Chapter 180
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Chapter 180: Sinking Into a Dream
Chu Jiang felt a bit embarrassed hearing this; it really requires some prestige, otherwise the people in the clan would probably not agree.
The old master continued in a low tone, "So, when the entire Lin family died out, in fact, everyone was eligible for resurrection."
"Only my old partner, her situation is very special, she is already half dead and half alive, half human and half ghost, unable to use this method at all."
"Also, my son, he died earlier than anyone else, and it was from a sudden illness."
"After my son died, I tried to revive him, but that attempt failed."
"To be precise, it was a failure at the step of ‘calling back the soul’; I couldn’t bring back his humanity, and he became a resentful ghost completely devoid of human nature."
"Under the circumstances, I had no choice but to seal away my own biological son."
"That failure made me feel very discouraged. It turns out that this method is not 100% successful."
"So later on, after that strange event happened, I actually didn’t have much confidence; I even hesitated a lot, wondering if I should do it or not."
"In the end, I decided to try resurrecting someone again."
"That person is Xu Lan, who is also the Fifth Aunt of the Lin family."
"The procedure was the same as before, but surprisingly, when I called out her soul, it went very smoothly. I only called out once, and Xu Lan’s humanity returned."
"But Xu Lan seemed to have lost some of her memories. She didn’t know that she had already died and was a little confused when she saw herself in the ancestral hall."
"I was overjoyed and personally told her the truth."
"But to my surprise, Xu Lan looked terrified and had some difficulty accepting that she was already dead. This doubt even shook her humanity and allowed the ghostly nature to gain the upper hand."
"So, as a last resort, I had to use a special method to erase a small segment of her memory, causing her to forget about this incident and return to the state when she just woke up."
"Although there were some flaws, at least one case was successful."
"I made up a lie and asked Xu Lan to rest in the backyard of the temple, then I started resurrecting the second person."
"Perhaps because the impression I left on the younger generation was too strong, they were all afraid of me, so one after another, they succeeded unexpectedly."
"Only when the two youngest were resurrected, maybe because their spirit tablets were not worshiped for enough time, they both became a little unstable."
"Especially the youngest sibling, Xinghe, struggled between humanity and ghostliness after being resurrected."
"After taking care of this little child by myself for a long time, I slowly nursed him back to health."
"It seems that the fortune teller was right when he said that the youngest descendant would face many disasters. I specifically saved the character ‘he’ from the phrase ‘天和风雨顺’ for this little child."
"In short, the path of incense and spiritual power not only has strict conditions for implementation but also has its own flaws."
"After resurrecting my family members, I simply couldn’t tell them the truth."
"And for the first ten years after they were resurrected, they couldn’t leave the temple. They had to stay here and continue to receive offerings to strengthen themselves."
"With the help of these special ghosts that they carried inside them, I built the Ghost Domain world we are in now."
"This is the idea I mentioned earlier, using our Lin family as the nails to keep all the evil spirits in check!"
"Similarly, even after the first ten years, the Lin family couldn’t leave this place."
"Because they are one of the foundations of this Ghost Domain world. If they leave, everything will collapse and the evil spirits will roam freely, unable to be sealed."
Chu Jiang heard this and became silent.
Seeing his expression, the old grandpa asked, "Do you think I am cruel? I forcefully bound them here just to keep the fierce ghosts suppressed."
"But my intention is simple. Their resurrection and continued existence are not because of themselves or me, but thanks to countless generations of the Lin family offering incense and worshiping."
"Since they enjoy the offerings from their descendants, it’s only natural for them to contribute in return. It’s unreasonable to take all the benefits without any responsibility."
"And not only are they locked in here, I locked myself in here too."
"After I died, I arranged for a close friend to help me with the resurrection process, and I also had my grandson come blindfolded to help me call out spirits."
"But with one call and then another unsuccessful, a big event was about to happen; in the end, I had to walk and run back, letting the confused crowd shout loudly to bring back my humanity."
"After I woke up, although I lost a small part of my memory, it didn’t matter. I had known for a long time that I could revive in this way, and I did indeed successfully come back to life."
"So at that time, I had no doubts in my heart. I had indeed died and become a ghost that still possessed humanity."
"Because I had no doubts, my humanity wouldn’t waver."
"As for the rest, even if I don’t explain in detail, I’m afraid you can guess."
"Within the Ghost Domain world, I constructed a loop that made the Lin family think they were still alive and living a normal human life."
"Every three years, I would wipe their memories once, making them start over from scratch."
"Although it’s a kind of deception, at least it doesn’t make them feel very sad. As long as they don’t realize that they are living in a fake world, it’s better than them staying buried underground, right?"
"And I, year after year, day after day, accompany them, watching them celebrate my birthday, preparing gifts for me…"
The old gentleman’s voice grew lower and lower until it couldn’t be heard at all.
Chu Jiang thought for a moment and then said, "I can’t judge right from wrong, nor do I have the qualifications to judge, after all, this is your Lin family’s business."
"But there’s one thing, the Lin family members might not have noticed anything at first, but after so many cycles, someone has already discovered the clues."
"I believe you should know this too, Xu Lan, the first one you resurrected, she already noticed something was wrong; she has been trying to escape from here and even found me."
The old gentleman nodded slightly, "Yes, Xu Lan was the first one to discover. Although others subconsciously felt that something was off, they never could completely step out and look at the whole thing like Xu Lan did."
"I suspect that it has something to do with me and her telling her the truth. In her innermost being, she knows that she is already dead, so she can judge what’s wrong."
Just as the two of them were talking about this, outside the ear door, there was a shadow that appeared here they don’t know when, and left silently…