Chapter 85
Isn't Qi Yue afraid that Gu Yunshuang will find out if he is human and stay away from him? The answer is of course he is afraid.
But the words of the veteran official from the Special Management Bureau reminded him. So what if they were non-human? It wasn't like the Qi family had never had members of their own with other non-human bloodlines, and they had all become revered heroes. The Qi family's values had been tested by history.
With so many brave and righteous ancestors endorsing him, and the deep affection they've shared since childhood, he believed that even after Gu Yunshuang knew he wasn't human, she wouldn't be too afraid of him. Furthermore, humans' fear of ghosts stemmed from their ignorance and lack of strength, whereas few Celestial Masters were afraid of ghosts. So, Gu Yunshuang becoming a Celestial Master would alleviate their fear of him.
Another thing is that after Gu Yunshuang finds out that he was not born human, he will be able to make Gu Yunshuang believe that he did not die in the seal of the Ghost Gate seven years ago, because he was born a blood demon, not a human, so how could he die after entering the ghost world?
Qi Yue finally remembered the main reason why he didn't want Gu Yunshuang to know the truth.
What he clearly feared most was that Gu Yunshuang would be very sad and upset after knowing that he died seven years ago while sealing the Ghost Gate, not that he was afraid that Gu Yunshuang would be afraid and stay away from him after knowing that he was not human.
Damn it! Despite all my precautions, I was still led into trouble by the mastermind behind the scenes!
Qi Yue cursed inwardly, but he also felt relieved as he had let go of the burden in his heart.
A relaxed smile appeared on his face as he glanced at the books in Gu Yun's hands. "Since you want to be called a Heavenly Master, how can you not understand the history of the development of our country's metaphysics? I will tell you in detail when we get back." Speaking of the history of metaphysics, it is natural to talk about the glorious deeds of the Qi family throughout the generations.
Gu Yunshuang and Director Lin had been carefully observing his reaction, bracing themselves for another emotional upset. Seeing that he truly didn't care anymore and even had a relaxed smile on his face, as if he had truly let it go, they both breathed a sigh of relief.
Gu Yunshuang happily thanked Qi Yue while secretly casting a grateful look at Director Lin. Director Lin narrowed his eyes in satisfaction. He had put so much thought into Qi Yue's mental health, and his hair was nearly balding from worry.
Suddenly, Qi Yue said in an unclear tone, "Shuangshuang, didn't you come to ask Director Lin about something you didn't understand? But why did you take the second volume? Have you finished reading the first volume? When did you finish it?"
The old man and the young man, who had been secretly proud just now, both froze. Oops, because Qi Yue came too quickly, Gu Yunshuang took the wrong book.
Director Lin: "Ah, Qi Yue, now that you're back, the case should be almost solved. However, it's a serious matter, so I still need to see it on the spot. I'll be leaving now, and you guys can go about your business."
Before he could finish his words, the person had already slipped away like a slippery loach, leaving Gu Yunshuang with a stiff face facing Qi Yue, whose aura was becoming increasingly dangerous.
Gu Yunshuang tried to get away with it: "Ah? Is this the second volume? I must have taken the wrong one. I'll go get another one."
"Since you've come to ask Director Lin for advice, it means I've been secretly reading books for a long time." Qi Yue felt aggrieved: "You actually secretly read books behind my back!"
Gu Yunshuang stopped pretending: "I didn't watch it secretly behind your back, did I? I watched it openly in front of you every time."
Qi Yue was just about to say that it was impossible and how could he not know, when he saw Gu Yunshuang take out his mobile phone and open the document in English that he often read.
“…”
Qi Yue was torn apart, having suffered a second blow from Jiuluoyu, because the sense of relief he had felt after finally passing the high school entrance exam was gone.
Gu Yunshuang saw what he was thinking and comforted him: "Even if you graduate from high school, you may not be able to understand it. You need to study it in depth."
Qi Yue was not happy at all, and felt even more aggrieved. He complained, "I thought we were good brothers who grew up together and would be together forever. But you actually took advantage of my inability to read English and secretly had an affair with someone else right under my nose!"
Gu Yunshuang glanced at him and said in a dark tone, "If we want to talk about this, don't you have to explain first? What exactly are you hiding from me? What secret do you know that everyone else knows but I don't?"
Qi Yue choked, but quickly regained his composure. "You're so smart, you must have guessed it long ago. Any Heavenly Master would be able to figure out what I've been hiding from you. Now that I'm not stopping you from becoming a Heavenly Master, isn't that tacitly letting you know the secret?"
