The young man brought back by Han Lenian woke up the next morning. He introduced himself as "Zhuang Zhan" and said he was a Taoist priest from another family belonging to the Li family.
Chu Lu, who had just retrieved some of his memories yesterday and was particularly sensitive to the surname "Li", turned his head and looked at him.
——I don’t know him.
No, even if the other person is really from the Li family, judging from his age, he shouldn't know him.
On the other hand, Han Lenian noticed that his brother was particularly listless this morning. He naturally attributed it to his behavior yesterday, and now he was not happy with Zhuang Zhan.
This is really unfair to Zhuang Zhan. The resentment that Chu Lu absorbed yesterday had almost no effect on his body. He is listless at the moment, mainly because of the memory shock.
Li Shenglu, which is the original name of this body, has the talent of being able to gather resentment and use it for his own benefit, and even partially convert it into spiritual power. It is like he is a converter himself. In this world where the camps are divided into humans and ghosts, this ability is almost like a bug. Unfortunately, he is not the protagonist, but the villain.
When the resentment he absorbs exceeds the limit he can bear, his body will gradually turn into a ghost.
According to the arrangement of the fate line, Li Shenglu absorbed too much resentment at once and turned into a ghost because of an accident in his childhood. The Li family, as a family of Taoist priests, could not accept the existence of such a scandal and originally wanted to wipe him out, but Li Shenglu successfully escaped with the help of his twin sister, the heroine Li Shengru.
The following plot is nothing new. Li Shenglu, who was released, followed the instinct of ghosts, constantly absorbing resentment and strengthening himself, and finally occupied the mountain and became the ghost king.
With opposing positions, the twin sister Li Shengru and childhood playmate Xiang Zhengqi, as the protagonists of this world, naturally chased after their brother/friend, hoping to help him become a Buddha. However, Li Shenglu, who had completely turned into a ghost and lost most of his sanity, only regarded them as snacks. Of course, the one who was regarded as a snack was mainly Xiang Zhengqi, the child of destiny. For his sister, Li Shenglu, who had become the ghost king, still had some consciousness that he could not hurt her. So every time their lives were hanging by a thread, the protagonist group could successfully escape. It was also for this reason that Li Shenglu, who had clearly taken the template of the final boss, was treated as a small monster that repeatedly brushed experience without any appearance.
During the final battle, the Ghost Gate opened wide and the Yin energy was at its peak. The strength of the ghosts was greatly enhanced. If left unchecked, not only S City, which was located at the Ghost Gate, but the whole world would probably be turned upside down.
Fortunately, the tireless male and female protagonists finally brought back the Ghost King's sanity. Li Shenglu, who regained his sanity, used his bug-level ability to transform his resentment into spiritual power, activated the sealing formation, sealed the Ghost Gate back, and said goodbye to the two protagonists with a smile.
So, the younger brother finally became a Buddha, and the hero and heroine who saved the world also embraced and cried in the ruins. Happy Ending.
Huh? "Crying"?
Chu Lu blinked when he accidentally discovered the blind spot, and put this little doubt behind him without paying much attention.
——Crying tears of joy... maybe?
And now Chu Lu’s greater confusion lies in——
If it was the reason why he was pulled back in the previous world, it would be barely understandable, but in this world... Chu Lu really couldn't understand why he was standing here.
Could it be that after the boss died, the younger brothers who were beaten like dogs by the Heavenly Masters prayed sincerely every day and finally brought the Ghost King back?
…It’s impossible no matter how you think about it!!
Moreover, the situation of being pulled into the worlds that I had been on missions in one after another was not right.
After this trip, I'll go back to headquarters and check the relevant records.
Chu Lu pressed his aching head and felt that he couldn't draw a conclusion so easily for the time being. After all, he had stopped temporarily before and his memory of this world was incomplete.
What happened last night was ultimately due to his lack of caution.
After becoming the Ghost King, the shell's ability to absorb resentment has mutated somewhat, and it also absorbs memories.
Because of the source of the resentment, most of the memories came from ghosts with chaotic minds. There wasn't much useful information in them, but the emotions were too abundant, and they were basically all negative...
