The male supporting character was actually myself.

What could be the reason for needing to call a Taoist priest to exorcise the ghost?

Chapter Thirty-Six: Jiang Yulu's Awakening

"So he was sick." Jiang Yulu hung up the phone, her brows furrowing even more. "How could he have encountered a ghost out of the blue, and even consult a Taoist priest so quickly? Is the situation really that serious?"

As the only daughter of the richest man, she grew up surrounded by wealthy people and knows that most rich people believe in ghosts and gods.

Inviting a Taoist priest to perform rituals wasn't uncommon, but the butler's implied meaning made Jiang Yulu suspicious again. During the time she was away from Dujiang, Murong Jiangchen rarely returned to the villa. He didn't seem to need to worry about company affairs, so what was he doing outside all day? Who was he with?

Last night's strange dream finally awakened the woman's intuition, and she suddenly realized that she knew very little about Murong Jiangchen.

From their first meeting to discuss cooperation, to being pursued passionately, to establishing a relationship, falling in love, and getting married, they accomplished one of the most important events in their lives in less than half a year. Now, looking back, Jiang Yulu feels more and more as if she was being led by the nose by him, her IQ dropping to negative numbers, her heart, eyes, and mind filled with Murong Jiangchen.

He listens to and believes everything he says, and he thinks everything he does is perfect.

"Jiang Yulu, how could you be so love-struck?!" Recalling the past, she seemed to suddenly break free of control and slapped herself. "Have I been bewitched? Otherwise, why would I be so infatuated with him?"

All my understanding of Murong Jiangchen came from his outward appearance. At that time, my father focused on investigating the operation of the Murong family business and conducted a simple investigation. He was very satisfied with this young man who had been running the business world for over twenty years and managed the family business in an orderly manner.

But do I really understand him?

Jiang Yulu's mind drifted back to the neighborhood and the specific building number from her dream. Coupled with the butler's implied meaning, she decided to overturn all her previous conclusions and reinvestigate to get to know Murong Jiangchen!

【Task:……】

Immersed in the joy of cultivation, Jiang Chen suddenly heard a notification from the main system, but no specific task was issued, so he wondered if it was stuck again.

After a few seconds of silence, the notification sounded again: [Mission: Destroy all of Murong Liangchen's identity information within three hours, completely erasing any trace of Murong Liangchen's existence. Reward: One-time use A-grade item x1.]

They actually gave away an A-grade item?

It seems that some part of my plan has taken effect. Someone is investigating Murong Liangchen's main system for fear of being exposed as an imposter.

"I have something urgent to take care of right away. You can rest first, don't wait for me." Jiang Chen paused her service and gently flicked Bai Ling's forehead. "I'm leaving now, I'll come back when I have time."

"Be careful!" She opened her eyes and saw Murong Jiangchen's figure disappear, so she hurriedly reminded him. Then she lay on the bed and felt the rapidly increasing power in her body, feeling a mix of joy and disappointment.

How wonderful it would be if he could always stay by my side! Having a handsome, soulmate-like contracted spirit companion is pure bliss. Even swearing never to marry wouldn't matter!

Bai Ling tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. She got up, drew back the curtains, and looked out at the brightly lit training hall, her thoughts racing. "His strength is so great that his training with me is much faster than before, yet I've only improved by such a tiny bit. My grandmaster uncle is only over fifty and he's already so incredibly strong. Indeed, talent is the most important thing in cultivation..."

Dujiang.

A cloud of black mist appeared on the roof of the villa and quickly condensed into Jiang Chen's figure.

"Host, you're here!" As soon as he appeared, the fluffy little thing pounced on him, eager to claim credit and reward: "The main system lags for a bit, but the mission it issued just happens to be right in the wrong place. Look, look, when the underworld messengers came to arrest the protagonist, they deliberately said they wanted to arrest Murong Jiangchen, and he just self-destructed."

I already have his birth certificate, ID card, student ID, and all sorts of other things that could prove his identity!

Jiang Chen took the documents, examined them carefully, and shook his head, saying, "Since you've already put these into the system space, it's equivalent to them disappearing from the mission world. But the main system is still issuing missions, which means it's definitely not that simple. Let's go, we only have three hours, we need to hurry up and work overtime."

"Huh? This isn't enough? What else needs to be destroyed?"

"Of course, it's about electronic archives, all kinds of photos and information. A living person has lived in the town for so many years and left too many traces. Three hours is a bit nerve-wracking."

"Huh?! Well... I can find a way to delete electronic archives, but I can't modify other people's memories!"

