Chapter 114 Haunted House (ETL) Part 2
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Chapter 114: Ah! My urn is so beautiful!
Hearing someone approach, the man turned and nodded to them, greeting them, “Hello!”
The man’s tone was awkward, and Gu Ye raised an eyebrow. “Japanese?”
“Yes, from the Tsuchimikado clan. My master gave me the name Ming Na.”
The name sounded familiar, but Gu Ye couldn’t recall where he’d heard it before. He took a look at the man. He was in his twenties, with regular features and a stern expression. His aura suggested martial arts prowess. “My name is Gu Ye. Why have you come all this way to pay your respects to my senior brother?”
“Your name is Gu Ye?” Ming Na was a little confused. He glanced at the words [Gu Ye] on the tombstone. “You…”
Gu Ye smiled, “This is my senior brother. You must be here for something. It’s okay to tell me what you want. I’m his junior.”
The man looked at Gu Ye intently. Even though he tried to hide it, Gu Ye could still see his fighting spirit. Gu Ye smiled and said, “You’re here to spar with him, right? Alas, he’s already dead.”
“Yes, I’m here to fulfill a promise we made 13 years ago. 13 years ago, I lost to him. After returning, I studied diligently and learned everything I could. I didn’t expect that when I returned to find him, he was already dead.”
Gu Ye still couldn’t remember who the man was, but that didn’t stop him from accepting the challenge. Not fighting someone who offered himself up to your door was either a coward or a fool. Gu Ye patted his chest. “It’s okay, come to me! I know everything he knows. You can’t beat my senior brother, and you can’t beat me either.”
If it were anything else, Xie Cheng would have stopped Gu Ye. But hearing about the fight, Xie Cheng became interested and said excitedly, “Yes! He knows everything his senior brother knows. What’s the competition?”
Gu Ye pressed, “Where?”
The other party was stunned. It was said that Chinese masters of mythical arts disliked fighting and just wanted to cultivate their character, but the ones he had met were all combative. “Since your senior brother is gone, it’s the same with you. He and I once had a deal: if he lost, he’d come back to Japan with me. If I lost, I’d kowtow and call him Father.”
Gu Ye clapped his hands. He remembers this now!
“If you lost, I don’t need you to call me Father. Just don’t accuse me of bullying foreign friends when you get back,” Gu Ye rolled up his sleeves. “I’ve heard my senior brother talk about you. You couldn’t beat him in a magic duel, you couldn’t beat him in a formation competition, and he even slapped your summoned Shikigami and made it cry, right?”
Ming Na felt a little embarrassed by Gu Ye’s blunt recounting of his past failure.
Xie Cheng whispered, “Do you really know him?”
Gu Ye explained, “He and his master once challenged my master. His master lost to my master, and he lost to my senior brother. 13 years later, he’s going to lose again to me. This is probably fate.”
Xie Cheng was speechless. Where does your confidence come from?
Gu Ye said proudly, “After I finish digging graves, I’ll duel with you. Please give way now.”
Ming Na had no idea what Gu Ye was up to and could only step to the side.
Gu Ye rolled up his sleeves and was about to go in, but Xie Cheng held him back. “This cemetery isn’t a big deal for ordinary people, and offering sacrifices won’t cause any harm. But if you disturb this tomb, you’ll trigger the formations, and each formation will trigger another.”
Gu Ye despised, “What with all these formations? There’s no treasure hidden in there, just a divination plate. If one doesn’t know how to use it, it’s useless for them to dig it up.”
“Don’t you know how many people your senior brother offended in his lifetime? My master and the others went to such great lengths to prevent his enemies from digging up his grave.”
Gu Ye laughed. “It’s unnecessary. It’s an empty tomb. He’s not even there. His soul has been scattered. There’s no point in doing this.”
Xie Cheng sighed. “But my master and the others feel they owe your senior brother.”
“No one owes anyone anything. God loves him dearly. Anyway, I know about these formations. Just get out of the way.”
Xie Cheng was worried. “This was created by several masters working together. Be careful.”
Gu Ye said proudly, “Let me put it this way: the Three Wonders and Six Instruments, the Yin-Yang Escape, the Azure Dragon’s Auspicious Directions for Heaven and Earth, the Twelve Zodiac Principles of Auspicious Time, the Eight Gates and Three Theories of Kunlun…”
Xie Cheng was impressed. “You know all of them?”
