I am the Ruler of the Kingdom of Mysterious-Chapter 130 - 104: Sang Que’s Diary (Double Issue) (Part 3)
Something special happened today, a new sports teacher joined our grade, named Zheng Xuan.
Died in the Skywell Building, the elder brother of that Zheng Letian!
I feel he’s here for me, but probably without malice, so I better stay out of trouble for now.
I initially thought that if I got punished to stand again, I’d use the Evil Mist to create an illusion of me standing while I sat down to sleep, but it seems that’s not going to work.
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[September 7, Saturday, Sunny]
We discovered something strange in my garden.
Today I helped Grandma Xu move, Xu Yichao and Jiang Zao also came to help.
After a busy morning, we went to my house for lunch. While Grandma Xu was touring the garden, she noticed Little General kept digging under the red maple tree, so she took a closer look.
My mom originally thought Little General was mimicking Xuan Yu, digging a hole for his business, but when Grandma Xu asked us to completely dig up the tree, we found a box wrapped in red thread at the roots.
Little General sat beside us whining with grievance, and Xuan Yu slapped him down, causing him to howl and run to find my mom.
Inside the box was a nearly decaying clay doll, missing a chin, with a nail driven into its body.
Grandma Xu said it was a type of curse magic intended to imprison the soul of the deceased on the spot. She also mentioned that this was identical to the mummified doll discovered at the Brother Watch Shop in Xujiawan Village, all South Sea magic.
That’s when I realized that the evil spirit that appeared in my house before wasn’t a coincidence.
It’s just that too much time has passed, and tracing it back will be challenging.
To get me into Third High School, my mom and I were indeed a bit rushed when we replaced this house.
I still remember the real estate agent saying that the original owner had family troubles: the husband lost money in business, and his wife got cancer, so they urgently wanted to sell the house.
Later, I need to find that real estate agent to check the previous owner’s information.
I wrapped the entire box in red cloth and plan to take it to the Deceit Dynasty for investigation in a few days.
In the afternoon, Xu Yichao said he wanted to learn martial arts, so I took him to my previous martial arts school. I seldom went there after entering high school, and when I saw my former senior brothers and sisters, we had an exhilarating sparring session, knocking them all down!
The director told me not to come again next time, fearing that the kids and parents attending the school might see it and say their martial arts school’s coach is too weak, unable to even beat a high school student.
They really can’t beat me!
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[September 17, Tuesday, Mid-Autumn Festival]
Everything at the Deceit Dynasty is normal; we’re on the road.
Every few days, I go to feed Xia Chan, and today, I gave her some snow skin mooncakes.
I usually go when the escort agency horses stay overnight at the inn, aided by the Evil Mist, effectively avoiding everyone.
I also took Xia Chan out, taking advantage of the first half of the night to hunt some evil spirits in the nearby woods.
I found that during the Deceit Dynasty’s mid-autumn festival, the moon appeared bloody red, quite eerie, and there were more evil spirits at night, being rather agitated.
Xia Chan hasn’t been lazy lately; she’s practiced all the moves and skills I’ve taught her very well.
I checked the clay doll with a soul candle, and it indeed felt sinister and evil, once sealing a woman’s soul. The nail is a magic artifact-like object, not a yin object, with some South Sea characters on it.
I’ve tried it, and the nail can pin down evil spirits in place without any side effects, which is quite good.
Life is indeed enjoyable over at the Deceit Dynasty, but in modern times, it’s endless classes, homework, classes, test papers...
In the second year of high school, the academic pressure has increased significantly, and even PE classes are deprived.
I’ve never attended a class by the new sports teacher, Zheng Xuan.
At the end of the month, we’ll have the liberal arts and science division exam. Last semester, I reported liberal arts, and Jiang Zao’s physics and chemistry were a bit better than geography and politics, so she reported science.
Because of this, Jiang Zao has been in a bad mood lately, begging me to study science with her, saying that I’m equally useless in liberal arts, so what difference does it make?
I really should thank her!
But I do have to thank Jiang Zao; she’s helped me make many little gadgets recently that I can bring to the Deceit Dynasty, which not only arm me but also Xia Chan.
Unfortunately, the law limits Jiang Zao’s capabilities; otherwise, she could make even more powerful stuff.
This morning at school, I also saw Ai Jing, Officer Ai. She deliberately called me to the side and asked if I’ve had any recent arguments with my mom.
Seeing her reminded me of that taxi driver I encountered when visiting Qin Lu’s home earlier.
Officer Ai said she came to the school just for this. During the summer vacation, a girl from our school disappeared, and they are now sure it was that taxi driver.
He fled to another province earlier and recently returned but is now missing again, so Officer Ai needs to spread safety awareness across high schools.
I’ve seen the driver’s face before; Officer Ai told me to be careful recently, go home early after evening self-study, and report any problems in time.
Officer Ai said that the driver’s name is Zhang Qinggang, and I find the name somewhat familiar, but I can’t remember where I’ve heard or seen it before.
Because of this, the class teacher also specifically advised us in the afternoon to be careful commuting to and from school recently, not to travel alone, and best to go in pairs.
Jiang Zao lives with her grandparents, and her home is quite far. Sometimes she misses the bus and takes a taxi alone, so I should perhaps pick her up more often recently.
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[September 25]
I finally know who Zhang Qinggang is today!
I feel a tingle on my scalp; it’s simply too much of a coincidence, to the point where if someone said no one set this up, I would find it hard to believe.
The original owner of our house is him; when we bought the house, he entrusted someone else to handle it, so I didn’t see the person, just the name.
I have a premonition that I will encounter this Zhang Qinggang again.
Everything is going well at the Deceit Dynasty, and we’ll reach Wangshan City in about five days, earlier than expected.
Mainly because the weather has been so good along the way, the escort agency Kou Yushan found is reliable and experienced, though expensive. We’ve exhausted our Silver Coin; when we reach Wangshan City, I’ll have to worry about making ends meet.
The novel my mom wrote has also caught up on progress, just finished the story of Ming Mansion, and all aspects are gradually improving.
My Heart Lamp has indeed strengthened, from the equivalent strength of the Third Layer 10th Rank, to now approximately corresponding to the Third Layer 120th Rank.
Yan Daozi’s disciple, Ming Zhang, served the people of Black Mountain Village diligently, and at most, he gained 100 Heart Lamps in total, while I just attended school for a month, and my Heart Lamp increased by over 110.
My mom is indeed my God!
Once my mom’s book gathers another nine hundred loyal fans, my Heart Lamp will surely enter the Fourth Layer of the Nine Netherworld stably, and I too can truly advance toward becoming a Ghost Level powerhouse, anticipation!
However, the Yin Child and village resentment haven’t shown any progress. Even when I hunt evil spirits, I distribute some power to them. Do they not find it appetizing?
The Yin Child is just loafing around, and when I find her lost eyes and tongue in the future, I’ll see if she wants them.
The village resentment clearly prefers evil spirits with deep grievances. Normal evil spirits kill by instinct, having little resentment, requires finding others, what a hassle.
The last two days of the month are the division exams. If the proctor isn’t Zheng Xuan, maybe I could use the Evil Mist to slightly...
Forget it, my mom said something true before.
You can make mistakes on questions, but you can’t do wrong to people.
However the exam goes, let it be, and if the grades are too poor, and they expel me, that works too~
