Folk customs begin with the entire funeral procession

Chapter 59 Inescapable Death

Chen Miao frowned.

There was one thing he didn't understand among all this information: how did that ghost become stronger?

It is confirmed that, apart from Wang Yating, the other two are fine.

If killing Wang Yating would make one stronger, then Yue Na wouldn't have been driven away back then. Instead, she would have broken through the incense smoke and killed him, just like the next night, without having to wait until the next day.

So killing Wang Yating probably wouldn't be enough for that thing to become stronger.

Chen Miao's gaze fell on the words 'four o'clock in the morning'.

Why at 4 a.m.?
What was that thing doing before 4 o'clock?
Chen Miao tapped his fingers on the table, making a "tap tap tap" sound.

"That thing killed other people before it killed me?"

"Only after becoming stronger did they turn around and come looking for me?"

"Then, who did she kill?"

"The store manager and that operations staff member?"

"If that's the case, then Wang Yating cannot die tonight!"

"No, it's still not safe. I only know that he won't become stronger by killing one, but I don't know whether she became stronger by killing three or two. So, of the three people being protected, at most one can die!"

"Otherwise, that thing might become something that even a Ghost Cube, incense sticks, or a century-old peach wood sword cannot directly destroy."

"But how can we ensure Wang Yating doesn't die tonight?"

Chen Miao looked at the law firm across the street and fell into deep thought.

……

It was 6:30 in a flash, and Wang Yating finally came out of the law firm.

Chen Miao put away his book and followed.

Wang Yating lives not far from the law firm, just a ten-minute walk away.

Longtang Town has a very good economic situation, and the residential areas in the town are no less impressive than those in Tianmen County.

Wang Yating's residential compound has access control; to enter, one either needs to swipe a card or have the security guard open the door from the inside.

After Wang Yating entered, Chen Miao quickly followed behind another resident of the community and blended into the community.

From a distance, Chen Miao saw Wang Yating enter a building.

Chen Miao walked over quickly, and then he was dumbfounded.

You also need to swipe a card to enter the residential building.

After waiting for a full five minutes, Chen Miao finally met someone from the same building as Wang Yating and managed to sneak in.

Fortunately, he learned from the book that Wang Yating lived on the 11th floor.

After arriving on the 11th floor and confirming that it was apartment 1102, Chen Miao went to the stairwell and called Chen Guokun.

The best way Chen Miao could think of to prevent Wang Yating's death was to call for backup!
"Brother Kun, I've discovered some information. Wang Yating will most likely be murdered tonight."

Upon hearing Chen Miao's words, Chen Guokun's tone became more serious.

"you sure?"

"determine."

Chen Miao answered very seriously.

There was silence on the other end for about ten seconds.

Chen Miao didn't say anything, just waited quietly.

Send me your location, let's switch.

"it is good."

Chen Miao readily agreed.

After sending Wang Yating's location information, Chen Miao also received the location of the operations staff member that Chen Guokun was protecting.

Chen Miao immediately opened the book again.

The content has indeed changed.

"..."

"After nightfall, I followed the lawyer to her apartment complex and tracked her all the way. I learned her apartment number: 1102."

"I don't know why, but I have a feeling that something will happen to the lawyer tonight."

"I decided to trust my gut feeling. Then I told Chen Guokun about the situation. Chen Guokun suggested that I change the person protecting me, and I agreed."

"At 23:50, I received a call from Tong Yu. He told me that Wang Yating had been attacked, and Chen Guokun had used the Ghost Cube to capture the thing!"

"I thought to myself, 'That was close!' Sure enough, my intuition was right."

The next day, since the matter had been resolved, Chen Guokun and I said goodbye and returned to Tianmen Funeral Home alone.

"At two in the morning, the sound of a peach wood amulet shattering woke me up, and a pieced-together face lunged at me."

"I casually pulled out a century-old peach wood sword from under my pillow and stabbed it. The blade pierced through the figure, but it couldn't stop her hands from reaching for my face!"

"My whole body was cold and stiff, and I watched helplessly as my face was scratched and torn off by fingernails."

"I'm dead!"

Chen Miao frowned.

Yue Na had already been captured, so why did he still die?
Chen Miao's gaze fell upon a line of text as he looked at the chapter contents.

"The next day, I said goodbye to Chen Guokun and returned to Tianmen Funeral Home alone."

He had already returned to Tianmen County, but that thing still came looking for him.

According to Chen Guokun, that thing was too far from Longtang Town.

But now...

"What exactly happened? Why did things get worse after Yue Na was caught?"

"Or am I destined to die the next night?"

"This is wrong..."

Chen Miao calmed down and began to review the chapter content again from beginning to end.

He went through it again and again, but still couldn't find any information that was useful to his current situation.

"Why? He was clearly arrested..."

Chen Miao couldn't understand it.

In this situation, there is only one way.

That is to introduce variables into what will happen tomorrow, thereby causing changes in the chapter content. And Chen Miao also knows what these variables are.

Back to Tianmen County!

As long as he doesn't go back, the content will definitely change, and then the deduction will be made based on the scenario where I don't leave!
Perhaps then we'll know exactly what happened.

