Chapter 34
Anyhow, Lin Yuetian rushed back to LinJia Vige.
Proven by facts during the journey, it was now known that the Jade Ghost was able to freely move and follow him everywhere. That being said, it could also be surmised that if he wanted to acquire Lin Yuetians body as the new vessel, he had to kill the soul upying the body first. And to kill the person, the means avable to him was by terrorizing the target to weaken their <em>Yang</em> energy and put out the <em>Three Fires</em> on their head and shoulder.
Therefore, the highly mobile Jade Ghost created various haunting operations. Lin Yuetian was brought to experience a series of the typical case in ssic horror movies along the way, such as:<ul><li>Im boarding a cab but a bloody man bleeding from 7 orifices suddenly appeared in the back seat;</li><li>The tap in the hotel I stayed in is pouring out bloody water instead;</li><li>I woke up in the middle of the night and saw a pair of eyes staring at me on the ceiling; etc.</li></ul>
Unfortunately for the ghosts, Lin Yuetian responded by calmly pushing the taxi door open, turning off the faucet, and going to sleep in another room.
Along the way, the System also gradually changed from screaming in panic at first into a calm andposed one. Now hes utterly convinced that Lin Yuetian indeed, was not afraid of ghosts.
As their trip continued and approached their destination, LinJia Vige, the appearance of the Jade Ghost surprisingly became scarcer.
He might be afraid. Lin Yuetian boldly dered him as.
[Big Brother, I think you get too carried away.] The System retorted.
[Do not be so judgemental toward supernatural ghosts, okay?]
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LinJia Vige was a backward vige located in an enclosed space. The vige was small and had a dingy atmosphere. At dusk, it was especially gloomy. Each household had a memorial tablet or a statue disyed. At a nce, there were no children or young adults in the vige. The people in sight are mostly old.
When Lin Yuetian arrived at the vige, he went straight to find the vige head who gave the Original Owner a sealed jade pendant in the first ce.
The Vige Head was very old. He was basking in the sun in his small yard when Lin Yuetian found him. Seeing Lin Yuetian, a junior in his vige, he was visibly surprised. With a wrinkled face, he blurted out,
Young man, what is the matter? Have you buried the jade pendant? No, hold on, how could your <em>Yang</em> bes thin?
Lin Yuetian knew that the Vige Head probably knew something as he heard his remark, so he didnt hesitate to tell the old man about the unfortunate situation that happened to the Original Owner directly. He told him everything from the beginning when the jade pendant got broken until hising back trip here. The more the Vige Head listened to his story, the more distorted his expression became, and the more frightened he was.
How could you smash the jade pendant?! The Jade Ghost will continue to grow stronger, and one day he will be able to kill you directly! At the time he sessfully possesses your body and returns to the world of the living, no one will be able to deal with him from then on. Andter when he uses your body to enter the underworld he may be a Ghost King. At that time, the consequences will be unimaginable!
Just what exactly is that jade pendant?
Lin Yuetian paid no heed to the consequences of the so-called Ghost Kings appearanceter, his focus was only on how to deal with the current Jade Ghost.
The vige head heaved a deep sigh and looked as if he had aged a lot in an instant.
Fatemaybe this is fate. I thought, this matter could finally be ended in my generation. This is my fault. It seems that my life has no good fateForget it, so be it, Young man, I will tell you.
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The Vige Head began telling Lin Yuetian a story, quite a lengthy one.
In this world, Ghosts do exist. Since there were Ghosts, then the counterpart thats Ghost Exorcists who could fight and eliminate Ghosts and Demons existed as well. The ancestor of LinJia Vige from which the Original Owner and the other vigers descended was such an Exorcist. The name of this ancestor was Lin Jiazheng. This Lin <em>Tianshi</em><sup>[1]</sup>Celestial Master/Taoist Master had a junior brother in the same Taoism Practice named Lin Jiayang.
After the two brotherspleted their study in Taoism under the same teacher, they began their career of exorcising Ghosts and Demons together. The two of them had a good rtionship. Unfortunately, Lin Jiayangter went astray. To further enhance his attainments in Taoism he started practicing the forbidden arts of ghost refining, even going as far as refining living people into ghosts for his own use.
Lin Jiayangter met with the still-human Jade Ghost. At that time, the Jade Ghost was a human who worked as a hired killer. At the request of the two Lin brothers enemies, he came to assassinate the Lin Brothers. However, he was taken down by Lin Jiazheng instead. And when the human-Jade Ghost was under the Lin Brothers custody, Lin Jiayang took advantage of him.
[That Jade Ghost is actually yourrade in arms!] Upon hearing the Jade Ghosts past identity, the System suddenly went excited.
