The next period of time was very peaceful, or rather, very peaceful for Chi Shen.
Chi Shen goes to work and comes home every day, helps Li Xu deal with newly appeared ghosts, and occasionally acts as a technical consultant for the Special Security Bureau.
The money given by the Special Security Bureau was not much, but Chi Shen felt that he had a large family to support now, and it would not be difficult to do so, so if he could make some money, he might as well do it.
Apart from this, Chi Shen's life is to slack off and browse supernatural forums during work, and read Zhong family novels after get off work. He even has an entertainment life.
As the festive atmosphere grows and Spring Festival lanterns begin to be hung on the streets, there is an eerie atmosphere under the red lights that is different from previous Spring Festivals.
It started with Ma Caijin, who said mysteriously, "I met a ghost last night!"
Chi Shen patted his shoulder and brushed away a little ghost that followed him. The black figure the size of a baby screamed and turned into dust. Then he pretended to be surprised and asked, "What? Where?"
"On the way home, I saw a child looking at me. I wanted to tease him, but my hand went through him!" Ma Caijin talked nonstop, "I acted decisively at that time and didn't show any surprise. I knew that if I showed any weirdness or fear, he would definitely turn into a man-eating ghost. I was so smart. We have been playing games for so long, right? I must know what to do in such a situation. I just smiled and said, "Little sister, you are so cute. Go back to your family." Then I left. You see, I am very good at avoiding risks."
Chi Shen nodded perfunctorily: "Yeah, yeah, it's indeed strong."
"Now I can see ghosts without being afraid, and this is all thanks to you... What are you looking at?" Ma Caijin came over and looked at Chi Shen's computer screen.
Li Xu didn't really care what they did with the company's computers, as long as they handed in the plans. So Chi Shen had evolved from slacking off on his phone to slacking off on the computer. When Ma Caijin came over, the interface of the local supernatural forum was still on Chi Shen's computer screen.
As for why Chi Shen did not hide it, it was naturally because Ma Caijin did not need to hide it. Even if Li Xu came, he could say openly: I am collecting materials, take a look at this, can it be added to the BOSS design?
So Ma Caijin also saw his computer screen very naturally: "This 'Heavy rain washed out the Qing Dynasty coffin', which mountain is this? Wait, our Hong Kong City? Can things on the seaside be washed out by heavy rain?"
Chi Shen nodded and said, "Yes, yes, I think there is something wrong with it too. Maybe it was dug out by tomb robbers."
"This looks more like a horror prop. Maybe someone threw it here to play a prank on me..."
Ma Caijin took a break here and talked about the coffins on the seaside for a while, and then left. After all, it was working hours and he had to work.
Chi Shen also closed this page and returned to the forum post interface. He took a quick look and said softly, "In the past half month, the rate of post increase has increased a lot."
Ji Xingchen emerged from his shadow and pushed up his glasses. "This is not an active forum. The average number of posts a day was about ten before, half of which were discussing horror novels or movies and TV series, and ninety percent of the remaining half were scaring themselves. Only one could be related to a real supernatural event. Now the number of posts is about thirty per day, and half of them could be real supernatural events, although some are very minor and will disappear in a few days without any need to pay attention to them."
"It seems that I'm destined to work overtime during the New Year this year." Chi Shen sighed.
"Your father has lost his patience." Ji Xingchen added.
They also learned some things about Bai Ximing from the Special Security Bureau, and the Special Security Bureau would specifically inform Chi Shen about this matter. After all, everyone saw it at the beach that day and knew what the situation was like in the Bai family. They also knew that Chi Shen would be their right-hand man.
Uncle Zhang was the one who explained the situation. The gist of it was that Bai Ximing took away most of the ghosts in the Bai family's old house. They would occasionally find a ghost from the Bai family in Gangcheng, but they didn't know what Bai Ximing was going to do.
Chi Shen also told them not to worry too much, because all the ghosts in the old house were his friends - or rather, those who didn't want to be friends with him were physically wiped out by him on the first night he entered the old house, so they were all good ghosts and generally would not actively hurt people, and Bai Ximing would definitely not leave just now and would appear soon.