Gu Yunshuang seemed to be thinking about something: "Something is wrong. Your attitude changed too quickly. I think behind this secret, you must have a deeper secret hidden from me."
Qi Yue was sweating profusely. It was a sweet worry to have a good brother who knew everything about you and was also very smart.
Qi Yue repeatedly assured him that there was absolutely no secret hidden from him. He then quickly brought up the vengeful spirit of the Yali that he encountered today to divert Gu Yunshuang's attention and discussed with him the disappeared gods and beasts.
Gu Yunshuang's attention was indeed diverted, and he did not ask about the secret anymore.
Qi Yue secretly breathed a sigh of relief and decided to study English well in the future. It was just a matter of creating another clone, which was no problem.
A question suddenly occurred to him: Shuangshuang should only know English as a foreign language, right?
Qi Yue still asked this question hesitantly.
Gu Yunshuang: "I also took German as an elective. But I don't know much. Right now I can only communicate with people in daily life."
Because he received a role in which the man only knew German because he grew up in Germany. Although it was a bad drama and the character was very unlikable and worshipful of foreigners, and the drama was always complaining that China was not as good as Germany, and he would definitely be criticized if it was broadcast, he still chose to learn German in order to play the role well. However, the crew later replaced his original voice with a dubbing, and his German was very poor, which attracted another wave of online ridicule.
Qi Yue: “…”
It's okay, it's just a matter of creating another clone to learn German, he can do it. Even if he can't, he must do it. He absolutely cannot let Gu Yunshuang secretly cheat with others under his nose, while he himself is like a blind man because he can't understand foreign languages!
Damn it! Why can’t the world have only Chinese as its language?
Qi Yue was extremely tired and pulled Gu Yunshuang back to study. Gu Yunshuang studied the introductory manual of the Heavenly Master, and he studied high school English. The two asked each other questions and solved each other's doubts.
As for the original purpose of coming to Director Lin to discuss the mastermind behind the scenes, it was achieved. When Director Lin slipped away, Qi Yue had already quietly released a clone to settle accounts with Director Lin, no, to discuss it.
The days that followed were relatively calm. The frequency of supernatural events began to increase, but the expansion of the Special Management Bureau went very smoothly. Many of the Qi family's simple, easy-to-learn, and more effective techniques were made public on the Tianshi Forum for all Tianshi masters to learn. The strength of the Tianshi masters was greatly improved, and they could solve those supernatural events on their own without disturbing Qi Yue.
In addition to catching up on his high school knowledge, Qi Yue has recently taken time to take online classes to teach the Taoist priests the more advanced and difficult-to-learn Qi family techniques.
With Qi'an overseeing the Xuanshu Academy, it's running smoothly, with the first class already enrolled. Also admitted are students from prominent families. It's said that when school first started, these students looked down on the more independent students and started causing trouble. However, before Qi'an could intervene, Xiao Mei had them all tamed.
Xiao Mei's innate ability to transform into the person she loved most was incredibly useful. Since discovering the internet, she'd also developed a new ability to transform into the person she feared most, unearthing a ton of gourds at the Xuanshu Academy. The noise was so loud that Qi Yue almost wanted to fly over and eat the gourds. It was a shame she couldn't be there.
In addition, the number of places where signs of ghost gates appeared increased, even abroad. They didn't know how to seal the ghost gates, so they could only ask China for help.
The Special Management Bureau felt that they couldn't let Qi Yue go to seal the Ghost Gate every time. Even if Qi Yue could create many clones, they couldn't rely on Qi Yue for everything. So they found many masters of formations and talismans, and together with Qi Yue, they worked out a simple method of sealing the Ghost Gate that others could also use.
The main reason is that Qi Yue has accumulated a lot of experience in sealing the Ghost Gate, and as long as the Ghost Gate is not fully opened, the danger is not that high and it is much easier to seal.
The Special Management Bureau organized several Ghost Gate Sealing Teams and even sent people abroad to teach the method of sealing the Ghost Gate. Qi Yue no longer had to run around, and he even went abroad.
Time passed peacefully until Boss Zhong sent Qi Yue an invitation. The old lady of the Zhong family was holding a birthday banquet and had specially invited Qi Yue and Gu Yunshuang to attend.
The old lady of the Zhong family is the stepmother of Mr. Zhong. More than 20 years ago, the Zhong family's business in China could not develop, so the whole family moved abroad. I heard that the business abroad was very successful, but after all, it was difficult to leave home. Over the years, they have been thinking about moving back to China.
Boss Zhong is the pioneer of the Zhong family. He came back to develop a few years ago. Now that he has established a firm foothold, the Zhong family is considering moving back.
