I have a ghost diary

To be honest, Chu Jiang had read online novels before, so he was naturally familiar with the tropes of those novels.

He's always wanted to complain about one thing: the beginnings of time-travel novels are always something like "an unfamiliar ceiling..." or "waking up...".

Can't you guys come up with a different approach?

But now that he's in that situation, Chu Jiang can no longer laugh.

What a joke! It's absolutely impossible for him to have traveled through time. Either he's still dreaming, or he's in the old man's ghost realm.

Thinking of this, Chu Jiang immediately tore off the strips of cloth wrapped around his body, one by one.

During this process, pieces of black scabs fell off his body, revealing the fair and delicate skin underneath, just like that of a newborn baby.

This was hard for Chu Jiang to believe; was he really still human?

It can be said that Chu Jiang's entire body has undergone a complete skin replacement, and it's even possible that his flesh and blood have been replaced as well; perhaps only his skeleton remains unchanged.

That's right, both hands!

Chu Jiang looked down and discovered that his hands, which had been as bluish-black as a corpse's, had unknowingly returned to the appearance of an ordinary person.

Another very strange thing is that Chu Jiang now has two ghosts on him. Logically, his body should be dying step by step, transforming into the form of the dead.

Chu Jiang had already shown these signs when he was corrupted by the Blood Hand Ghost.

The blood of the living in his body was gradually replaced with the blood of ghosts; he could even feel his heartbeat slowing down, his blood getting colder, and his body temperature dropping.

Even if the dual-ghost balance is achieved later, the ghost's erosion of the body is irreversible; the balance can only delay it, not cure it.

But what's really absurd is that after being half-burned by the black sun and undergoing a complete blood transfusion, Chu Jiang feels "healthy" again.

If replacing body parts can resist erosion, that's understandable, since ordinary demon masters can't replace body parts.

However, Chu Jiang's mental state seems to have improved slightly. Although it is impossible for him to return to his normal mental state, he is no longer as cold and indifferent as he was at a certain stage before.

This is unbelievable. Can the soul be reborn following the injuries to the body?

Looking back now, Ghost Diary was incredibly unlucky to have been picked up by Chu Jiang.

Generally speaking, whether it is an ordinary person or a ghost master, it is difficult to get out of this state immediately after being on the verge of death, and they can only obediently be devoured by the ghost diary.

If a person dies while in a near-death state, the rate at which they are devoured will increase dramatically.

But Chu Jiang is a monster; for some reason, his self-healing ability is terrifyingly strong.

This led to the Ghost Diary becoming a life-saving tool for Chu Jiang.

Before being completely devoured by the Ghost Diary, Chu Jiang is unlikely to be killed by other ghosts, even S-class vengeful ghosts.

Right, where's the ghost diary? Chu Jiang searched the bed but couldn't find any trace of it.

He searched the dark space inside the Left-Handed Ghost again, but found nothing. Only the red embroidered ball remained, which he had casually tossed in earlier.

Did the person who rescued him take his diary?

To be honest, Chu Jiang wasn't really afraid of losing this thing. The Ghost Diary was always hoping for his death, and as soon as Chu Jiang was on the verge of death, that thing would definitely fly over to take his life.

Of course, not being afraid doesn't mean you can just let things go unchecked; Chu Jiang still needs to use the power of the Ghost Diary.

Furthermore, the curse of the Ju-on videotape seems to have been spontaneously devoured by the diary. It's unknown whether it can provide Chu Jiang with a new diary entry or a new ability to borrow.

As Chu Jiang was pondering, the door creaked open.

Chu Jiang instinctively pulled the blanket over himself.

"Oh, Miss, he's awake." The speaker was a young maid dressed in blue cloth, probably only sixteen or seventeen years old.

The woman who entered the room behind the maid was a tall, beautiful woman wearing a red cheongsam and high heels.

She had long black hair, adorned with hairpins, and her cheongsam had a high slit, revealing her smooth, fair thighs as she walked.

To be honest, when Chu Jiang saw this pale-faced woman come in, he had a feeling of time travel. Was it not an ancient setting, but the Republican era?

Because neither cheongsams nor high heels are the proper attire for people in ancient feudal dynasties.

After these two people came in, Chu Jiang felt that they gave off a strange feeling.

In fact, these two people did look rather strange; not to mention their pale complexions.

Although the little maid looked all smiles, it was actually a forced smile, and her eyes were as lifeless as a dead person's, without the slightest emotional fluctuation.

As for that young lady, she wore bright red lipstick and her fingernails were painted red, but this only made her look more sinister and unnatural.

Finally, these two walk so silently that they could scare people to death in any new environment.

Seeing Chu Jiang sitting naked on the bed, the young lady silently approached. With an indifferent expression, she said, "You were picked up by me. From today onwards, you are my servant."

"Xiaoyu, give him a set of clothes to wear, and give him a brand name tag."

"By the way, do you have a name? If not, I'll give you one."

Faced with the woman's condescending tone, Chu Jiang didn't get angry or lose his temper. He simply calmly scrutinized her and asked, "Who are you? And where is this place?"

"How dare you speak to the young lady in such a tone!" The maid put her hands on her hips, seemingly a little angry.

And with this movement, one eye opened on her left cheek, one eye on her right cheek, one eye on the bridge of her nose, and one eye on her forehead... Soon, the little maid's face was covered with countless eyeballs!

