Chapter 194
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Chapter 194: The Mystery of One’s Background, the Secret of the Iron Badge
When Chu Jiang opened the door to his home, his daughter Li Xiuxian hesitated for a moment before greeting her for dinner.
Chu Jiang simply hugged his mother and said, "Sorry, Mom, I’m back."
It was only then that Li Xiuxian realized and wiped away her tears as she said, "Why do you always make me worry like this, child?"
Chu Jianjun, who was in the kitchen, came out and saw the scene. His eyes were also slightly red. "It’s good that you’re back, it’s good that you’re back."
Just then, Chen Keai walked in carrying a bag of fresh fruits. Chu Le was walking behind her with a backpack.
This clearly puzzled the two parents. How did they have an extra person?
"Hello, Uncle, Aunt. I’m Mr. Chu’s secretary. My last name is Chen, and you can call me Ke’er," said Chen Keai.
Chen Keai placed the gift on the living room table and politely greeted Chu Jiang’s parents.
Mr. Chu, the boss? Li Xiuxian and Chu Jianjun were a bit confused. Did their son really become a boss?
Chu Jiang smiled and said, "Come inside and have dinner, we can talk about anything later."
His thoughts were simple: It was indeed better to come back with others instead of being alone.
……
During the meal, the family was happy and harmonious.
Chen Keai fulfilled her mission well, answering most of the parents’ questions. Chu Jiang only needed to add some "key points."
The parents were clearly interested in Chen Keai, asking about her age, Chinese zodiac, and family background. In doing so, they naturally overlooked some abnormalities in their own son.
Of course, Li Xiuxian and Chu Jianjun also asked about Chu Jiang’s search for his birth parents.
Chu Jiang only said that he didn’t find them and at that time he was feeling frustrated, so he made an excuse and went out to work.
Additionally, Chu Jiang specifically asked about the details of his adoption. Unfortunately, they were all known information that his parents obviously didn’t know about anything related to Chu Jiang’s lineage.
"Mom, didn’t you say there was a sign? Where is it? Hold on, let me go get it to see."
As they almost finished eating, Li Xiuxian volunteered, "Don’t worry, I’ll go get it for you. It’s a dark black iron sign, and quite heavy."
Chu Jianjun also said, "Funny enough, the name on the sign is also the surname Chu."
"Of course, I’m not sure, but that might be your biological father’s surname. Because those two characters don’t really look like a name, and they even seem a bit unlucky."
"So when we registered your household registration back then, we didn’t use that ‘jiang’, but instead used the ‘jiang’ in river, which sounds much better."
"Wait," Chu Jiang’s expression slightly changed, "which ‘jiang’ is on the sign?"
Chu Jiang always thought that the Chu Jiang family line was the Chu Jiang family line, but now it seems that he might have misunderstood something…
"It’s the one next to the character meaning ‘death’," Li Xiuxian had trouble describing it, "Just wait, I’ll bring it to you right away."
The ‘jiang’ next to the character meaning ‘death’, could it be…
Soon, Li Xiuxian came out of her room holding an old red cloth. It looked like something was wrapped in the cloth.
Li Xiuxian took out the thing and handed it to Chu Jiang. "Look, it’s this word."
Chu Jiang took it and saw that it was a rectangular iron plate about the size of a palm. It was completely black and felt heavy. There were some mysterious patterns at the top and bottom of the plate, making it look like a miniature tombstone.
In the middle of this iron plate, there were two words written from top to bottom, "Chu’s Jiang."
Chu’s Jiang？Chu’s Jiang！
Chu Jiang felt a strange and indescribable emotion. It turned out he wasn’t from the Chu Jiang family, but from the Chu’s Jiang family…
No wonder Lin Mohua knew that the Chu’s Jiang family was famous, but she confirmed Chu Jiang’s lineage only after seeing the transformation of his hands.
When the old gentleman mentioned it, he was referring to the Chu’s Jiang family all along. It was just that due to the same pronunciation, Chu Jiang had always thought it meant the river.
And the meaning of Chu’s Jiang, when translated literally, is "zombies from the Chu region."
At that moment, Chu Jiang remembered many things. When he was in the first year of high school, after a bad cold, Cheng Jie privately said that he stared at her like a monster.
For this reason, the young Chu Jiang was very angry at first. But now, he thought, maybe he really was a monster, Cheng Jie was not wrong, she keenly realized it.
Also, Chu Jiang’s special bloodline first showed itself during the Slender Man incident. At that time, he was swallowed by the Ghost Diary and possessed by the Blood Hand Ghost, which fueled this power for the first time.
The big hole in Chu Jiang’s chest was repaired by Chu’s Jiang’s power. At the same time, it was also the first time Chu Jiang heard that distant chant and sacrificial melody in his dreams.
Now, as he thought about it carefully, he even began to suspect whether that chant had anything to do with "Chu Ci," a historical book from China.
You see, "Chu Ci" is not just a piece of literature, it is also a song for worshiping spirits.
In the Chu region, the boundary between ghosts and gods is very blurry, just like in the poem "Chu Ci Nine Songs", there is a specific one for worshiping mountain spirits.
Finally, since the power of his bloodline began to manifest, Chu Jiang’s body started to transform towards the non-human side. And every time Chu Jiang encountered supernatural injuries beyond limits, this power became more and more apparent.
At first, it was just having physical strength far beyond ordinary people; later on, his self-healing ability became more and more abnormal; and now, his hands can completely transform into Chu’s Jiang’s hands.
Chu Jiang wondered if he would eventually become a scary, complete corpse. Would he still be considered human then?
Seeing his son staring at the iron plaque, the family members became a little worried when he suddenly became motionless.
It was only after Chen Keai cautiously touched Chu Jiang, that he realized, "Is it okay if I take care of this plaque from now on?"
"Of course, it was always yours." The mother handed him the red cloth that was wrapped around the iron plaque.
In the following time, Chu Jiang didn’t show much outwardly, he just put away the iron plaque and enjoyed the rare time spent with his loved ones as if it were a normal vacation.
……
That night, Chu Jiang naturally couldn’t let Chen Keai stay at home to sleep. He only allowed her to book a hotel room, all expenses paid.
Because of this, Chu Jiang was scolded by his mother, who said she could have Chen Keai and Chu Le share a room or something similar.
His father was more concerned about Chu Jiang’s career, hoping he wouldn’t break the law and let money cloud his judgment.
Chu Jiang happily agreed and also transferred some money to his parents’ cards, so they could buy daily necessities without worrying about saving.
To be honest, the elderly couple felt a sense of unreality as they looked at the extra zeros in their account.
After Chu Jiang repeatedly emphasized that this was a legitimate income, they reluctantly accepted it, saying they would save it for their son’s future marriage and house purchase.