Chapter 56: Private itinerary

The next development was that after Fu Yuan learned the truth, he struggled for a few days, but still chose to continue to sink. He found the ghost Rakshasa again and returned to his previous life with a sense of satisfaction.

He even forgot a note in his notebook, the phone call from his mother before she died. He didn’t want to think about anything, and from that day on, the ghost Rakshasa was all that Fu Yuan had in the world.

“Here, it says in the record of this day that the ghost Rakshasa told Fu Yuan that there is a way to stay together forever.” After continuing to read a passage from the record, Ruyue said.

I could probably guess already, and with the pain in my back, I endured as Ruyue continued to read: “Read.”

“My mother still refuses to accept my love, but she is getting more and more gentle and caring every day. Shouldn’t I be satisfied that I can be with her every day? What about people? What about ghosts? In my opinion, all the so-called people I grew up with are not as kind and beautiful as my mother! I originally held this idea and planned to live with my mother, even if I died and became a ghost! However, today I received some good news. My mother asked me if I wanted to hold her hand and walk in the sun together. I thought, how could I not want that! Then my mother hesitated. She told me that she had a chance to be resurrected, but that it would require the deaths of too many people. She didn’t want me to take the risk, and she didn’t want to sacrifice the lives of so many people to resurrect herself. My mother is so kind. What are the lives of those people compared to one of her hairs? What is the risk of my life? Even if I have a hundred lives, I can give them all to my mother. Haha, I finally know the way to resurrection.

Ruyue finished reading and looked at us with an expression of incomprehension on her face.

Cheng Qing stood up with his hands behind his back and said, “A person who is already deeply involved cannot be saved! He wouldn’t think about such a ridiculous thing. Chengyi said that during the outbreak in Fuyuan, a female voice suddenly said something. Do you know what it means?

“It means that Fu Yuan has been marked by the ghost Rakshasa with a trace of his soul. Well, as the official explanation goes, multiple personalities can also be explained. That is to say, Fu Yuan has become so obsessed with the ghost Rakshasa that he has become like you. He has a personality that is the ghost Rakshasa. So, what is the big deal about killing? Even more crazy things, Fu Yuan can do it! Even from a psychological point of view, because Gui Luo Sa is a ghost, Fu Yuan has already taken death very lightly, and because of the gap between his life and death with Gui Luo Sa, he sees death as particularly beautiful, as someone who has fallen into death.” Cheng Zhen began to analyze the psychology again.

However, these psychological analyses sound like black humor and are absurd and uninhibited. When you think about them, they make you break out in a cold sweat and goose bumps.

The major choices in life are always made in one’s own heart. Just as whether to laugh or not, whether to sink or not, whether to be weak or not, all are determined by one’s own attitude.

Just like the rain outside the window can be a downpour, even causing a flood, or it can be a light drizzle, listening to a quiet heart.

We watched Fu Yuan’s life and watched him make choice after choice, but we also sighed at his tragedy.

The following record is a terrifying one. The method that the ghost Rakshasa needs to match is just like the one that Fu Yuan recorded, which requires the lives of many people to fill it. To put it simply, it wants this woman’s eyes because they match, or it wants that woman’s fingers…

Fu Yuan began a journey of hunting for this purpose. The people he targeted were those who would sacrifice an organ for the ghost Raksha. All that was recorded in his notebook were these things: who he targeted on a certain day, who he killed on a certain day, and then he felt gratified that he was one step closer to his goal.

Ruyue couldn’t bear to read any more, so she put down the black-bound notebook and asked me, “Chengyi, what do you think? Is there really such a way to resurrect the dead? Wouldn’t that be too horrible?”

I thought of the small courtyard filled with the smell of blood and decay, and the crying female ghosts. It was like a horrible dream. I shook my head and said, “At least I haven’t heard of this method of resurrection, and I don’t understand why the ghost Rakshasa is so confused about killing so many people.”