I have no shortage of peers, from west to east, from ancient times to the present. Lin Yuetian replied calmly. Having the same upation is nothing new.<sup>[2]</sup>What LYT said originally is : one more of him is not much, one less of him is not less an idiom from Dream Of the Red Chamber, meaning someone or thing Continue reading
To sum up, what happened to the human-Jade Ghost was that Lin Jiayang took advantage of him after his failed assassination attempt, turning the human killer into a ghost andter sealing him into a jade pendant intended for a Weapon. However, the two brothers had been together for so long, and his little action couldnt be concealed from his senior brother.
Lin Jiazheng soon found out what his junior brother had done. He couldnt believe that his martial sibling would resort to atrocious means for power. Lin Jiazheng wanted to save his junior brother back to the right path, unfortunately, Lin Jiayang who was already obsessed with taking the short cut refused to listen. The two brothers turned their faces and had a big fight. In the end, Lin Jiazheng narrowly won their fight and was able to grab the jade pendant.
But after all, he couldnt bear to get rid of his junior brother even when the said man had fallen into the wrong path. The Lin Brothers ended up parting ways, and Lin Jiazheng who was discouraged went to settle down in this small vige from then on.
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[What a ssic story of brothers turning against each other,] the System had been listening to the story with gusto.
[From <em>Sleeping in the same bed having different dreams</em> into <em>Roommates</em>.] <sup>[3]</sup>he ismenting about BL tropes, from Lin Jiazheng and Lin Jiayang who have different views in life despite being close brothers, andter about the jade ghost and the Original LYT who lived in the Continue reading
I understand, Lin Yuetian was also listening carefully.
What they inferred from the Vige Heads story was totally different. The System who came from Shounen-ai Department in the Company definitely used the BL tinted ss to see things, though he felt it was a bit weird to describe the Lin Brothers case of <em>Sleeping in the same bed while having different dreams</em>,<sup>[4]</sup>it is a CN proverb, : <em>same bed, different dreams</em>meaning even if some people are together they have their own thought Lin Yuetian was understanding enough not to nitpick about his Systems unique thinking.
He gave a nod to the Vige Head and continued to ask, But this should be the end of the matter. What happened in the past is a long-gone conclusion. Lets get to the point right now do you have a way to deal with that Jade Ghost?
The Vige Head shook his head. The method of past Taoist Masters has long been lost after so many generations. To begin with, Taoist Masters and exorcism are things outside public knowledge. In LinJia Vige, only the Vige Head in every generation will know about the existence of that Jade Ghost. I am already this old, and yet there are no young people in the vige who are willing to stay. There is no new Vige Head. At first, I wanted to bring the jade pendant to be buried in my coffin, but I was still unsure about it
However, fate said something else. At the beginning of this year, the descendants of Lin Jiayang came here and said we should mend our connection. I chatted with one of their current family members, Lin Tongzhao, and found out that they are still active in Taoism-rted business, so I decided to give the jade pendant to him to be buried. Im too old to go on a trip. Among the juniors only you are the most obedient and conscientious. Your horoscope is also the most suitable, you have the characters of Extreme Yin<sup>[5]</sup>People with extreme Yin characters in their Feng Shui are often sensitive to the supernatural, but also coincidentally have a strong peach blossom or romance but rotten luck in that. So I asked you in my ce
Who knew, that the Jade Ghost has long been able tomunicate since long ago, but just pretending to be harmless to rx my vignce. Worse of it, who knew that you will end up being charmed by him and break the jade pendant!
That is to say, you gave the jade pendant to me so that Id deliver it to the descendants of Lin Jiayangs family? Since they are still working in the Taoism business, their Taoism arts may havent been lost, and their ghost refining skill may likely be preserved? Lin Yuetian grabbed the key points and directly asked for confirmation while ignoring the Vige Heads conflicted feelings about the Original Owners action.
The Vige Head nodded silently.
Lin Yuetian also nodded at him and smiled. I understand.
[Again, just what do you understand about]
The System no longer has the energy to guess or correct upon which direction Lin Yuetian might <em>understand</em> this time.
Alright, lets proceed to our next destination, Lin Tingzhao, the current generation of Lin Jiayangs lineage. Lin Yuetian smiled softly. I have a n in mind.
<strong>***</strong>
Lin Yuetian wasted no time and promptly executed his next action, visiting Lin Tongzhaos residence.
During this journey, the Jade Ghost didnt make an appearance even once. Only one time when Lin Yuetian had just finished taking a bath, he found a trail of words in the bathroom mirror written with blood:<blockquote>
<strong>hIS dEsCenDanTs cAnT dO aNyThiNg AbOuT mE eItHer</strong></blockquote>
He really got scared. Lin Yuetian deduced.
You see, he could do shit so he goes furious on his own.
[Have you ever considered that his words might be the truth?] The System was somewhat feeling indignant for the Jade ghost.
Lin Yuetian listened to his System and obediently pondered for another moment.
After a while he said in a heavy voice, That Jade Ghosthe, so, has he been peeping at me taking bath?
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The System refused to continue the conversation.
[You really have no talent for telling jokes! Even Tom and Jerry cant save you! Im freezing to death here. Thanks for the cold joke, Mr. Refrigerator!]
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