The Terror of the Heavens Begins with Gu

Chapter 294 Huang Yongfa's Fear and the Death of My Subordinates
This white-haired man must be Huang Yongfa from "Keeper of Darkness".

The plot of "Keeper of Darkness" is not complicated.

The protagonist, Huang Yongfa, possesses the ability to see ghosts and spirits, and works as an "exorcist" to resolve grudges between people and vengeful spirits.

While solving a possession case, he came into contact with a little female ghost and coincidentally met the ghost's father, a long-faced male ghost with deep resentment.

Afterwards, Huang Yongfa came across two cases of exorcists being brutally murdered and discovered that the one who killed them was that long-faced evil spirit.

The long-faced demon escaped from the underworld so that someone could find the murderer who killed his entire family and he could take revenge.

The long-faced demon, who had been unable to achieve its goal, found Huang Yongfa and demanded that he help it find the murderer, or it would kill Huang Yongfa.

Left with no other choice, Huang Yongfa found the murderer who killed the evil spirit, but he didn't want to help the evil spirit harm people. So he had to use a special method to enter the underworld and find the evil spirit's wife and daughter, asking them to persuade the evil spirit not to be so obsessed.

When her attempts to dissuade her failed, the demon's wife had no choice but to kill him.

That's the main storyline.

In addition to the main storyline, two romantic subplots are inserted: one involving a reporter named Zi Ning, and the other involving Jiang Xue, a female ghost who watched Huang Yongfa grow up.

After seeing the video of Huang Yongfa exorcising ghosts online, female reporter Zi Ning became very interested and wanted to interview Huang Yongfa, but was refused.

Huang Yongfa warned her not to get involved in supernatural matters, or something bad would happen. She didn't believe him and thus attracted ghosts. She was then saved by Huang Yongfa, which led to a entanglement between them.

Huang Yongfa's mother committed suicide but was saved by a female ghost named Jiang Xue. He lived with Jiang Xue for decades and grew up in her company.

Huang Yongfa has been exorcising demons and saving people in order to accumulate good deeds and help the female ghost Jiang Xue be reincarnated as soon as possible. Even though the resentment of the ghosts may harm him, he is willing to do so.

When the long-faced ghost found Huang Yongfa and almost killed him, Jiang Xue saved him from the ghost's clutches, which led to Huang Yongfa's journey to the underworld.

Li Zhen walked up to Huang Yongfa, straightened his clothes, sat down in front of Huang Yongfa, and looked at his right hand.

Huang Yongfa had spent years exorcising demons and saving people, accumulating countless good deeds. However, when he was possessed by evil spirits, he found that nothing could help him.

Those who do good deeds should not be controlled by evil spirits. Please help Huang Yongfa resolve the evil spirit that caused his murder, find a way for Huang Yongfa to see his mother to answer his biggest question, and help the female ghost beside him successfully reincarnate.

This task is not difficult.

Detective Li, however, was very interested.

The world of the exorcists has an underworld, ghost messengers, and a "death god".

There should be plenty of interesting things to see in this world.

Huang Yongfa picked up his chopsticks without saying a word and continued eating.

A sharp-looking, short-haired woman sitting next to him glanced at Huang Yongfa with a puzzled expression, then looked at Li Zhen and frowned, saying, "Sir, don't you think it's quite inappropriate to sit down in front of someone without saying hello..."

Huang Yongfa pressed his hand down with his chopsticks, interrupting her from continuing.

The woman looked at Huang Yongfa with a puzzled expression.

Huang Yongfa said in a low voice, "You go first, I'll come find you after I've dealt with things."

The woman, unable to feel anything, said, "Has something happened? Perhaps I can help you."

"I have some connections outside, you can help me if you need it."

Although he didn't know what had happened, he knew that Huang Yong was terrified.

Even when he saw ghosts, Huang Yongfa never showed this expression.

This must be related to the man who just appeared...

Huang Yongfa slammed his chopsticks on the table and said impatiently, "I don't need any connections. You leave right now, go straight home, and don't go out."

The woman did not speak again.

She glanced at Huang Yongfa with concern, then at Li Zhen, picked up her bag, and walked out of the restaurant.

As she reached the door, she glanced back at Huang Yongfa's retreating figure, hailed a taxi, and left.

Li Zhen asked, "Is she a reporter? Her name is Zi Ning? I've read her reports. She's a very curious person."

Huang Yongfa said, "My affairs have nothing to do with her."

