I have a ghost diary

"What are you looking at?" Expert Chen asked Chu Jiang curiously.

Chu Jiang snapped out of his daze. He turned his head and saw that a door had been opened next to the tempered glass, and Chen Yehua and Zhang San were staring at him.

Chu Jiang pointed to the room where the ghost mirror was placed, "You guys didn't see anything special?"

Both of them shook their heads.

Chu Jiang looked at the ghost mirror again, and it returned to normal, as if the scene just now was all his imagination.

So he gave a brief description of what he had seen.

Expert Chen wasn't surprised after hearing this. "It's nothing more than trying to tempt you to do something reckless. Don't even think about it. You should know very well what the consequences will be if you do this."

"No, I'm just curious, can this gun really open that box?"

“I haven’t tried it. If you want to try it, you can exchange these two items for something else and try it yourself.” With that, Expert Chen started the timer. “You only have three minutes inside, so hurry up.”

“Okay,” Chu Jiang said, quickly stepping into the room.

The black sniper rifle was placed on a gun rack. Chu Jiang picked it up and tried to feel its weight; it was very heavy.

He didn't know anything about models or anything like that; he just stared at the scope on it, picked it up and gestured around, and asked, "What kind of bullets does this thing use?"

"Ordinary bullets will do. What's special isn't the bullets, but the ghost hidden inside this gun."

Chu Jiang thought for a moment, then asked, "Is this thing useful against ghosts?"

"It's useful, but it can't kill ghosts. It can only use supernatural force to consume supernatural force. If you can fire 10,000 shots in a row, you can definitely make an ordinary ghost lose its ability to fight back for a short time."

"Then, naturally, you can seal it however you want."

"Actually, it doesn't even need 10,000 shots. This thing has a lot of firepower. If it weren't for its relatively simple effect and not being particularly strange in its methods, I think it could be considered a level zero sealed artifact."

It's worth mentioning that when Chu Jiang was holding a gun and aiming at people around, both Expert Chen and Zhang San subconsciously avoided the muzzle of their guns to prevent Chu Jiang from accidentally firing it.

"Hey, there's no need to panic. I didn't load a magazine, and there are no bullets in the gun."

“This is a real monster, I wouldn’t dare let you gamble your life on it,” said Expert Chen, leaning against the glass window.

Chu Jiang smiled, intending to reply, but his expression suddenly froze.

Because he saw some unusual images appearing on the tempered glass:

The image is somewhat blurry, but one can vaguely make out a withered corpse dressed in a black imperial robe, lying quietly in a coffin. In its right hand, it holds a pure black jade seal shaped like a dragon...

Chu Jiang suddenly fell silent, which made Chen Yehua and Zhang San return to the window and look at him. "What's wrong?"

Chu Jiang rubbed his eyes, but he couldn't see anything anymore, only the two people standing outside the window.

"Damn it, this ghost mirror is really weird. Are you sure it's locked up? How come it's still affecting me? I saw something in the glass."

Chen Yehua frowned. "Is that so?"

He moved to the room where the ghost mirror was, but the mirror was perfectly still there, without moving an inch, and there was no image on it.

At this moment, Zhang San spoke up, "What did you see this time?"

Chu Jiang's expression was solemn. "A corpse, a jade seal."

Chapter 207 The Emperor's Seal

Upon hearing this, Expert Chen quickly walked back. "There is indeed an imperial seal at the back, but not on this floor where the body is."

After thinking for a moment, Chu Jiang touched the two guns one last time, and reluctantly put them back on the gun rack.

"Take me to see that jade seal first. What is it? What is its effect?"

After Chu Jiang came out, Expert Chen closed the door and replied, "It's a sealed object with unknown effects, similar to the black box from before."

"This item was purchased from an antique dealer by one of our research institute's employees."

"He was in a hurry to get rid of it, saying that it would bring bad luck, so we bought it at a very low price."

"But that employee died of sudden cardiac arrest not long after bringing the jade seal back to the research institute; later we also investigated the antique dealer, he was also dead, he hanged himself..."

"Because everyone who had close contact with this thing died, we were very careful during our research. We dared not touch it with our hands at all and used mechanical tools to move it."

"Even so, several Level 3 researchers still died during the research phase, all of whom were from the group responsible for the site."

"Since we haven't found any results at all, and further research would only lead to more deaths, we sealed the jade seal in this layer."

After closing the door, Expert Chen walked forward first. "I personally suspect that the Ghost Mirror wants to trick you into choosing the jade seal, and then use the jade seal to kill you."

"This is the first time in recorded history that it has shown a picture to people around it through glass."

"Based on this change, I'll write a report when I get back. It's better not to show this thing, and to seal it away somewhere deeper."

Zhang San then looked at Chu Jiang and said, "It seems the Ghost Mirror likes you very much. Why don't you choose this mirror?"

"No, I can't handle this kind of affection."

As they talked, they arrived at a new room. This area was even colder and darker, with dim lighting that flickered unnaturally from time to time.

This isn't because the light bulbs are broken and they're not being replaced; rather, it's because they're affected by the intense eerie atmosphere around them. Ordinary people shouldn't stay in this area for long, or they're prone to getting sick or even dying.

However, Chen Yehua seemed to have extra protective measures on him, so he didn't seem to feel uncomfortable at all when he arrived here.

"This is it. Just take a look. I don't recommend you change it."

