I have a ghost diary

After carefully observing everyone's expressions, Chu Jiang said softly, "I won't say any more pleasantries. Among you, who is willing to leave with me?"

Almost everyone raised their hands, but two people did not: the Second Madam and the Fourth Young Master.

Chu Jiang could more or less guess the reason for the Fourth Young Master's situation.

When he came last time, he displayed a vivid personality, completely different from those puppets, which made everyone in the Lin family very interested in him.

At the time, the fourth young master was unaware of the truth. He thought there was something wrong with this interest and even suspected that Chu Jiang had used some kind of crooked ability to bewitch people. Therefore, he did not have a good attitude towards Chu Jiang.

Now the tables have turned, and it's a bit too much for the proud and aloof Fourth Young Master to beg Chu Jiang for help.

As for this second wife, Chu Jiang hadn't had much contact with her and hadn't exchanged many words with her, so he was a little confused about her thoughts.

Seeing Chu Jiang looking over, and the others looking at her as well, the Second Madam simply said softly, "If we all leave, there will be no one here to keep Master company. Besides, the Old Master needs someone to talk to, so I'd better stay."

The ladies and children felt a little guilty upon hearing this, but the eldest lady's expression was not good. Didn't this make her look like the bad guy?

The old man waved his hand, "I don't need anyone to accompany me. As for my son... my son is already dead. Now he's just a heartless ghost. You don't need to worry about him too much."

Of course, that's what he said, but when he looked at the coffin, there was still a trace of sorrow in the depths of the old man's eyes.

At this moment, the eldest young master took the initiative to say to the fourth young master, "Xingshun, what is your reason?"

“It’s not like we’re leaving and never coming back. Anyway, my idea is to go out and see what’s going on first, and then come back at a later date. The burden of the Lin family can’t be entirely left to the old master alone.”

"I, I..." The fourth young master struggled for a long time, but couldn't come up with a good reason.

Lin Mo Hua said calmly, "He cares about his reputation, but what good is it for a dead man to care about his reputation?"

As she spoke, she pushed her younger brother and said, "Apologize, I apologize too."

After saying that, Lin Mohua stepped forward and looked at Chu Jiang seriously, saying, "It was my fault last time. I was trapped in this cycle of reincarnation for too many years and suffered too much. That's why I stopped you with the others when you were about to leave."

"To this day, I deeply regret the decision I made back then."

Upon hearing this, the others also apologized, since they were all involved in stopping the person, although they didn't dare to actually take action.

The fourth young master also took the opportunity to apologize in the chaos. When there are many people, speaking up together makes it less awkward.

Chu Jiang nodded slightly, accepting the assessment. Then he looked at the only person who remained silent, the Fifth Concubine, and asked, "And you? Don't you feel even the slightest bit sorry for me?"

Xu Lan gritted her teeth. "I don't regret my decision back then. Of course, what I did was indeed unfair to you, and I will make it up to you in the future."

Chu Jiang chuckled and shook his head. "I don't need your compensation."

He could almost picture what the other party's form of compensation would be...

"Alright, although most of you want to leave, I won't be taking everyone with me this time."

Chu Jiang's words made everyone tense, and many were afraid that they would be left behind.

Especially the fifth concubine, who was so desperate to get out that she almost went crazy, almost came to beg Chu Jiang for help, if it weren't for the old master's presence.

"This is what I'm thinking: it's not easy to manage such a large family of yours once I'm gone."

"So, we'll split into two groups. One group will stay at the ancestral hall with the old man to keep watch; the other group will go to Luohe City outside, to work under me. I'll pay you a salary so you can experience the life of a normal person."

"Then these two groups take turns regularly, staying outside for a period of time and then coming back, staying inside the ancestral hall for a period of time and then going out, which is fair to both sides."

Chapter 340 Family Tree

Chu Jiang proposed this plan mainly because he was worried that his branch wouldn't have enough manpower to control this large group of people, and that things would get complicated if something went wrong.