The atmosphere in the room fell silent. Chengxin said, “This notebook is not much help to us. Have you noticed? There is very little mention of the ghost Rakshasa in this notebook. Chengyi, you have to think about how to handle this matter properly. Xiao Chengqian and I will leave tomorrow and return in about three days.”

I closed my eyes and thought for a moment, then said lightly, “Let’s notify Lu Shan and Tao Bai. They should know what we’ve done in the past two days.”

“Well, that’s the best way,” said Cheng Qing, sitting down and slowly closing his eyes.

Chengxin and Xiao Chengqian set off at dawn the next day. The rest of us gathered in one room. Life was a bit tense and depressing. Lu Shan and Tao Bai also knew about it, but they weren’t too nervous.

At noon that day, Lushan asked me to go out with him, saying that he wanted to take a walk in the small garden downstairs and asked me to accompany him.

When we got to the small garden downstairs, Lushan lit a cigarette and suddenly said to me, “Chengyi, is there any way to fight against the ghost Rakshasa? If there is, I will make a decision on my own and not report it to the higher-ups.”

I wasn’t particularly focused, but when I heard Lu Shan say this, I suddenly froze, looking at Lu Shan in surprise and saying, “What do you mean by that?”

“If I report it to the higher-ups, I can’t guarantee that your actions will get you what you want. That’s the whole point! My agreement with you is the same as before. If there are any special items, you give them to me, and if not, it’s fine.” When Lushan said this, his expression was calm, his eyes slightly narrowed, and it was hard to see what this person was thinking.

I was silent. To be honest, I didn’t have much confidence in dealing with the ghost Rakshasa, and I was worried about the lives of the people behind me. I hesitated for a while about this choice, which was not something I could make on my own.

“Within my capabilities, I can still do something. For example, the identity of the woman in the photo. I can quietly help you retrieve some information. Knowing the identity and some things will also be helpful for you to deal with the ghost Raksha.” Lushan said very casually.

I looked at the man in front of me, as if he was more disgusted with the relevant departments than I was, and he was also sure that I would not betray him. He spoke to me without any reservations.

“Who are you?” I looked at Lushan and said seriously.

Lu Shan looked at me for a moment, then put out the cigarette in his hand and looked at a flower in full bloom in the small garden and said, “Who can I be? I am Lu Shan. If I have to say, I also know some Taoist techniques. Speaking of which, I also learned the mountain character vein. Is that enough?”

I looked at Lushan and said, “Well, I know, I can’t make a decision on this matter myself. I have to discuss it with everyone. That’s it.”

The three days passed quickly. The calm of these three days was beyond our expectations. We had sunrise and sunset every day, ate and slept, and nothing worth mentioning happened.

We didn’t end up handing the black notebook and photos over to the police station. I couldn’t imagine the consequences of showing them that kind of thing, so I had to use the ‘power’ of the higher authorities to detain the black notebook and photos.

Lu Shan was the busiest. During these three days, he was quietly investigating the woman in the photo. This could only be considered a direction. After all, how did the photo come about? Who was the woman in the photo with a blurred face? The black notebook didn’t mention a single word about it.

However, Lu Shan’s investigation has no results for the time being.

I waited with red eyes for the return of my brother, Chengxin. It was relatively quiet. Nothing happened. In fact, something happened to me. Whenever I fell asleep, I would dream. In my dream, I would always be the man named Chen Nuo, and I would always see a woman who loved me very deeply, but I couldn’t see her face clearly.

I can’t stop this dream from happening no matter what I do. My subconscious mind resists this dream, so I subconsciously resist sleeping. If I’m not extremely sleepy, I generally don’t fall asleep.

Is this the action of the ghost Rakshasa? I have no idea! I tell everyone, but no one can tell me what it is.

The journey to the Lake of a Thousand Ghosts has, to some extent, become our personal journey, because after discussion, we finally decided that this matter should not be reported to Luoshan, so we also have to face the ghost Rakshasa!