I Have a Diary

As for Xu Jinglun and others, they had already been taken back by the research institute for investigation, so Chu Jiang didn't care too much about them.

Anyway, after the dust settled, he could directly get the investigation results of this incident.

In the reception room, the host and the guest sat facing each other. Chu Jiang poured tea and said, "I haven't had time to sit down and chat these days. It's rare to be free now. I hope Miss Jing can give me some advice."

Jing Ruoxue nodded slightly, "You're welcome."

"Can you tell me the specific origin of Chu Zang's lineage?"

Jing Ruoxue picked up the teacup, didn't drink the tea, just held it in her hand, "It's too long ago to talk about the origin, so let me briefly talk about it from the perspective of a ghost teacher."

"Spiritual recovery has existed since ancient times, and the existence of ghosts has also existed since ancient times. On our Chu land, the two ghost master families that have been passed down the longest are Chu Zang's lineage and Chu Mei's lineage."

"These two also represent, respectively, the Great Commander and the Lesser Commander in "The Songs of Chu Nine Songs."

"It is rumored that in ancient times, there were nine gods in Chu, but later, for some reason, only your Chu family and our Jing family remained."

There were three surnames in the ancient Chu State, Qu, Jing, and Zhao, and the surname of the king was Xiong.After Chu was destroyed in Qin Dynasty, the descendants of the Xiong family took the country as their surname and called it Chu in memory of their homeland.

"Our two families have lived in Chudi for generations, regardless of the power disputes in the world, but just settled in a corner, acting as the protector of the people of Chudi, and accepting their offerings and worship."

Hearing this, Chu Jiang became even more puzzled, "Why is it a god? Isn't it two ghosts?"

Jing Ruoxue seemed to have expected that Chu Jiang would ask, "What do you think is a god?"

"In other words, what is the definition of a god? Is a god born a god? Or is it that the concept of god was born after the worship of human beings?"

Chu Jiang was thoughtful, while Jing Ruoxue further explained, "The earliest ghosts were supposed to be chaotic, disorderly, and wanton slaughterers, but with the appearance of the first batch of ghost masters, the power of ghosts was gradually used by humans. .”

"Later, at the peak of a certain ghost master's prosperity, there were even nine ghost master families in Chudi, who controlled nine different powerful ghosts."

"Because it is human who controls the power of ghosts, and human rationality suppresses the ferocity of ghosts, so people in Chudi worship these nine as gods."

"So what they worship is actually a combination of human and ghost; it is a very small number of ghost masters who are both rational and extremely powerful."

"I found that you seem to be struggling with this all the time. In fact, you don't need to think too much, just control yourself and don't let your humanity get lost."

Chu Jiang nodded slightly, "Is human belief useful to ghosts?"

"Yes, this is our long-term experience. Human [thoughts] seem to make the worshiped ghosts stronger. Therefore, the ghosts passed down by our two families are essentially stronger as they are passed down. "

Jing Ruoxue's answer reminded Chu Jiang of the old man's words, and he also mentioned the concept of "reading".

Now combining the two statements, Chu Jiang has a little understanding of the false gods abroad and the gods taught by the Holy Word.They are probably very few, but as ghosts themselves, they can consciously cultivate the existence of human believers.

As for the black sun, it should be regarded as their embryonic form.Although the black sun has the ability of meme infection, which can make people worship it crazily, it doesn't seem to be able to use this power further and better.

"The topic seems to be a bit far away, let's talk about Chu Zang's lineage itself." Jing Ruoxue seemed to be so talkative when facing Chu Jiang.What she said in front of outsiders in the past few days has not been said much when she chatted with Chu Jiang for a while.

"The Chu family and the Jing family have been an alliance since ancient times, and there are many marriages. Whenever the spiritual recovery comes back, they will advance together and retreat together."

"However, more than a hundred years ago, that is, in the middle and late stages of the last round of supernatural recovery, the Chu family chose to completely avoid the world for some reason, and even stopped accepting worship from the people of Chu."

"The Chu family has always been small, and this time the whole family disappeared, and I don't know where they are going."

"How many rounds of spiritual recovery have there been?" Chu Jiang asked another question when he heard this.

