Chapter 1976 - 1974: Tianba Village
Chapter 1976: Chapter 1974: Tianba Village
Gu Junbai sighed softly, flicked his index finger, and a surge of white Spiritual Energy struck between his brows, like a pebble falling into a calm lake, causing ripples.
Then you could see the black mist slowly disappearing.
Gu Qiaoqiao understood.
Chen Cheng didn’t have any Merit Light on him, because he was just an ordinary person when alive, too young unlike those three people he and his uncle sent off last time.
So for someone like him, it doesn’t make much difference, but Gu Junbai still sent a bit of his own Merit Light into Chen Cheng, so that when he reincarnates, he can live a safe and smooth life.
After all, he has to leave when this matter is completely resolved.
Gu Qiaoqiao softened her voice, "Chen Cheng, soon we will take you to Tianba Village. Don’t you want to see your daughter?"
Upon hearing Gu Qiaoqiao’s words, the violent and bloody eyes of Chen Cheng gradually cleared up. He looked up in a daze at the three people in front of him, his tightly clenched hands slowly loosening. His breath finally stabilized, returning to how he was when they first met him. He exhaled deeply, his voice slightly hoarse, with a touch of choking, "I want to, I want to see them."
"Alright, we will take you to Tianba Village now, but you must control your emotions. Do you understand? If you act like before, you could become an Evil Body from a Spiritual Body, and then the heavens won’t allow you to exist. Without us needing to intervene, you would just fade away, unable to see your family or watch those who harmed you receive their due punishment."
"I understand. I will control myself."
He said, his voice laced with bitterness.
Now he must control himself, because he doesn’t even know where his enemies are, nor can he approach them. Although he can appear during the day now, he must stay close to these three people. As a Spiritual Body seeking revenge, unless he cultivated for several hundred years to become a Spirit Demon like the old spirit said, by then his enemies would be long turned into dust, and seeking revenge would be meaningless.
Having gotten his assurance, the three of them left the place and drove towards Tianba Village.
Tianba Village now has become like a small town given its proximity to the county. It’s the 90s now, and many people in the village have become prosperous, with some building three-story villas, although there are still some families with red brick houses, but a few still reside in mud houses.
Gu Qiaoqiao first entered the village to inquire, then learned that among the three mud houses, one near the edge of the village is where Chen Cheng’s family currently resides.
Gu Qiaoqiao felt a bit emotional, thinking if Chen Cheng were alive, it wouldn’t be like this.
At this time, her uncle and Ling Nan were sitting in the car, which was parked not at the village entrance but by the roadside far away.
She had discussed with her uncle and Ling Nan to let Chen Cheng see his family first, then at night, using talisman, enable Chen Cheng to enter his family’s dreams, essentially to convey a dream. Though this approach is not very stable, since if the family doesn’t believe it, the dream would be meaningless, requiring repeated dreams over several days.
Moreover, caution is needed to avoid harming their family’s awareness.
After all, to the Chen family, the three of them were strangers. Delving into matters from 20 years ago would be inappropriate, and they couldn’t reveal Chen Cheng’s true experiences, otherwise, how could they explain at the police station?
This matter seems simple but is actually quite complicated.
Thus, they entered the village under the cover of Invisibility Charm, meaning no one could see them, and even Chen Cheng’s Spiritual Body became invisible.
Leading Chen Cheng toward the mud house at the edge of the village, they suddenly heard a bicycle bell from behind. Gu Qiaoqiao turned around and paused for a moment; the person coming was a fifty-some-year-old police officer, temples already flecked with white, ringing the bell because a group of kids were playing rough on the village road.
Gu Qiaoqiao and the others didn’t pay it much attention, but they didn’t expect the old officer on the bicycle to head towards the same direction they were going, though there were many houses along the village edge, and it was uncertain where he was headed.
Although he was riding the bicycle while Gu Qiaoqiao and the others walked, due to it being winter, coupled with their fast walking pace, Chen Cheng naturally matching their speed, they reached Chen Cheng’s home almost simultaneously as the old officer on his bicycle.
Unexpectedly, the old officer parked his bicycle at Chen Cheng’s home’s gate.
However, he didn’t go in, instead took out a cigarette, lighting it slowly, seeming to have his brows furrowed, unclear about his thoughts, as he sat on a stone by the wall, smoking.
Gu Qiaoqiao considered briefly, then said softly to her uncle, "You two stay with him here, I’ll go check it out."
At that moment, Gu Qiaoqiao was still in a state of invisibility, Gu Junbai and Ling Nan took Chen Cheng to sit beneath an Old Locust Tree.
It was winter then, and the tree’s leaves had already fallen; not far away, the old officer seemed to feel cold feet, standing up, then pacing along the wall, likely moving to generate body warmth.
Gu Junbai glanced around casually but nodded slightly inwardly, surprised by the abundance of Merit Light on the old officer.
Yet, luck wasn’t on his side; if not for the Merit Light keeping him, he would have met an early demise.
Despite that, his life isn’t satisfactory.
His facial expression showed his wife was gravely ill.
If he judged correctly, it was just within this month’s span; however, a faint white Life Energy circled above his head, indicating that though his wife seemingly survives for only a month, she belongs to the fortunate to find life from a dire situation.
Ultimately how she finds life in a dire situation may rely on the trio.
Perhaps it’s all fate after all; people often say good deeds go unrewarded, yet one must believe that justice will eventually be served against evildoers, whereas doing good will eventually bring blessings.
Just like the old officer before them, although it’s uncertain what he’s doing in Tianba Village, knowing after encountering them, the officer should see a turn for the better.
Nevertheless, all these thoughts swiftly vanished, Gu Junbai calmly shifted his gaze, and undeniably, the officer’s intuition as a police officer was incredibly keen, casting a glance in Gu Junbai’s direction. Unfortunately, of course, he could see nothing, promptly retracting his gaze.