Chapter 165: Restoring Yin-Yang Order After the War
Because of the battle between the spiritual master and the evil spirit in the Soul-Calming Well, the main island of Tiancheng was severely damaged, including Shican's house. The roof and half of the fourth floor were blown off. Baguette and Xiaoyu's cat climbing frame disappeared, and the incubator that Shican had bought early and hidden in the room was also lost.
Fortunately, there are still many constructed islands in Tiancheng that can accommodate people and pets.
Fortunately, the Ling family's old house suffered almost no damage.
Accompanied by Lin Zhuyue, Lin Lang pushed open the gate and walked inside. He crossed the weed-covered courtyard and entered the house. He searched among the numerous memorial tablets until he found the one with the inscription "Ling Yan." With mixed feelings, Lin Lang reached out his hand, touched the deceased's name, and asked, "Is his spirit still there?"
Lin Zhuyue shook his head and replied:
"It is said that when the accident happened, his soul flew away on the spot."
Lin Lang closed his eyes and said, "It is indeed like this..."
She finally felt relieved——
The person she once loved deeply didn't stop loving her, but there was no way for him to come back to her.
The deep regret in her heart was finally made up after nearly twenty years.
Lin Zhuyue picked up the incense sticks from the sandalwood box and asked, "Mom, do you want to light some incense?"
Lin Lang asked, "He can't receive it, right?"
Lin Zhuyue didn't deny it. She handed the incense stick to Lin Lang and advised, "Just go through the ceremony."
While Lin Zhuyue and Lin Lang were burning incense, Shi Can was outside communicating with the foreman of the construction team.
The foreman asked, "Do we need to renovate this place too?"
"Well, fix whatever parts of the house can be fixed, and maintain the parts that don't need to be fixed."
Shi Chan pointed to the yard full of weeds and a small bamboo forest and added,
"The yard was dug half a meter deep to remove the bamboo roots, then cement was poured in and floor tiles were laid."
The bamboo in the Ling family's yard came from Shi Can's idiot father. No one knows what Shi Yingshao was thinking, but the year after everyone in the Ling family died, he brought a bamboo from outside Tiancheng and planted it in the yard of the Ling family's old house. Bamboo is very resilient, producing many shoots every year. Even if they break off the shoots every year, there is still a small bamboo forest in the yard. One of the shoots even pushed through the floor of the house, it is very thriving.
Two years ago, Shi Can picked a large basket of bamboo shoots here, took them home, peeled them and stir-fried them with meat. Unfortunately, the taste was not very good, so he threw away all the bamboo shoots he picked later.
The first building completed in Tiancheng was the Spiritual Master Mansion, followed by the Spiritual Master Academy.
The four-school league was not held any further, but Lin Zhuyue and Shi Can resumed classes.
The unlucky old man Duan Junheng's body was almost drained by Minghui. He is still in a sanatorium and needs to recuperate for a while before undergoing rehabilitation.
He could no longer serve as the head teacher of Class One, Grade Four, in the Advanced Department, and the position of head teacher returned to Fu Xingwei. Poor Fu Xingwei had to be the head of the Advanced Department, the head teacher, and prepare for his wedding. He was so busy that he wished he could split himself into three people.
Two days after classes resumed, Lin Zhuyue sent Lin Lang and Bowie away from Tiancheng.
The days that followed were not easy.
After the Soul-Calming Well incident, the higher-ups finally understood the power of spirit masters and the dead: they were like walking weapons. Consequently, stricter controls were implemented on the Spirit Master's Mansion and the Celestial City. All entry and exit required registration, and some personnel were even required to submit an application in advance before leaving, requiring approval.
Wen Miyan lay on the table and said dejectedly, "My chef can't even go out to buy groceries."
Ye Yangjia said, "I heard that there will be a vegetable market on the branch island. If you need special ingredients, you can ask the staff at the vegetable market to buy them for you. You just have to pay a small fee."
Feng Yuansi said excitedly: "I will also open a milk tea shop!"
"It's made with powder." Shi Can slapped Feng Yuansi on the shoulder. "What are you laughing at? Move aside. This is Lin Zhuyue's seat. Sit in the back."
Feng Yuansi didn't leave with the Hong Kong branch's main group. He stayed in Tiancheng, returned to Class 1, Grade 4, and became a member of the class once again. As for his partner... that wasn't something to consider for now, as Tiancheng wouldn't be sending fourth-grade apprentice spiritualists out on missions anytime soon, and some of the class members couldn't continue attending school.
Wen Miyan asked, "Why hasn't Zhuyue arrived yet?"
Shi Chan replied, “We’re talking about something very important.”
In the apartment on Mijing Island, Lin Zhuyue put the burdock slices weighed on an electronic scale into the health pot, pressed the tea-making button, and asked the guest sitting on her sofa with an iron chain:
"If I make tea, can you drink it?"
"Just light some incense." Bai Lu said to Lin Zhuyue, "But you don't need to light any. Your spiritual power is very strong, so I can drink the tea you brew directly."
When Lin Zhuyue first met Bai Lu, she was still wearing ancient costume.
