Movie variety show soul travels between two worlds to become a rich man

Chapter 407: The world is a chessboard and all living beings are chess pieces. Who will control the pieces?

Gao Dongxu asked Yin Nanfeng for his bank account, called Credit Suisse's exclusive customer service, and transferred 50 million to Yin Nanfeng.

Soon, Yin Nanfeng received the information that the funds had arrived. He smiled and said to Gao Dongxu, "The transaction was successful. Now, Boss Gao, can you tell me the story of this ghost seal?"

"Okay." Gao Dongxu looked at the Qilin stepping on ghosts on the Ghost Seal with burning eyes, especially the Qilin composed of countless little ghosts. He stretched out his hand, enduring the biting cold, and stroked the Ghost Seal and said.

"I first learned about this Ghost Seal from a badly damaged ancient book on gods and ghosts. Legend has it that during the Warring States Period, a general from the State of Lu was born with a Ghost Seal that allowed him to borrow ghost soldiers from the underworld. This made him invincible in battle and he was named King Lu Shang by the Duke of Lu.

One day, he suddenly requested an audience with the Duke of Lu, explaining that he had borrowed troops from the underworld for years, and now that the demons there were rebelling, he must return to repay his debt to the Lord of the Underworld. He hoped the Duke of Lu would allow him to return to the underworld to report. The Duke of Lu immediately granted his request, and King Lu Shang kowtowed and passed away.

Hearing this, Yin Nanfeng's bright eyes couldn't help but blink several times in succession, the corners of her mouth twitched, and a strange expression appeared on her pretty face.

Sheng Sheng Man on the side was also stunned. She blinked her beautiful eyes, looked at Yin Nanfeng, and shook her head slightly, indicating that Gao Dongxu's heartbeat had not changed and he did not seem to be lying.

"At first, I didn't take it seriously, just treating it as an ancient strange story. However, it wasn't until I happened to see the text on a photo of a silk scroll found in a Warring States tomb that I began to take it seriously."

Gao Dongxu seemed to know what the two women were thinking and continued telling the story. His words once again piqued Yin Nanfeng and Sheng Shengman's curiosity.

"After deciphering the text on the silk book, the story became very clear and even more legendary.

It turned out that this general of Lu inherited his father's official position when he was 25 years old. He became the king of Lu and dug up ancient tombs to collect gold to raise military pay.

Once, he entered a tomb of unknown age. In the coffin lay a giant snake, lying motionless. The general was very brave. He thought that the giant snake lying in the coffin must be a monster, so he chopped the snake into pieces with one knife and forcibly ordered the snake to be gutted. As a result, a purple gold box was cut out of the snake's stomach.

The general didn't take the box seriously at the time, thinking it had been swallowed by a snake. Later that night, when he was sleeping, he dreamed of an old man with a white beard who asked him, "Why do you want to kill me?"

The general was usually very violent and had killed many people. He would forget about them after they were killed and had no idea who this old man was. He said, "Kill if you want!"

The old man suddenly turned into a giant snake and bit him. Unexpectedly, the general was so ferocious that he chopped the snake with his knife in his dream. Then he stepped on it and was about to chop off its head. The snake suddenly begged for mercy, saying that he had already killed its body and if he killed its soul again, it would never be reincarnated. If he spared it, he would pass on two treasures that would make him the highest official in the country.

You have to know that the officers who robbed tombs at that time were under the direct management of the monarch, but their status was very low. The general had a very high opinion of himself, so this condition was very attractive to him, so he agreed.

The snake told him how to open the purple gold box in its belly and also taught him how to use the treasure inside. After listening to it, the general "deeply understood the essence of it" and thought that this matter should only be known to heaven and should not be spread to the world, so he chopped off the snake's head with a knife.

And what the general took out of the purple gold box was a jade seal with a ghost button and a dragon fish pattern!"

"This..." Yin Nanfeng also frowned, her beautiful eyes fixed on the Ghost Seal, and she said in disbelief, "Could it really be that it can command the ghost soldiers?"

"Haha, there's no way to know that." Gao Dongxu naturally didn't say much, but smiled and said, "Ever since I learned about this very mysterious jade seal, I've searched through a lot of information to track down the whereabouts of the Ghost Seal. Finally, I learned that it was sold to the Crescent Hotel during the Republic of China."

"I see." Yin Nanfeng suddenly realized, then looked at Gao Dongxu with a sharp gaze, and asked half-jokingly and half-tentatively: "Boss Gao, do you want to buy it back and try it out? Can you control the ghost soldiers?"

"Haha, I don't want to die." Gao Dongxu looked at Yin Nanfeng and smiled.

"Why do you say that?" Yin Nanfeng asked with a frown.

"Do you remember the story at the beginning?" Gao Dongxu asked with a smile, and then continued: "One day, he suddenly asked to see the Duke of Lu, saying that he had borrowed troops from the underworld for many years and hoped that the Duke of Lu would allow him to return to the underworld to report. The Duke of Lu immediately agreed, and the general, who was posthumously named King Lu Shang, kowtowed and died.

The silk scroll later states that he inherited his father's official position at the age of twenty-five and began robbing tombs. Soon after, he encountered a giant snake and obtained the Ghost Seal. This is consistent, meaning that he died many years after obtaining the Ghost Seal, a period that likely didn't exceed ten years. Therefore, even if he truly could command the Ghost Soldiers, it would have come at the cost of overdrawing his vitality and lifespan.

