I Have a Diary

When he said this, the old man fell into the color of memories.

"In the early years, I traveled around, hunting ghosts and exorcising evil spirits. During this process, I saved many people."

"There was a Confucian scholar who was penniless and had nothing to thank, and finally insisted on giving me a volume of ancient books collected by his ancestors."

"In this ancient book, some theories related to the power of incense and fire are expounded. It is also mentioned that this power can help people maintain their humanity."

"But there is a major premise: only the dead can enjoy the power of incense, and the living do not have this qualification."

"After I got the ancient book, I thought about it and finally decided to try the method given above, although I'm not sure if it will work."

"The first step is to have a family ancestral hall with a history of at least ten years, and it must continue to burn incense every year."

"The second step: establish a shrine for the living, and let people of the same clan and blood worship. The duration should be at least ten years, the longer the better."

"The third step: death. After death, transport the body of the deceased back to the ancestral hall. Through a special ceremony, the deceased will become a ghost, a real ghost."

"At this point, if there are no further measures, it will be nothing more than creating a disaster."

"This requires the last step, which is also the most important and crucial step: call the soul."

"The so-called soul calling is to let the closest relatives recall the humanity of the dead."

"As long as the human nature can be recalled, it is equivalent to the temporary resurrection of this person. And because of the blessing of the incense and mind power on the body, this temporarily recalled human nature can be maintained forever, as long as the incense in future generations continues."

After hearing this method, Chu Jiang felt amazed for a while. He felt that the words genius, strange talent, or ghost were not enough to describe this person. Is this a method that people can think of? ?And it does seem to be working.

The old man continued to narrate: "A long time ago, we knew that only the power of ghosts can fight ghosts."

"Then have you ever thought about why the power of incense and fire can be used to maintain human nature, so that human nature will not be wiped out?"

Without waiting for Chu Jiang to answer, the old man said to himself: "I speculate that every living person has the potential to become a ghost, and the power of ghosts comes from their thoughts before they were alive."

"Of course, this speculation cannot solve a difficult problem: Some ghosts obviously don't have the concept of [before life]. Let's think that before they became ghosts, they were entrusted with [thoughts]."

"Just like the sealed container we use, there are many parts that are old objects from the past."

"Wait," Chu Jiang couldn't understand when he heard this, "What do you mean by old objects?"

In Chu Jiang's perception, sealing a container is almost equivalent to sealing a clay pot.

But if you think about it carefully, whether it's a clay pot or a safe talisman, they are all mass-produced items developed by the No. 21 Research Institute.

So what about the ghost masters in the past, what kind of containers did they use to seal ghosts?

The old man gave a rare smile, "Almost forgot, you all seem to be using some kind of jar to hold ghosts. That kind of jar should be something made by your research institute with the help of a certain ghost."

"At that time, all old objects were natural sealed containers, the older the better, such as various antiques."

"The second thing is the items that entrust the deep emotions of human beings. For example, the relics of relatives; the amulets worn from childhood to adulthood, etc. In short, the emotions must be deep and not easy to dissipate."

"It's the last turn. Use the power of ghosts to create various items."

"Of course, for large organizations, it must be the most convenient and most suitable method for mass production."

Chu Jiang nodded again and again, so there was such a saying.Speaking of Research Institute No. 21, they should know this knowledge.

But the research institute is very thieves, they don't say anything at all, and they also mentioned in the newcomer manual: ordinary ghost masters and ordinary forces cannot make sealing props, and it is recommended to join the research institute to obtain them.

This is not a lie, but a play on words.

Its fundamental purpose, I am afraid, is to control the folk ghost masters.

The old man said back to the topic, "So in essence, the power of incense and the power of ghosts come from the same source, but the manifestations are different."

"Of course, this is my conjecture. Not daring to speak out is the truth."

"Our Lin family can be considered a big family in Luohe, so naturally there are ancestral halls."

"Besides, when I obtained the ancient books, I was already well-known in the local area, and I had the right to speak in the clan. Therefore, the establishment of the shrine went very smoothly."

"I not only set up memorial tablets for myself, but also for my son and his son's wives; even as soon as my grandson and granddaughter were born, I put the tablets in the ancestral hall as soon as they were named."

Chapter 180

Chu Jiang felt a little ashamed when he heard it. It really needs some prestige, otherwise the people in the clan might not agree at all.

The old man continued in a low tone: "So, when our Lin family dies, everyone is actually eligible for resurrection."

"Only my wife, her situation is too special, she is already half dead, half human, half ghost, so she can't use this method at all."

"And my son, he died earlier than the others, and he died of a sudden illness."

"After my son died, I tried to resurrect him, but that attempt failed."

"To be precise, I failed at the [Soul Call] step. I failed to bring back his humanity. He completely became a ghost that lost humanity."

"In desperation, I had no choice but to seal up my own son."

"That failure gave me a lot of frustration. It turns out that this method is not [-]% successful."

"So in the end, after that supernatural event happened, I actually didn't have much confidence; I was even very hesitant, should I do this?"

"In the end I decided to try resurrecting another person."

"This person is Xu Lan, the fifth concubine of the Lin family."

