Chapter 49
"Confess and I'll give you leniency; resist and I'll punish you severely! Don't you dare tell me a lie again?"
Qi Yue: ...
Sun Zhanyuan, Black Cat and the staff of the Special Management Bureau were dancing and making faces behind Gu Yunshuang, giving him crazy hints.
Gu Yunshuang turned around suddenly, and the two of them immediately became serious and dignified, one looking up and down to stroke the cat, and the other looking up at the sky.
Gu Yunshuang continued to stare at them, staring until they could no longer pretend. They could only give Qi Yue a look that told him to wish him the best, and then walked away angrily.
Gu Yunshuang finally gave up and turned around to give Qi Yue a warning look: Don’t think that anyone can help you cheat, why don’t you tell us everything quickly!
Those eyes are slightly narrowed, and he looks fierce, but he is also quite cute.
Qi Yue suppressed his laughter, pretended to be silent for a moment, and then sighed helplessly, "Okay, since you already know everything, I won't hide it from you anymore."
Gu Yunshuang was satisfied: You are sensible.
Qi Yue said seriously, "You're right. Ghosts and gods do exist in this world, and our Qi family is actually a well-known ghost-hunting family in the world of celestial masters. My grandfather is a famous celestial master, often invited by the government and the celestial master association to handle metaphysical matters. I have also inherited his true teachings, and I am even better than him."
Gu Yunshuang's eyes opened wider and wider, becoming round like a cat's. There was a strand of hair on his head sticking up and shaking. Qi Yue felt itchy and couldn't help but rubbed it gently.
Then he continued as if nothing had happened, "Seven years ago, the Ghost Gate appeared, and many evil spirits wanted to invade the human world. Grandpa was leading a group of Heavenly Masters to defend the Ghost Gate, but he died together with several ferocious evil spirits. I left at that time because, as the last member of the Qi family, I had the responsibility to catch ghosts and exorcise evil spirits to protect the human world. More importantly, I knew that when the nest is overturned, no one will be left unharmed, so I insisted on following the people from the Heavenly Master Association to guard the Ghost Gate. Later, the Ghost Gate was sealed, and I suffered serious injuries. It took me several years to recover, and I only recently recovered. As soon as I recovered, I hurried back to find you."
The more Gu Yunshuang listened, the tighter her brows furrowed. She was so distressed that she was about to cry. Her voice trembled, "Where is the injury? It's so serious that it will take several years to heal. Why didn't you tell me?"
As he said this, his hands were shaking as he tried to pull off Qi Yue's clothes to check.
Qi Yue dodged and said awkwardly, "There are other people here, it's not good!"
As he spoke, he seemed to be unable to pretend anymore and burst out laughing. The more he laughed, the happier he became. Finally, he laughed out loud, holding his stomach. "Hahaha, you really believed it? Are you still as gullible as when you were a kid?"
Gu Yunshuang: "..."
Gu Yunshuang immediately suppressed all his heartache, raised his fist and hit him in the chest.
Qi Yue felt the pain and quickly begged for mercy: "I was wrong, Shuangshuang baby, spare my life, just this time!"
The gesture of admitting his mistake and begging for forgiveness was very smooth. He had been teasing Gu Yunshuang like this since childhood. Every time he made the person very angry, he would immediately admit his mistake and beg for forgiveness like this. He would dare to do it again next time.
Gu Yunshuang became more and more angry as he thought about it. He hit him hard on the arm and then glared at him fiercely, "Don't try to fool me! Tell me quickly, is it true that you are seriously injured?"
Qi Yue swore, "Of course it's not true. You saw the mountain-sized golden dragon head that appeared above the ancient house, didn't you? I'll tell you in secret, I summoned that dragon head using the Golden Dragon Art. Isn't it amazing? How could someone as powerful as me be so easily injured and have been able to recover for so many years? Besides, after Grandpa passed away, you and your uncle and aunt are the only relatives I have left. If I were really seriously injured, how could I not notify you and ask you to come and take care of me? Being hospitalized all by myself, without even a family member to help me, wouldn't that be too tragic? I can't bear it."
Gu Yunshuang looked at him carefully for a long time and didn't see any signs of him lying, but he still didn't quite believe it: "So, it's true that you and Grandpa are Heavenly Masters and went to guard the Ghost Gate seven years ago?"