If all of them were transmitted over, it would probably be an overload not only for the cubs but also for adults.
Even in the mission world back then, for this kind of body that could cause mental health problems for employees, in accordance with the relevant regulations of the Administration, except for the key nodes of the fate line, most of the time the system was used to help manage it.
Anyway, there was no memory that he had to recall. Chu Lu, who had a rough idea of the plot of the previous destiny line in this world, simply gave up the option of continuing to torture himself.
If he can’t remember, then he can’t remember. It’s no big deal. He doesn’t need to be involved in the main storyline this time anyway.
Chu Lu, who had no idea that he had set any flag, looked at Han Lenian who had no sense of being the host at all, and reluctantly took over the job of greeting the guests.
Zhuang·Because of being treated so warmly by his younger brother·Being on guard x2·Zhan: “…”
Han Lenian finally gave a brief account of what happened last night. Compared to Zhuang Zhan's self-introduction with a series of prefixes, he only briefly told his name, and it was obvious that he didn't intend to make close friends and just wanted to get him out as soon as possible.
However, after hearing the surname "Han", Zhuang Zhan's expression changed slightly. He looked at Han Lenian's appearance for a few times and did not show any surprise at his self-introduction of only saying his name.
Chu Lu roughly guessed that Zhuang Zhan might have misunderstood something.
The Li family, the Xiang family, and the Han family are the three major families in the inner world, and the rest of the Heavenly Masters are also mostly dependent on these three families.
The Han family has always been known for its mystery... Han Lenian's behavior of only saying his own name at this moment obviously made him be misunderstood as a member of the Han family.
No……
It’s not necessarily a “misunderstanding”.
Chu Lu thought of the protective formation in Han Lenian's home and became thoughtful.
After some of his memories came back, Chu Lu knew why he felt familiar at that time. After all, before becoming the Ghost King, Li Shenglu was trained as the next head of the Li family, and he was familiar with the formations commonly used by the Heavenly Master.
The formation at Han Lenian's house is somewhat similar to the protective formation at the main residence of the Li family. Of course, it is a much simplified version, and the details are also different. Formations have never been the Li family's strong point. The one who is really good at this...
Chu Lu couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Han Lenian.
But when he remembered something, his expression suddenly became strange, and he was no longer so sure about his guess.
His adopted brother still can’t even memorize the eight trigrams... If he is really a member of the Han family, he won’t be kicked out, right?
(Han Lenian: This is not on the college entrance exam, so why should I memorize it? #迷惑.jpg#)
Although Han Lenian showed an attitude of driving him away, Zhuang Zhan was unable to leave in the end because when he was changing his clothes before being kicked out, he found a handprint-like mark on his left shoulder near his neck. Unfortunately, the same mark appeared on Han Lenian's body.
——Being marked as prey by ghosts.
Zhuang Zhan spent a full five minutes explaining the marking rules to Han Lenian, who knew almost nothing about the inner world.
This is definitely not something that will disappear by itself if left alone!!
Chu Lu, who was listening in, tilted his head guiltily.
Before his memory was restored, he didn't know much about this world, and many of the things he taught Han Lenian were based on instinct, that is, from his perspective.
There are actually many problems...
Take this mark, for example.
For Li Shenglu, who was a human child, this might be a little troublesome, but for him, who was a ghost king boss most of the time, it was really a trivial problem. He could even forcibly seize the opponent's power through this mark. The ghost must be crazy to seek death by leaving such a thing on him.
Han Lenian's nonchalant attitude at this moment could only be because he had unconsciously left this impression on the other party during one of his explanations, leaving him with no sense of crisis about this thing.
In fact, for humans, this thing is quite troublesome and dangerous.
Either you go find a Taoist priest who specializes in this field to perform an exorcism, or you take the initiative and kill the ghost that left the mark before it takes effect.
As for the former, according to what Zhuang Zhan said, most of the time only the direct descendants of the family can get this treatment.
When he said this, he also looked at Han Lenian with a puzzled expression on his face. He was obviously wondering whether Han Lenian really didn't know or didn't care about this at all because he was the direct descendant of the Han family.