Through the tempered glass, Chu Jiang looked at the jade seal in the center of the room. It was a black jade seal, four inches in diameter, with five dragons intertwined on the top, exuding an arrogant and domineering aura.

But for some reason, just looking at this jade seal gave people an ominous feeling...

"What is the inscription on this jade seal? 'By the mandate of Heaven, may your life be long and prosperous'?" Chu Jiang stared at it for a while before asking.

Expert Chen shook his head, "How could that be? It's not the Imperial Seal of Qin Shi Huang."

"The characters used in the seal seem to be ancient script from the Warring States period. We asked some experts to identify them, and they said it was the 'Seal of the Son of Heaven'."

"Of course, it's not necessarily genuine. I'm not saying it's a modern artifact, but rather that it's likely a forgery made by an ancient enthusiast, and not an imperial seal used by any emperor."

The situation Chen Yehua described is not uncommon. Although it is a capital offense, antique jade seals passed down from ancient times to the present day are all of dubious authenticity and shrouded in mystery.

Moreover, some emperors in history had dozens of jade seals carved at once, as if they were just doing it for fun, so they can't be considered unique.

"Can you open the door and let me see?" Chu Jiang asked.

Expert Chen hesitated for a moment, then said, "If you're not afraid of dying, then it's possible."

Chu Jiang was certainly afraid of death, but this time was different. Looking at the jade seal, he felt a faint sense of excitement; perhaps he might be able to use it...

After the door opened, Chu Jiang didn't go in at all. He just stood at the doorway and watched from a distance, and moved his left hand slightly.

As he moved, a dark left hand emerged from the shadow of the jade seal, grasped it, and lifted it up.

The clone of the Left-Handed Demon was essentially an extension of Chu Jiang's hand. With just a quick grasp, Chu Jiang made his decision: "I want this level-one sealed artifact."

As he spoke, he strode forward and took the jade seal in his own hands, seemingly no longer afraid.

Expert Chen was surprised. He looked Chu Jiang up and down and said, "Are you sure? I noticed you really like that gun over there."

"Then how about I take one more?" Chu Jiang countered.

Expert Chen waved his hand, "Don't be silly, you can come back and exchange it after you've accumulated more contributions."

After weighing the cold jade seal in his hand, Chu Jiang, as usual, put it into his left hand.

Unexpectedly, at that very moment, a hunched-over, gloomy-faced little old man suddenly appeared in front of him.

As soon as the old man appeared, the lights in the room immediately went out, and not even a ray of light from outside could get in.

"Hey, hey, don't be in such a hurry, okay?" Expert Chen gestured to Zhang San, who then took out a gold ingot that he had prepared beforehand from his pocket and went into the room.

Based on the previous position, he threw the gold ingot to the opposite side.

There was no sound of the gold ingot hitting the ground, but the light returned to normal after a few seconds, and the old man disappeared.

Chu Jiang's tense body finally relaxed.

That ghost was very special. In that darkness, Chu Jiang was unable to see or pinpoint its location, which meant that his extrasensory perception was completely blocked.

However, it seems that the research institute has figured out the rules of killing this ghost and is using them.

Otherwise, the research institute would never dare to let a vengeful ghost roam freely on this floor.

They walked out of the room together, and Expert Chen was responsible for closing the door.

He then asked, "You can control that jade seal? Is this related to the ghost inside you?"

"Maybe it's related, but I'm not sure if I can control it. I'll have to go back and try to find out. The only thing that's relatively clear right now is that it can't harm me."

Zhang San, who was standing to the side, seemed to be deep in thought. "So, the Ghost Mirror really did give you a good hint? Then why didn't you choose the Ghost Mirror?"

Chu Jiang shook his head. "It's trying to trick me into taking it away, but I'm not falling for it. If I really took it away, who knows what it would do to kill me. It's good as it is now."

Regarding the Imperial Seal, Chu Jiang had an instinctive feeling after picking it up that the ghost inside was the kind that he could control.

In other words, this ghost uses corpses as its source of power, similar to Yan Wanli's situation.

In this way, it might carry some kind of special curse that could cause those who come into contact with it to die one after another, but this power would absolutely not be able to affect Chu Jiang.

Because Chu Jiang is the biggest zombie boss.

Speaking of which, could that ghost inside the jade seal be the same corpse he saw reflected in the glass before, the one dressed in imperial robes...?

Chapter 208 Plotting Treachery?

While he was pondering, Expert Chen had already closed the door. As he walked out, he asked, "There's one more level-two sealed artifact. Which one would you like to choose?"

Chu Jiang thought for a moment, "Let's go with that black box."

This surprised Chen Yehua. "Are you sure? I advise you to think this through carefully. You don't actually believe in the ghost mirror, do you? You should know that it's like other ghosts; it has the instinct to kill."

Chu Jiang waved his hand, "If I really believed in the Ghost Mirror, I should have prioritized exchanging for it. I just think the other level-two sealed items are too ordinary."

To be honest, Chu Jiang possesses the Ghost Diary. With more ghosts sealed in the future, he can utilize various abilities. His dependence on sealed objects is actually not that great, especially for level two sealed objects.

So Chu Jiang might as well open a blind box. Of course, if he doesn't get the desired item from the blind box, he can use it to scam people...

"Alright, choose whatever you want. But you need to keep this safe and don't let ordinary people handle it. Just keep it in the office."