Chapter 30
Several people in the ward looked at each other, and everyone could see that there was something inside that they didn't know, and their faces changed several times.
Director Lin tried to hold back, but couldn't hold it back any longer. He could no longer pretend to be kind and gentle. As a general, his murderous aura was fully revealed. He pointed his finger at Qi Yue and shouted in a deep voice: "You, come with me. You must explain everything to me today!"
When Qi Yue was glared at like that, he suddenly had the illusion of going back to his childhood when he got into trouble and came back to see Old Man Qi guarding the door with a stick. He suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck.
Gu Yunshuang was about to question Qi Yue, but he was frightened and swallowed the words back, and watched Qi Yue being taken away.
Director Lin temporarily requisitioned the dean's office and walked in with Qi Yue and Fan Xiuping, leaving an assistant guarding the door to stop Gu Yunshuang from following them in.
The assistant said with a smile, "Mr. Gu, please stay. What the director and his team are going to discuss here involves important state secrets, so it's not appropriate to let anyone else know. I hope you can understand."
Gu Yunshuang gritted his teeth. Sure enough, that bastard July said he was going abroad to study, but in fact he was going to carry out some dangerous special mission without telling him.
In the office, Director Lin walked back and forth angrily, slamming his palm on the table and glaring at Qi Yue. "Tell me, where were you seven years ago? Where have you been this year? When... where... how... did you... do this?"
He paused three times, unable to utter the word "death".
Qi Yue had calmed down by now, thinking clearly about the problem and no longer being frightened by his furious look. He asked, "Tell me first, who solved the Ghost Gate and how?"
Although they had a premonition in their hearts, when the word "Ghost Gate" came out of Qi Yue's mouth, Director Lin and Fan Xiuping's faces changed drastically.
Director Lin slumped weakly into his office chair, mumbling absentmindedly, "Sure enough, you went to the Ghost Gate front. You sacrificed yourself there. Master Qi's only wish was for you to be well... I, I failed to take good care of you for him. I feel so ashamed of Master Qi!"
Fan Xiuping's eyes also flushed red, not knowing whether it was from sadness or anger. He took a few deep breaths and said in a hoarse voice, "Seven years ago, three months after Qi Lao's sacrifice, a powerful energy suddenly erupted at the front line of the Ghost Gate. All the evil spirits that invaded from the Ghost Realm were instantly annihilated, and even the Yin Qi that spread from the Ghost Realm was swept away.
"We, the Heavenly Masters outside the front lines, realized something was amiss and rushed in as quickly as we could. We saw that the Ghost Gate had been sealed by a complex talisman array. The president and elders of the Heavenly Master Association had fainted within the array. We immediately rushed them to the hospital for emergency treatment. When they woke up, we learned from them that it was they who had used the talisman array developed by Master Qi to withstand the attacks of the evil spirits and successfully seal the Ghost Gate."
Qi Yue laughed in anger when he heard this. "Only them? Just them? The talisman array Grandpa researched is just a semi-finished product. It's successful in theory, but there are many problems in practice. The success rate is only one percent. I spent three months refining this talisman array. But to seal the Ghost Gate, someone must go deep into the ghost world and seal it from the inside. This part is the core of the talisman array. The external part is just icing on the cake to enhance the sealing ability of the main talisman array."
Fan Xiuping was shocked. "How could a sealing array like this possibly succeed? The ghost world is filled with only Yin energy and no oxygen. A living person wouldn't be able to survive in there, not to mention the countless evil spirits. If a living person enters, even the most powerful Great Heavenly Master will be torn to pieces by the evil spirits that swarm after the scent."
This was not intentional alarmism. In fact, when the Ghost Gate first appeared, they used various metaphysical or scientific methods to detect the situation in the ghost world. There were even death squads who were not afraid of sacrifice and took the initiative to enter the ghost world, but those who entered the ghost world soon died, and the information obtained about the ghost world was very little.
Qi Yue said darkly, "So I said, how could they possibly seal the Ghost Gate? They can't even touch the edge of the Ghost Gate, how can they seal it? As for me, I'm different. I was born with a half-ghost body, that is, half human, half ghost."