After all, Chu Jiang couldn't stay at the branch office every day without moving around, much less take his family of more than ten people on trips. In the next few days, he was planning to go to the United States.

Upon hearing the plan, the Lin family members reacted with varying expressions: some pondered, some hesitated, and some harbored secret thoughts...

Just then, the old man took out an old book from his pocket and handed it to Chu Jiang.

"Here you go. This is our Lin family genealogy. If someone breaks away from your control and tries to find an opportunity to run away, this will be of help to you."

The Lin family was caught off guard by the old man's act of "suppressing" his own people.

Some people even felt dissatisfied, thinking that the old man was too nice to outsiders, but he just didn't dare to show it to their faces.

The old man looked at them seriously and said, “It’s been so many years, I know each of you well. There are quite a few restless people among you, and good and evil are just concepts to you.”

“When you are inside the ancestral hall, I will keep you in check, and you will not dare to act recklessly. But once you are outside and completely free from any restraints, I have no doubt that some of you will quickly become corrupted and even be devoured by your demonic nature step by step.”

"Don't think you have a lot of self-discipline. If you were really that self-aware, you wouldn't have been on the verge of losing control when we intercepted Chu Jiang last time."

“You are already dead. Although you have gained an extremely long lifespan in a disguised way, I think you are also very clear that you cannot achieve immortality in this way.”

“We are using the old methods of our predecessors, but not many of them have left behind any legacy. They must have been trying to balance their humanity and their evil nature, and ultimately they gradually led to their destruction.”

"If you want your consciousness to continue to exist, take this as a warning and guard your true nature."

The old man's words were truly earnest and meaningful.

Simply put, it means we don't believe these people have self-control; we must have methods to keep them in check before they might obediently listen and become good people.

Seeing that everyone was silent and no one objected, Chu Jiang unceremoniously put away the Lin family's genealogy.

This should be a special sealing artifact, which can play a certain role in controlling and suppressing the Lin family members whose names are recorded in the family genealogy.

Then Chu Jiang looked at everyone again, "Although we will be divided into two groups, I can take you out for a few days to explore this new world."

"Let me show you what earth-shaking changes have taken place on the land of Kyushu in just over a hundred years."

Upon hearing this, the second young lady and the fifth young master immediately began to whisper excitedly to each other. They were both still young and were most looking forward to this.

After making the promise, Chu Jiang asked, "Who in the first batch would like to volunteer to stay in the ancestral hall?"

This time, the second wife and the fourth young master were the first to raise their hands.

Then the others looked at each other. If half of the twelve people were to stay, then at least four more people would have to stay.

The young master thought for a moment, "Count me in."

So there are still three more... But after a while, no one volunteered to stay, it seems they really desperately wanted to leave this awful place.

Finally, Fifth Young Master Lin Xinghe weakly raised his hand, "Count me in too."

The old man shook his head upon seeing this, "Xiubi stays, and together with the three people in front, let's keep these four people guarding the ancestral hall for now. The others can come back next time, and we'll rotate them every three months for now."

Xiu Bi is the First Madam. Her face was rather unpleasant, and her eyes, one black on the left and one white on the right, were darting around uncontrollably. However, she didn't dare to say anything and just lowered her head.

Chu Jiang had no objections; the two groups didn't necessarily have to be evenly matched. In fact, with the family tree, he wouldn't need to worry too much even if he took everyone with him.

However, the old man clearly felt that this rotation mechanism was better, as it would help him to regularly observe the situation of each person.

Now that the matter was settled, Chu Jiang discussed the details with the old man one last time before leading everyone outside.

The old man simply stood there, leaning on his cane, silently watching these "young people" walk out of the main hall, down the dark road outside, and towards the transparent vortex at the end of the road...

His face was aged and weathered; he didn't know how much longer he could watch over these younger generations like this.

......

Upon exiting the ancestral hall and seeing the actual Lin Clan Ancestral Hall outside, the Lin family members were quite surprised to find it so lively.