Uncle Zhang was a little surprised at the time and asked Chi Shen: "Why are you so sure?"
Chi Shen smiled and said, "Because I worried for a long time about what gift to give to my father for his 50th birthday. It's great that I don't have to worry about it now."
Uncle Zhang didn't know what expression to show at the time, so he could only laugh dryly.
They all knew that the head of the Bai family would not live past fifty, so Bai Ximing would naturally be anxious. Chi Shen knew a little more than them. He quickly connected Bai Ximing's various protections and indulgences towards Bai Ran, and understood why Bai Ran could replace him and was still recognized as the young master of the Bai family even in a family that attached great importance to blood ties.
——Of course it’s because Bai Ran can extend his life.
Although no one knows what means Bai Ximing used to transfer his life to Bai Ran, now that Bai Ran is dead, there is no one who can extend Bai Ximing's life, so he will definitely target other people.
Chi Shen calmly drank a sip of tea, closed the supernatural forum, and began to write the BOSS plan. Even if the sky fell tomorrow, he still had to go to work as usual today.
However, before Bai Ximing appeared, Zhong Yi found Chi Shen first.
Zhong Yi also explained the results of the investigation into his grandfather's death. Mr. Zhong did not die because of the collapse of Dongshan Hot Springs. He was killed by other ghosts who took advantage of the situation. Originally, after the operation, Mr. Zhong's condition gradually recovered. Although his physical fitness was still not good enough to fly back to the Zhong family, his spirit was getting better day by day. However, that day, Mr. Zhong suddenly died, and the time was a little earlier than the collapse of Dongshan Hot Springs. It was hard to say whether the two sides had any contact.
But what is certain is that it was not the ghost in Dongshan Hot Spring that caused Mr. Zhong’s death, but other ghosts.
Moreover, after the investigation by the Special Security Bureau, it was discovered that the ghost that killed Mr. Zhong was most likely the same ghost that killed Yuan Yiping, and the two cases were caused by the same ghost.
"And this ghost is very powerful, and it should have human helpers," Zhong Yi said in a small restaurant, slurping noodles with Chi Shen. "Although Hong Kong City is not within the Zhong family's sphere of influence, we have also done a lot of security work. Ordinary ghosts can't get close to my grandfather. If it is a fierce ghost, there will be an alarm."
"But there was nothing that day. There was no alarm, and the formation was not triggered. It was someone who was very familiar with the art of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements who walked in with the ghost." Zhong Yi said.
"I will definitely catch the man who killed my grandfather and Brother Yuan, but my health is too poor now. I hope to borrow someone from you." Zhong Yi looked at Chi Shen. His face was still pale, a sickly pale. His soul was seriously injured in Dongshan Hot Spring. Even after almost half a month, he has not fully recovered. Now he is still in a situation where he may fall down at any time while walking.
Chi Shen tilted his head: "Who?"
"Bai Wan." Zhong Yi added, "I know you are busy and Ji Xingchen you won't lend it to me, so I want to borrow Bai Wan from you."
"My sister," Chi Shen said, "I have to ask her opinion. I can't make the decision for her."
"Okay, I'll wait for you." Zhong Yi said.
After dinner, Zhong Yi went to pay the bill. When the two of them were leaving together, Chi Shen asked him, "I remember you didn't like to be with ghosts before."
"Yeah." Zhong Yi lowered his head slightly, hiding the emotions in his eyes, "But the situation is different now. Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures."
Chi Shen laughed: "My sister will probably agree."
When Chi Shen got home, he asked Bai Wan. Bai Wan's voice seemed to be a little expectant: "Can I go?"
"Of course." Chi Shen said.
Ji Xingchen said at the side: "You should go out more often and see the world now. The world on the Internet is very different from the real world."
During this period of time, Bai Wan has learned various skills with the help of a tablet computer. Of course, they are all theoretical. After all, she has no chance to put them into practice. Now when she heard that she could go out, she looked a lot more lively.
"Then...is there anything I should pay attention to?" Bai Wan asked again.
"Zhong Yi should be able to tell you," Chi Shen was already on the folding phone, "He's a good guy and won't make things difficult for you. You don't have to do anything you don't want to do."
