Chapter 99 Farewell

Qi Yue and Gu Yunshuang subconsciously looked at Gu Zhi's reaction, but Gu Zhi didn't react at all, as if she was looking at two strangers.

Qi Yue asked, "Grandma, do you want to go and take a look?"

Although Gu Zhi was transferred out, she was unable to marry the Ghost General, and the ancient marriage contract still existed on her body. In ancient times, if a woman was powerful, she could still force the man to agree to a divorce. Similarly, as long as he lent his ghost power to Gu Zhi, Gu Zhi could temporarily break free from the control of the marriage contract and take the opportunity to force the man to agree to a divorce.

Of course, if Gu Zhi didn't want to see that person again, he might also go and get things done on Gu Zhi's behalf.

Gu Zhi thought about it and replied, "Okay." After all, she was unwilling to leave like this.

His two sons were arrested, and even his two bought daughters-in-law were to be taken away. Old man Zhang chased the police, cursing them all the way, and even wanted to lie on the ground and pretend to be in trouble, so as not to let the police take his sons and daughters-in-law away.

Seeing that he was old and couldn't do anything, the police endured it with great frustration.

Suddenly, Old Man Zhang froze, his cloudy eyes gradually widened, and he looked ahead in horror.

The police looked over warily, but there was nothing there.

But in Old Man Zhang's eyes, there was a very familiar little girl who slowly turned from transparent to solid. Her face was gray and she said grimly, "Zhang Tieniu, break off your engagement with me, or I will drag you and your two sons down to accompany me."

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The police were surprised to see that Old Man Zhang seemed to have seen something very scary. He was so frightened that his whole body was shaking like he was having epilepsy. He couldn't utter a word. Suddenly, his hand seemed to be held by someone, and he pressed a finger print in the air, and then fell to the ground in his sleep. Then, he was so scared that his eyes rolled back, his body was wet, and he emitted a disgusting stench.

Seeing that his condition was not good, the police rushed him to the hospital.

Later, Qi Yue and others learned that Old Man Zhang had suffered a stroke out of fear and died within a few days.

Qi Yue was not surprised at this. Old man Zhang was already quite old, and when he was caught by Gu Zhi and forced to put his fingerprints on the divorce papers, he was bound to be filled with negative energy. After being frightened by Gu Zhi's ghost, he would not have many days left to live.

Gu's father went to collect his body, cremated it, and buried it in the cemetery of the small mountain village. They could be considered father and son. After saying goodbye to Hu Lijing, Gu's father and mother, Gu Zhi asked Qi Yue to pray for her soul and send her to reincarnation. She had lived too hard in this life, and she hoped to have a new beginning in the next life.

Qi Yue also gave her some merits, wishing her happiness and health in the next life.

Other people in the village and Gu's two brothers were sentenced to more than ten years to life imprisonment depending on the severity of the crimes such as buying and selling women and children. The abducted women and children were also sent back to their original homes.

After the news was broadcast, it caused a huge sensation on the Internet.

The Special Management Bureau also quickly found out the forces behind the scenes helping Xue Tinghe and the mastermind to stir up trouble. They turned out to be the families that once controlled the Tianshi Association. They were unwilling to lose control of the Tianshi world and see their status plummet. They were easily persuaded by the mastermind, thinking that as long as they could stimulate Qi Yue to lose control and expose his dangerousness, making everyone in the Tianshi world fear and be wary of him, they could then come out and raise their arms and unite all the Tianshi to deal with Qi Yue.

Once Qi Yue was eliminated, without him in charge, the Special Management Bureau would no longer be a concern for an ordinary person to head it, and the Heavenly Master and Metaphysics worlds would finally return to a situation where their family had the final say. Therefore, they were easily persuaded by the mastermind behind the scenes and cooperated with him.

Director Lin was furious when he learned the truth. The ghost world was about to overlap, and disaster was imminent, but these short-sighted parasites only knew how to fight for power!

The Special Management Bureau quickly sent people to wipe out these aristocratic families. This time, Xue Tinghe was really sent to jail for endangering national security, and he won't be out for a few years.

