Chapter 621: Chu Renmei

Metaphysical arts naturally cannot be mastered overnight, so Lin Fengqiao gave Chen Jiajun a book.

With nothing to do, Chen Jiajun read the book throughout the journey.

And as it happened, he saw something strange about Huangshan Village here! "Believe it or not!" Chen Jiajun lit a cigarette and said indifferently.

Yafang did not waste words either; after finishing her meal, she grabbed the money and dragged her son away.

The little chubby boy waved at Chen Jiajun very politely.

Just as Yafang was about to head out, a young man rushed in recklessly and collided with her.

Furious, Yafang gave the kid a punch before turning and leaving while cursing.

This reckless young man did not mind at all; instead, he rushed to the side of the bespectacled man and said with a panicked face, "There are so many dead people in the village... so many dead people! It's so terrifying!"

At this moment, the Boss walked over and asked the reckless young man, "What would you like to drink?"

"Coke!" the young man replied casually.

The Boss nodded and was about to leave, but was grabbed by the bespectacled young man: "Excuse me, I would like to ask, is there anyone still living in the village behind us?"

The Boss shook his head and said, "No one lives there; it has been empty for decades!"

"Why? It's so close to the intersection, and it's convenient!" the bespectacled young man asked with a strange look on his face.

But the Boss shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Yet at this very moment, the old man sitting to the side, looking dull and foolish, suddenly spoke up: "It's evil! It's evil! Sixty-six people died in three days, all because of a child."

"A child?" The bespectacled young man looked at the old man with a strange expression.

The old man seemed to be truly talking to him: "His name is Li Qiang, and Chu Renmei loved him the most! It was all thanks to a Peace Bracelet that he has been safe and sound until now!"

The old man's words were being heard not only by the two young men at the table.

Chen Jiajun could not help but prick up his ears as well.

But after hearing the name Chu Renmei, Chen Jiajun immediately recalled a certain matter, or rather, a childhood trauma.

One must know that people experience many things in life, and as time passes, childhood memories are slowly forgotten.

For example, Chen Jiajun had forgotten many movies from the past.

But some things leave a deep impression. For instance, the happiest things, the saddest things, the angriest things, and... the most terrifying things.

At this time, the Boss brought the Coke over and said to the two young men, "Don't listen to his nonsense; he's a madman!"

"Why?" the bespectacled young man said with a puzzled look: "He was talking to us!"

The Boss said helplessly, "He talks about Li Qiang and Chu Renmei all day long, but we have lived here for over a dozen years and have never heard of these two people!"

After saying this, the Boss shook his head and left.

But the reckless young man lowered his voice and said to his friend, "That's not right! Just now in the village, I saw... I saw Chu Renmei's spirit tablet! And..."

The reckless young man swallowed hard and continued, "And those dead people were kneeling and kowtowing toward Chu Renmei's spirit tablet."

Hearing their conversation, Chen Jiajun's heart stirred, and he immediately had an idea.

So when the two were about to leave, Chen Jiajun also got up and chased after them.

"You two, wait!" Chen Jiajun called out to stop them.

"Sir, is there something you need?"

The bespectacled youth turned his head and looked at Chen Jiajun with some curiosity.

He had noticed Chen Jiajun earlier, sitting with that very fierce woman.

He had even used a single chopstick to flick away the kitchen knife in the woman's hand.

Chen Jiajun smiled and said, "It's like this, I accidentally overheard just now that you seem to be investigating the Huangshan Village ahead?"

"Huangshan Village? So that village is called Huangshan Village!" the bespectacled youth muttered to himself: "How did you know?"

Chen Jiajun said indifferently, "Before I answer your question, I would like to ask you two a question! Why are you investigating Huangshan Village?"

The reckless young man was about to speak, but the bespectacled man waved his hand and said, "To resolve some matters, though as for you, taking the initiative to strike up a conversation with us..."

Chen Jiajun smiled and said, "Guarded against me? That doesn't matter, but you two must have been entangled by some unclean thing, right?"

"How did you know?" the reckless young man asked with a look of surprise.

Chen Jiajun looked at the two and smiled, "I don't know your names yet?"

"Just call me Xiaoming, and this is my teacher, Mr. Mao." Xiaoming hurriedly asked, "Sir, do you know something about this?"

Chen Jiajun nodded: "You can call me Chen Jiajun. As for the thing in Huangshan Village... I do indeed have some understanding of it."

The two looked at each other and immediately revealed expressions of pleasant surprise: "Since you understand, is there any way to resolve it?"

Chen Jiajun shook his head and said, "The thing in Huangshan Village is not that simple! I need the ins and outs of the matter; if you two won't tell me, you can pretend I was never here!"

As he spoke, Chen Jiajun turned around and made a gesture to leave.

Xiaoming immediately stopped Chen Jiajun and then began to tell him what they, a group of young people, had encountered.

The cause of the matter was very simple: a few young people playing with death decided to play a spirit-summoning game, and it ended up getting out of hand.