Qi Yue nodded: "I really didn't lie to you."
He hadn't wanted to say it directly, but just now, while Gu Yunshuang was distracted by Sun Zhanyuan and the others, he quickly took back the black shadow clone that had been placed in Gu Yunshuang's shadow. He also learned from the clone what had happened to Gu Yunshuang during this period of time, and also understood how much Gu Yunshuang knew. He then made a plan in his mind.
It is obviously not feasible to continue to keep it secret and insist on going scientifically together with the Special Management Bureau. In this case, it is better to only tell part of it and conceal the most important part.
He was not wrong. The Qi family was indeed a family of Heavenly Masters. His grandfather was a Heavenly Master, and he was also a Heavenly Master during his lifetime.
He was indeed not seriously injured, he just died instantly.
Gu Yunshuang continued to ask: "You have been guarding it for seven years?"
Qi Yue: "Yes! The specific situation is confidential, so I can't tell you in detail, but I really didn't want to come back to you in the past seven years."
Gu Yunshuang confirmed again: "Are you really not injured?"
Qi Yue said firmly: "Really not, don't worry, I have protected myself well."
Gu Yunshuang breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that he was not lying, but the frown on his face did not relax much. "How is the environment there? Have you been living well these past seven years?"
After saying this, he knew he was asking a foolish question. How could guarding the Ghost Gate be easy? It must mean fighting ghosts and monsters that wanted to rush out every day, and every battle was a matter of life and death.
He thought of the soldiers in wars in novels and television shows, constantly battling the enemy, vulnerable to injury or death, with no time to eat or sleep. Every day, they were so exhausted they could barely keep their eyes open, only to have to force themselves open again and fight the enemy as soon as they could.
When he thought about the life Qi Yue had been living for the past seven years, his heart began to ache so much that he could hardly breathe.
Qi Yue knew what he was thinking as soon as he saw his expression, and teased him, "You don't think I've been fighting ghosts day and night for the past seven years, do you? Ha, you're wrong. The Ghost Gate was sealed seven years ago, but the seal was not strong at the beginning. My job is to guard the seal and prevent any ghosts from breaking through the formation and escaping."
"I stayed in the sealed formation and was very safe. The ghosts and monsters that entered were immediately restricted by the formation and moved as slowly as a snail. At this time, I just needed to take the peach wood sword and strike them one by one, like cutting a watermelon, and it was easy to deal with. There was no danger at all. But there was no internet, no electricity, and no signal. I could only practice magic with those ghosts every day, which was very boring. So as soon as the seal was stable and there would be no more problems, I ran back."
He even pretended to be relaxed and demonstrated the gesture of cutting a watermelon.
He was not wrong. After becoming a ghost, his obsession was to return to the human world to see Shuangshuang as soon as possible, but he also knew that once the seal of the Ghost Gate was broken, Shuangshuang's life would be full of dangers and would never be able to return to peace. So he had been guarding the other side of the Ghost Gate, devouring those ghosts who tried to break the seal.
The closer those ghosts got to the seal, the more they were affected by it. He could eat a whole group of them in one bite, very easily.
Gu Yunshuang finally felt relieved, but she still felt bad for his seven years of experience. "Why are you the only one guarding? There are so many Heavenly Masters, can't they take turns?"
Qi Yue sighed helplessly, "There's nothing I can do. The sealing formation uses the Qi family's secret technique. Only members of the Qi family can move freely within the formation. And I'm the only one left in the Qi family now, so there's no one to rotate me out. I've made a huge sacrifice to save the world. Not only have I sacrificed seven of my most youthful and beautiful years there, but I've also been exposed to a lot of ghost energy from dealing with ghosts for so long. You have a weak constitution and a weak body, so if you stay too close to me for a long time, the ghost energy will invade your body and you'll get a fever and get sick."
Qi Yue felt very guilty: "Shuangshuang, I'm sorry, it's my fault that you suffered so much."
Gu Yunshuang finally understood why Qi Yue had always wanted to keep his distance from him. "It's okay, brother. You can't blame me for this. I'm also at fault. I was the one who kept pestering you and wanted to be close to you. I've always known that it's always difficult for you to refuse my requests."
So he always wanted to be more willful in front of Qi Yue, because he knew Qi Yue would always tolerate him infinitely.