It is worth mentioning that when the Xu family, the family of Xu Jizong, the former president of the Tianshi Association, was eliminated, the people from the Special Management Bureau found Xue Zhao tied up and lying in a formation in the home of a Xu family member.

It turned out that Xue Zhao had been thinking about how to meet Qi Yue and become his kin these days, but he didn't know where Qi Yue lived, and those who knew were unwilling to tell him. He could only go to those people from his Tianshi family who had tried to curry favor with Xue Tinghe when he was still the heir of the Qi family.

These people were not high-ranking members of the family and did not know much. At first, they did not take him seriously, but he kept saying "I am Qi Yue's biological father". These families had hated Qi Yue for a long time, and seeing that he was so confident, they believed him. Then, they came up with the vicious idea of ​​cursing Qi Yue through the blood relationship between Xue Zhao and Qi Yue.

By the time the Special Management Bureau rescued Xue Zhao, he had lost a lot of blood and had his vitality devoured by the curse. He looked much older. He was clearly less than fifty years old, but he looked like he was over eighty.

After regaining consciousness in the hospital, he still insisted that Qi Yue take care of him in his old age. Qi Yue ignored him. The Zhong family went to see him. It was unknown what they said, but Xue Zhao finally calmed down and stopped looking for Qi Yue. Later, Qi Yue saw him from a distance, hunched over with a broom, picking up scraps next to a trash can. He had completely lost his former elegance and dignity.

He was kicked out of the Xue family, and because he looked too old to find a good job, all his savings were used to treat his illness. In the end, he could only rely on government subsidies to pick up waste every day.

Wang Yao's verdict was also announced. Although the attempted murder charge was unsuccessful, the damage done was significant, and he was sentenced to death. Once the Zhong family had established themselves in China, they immediately launched a revenge campaign against the Wang and Xue families. The Wang family soon owed a large amount of project debt. Seeing the situation was dire, several of the Wang family's children absconded with the funds and fled abroad. They were apprehended by foreign police upon landing and returned to China. The Wang family's patriarch was so enraged by these children that he practically died. Several of his children were also imprisoned.

The Xue family was also losing ground under the fierce retaliation of the Zhong family. The Xue family patriarch approached the Zhong family to seek peace, but was met with cold words and ridicule. He returned in disgrace and finally divided his remaining assets among his children, asking them to leave the Xue family and start their own independent lives in nursing homes. With this, the once prosperous Xue family fell into complete decline. The Zhong family, who had mainly targeted Mr. Xue, saw this and gave up on targeting his children.

Meanwhile, the Heavenly Masters Group that Qi Yue and Qi An had planned were finally able to depart. Even without Qi Yue's help, they were able to set up a simplified version of the Zhou Tian Xing Dou (Zhou Tian Xing Dou) Demon-Slaying Formation. On the day of their departure, their international schedule was already fully booked, with reservations booked well into next year.

The effect of the formation is truly remarkable, and signs of ghost gates have appeared in many countries. Although they were discovered in time and sealed before they opened, the yin energy in the area skyrocketed, and evil creatures and ghosts abounded, leading to a series of bizarre and terrifying supernatural murders or disappearances.

After being purified by the formation, not only did the air become much fresher, but the locals also felt much calmer. Most importantly, no more supernatural murders or disappearances occurred.

It is estimated that the murderer has been purified to the point where not even ashes are left.

The Xuanshu Academy has also achieved considerable results. The Heavenly Masters who came to study here have made considerable progress. The Special Management Bureau also held the first Heavenly Master certification test. In the future, all Heavenly Masters must come to the Special Management Bureau to take the test and hold a certificate before they can take up their posts.

Everything seemed to be moving in a good direction, but everyone always felt that this was the calm before the storm, until Qi'an's discovery proved it.

Earlier, when Qi An and Qi Yue were working together to activate the Qi family's backup plan set up in the country - the Zhoutian Xingdou Zhuxie Great Array, he noticed that there was something wrong with the Qi family's horoscope, so he had been investigating it carefully. However, he was not good at numerology and did not know much about horoscopes, so he had not discovered anything until Qi Yue brought back the Ghost General.