Jing Ruoxue was stunned for a moment before replying: "Well, according to the existing records, there should be at least three or four rounds, right? The last round was in the period of the Republic of China, and it was in the period of World War II for the whole world, so it was considered a small scale."

"The scale of this round is unprecedented. That's why we, the Jing family, are so eager to find you this time."

"If the situation continues to deteriorate, the whole world may become a ghost land, and we humans can only struggle to survive under the threat of ghosts."

Chu Jiang was silent for a while. He crossed his hands and continued to ask: "Our Chu family didn't say a word back then, so we cut off contact with you?"

"You can't say nothing. At that time, our Patriarch asked your Patriarch. The answer you gave was: Maybe Chu Zhuang shouldn't exist, or maybe it's a better choice to completely wipe out this lineage."

"To be honest, we don't understand, even now, why Chu Zhuang shouldn't exist? Could it be that something went wrong during the inheritance process, and the ghost started to recover?"

"Because the inheritance method of your lineage is different from ours, we can only guess and cannot confirm it."

Chu Jiang was a little surprised when he heard the words, "Didn't your ancestral ghosts be inherited through blood?"

"Yes or no, after each generation of Shao Si Ming dies, the ghosts in her body will be separated and sealed up by our family members in a special way."

Chapter 280 Eighth Ancestral Sacrifice

Jing Ruoxue didn't hide her family's secret, "When the new generation of Commander-in-Chief is elected, we will hold a [Invite God] ceremony."

"To put it bluntly, it is to let Chu Mei invade Shao Siming's body."

"This process is risky. Although Chu Mei, a ghost, has lived in the same bloodline for generations, he naturally has a sense of affinity with our Jing family."

"But when it comes to dangerous things like ghosts, there is never anything [-]% sure. Once the fusion fails, you will die."

"So although I have been selected as the young commander of this generation since I was a child, I have never even seen the ghost Chu Mei before my spiritual recovery."

"In the past, my family didn't intend to let me become a ghost master. Even after the spiritual recovery began, they were afraid that I would die because of the failure of the fusion, so they kept delaying the ceremony of inviting the gods to the nearest."

When talking about this, Jing Ruoxue's face was a little sad, "This is also related to myself. Although I have never told my family, I am indeed afraid of it."

"So when I saw that you showed the power of stiffness to the whole world, I even felt a sense of shame. I am not as good as you."

"Even in the past few days, knowing that you awakened the power of your blood without the guidance of your family, I feel that you are far superior to me."

Chu Jiang waved his hand, "There is nothing to be ashamed of, who is not afraid of death? Do you really think I am very brave?"

"The reason why I have come to this point is completely forced. Although Xu Jinglun is not a very good person, he is right in saying that since he has become a ghost master, he can only advance and cannot retreat. "

After speaking, Chu Jiang looked at his right hand, and he muttered to himself: "Is it possible for Chu Jiang to recover? But I haven't noticed any similar signs. At least so far, I'm still in control of this power."

"It's just a guess." Jing Ruoxue also restrained her expression, "By the way, didn't your biological parents leave any clues for you?"

"Yes," Chu Jiang took out a black iron plate from his left hand, "the only thing they left for me is this."

As he spoke, he handed the iron plate engraved with the word Chu Zong to Jing Ruoxue.

Jing Ruoxue took it for inspection, with a thoughtful expression on her face, "This may be a pass token, our Jing family also has something similar."

Chu Jiang's expression brightened, "Where is the pass order?"

"The family cemetery."

When Jing Ruoxue uttered these four words, she pronounced them very heavily, and she seemed to respect them very much.

"For ghost masters, death is also a major event, and we know that people have the possibility of transforming into ghosts, so we will naturally pay more attention to what happens after us."

"Let's not talk about other people's family. The ghost masters of our Jing family have been buried in the same cemetery for generations. As for the location, it is top secret, and a special pass is required to enter."

"Your Chu family should be pretty close. But we can't know where your family's cemetery is; maybe some ancestors who married you know, but it's impossible for them to reveal this kind of secret back to their natal family."

"The family cemetery?" Chu Jiang frowned slightly, and began to think seriously.

The result was of course... No result. When Chu Jiang was still a newborn, he was thrown at the hospital entrance by his biological parents. How could he know where his family's cemetery was.