He could also transform into a ghost for a short period of time, and it would be easy for him to sneak into the ghost world and stay alive without being discovered by other evil ghosts until he had enough time to set up a sealing formation.
However, after the talisman formation was activated, all the evil spirits within a radius of a hundred miles would be instantly eliminated, including himself who had transformed into a ghost.
Even if he didn't die in the talisman array he had set up, after the Ghost Gate was sealed, he couldn't go back and could only stay in the Ghost Realm. The evil ghosts in the Ghost Realm would not let him go, so this was his own dead end.
Director Lin was stunned. "You're half ghost?! No wonder. There were rumors at the time that the sealing array wasn't right, that it looked incomplete, and that such an array required someone on the other side of the ghost gate to successfully seal it. But because no one could survive in the ghost world for more than a few seconds, this rumor was dismissed as nonsense and soon fell by the wayside."
Who would have thought that there really was a half-ghost body that could survive in the ghost world, and he was a genius that was hard to come by even in the Qi family.
Fan Xiuping also had a strange expression on his face. "You are half-ghost, and those people from the Heavenly Master Association didn't immediately come and attack you?"
This time it was Qi Yue's turn to be stunned. Although the Tianshi Association always held a radical view towards ghosts, treating them as if they were not of the same kind, it didn't go to the extent of killing them regardless of whether they were ghosts or not, right? Moreover, he was half human!
Fan Xiuping and Director Lin exchanged a glance and said slowly, "You should know that a half-ghost body is different from a coffin."
Qi Yue nodded. The coffin child means that the mother is dead but the fetus is still alive.
But the half-ghost body is different. It is already a half-ghost fetus before it is born. That is, when the mother is still alive, the child has already died in the womb, but a forbidden technique is used to force the fetus' soul into the body while it is still alive.
Afterwards, he continued to use forbidden techniques to use the mother's vitality to nourish the fetus's body, allowing the fetus to grow like a normal fetus. After the fetus was born, it would be half human and half ghost like him, but in fact it could easily turn completely into a ghost.
His grandfather told him that he was like this because his mother was unwilling to lose him like this, so she secretly used forbidden techniques to force him to stay.
His mother was not a celestial master, so he should not have succeeded, but he still had the blood of the Qi family, and his talent was unprecedented and monstrous, and he was born with spiritual awareness.
Because of his strong will to survive, he accidentally succeeded in performing the forbidden technique, and it was so perfect that he didn't even need to draw too much vitality from the mother to grow on his own like a normal fetus.
If he had continued like this, perhaps when he was born normally, he would be no different from a normal baby.
But before he was born normally, his mother died when he was only seven months old. She died with hatred in her heart. The strong resentment of her mother almost turned him into a ghost.
If Master Qi had not arrived in time and sealed his ghost body in the nick of time, he would have immediately turned into a ghost baby that only knew how to kill as soon as he was born.
Every time Grandpa Qi thought about how terrifying a ghost baby transformed from a rare genius monster in the Qi family would be, he broke out in a cold sweat.
It was just that Old Man Qi had kept his identity a secret, and later, with the help of Gu Yunshuang and the Gu family, he integrated into the normal world. He lived a happy life every day while alive, and never once thought of turning into a ghost and going on a killing spree. Therefore, he never thought that being half a ghost was anything special.
But now looking at the reactions of Fan Xiuping and Director Lin, it seems that there is a big problem.
"More than 30 years ago, the attitude of the Tianshi Association towards ghosts was not as strong as it is now, where no ghosts would be spared. At that time, there was a highly respected Tianshi..." Fan Xiuping said slowly.
The great Taoist priest was also well versed in numerology and had calculated that he would only have one son in his lifetime, and that his son was also destined to have only one son. If this son died young, their family bloodline would be cut off. That child was the one his daughter-in-law was carrying.
But his son cheated on his daughter-in-law while she was pregnant, and the mistress even came to show off.