They learned from the Ghost General that after his death, the Ghost General went directly to the underworld, which still existed at that time. Because he had killed too many people in his lifetime, he was sent to the Eighteen Levels of Hell to serve his sentence. No one knew how long he stayed in hell. The underworld had undergone tremendous changes, and all the ghosts and gods disappeared. Only the Eighteen Levels of Hell remained in the underworld. Yes, it is the current ghost world.

Those imprisoned in the Eighteen Levels of Hell were all evil spirits serving their sentences. Without the supervision of the ghosts and gods of the underworld, they immediately became chaotic. Many evil spirits also wanted to return to the human world, but they didn't know how to go back until the Ghost Gate appeared.

Qi An followed the clue that the ghost world was the former eighteen levels of hell, and finally found an important clue in the Qi family's horoscope. It turned out that the Qi family's horoscope was connected to the way of heaven!

Then he discovered the message left by Mr. Qi.

Qi An sighed and said, "You all know that the people of the Qi family have never had a good end. I don't know when this started. The family said that a certain ancestor cursed our entire Qi family because he blocked a certain evil god's plan to destroy the world. No one in the Qi family could discover the existence of this curse, but the Qi family members seemed to be cursed and had a bad end. So we all believed that the curse existed, but we were not capable enough to discover it. I saw the information left by your grandfather in the horoscope and realized that this was not a curse at all, but because a certain patriarch of the Qi family used the horoscopes of everyone in the Qi family to repair the way of heaven. Therefore, everyone born in the Qi family is born with half a life missing, and the other half was used to repair the sky."

Upon hearing this news, Qi'an was stunned. This information was extremely important, having been passed down orally among successive family heads. At Qi'an's time, the Qi family was still prosperous, and since he wasn't a candidate for the position, he naturally had no way of knowing. Until Old Man Qi, the only one left in the Qi family, he was well-versed in numerology and knew much more than Qi'an. Unfortunately, he died before he could share this secret with Qi Yue.

Director Lin was extremely shocked and quickly asked, "Mr. Qi, what exactly is going on? Why do we need to use your Qi family's horoscope to mend the sky?"

Qi Yue also wanted to know and looked at Qi An intently.

They are now in the old house where Qi'an lives, which is also the principal's office of the Xuanshu Academy.

Qi'an raised his hand to signal them to be patient, and slowly told them the secret of that year.

More than two hundred years ago, the world was divided into three realms: heaven, earth, and man. A dead alien world crashed into their world, and the outer heaven and hell were the first to bear the brunt. In order to preserve the living forces, the gods and the way of heaven separated the three realms and exiled the weakest human world. The heaven and the hell intercepted the alien world together. As a result, the heaven and the hell collapsed, the gods fell, and only the eighteen levels of hell broke away from the underworld and wandered outside.

Although the human world was spared, the way of heaven was also flawed. Disasters occurred frequently in the world, and demons and monsters were rampant. If this continued, the human world would soon become a dead zone.

At that time, the Qi family was the most prosperous and powerful family in the world of metaphysics. The head of the family and a group of Qi family bosses used the Qi family's horoscope to complete the way of heaven. From then on, every member of the Qi family was pressed half of their life to complete the way of heaven from birth, and therefore their fate would be incomplete and they would not have a good end.

Only by finding a better way to mend the sky and complete the way of heaven can the other half of Qi's family's lives be liberated.

It was also because the Qi family paid such a huge price that they were able to establish such a transcendent position in the world of metaphysics.

Originally, even if they couldn't find a way to complete the Heavenly Dao, nothing serious would happen with half the lives of all the people in the Qi family protecting them. But the problem was that because no one in the Qi family had a good end, and many people didn't know the truth, over time they were not very keen on getting married and having children. Even if they did have children, many of them died before they could give birth, like Qi'an.

So, less than three hundred years later, the Qi family gradually declined, and in the end only Old Man Qi was left.

There were not enough people to repair the sky, and the way of heaven was flawed, so people subconsciously wanted to make it complete, so they recalled the eighteen levels of hell that were lost outside, which is now the ghost world.

The two worlds were originally one. Once they overlapped, a ghost gate connecting the two worlds would appear in the human world. But now there are no ghosts or gods in charge of the ghost world, only a group of extremely vicious and evil ghosts.