"You seem very nervous." Li Zhen leaned back in his chair and asked curiously, "What do you see in me?"

Huang Yongfa looked up at Li Zhen, remained silent for a long while, and then said in a low voice, "Blood, resentment, evil..."

Li Zhen looked into Huang Yongfa's eyes: "Aren't people with the ability to see ghosts only able to see things related to the underworld? I'm a living person, how can you see these things on my body... these things..."

“A vision,” Huang Yongfa said. “I don’t know why, but before I could only see ghosts and the scenes they encountered before they died. But when I saw you just now, I saw some scenes flashing across your body.”

He paused for a moment, then continued, "It might be because the resentment you harbor is too strong."

"I see." Li Zhen nodded. "You can see all this, saving me a lot of trouble. Relax, I'm not here to cause you any trouble."

“A demon killed one of my men. When I found the place, I could only sense the resentment left by the demon, but it was very faint. I could still smell your scent there, and that's how I found you.”

Huang Yongfa exhaled a breath of stale air, glanced at Li Zhen, and guessed, "Is your subordinate the exorcist master who was killed?"

The only demon he had recently encountered that could be called evil was that long-faced ghost filled with resentment.

The long-faced ghost has recently committed two murders, both of which were against renowned masters.

Connecting this to the identity of the person in front of him, he naturally imagined that one of the masters was Li Zhen's subordinate, and that Li Zhen only came out of the mountains to track down the evil spirit after his subordinate was killed.

This makes perfect sense.

It's normal for someone to become a master to have powerful backers and a lineage of influence.

Since he's dead, it's normal for people to chase after him.

The only thing beyond his imagination was that the people involved were far more terrifying than he had imagined.

Even the most terrifying demons he had seen in the past few decades did not inspire the same level of fear in him as the person before him.

Li Zhen didn't really know which master Huang Yongfa was talking about, but he still agreed and asked, "Have you found out any trace of that evil spirit?"

Huang Yongfa shook his head: "I didn't investigate the evil spirit's whereabouts. It approached those two people to ask them to find the murderer who killed it back then so it could take revenge."

"The two people were killed by it because it couldn't find the murderer. It approached me at the murder scene and asked me to investigate the murderer for it. If I couldn't do it, it wouldn't let me go."

“Interesting.” Li Zhen tapped his fingers on the table. “When will it come looking for you?”

“I don’t know.” Huang Yongfa shook his head. “It didn’t say it would give me a few days, but I feel it’s in a hurry and probably won’t give me much time.”

"It's too slow. Can you find a way to locate him?"

"We can give it a try." "Let's eat. After you finish eating, take me to him."

Upon hearing this, Huang Yongfa said no more and picked up his chopsticks to eat.

Seeing some tattoos on Huang Yongfa's neck, Li Zhen shook his head and said, "You have the ability to see ghosts, but you've gone astray. Fighting ghosts with your human body for so long has allowed the ghosts' yin energy and resentment to erode your physical body. In the long run, this will have a great impact on your lifespan and your destiny."

As Huang Yongfa ate slowly, he said, "Dealing with ghosts comes at a price."

“Oh, so you already knew all along,” Li Zhen said. “Someone like you is talented and has a good character, so using your Yin-Yang Eyes is a bit of a waste.”

Upon seeing Huang Yongfa, Li Zhen immediately sensed the extraordinary quality in Huang Yongfa's eyes.

However, Huang Yongfa did not show many signs of cultivation. All his unique characteristics seemed to be due to his ability to see ghosts and his constant contact with spirits.

This made Li Zhen feel somewhat regretful.

However, those eyes were not properly developed...

Huang Yongfa said dismissively, "There's nothing to waste. I've lived for decades and done a lot of good deeds. I think it's all worthwhile."

Li Zhen smiled and said, "You think you know your own condition? If I told you you should have died long ago, would you believe me?"

Huang Yongfa paused in his chopsticks, then continued eating, mumbling, "If it weren't for some accidents, I should have died decades ago."

“That’s not what I meant.” Li Zhen looked Huang Yongfa up and down. “Your face is the face of someone who will die young. Theoretically speaking, you should never live to adulthood. If you were to encounter some special circumstances, such as the influence of feng shui, you might not even live past the age of five. But you did survive.”

"Judging from your face, you look like you're destined for death, yet there's a life force extending from that deathly appearance. Someone must have extended your life."