After seeing the other party act more cautiously, Chu Lu knew that Zhuang Zhan obviously blamed the latter.
Chu Lu couldn't help but cover his face:...
It is not certain whether he is the direct descendant of the Han family, but this silly guy really knows nothing.
The story of the descendants of a certain family who have been wandering outside always feels a bit familiar.
Is there a special branch in the main character department?
...Are you overthinking it?
In short, the three of them finally stepped back into the mountain where Han Lenian picked up Zhuang Zhan.
Han Lenian was initially strongly opposed to Chu Lu following them, but his authority as a brother was limited, and when Chu Lu really decided to do something, he couldn't stop him.
Han Lenian sometimes even feels that their family status and age are reversed.
But when Zhuang Zhan saw Chu Lu traveling with him, he was not surprised at all.
For people in their line of work, strength is never judged by age. There are always some people who are born at the finish line and are looked up to by others, such as the current head of the Li family.
However, he could not sense any spiritual power from the younger brother of the Han family.
The other party's surname is Han, and he is Han Lenian's younger brother. Obviously, he cannot be an ordinary person without spiritual power. Then there is only one reason to explain the current situation. The other party has been able to completely hide his spiritual power.
At this age... no, regardless of age, this is still a genius.
Rather than worrying about the other person, Zhuang Zhan felt that he should be more worried about himself who was still injured.
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This was originally near Han Lenian's military training ground, but according to the school, due to landslides caused by heavy rains in the past few days, there are safety hazards, so their field training has been temporarily postponed and may even be relocated.
There are indeed safety risks, but it is hard to say what the cause is.
As Han Lenian walked up, he whispered to Chu Lu about the rumors about the mountain in the school.
This hill is a famous ghost mountain nearby. S University used to use this hill as the training location in previous years, but for some reason this year it was moved here.
Ghost stories and campus legends spread very quickly in schools. Han Lenian picked out the particularly scary stories to tell Chu Lu, and it seemed that he wanted to scare the children back with them. However, his actions turned out to be completely different when Zhuang Zhan, who was standing next to him, was seriously dispelling rumors about the levels, classifications, and danger levels of ghosts.
Han Lenian, who was humiliated in front of his brother, couldn't help but glare at Zhuang Zhan, and once again regretted why he was so stupid yesterday and brought such a person home.
Little did he know that Zhuang Zhan was actually sighing in his heart.
At the time, he thought that this was a member of the Han family who was temporarily living outside for some reason, but now it seems... he was really overthinking. Is this just a wild celestial master who has some talent and was taught a few words about the use of spiritual power by some passing half-baked person? With this level of understanding of the inner world, he doesn't even know about the association, right?
Zhuang Zhan now regrets bringing this person up here.
He originally thought that two helpers were coming, but he didn't expect this to happen. Could that little brother really be an ordinary person without spiritual power? If that was the case, would he really be able to protect these two people later?
This is Ghost Mountain...
The place where the Ghost King once lived.
Even though the Ghost King has never actively hurt anyone due to his special nature, he is still rated as a Ghost King.
If it was still there back then, just the resentment that emanated from it would have made it difficult for a Class C Heavenly Master like him to even climb the mountain. Even now, many years later, the traces of resentment that remain here are still frightening.
Only the occasional chirping of birds and insects in the forest made the silence even more palpable. The occasional creaking of broken limbs and the cries of crows made one feel uneasy.
Zhuang Zhan looked around vigilantly, but there was not even a harmless soul around.
But this is normal. With this concentration of resentment, even the most harmless soul would become a ghost after being infected over time... No! With this concentration of resentment, how could they not encounter anything? !
Unless there is a more powerful existence ahead!!
So much so that these low-level ghosts dare not appear...
Realizing this, Zhuang Zhan's face suddenly turned pale.
At the same time, on the other side.
Chu·Former·Ghost King·Lu: "..."
He looked at the road thoughtfully. Although his memories of becoming a ghost were very confusing and because he had given his body to the system for most of the time, his memory of the environment was not very deep.
But this place... doesn't it look familiar?
The ghosts who fled in droves, giving up some of their resentment as offerings before leaving: T w T
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