Chapter 13 of 100

Chapter 13

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Perhaps knowing that Master Yuqing had already passed away, Zhu Shishou was called back home by a phone call early the next morning.

When he first received the call, Zhu Shishou still wanted to delay for a few more days to spend more time with Yang Chen.

However, being from a prominent family, before he truly grew up, the constraints from his family were often more extreme than those of ordinary people. His entire summer schedule had been packed by his elders.

Seeing that he couldn't delay any longer, Zhu Shishou had no choice but to reluctantly submit.

Before leaving, he still clung to Yang Chen, hoping to learn a few tricks to show off to others.

Unable to withstand Zhu Shishou's persistent nagging, Yang Chen finally agreed with a bitter smile, promising to have Zhu Shishou come to Jinzhou again in mid-to-late next month, before school started, to teach him for a few days.

Although Yang Chen clearly stated that with his aptitude, Zhu Shishou wouldn't learn much, the prospect still made Zhu Shishou grin foolishly for several minutes, as if he could already see himself being awesome.

Zhu Shishou squeezed out 40,000 yuan, which was reportedly all his savings.

Although the Zhu family was wealthy, Zhu Shishou was still a student, and he had no say in the family business. The monthly allowance of 6,000 to 7,000 yuan transferred to his account could only ensure his basic living needs.

No wonder, when Yang Chen was still in school, this fatso would shamelessly cling to him for good food and drinks. Although the Zhu family was much wealthier than the Yang family, Yang Chen was the only son of the Yang family, while Zhu Shishou, considering all his aunts and uncles, could only barely rank in the top ten among his peers.

The more influential a family, the greater the constraints on its members. This was the nature of century-old aristocratic families.

Unless Zhu Shishou could quickly enter the workforce after graduation and stand out among his peers, he would end up living a life of idleness. The family would never place a useless person in an important position.

It was said that the Zhu family's research and evaluation of a new project would be a lengthy process. Zhu Shishou also mentioned that even if Yang Chen compiled a large amount of relevant data and gave it to him, it would take at least three to five months, or even one to two years, to get results.

Yang Chen couldn't wait that long, but since there was a glimmer of hope, he was unwilling to give up easily.

At this stage, an initial investment of 150 million yuan, plus subsequent investments, was far beyond what Yang Chen could afford.

In the end, Zhu Shishou left Jinzhou by train, heading to the provincial capital of Nanhu to catch a flight back to the capital.

Yang Chen thought this matter was over, but unexpectedly, at 11:30 PM that night, he received a distress call from Master Yuqing...

"Uncle, save me! I... I'm trapped!" As soon as the call connected, Master Yuqing's voice, tinged with a hint of crying, came through, along with a series of bone-chilling cackles...

Yang Chen, who had just returned to his room and lain down after discussing life with Tang Yino in the living room, immediately sat up. Listening to the shrill laughter, he asked in a serious tone, "What happened?"

"It's like this..." Master Yuqing didn't dare delay and quickly explained...

After receiving Yang Chen's guidance last night, Master Yuqing, feeling his realm had advanced and his strength had increased, went alone to Zhenglong County in Luodian City.

It just so happened that a Zhu family member in charge of the matter was also in Zhenglong County, so after meeting Master Yuqing, they went directly to the factory.

However, there was no activity in the factory last night, and it was already late, so Master Yuqing only observed from the outside for a while before the Zhu family member arranged for him to stay at a hotel.

The next morning, Master Yuqing cautiously found a few responsible persons in the factory and carefully re-examined the entire incident, even requesting the relevant land records from the county archives.

Feeling he had a good understanding of the situation, Master Yuqing started working from around 3 PM, drawing talismans and preparing some simple ritual objects. He also cleverly gathered over twenty young and strong men to set up an array, just in case.

This was a good move, as ghosts are yin entities, and when the yang energy within living bodies is stimulated, most ghosts dare not approach, as they risk being injured or even dissipated by the yang fire.

However, the problem lay with these twenty young men...

The array Master Yuqing had them set up was a simple one called the 'Yang Gathering Array,' created by the Five Peaks Immortal. If explained using particle equations, it involves adjusting the positions of living people to forcibly alter the magnetic field in a certain area, which then triggers the invisible yang fire within the living bodies, forming an intangible volcano to intimidate evil spirits.

Master Yuqing did just that, and the yang fire was successfully triggered as expected.

However, the mistake was that these people had never experienced such a terrifying event, and Master Yuqing, despite his thorough preparation, still underestimated the ghosts that had caused the bloodshed in the factory!

When Master Yuqing, holding a talisman, entered the last affected workshop at 11 PM as planned, he was shocked to find that the ghosts had already reached a level where they could manifest!

Ghosts are spiritual entities, a result of the combination of mental energy, magnetic fields, and energy particles.