During the scuffle, the daughter-in-law, who was only five months pregnant, was pushed down the stairs. The daughter-in-law was still alive, but the child died in the womb.
When the great Taoist priest rushed back, he found that the fetus had just died, but still retained a trace of life. So he used a forbidden technique to force the fetus's soul to remain in the body, and used his daughter-in-law's vitality to keep the fetus's body growing like an ordinary fetus.
The daughter-in-law was unconscious at the time and didn't know what was happening, but her body was getting weaker and thinner. Her family found something wrong and secretly asked other Taoist priests to check, and they found the problem.
The Celestial Masters Association originally wanted to severely punish the Grand Celestial Master and get rid of the evil fetus, but the Grand Celestial Master knelt down and wept bitterly, begging the Celestial Masters Association to spare his only grandson, the last remaining child in their family.
The Great Heavenly Master is also one of the elders of the Heavenly Master Association. He has a very good relationship with the top leaders of the Heavenly Master Association. He is usually highly respected and has caught ghosts and exorcised evil spirits to save countless people. He has always been selfless and dedicated to his work. This is his only selfish desire.
The leaders of the Celestial Masters Association, moved by compassion, not only did not dispose of the ghost fetus but also found a way to replenish the daughter-in-law's vitality, ensuring a safe birth and a safe life. The son, in turn, repented and severed all contact with his mistress, devoting himself to his wife from that time on. This seemingly perfect ending.
The child was born with a half-ghost body and often switched back and forth between human and ghost.
They didn't take it seriously, thinking that as long as the child still had some humanity, through gradual teaching, his humanity would overwhelm his evil nature and he would become a complete person.
But the facts were beyond their expectations and even made them pay an unprecedented price.
Not only did the child fail to let humanity overwhelm his evil nature, he gradually lost his humanity and had been disguising himself very well in front of them.
By the time they realized something was wrong, he had already secretly killed many people and turned all his friends and relatives into his minions, including the Great Taoist Priest and his son and daughter-in-law, relatives on both sides of his grandfather's and grandfather's sides, teachers and classmates at school, and even the neighbors around him.
He has grown to a terrifying level.
In that battle, the Celestial Masters Association sent out its best troops, but suffered heavy losses. Half of the elders died, and the rest were seriously injured. Even the Qi family lost a member, leaving only Old Master Qi.
At that time, the magic of the Heavenly Masters was controlled by the aristocratic families. The powerful Heavenly Masters all came from the Heavenly Master families. The top leaders of the Heavenly Master Association were all connected to the aristocratic families. Most of them were connected in a roundabout way.
In other words, most of the high-ranking Tianshi officials who died in that incident were relatives of the high-ranking officials of the Tianshi Association.
The parents of the current president of the Tianshi Association were also among them.
Since then, the celestial masters of the president's generation have developed a particular aversion to ghosts, believing that once a person becomes a ghost after death, they are no longer the same person they once were. Only their obsessions remain, constantly influenced by negative emotions and capable of transforming into a murderous spirit at any moment. Therefore, all ghosts should not exist in the mortal realm, and any encounter must be exorcised or destroyed.
That incident also became a taboo that no one in the Tianshi Association wanted to mention again.
Unexpectedly, thirty years later, another half-ghost body would appear.
When such a Qi Yue appeared in front of the people from the Tianshi Association, how could they possibly accept Qi Yue without any reservations?
Qi Yue: “…”
Qi Yue's memory gradually recovered, and he remembered some memories that he lost after becoming a ghost.
In fact, it was not the people from the Tianshi Association who discovered him, but he himself sought out the people from the Tianshi Association.
Even Gu Yunshuang, who didn't know about the existence of ghosts, found that there was something wrong with Grandpa Qi's death. As Grandpa Qi's most proud successor, how could he not notice any clues?
Knowing that there was something fishy about his grandfather's death, how could he, as a grandson and apprentice, continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb? So he took the initiative to find the Tianshi Association and revealed his identity as a member of the Qi family and his powerful strength that was even better than his grandfather's.
