I have a ghost diary

As Chu Jiang drove away from Luohe City, he looked back and saw that the city built along the river had a hazy beauty.

However, he knew very well that there was at least one unresolved "River God" incident near Luohe City, which was related to Wang Lei's death and some other special things.

When he returns here next time, Chu Jiang plans to address this matter first. He hopes to create a safe environment, at least in Luohe City and the surrounding areas.

......

After an hour's drive, Chu Jiang arrived in Luoxi City, the place where he grew up.

Looking at the streets, the people, and every tree and blade of grass here, he felt a sense of familiarity, even though he had only been away for a few months.

Following the main urban road, Chu Jiang did not go home first, but instead arrived at the entrance of Luoxi No. 2 Middle School.

My younger sister, Chu Le, is in her first year of high school this year, but she got into a different school than Chu Jiang.

It was a bit early when they arrived at the entrance, only 11:30, so Chu Jiang sat in the car and waited for a while.

Chen Ke'er asked Chu Jiang various questions and rehearsed her lines with him so that she wouldn't give herself away when she met his family later.

To Chen Ke'er's surprise, Chu Jiang's background was not that of a wealthy abandoned son she had imagined; he seemed to come from a fairly ordinary family.

My father works in plumbing and electrical installation, and my mother is a housewife.

During their casual conversation, as class was about to end, Chu Jiang came out and stood by the car to wait.

"Wait for the lights to come on? ~Wait for the lights to come on? ~"

Hearing the familiar school bell ring, Chu Jiang didn't feel any sense of warmth; instead, he subconsciously started to feel nervous.

All of this was the shadow cast on his heart by that damned Slender Man.

After confirming that nothing had happened inside the school, Chu Jiang relaxed a little. He vowed that once he had complete control of his bloodline power, he would find that ghost and kill it.

Oh, if we can't kill the ghost, then we'll beat it up and seal it away.

......

Inside the school, a girl of about fifteen or sixteen, wearing a school uniform, carrying a backpack, and with her hair in a ponytail, walked towards the school gate with two classmates, chatting and laughing.

She has clean skin, a little baby fat, and is overall very cute.

Following the flow of people out the door, Chu Le intended to go to the bus stop with her classmates, but unexpectedly, she heard someone call her name.

"Chu Le!"

Looking in the direction of the sound, Chu Le was astonished to see a familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar figure waving at him.

Upon recognizing her, her eyes immediately welled up with tears. After asking her classmate to wait a moment, Chu Le quickly ran over to the other side.

The two female classmates were somewhat surprised and looked in that direction. They saw a young man in a suit standing next to a red Mercedes-Benz. He smiled and waved to Chu Le, who then hugged him, crying.

Who is that? Do you know him?

"I don't know her. Maybe she's family? I heard Chu Le say she has an older brother."

"Huh? No way, Chu Le's family doesn't seem to be the wealthy type..."

While the two classmates were whispering to each other, Chu Le was already crying and complaining to Chu Jiang, "Brother, I hate you! How could you do this? Just leaving like that! Do you know how worried Mom and Dad were about you?"

“For the past two weeks, you haven’t even replied to WeChat messages. If it weren’t for the police telling us that you were on a business trip abroad in a small African country where there was no signal, we would have thought something had happened to you.”

"I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I'm back now, aren't I?" While comforting his sister, Chu Jiang was inwardly astonished by the research institute's explanation. What was he doing in Africa? On business?

"Brother, you've gotten taller and fairer, and you even seem a little more handsome. I almost didn't recognize you just now." Chu Le said, wiping away tears. With classmates watching, she was starting to feel a little embarrassed.

Chu Jiang touched his face. "Really?"

In fact, he knew very well that he had almost been reborn, so it was normal for his appearance to have changed.

"Let's talk when we get home. By the way, are those two waiting for you your classmates? Do you want me to take them home?" Chu Jiang looked towards the school gate.

"Send..." Chu Le paused for a moment before pointing at the Mercedes and asking, "Brother, is this your car?"

"Yeah, didn't I tell you? I started my own company and I'm a boss now. Isn't it normal to have a car?"

Chu Le was still a little confused. She had always thought that her brother should be working in a factory.

After all, he dropped out of high school and probably couldn't find a good job; he could only work in a factory. To avoid worrying his family, he would say nice things to them every day...

"Alright, call your classmates over?" Chu Jiang shook Chu Le's shoulder.

"Oh, good."

After turning around and calling her classmates over, Chu Le was still somewhat in a dreamlike state, barely paying attention to her classmates and her brother talking to each other.

Just then, a poised and beautiful young professional woman stepped out of the passenger seat. She was tall, had fair skin, and a friendly smile, just like a model on TV.

Hello everyone~

Ms. Chen, who introduced herself as the secretary of the older brother, greeted Chu Le and the others.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Chu Jiang asked everyone to get into the car.

Once on the bus, the two classmates sat together in the back and whispered to Chu Le. The classmate with short hair on the left said, "Wow, so you're a rich girl. You never told us before."

The girl with bangs on the right said, "Your brother looks like a domineering CEO, and he has a pretty secretary with him. So, Chu Le, aren't you the CEO's sister?"

