I have a ghost diary

"I'm Zhang Dafu, the one who flew back with you the other day, the fat guy, the businessman, the nouveau riche, the one who wanted to relocate the grave." Zhang Dafu on the other end of the phone was already somewhat incoherent.

"Oh, I remember now, why isn't the relocation finished yet? It's been almost a month."

Zhang Dafu almost cried when he talked about this. "Construction started twenty days ago, but an accident happened in the middle, and several workers died, so we had to stop construction."

“We’ve lost a lot of money lately, and today we finally managed to get another group of people to do the work, but they dug something up from under the grave… Brother, you said it yourself, we can’t pay you if something goes wrong, but we can pay you if something is dug up.”

P.S.: I'm so frustrated I'm practically a lunatic; this is the first time I've updated this late.

Chapter 269 Death Cone

To be honest, Chu Jiang really admired the Zhang family. They were determined to create opportunities even when none existed.

The paranormal resurgence officially began to erupt about a month ago, with frequent paranormal events around the world causing public opinion to become increasingly uncontrollable.

This process happened even faster than Chu Jiang had imagined. Before he even realized it, the world was already in turmoil, and some people had even started hoarding supplies.

Of course, hoarding food is not very useful, because the occurrence of paranormal events is highly random, and there are very few places that can be considered safe.

Twenty days ago, when the Zhang family wanted to relocate their graves, Chu Jiang could still say that they were ordinary people with limited access to resources.

But it's been twenty days already, brother, don't you guys pay attention to what's happening around you, or to the rumors circulating online?

Okay, according to Zhang Dafu's logic, it's probably still the same old saying: it's precisely because there are ghosts in the world that we should do such things.

Wait, twenty days? Chu Jiang suddenly felt that this number of days was somewhat coincidental. Twenty days ago, it seemed to be the day he came out of the castle. Could it be...?

Shaking his head and setting aside unnecessary speculation, Chu Jiang asked, "What did you dig up?"

Zhang Dafu said with lingering fear, "We dug up a coffin."

To prevent Chu Jiang from misunderstanding, he quickly explained, "That's right, we dug up our own great-grandfather's grave, and nothing went wrong. Everything went smoothly."

"Digging the grave, collecting the bones, drying the bones, transporting the bones—everything went incredibly smoothly. Moreover, my great-grandfather's skull was perfectly straight, and even the feng shui master said it was auspicious."

"But after we arrived at the auspicious location that the gentleman had chosen, things started to go wrong."

"Twenty days ago, when the workers were digging a new grave, blood suddenly gushed out of the soil, and several workers who were nearby died instantly."

"We were all terrified at the time, and we quickly stopped the excavator from working."

"After dragging the dead out, we hastily buried the place and temporarily evacuated down the mountain with the remains and manpower."

"Then today, our second time here, we had to choose to work at night to keep a low profile..."

"Wait," Chu Jiang interrupted, "Did I hear that right? You dug up the same place both times?"

Zhang Dafu was a little embarrassed. "Yes, yes."

"But brother, listen to me first, this is a place with excellent feng shui!"

"The gentleman's comments were: Purple mist like a canopy, blue smoke like floating clouds, clouds rising and lingering throughout the four seasons; the skin is not eroded, the color is oily, the grass and trees are lush, the spring is sweet and cold, the soil is fragrant and greasy, and the stone is smooth and bright."

"Moreover, when we first dug, there was milky white gas rising from underground, which is a typical sign of warm milk gas. The bleeding only happened after we dug deeper."

"In addition, we also consulted with the feng shui master after the last unlucky event."

"He advised us to forget about it and choose another place."

"But when we asked him if he had any other such a good piece of land, he said no, it's something you can only come across by chance."

"So we asked again, is there any way to resolve this?"

"The gentleman hesitated for a moment, then said that we should dig out the source of the bleeding below to see what it was. If we can remove that filth and the tomb is not contaminated, then this place will still be an excellent burial site."

"But the gentleman was just saying that; he didn't recommend that we do it."

"So when we started digging for the second time today, he absolutely refused to come, no matter how much money we offered. So we had no choice but to bite the bullet and do it ourselves."

Chu Jiang shook his head repeatedly upon hearing this. This was suicidal. "How many more people died this time?"

“No, no one’s dead, at least not yet,” Zhang Dafu swallowed. “Let me continue.”

“We were very careful during the construction tonight, and we even hired an excavator with an extended arm, just in case someone dies again.”

"Moreover, at that time, we were all far away, and only the excavator was operating the equipment."

"However, this time it went surprisingly smoothly. Apart from digging out some dark red soil, nothing unusual happened."

"But as we dug, the master told me something was wrong; there seemed to be something hard down there."

So we searched the area thoroughly, and after testing it with live chickens and ducks to confirm there was no danger, we used a combination of machinery and manual labor, and surprisingly, we unearthed a large red coffin.

“This is terrible. The workers are too scared to touch it anymore. We don’t dare to move the coffin either. Just half an hour ago, I called a feng shui master.”

"The gentleman said this was like a coffin on top of a coffin, commonly known as 'death cone,' which is very unlucky. Fortunately, we didn't bury the great-grandfather's coffin, otherwise, his descendants would probably suffer one misfortune after another."

"And then? What did the gentleman say?" Chu Jiang couldn't figure out whether this was a charlatan who was just trying to swindle money, or someone with ulterior motives.