"Then you're looking for it..."

"To ward off evil spirits and protect the house!" Gao Dongxu gave a very powerful reason, which made Yin Nanfeng twitch the corner of his mouth.

"Haha, I believe that with the inheritance of the Crescent Hotel, Boss Yin should also know that there are some things in this world that cannot be explained by science, and this ghost seal, I guess it is a good magical weapon." Gao Dongxu said, putting the ghost seal into the rosewood box.

Yin Nanfeng's beautiful eyes lit up slightly. She looked at Gao Dongxu with a twinkling gaze and smiled slightly, saying, "It seems that Boss Gao is also a remarkable person with a wide range of interests."

"Haha, Boss Yin is such a joke. I'm not some eccentric person. I'm just curious about everything unknown. I have some money and connections, so I know a little more than the average person."

Gao Dongxu did not hide anything from someone like Yin Nanfeng who knew the other world well. Instead, he intentionally let the other person know that he was a little different.

Telling her the story of King Lu Shang in detail was purely for the sake of playing the long game. As for which big fish would bite, it didn't matter. As long as there was a bite, Gao Dongxu was confident that he could catch the fish.

Yin Nanfeng's beautiful eyes sparkled with a strange light and she smiled brilliantly.

The transaction was completed, and the host and guest had a pleasant conversation. Gao Dongxu took the Ghost Seal and stood up to say goodbye.

Yin Nanfeng walked Gao Dongxu out of the door with a smile and watched him get into the car and leave.

"What do you think?" Yin Nanfeng asked without turning his head.

"He is not an ordinary person." Sheng Shengman pondered for a moment and said softly.

"A young, promising, rich and powerful man like him is obsessed with metaphysics and believes in ghosts and gods. What do you think he is pursuing?" Yin Nanfeng regained his coolness, turned around and looked at Sheng Shengman, and said lightly.

Sheng Shengman's delicate body trembled, her beautiful eyes widened, and she turned abruptly to look at Zhang Rishan, who was leisurely walking down the stairs. With an extremely complicated look in her eyes, she whispered, "Changsheng——"

Looking at Zhang Rishan, who was clearly a hundred years old but still looked the most youthful and strong, as if forgotten by time, Yin Nanfeng said with an equally complicated heart, "What do you think?"

Zhang Rishan, who had eavesdropped on the entire incident from upstairs, smiled faintly and said, "The story he told is true, but it was abridged. Besides, he wasn't just looking for the Ghost Seal to ward off evil spirits or protect his house. I suspect he might know how to use it."

"Impossible. In this Dharma Ending Age, no one can cultivate spiritual power." Yin Nanfeng frowned and shook her head.

"Have you forgotten those evil cultivators in Southeast Asia who are neither human nor ghost? They don't have spiritual power either, but they can still activate spells and magic tools. There are also insect magic, witchcraft, nightmare magic..." Zhang Rishan said lightly with a deep gaze.

"This world is far more complex and unfathomable than what you know."

Looking at the frowning Yin Nanfeng, Zhang Rishan said with relief: "You are very wise and correct to give up some of your interests and befriend him. I see the shadow of Master Buddha in him..."

Yin Nanfeng suddenly raised her head, her beautiful eyes wide open, staring at Zhang Rishan intently, "Are you serious?"

Zhang Rishan nodded. "I've read his information. Combined with what he's been doing recently, it's very similar to the battle that Master Fo fought to gain a foothold in Changsha. Be careful when dealing with him. I can sense that he's laying out a grand scheme. Be careful not to be used as a pawn..."

After saying that, Zhang Rishan smiled and walked out.

"Where are you going?" Yin Nanfeng asked with a frown.

"Let's go out for a walk..." Zhang Rishan said lightly without turning his head, and walked out of the Crescent Hotel.

"You old bastard..." Yin Nanfeng cursed in a bad mood, but her beautiful eyes flickered with a complex light of attachment, admiration, and shame.

"Zhang Rishan?"

At the same time, Gao Dongxu, who was sitting in the car, narrowed his eyes slightly, gently stroked the rosewood box containing the Ghost Seal, and murmured with a smile on his lips.

When leaving the Crescent Hotel, he keenly sensed that someone was spying on him, and he knew without a doubt that it was Zhang Rishan.

Gao Dongxu didn't take Zhang Rishan seriously. He now had enough confidence to crush the opponent with force, so having a tattoo was nothing big.

In Gao Dongxu's eyes, perhaps the only one who could rival him was Zhang Qiling, who was not a regular human being.

"I'm really looking forward to meeting you--" Gao Dongxu's eyes flashed with extremely bright, sharp and excited light.

Carrying the Ghost Seal, Gao Dongxu returned to Dijingyuan and met Xiaoxue and Gu Shengnan who were resting at home and not going out to play.

“You’re back—”

Seeing Gao Dongxu coming in, Xiaoxue, who was wearing a white shirt, a khaki knee-length skirt, and two mischievous buns, was so playful and cute, like an elf. She hurriedly put down the coffee cup in her hand, ran towards Gao Dongxu like a swallow returning to its nest, then jumped and threw herself into Gao Dongxu's arms, revealing a sweet and lovely smile.

(End of this chapter)