Every single eyeball was restlessly moving, staring intently at Chu Jiang, as if wanting to cover every inch of his flesh and blood.

Chu Jiang frowned slightly. He sensed a hint of danger. So, these two weren't human after all...?

Are they all ghosts? But how could ghosts talk to you like a living person?

The woman in the cheongsam waved her hand, and Xiaoyu immediately withdrew her hand, adopting a submissive posture. She closed her eyes one by one, leaving no trace.

"This is the Lin family mansion, and I am the eldest daughter of the Lin family."

"If there's nothing else, get up quickly and come with me. It's the old master's birthday in three days, and I need to pick out some gifts for him."

The Lin family, the old master, Chu Jiang gradually became certain that this should be the ghost realm of that Lin Daosheng.

But for some reason, the other party didn't see him out, but instead kept him there as a "guest"?

Even more outrageous, the old man let his granddaughter find him, and the granddaughter, seemingly unaware of the situation, directly asked him to be her servant.

Chapter 165 The Meaning of Chujiang

After thinking for a while, Chu Jiang said, "My name is Chu Jiang."

"Do not sing the ancient tunes of Jiangnan, for resentment is hard to quell, and the soul of Chu River sinks into oblivion?" The young lady recited a line of poetry. "It is a good name. So, will you agree to be my servant or not?"

Chu Jiang shook his head. "I need to see the old master. There are some things that only the two of us can understand."

The maidservant beside him scoffed, "Seeing the old master? Last time, that general who held considerable military power came to us seeking an audience, but he waited for three days and three nights and still couldn't get a single glimpse of the old master. You think you're worthy?"

Chu Jiang ignored her and looked at the young lady instead.

The young lady shook her head slightly. "Even if you're from out of town, you must have heard of the old master's name. He's not someone ordinary people can meet, especially since he's retired in the last two years and has even handed over family affairs to the younger generation."

"If you really want to see him, then wait until the birthday banquet in three days."

After saying that, the young lady walked out, saying, "Come see me when you're dressed."

The maid followed closely behind, saying without turning her head, "Young man, wait here. I'll bring the clothes over."

Chu Jiang remained expressionless. To be honest, he had no intention of acting according to the other party's wishes.

But as soon as his feet touched the ground, the young lady turned around and looked at him. "I know you are a ghost master, but you must understand that the Lin family has no shortage of ghost masters."

"If you dare to cause trouble here, I'll just kill you. Don't doubt my ability."

As they spoke, a ghost silently appeared behind the young lady. It was a naked female ghost with red lines wrapped around her body, and it was also looking back at Chu Jiang.

With that look in his eyes, Chu Jiang suddenly realized that he was now covered in cold, red threads.

With a gentle pull, the cold female ghost left countless wounds on Chu Jiang's body, caused by the red thread, and blood quickly seeped from the wounds.

At this moment, if Chu Jiang dared to move even slightly, he would be dismembered into countless pieces of flesh, leaving not even a complete corpse.

"Interesting." Muttering to himself, Chu Jiang's hands silently transformed into a pair of bluish-black, lifeless, withered palms, like an old corpse.

This strange change made even the young lady's eyes widen slightly.

Chu Jiang gripped the red thread binding his body, which seemed to trigger the female ghost's killing pattern. She immediately began pulling on the thread to kill.

But a strange thing happened: Chu Jiang was not dismembered. His hands gripped the red thread with unwavering stability, and with a twist, he tore off a large handful of this invisible substance.

Soon, all the red threads binding Chu Jiang were severed, and the female ghost stared at him silently, motionless.

This couldn't possibly be because the skill stopped there; rather, it was because the young lady controlled the ghost within her body and stopped her actions.

"Chu Jiang... So that's what your name means? I've truly been disrespectful."

The young lady turned around and gave a slight curtsy, "Lin Mohua, eldest daughter of the Lin family, greets you."

To be honest, not only Chu Jiang was surprised by the change in attitude towards Lin Mohua, but even the maid Xiaoyu looked incredulous.

Of course, the maid's eyes were completely devoid of emotion; even when she showed surprise, she acted like a poorly performing actress.

To put it more accurately, it's as if a dead person is trying their best to act like a living person.

"Xiaoyu, go and get a nice outfit. This is a guest; we need to treat him well."

The maidservant acknowledged and quickly left.

Lin Mohua continued to look at Chu Jiang, as if she really wanted to know why he had come.

"What did you mean by that? What's wrong with the name Chu Jiang?"

Chu Jiang was certain that the other party only changed his attitude after seeing the changes in his hands, as if he were some important figure.

This made Chu Jiang begin to doubt his own background, and even his name, wondering if there was something wrong with it.

By the way, my mother once said that when she found me at the hospital entrance, there was a sign in my swaddling clothes with my name on it.

Chu Jiang always thought that what was written was not "Chu Jiang", but the single character "Jiang".

Otherwise, it's impossible that his biological father's surname is Chu, and the father who adopted him also happens to have the surname Chu, right?

But now it seems that this is indeed possible...

As for the meaning of the name, when Chu Jiang was studying, he once thought it was taken from Tang and Song poems, such as Li Bai's "Looking at Tianmen Mountain": "Tianmen is broken and Chu River opens, the green water flows eastward and turns back here."