He added: "I just found out today that my brother is a hero who saved the world. Grandpa and mom and dad will definitely be very proud of you when they find out. I am also very proud of my brother." But he felt even more distressed for Qi Yue.
How could it be as easy and simple as Qi Yue said for a single person to guard the seal of Ghost Gate?
Gu Yunshuang smiled and said, "Brother, can I hug you now? It's just a short hug, it shouldn't have much of an impact, right?"
Qi Yue also smiled and said, "Of course. I forgot to tell you that I met an old ancestor of our Qi family who turned into a formation spirit in the ancient house. He taught me a way to use the golden light of merit to dispel evil spirits. So, don't worry about my evil spirit hurting you."
Gu Yunshuang's eyes shone brightly when he heard that. Without waiting for Qi Yue to say anything, he flew forward and hugged him tightly.
Qi Yue only had time to open his arms and catch him steadily.
The two hugged each other tightly, as if they wanted to rub each other into their bones and blood, as if only in this way could their broken and empty souls be completed.
Gu Yunshuang rubbed his cheek and buried her head deeply in his neck. Her voice was muffled, with a hint of sob that was barely noticeable: "Brother, next time you do something dangerous, you must tell me, okay?"
Whenever he thought that Qi Yue might die at any time in these seven years in a place unknown to him, endless fear welled up in his heart.
He never wanted to go through this kind of life-or-death waiting again.
Qi Yue could no longer maintain the forced smile on his face. His heart felt like it was being squeezed by a hand, and his throat felt like it was blocked by a stone, making it impossible for him to speak.
At that moment, he had the urge to tell her everything, but he quickly held it back. Shuangshuang was already so upset just knowing all this, and if they knew he was dead, he was afraid she would be so upset she would collapse.
So he could only say in a hoarse voice: "Okay."
That's it! Let Shuangshuang believe that he just suffered a little during these seven years, but he's fine, he came back alive, and he's still the hero who saved the world. That's enough.
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The Ghost Gate Realm is affected by the Ghost Gate's magnetic field. There is no signal here and ordinary people cannot enter here.
Therefore, if the Special Management Bureau wants to catch someone, they can only deploy people outside to wait and see.
Next to the Ghost Gate Seal, Xu Jizong, the president of the Tianshi Association, and a group of elders were together. In the middle of them was a tablet that had been smashed by someone unknown.
This tablet, like the mobile phone in Xue Tinghe's hand, has been specially refined and is equivalent to two magical instruments, so people in the ghost gate realm can communicate with the outside world.
An elder's face turned pale, filled with fear. He trembled all over and kept muttering, "What should we do? What should we do? He's back! He's back to seek revenge on us! He won't let us go!..."
The expressions of the others were not much better, and the fear in their eyes was no less than his.
Another elder refused to believe what he had just seen was real: "It's fake! It must be fake! The Qi family's formation is so powerful, how could that monster not be dead?"
Someone immediately refuted him: "Even if he is a monster, he is still a member of the Qi family. How could he be killed by the Qi family's formation?"
"Damn that old Qi! Doesn't he know the lesson from the past? How could he keep this thing without telling any of us? He's the scum of the Qi family!"
"I've said it all along. He was clearly willing to die. Even if he was born a monster, he didn't have time to commit murder. He sacrificed himself for the Ghost Gate. He's done a great deed. We had no choice but to take his credit, but we should fulfill his last wish. But you all just ignored it, and now you're so angry that you're coming back to settle the score with us! What do you think we should do now?"
"Bah! Old man Wang, you're pretending to be so righteous here. Don't forget that large sum of pension that was supposed to be distributed to his childhood sweetheart in batches was intercepted by you, saying that we weren't direct relatives and couldn't receive it. If they really come to kill us, you'll be the first one to be held accountable."
Old Man Wang was so angry that his face turned red: "How could I have wanted to intercept that money? It was clearly Vice President Xu Jitong..."
"Enough!" Guild President Xu Jizong finally spoke up, hushing them. "What's the point of all this arguing and blaming each other? Do you really expect the ghosts to let you go?"
The psychic, who had been stroking the crystal ball in silence, finally spoke: "President, what do you think we should do?"
Everyone else looked at Xu Jizong, eagerly hoping that he could give them some reliable advice.
Xu Jizong's eyes were sinister: "Since he has come back after haunting us, don't blame us for not remembering our past friendship."
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