"Has he recovered? If I stay by his side, his condition will get worse, right?" Bai Wan said worriedly, "I have to get him a talisman first. I'm afraid something will happen to him if I stay close to him."
"He will definitely prepare these things himself." Chi Shen had already folded the paper phone and handed it to Bai Wan. "Zhong Yi is waiting for you in the garage downstairs. He told me that if you agree, you can go downstairs directly. If there is any emergency, just call me and I will go there as soon as possible."
"Yeah, okay, thank you, brother." Bai Wan took the paper phone. She hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother, remember to water the flowers. Well... forget it, I'll tell the cabinet ghost, he will remember this."
"I'll help water the flowers." Ji Xingchen said.
"Yeah." Bai Wan nodded again. She hesitated for a moment, then turned back and said, "Don't bully the ghost girl too much."
The red-clothed female ghost groaned as she crawled out from under the sofa. She looked at Bai Wan, then at Chi Shen. She opened her mouth and tried to smile: "I'm fine, I'm fine!"
"I'll take you downstairs." Chi Shen took some things that Bai Wan might need, such as candies, snacks, and of course, Bai Wan's tablet. He then put these and Bai Wan's tablet into a backpack, opened the door and went downstairs.
In less than ten minutes, Chi Shen came back again. As soon as he came back, he lay on the sofa without saying a word.
The female ghost in red lay on the back of the sofa, trying to make Chi Shen laugh, but after trying several times, she found that Chi Shen was not looking at her.
Ji Xingchen, who was sitting on the sofa and looking at the computer, said, "Can't bear to leave?"
Chi Shen sighed.
"Go and get her back?" Ji Xingchen asked again.
"No, no," Chi Shen sighed again, "It's just the psychology of marrying off a daughter, do you understand?"
He didn't wait for Ji Xingchen's response and said to himself: "Although I am worried, I know I should let her go, but you can't help but worry."
Ghost Face asked in confusion: "If you are worried, you should be worried about encountering Bai Wan's ghost, right?"
Chi Shen sat up and shook his head: "You won't understand this kind of mentality."
Ji Xingchen reached out and handed him the cup on the table: "Drink some milk and go to bed."
"Okay." Chi Shen drank the cup and lay back on the sofa. "You're still heating the milk. Aren't you afraid that your paper figurine will be burned by the fire?"
"Don't be afraid." Ji Xingchen looked down at him, "I don't need to wear a paper man to fire now."
Chi Shen sat up again: "No, I have to call Zhong Yi and ask him to be nice to Bai Wan..."
Ji Xingchen looked at the milk stain on the corner of Chi Shen's lips for a while, then said, "Humans and ghosts can't be together."
"Even if I'm working for you, I have to give Bai Wan the final treatment!" Chi Shen said as he reached for his cell phone and went outside to the terrace to make a call.
After Chi Shen left, Gui Lian Youyou said, "He's becoming more and more like a human."
Ji Xingchen lowered his head and looked at the ghost face on the table.
Ghost Face felt his face tingling as he was being stared at. He added, "When I first met you two, not to mention that you were a ghost, he didn't look like a human either. How could I describe your behavior? He looked like a ghost that walked out of a sea of blood and corpses, and you... you could even laugh. You didn't even look like you had any human emotions."
"Although you are a ghost, you were once a human being." Ghost Face said, "Now you know how to laugh."
Ji Xingchen touched the corner of his mouth.
Ghostface couldn't bear it anymore and said directly: "Yes, you were laughing just now, so what do you think?"
Ji Xingchen lowered his head slightly. Countless drops of blood surged out from the bedroom, forming bloody words on the wall: You wish.
Gui Lian was immediately frightened and hid behind Ji Xingchen tremblingly, sticking out his two eyes to look.
Ji Xingchen looked at the line of bloody words but ignored them. He replied, "I want to merge. Only in this way can I be complete."
"But I'm not sure if I still love Chi Shen after the fusion." He whispered. Although there were some things he never said, he knew his heart very well. "So the best way is that he dies and I live."
