Chapter 20 How can someone who confesses to being dead possibly win against me?
My eardrums were buzzing as if rain was pouring into my brain, and a sudden flash of light shattered the scene before me.
As his consciousness faded, He Ji's short life flashed by like a revolving lantern. First, Zuo Huai took him in with his family, asking him where he came from, whether he was hungry or thirsty.
The pursuers behind them raised their weapons, wanting to get closer, but dared not.
He hid his dilapidated body in the Jiang family's house.
Finally, there was Jiang Yuzhi's disappointed face.
I'm sorry, I thought they would give up if they couldn't find them, I thought I could lure them away, I thought... I'm sorry.
For the first time, Turing, a god of humanity with a heart for all living beings, harbored murderous intent towards humankind.
But he cannot; Heaven will not allow it.
The thought arose, and the next moment, the sea breeze scattered him, the waves crashed over the sand where He Ji had stood, and the last trace of his existence vanished without a trace.
The water streaks on her cheeks slid down from the corners of her eyes to her chin; it was hard to tell whether they were rain or tears.
No wonder, no wonder the drawing she hid under the bed disappeared without a trace.
Jiang Yuzhi seemed to empathize with He Ji back then; she heard him say "I'm sorry."
“I came to the shore but couldn’t find Turing. I kept my promise and couldn’t leave to look for him. Now that you’ve come, I should return the power to him. You two have his original power within you, so Turing must trust you.”
The fragmented memories are part of the remnants of Long Jin's power. Long Jin doesn't know what happened to He Ji in the end, but now he just wants to return the power to him. The people of Zuo Huai have suffered for a long time, and the koi dragon, which symbolizes good fortune, feels unworthy of it.
The residual power spontaneously entered Jiang Yuzhi's body, causing the memories hidden deep within the power to resurface.
"I sensed Turing's presence today, but I wasn't sure at first. Then it started raining. I don't have the ability to make rain, so I immediately confirmed it was Turing!"
It must be that the Soul-Soothing Bell, which had been used to create an illusion, has now released its aura.
As for the rain, wherever the Sheji Tu (a map of the land and state) is located, everything will gradually return to normal.
Bai Yan was completely confused. He didn't know what Turing was or what the power of origin was. He and his wife both possessed these things.
Is this why his health improved?
Ignoring his own thoughts, the pained look on Jiang Yuzhi's face made him anxious.
Bai Yan supported Jiang Yuzhi's hand that was pressed on her temple, and put his other arm around her waist, which was bent over due to a headache.
"Yuzhi, does your head hurt a lot? Is it because I absorbed too much of your primordial power? What can I do? Can I transfer some to you...?"
Long Jin looked at them and felt a pang of sympathy for some reason. "They probably can't adapt to the fusion of powers for a while. It's strange, though, that residual power was only directed at her."
The enormous dragon head curiously circled around them, observing them intently.
When will it get better?
"I don't know."
“I’m fine, don’t worry… He Ji…” Jiang Yuzhi turned her face with difficulty, and the two faces that had nothing in common overlapped again.
“…I am Bai Yan.” Bai Yan’s throat was hoarse.
Now he knows that Turing is He Ji, the wild man he's about to steal away.
"I'm sorry, I..." Jiang Yuzhi looked away, her mind returning to normal.
"Don't apologize. Can you explain it to me when you get back today?"
"...Okay." The words of refusal were blocked by the hurt in Bai Yan's eyes.
Anyway, he already knew most of it.
When the Black and White Impermanence and the Di Ting arrived, the new power had almost merged with the old one, and Long Jin also planned to return to the sea.
Di Ting and Long Jin were friends, so after exchanging a few pleasantries, Di Ting released her back to the sea.
Having been in the rain for a long time, Jiang Yuzhi and Bai Yan were soaked to the bone, and they both hung their heads as they accepted Xie Bi'an's scolding.
The fact that Di Ting could speak was no longer surprising to Bai Yan. The two older brothers of the Jiang family probably had other identities as well, and the wife was no ordinary person. Presumably, Zuo Huai was not her hometown either.