Therefore, the birthday party of the old lady of the Zhong family is to announce the return of the Zhong family to the wealthy circle.
Qi Yue didn't care about the affairs of these wealthy families. Normally, after receiving the invitation, he would deal with it just like other people's invitations, just put them somewhere casually, and then forget about them all. But this time, he hesitated when looking at the invitation for the first time.
Boss Zhong was afraid he would refuse, so he quickly added, "Actually, we have something to ask for. I had a younger sister who passed away twenty-three years ago. My mother has always missed her terribly. Perhaps it's because she was abroad for those twenty-three years, and the journey was long, so my sister never appeared in my dreams. But now that my mother has returned, I've been dreaming of her a lot lately. She's standing there covered in blood, saying nothing, just crying. My mother is deeply distressed, and I hope you can perform a ritual to help my poor, prematurely deceased sister pass away."
Qi Yue immediately realized the Zhong family wasn't the one he'd imagined. How could someone sent away by Old Master Qi himself still be haunted? He said with a lack of interest, "I'm not very good at this kind of thing. You can just go to the Special Management Bureau. They have a dedicated department to handle this kind of thing. If you're worried, you can always pay a high price to place an order with them. A capable master will naturally take the order."
Boss Zhong didn't understand why he was hesitating just now, and now suddenly looked like he wanted to refuse to attend. He was anxious. Of course, he didn't really just want to invite Qi Yue to pray for his sister's soul. He mainly wanted him to attend the banquet.
He hurriedly said, "We only trust Mr. Qi. And... I can't say if I'm just being overly suspicious, but I've always felt uneasy. Ever since we all started dreaming about my sister, everyone in our family has been having bad luck one after another, and our careers have been going from bad to worse."
Qi Yue suddenly looked up and carefully examined Boss Zhong for a long moment, which made him feel uneasy. Then he asked, "Have you all dreamed of her? When did it start? How often?"
Boss Zhong hadn't thought anything of it at first, genuinely believing it was just his sister's ghost coming back to visit them. He'd deliberately said that so that even if Qi Yue didn't want to attend the banquet, he could still go to the Zhong family to see the old lady. Seeing Qi Yue so serious, his heart skipped a beat, and he immediately answered seriously, "In the past four or five days, everyone in our family has dreamed of her. We've only dreamed of her once, but the old lady and my third brother dream of her every night. That's why we haven't been able to sleep well these past few days."
As for increasingly unlucky things, there really were some, such as nearly choking to death while eating, a cobra suddenly appearing while strolling in the garden, nearly drowning due to leg cramps while swimming, slipping and rolling down the stairs while going down, and nearly being hit by objects thrown from high places when going out, etc. Also, their careers, their return to the Chinese market was not very smooth. The situation was originally very good, but various problems would always arise suddenly.
Boss Zhong didn't think there was anything wrong at first, but the more he talked about it, the more things seemed wrong. The frequency of accidents that happened to his family members had indeed increased in the past few days, and it wasn't all as if someone was playing tricks on them. Many of the things going on in the business were simply bad luck and the effects of sudden accidents.
He looked at Qi Yue anxiously, and the more he spoke, the more panicked he became. "Well, Mr. Qi, could it be that our house is really haunted? But you have to believe us, we really haven't done anything wrong to her. Even though we refused the Xue family's dirty money back then and were determined to take her abroad, we were already at the airport when the Xue family chased after us and knelt down to coax her. But she was determined to go with the Xue family and even threatened to sever ties with us. My dad was so angry that he was admitted to the hospital. We have done our best for her and have never done anything wrong to her. It's unreasonable for her to blame us, don't you think?"
Qi Yue glanced at him indifferently, which made him shut up in embarrassment.
"I don't know your family affairs well enough to judge, nor do I want to know. However, there's no yin energy in you, and it's hard to say whether what you've experienced these past few days is a result of bad luck from encountering a ghost, or a genuine accident," Qi Yue pondered for a moment before saying, "Go report the case to the Special Management Bureau first, and they'll send someone to handle it. As for the old lady's birthday party, I'll consider whether to go."
After saying that, he sent the guest away. Boss Zhong seemed to be hesitant to speak, and finally left dejectedly.
Qi Yue knew he was using his last words as an excuse to refuse, but in reality, he really wanted to go to the Zhong family to take a look. He had originally thought they had made a mistake, but now it seemed very likely that they were the ones. Regardless, it was possible that the Zhong family was still implicated by him in this incident.
In order to prevent the mastermind from thinking that he cared about the Zhong family, he could only distance himself from them as much as possible and wait until the birthday party to try to contact them.
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