacent room.

This confused Chu Jiang, "Is there also a guest staying in the next room?"

Lin Mohua shook her head, "I moved here temporarily for a few days, so that no troublemakers would bother you during the night."

Chu Jiang hesitated for a moment, "It shouldn’t happen, I believe no one dares to be unruly in the Luohe Lin family."

"You can’t be sure about these things, and my Lin family is also the most dangerous place in the entire Luohe county. There are still many restless spirits and ghosts underground. I feel safer living next to you."

After chatting with Chu Jiang for a few more minutes, Lin Mohua took the initiative to say goodbye and left.

Of course, she didn’t go far, just in the neighboring room.

This made Chu Jiang feel a sense of crisis, as if he had encountered a sickly, spoiled young lady.

Shaking his head, Chu Jiang sat on the bed and continued to check his body for changes.

Actually, he was very concerned about one thing: What is "Chu Jiang lineage"? Can his name be used as a lineage on its own??

Chu Jiang even came up with a guess: Could it be that every generation in this family is named Chu Jiang?

But is the position of the head of the family predetermined? You see, Chu Jiang was given this name when he was still a baby.

Or perhaps, by the time it reached modern times, this family had fallen, and Chu Jiang is the last heir.

Since there is no competition, it naturally falls to him to be called "Chu Jiang."

Thinking of this, Chu Jiang shook his head. Unfortunately, Lin Mohua wouldn’t be able to answer his questions either. He would have to see the old master.

……

After multiple attempts, Chu Jiang discovered that he now had an additional ability.

He can change his hands into a strange state that looks like a ghostly corpse. These hands themselves are supernatural and separate from the supernatural entities known as Blood Hand Ghost and Dark Left Hand.

Currently known is that it can give Chu Jiang incredibly strong attacking abilities… oh wait, not physical, it’s supernatural. Therefore, it can affect other ghosts.

So theoretically, if Chu Jiang gets tough, he could even crush and suppress ghosts with violence.

Furthermore, it should have other uses, like battling between supernatural entities. The ghost that previously killed people with a red line was completely ineffective in killing Chu Jiang through this medium.

This ability unsettles Chu Jiang. Only the power of ghosts can counter ghosts. Does this mean there is another ghost inside him that he doesn’t know about?

But how did this ghost come about? Since gaining memory until the incident at Luoxi No. 7 Middle School, Chu Jiang hadn’t encountered any supernatural events.

Moreover, he had always been normal before, without any signs of being possessed by a ghost.

Could it be… this ghost was brought from his mother’s womb? That’s just too spooky.

Chu Jiang feels that he knows too little about ghosts.

After returning to the real world this time, with the credit of protecting Luohe City, he should be able to gain a considerable promotion in the research institute. Then, he can take a look at those confidential documents.

……

In the afternoon of that day, Chu Jiang insisted on meeting the old master, so Lin Mohua took him to the deepest part of the Lin Mansion, where the yard was located.

However, neither of them could go in, and Chu Jiang could only seek an audience outside the yard.

As a result, of course, he didn’t get any response, but while standing outside the yard, Chu Jiang heard a few coughs that made him feel horrified.

The sound seemed to be coming from someone seriously ill, "Cough, cough…"

As soon as Chu Jiang heard the sound, he instinctively felt a fear of illness itself, as if the fear and dread of diseases that had accumulated in humans for thousands of years were imprinted on him, pushing him into an bottomless abyss.

It wasn’t until Lin Mohua tapped his shoulder and Chu Jiang’s forehead became sweaty, that he snapped out of it like waking up from a nightmare and took a step back.