While eating, Huang Yongfa looked up at Li Zhen, his brows furrowed deeply: "Someone extended my lifespan?"

Li Zhen nodded: "However, this is not an ordinary life extension. With such heavy Yin energy, this situation... looks like someone used their next life's lifespan to extend your life."

Huang Yongfa's face suddenly stiffened.

He opened his mouth, his voice dry, and asked, "Are you telling the truth?"

"What good would it do me to lie to you?" Li Zhen smiled. "I don't usually tell fortunes for people. I just found your situation interesting this time, so I said a few more words."

Huang Yongfa picked up the plate on the table, ate the rest of the rice in big mouthfuls, then drank some water and swallowed all the rice in his mouth.

After letting out a few burps, he suppressed his tension and asked calmly, "If such a thing really happens, then... then how should we make amends to the person who used their next life to extend my life?"

Li Zhen leaned forward: "You're not talking about a person, but a ghost."

Huang Yongfa remained silent.

With a smile, Li Zhen continued, "Let me see her. Maybe I can think of a way to help her. I can't guarantee I can help her, but I can try. Consider it payment for leading me to the evil spirit."

Huang Yongfa did not express his opinion or ask Li Zhen for help, seemingly because he had some concerns.

"I'll take you to find that ghost."

After saying that, he turned around and called the waiter to settle the bill.

Li Zhen stood up, walked out to tour the area, and summoned the female demon and the corpse demon to his side.

As Huang Yongfa strode out of the restaurant, he saw the female demon and the corpse demon beside Li Zhen and froze on the spot, not knowing what he had just seen.

After a while, he swayed and almost fell before recovering from his previous state.

He rubbed his eyes, no longer daring to look directly at the banshee and the corpse demon.

Li Zhen was able to conceal his aura and evil presence, but the banshee and the corpse demon wouldn't do that, making the impact on him exceptionally strong.

“Let’s take a car… over there.” Feeling dizzy, Huang Yongfa walked to the roadside and looked at the traffic on the highway.

Now everything looks shaky to him, which makes him very uncomfortable, but he doesn't say much.

He has experience with this situation before, having encountered it a few times, but the discomfort wasn't as intense then; he should be able to recover after resting for a while.

But the thought of what he had just seen amplified his dizziness.

He wasn't bleeding, but he could smell a faint scent of blood...

He only felt better after he controlled his thoughts and stopped thinking about things he shouldn't have.

A car sped towards them and stopped a dozen meters away from Huang Yongfa.

The driver's side window was opened, and a middle-aged man with short hair and glasses quickly waved to Huang Yongfa.

Noticing the commotion, Huang Yongfa turned to look at the man, momentarily at a loss for words.

The man opened his mouth and mouthed to urge Huang Yongfa to hurry over.

The car's back window was also rolled down, and Zi Ning, who had left earlier, anxiously mouthed urging him to get in the car.

Huang Yongfa immediately understood what was going on, and felt even more helpless.

Although Zi Ning was being a bit meddlesome, it was for his own good, and he couldn't even blame her.

He turned around and glanced at Li Zhen not far away, only to find Li Zhen looking at him with a half-smile.

Worried that Li Zhen might misunderstand and hurt the two people, Huang Yongfa explained nervously, "They are both my friends, and they have some... misunderstandings about you. They mean no harm."

“They’ve arrived just in time; we don’t need to wait for a car.” Li Zhen walked to Huang Yongfa’s side.

Huang Yongfa said, "They are just ordinary people. Wouldn't it be dangerous for them to go together?"

Li Zhen said, "There won't be any danger."

After a moment of silence, Huang Yongfa waved to the man with glasses to bring the car over.

After glancing at Zi Ning, the man drove the car next to Huang Yongfa.

Huang Yongfa said to the man, "You have some misunderstandings. It's not what you think. This is an exorcist master who came for that evil spirit. I'll explain to you when I have time. It's good that you're here; we're in need of a car."

The man driving silently observed Li Zhen and the female demon and corpse demon beside him, wondering if he believed Huang Yongfa's words.

Zi Ning, sitting in the back seat, pursed her lips and said, "Then I've come back just in time."

After Huang Yongfa opened the passenger door, he suddenly said to Li Zhen, "This car doesn't seem to be able to hold that much stuff."

Li Zhen said, "It's okay, there's one that can be put in the trunk."

A moment later, under Huang Yongfa's direction, the car turned around on the spot and drove in another direction.

(End of this chapter)