“He told us to bury the coffin back exactly as it was, then scatter some paper money and light some incense, saying that we had no intention of offending anyone.”

"If nothing bad happens when everyone leaves, then this matter can be considered closed."

"Then why don't you just do as I say? Why are you calling me? You don't want to bury your great-grandfather's coffin, do you? Forgive my bluntness, but I won't stop you from courting death."

"No, no," Zhang Dafu quickly explained, "We discussed it and decided to let it go. This auspicious site must have been used to bury people before, but too much time has passed and the grave mounds and tombstones on the ground have disappeared."

“If they really steal someone’s burial plot, we’re afraid that our great-grandfather won’t rest in peace after being buried there, and that it will affect his descendants.”

"But just as we were about to bury the coffin as it was, a very strange thing happened."

"We could faintly hear the sounds of gongs and drums, suonas, and firecrackers. It sounded like a traditional wedding procession."

"But this area is very remote, and there are almost no people living here."

"Not to mention, these days, no one holds such extravagant celebrations anymore; it's not like a few decades ago. So when people hear these announcements, they panic."

"What's even more incredible is that a layer of fog has risen up around the entire mountain, and we are now trapped on the mountain. To be precise, we are trapped next to this tomb. We dare not go down the mountain, and we dare not call the police."

"After much thought, I have no choice but to ask you for help, brother."

Chu Jiang frowned upon hearing this. "Are you sure that's the sound of a wedding procession?"

A bad feeling rose in his heart. Could it be related to the ghost bride?

Back in the castle, Chu Jiang had been wondering why the ghosts on the cards were either not yet revived or were in dire straits.

However, the ghost bride can inexplicably control Michiko's body; at the same time, Michiko has not yet been sent out of the castle by the corresponding rules.

Chapter 270 A Visitor from Afar, at the Foot of Qingyun Mountain

At that time, Chu Jiang was guessing that the ghost bride had been revived to some extent, but not completely.

Doesn't this match what Zhang Dafu said?

Because these people dug up the ghost bride's grave, the ghost was awakened from her long slumber. However, for some reason, the ghost bride did not fully awaken and remained in the coffin.

On Zhang Dafu's side, several workers also died, and they fled in panic, so there were no more casualties.

But these people are too bold. After one incident, they actually dared to go back and dig up the grave. This time, they've dug up the real culprit.

According to Zhang Dafu's description, it's possible that the ghost in the coffin has officially come back to life, regardless of whether it's the ghost bride or not.

Shaking his head again, Chu Jiang asked, "What's your situation now? You can make phone calls, but you can't leave, right?"

"We don't know if we can leave, but we dare not move."

"We can still hear those sounds; they seem to be coming from outside the mountains..."

This puzzled Chu Jiang again. "Wasn't it coming from inside the coffin?"

Zhang Dafu on the other end of the phone shook his head repeatedly, "If it were really coming from inside the coffin, we would have run away in terror long ago, no matter how thick the fog was."

"The current situation is that something seems wrong outside the mountain, which is why we dare not go down the mountain."

After speaking, Zhang Dafu turned on speakerphone and pointed the phone in the direction from which the sound came so that Chu Jiang could hear the general commotion.

Although the sound was somewhat muffled, Chu Jiang heard it sound like festive music, completely different from the mournful tunes of a funeral.

"Alright, I'll go there and give you your location."

"By the way, has the matter with the Ghost Hunters been resolved?"

When Zhang Dafu heard that Chu Jiang was coming, he was extremely excited.

Although he had only seen Chu Jiang catch bullets with his bare hands and crush them, some things he experienced afterward made him realize that this young man surnamed Chu was no ordinary person.

"Brother, are you talking about that gang of thugs?"

"That's been resolved. The Langchao City police and a man in black gave me a lot of help."

"They also said that a police captain named Yuwen Ting dealt a heavy blow to those guys' arrogance, and they should not dare to cause trouble again."

"If you don't agree, brother, I'll have no choice but to bite the bullet and go to the police."

Next, Zhang Dafu quickly gave the address, afraid that Chu Jiang would think he was talking too much nonsense and wouldn't come.

After hanging up the phone, Chu Jiang did not rush to Qingyun Mountain, but instead made a call to the person in charge of Langchao City.

I was going to ask him if anything unusual had happened in the city recently; but he was also unsure whether he knew about the paranormal events happening not far outside the city.

However, no one answered when I called, and they called back after a while.

"Excuse me, Captain Chu, I was just investigating a special incident."

The person in charge of Langchao City is surnamed Zhou. Nominally, he is still Chu Jiang's subordinate, and Chu Jiang has the right to call him over to assist in case of an emergency.

Upon hearing the question raised by Chu Jiang, Zhou Hongyu stated that he was unaware of the situation at Qingyun Mountain.

As for Wave City, some things have indeed happened recently. A series of young women have gone missing, and it doesn't seem like the work of humans. It's speculated that it was done by ghosts or ghost masters.

Because three incidents occurred in quick succession, Zhou Hongyu has been extremely busy and stressed these past few days dealing with this matter.

Although he didn't know if it was related to the situation at Qingyun Mountain, Chu Jiang still silently memorized the information.

He also briefly explained that he was going to deal with a paranormal event, and told Zhou Hongyu to be ready to provide support at any time.

Zhou Hongyu naturally agreed, as he was originally supposed to go and check it out himself.

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