"Everything in the procedure is the same as before, but the call to the soul went very smoothly. I just yelled, and Xu Lan's humanity returned."

"But Xu Lan seems to have lost part of her memory. She doesn't know that she is dead, and she is still a little confused when she sees herself in the ancestral hall."

"I was overjoyed, so I told her the truth myself."

"But I never expected that Xu Lan was terrified at the time, and she couldn't accept that she was dead. This kind of suspicion even shook her humanity, allowing ghosts to gain the upper hand."

"So as a last resort, I can only use a special method to wash away a small piece of her memory, so that she can forget about it and return to the state when she just woke up."

"In short, although there are flaws, it has succeeded in one case."

"I made up a lie and asked Xu Lan to rest in the backyard of the ancestral hall first, and then proceed to resurrect the second person."

"Maybe it's because my impression on the juniors is too deep. They are all afraid of me, so they succeeded one after another."

"Only when the two youngest are resurrected, it may be because their tablets have not been worshiped for long enough, so both of them are a bit unstable."

"Especially the smallest Xinghe, after he was resurrected, he struggled repeatedly between humanity and ghost."

"This little baby, it was only after I took him alone for a long time that I slowly adjusted him back."

"It seems that the fortune teller was right. The last grandson will be full of disasters and disasters. I only listened to what the gentleman said, so I deliberately saved the Chinese character [天和风雨飞] for this little boy at the end."

"In short, the way of incense and mind power not only has harsh implementation conditions, but also has its own flaws."

"After I revived a group of family members, I didn't dare to tell them the truth."

"And for the first ten years after they were resurrected, they couldn't leave the ancestral hall, they had to stay here to continue to receive incense and strengthen themselves."

"Using this opportunity, I built the ghost world we are in now based on the special ghosts carrying ghosts in their bodies."

"This is the idea I mentioned earlier, using our Lin family as nails to suppress all the evil spirits!"

"Correspondingly, even after the first ten years, the Lin family will not be able to leave here."

"Because they are one of the foundations of this ghost domain world. Once they leave, this place will collapse, and all the evil spirits will rush out, which cannot be sealed at all."

When Chu Jiang heard this, he was a little silent.

Seeing his expression, the old man asked, "Do you think I'm cruel? You tied them here forcibly, just to let them suppress the ghosts."

"But my thoughts are very simple. The reason why they can be resurrected and continue to live is not by themselves, let alone me, but by countless people from the Lin clan who have offered incense for generations."

"Since enjoying the incense of the descendants, it is natural to make contributions to the descendants; there is no reason to take all the benefits for nothing and not bear any responsibility."

"And it's not just them being locked up here, I'm locking myself up here too."

"After I died, I arranged for a good friend to help me host the resurrection; and I also asked my grandson to come blindfolded and call my soul."

"But the first cry failed, the second scream failed, and something big was about to happen; in the end, I walked and ran back, and let the people who didn't know why shout loudly, which brought back my humanity."

"After I woke up, although I also lost a small piece of memory, it didn't matter. I knew a long time ago that I could be resurrected in this way, and I was indeed successfully resurrected."

"So at that time, I didn't have any doubts in my heart. I really died and became a ghost that kept my humanity."

"Because there is no doubt, my humanity will not be shaken."

"Others, even if I don't go into details, I'm afraid you can guess."

"I built a cycle in the ghost domain world, making the Lin family think that they are still alive and living the life that a living person should have normally."

"Every three years, I will erase their memory and let them start all over again."

"Although this is a kind of deception, at least it won't make them feel very painful. As long as they don't realize that they are living in a false world, it's at least better than them sleeping underground, isn't it?"

"As for me, I stay with them year after year, day after day, watching them congratulate me on my birthday year after year and prepare gifts for me..."

The more the old man spoke, the lower his voice became until he couldn't hear it at all.

Chu Jiang thought for a while, and then said: "I can't judge right and wrong, and I'm not qualified to judge, after all, this is your Lin family's business."

"But there is one thing. The Lin family may not have noticed anything at first, but after so many reincarnations, someone has already discovered the clue."

"This point, I believe you should also be very clear, the first Xu Lan who was resurrected by you, she has already discovered that something is wrong; she has been trying to escape from here, and even found me."

The old man nodded slightly, "Yes, Xu Lan was the first person to find out. Although the others subconsciously felt that something was wrong, they still couldn't fully jump out and look at the whole thing like Xu Lan did."

"I suspect that it should be related to me telling her the truth. Deep down in her heart, she knows that she is dead, so she can judge what is wrong."

Just when the two of them were talking about this, outside the door of the ear room, there was a shadow who did not know when it appeared here, and left without a sound...

Chapter 180 Hidden dangers of the ghost diary

"But Xu Lan didn't dare to come to me to question the truth. She was even afraid that I would completely obliterate her and silence her, so this matter has been delayed until now."

When the old man talked about it, he still sighed.

"Then what are you going to do with her?" Chu Jiang asked.

"Continue to erase her memory and let her continue to reincarnate again and again?"

The old man shook his head, "If you use this method too much, it will be useless, and she didn't realize something was wrong during this reincarnation."