The temperature of the entire living room dropped sharply. The bloody words formed a weird smiley face. A line of bloody words appeared again: "When you die, I will love him for you."
The line of words only appeared for a moment, so fast that people doubted whether it ever existed. Soon Chi Shen came back from the terrace, and the bloody words all disappeared, and the temperature in the living room returned to its previous temperature.
Chi Shen walked in from the balcony. He paused when he stepped into the living room, then looked at Ji Xingchen.
Ji Xingchen pushed his glasses calmly and said, "If she hadn't met Wen Qin, Bai Wan would be invincible. You don't have to worry too much."
Chi Shen smiled and asked an irrelevant question: "Are you hungry?"
Ji Xingchen looked over, and after a moment, he took off his glasses, his eyes turned bloodshot, and he walked towards Chi Shen.
Chi Shen took him into the bedroom.
The ghost face and the female ghost in red looked at each other, and the two ghosts quickly returned to their rooms and found a place to hide.
After a moment, vigorous ghost energy overflowed from Chi Shen's bedroom. The ghost face was trembling in the room, and the female ghost in red stared at the ghost energy floating in for a while, and then bit it.
After taking a bite, she was stunned for a moment. Why did it taste... sweet?
So she took another bite, and then a second, a third, a fourth—
An hour later, the bedroom returned to silence.
Chi Shen fell asleep.
Ji Xingchen calmly walked to his body and looked down at his face, then he reached out and grasped the chain around his heart.
The corpse did not respond at all, and the noisy blood did not appear.
Just now, Chi Shen asked Ji Xingchen to try to attack him, and then these attacks were resolved by Chi Shen, which consumed most of the resentment that Ji Xingchen No. 2 had accumulated during this period of time, so his body returned to the state of an unresponsive corpse.
The chain swung gently in his hand, and he lowered his head, as if thinking about something.
After consuming the resentment in the corpse, Chi Shen fed him his own blood, the sweet taste still lingering on his tongue.
If his body disintegrates, he will not be able to get back the power stored in the body.
Ji Xingchen gently pulled the chain, but no blood flowed out. He looked for a moment and then withdrew his hand.
The time is not yet ripe. He cannot be useless to Chi Shen, otherwise he will be abandoned sooner or later.
He turned around and prepared to walk towards Chi Shen's shadow. At that moment, his eyes suddenly widened, and a pool of blood suddenly appeared, binding his feet.
"If only one can exist, let me replace you." He heard the voice in his heart.
The blood flowed upstream along his body and quickly restrained his movements. A look of pain appeared on his face. The blood poured into his body and his eyes turned red again.
Some desires to destroy and devour appeared in his mind. He looked at Chi Shen who was sleeping on the bed with bloodshot eyes. He knew that Chi Shen was very tired, so he really fell asleep this time. Moreover, Chi Shen had no defense against him. Even if he did something excessive to Chi Shen now, he would not resist.
The intense inner struggle made Ji Xingchen suddenly half-kneel down. The blood entered his soul, making him almost unable to think.
But this cannot be done.
He couldn't hurt Chi Shen.
Ji Xingchen suddenly stretched out his hand and tore off the skin on his face where the blood was flowing, preventing the blood from entering his eyes. He then tore off the skin on his legs as well. Although he was in great pain, Ji Xingchen did not make any sound in his throat, and even his expression became surprisingly calm. He tore off the parts that were invaded by blood from his body bit by bit, along with the skin, and ate them bit by bit.
He digests his own corpse instead of letting it take over his mind.
When he ate the last piece of bloody skin, the parts he had torn off grew back again, and even his eyes lost their blood color and became peaceful and tranquil.
He walked to the bed and sank into the deep shadow of the pool again.
The next morning, Chi Shen got up from the bed yawning and smelled the smell from the kitchen. He happily got dressed and went to wash up. When he passed by Ji Xingchen No. 2, he turned his head and gently kicked Ji Xingchen No. 2.
Then he asked, "Have you learned how to make a sandwich? You've made rapid progress. Have you considered signing up for a class at New Oriental?"
Then Ji Xingchen's emotionless voice came from the kitchen: "This is the simplest breakfast. You only need to watch the tutorial once to learn it."
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