Invisible ghosts are called 'spiritual bodies,' and ordinary people cannot sense or see their existence. Only after an incident would they suspect the involvement of spiritual bodies, but they couldn't be sure.

Such spiritual bodies are generally weak and have a very limited range of activity, and a few talismans might easily subdue them.

However, once a spiritual body reaches the level of manifestation, it means its energy accumulation has reached a shocking level. In other words, the form of a manifested ghost is actually a completely energy-based entity.

To accumulate energy particles to a level visible to ordinary people... this was already beyond what Master Yuqing could handle!

Realizing the situation was hopeless, Master Yuqing turned to run in panic.

But the ghost let out a shrill laugh, and then a second, third, fourth... ninth, and tenth ghost appeared!

Worse still, two of these nine additional ghosts had also reached a semi-manifested state!

This was the end for Master Yuqing. He threw talismans like they were free, but they had no effect.

Cursing his parents for not giving him more legs, Master Yuqing had just escaped the workshop when he saw the intangible volcano formed by the yang fire of the living.

Thinking he had outsmarted the situation, Master Yuqing believed he had saved his life. However, when the twenty young men saw him running out, followed by the semi-transparent ghostly figures, they scattered and fled.

With the last barrier gone, Master Yuqing's escape route was cut off.

The ten ghosts chased him to a corner of the factory, where he discovered their intention was to knock down the wall and crush him to a bloody pulp!

It was only then that he remembered the concept of 'blood sacrifice,' and understood why these ghosts had grown so powerful in just a few days!

In the end, he barely escaped with a piece of spiritual treasure passed down from his sect.

But now, he was at his wits' end, pinned down in an open area, and once the energy barrier formed by the spiritual treasure was shattered by the ghosts... he would be on the brink of death, perhaps even facing certain death!

"..." After hearing Master Yuqing's account, Yang Chen understood the severity of the situation.

Ten ghosts, one fully manifested, two semi-manifested, and seven more spiritual bodies fed by blood sacrifices... such a combination could only be handled by the truly great masters of the world.

It was also a significant challenge for him.

Seeing Yang Chen's silence, Master Yuqing shouted, "Uncle... Uncle, you can't just let me die!"

"How long can you hold on from now?" Yang Chen asked.

"Not long... damn... these bastards are hitting me more frequently, I can hold on for at most half an hour..." Master Yuqing gritted his teeth in response.

"Then I'll have to start preparing your funeral." Yang Chen shrugged, saying helplessly, "Half an hour, an hour, I'm not Superman, I can't fly to Zhenglong County."

"No... no..." Master Yuqing was almost in tears, "I can hold on... if this spiritual treasure breaks, the explosion might buy me another hour..."

"Can you hold on for at least three hours?" Yang Chen considered the distance from Jinzhou to Zhenglong County and asked, "If you can, I'll come over. If not, there's nothing I can do..."

"I can! I can!" Master Yuqing wailed, "I have to hold on! Uncle, please come quickly!"

"Alright." After a brief response, Yang Chen hung up the phone.

In the next room, Tang Yino had just finished her shower and was sitting on the bed wrapped in a pink bath towel.

Just as she was about to change into her pajamas and go to bed, Yang Chen suddenly burst in without knocking...

"Ah..." With one hand on the bath towel, Tang Yino instinctively screamed.

Yang Chen blushed and quickly retreated from the room, coughing and saying, "I didn't see anything..."

After a moment of silence, Tang Yino finally came out of the room, looking angry.

"What do you want?!" Her tone was sharp, and her face was not pleasant.

"I have an emergency, I forgot to knock..." Yang Chen smiled awkwardly, "You weren't even out of the towel... it was a misunderstanding..."

"Are you saying you want to see me without the towel?!" Tang Yino blurted out in anger, but then blushed deeply, "No, I mean..."

"It's fine, it's fine, I didn't understand anyway..." Yang Chen coughed and said, "By the way, I need to go to Zhenglong County in Luodian City right now. Can you help me borrow a car?"

"Borrow a car? To Luodian City?" Tang Yino was taken aback, "It's almost midnight! Where am I supposed to borrow a car from? What are you going to Luodian City for so late at night?"

"To save a life..." Yang Chen didn't elaborate, "Consider it a favor. Can you help me borrow a car?"

"...There are a few colleagues in the neighborhood with a small car for commuting..." Seeing Yang Chen's serious expression, Tang Yino thought for a moment and said, "I can ask, but I can't guarantee they'll lend it to me..."

Five minutes later, Yang Chen was driving a silver Geely Panda, with a sleepy Tang Yino in the passenger seat...

As for why he brought Tang Yino along... the reason was simple: Tang Yino was worried that the penniless Yang Chen might panic and sell the car for money!

For a down-and-out wastrel... Tang Yino's concern was understandable!

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