Chapter 1311 - 1278: Liu Qi's Past

This is an abandoned school that has been locked down.

A car stopped at the school gate.

Three people got out of the car and stood at the school entrance, observing.

“Why come to No. 7 Middle School? It’s been locked down for a year now.” Liu Qi was a bit curious, looking at the school’s playground covered in weeds, his expression somewhat dazed.

His mind immediately recalled the Door Knocking Ghost incident that his class experienced here.

It was an ordinary day, everyone was having evening self-study, who would have thought a nightmare would descend; although it had only been a short year since, everything has changed drastically now.

“There’s nowhere else to go, so I thought of taking a stroll here. It’s quiet and undisturbed, good for a chat.” Yang Jian said.

“True, I haven’t revisited an old haunt in a long time, so it’s nice to look around.” Liu Qi nodded in agreement.

Zhang Wei stroked his chin and said: “Brother Tui, what do you think about me buying this place? I can remodel it a bit, make it a secret base; it’s conveniently located, with few people around since the nearby residents have moved away, plus it’s in the city center, making it convenient for anything.”

“I didn’t expect you to have such a business sense.” Yang Jian was a bit surprised.

“Haha, I just feel such a big piece of land is wasted; buying it would definitely be worth it.” Zhang Wei laughed and said.

“Let’s go, take a stroll inside, then find a place to sit and eat something. Ah Wei, bring the stuff.” Yang Jian said.

Zhang Wei said: “Don’t worry, the skewers I bought have been well kept.”

As he spoke, he went to the trunk and took out a large bag of takeaway boxes and a pack of cola.

The three of them crossed the faded blockade line, walking into the overgrown abandoned school.

“I still remember, Wan Zihao died here.” Liu Qi pointed ahead and said with slight emotion.

Zhang Wei said: “Don’t mention that fool, if it wasn’t for Wan Zihao answering the call and bringing the ghost over, more than just seven of us would have escaped alive at the time. Also, my virgin urine was useful then, wasn’t it, Brother Tui?”

He had a deep impression of Wan Zihao.

After all, back in school, this guy was a top student, very proud, leaving a lasting memory.

“Your virgin urine was completely useless except for leaving my hand smelling like urine.” Yang Jian said: “The most to blame was Fang Jing, if not for him most of our classmates could’ve survived; he was too selfish, sacrificing many people to save himself.”

“The most regrettable was Su Lei, the class beauty; she was so beautiful, not killed by the ghost, but fell and died.” Liu Qi said.

“I fell with Su Lei at the time; she was so unlucky, got pierced through the neck by a steel bar, otherwise she wouldn’t have died. I watched her from the side, Su Lei was still alive, still breathing, I really wanted to save her, but despite Ah Wei wanting to save her, there was nothing I could do.” Zhang Wei clenched his fists, feeling particularly regretful.

Liu Qi said: “So that’s how it was, I only saw you and Su Lei fall together, didn’t think she wasn’t killed by the fall, but got impaled through the neck.”

The three discussed past experiences, seemingly drawing closer together again.

Walking on the silent playground.

Retracing the escape route awakened many memories from back then.

“Liu Qi, you should know, I became a ghost handler during the Hungry Ghost incident, which is why I could take you all out of No. 7 Middle School, away from the Door Knocking Ghost’s Ghost Domain. But back then you were just an ordinary person, and now in a year’s time, you’ve not only become a ghost handler but also joined the headquarters and become a candidate captain; what have you been through?”

Yang Jian suddenly stopped, turned to Liu Qi, and asked.

Liu Qi did not hide, and directly said: “I didn’t come to the last class reunion not because I didn’t want to attend, but because something happened back in my hometown; my grandpa and grandma passed away on the same day, at the same time.”

“Same day, same time, both passed away together?” Yang Jian’s eyes sharpened: “Were your grandpa and grandma ghost handlers?”

“I actually don’t know if they count as ghost handlers, but I can confirm they had some supernatural elements on them; they suffered a curse before but survived, so my grandpa and grandma’s lives were tied together; if one died, the other would follow.”

Liu Qi said this with a bitter smile: “You can’t imagine how terrifying that funeral was; that night, two coffins were placed in the hall, and while I and some relatives were watching over them at night, my grandpa and grandma disappeared from their coffins…They had been dead for several days, but were wandering near the old home.”

“Did they become zombies?” Zhang Wei’s eyes widened.

Yang Jian said: “Revival of the ghost?”

“Not sure.”

Liu Qi shook his head and said: “I couldn’t determine my grandpa and grandma’s situation at that time, whether it was supernatural revival, zombie awakening, or an invasion by the supernatural taking over their bodies; I just know that as my grandpa and grandma kept wandering around the old home, people in the village started dying one after another from then…”

“The situation escalated, everyone got scared, and some started to escape, but those who managed to leave always ended up back in the village, only returning as cold corpses, their eyes, noses, and mouths bleeding, a horrifying sight.”

“The scariest time was when dozens of people in the village became corpses, just standing in the fields, staring at us.”

Upon saying this, traces of fear appeared in Liu Qi’s eyes.

Once again narrating the most terrifying thing buried deep in his heart, he felt somewhat uneasy.

“Looks like your grandpa and grandma are roaming the village, constantly killing people.”