Now, Bai Lu had cut her hair just past her ears, and was wearing an avocado green short down jacket and wide-leg pants with shark pants underneath. She looked quite modern. The only thing that was unusual was that she was holding a chain in her hand, which she would occasionally pull straight.
"I don't understand this cause and effect relationship, but since you said I don't need to order it, then I won't order it."
Lin Zhuyue walked to the sofa and sat down, then asked,
"Can you put the chain away? I have a feeling you're going to hook me down."
Bai Lu put away the chain and said, "No, you still have fifty-five years to live."
Lin Zhuyue asked: "How did I die?"
Bai Lu refused to answer this question and said, "I can't tell you this. If you deliberately avoid the death node, it will be very difficult for us."
Lin Zhuyue thought: It seems that this is not the normal life, aging, sickness and death.
Lin Zhuyue asked, "How is Minghui?"
Lin Zhuyue had already poured hot water into the kettle, so it boiled quickly. She took the small cup with a handle and poured a cup of tea for Bai Lu.
Bai Lu replied, "He's been thrown into Hell. He might be pulled out and given some work after a while. He's willing to do that, and we just happen to have a vacancy. Over the years, many of the Underworld's ghost messengers have dissipated, and we're short on manpower, so we're planning to recruit these evil ghosts to atone for their sins."
Lin Zhuyue nodded in understanding: "Looks like I don't need to plead for him."
Bai Lu took the teacup, thanked him, and continued, "A-Man... Ming Hui is willing to be recruited, and that kid from the Shi family is also willing to go to hell. What about you? Are you willing to be the King of Hell?"
Lin Zhuyue asked: "Is the Hades of the Underworld still there?"
"He's still here, but in another fifty years he'll be out of office. If he wants to delay it, he can delay it until your life span ends and you enter the underworld."
Bai Lu said to Lin Zhuyue,
"You are the best candidate because you are very strong. In the next thousand years, I'm afraid no one with spiritual power stronger than yours will be born in this world."
Lin Zhuyue took a sip of tea and replied:
"If you really can't find a better candidate later, then let's make it this way."
Shi Chan had to be a living impermanence, and after death, he would likely continue to be a impermanence or a ghost messenger. She wanted to be with Shi Chan, even after death, and didn't want to be separated. Becoming the new Pluto might be a good option for her.
"That's right."
Lin Zhuyue stood up to get the folder and said,
"There's a cult in the world called the Xingyi Society. Its members have murdered countless people, including spiritual masters, for their own spiritual cultivation and personal gain. Many aristocratic families of metaphysics are involved, and it's difficult to eradicate them with just the Spiritual Master House and the Special Case Team. Furthermore, they're all in hiding, making it even more difficult to find them."
"Can you help me?"
"Okay, I'll give this to Hades."
Bai Lu said to Lin Zhuyue,
"I think Pluto will make an exception and agree to help, because this is to restore the order of yin and yang."
After seeing Bai Lu off, Lin Zhuyue lay on the sofa and let out a long sigh.
After a short rest, she added a large spoonful of cat food to Xiaoyu's cat bowl, put on her coat, shoulder bag, went downstairs to find her car, and drove to the Spiritual Master Academy. This small car, which could only seat two people, was a small gift from Shican - her big car always scratched when driving on narrow roads.
When Lin Zhuyue arrived at the classroom, he asked in confusion:
“There aren’t many people…”
"Some people's families are involved with criminal gangs and are under investigation."
Shi Can explained to Lin Zhuyue,
"If your family isn't clean, you can't continue to be a spiritual master. You have to seal your spiritual power and live outside, under surveillance for the rest of your life."
Lin Zhuyue asked, "Are you going outside to screw in some screws?"
Shi Chan replied, "Go to school, then you can work or do scientific research."
Lin Zhuyue opened her schoolbag and said, "Isn't this good?"
Gong Yongyuan turned around and said, "For some people, this is worse than death."
Shi Chan raised his head and asked, "Why are you still in the classroom? Isn't your family against bullying?"
"Oh, hey, my family just takes sides, but we've never done anything wrong." Gong Yongyuan slammed the table, holding his head high and saying, "Besides, I'm now a staunch follower of the Ling family. If your partner is thirsty, I'll give them water. If your partner is hot, I'll fan them. I'm her dog."
Shi Chan: “…Get out of here.”
Lin Zhuyue supported his face with one hand, his eyes were empty and he seemed to be daydreaming.
After a while, Shi Chan patted her hands and asked:
"Would you like some milk tea after school? I'll ask my family to make some."
"Yeah, okay."
Lin Zhuyue sat up straight, pointed at himself, and asked a very strange question.
"Am I a key surveillance target now?"
Shi Chan said, “Yes, because it’s too strong.”
Lin Zhuyue asked again: "Then...is there any way for me to leave Tiancheng?"
Shi Can thought for a while and replied:
"As long as you go through the proper paperwork, it should be fine. You're only physically dangerous, not mentally. If you want to go on a trip, it's fine. And sometimes, you have to go on missions, and you definitely have to go out to do them."
"Come to think of it, I'm also a key surveillance target... Sigh..."
Wen Miyan said, "Me too."
Feng Yuansi sighed: "Me too..."
Ye Yangjia leaned over the table and said, "I'm afraid there aren't many people in our class who aren't like that, right?"
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