Chu Le felt a little embarrassed and whispered, "No, that's not it, you've misunderstood."

"Oh dear, is this a misunderstanding? Are you afraid we'll spread rumors everywhere?"

"Don't worry, we're not the kind of people who gossip, we'll definitely keep Miss Chu's secret."

Another classmate nodded repeatedly.

Chu Jiang, the "new driver," was quite skilled. Before long, he dropped Chu Le's two classmates off at home and then drove back towards his own house.

At this moment, Chu Le said somewhat awkwardly, "Brother, isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Chu Jiang smiled. "Starting to feel guilty? Don't worry about it. Things will be the same as before. Just because our family is rich doesn't mean you don't need to study. You need to study hard, understand?"

Chu Le nodded and secretly glanced at Chen Ke'er in the passenger seat a few times.

The young woman exuded an intellectual air, her gaze calmly fixed ahead.

Chu Le felt that the other party must be thinking about important matters such as the company's development.

In reality, what Chen Ke'er was thinking was: I'm a little nervous. I'm going to meet the parents. How should I make a good impression?

Chapter 194 The Mystery of His Origins, The Secret of the Iron Plaque

When Chu Jiang returned home and opened the door, Li Xiuxian, who was about to call her daughter for dinner, was taken aback.

Chu Jiang simply stepped forward and hugged his mother, saying, "I'm sorry, Mom, I'm back."

Li Xiuxian then realized what was happening. Wiping away her tears, she said, "Why are you such a worry?"

Chu Jianjun came out of the kitchen and saw the scene. His eyes were also a little red. "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."

Just then, Chen Ke'er came in carrying a bag of fresh fruit, and Chu Le, carrying a schoolbag, came in last.

This clearly left the two parents somewhat bewildered; why was there an extra person?

"Hello, Uncle and Aunt, I am Mr. Chu's secretary. My surname is Chen, Chen Ke'er. You can just call me Ke'er."

Chen Ke'er placed the gifts on the living room table and greeted Chu Jiang's parents politely.

Chu, Boss Chu? Li Xiuxian and Chu Jianjun were a little confused. Their son had really become a boss?

Chu Jiang smiled and said, "Come in and eat, we can talk about it later."

His thoughts were quite simple: it was definitely better than coming back alone.

......

Next, during the meal, the family enjoyed a harmonious and happy time together.

Chen Ke'er fulfilled her mission well, answering most of the parents' questions, while Chu Jiang only needed to add some "key points".

Moreover, the parents were clearly very interested in Chen Ke'er, and started asking about her age, zodiac sign, family situation, and so on. As a result, they naturally overlooked some unusual things about their son.

Of course, Li Xiuxian and Chu Jianjun also asked about Chu Jiang's search for his biological parents.

Chu Jiang only said that he hadn't found it yet, and that he was feeling frustrated at the time, so he made up an excuse to go out and work.

In addition, Chu Jiang inquired about the details of his adoption years ago. Unfortunately, it was all known information; his parents clearly knew nothing about anything related to Chu Jiang's lineage.

"Mom, didn't you say there was a sign? Where is it? I'll go get it and take a look."

By this time, they had almost finished eating, and Li Xiuxian said, "Don't rush, I'll get it for you in a bit. It's a black iron plate, and it's quite heavy."

Chu Jianjun also said, "It's quite a coincidence that the name written on the sign also has the surname Chu."

"Of course, I can't be sure that's your biological father's surname. Because those two characters don't really look like a name, and even seem a bit unlucky."

"So when we registered your household, we didn't use the 'jiang' character, but the 'jiang' character for river water, which sounds much better."

"Wait a minute," Chu Jiang's expression changed slightly, "Which 'jiang' is on that sign?"

Chu Jiang had always believed that the Chu Jiang lineage was simply the Chu Jiang lineage, but now it seemed that he might have misunderstood something...

“It’s the one with the death radical,” Li Xiuxian said, finding it a little difficult to describe. “Wait here, I’ll get it for you right away.”

The "jiang" radical (漢) could it be...?

Soon, Li Xiuxian came out of her room, holding an old red cloth in her hand, which seemed to contain something wrapped in it.

Li Xiuxian took the object out and handed it to Chu Jiang, saying, "Look, this is the character."

Chu Jiang took it and saw that it was a rectangular iron plaque about the size of a palm. It was completely black and felt quite heavy in his hand. There were some mysterious patterns on the top and bottom of the plaque, making it look like a miniature tombstone.

In the very center of this iron plaque, from top to bottom, are written two characters: 【楚殭】 (Chu Zombie).

Chu Zombie? Chu Zombie!

Chu Jiang was caught in a strange and indescribable emotion. It turned out that it wasn't Chu Jiang's lineage, but Chu Zhan's lineage...

No wonder, no wonder Lin Mohua knew that the Chu lineage was very famous, but when she saw the changes in Chu Jiang's hands, she confirmed that Chu Jiang was the successor of this lineage.

The old man was referring to the Chu lineage, but because of the similar pronunciation, Chu Jiang always thought it was the Jiang of the river.

The meaning of "楚殭" literally translates to "zombie" or "corpse" in the Chu region.