Yang Jian said, “So, your grandparents probably weren’t ghost handlers. If they were, they would’ve been prepared for such things. They wouldn’t have left their affairs unattended, letting their descendants experience this horror while mourning.”

“You mentioned before that your grandparents had been cursed. I can guess that when they were young, they encountered a supernatural event and had no choice but to be tainted by a curse to stay alive. They probably thought the curse would end with their deaths, not anticipating this chaos.”

“Your analysis is spot on. I thought deeply about it afterward, and it indeed seems so. My grandparents survived despite being cursed by the supernatural, and it was harmless while they lived. But the curse spiraled out of control after their deaths, turning into this terrifying supernatural event,” Liu Qi nodded.

Zhang Wei said, “Oh my god, you got trapped in the village by your grandparents, who chased after you. That’s just outrageous! So, how did you resolve it? Don’t tell me you knelt down and kowtowed to them.”

“At that time, I was the only one in the village who experienced the supernatural event. The Door Knocking Ghost incident had a huge impact on me, but it also taught me a lot, like the three sentences Zhou Zheng mentioned.”

“Ghosts cannot be killed.”

“Only ghosts can deal with ghosts.”

“Observe the patterns of ghosts.”

Liu Qi continued, “We survived back then because of those three sentences. So, after calming down, I began treating the situation as a supernatural event that needed to be addressed. I had to identify the ghost’s killing pattern to survive as an ordinary person.”

“Though there were some dangers along the way, I was lucky to find the reason.”

“The reason my grandparents kept killing was because the curse was off-balance. My deceased grandfather was looking for my grandmother, and vice versa, even though they were in the same funeral hall. They never met, so they started killing people. The farther one got from the village, the more likely they were to be targeted.”

“And the solution was simple: let my grandfather find my grandmother, so they could hold hands together. Then their bodies would stop moving.”

“Luckily, you succeeded,” Yang Jian said.

Liu Qi nodded painfully, “Yes, I succeeded. I buried my deceased grandparents together in one coffin, and that’s when the supernatural event ended. But too many people died, many of my relatives perished in the village…”

He was unwilling to elaborate on the situation back then.

It seemed that he paid a heavy price to have his deceased grandparents buried together hand in hand.

After all, the people in Liu Qi’s village were ordinary. Resolving a supernatural event as ordinary people meant risking their lives, and someone had to be willing to take that risk.

Liu Qi survived because someone dared to risk everything to do it.

The ones who would risk their lives for Liu Qi were most likely his parents.

Yang Jian remained silent and didn’t ask further questions.

“Don’t be too sad; it’s all in the past. We have to keep striving to live,” Zhang Wei walked over to comfort him, patting his shoulder.

Liu Qi, however, stepped aside, “Don’t touch me, stay at a distance. Otherwise, ordinary people could easily die. I don’t want to inadvertently harm you.”

“Damn, you should’ve said so earlier,” Zhang Wei quickly stepped back several paces.

“So, you became a ghost handler after that incident?” Yang Jian asked.

Liu Qi continued, “No, not immediately. After that incident, I realized that with the frequent occurrence of supernatural events in this world, I had to harness supernatural powers to survive and protect the people around me. I can bear all the pain, but I can’t watch my family sacrifice for me again. That sense of helplessness and despair is something I never want to feel again in my life.”

“So, after that incident ended, I went crazy looking for traces of the supernatural.”

“Fortunately, supernatural traces aren’t hard to find. I started actively engaging with the supernatural, aiming to become a ghost handler like you, Yang Jian.”

Yang Jian said, “Becoming a ghost handler is coincidental. For an ordinary person to actively engage with the supernatural, it’s very dangerous.”

“I know, but I had no other choice.”

Liu Qi said, “My only advantage was knowing that there are patterns to supernatural killings. Also, handling fierce ghosts requires not tackling ghosts that are too terrifying. One must act right when the supernatural first manifests a sign of itself… I faced several dangerous situations, but fortunately, I succeeded in the end.”

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“At a place where supernatural traces appeared, I finally harnessed a fierce ghost and became a ghost handler.”

“But I know that was only the beginning. To grow, I must continuously engage with the supernatural. So, I didn’t stop but continued participating in supernatural events, gleaning new supernatural powers from them and constantly improving.”

Liu Qi said, “That’s why I was out of contact for a while. Later, when I had some downtime, I learned from Zhang Wei that you joined Headquarters and became the head of Dachang City, so I decided to join Headquarters too.”

“I must say it was the right decision. After joining Headquarters, I gained much knowledge about ghost handlers, learned ways to delay the resurgence of fierce ghosts, and continued resolving supernatural events while containing fierce ghosts, seeking a new supernatural balance. Perhaps because I was too immersed, by the time I came to my senses, I was already nominated as a candidate team leader.”

Though he spoke in short phrases, it was easy to imagine.

At that time, Liu Qi had driven himself mad, constantly dealing with the supernatural. Certainly, it wasn’t only for survival—an even greater reason was likely to numb himself with one supernatural event after another, to lessen the inner torment, and to vent his anger upon the fierce ghosts.

Time and again, he faced trials of life and death, surviving each encounter.

In just one year, Liu Qi indeed reached a remarkable height.

This was quite similar to Yang Jian’s own experiences.

Except that Yang Jian faced even more dangerous events, while Liu Qi, being more cautious, dealt with remarkably minor supernatural incidents, with comparatively lower risks.

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