At that time, the situation at Ghost Gate was extremely serious, to the point where even the most powerful Heavenly Masters were being dragged off to the battlefield. Nine out of ten people who went to the front lines of Ghost Gate never returned.
Suddenly, a Heavenly Master with even greater power than Grandpa Qi appeared. Who would care that he was just a sixteen-year-old? If the Ghost Gate defense line was broken, countless evil spirits would burst into the human world. Even a newborn baby would have no chance of survival.
So they told Qi Yue the situation without reservation and tried their best to persuade Qi Yue to go to the front line.
Qi Yue was only sixteen at the time, a very immature age. Inspired by Old Man Qi, he had a desire to serve his country, defend his people, and become a great hero. So, after a few words of persuasion, he happily followed him.
Qi Yue recalled that during those three months, they had fought side by side, and he had even been in danger several times due to his lack of experience, and was always rescued by these experienced seniors.
They often looked at him with guilt and said, "Your grandfather kept your existence a secret because he wanted you to be an ordinary person, living a peaceful and happy life. But we went against his wishes and dragged you into this vortex. We feel so sorry for your grandfather."
Because Grandpa also felt guilty about this, they took great care of Qi Yue and gave him guidance without hesitation.
There was even an elder who died to save him, and before he died, his blood-stained hands tightly grasped his hands.
"Qi Yue, you must live well. Your talent is unprecedented. We are all old now. When the disaster is over, you will be the future of the Heavenly Master World. If... our world still has a future..."
At that time, Qi Yue's face was filled with tears. He stretched out his hands to close his eyes, which were still open in death, and cried, "Yes, I will definitely modify Grandpa's talisman array as soon as possible and find a way to seal the Ghost Gate."
But not many people believed him. Although Qi Yue showed strength that was stronger than Grandpa Qi, talisman formations were not just about drawing talismans. It depended not only on talent but also on attainments in formations. How deep could Qi Yue, who was only sixteen years old, achieve in formations?
But Qi Yue really did it.
When they heard that he was going to sacrifice himself to enter the ghost world and seal the Ghost Gate, everyone strongly opposed it. No matter how much he tried to persuade them, they refused to agree. They felt that bringing Qi Yue here was already a great injustice to Old Master Qi. Watching Qi Yue die before their eyes, Old Master Qi's coffin would not be able to hold him down.
What's more, how could a living person survive in the ghost world, let alone have enough time to set up such a complicated talisman formation.
But the situation before him was becoming more and more critical. He could sense that more and more terrifying auras were gathering behind the Ghost Gate.
They could not delay any longer. If they could not seal the Ghost Gate, more and more Ghost Kings would gather and rush out of the Ghost Gate together, and the front line would surely collapse. The prosperous world behind the front line would also be reduced to purgatory.
Finally, in order to convince them, Qi Yue gritted his teeth and told them the secret of his half-ghost body.
Qi Yue still remembers that moment when the simple meeting room suddenly became eerily quiet.
Everyone looked at him with strange eyes and different expressions.
They didn't say whether they agreed or not and just adjourned the meeting that day. The next day, they all agreed.
The president asked him sadly and reluctantly if he had any last wishes.
Qi Yue found that other people avoided his gaze when they saw him, and kept a distance from him intentionally or unintentionally, as if they were afraid to face him.
At that time, Qi Yue thought that they were just feeling guilty and therefore couldn't face him.
Now that I think about it, it wasn't guilt at all. It was clearly embarrassment and wariness.
No wonder they agreed immediately. Perhaps in their minds, a half-ghost body was worth a ghost gate. Wouldn't it be better to let the two fight to the death and then reap the benefits?
Qi Yue recalled the plot in the book. When the ghosts invaded, the Tianshi Association sent people to evacuate the Jiang family first. Was it really because of Xue Tinghe?
And it was such a coincidence. At that time, Gu's father and mother had returned to the small county town near Jiangcheng. That was where he and Gu Yunshuang grew up together. His former teachers and classmates were all there.
It was so far away from the Ghost Gate, but by coincidence a vicious ghost broke through the defense line and killed all the way there, slaughtering everyone there before others could rescue them!
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