"Forget it, let's talk about it later." Chu Jiang took back the iron plate and continued to put it away.

"In addition, I would like to ask, after you merged with Chu Mei, did you have any strange dreams? In your dreams, you could hear some sacrificial songs, and even smell the incense of burning wormwood."

"Yes," Jing Ruoxue nodded, "It's normal. According to our family's speculation, this may be a ghost's dream, and we just entered their dreams by mistake."

Chu Jiang was a little surprised, "Ghosts can also dream?"

"Perhaps, they have been sleeping, so they can be controlled by us."

"And the content of their dreams always seems to be the scene of the sacrifice. That's why we focus on accepting the ritual of sacrifice, which can help us better control the power of ghosts and even make them stronger."

When talking about this, Jing Ruoxue felt a little worried, "The only troublesome thing is that fewer and fewer people believe in this now. The last ceremony held by our family was more than ten years ago."

"It's also fortunate that the belief in Si Ming has not completely dissipated. Maybe you can go back to Chudi with me some time, and we will accept a sacrifice together."

Sacrifice...is it enshrined as a god?Chu Jiang always felt a little weird, "Let's talk about it next time, this kind of thing has to wait for a suitable time, otherwise I'm afraid the effect will not be great."

Jing Ruoxue nodded slightly.

"Then I still can't figure out why Chu Zhuang fell into a deep sleep?"

If Chu Zhuang was still active, Chu Jiang would probably be half dead long ago. He would have to fight against ghost nature with humanity every day. How could it be as easy as it is now, and with the help of Chu Zhuang, he could suppress the other two ghosts in his body.

"Is this related to accepting worship from Chu people? Or is it related to incense?"

Jing Ruoxue shook her head, "We don't rely too much on this aspect, or the earliest ancestors of the Chu family and the Jing family did not use this method to maintain their humanity."

"And I can't guarantee that Chu Zhuang and Chu Mei both fell into a deep sleep based on the same principle."

"As for this principle, I can only say it is a speculation: a person's humanity will be swallowed by ghosts, but after ghosts swallow the humanity of countless people, humanity will in turn suppress the ghost's nature, causing them to fall into a semi-permanent sinking sleep state."

Chu Jiang's face froze for a moment, "What do you mean? A living sacrifice?"

"No," Jing Ruoxue said in a steady tone, "You can understand it as a sacrifice. The ghosts at the beginning seemed unstable. The ancestors were all very painful and struggling, and their life spans were generally not long."

"But as it has been passed down from generation to generation, the ghosts in our bodies seem to be gradually becoming more stable and falling into a deep sleep."

"So to be precise, it is the ghosts that have devoured the human nature of countless generations of Chu family ancestors and Jing family ancestors, so that our generation is stable."

"Because of this, we must make good use of this power and not let down the sacrifices of our ancestors."

Chu Jiang was silent. He never thought that Chu Jiang's silence could be realized in such a way.

And what about me, after his death, will his humanity be swallowed up by Chu Zhuang?

In other words, this is the price of gaining great power...

Oh, don't worry too much about this, Chu Jiang feels that if he dies, even the corpse will be swallowed by the ghost diary, so it seems that it is not unacceptable for human nature to be divided by Chu Zhuang.

It can even be said that the ghost diary cannot be cheap even if Chu Zang is cheap, and cheap Chu Zang is also beneficial to future generations.

Chapter 280 IX The Problem of Having a Child

Seeing that Chu Jiang didn't ask any more questions in a short time, Jing Ruoxue chatted casually, "There is a rumor outside that every generation of Chu Zhuang is the same person."

"The same person?" Chu Jiang didn't quite understand.

"That is to say, the ancestors of the first generation of the Chu family used a certain method to obtain eternal life for themselves."

"Of course, this is impossible. It can only be said that every generation of Chu Zang is the same ghost. It is impossible that every generation is the same person."

"After all, we are very mysterious in the eyes of the world, which naturally aroused many bizarre speculations."

"Even the Jing family is even more mysterious than the Chu family, because in the early years, it was usually done by Chu Zang's lineage. In this way, only a few people know that there is still our lineage in Chu land."