Chapter 284
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Chapter 284: An Inherited Secret Book
Surrounded by people, but the old man with a mustache managed to force a friendly smile and said, "You seem to be in charge of Langchao City, right? Sorry, there seems to be a misunderstanding."
"We just happened to pass by Green Cloud Mountain and discovered some supernatural events happening here, so we came to investigate."
Zhou Hongyu didn’t say anything, just looked over at Chu Jiang. Even though he didn’t know why this Captain Chu appeared in such a frightening manner.
"No more nonsense, Zhang Dafu has told me everything, and Zhou Hongyu has been following you all for a long time."
"In short, tell me everything you know, or I will kill all of you right now."
Chu Jiang said without any emotion, adding, "Oh, by the way, my name is Chu Jiang, the person in charge of Luohe City, and the current captain of Research Institute No. 21."
The man carrying a cross was startled, "Bloody hand Chu Jiang?"
Chu Jiang didn’t deny it, but just looked at the other person with cold eyes.
The woman with a dead makeup on her face sneered, "Even if you’re from the research institute, don’t you need evidence for everything? This paranormal event has nothing to do with us at all."
Chu Jiang sighed lightly, "It seems like you still don’t understand, or maybe you haven’t adapted to the changes in this world. When facing a strong person, verbal denial is completely useless."
As he said that, he raised his left hand and made a choking gesture.
At the same time, the left hand of the female Ghost Master involuntarily lifted and grasped her own throat! Even if her right hand tried to stop it, it was useless.
"Wait!" the old man with a mustache immediately shouted.
But Chu Jiang didn’t give any face.
Oddly enough, the female Ghost Master’s throat was being choked, but her facial expression didn’t change much. She still had that dead appearance, and couldn’t be seen in much pain.
Clearly, she didn’t die, or rather, there is something very special about the ghost in her.
Although Chu Jiang was a bit surprised, he didn’t attack further and just looked at the old man, "Last chance, speak or not?"
Chu Jiang didn’t say what would happen if she didn’t speak. Obviously, for him, it didn’t need to be repeated again.
The old man’s face looked a bit unpleasant. He was a difficult person to deal with, hardly giving any room for deception or delay.
However, the old man, having lived for a long time, quickly realized the situation. He nodded and said, "I’ll tell you everything, let her go."
Only then did Chu Jiang let go and said, "It would have been done if you did this earlier, right?"
After she released herself and regained control, although the woman’s face didn’t look good, she didn’t dare to provoke Chu Jiang anymore.
Because she knew very well that this globally renowned captain-level figure couldn’t possibly have only this little trick up his sleeve.
Zhou Hongyu, watching this scene, remained indifferent. Any head of the research institute had the authority to kill the Ghost Master, who seemed to have triggered a major supernatural event, on the spot and submit a report afterwards.
So in a way, the rights of Ghost Masters are not as much as those of ordinary people, but that’s the rule of the research institute.
The old man organized his words and introduced himself first, saying, "My name is Xu Jinglun, and I am an ordinary folk Ghost Master."
"If there’s anything different from other Ghost Masters, it might be my family. We can somewhat trace our ancestors."
"In our Xu family, there was a Ghost Master ancestor who wrote down a secret book, which contains a lot of knowledge and stories about the revival of the supernatural and ghosts."
"However, because the revival of the supernatural has temporarily subsided in later generations, my grandfather and great-grandfather didn’t take this book seriously. They treated it as a collection of supernatural stories, like ‘Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio.’"
"Our Xu family is quite lucky to have a hereditary occupation of feng shui. And we have escaped from natural disasters and human calamities. Each generation has had educated people, which allowed us to pass down this book to the present day, and I inherited it."
"Originally, I also inherited the hereditary occupation. Although there are fewer and fewer people who believe in feng shui and metaphysics nowadays, I can still barely make a living."
"Until the haunting incidents re-emerged in this world, I noticed this situation keenly because I have more relevant knowledge than ordinary people. I started collecting related information secretly."
"After learning that the revival of the supernatural is true and there is a potential resurgence, I made up my mind and decided not to continue living such a mediocre life. Otherwise, someday in the future, I might not even know how I died."
"In the early days of supernatural revival, I did everything I could to become the Ghost Master."
"As for these two people by my side, they are companions I found after becoming the Ghost Master. They need methods to extend their lives, and I can help them."
"In return, they help me with tasks, creating a mutually beneficial partnership."
Chu Jiang listened thoughtfully and realized that the previous Ghost Master had indeed left traces behind.
Even though most records vanished in history, there were still some precious information that survived by chance or luck.
Even Grandpa Lin Daosheng had obtained ancient scrolls from a scholar he rescued during an earlier period of supernatural revival.
"So, what do you do for a living after becoming the Ghost Master, and why did you persuade the Zhang family to come and dig out this ghost?"
Xu Jinglun cleared his throat reluctantly. "Our main job is to search for various ghosts and then sell them on the underground market. Sometimes, we also interact with people from big organizations and even sold ghosts to Research Institute No. 21."
"We rarely handle sudden supernatural events in various places ourselves because the risks are too high. One small mistake could be fatal. Moreover, prolonged use of supernatural powers accelerates the deterioration caused by ghost possession."
"So in the past year, I mainly searched for less dangerous ghosts based on the book passed down from my ancestors, trying to seal them."
"Captain Chu must also be aware that ghosts are extremely dangerous, often because we can only use human sacrifices to explore their killing patterns."
"But if we can learn some key information beforehand, the success rate of sealing ghosts will greatly increase."
"And then…" Xu Jinglun hesitated for a moment, "Because we have already found almost all the easy-to-deal-with ghosts, if we continue like this, we will soon have nothing to do."
"So I decided to search for the locations where predecessors had sealed ghosts, as recorded in the secret scrolls. As long as we can dig out these well-sealed ghosts and sell them to others, it’s also a method."
Upon hearing this, both Chu Jiang and Zhou Hongyu’s expressions turned serious.