Having reached a conclusion, Chen Miao left Wang Yating's residential area and headed towards the location Chen Guokun had told him about.

When Chen Miao arrived, someone grabbed his arm.

"You, were you sent by Mr. Chen?"

Looking at the person in front of me, whose face was pale and whose eyes were unfocused.

Chen Miao sighed inwardly.

If Wang Yating were to cooperate like that, it would save him a lot of trouble.

……

That night, everything proceeded exactly as described in the book.

Chen Miao received Tong Yu's call on time.

Chen Miao immediately headed towards Wang Yating's residential area.

Upon arriving at the location, Chen Miao discovered another person. Through introductions, he learned that this person was Hua Yi, Chen Guokun's peripheral investigator.

However, this guy, who looked somewhat like a gangster, was actually quite pale.

After exchanging greetings, Chen Miao walked inside.

But when he saw what was inside, he was stunned.

Wang Yating is dead!

Chen Miao never expected that the 'attack' in the chapter would refer to death!
Looking at that bloodied and mangled face, Chen Miao recalled the other party's disdainful attitude earlier that day.

Turning his head, Chen Miao looked at Chen Guokun.

On the table there were two things: Chen Guokun's Ghost Cube and Chen Miao's Peach Talisman.

The fact that the peach charms appeared here shows that Wang Yating ultimately believed them.

The fact that the peach charms were intact suggests that Wang Yating's belief was not entirely absolute.

Presumably, Wang Yating did not keep this peach charm close to her body.

Chen Miao shifted his gaze to the ghost cube, which seemed unchanged.

"Caught?"

Chen Guokun nodded.

“At that time, Hua Yi and I, with all our identification documents, conducted an emergency interrogation of her that lasted for two hours.”

“It continued until 23:40 p.m. when she said she needed to get cigarettes from the cabinet. Since she was in my sight and the instrument showed that the concentration of yin energy was normal, I agreed.”

"Who knew that after she opened the cabinet door and leaned inside, she just stood there without moving."

"I sensed something was wrong and rushed over, and then I saw Yue Na cutting her face in the cabinet. By the time I smashed the Ghost Cube on Yue Na, Wang Yating was already beyond saving."

"I really didn't expect that Yue Na would appear right under my nose, but the instruments didn't react at all."

Chen Guokun paused for a moment after saying this.

"But we still have to thank you. With Yue Na's ability to hide, if we hadn't caught her tonight, it would have been even harder for us to guard against her later."

Chen Guokun looked at Chen Miao and said.

All in all, it was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

“Although we’ve caught Yue Na, we still need to find her original body tomorrow. But this matter isn’t so urgent. Chen Miao, you can go back first. I’ll come find you after I’m done here.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Miao pressed further, "You've already captured Yue Na, so why are you still looking for her original body?"

"The ghost has been captured, but Yue Na, who is a ghost that turned out to be a person who died a year ago, is itself a very yin-energy-heavy object. If it is not dealt with, it may cause other troubles."

Chen Miao was puzzled.

"Incident? What incident?"

Chen Guokun then offered another explanation.

"To put it simply, the ghost and the real body are two interdependent entities."

"Ghosts cannot leave the body for long, otherwise their souls will become unstable. The body can be seen as a 'shell' that can block the repulsion of ghosts by heaven and earth to a certain extent."

"When the evil spirits are destroyed, the yin energy accumulated in the body has nowhere to go, so it can only disperse in all directions. This will increase the concentration of yin energy in the surrounding area. If there is a bit of coincidence, it may nurture other evil spirits."

"So usually we will find the ghost's main body. If we really can't find it, we will determine the location of the main body by judging where the concentration of yin energy increases over a period of time."

"Furthermore, to truly eliminate a ghost, one must actually destroy its physical form."

"If the main body is not destroyed, and only the ghost is killed, the ghost that was destroyed will reappear after a period of time."

"Of course, ghosts that have not been vengeful for long will not accumulate much yin energy in their original form. After the ghost is destroyed, the original form will most likely quickly turn back into an ordinary thing."

After listening, Chen Miao nodded in understanding.

No wonder he performed a ritual to help Old Wang and the others pass on peacefully, and nothing else happened afterward.

Of course, it may also be related to the fact that Lao Wang and the others were cremated.

After that, Tong Yu contacted someone to handle Wang Yating's family situation.

After finishing, the three of them went to the hotel that Hua Yi had found for them and stayed there.

That night, Chen Miao put all the peach charms in his pockets and held the peach wood sword in his hand while he went to sleep.

Even though the book didn't say anything about something happening tonight, Chen Miao still did it.

As for Ghost Cube, since Yue Na had already been arrested, Chen Guokun took the items back.

This disappointed Chen Miao somewhat.

……

The next morning after breakfast, Chen Guokun suggested that Chen Miao go back and wait for news, but Chen Miao refused.

"I'd also like to see what that feng shui arrangement looks like."

When Chen Guokun heard Chen Miao say this, he naturally did not refuse and immediately agreed.

In Chen Guokun's car, Chen Miao opened the book.

The content has changed again.

This time, there are many words.

……

(End of this chapter)