"There's no need to alter memories. As long as no actual evidence is left, even if many people point fingers, it won't prove anything. After all, there's the protagonist's halo."

A ghost and a cat vanished from the rooftop in an instant. Their first stop was the Dujiang City Maternity Hospital, where they would retrieve the birth records of the Murong brothers and then go to the relevant authorities to destroy all of Murong Liangchen's identity information...

Fortunately, the main system thoughtfully provided a task progress bar, which would increase by one point each time a piece of evidence was taken.

Three hours later, the task completion rate finally reached 100%, and the main system notified me that the reward would be issued.

"Meow~ This overtime work was really tough!" The fluffy ball looked at the pile of items and electronic copies that could prove Murong Liangchen's identity in the system space, and lay on the roof, too lazy to move.

Jiang Chen looked at the three options for dreaming in high-definition videos that were automatically looping on the Two Realms Connect phone. It showed that Murong Liangchen's signal reception was 95%, which meant that his connection with the underworld was the smoothest because his yin energy was too strong.

Jiang Yulu's signal reception rate was 34%, which meant she could vaguely remember some fragments of her dream.

Wu Hongbo's signal reception was the worst at only nine percent. The app judged that his physical health was excellent, his yang energy was abundant, and his sleep quality was good, thus hindering signal reception.

Judging from the current situation, Jiang Yulu is the most likely of the three to suspect and investigate Murong Liangchen.

"Xiaobai, send the video you filmed to his wife. Given her role as a highly capable tool, she'll know what to do if she's smart enough."

"Okay, meow!" The fluffy ball rolled over and lay on the roof, starting to tinker with the video recorder.

The next morning, the butler knocked on the door and subtly reminded everyone that the young mistress had called the previous night to inquire about something.

Even if Murong Liangchen were an idiot, he would know to send these girls back as soon as possible!

Fortunately, Jiang Yulu listened to him. If she had suspected something and rushed back by plane at night, wouldn't she have been caught? That would have been a huge problem!

Even with her already diminished protagonist aura, it still had an effect. By a twist of fate, the mistresses she was keeping escaped unnoticed and successfully returned to their respective residences. Jiang Yulu called her trusted confidant, whom she had sent over that very night, but after a thorough investigation, she found nothing unusual.

When they found out the exact address of the neighborhood she dreamed about, her confidant heard that the woman living in that room had fallen to her death while going down the stairs, but all other information was normal.

"Strange, am I just overthinking it?" Upon receiving the reply, Jiang Yulu put down her work and carefully integrated the information she had gathered. She found that although Murong Jiangchen showed no abnormalities, she still couldn't figure out why he had invited the Celestial Master.

What could be the reason for needing to call a Taoist priest to exorcise the ghost?

Chapter Thirty-Seven: Possessed by a Ghost? (Complete Chapter)

"The woman living in the room I dreamed of died. According to the descriptions from the residents I interviewed, it must have happened in the afternoon."

Then, the timing of the arrival of the Taoist priests was very coincidental. If the woman had made a phone call when she died, they should have arrived at this time. Further investigation is needed to determine the exact time of their train or plane ticket information.

"Around 10 p.m. someone was shouting that the villa was haunted..."

She pulled out a timeline from a pile of information and her eyes lit up. "Could there be something fishy about this woman's death, which is why he was so afraid and directly sought out the Taoist priest?"

Jiang Yulu acted on her thought and immediately called her confidant back. About two hours later, the other party finally sent back a screenshot of the woman who died unexpectedly in the surveillance video, along with an update: the deceased's identity information and the relevant department's case filing status have been intentionally concealed. The other party is of a very high rank, and we cannot obtain the relevant case files for the time being.

Information regarding the mode of transportation used by Master Wang of Tingfeng Valley, given his special status, cannot be found at this time.

"No need to investigate anymore, it's her!" Jiang Yulu slammed her right hand heavily on the table, her heart filled with a complex mix of anger and fear.

Why would I have such a dream for no reason?

He even dreamt of the exact address...

Everything was too coincidental, and the fact that Murong Jiangchen had sought out the most powerful Taoist master in the Taoist world, Master Wang, forced her to consider the matter of ghosts.

Could it be that the woman really had an affair with him, and was harboring resentment because he killed her, which is why she appeared in his dream?

Jiang Yulu was, after all, a young woman in her early twenties, and the thought of this made her feel a little uneasy. She thought for a moment and then called her father to tell him about the strange incident from beginning to end; then she quickly finished the most important work and put everything else on hold to prepare to return to China.

After fussing for most of the night, Murong Liangchen realized he felt even worse after finally sending the girls away.