As for the rest, he can hear his wife explain it to him when they get back.
The thought of soon witnessing his wife's true life filled Bai Yan with a secret excitement.
He Ji was not taken seriously by him; how could someone who was no longer alive compete with a living person?
Bai Wulan arranged for them to stay in a residence next to the state government. The four courtyards were all prepared and ready for them to move in.
This time, Xie Bi'an did not prevent the two from being alone together.
The rain gradually subsided, its lingering effects transforming into a gentle spring drizzle, quietly soothing the cracked earth.
What do you want to know?
What can you tell me?
The human and the ghost remained silent.
Jiang Yuzhi didn't know where to begin with the complex and long-standing facts.
"I'll ask, you answer, okay?" Bai Yan showed 200% patience, a stark contrast to his sharp and sarcastic tone when negotiating with his colleagues in the Chamber of Commerce.
Jiang Yuzhi nodded.
"Did you come from heaven?"
Shake head.
Bai Yan pursed his lips. "My wife isn't a fairy from heaven, but that's alright. That way, there won't be any goddesses like the Queen Mother of the West to stop us from loving each other."
"Is Yu Zhi a cultivator?"
He shook his head and then nodded.
Cultivating the path of ghosts should also be considered cultivating the Tao.
The answer was ambiguous, so Bai Yan continued to ask.
Why have you come?
Jiang Yuzhi looked at the sky and pondered for a moment. If she revealed everything now, Mingze shouldn't be scared. Mingze already possessed the Map of the State and was not an outsider. Moreover, the Heavenly Dao seemed to be in a good mood at the moment.
"I am a ghost." Great, there's no thunder or lightning, so I won't get struck.
"What?"
“I came down from the earth and cultivated the ghost path. I came to the human world for the Sheji Tu (a map of the land and rivers). The Sheji Tu balances the world's fortune. You and I both have it. The original form is inside you. After seeing Long Jin, that is, the dragon, I realized that I also have a part of the original power within me.”
My lady, did you come to the mortal world for me?
Bai Yan's Adam's apple bobbed as he stood frozen in place, his eyes fixed on Jiang Yuzhi, his ears gradually flushing red.
Jiang Yuzhi briefly explained her purpose in one breath, then looked up at the sky from time to time, feeling guilty. The weather was fine and sunny, with no sign of change.
The person opposite remained silent for a long time. Jiang Yuzhi thought he was scared out of his wits by her origins. Who wouldn't be afraid if they suddenly found out that there was a ghost sitting opposite them?
It's human nature; even ghosts have the right to be disappointed.
His dazed look... could it be...?
Jiang Yuzhi tentatively stepped forward and raised her hand to test the temperature of Bai Yan's forehead. Her slightly cool hand could feel the skin being touched rapidly warming up.
Oh no, I'm so scared I'm sick.
She tried to pull her hand back and call for the Black and White Impermanence to examine Bai Yan, but Bai Yan grabbed her wrist and pressed it against her forehead.
Their eyes met.
The humid air after the rain suppressed the rising temperature between humans and ghosts.
Jiang Yuzhi snapped out of her daze and quickly pulled her hand back, her eyes darting around.
“If you are afraid, I will appear less often, but there are times when I have to… I don’t know why all of Long Jin’s power has come to me. If you want to fully recover, I must contact you regularly, otherwise you will not be able to withstand the side effects of the operation of the Sheji Tu.”
"I don't……"
Bai Yan was interrupted before he could finish speaking, "My brother and the others are trying to divide the remaining power in my body, so you and I won't have to be tied together anymore."
"But I..."
The rest of the conversation was interrupted by Xie Bi'an outside the courtyard. "Are you done talking? I have something to say."
Jiang Yuzhi: "It's over!"
Bai Yan: "No!"
As if a Taoist priest was chasing her, Jiang Yuzhi ran out of the courtyard after answering.
For the first time in his life, Bai Yan was left without even being allowed to finish speaking.
If I had known this would happen, I should have asked my father to arrange a bigger house, so that I could easily run away whenever someone called for my wife. Ideally, it should be a place with complex terrain, towering mountains, where even shouts would be difficult to carry.