Gu Ye smiled. “So-so.”
Xie Cheng sneered. “Are you kidding me?”
Gu Ye smiled, “I do know a few things, but I’m not a master of them. Every profession has its specialties, which must be acknowledged. But breaking the formation is never that difficult for me. Brother Ghost, Qingyi, and Ye Li, come out.”
Gu Ye held a handful of talismans in his hand. “Increase ghost energy, protect the ghost soul, and strengthen the ghost spirit.” Gu Ye bestowed power upon the three of them. In broad daylight, ghost energy billowed from the cool, shady mountain, scaring away countless birds. Gu Ye formed a finger seal, his brows furrowed coldly, “Smash the formation!”
Xie Cheng was startled. “Are you crazy? All these masters have put so much effort into protecting your senior brother!”
“No need,” Gu Ye said proudly, “No one cared when he was alive, so no one needs to worry about him either after he’s dead. Smash it!”
Xie Cheng, hearing him say something similar to Yu Ze’s, felt a surge of mixed emotions.
A surging ghostly aura swept through, the formation being violently dismantled by 3 ruthless individuals who showed no mercy. The rock that several men had pressed down was kicked away. The small tree in the center of the formation, already 20 centimeters thick, was broken by an unknown force. There was no wind on the mountaintop, but now sand and rocks were flying everywhere. Luckily, there were no ordinary people here, or they would have fainted from fright, suspecting that there were demons in the mountains.
After all 5 layers of formation were violently destroyed, Gu Ye took up his hoe and began digging the grave.
Xie Cheng, seeing this, had no choice but to help Gu Ye with his hoe. Soon, the tombstone was toppled, and an urn was dug out from within. After Gu Ye carried it out, he beamed, “It’s quite classy.”
Xie Cheng’s lips twitched. “Hurry up!”
Gu Ye placed the urn on the ground and rubbed his hands. He opened it and pulled out a red divination plate. Gu Ye rubbed it with his sleeve with delight and held it up high. The sunlight shone on the plate, making it glow even more crimson. Gu Ye excitedly said, “Xie Cheng! Look! This treasure was passed down from my master. Isn’t it beautiful?”
Xie Cheng nodded. “This coquettish color really suits you.”
Gu Ye held it in his arms, feeling a sudden surge of warmth in his heart. “That’s great! As expected, this weight is the most comfortable one.”
Xie Cheng said helplessly, “Hurry up and bury your brother’s urn, and fill the tombstone back for your brother.”
“No,” Gu Ye kicked the gravestone into the pit. “This gravestone feels unlucky. Just bury it1.”
Hearing that, Xie Cheng asked angrily, “Can you please stop messing around? The dead are the most important.”
Gu Ye insisted, “No, just bury it. It’s our sect’s tradition. Help me bury the tombstone.”
Since Xie Cheng couldn’t persuade Gu Ye, he helped to bury the tombstone. After everything was done, he smoothed the soil, bowed, and kowtowed with great piety.
Gu Ye’s mouth twitched, still feeling unlucky.
Seeing this, Ming Na approached with a serious expression. “Is this also a local custom in your area? I saw a report about a place in China that practices tree burial. After death, the body is placed in a coffin and hung on a tree, and six months later, the remains are retrieved and buried. It’s an amazing custom.”
Gu Ye was almost amused and said seriously, “This is just the rule of our sect. Disciples dig graves and inherit the inheritance. So don’t get so reckless as to dig up other people’s graves, or you’ll be beaten to death.”
Ming Na said seriously, “Thank you for the reminder. I’ll make a note of it.”
Gu Ye couldn’t suppress a smirk; Ming Na actually believed it. “Okay, now that I’ve finished my business, what do you want to compete with?”
After seeing Gu Ye’s skills just now, Ming Na gave up the idea of competing with him right away. “Tomorrow evening, the location is still here.”
“Okay,” Gu Ye said with a smile. “Go back and prepare well. Don’t lose too badly. It would be hard to explain to your master.”
Xie Cheng pulled Gu Ye away. “You should go back and prepare well too. Don’t lose. You can’t afford to lose.”
Gu Ye said nonchalantly, “I can already see the sign on his face; defeat without a fight.”