Several people had already died within a few days, and they had traced the clues to Huangshan Village, hoping to resolve this matter.

After listening to their story, Chen Jiajun nodded immediately.

Although the details were a bit fuzzy, Chen Jiajun still remembered the general plot of the movie *A Wicked Ghost*.

Since the plot matched up, things would be easy to handle.

Chen Jiajun put on the air of an expert and said, "In that case, I already know!"

"Mr. Chen, is there any way to resolve this?" Xiaoming asked with a nervous face.

After all, several people had already died, and his girlfriend was among them.

If these problems were not resolved, perhaps his girlfriend would be next.

Chen Jiajun glanced at the two and then said, "You two come with me to Huangshan Village."

"Ah? We have to go back?" Xiaoming had been terrified by the ghost earlier, and his legs were still trembling.

Chen Jiajun said indifferently, "Do you not want to solve the problem anymore?"

"Then let's go together!" Mr. Mao nodded, grabbed Xiaoming, and followed behind Chen Jiajun.

Chen Jiajun took out the ancient book Lin Fengqiao had given him and glanced at it; it was exactly as he had guessed.

Huangshan Village had already turned into a dead zone, and the layout was one of great misfortune!

Afterward, Chen Jiajun wiped his chest, and suddenly, a pair of deep blue eyes slowly opened on Chen Jiajun's pendant.

Just as Lin Fengqiao had said, Chen Jiajun did not have any innate talent.

But he could use other methods to achieve an "opening of the Heavenly Eye" just like Lin Fengqiao.

That was the equipment obtained from the League of Legends world, the Riftmaker.

When this piece of equipment was brought out, the entire world before his eyes changed.

A gray-black Evil Qi permeated everywhere, shrouding the entire Huangshan Village. "Good fellow, the Evil Qi is soaring to the heavens!" Chen Jiajun muttered to himself.

But to the ears of Xiaoming and Mr. Mao, it suddenly felt somewhat different.

Previously, they were still worried about encountering a fraud, but now it seemed he truly had some skills.

Following the density of the Evil Qi, Chen Jiajun continued to walk forward and soon entered the village.

At this moment, he could clearly see "people" whose attire did not belong to this era wandering about the village.

I am afraid the dirty things Xiaoming saw earlier were these guys.

However, Chen Jiajun discovered with some curiosity that these things could also be considered "ghosts."

But the Evil Qi on their bodies was actually Chu Renmei's! And they were like puppets manipulated by Chu Renmei.

Having entered Huangshan Village, Xiaoming and Mr. Mao could naturally see these dirty things as well.

This scared the two of them until they were trembling all over: "Mr... Mr. Chen, these are the things!"

"I know!" Chen Jiajun said irritably: "You haven't even seen the main culprit and you're already scared like this; won't you be scared to death when you see Chu Renmei later?"

Having been retorted by Chen Jiajun, the two were not quite as afraid anymore.

It was just that the two could not help but mutter: "Not everyone is like you!"

Sensing the aura of living people, those manipulated ghost entities slowly closed in.

An ordinary person seeing this situation would have already been scared half to death.

But who is Chen Jiajun? He has seen more than one so-called "god," so mere ghost entities could no longer scare him.

Seeing these guys with pale faces who were unable to be reincarnated.

There was no ripple in Chen Jiajun's heart; to tell the truth, these people truly deserved to die.

Back when Chu Renmei was framed for adultery, these people were also accomplices.

So Chen Jiajun let out a cold snort, and the Magic Flame of the 【Sunfire Aegis】 surged, directly enveloping his entire body within it.

Afterward, Chen Jiajun charged directly into the group of ghost entities and began punching.

Fists wrapped in Magic Flame could cause damage to spiritual bodies; Chen Jiajun had already tested this when he met Chen Shao.

Therefore, any ghost entity that touched Chen Jiajun would immediately let out a scream and be burned into a wisp of black smoke.

Seeing Chen Jiajun charging into the group of ghost entities with his whole body ablaze and starting a massacre, Mr. Mao and Xiaoming were both stunned.

They had originally seen that Chen Jiajun knew something about Huangshan Village and were just treating a dead horse as if it were alive.

Now it seemed they had latched onto a big shot! Especially Mr. Mao, as this guy had always been very interested in these metaphysical things.

Now that he saw there really were such people in this world, a look of pleasant surprise appeared on his face.

In no time at all, Chen Jiajun had already wiped out all the ghost entities in Huangshan Village.

Although it was relying on a magic item, Chen Jiajun was quite satisfied.

At the very least, in this bizarre world, he finally had some means of self-preservation.

Otherwise, like ordinary people such as Mr. Mao and Xiaoming, one could only be played in circles by ghost entities.

Seeing Chen Jiajun dissipate the flames from his body, Xiaoming finally dared to approach: "Mr. Chen, so you have such methods! Now I can rest easy!"