Once the gates of hell are opened and they rush into the human world, there will be bloodshed and countless lives will be destroyed. But the Heavenly Dao doesn't care about these things. Even if all living things die, a new batch can be born. He only wants to be complete.

Director Lin's face was grim as he muttered, "This means that the ghost world and the human world are bound to overlap, and no one can stop the war between humans and ghosts."

Qi An said, "I don't think so. There is still hope." As he said that, he looked at Qi Yue.

Qi Yue understood what he meant, but remained silent. The mastermind behind the incident was right about one thing: with Qi Yue's strength, he could easily unify the ghost world and become king.

Director Lin was stunned for a moment before he finally realized what was happening. His first reaction was to object: "No, if Qi Yue stays in the ghost world for too long, there's no guarantee he won't lose control."

First of all, Gu Yunshuang definitely cannot go to the ghost world. Secondly, the ghost world is filled with ghost energy, and there are so many evil ghosts and fierce monsters that exude malice or resentment all the time. After a long time, and being separated from Gu Yunshuang, it would be difficult for Qi Yue not to lose control and lose his humanity.

Once Qi Yue completely loses his humanity and stands against the living, what is the difference between that and sending nuclear weapons to the enemy?

Qi'an has the same concerns.

On the contrary, Qi Yue thought for a while, but was determined to go to the ghost world.

"I spent seven years there. If I had truly lost my humanity, I would have done so long ago. How could I be in this situation today?"

Director Lin said bluntly, "But your condition wasn't much better back then, otherwise you wouldn't be so confused and unable to remember what the ghost world is like. The Ghost General told me that all you cared about back then was food, and you were picky about what you ate. Blood Mist, you looked powerful, but you were actually like a mentally retarded person."

Qi Yue choked, the Ghost General really has a big mouth!

Qi Yue said irritably, "Then what do you say we should do? Ghost gates will appear in random locations around the world sooner or later. We can't possibly have that many people to seal them in time every time. What's more, there's a mastermind hiding in the ghost world causing trouble. As long as we're not careful and let the ghost gate open successfully, the war between humans and ghosts will be inevitable. Even if I don't go to the ghost world, the thing hiding in the shadows won't let me go. It's already set its sights on Shuangshuang. None of us can absolutely guarantee that we can protect Shuangshuang without any omissions."

The best protection is to eliminate the danger at its source.

This time it was Director Lin's turn to be speechless.

The mastermind behind this was also very clear. If they wanted Qi Yue to lose control, as long as Gu Yunshuang got into trouble, it would stimulate Qi Yue. Qi Yue was a blood demon. It was rare for him to maintain his humanity for so long. Who could guarantee that Gu Yunshuang's accident would not stimulate him directly to madness?

If Qi Yue goes crazy and loses control, and breaks the seal, the consequences will be more terrifying than ten ghost gates.

Director Lin could only say, "This is a serious matter. We need to hold a meeting with the higher-ups to discuss it first."

Qi An reminded: "Then you have to hurry up. I have a feeling it won't take too long."

After leaving the ancient house, Qi Yue drove to a small county town near Jiangcheng. He had already passed the driving test. Director Lin had applied for a car for him as he said. When Mr. Qi's old friends heard about it, they also contributed money to give him a luxury car. Qi Yue preferred to drive the car that he and Gu Yunshuang had picked out together. It was low-key and comfortable.

Today is July 14th, and it is almost evening. The car drove into the small county town. From time to time, we could hear the sound of someone secretly setting off firecrackers, and some people had already started to light incense and candles and scatter raw rice on the road.

The car drove into an old residential area, parked, and ran into an old lady who was taking a walk with her grandson. The old lady greeted with a smile: "Qi Yue is back? Your uncle Gu and aunt Gu are waiting for you to come back for dinner!"

Qi Yue responded with a smile. After walking a few steps, he could still hear the old lady whispering to the old sister he had just met: "Hey, look at Qi Yue from across the street. He was a naughty kid when he was little, but he turned out to be a completely different person after going abroad. He's like a rich and noble young man, handsome and well-dressed. Luckily, my family also sent my eldest grandson abroad. When he comes back from further studies, he will definitely be no worse than Qi Yue. I say you should hurry up and send your grandson abroad for further studies."