They were also quite interested in the "strange" clothing worn by the pilgrims.

As Chu Jiang led them outside, he said, "Try not to show yourselves in front of ordinary people these next few days. I'll find a guide to show you around and introduce you to some modern common sense."

"As for now, let's go and take a look at where you'll be working in the future."

With the addition of the Lin family's ghost masters, Chu Jiang can say that he no longer relies on the headquarters' manpower; not to mention that last time, Jing Ruoxue transferred two reliable ghost masters from her own family, just as he had suggested.

Therefore, based on the number of ghost masters under his command, Chu Jiang is in no way inferior to the other captains of the research institute, and may even crush them in terms of absolute combat power.

After all, these ghost masters of the Lin family were already quite powerful in life, and they became even more terrifying after death.

......

Leading everyone slowly to the Tianfeng Building, listening to their exclamations and discussions about transportation, skyscrapers, and the dazzling array of goods, Chu Jiang finally gradually emerged from the somewhat extreme mental state he had experienced after riding the Black Sun.

It's true that we need to spend more time with people to better maintain our humanity.

As Chu Jiang led the group to the top floor by elevator, he was surprised to see a young man dressed in a white shirt and with an old-fashioned style chatting enthusiastically with Gao Yifei at the front desk.

"You have no idea, your boss and I became friends after a fight. There's a lot of discussion about our battle on the forums now; everyone acknowledges my skill and thinks I deserve credit for my defeat..."

At this moment, Gao Yifei coughed and gestured for the talkative young man in front of him to look behind him.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiaodong turned around in confusion, and then he was startled!

"Holy crap, so many ghosts! You run, I'll cover you."

Seeing Chen Xiaodong nervously assume a Wing Chun starting stance, Gao Yifei was somewhat puzzled. He had only seen Chu Jiang walk in alone. Was something really amiss? Was he being tricked?

Chapter 341 Meeting

Chu Jiang was also somewhat surprised to see Chen Xiaodong. "What brings you here?"

"Also, weren't you reflecting on your actions? Why are you starting to pay attention to what netizens are saying about you again?"

While Chu Jiang was speaking, the Lin family members were also cautiously observing Chen Xiaodong; after all, they had been out of touch with this era for too long and did not know what level the current Ghost Master was at.

As for Chu Jiang, he was already a monster in their eyes; when they met again not long after, his aura was much more terrifying than before, which only shows that he was worthy of being the successor of the Chu Jiang lineage.

“I came here to apply for the job, and my family agreed. They originally wanted me to work at the research institute headquarters, but I didn’t want to go. I believe that strong people should associate with other strong people.”

"As for reflection, life goes on after all the reflection. Anyway, I've decided that from now on you are my target! I will defeat you and eventually become number one on the Asian power rankings!"

Chen Xiaodong gave a passionate speech, then nervously looked at the dozen or so ghosts behind Chu Jiang, leaving everyone wondering whether he was brave or cowardly.

Chu Jiang shook his head and said to the Lin family members behind him, "You can show yourselves when we're in the company, because we have a few ordinary employees here. I'll introduce them to you later."

Everyone nodded, and then Gao Yifei was surprised to see a row of people standing behind Chu Jiang. They were both men and women, dressed in classical style, as if they were in a period drama.

Just then, in the corridor on the right, Chen Ke'er seemed to notice the commotion outside, and she secretly peeked out from the finance office.

Then she saw Chu Jiang standing at the front desk, which made her run out in surprise, "Boss, you're back~!"

Because her view was blocked by the long corridor walls, Chen Ke'er didn't notice that there were more than a dozen people behind Chu Jiang. She excitedly ran towards the front desk and even took Chu Jiang's hand.

After the last candlelight dinner, Chen Ke'er has changed her strategy. She is determined to take the initiative, as the opportunity to become a wealthy socialite is right in front of her!

Of course, it doesn't have to be a wealthy family; meeting someone you're attracted to is more important.