I didn't have any severe headaches or fevers, but I felt weak all over, like my body was falling apart, and I was weak from the inside out. My lower body always felt chilly, even when I was covered with a blanket. My chest felt even worse, like there was a big rock pressing on it. My stomach was cold and hard, and I didn't want to eat anything.

"It's all because of this mouth!" He slapped his mouth weakly, then recalled the special feeling of floating (or rather, feeling like he was in heaven) after eating the ghost food, and suddenly couldn't stop thinking about it.

The benefits of the underworld that Murong Jiangchen described to him were very tempting.

The human world may be wonderful, but it is not a place that lasts forever!

If he really lived to be seventy or eighty before going to the underworld, what could he possibly do after living for several hundred years with his old age and physique? More importantly, if that kid Murong Jiangchen were given several decades to build his power base, with his abilities, he would definitely be able to keep everyone in the underworld completely under his thumb.

If I have no money, no power, no connections, and not even a young and strong physique, what will I have to compete with him?

Would Murong Jiangchen be willing to give up half of his ancestors' inheritance?

I am the eldest grandson of the Murong family, and I definitely have a better chance of succession than him!

Thinking of this, Murong Liangchen struggled to get up and wanted to ask the steward if there was any news about other celestial masters. He needed to find out the specific situation in the underworld, how his descendants would fight for the right of succession, and when and how he should go down to the underworld in the most advantageous way.

More importantly, can you burn paper money for yourself in advance? If it works, send people to burn it truckload by truckload. You'll be a billionaire as soon as you go down!

"call!"

Even though the windows were tightly closed, the curtains inside the room moved without any wind!

A chilling aura made Murong Liangchen shiver involuntarily. He looked out the window at the bright sky and reassured himself, "It's alright, it's alright, there's no way it could happen in broad daylight..."

Before he could finish speaking, he remembered that he had also encountered a ghost in broad daylight the day before!

Damn it, that severed hand was still being filmed under the bright sunlight outside the window back then...

Murong Liangchen swallowed hard, and with a hoarse voice, shouted at the top of his lungs, "Help! Help!"

The villa was quiet, and no one responded.

A gentle breeze blew outside the window, the garden was sunny and birds sang sweetly, but there was not a sound from people.

"Someone! Come quickly..." His desperate shouts came to an abrupt halt. His whole body trembled, and his upper and lower teeth made an involuntary clattering sound. Murong Liangchen's eyes, filled with fear, widened, and his breathing became rapid.

Because inside the bathroom with the frosted glass door closed, a familiar figure quietly appeared!

He pressed himself against the glass, repeatedly striking the glass door with his right arm, producing a low "bang bang" sound.

It's him again—Murong Jiangchen?!

No! It's not true!

For a moment, Murong Liangchen was stunned by the fright. Suddenly, he realized what was going on. That kid was living a comfortable life in the underworld. How could he possibly come up here to scare him? It was all fake. Someone was trying to fool him so they could extort money from him!

"I'll teach you a good way—" Murong Jiangchen's voice echoed in my ears, "When you go back, invite a few more Celestial Masters. Although many of them protect each other, you're bound to find one or two Celestial Masters who aren't greedy for money. That way, you'll definitely be able to catch the mastermind behind it all! Otherwise, hehe, you can just wait to fill Wang Baoyi's bottomless pit."

Yes, it's probably that old bastard who's behind this!

Murong Liangchen's fear subsided a bit after he got angry. Since the other party's goal was to control him and make money, he wouldn't let the ghost hurt him.

Since it has no lethality, there is no need to be afraid.

There are two things I must do immediately: First, find a reliable Taoist master to stay by my side and try to kill the little devil sent by that old bastard to teach him a lesson; second, do everything I can to erase the traces of my existence!

As long as no one can prove that the real Murong Jiangchen died at his hands, the law cannot do anything to him.

Two things must be done immediately!

"Young Master, what are your orders?" Fortunately, the shouting had an effect, and the butler quickly entered the room to inquire.

Murong Liangchen looked back and, sure enough, the figure in the bathroom had disappeared.

The other party's cowardice only proved that my guess was correct!

"Any news from the Celestial Masters?"

"It's not good to contact anyone else since Master Wang just left Tingfeng Valley. I've already contacted the Shattered Star Sect, Zhuangyan Temple, and Cangshan. Except for the masters of Cangshan, who are currently in seclusion and not accepting commissions, the masters of the other two sects have agreed to come and take a look."

A Celestial Master from the Shattered Star Sect will arrive at the airport in about two hours. I will send someone to pick him up.