The older sister said disdainfully, "Who says going abroad is the only way? Look at that kid from the Gu family. He didn't go abroad, but he's doing just fine now. He's so handsome and a big star! Qi Yue can't even compare to him. I think it's better to stay in China. It's not that chaotic there. You should tell your eldest grandson to be careful. I heard it's very chaotic abroad now, with gunfights and drug use everywhere."

Qi Yue ignored the conversation between the two old ladies and quickly returned to his grandfather Qi's home.

The door of the nearby Gu family was open. When Mrs. Gu saw him coming back, she immediately pulled him over enthusiastically: "You're back just in time. Your uncle just finished cooking the food. It's time to eat."

After staying in Kyoto for a while, Gu's father and mother still felt uncomfortable living there and wanted to return to their small county town.

Although the villa was luxurious, it was simply too large for them to live in. In Gu's father's words, it wasn't meant for a life of luxury. Furthermore, Kyoto was too vast; everywhere took an hour or two to drive. Their neighbors were all wealthy and powerful, so they couldn't get along. Having few friends made them feel even more lonely.

The most important thing is that every time they passed by the kitchen, they couldn't help but think of the three human heads they brought back and put in the refrigerator and on the chopping board. They even wanted to vomit when they saw the food coming out of the kitchen.

The two of them missed life in the small county town more and more.

The Special Management Bureau took back the villa, converted it into cash and gave it to Qi Yue as a bonus. They then returned to the small county town together.

He bought the house of Grandpa Qi, and it has now been inherited by Qi Yue. The Gu family's original house was rented. After Gu Yunshuang returned to the county town, he bought the old and dilapidated house that the Gu family originally lived in.

Tomorrow is Qi Yue’s birthday. Gu Yunshuang turned down all recent announcements and came back specially to celebrate Qi Yue’s birthday.

The table was filled with dishes, and the main course was definitely the white-cut duck, all made by Gu's father. Having been the Gu family's head chef for twenty years, his skills were honed through practice, and the dishes looked and smelled delicious. The only thing that looked different was the bowl of longevity noodles on the table.

Father Gu placed the noodles in front of Qi Yue with a smile: "Shuangshuang made this especially for you. How about you try it?"

Qi Yue smiled and asked, "My birthday is tomorrow, why are you doing it today?"

Gu Yunshuang said uncomfortably, "I'll practice first, and I'll be able to do better tomorrow."

Gu Ma spoiled his plan: "He heard from somewhere that eating longevity noodles for two more days on your birthday will help you live longer, so he wanted to make longevity noodles for you for three days in a row."

Qi Yue's throat was blocked and he almost couldn't keep the smile on his face.

Gu Yunshuang didn't notice his abnormality. She glared at Gu Ma in a reproachful manner and stuffed a duck leg into his mouth. "Mom, it's time to eat. The food is getting cold."

Seeing that Dad Gu was looking at him eagerly, he hesitated for a moment, but still reluctantly gave the other duck leg to Dad Gu, and then gave the two duck wings to Qi Yue.

Qi Yue laughed at the little duck complaining about why the duck didn't have three legs. He picked up one of the duck wings and put it into Gu Yunshuang's bowl, rubbing his head. "One is enough for me, you can have one too."

Dad Gu picked up a piece of duck neck for each of them.

Father Gu smiled and said, "Don't you young people like to eat duck necks? I specially cut this neck in two and give one piece to each of you."

Gu Ma: "What do you know? It's spicy, not plain like yours."

Qi Yue smiled and said, "Boiled pork is delicious. Shuangshuang and I don't like spicy food, so boiled pork is just right."

Upon hearing this, Gu's father became even happier and insisted on pulling Qi Yue to have a drink. He also said with emotion that in the past, he and Grandpa Qi would have a drink together during the holidays. Now Grandpa Qi is gone, but fortunately Qi Yue has grown up and can have a drink with him, otherwise he and Grandpa would have no one to accompany him.