Chen Jiajun poured a bucket of cold water on the two and said indifferently: "Don't be happy too soon; these are just ordinary ghost entities killed by Chu Renmei. Anyone with a little ability can deal with them. The truly tricky one is Chu Renmei herself!"

Mr. Mao asked curiously: "Mr. Chen, you seem to know something?"

"Let's talk while we walk!" Chen Jiajun waved his hand, signaling the two to follow.

After dealing with the ghost entities entrenched in Huangshan Village, the surrounding environment seemed less eerie.

Chen Jiajun recalled the plot and then gave the two a rough summary: "About several decades ago, there was a teacher in this Huangshan Village named Bu Wantian. He married a beautiful woman who was also a famous Cantonese opera singer, Chu Renmei. Everyone said the two were a talented man and a beautiful woman, a perfect match."

"It's just that although this Bu Wantian was a teacher, his intentions were not very upright. He was taken a fancy to by a young lady from a prominent family, and the other party's family was quite wealthy. In order not to let people discover the news that he was already married, he set up a scheme."

"He had a hooligan from the neighboring village molest Chu Renmei, then reported to the Village Chief that they were committing adultery. Over a hundred years ago, all matters, big and small, in the village were the responsibility of the Village Chief. In a situation like Chu Renmei's, one had to be put in a pig cage and drowned in the pond."

"Bu Wantian jumped out at this time, saying he wanted to accept punishment together with Chu Renmei, but Chu Renmei, in order not to hinder Bu Wantian's future, willingly went to her death."

Hearing Chen Jiajun recount the events from many years ago, both of them were full of shock.

They did not expect that the terrifying Chu Renmei actually had such a tragic past.

"But... logically speaking, Chu Renmei shouldn't have known about this matter, how..." Mr. Mao said somewhat strangely.

Chen Jiajun smiled slightly: "Do you remember the crazy old man also mentioned a name?"

"Li Qiang?" Xiaoming reacted immediately.

Chen Jiajun nodded and said: "This Li Qiang was an orphan who had been supported by Chu Renmei since he was a child. On the day Chu Renmei was buried, he happened to see Bu Wantian and that hooligan making a deal, and he figured out the ins and outs. Thus, on the day of the burial, Li Qiang told the matter to Chu Renmei, whose soul had not yet dissipated."

"Afterward, Chu Renmei, carrying powerful resentment, slaughtered Huangshan Village that very day. Within three days, she killed sixty-six people, which are the ghost entities you saw earlier!"

"Hiss!" Xiaoming and Mr. Mao both could not help but gasp.

However, Mr. Mao said to Chen Jiajun: "But, the people of Huangshan Village seemed to be innocent, right? Why did Chu Renmei want to kill them?"

Chen Jiajun revealed a strange smile: "Innocent? Who told you they were innocent?"

"Could there be a hidden story?" Mr. Mao said with a shocked face.

Chen Jiajun sneered and said, "Do you think the Village Chief and the other villagers don't know about this? They must know; otherwise, how could they have directly accused Chu Renmei of committing adultery with an outsider? Like Bu Wantian, they have long been blinded by greed!"

"It is the saying that when one person attains the Dao, their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven; as long as Bu Wantian latches onto a powerful connection, it benefits his clansmen, so..."

Chen Jiajun did not continue, only shaking his head.

After hearing this, the two could not help but sigh, feeling it was not worth it for a devoted woman like Chu Renmei.

It is no wonder that after Chu Renmei transformed into a vengeful ghost, she began a killing spree; these people ultimately brought it upon themselves.

However, although they sympathized with Chu Renmei, the matters that needed to be resolved still had to be resolved.

Chu Renmei could not be allowed to slaughter the innocent indiscriminately.

Mr. Mao spoke up and asked, "Mr. Chen, are you... able to deal with Chu Renmei?"

Chen Jiajun grinned, "What are you thinking? This woman's Evil Qi is exceptionally deep; right now, the entire Huangshan Village where we are located is shrouded under her Evil Qi. How could a ghost of this caliber be destroyed just by saying so?"

Hearing Chen Jiajun's words, Mr. Mao and Xiaoming immediately turned pale.

"Then... then what should we do?" Xiaoming asked hurriedly.

Chen Jiajun said irritably, "Stop thinking about fighting and killing all day long. Since Chu Renmei hasn't harmed anyone for a full hundred years, why don't you think about why she only just appeared recently?"

Mr. Mao immediately thought of the key point: "That's right, you said it has been nearly a hundred years since Chu Renmei was alive, so why did she suddenly appear at this time! Mr. Chen, do you know the reason?"

Chen Jiajun had already stopped walking at this moment, pointing to the place nearby that had been excavated, and said, "Look, this is the reason!"

The two looked in the direction Chen Jiajun was pointing and discovered that it was actually a construction site.

Mr. Mao immediately realized: "Are you saying that Chu Renmei's grave was dug up by someone?" (End of this chapter)