After descending the mountain, the two finally managed to get a taxi back to the hotel. Unexpectedly, they ran into Ming Na again; they were actually staying in the same hotel. Gu Ye raised an eyebrow. “This is truly fate. Since we’re so destined, I’ll give you a reading. Be careful tonight. You’re in for a bloody disaster. You might even die.”
The reading made Ming Na’s eyes flicker. He bowed slightly and politely said, “Thank you.”
Gu Ye and Xie Cheng left first for their room. Xie Cheng whispered, “I have a feeling this guy came to our country not just to challenge your senior brother, but he has other things to do.”
Gu Ye said nonchalantly, “We don’t care about that. As long as he doesn’t die in our country, it’s fine.”
“Why did you help him just now?”
“Again, it’s bad for us if an international friend dies in China. Then someone will spread rumors that China has poor security and that the people are unhappy. They’ll use this opportunity to stir up trouble, start a trade war, or something.” Gu Ye said disdainfully, “I don’t want to see that idiotic statement in my face.”
Xie Cheng nodded. “You make a lot of sense. So, to celebrate your ability to talk (nicely), let’s go have a nice lunch. I’m thinking of some giant shrimp, weighing 2 jin (1.2 kg) each.”
“Come on! I’ll take you!” Gu Ye hugged his lost divination plate, almost floating with joy. “Are 2 enough? If not, take 8. I’m rich. If I don’t take you on a tour of a 5-star hotel, you won’t know what it means to be ‘My father is Gu Decheng’!”
Xie Cheng’s lips twitched. It was over. Gu Ye had gone crazy.
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Huaixin City was a famous historical city. After lunch, Gu Ye and Xie Cheng spent the afternoon strolling around the city, visiting several famous tourist attractions, and taking some photos. Wherever they went, Gu Ye carried his bag, not on his back, but slung across his chest. His arms wrapped around it like protecting a treasure. Xie Cheng could see that with so much stuff in his bag, he wasn’t afraid of losing anything else, but this divination plate. It was truly Gu Ye’s favorite.
Gu Ye happily sent the photos he took to Yu Ze and said with a smile, “I thought returning to this city would be filled with emotion, but I didn’t expect to be just like a passerby, quietly admiring the scenery and experiencing the local culture. I didn’t feel uncomfortable at all.”
Hearing him say this, Yu Ze felt relieved. Gu Ye had truly let go.
“When you have a holiday next time, I’ll take you out for a walk. I’ll buy you a manor, build you a ranch, and then a racetrack. You can have fun as you please.”
Gu Ye smiled and said, “Okay, work hard and make money. Then buy it for me.”
At the side, Xie Cheng saw a small trinket he liked and called Gu Ye over to take a look. But after calling twice, he realized Gu Ye was still on the video call. Xie Cheng felt exhausted inside. No matter what time of year, those with partners will discriminate against single dogs.
After having enough fun, Gu Ye and Xie Cheng grabbed some street food for dinner. Then, back at the hotel, Gu Ye reminded Xie Cheng with a smile, “There’s something exciting tonight. If I find out, I’ll have Ye Li tell you.”
Xie Cheng, seeing Gu Ye’s wicked grin, said, “Could it be that Yin-Yang master (exorcist)…”
“Shh!” Gu Ye whispered, “Don’t say it out. It won’t work if you say it out.”
Xie Cheng rolled his eyes. The hell that means?
[Banana: The original meaning was for wishes (during a birthday or meteor shower), which people shouldn’t say their wishes out loud. Otherwise, the wish won’t come true.]
Night soon enveloped Huaixin City. The weather turned cooler. In the second half of the night, a blanket of white mist descended from the sky, and the silent Huaixin City resembled a foggy city.
Gu Ye was sound asleep when someone nudged him. He opened his eyes warily and heard a ‘tapping’ sound outside the window. Gu Ye blinked and got up, eager to watch the excitement. Then he asked Ye Li to quickly wake Xie Cheng; something exciting was about to happen.
Getting out of bed, Gu Ye stretched out a finger and quietly pried open the curtains. He saw a purplish-black child’s head flying in midair. Its limbs were missing below the neck, and a string of intestines was tied to its base. A ‘da da da’ sound was the chattering of the child’s teeth as the head flew past.
Gu Ye was so excited that he was not sleepy anymore. “This is so exciting.”
Raw word count: 6256 (whole chapter)
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