Chapter 102: The Tacit Rule
Hehe, that’s it?
Zhang Qian smiled in his heart.
It seems that his previous life experience was not wrong. When a person wants to show off the secrets he knows.
The best way to deal with him is not to beg, but to refuse to receive that secret.
Of course, this method may not work on everyone, but it has a miraculous effect when used against someone like Yue Linhai.
Because Yue Linhai’s initial purpose was not sharing, but showing off.
According to Zhang Qian’s observation, this Yue Linhai seemed very happy to see him and Xu Zheng make fools of themselves. At least from the previous few experiences, Yue Linhai even felt happiness because of it.
Thinking this way, the admiration gained from sharing secrets probably wasn’t something worth being happy about for Yue Linhai.
His initial purpose was to arouse Zhang Qian’s curiosity, then ruthlessly refuse, and only find true happiness in Zhang Qian’s disappointment and anger.
Commonly known as loving to act cheap.
However, Zhang Qian’s move caught Yue Linhai off guard, so he was too lazy to hide it anymore.
“If you think the corpse is weak, then you’re wrong.”
Yue Linhai looked at the faintly visible face of the female corpse, as if recalling something.
“Truly weak fierce ghosts have no chance to enter this ocean. Either they hang outside as decorations, or they are buried in the soil as fertilizer. Don’t judge this corpse by its unremarkable appearance; during its lifetime, it was also a renowned stronger one.”
“In general, fierce ghosts raise people as ghost slaves, but she raised a bunch of fierce ghosts as human slaves. Every time she acted, it was like herding sheep, driving out a large group of fierce ghosts. Over time, she even earned the title of ghost herder. In the Republic of China Era when a hundred schools contended, she wasn’t at the apex, but she carved out her own path.”
Herding fierce ghosts?
Zhang Qian’s eyes flickered, feeling it sounded somewhat similar to Xun Can’s method of controlling many fierce ghosts.
However, Xun Can transformed the fierce ghosts into ink form, which seemed like manipulation but was actually still control, just with a slightly larger number.
But this female ghost controller retained the original bodies of the fierce ghosts, able to control them to fight enemies without control, and it was unknown how she manipulated those things without consciousness.
Yue Linhai looked at Xu Zheng who was listening intently and chuckled, “You’re just lucky. If those fierce ghosts were still around, you wouldn’t have had any chance of waiting for rescue.”
“So where did those ghosts go? Were they also suppressed by your father?” Xu Zheng asked with some curiosity.
“This involves an unwritten rule.”
Yue Linhai wanted to tease, but found that Zhang Qian ignored him completely, while only Xu Zheng looked expectant, waiting for his next words.
Feeling slightly bored, Yue Linhai still decided to continue.
After all, he rarely had the chance to communicate with others, and these two guys in front of him were quite interesting, so telling them a bit wouldn’t hurt.
“To fight supernatural events, ghost controllers can only choose to control fierce ghosts. But as time passes, whether to fight stronger supernatural events or to extend lifespan, the fierce ghosts on a ghost controller’s body increase, and their strength rises accordingly.”
“If it were just that, it would be fine, but the problem is that many ghost controllers’ fierce ghosts have already achieved balance. It can even be said that the fierce ghosts on them have formed a new fierce ghost, which won’t disperse even without control.”
“Such ghost controllers are fine if they don’t die, but once death resurgence happens, people have to face a fused enhanced fierce ghost.”
“Ordinary ghost controllers’ resurgence isn’t too strong; top figures can kill a hundred or a thousand casually. But those top figures’ lifespans aren’t infinite either. They already stand at the apex of the living; once they become fierce ghosts, who can stop them?”
“So after deep consideration, everyone unanimously made the same decision. Near death, they proactively strip away their supernatural power, lying in advance in pre-prepared burial grounds, striving to minimize the threat of resurgence.”
At this point, the always somewhat cynical Yue Linhai restrained the smile on his face.
His gaze turned to the female corpse, mixed with some unknown emotions, “Even before her death, she proactively dispersed the fierce ghosts she controlled, slashing even the ones on her body by seven or eight parts. Her final wish was just to be buried here, accompanying my father.”
“Then what was the relationship between your father and her?”
Xu Zheng was captivated by Yue Linhai’s story and couldn’t help but ask.
Even in death they had to be together; no matter how you think about it, that relationship wasn’t ordinary, right?
Could it be Yue Linhai’s mom?
Yue Linhai glanced at the darkness at the end of the corridor and said, “Most ghost controllers in the Republic of China Era had their own fixed teams; she was once my father’s teammate. Although they didn’t take that step, until her death, they were very good friends.”
Personally burying a past teammate or even lover—sure enough, getting involved with the supernatural makes it hard to have a good ending…
But these people were still striving to find the best ending.
“…” After hearing the story, Zhang Qian fell silent for a moment and said in a low voice, “It’s not just strength; Republic of China Era ghost controllers surpass the present era too much in state of mind. They spared no effort to pacify supernatural events in life, and even in death, they were still thinking for future generations.”
Even setting aside strength, such people are worthy of admiration.
In comparison, certain ghost controllers who use fierce ghost abilities to harm others for profit seem even more like scum.
However, this Yue Linhai didn’t seem that bad; at least he explained in detail, unlike that Wang Cha Ling who hid everything.
Both from supernatural families, yet the gap is so big.
Apart from the initial attack of unknown authenticity and his slightly pervert spirit state, Zhang Qian almost wanted to praise him as a good person.
“I just cursed it… I’m really not a thing.” Xu Zheng said guiltily.
“What are you talking about?”
Yue Linhai looked at Xu Zheng like he was a fool, “The person is already dead; what you see now is just the fierce ghost occupying her body. You don’t hate this fierce ghost, and yet you feel guilt?”
“The thing that grabbed you down there didn’t appear out of thin air; they were all real lives lost. But those people deserved it for trying to force their way into a place like this.”
The peripheral fierce ghosts weren’t tightly imprisoned precisely to act as guards, preventing people from entering the old house and causing disaster.
Zhang Qian looked at the closed-eyed female corpse and said in a low voice, “That’s true, but it feels somewhat desolate to have one’s body occupied by a fierce ghost after death. If you don’t mind, let me send her on her way.”
“Your ideas are really strange. My father doesn’t care, she herself doesn’t care, but you feel concerned.”
Yue Linhai curled his lips but finally agreed.
“Whatever, if you have the ability.”
