Folk customs begin with the entire funeral procession

Chapter 53 Ghost Stories
I've experienced this state of being consumed by resentment before; it was Old Wang who gave it to me.

However, the word in parentheses was 'seven days'. Chen Miao burned incense to offset six days and stayed up all night to get rid of the resentment.

This time, however, the time was not written in the parentheses; there was only an '∞' symbol.

Although Chen Miao's academic performance was average, he knew what this symbol meant.

Infinite, infinite!
So, does this state of being constantly plagued by resentment mean that one should stay there permanently?

Chen Miao turned to the main text of the book.

Logically, since they've already been targeted, new chapters should have appeared by now.

However, Chen Miao did not see any new content appear.

"How come there isn't?"

Chen Miao frowned, feeling somewhat irritated by this sense of loss of control.

"what happened?"

Chen Guokun walked over and glanced at the contents of the book in Chen Miao's hand.

"Brother Kun, do those things usually appear during the day?"

Chen Guokun shook his head: "Generally not, but if we really run into each other during the day, I won't bother looking for you; I'll just have someone from above send over."

Chen Miao remained silent, looking at the dimly lit lobby and corridor of the medical aesthetics center, which was dark because the lights were off, and hesitated in his heart.

Chen Guokun seemed to have guessed Chen Miao's concerns.

“We’ve been here three times already, and we even stayed here one night.”

"That night, that thing killed someone here, but it didn't attack us. So we can basically conclude that it still has unresolved obsessions. As long as we don't take the initiative before those obsessions are resolved, there won't be any problems."

Chen Miao looked at Chen Guokun with some surprise.

"Is there still such a thing?"

Chen Guokun knew that Chen Miao's situation was somewhat special and that he lacked relevant common sense, so he was not impatient.

Walking up to Chen Miao, Chen Guokun took out a cigarette.

How much do you know about ghosts and spirits?

Chen Guokun asked.

"Not many. All we know is that they are born in places with dense yin energy, and if they harbor resentment, they will become vengeful ghosts after death."

Chen Miao thought for a moment and answered using some content mentioned in "The Secret Records of Zhong's Corpse Transport".

"That's right, but not complete."

"The birth of ghosts and spirits is inseparable from yin energy and obsession. Resentment is actually a kind of obsession, but not all obsessions are resentment."

Chen Guokun took a drag of his cigarette.

"The seven days after a person dies are the time when ghosts and spirits are most likely to be born."

"Because at this time, a person's soul is leaving the body. If there is no obsession, or the obsession is not strong enough, the soul will dissipate into the world. But once there is an obsession, coupled with enough yin energy around, the soul will condense."

"Obsession is like adhesive."

"However, what is formed at this time may not necessarily be a vengeful ghost. If there is no resentment in the obsession, then what is formed is just a soul that has not fulfilled its wish and is unwilling to dissipate."

"Just like some elderly people who die with the unfulfilled wish of seeing their grandchildren, so after their souls are condensed, they will wait and wait until they see their grandchildren. Once the wish is fulfilled, the souls will dissipate."

"But this period can only last a maximum of seven days, which is what we call the first seven days after death."

"If this obsession is not resolved before the seventh day after death, there will be many possibilities for what happens next."

"The first type is when the soul is scattered and the spirit is destroyed."

"In most cases, this is the case, because after the first seven days, the soul will be rejected by heaven and earth. If there is not enough yin energy to support the condensation of the soul body, it can only dissipate."

"The second possibility is that it will transform into a vengeful ghost."

"After the seventh day after death, the obsession is not yet complete, but the location of the soul is filled with yin energy, which is enough to support the soul to resist the rejection of heaven and earth after the seventh day. Thus, the obsession transforms into resentment, and a vengeful ghost is born."

“There is also a rarer situation, which is that the soul resists the rejection of heaven and earth, but the obsession does not turn into resentment.”

"These souls will eventually attach themselves to certain objects, making those objects a special kind of existence, which we call filth. You'll understand when you encounter it in the future."

At this point, Chen Guokun took another drag of his cigarette.

“After a vengeful ghost is born, it is driven by resentment.”

"They have clear targets. Unless you are the target of their resentment, they will ignore you as long as you do not interrupt them from doing their own thing until they kill their target."

Chen Miao was taken aback. So, the reason he was haunted by resentment but hadn't triggered a new chapter was because that thing hadn't finished its task, and its target wasn't him yet?

"Brother Kun, what happens after that thing has resolved its grudge against its target?"

Chen Miao asked.

“Randomly, nearby, or directly find people you have previously contacted.”

"..."

Chen Miao was speechless.

So, once that thing has killed all the people it wants to kill, wouldn't this state of being consumed by resentment be ready to erupt at any moment?

Chen Guokun finished his cigarette and threw the butt on the ground, stomping it out.

"Don't worry, even if we don't find that thing, I'll help you remove the aura from your body before you go back."

"breath?"

Chen Miao was puzzled.

"Yes, you can think of it as a kind of yin energy, but it's yin energy that has been specially processed by ghosts and spirits, just like cats and dogs marking their territory by urinating."

"Wherever a ghost has appeared, there will be this aura. Once you are tainted by it, and the ghost has killed its target, as long as a person with the aura appears next to the ghost, the ghost will no longer randomly choose a target, but will prioritize choosing a person with the aura."

"We have methods to deal with this kind of odor."

At this point, Chen Guokun glanced at Chen Miao.

"Don't be afraid that we're deliberately trying to harm you. We have no reason to let anything happen to you. After all, the more people that thing kills, the more ferocious it becomes. If we harm you, it won't do us any good either."

Seeing a hint of embarrassment flash in Chen Miao's eyes, Chen Guokun didn't pay it any mind.

"Go in, find that thing as soon as possible, and once you've dealt with it, everything will be fine."

Chen Guokun walked back into the room.

Chen Miao glanced at the unchanged contents of the book, thought for a moment, then took out the peach wood sword blank from his bag, put a spirit-suppressing talisman into his pocket, and placed it together with the blood-collecting needle.

When needed, Chen Miao can bleed and activate the spirit-suppressing talisman in a very short time.

In addition, with the two peach charms hanging on the key, he would have a chance to react even in an emergency.

After doing all this, Chen Miao felt much more at ease and then followed.

……

The medical aesthetics center isn't very big. Apart from the front desk lobby, the first floor is mostly filled with consultation rooms, while the second floor is where surgeries and beauty treatments are performed.

Chen Guokun led Chen Miao on a tour of the entire first floor, then asked, "Chen Miao, did you find anything?"

Chen Miao was taken aback.

What are we looking to discover?
Seeing Chen Guokun staring at him, Chen Miao finally realized that the other party had called him here to help find traces of that thing.

In reality, he had no means to search for ghosts.

The reason why some of Zhong Fa's methods were dealt with in advance was simply because of the prophecy in "Notes on Becoming a God in the Secular World".

But now, the notes haven't told him anything.

Chen Miao immediately shook his head.

"not found."

Chen Guokun nodded.

"Go to the second floor, the operating room where the dead person was is on the second floor."

As Chen Guokun spoke, he took the lead and walked up.

Tong Yu lagged behind, standing behind Chen Miao to prevent any potential problems.

But when he saw Chen Miao walking in front of him, his face darkened.

Because of Chen Miao, the book was opened again.

Is it really that good-looking?

While Tong Yu remained speechless, he also became somewhat curious about the book, "If Your Eyes Deceive You".

"Once this is over, I'll buy a book to read."

……

(End of this chapter)