He needs to find an opportunity to explain things clearly. He didn't believe in gods and ghosts before, and he's not afraid of them now. Besides, that cute ghost belongs to the person he likes.
"What have you been talking about for so long?" Xie Bi'an led Jiang Yuzhi ahead to find Fan Wujiu and the others.
"It's nothing, I just explained it to him."
"Hmm? What was that kid's reaction?"
"Maybe I'm a little scared."
"Hmph, it's normal for mortals to be afraid, but he actually managed to hold on and not faint."
"Brother Xie, how did you know?"
“Otherwise you should be…” Xie Bi’an pointed to the sky, and a muffled thunderclap echoed in the azure sky.
"oh."
Heaven is indeed petty; anyone who harms a precious mortal or speaks ill of them will be warned or even struck down.
Fan Wujiu and Di Ting waited in their courtyard for a short while before the two ghosts arrived.
Before going to find Jiang Yuzhi, the Black and White Impermanence checked Zhu Xuanwei's Book of Life and Death.
Firstly, he was a relative of the previous dynasty's ruler, namely Zhao Qingyun, who was being tortured in the seventeenth level of hell, and was his father's distant nephew.
Secondly, it is extremely rare for someone who has accumulated almost no merit to still be alive today;
Thirdly, the way he looked at the woman was disgusting, and out of selfishness, I wanted to teach him a lesson.
As expected, Zhu Xuanwei was utterly wicked.
When they were in power, they forcibly abducted women, lent money at exorbitant interest rates, had nine out of ten women return to their original jobs, ran casinos, employed thugs, and seized farmland...
One by one, the charges against him were listed. He should have died of a stroke at the age of twenty-six, but he lived to the age of thirty.
There must be something fishy about this.
Moreover, during his extended four years of life...
Fan Wujiu couldn't bear to let Jiang Yuzhi know the records in the Book of Life and Death.
[In the fourth year of the lunar calendar, Wang Zhiyong drowned and his wife Zhang Yun was raped and murdered.]
Jiang Yuzhi waited a long time for Fan Wujiu to continue reading, then took the Book of Life and Death in confusion, avoiding Xie Bi'an and Di Ting's obstruction.
Wang Zhiyong, Zhang Yun...
"Miss, my daughter has only been married to Zuo Huai for less than a year. The young couple are so loving. I'm afraid I won't be able to make it. Miss, could you please pass on a message to them? Tell them that Mother is doing well, don't worry, just live your own lives well, and don't come to see Mother. Mother finds you all a nuisance..."
With her last breath, the mother-in-law told Jiang Yuzhi that her daughter and son-in-law had passed away.
This year, Zhang Yun and Wang Zhiyong died.
She died before Bai Wulan came to Zuo Huai, passing away before her mother-in-law.
Jiang Yuzhi's trembling hand gripped the Book of Life and Death tightly, trying to break free but to no avail.
The Black and White Impermanence sensed something was wrong. Xiao Zhi's eyes turned bloodshot, and her entire ghostly aura surged, just like when she first saw Zhao Qingyun in Hell.
This is going to turn into a vengeful ghost!
Di Ting pounced on it and snatched the Book of Life and Death with its mouth. Xie Bi'an quickly set up a barrier.
Fan Wujiu stepped forward and restrained her arms.
Jiang Yuzhi's fingernails grew wildly, and her hair moved on its own without wind, turning into strands of white. Just as Fan Wujiu was about to forcibly knock her unconscious and end the process of transforming her into a fierce demon, her black aura was mixed with wisps of white light.
Even the most monstrous demons in hell couldn't harm Black Impermanence, but Jiang Yuzhi left a dark handprint on his arm and couldn't even pull her hand back to stop him.
Dark clouds have gathered on the horizon, ready to strike.
If she were to lose control today, even the Emperor of Fengdu couldn't protect a vengeful ghost who shouldn't have lingered in the human world.
Two drops of bloody tears fell from his bloodshot eyes.
A note from the author:
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Too confident, Mingze [shut up]
Repair, repair, repair, catch bugs
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