Chapter 172

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Chapter 172: The Night Attack of the Beauty

Chu Jiang thought for a moment and simply said, "It’s unnecessary. Little Brother Four might just have misunderstood me. If we talk it out, everything should be fine."

"As for your Aunt Five, maybe she’s just a good-hearted person. She seems quite young to me, but perhaps she’s not very good at handling social situations."

Lin Mohua retorted, "She’s not young anymore, she’s several years older than me. And she’s always been a scheming woman. Don’t let her deceive you, don’t trust a single thing she says."

Yes, yes, several years older than you, that’s what Chu Jiang thought in his heart, but on the surface, he just nodded and said, "Got it."

The journey back this time was relatively smooth, except for someone patting Chu Jiang on the shoulder, but when he turned around, he saw nothing.

Oh, by the way, faintly he could still hear someone calling his name, the voice sounded very friendly, but Chu Jiang ignored it completely.

……

Lin Mohua personally took Chu Jiang back to his room, then she closed the door with relief.

After coming back, Chu Jiang just paced back and forth in the room. After attending the banquet, something became even more mysterious.

He also noticed that, in this Ghost Domain, it seems that only the people from the Lin family have more "humanity".

The other living people are too stiff, as if they are only acting based on their personality and memories during their lives, not out of their own will.

Moreover, this group of young masters and misses, Chu Jiang recalled, were the tablet inscriptions he saw in the Lin Ancestral Hall before.

It seems that every person in the Lin family has their own shrine in the ancestral hall, regardless of gender.

This made Chu Jiang have a speculation: could these people be using the descendants and their ancestral worship to maintain their humanity? Maybe this is the meaning of the Lin Ancestral Hall’s existence.

This is not impossible, although we don’t know what ghosts experience after death; based on known cases, ghosts are not human-like, they have no memories from when they were alive and only have ghost instincts.

Among these instincts, a very important one is killing people, in various forms and patterns, even indiscriminate killing.

So, this Ghost Domain is likely a trap, a prison where an old man keeps his family and descendants captive, to prevent them from escaping and causing harm outside.

However, with this speculation, Chu Jiang has a question:

Since the old man has already figured out a way and successfully used the descendants’ offerings to maintain their humanity, then logically, they shouldn’t randomly kill people, right?

At least Chu Jiang hasn’t been harmed yet, even though he feels that this whole family is very dangerous.

Since they don’t kill people everywhere like real ghosts, it seems unnecessary to keep them trapped here.

Or is it that there are limitations to maintaining humanity this way, and everyone must stay in the Lin Ancestral Hall, and once they leave, they lose control?

Oh, and the old man in the coffin, his ghostly transformation is too severe, even after many years of offerings from descendants, he still can’t maintain his sanity?

And there’s the old lady who’s seriously ill and we haven’t met yet, making her even more mysterious…

In short, although Chu Jiang has a general idea of where things are heading, there are still many details he can’t figure out.

In addition, Chu Jiang has also come to a conclusion that it would be difficult for him to escape from the Lin family on his own, so he should try not to confront them directly until he meets the old master.

Otherwise, if a fight really broke out, Chu Jiang even doubted whether this family could briefly withstand an S-class ghost.

Oh no, not briefly, because they themselves might very well be ghosts, so there’s no risk of a vengeful ghost resurrection. They can be even more fearless than the modern-day Ghost Masters who are still alive.

Thinking about this, Chu Jiang shook his head repeatedly.

…….

It was getting late at night, and although Chu Jiang wasn’t really tired, he still went to bed.

This room should be safe, no matter how many ghosts and monsters are outside. At least the Lin family shouldn’t let anything happen to their guests.

However, just as Chu Jiang turned over, he discovered something extra in his blanket! It was a round and chubby ball…

He was startled and immediately got up to lift the blanket.

As he lifted it, the person who suddenly appeared on the bed put a finger to their lips, signaling Chu Jiang to be quiet.

Chu Jiang’s expression changed when he realized it was someone he knew, Fifth Aunt, whom he had just met at a banquet earlier.

She was quite daring to sneak into his room in the middle of the night. If his neighbor Lin Mohua found out, there would surely be a big fight between the two "mother and daughter".

Seeing that Chu Jiang remained silent, the graceful Fifth Aunt relaxed on the bed, stretching her body like a lazy cat.

She beckoned Chu Jiang with her hand and whispered, "You can talk now, just speak softly. The girl next door won’t be able to hear us."

Instead of returning to bed, Chu Jiang threw the blanket back and bluntly said, "Aunt Lin, why did you sneak into my room in the middle of the night? If this gets out, I won’t be able to clear my name no matter how hard I try."

"While no one has noticed, please leave immediately."

Auntie Five looked a bit sad, she choked back tears and said, "If I weren’t really desperate, how could I, a weak woman, ignore my dignity and come to a stranger for help in the middle of the night?"

After saying that, she waved her hand and said, "Mr. Chu, please come over, I have many things to tell you."

Chu Jiang’s face turned cold. "Forget it, if you don’t leave, I’ll call someone."

"Wait," Auntie Five sat up from the bed, "I can help you, trust me. You must be full of questions right now, right?"

"I can answer all your questions, as long as I know the answers."

It has to be said that Auntie Five’s approach was very accurate. She hit exactly what Chu Jiang needed at the moment. He really needed someone from the Lin family to tell him some "truth."

Seeing Chu Jiang remain silent, Auntie Five continued, "Don’t worry, I won’t blackmail you. We’ll simply exchange what we need."

"What do you want me to do?"

"Help me escape from here!" Auntie Five suddenly became excited, her tone even unintentionally became louder.

Chu Jiang’s eyes slightly changed, does this woman realize?

Fifth Aunt continued to mutter, "I can feel that we, this group of people, are trapped in a cycle, a dream fabricated by an old man."

"Every day, we are repeating the things we used to do."

"Spring goes, autumn comes, summer begins, winter ends, one year passes, two years pass, three years pass… But I suddenly realized, is everything starting all over again? Just like those two children, they never grow up."

"And I found that the people in Luohe County are also strange. They lack a kind of vitality, they are all numb, only my Lin family is somewhat normal, but mostly confused."

"I don’t know why the old man would do such a thing, why he would lock us in this endless cycle, but I want to escape!"