Hearing this, Gu Yunshuang looked at him with wide eyes: "Dad, have you forgotten me?"

Dad Gu paused and muttered softly, "Oh, this is not a person who almost thought I was raising a daughter!"

Gu Yunshuang: "..."

Then Dad Gu got a punch from Mom Gu, and Gu Yunshuang got a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs from Qi Yue, and a pat on the head.

The meal was a joyful one, a rare and heartwarming reunion. Gu's parents discussed their plans to open a breakfast shop, and Gu Yunshuang discussed his work schedule for the next six months. They also discussed a family trip for National Day. Qi Yue chatted with them with a smile on his face throughout, as if nothing had happened. Even Gu Yunshuang, who knew him best, didn't notice anything unusual.

In the evening, Qi Yue returned to his and Grandpa Qi's room. Grandpa Qi's tablet was placed on the altar, and the candles and incense in the incense burner had burned out to only the tail ends.

He picked up three incense sticks, lit them, and placed them in the incense burner. Then he stared blankly at the smoke rising from the incense, his mind going blank for a moment. He didn't know what to think, nor did he want to think about anything.

Until Gu Yunshuang came to him with a notebook to watch a movie together, and it was an internationally famous horror ghost movie.

Qi Yue was shocked: "You dare to watch a horror movie on the night of July 14th? Gu Shuangshuang, you are getting carried away!"

Gu Yunshuang didn't answer. She turned off all the lights and snuggled silently into Qi Yue's arms, signaling Qi Yue that he could start.

What's wrong with watching a horror movie on July 14th? Having such a big boyfriend to keep me company is both exciting and reassuring.

Thinking of this, he continued to shrink silently into Qi Yue's arms, and said dissatisfiedly: "Brother, hold me tighter, otherwise I will be scared."

Qi Yue speechlessly hugged him from behind, complaining in his heart: You have a strong addiction to being a loser.

After the movie, it was exactly twelve o'clock in the morning. Gu Yunshuang took out a somewhat old carved wooden box from the cabinet, stuffed it into his arms, and said with a smile, "Brother, happy birthday!"

When Qi Yue opened it, he saw seven gifts and seven postcards inside. These were the birthday gifts that Gu Yunshuang had prepared for him every year in the past seven years.

He flipped through the seven postcards. The first four were made with Gu Yunshuang's photos. There was their junior high school graduation photo, and the teachers and students had left a space for him in the photo. There was a photo of the Gu family of three, but Grandpa Qi's tablet was in the photo next to it. There was also a space specially reserved for Qi Yue, and there was also a photo of Gu Yunshuang's high school campus, which was the high school they had agreed to attend together many times.

The fourth picture is a photo of Gu Yunshuang during military training. Wearing a military uniform, he is as tall and straight as a pine tree. His face has lost its sunny smile and has become more cold and resolute.

The sixth photo is a photo of Gu Yunshuang after her debut. After the makeup and lighting by a professional team, she looks more beautiful, but also more unreal.

The seventh photo is a recent photo of their family of four and the old man’s tablet.

On the back of each postcard was written what Gu Yunshuang wanted to say to him. At first, she spoke in long paragraphs, rambling on about her recent situation, almost filling up the postcards. Finally, she asked: "Brother, when will you come back? I miss you."

However, the more I wrote, the fewer words I wrote. By the sixth page, there was only one sentence left: "Brother, please come back! I really miss you!"

Finally, on the seventh one, it was written: Great, brother, you are finally back. We agreed that we will never be separated again =^_^=

Qi Yue looked at the smiling face above but couldn't smile at all. His throat felt like it was blocked by a brick and he was choked and unable to speak.

After waiting for Qi Yue to respond for a long time, Gu Yunshuang finally realized something was wrong. He pulled Qi Yue's face over and asked, "Brother, what's wrong with you? Did something happen?"

Qi Yue turned away, not daring to meet his eyes, and stammered, "There is one thing."

Seeing him like this, Gu Yunshuang suddenly didn't want to know what was going on.

In a trance, he seemed to be back to that night seven years ago. Qi Yue looked guilty and didn't dare to look at him. He stammered and said that he wanted to study abroad.