blogombal Chapter 5 The Empty Coffin
Chapter 5 The Empty Coffin
Sun Rui's expression changed slightly at this moment.
Lin Zhensheng continued, "I was also involved in a paranormal event back then. That person saved me, but my parents died in that incident. Afterwards, I kept searching for traces of paranormal events until about a month ago when I became a post office courier. I don't know if you know that person. He looked somewhat refined, like a schoolteacher. He was also carrying a large knife at the time..."
Sun Rui's expression turned serious at this moment. He wasn't particularly concerned about the supernatural event, but he was interested in the ghost tamer that Lin Zhensheng had mentioned.
The description of a ghost tamer who resembles a schoolteacher wielding a large sword perfectly fits the description of Zhang Xianguang. He is also the secret controller of the Ghost Post Office, but Sun Rui's current level is not high enough to access their level of affairs.
"I guess we know each other, so you want to become one of us?" Sun Rui looked at Lin Zhensheng. He had initially thought that this person had only survived two delivery incidents by sheer luck, and that such a person might just be one opportunity away from becoming a Ghost Tamer.
"That's right, I want to have the ability to confront vengeful ghosts head-on." Lin Zhensheng clenched his fist.
Sun Rui could tell that what happened back then had a great impact on him, otherwise he wouldn't have been searching for paranormal events for so many years.
"I don't know whether to say you were lucky in the first half of your life or that you just like to court death... Becoming a Ghost Tamer is simple: find a ghost, put it inside your body, and then survive." Sun Rui said coldly, the key point being survival.
Controlling overly terrifying ghosts is tantamount to suicide. Only by controlling ghosts that have not yet revived or have just revived can one succeed. The Ghost Post Office's mail delivery missions provide just such conditions, provided that you can survive the paranormal events.
This is essentially an alternative method for cultivating top-tier ghost tamers. It sounds cruel, but through the process of natural selection, a few promising individuals will be chosen to join the post office, survive, and grow stronger in the process.
"I understand. May I ask your name? I mean no harm." Lin Zhensheng thought for a moment, as if he understood something, and then nodded.
"Sun Rui".
"Okay, I'll bring others to cooperate with your operation this time," Lin Zhensheng said.
"I hope so, as long as I don't hold anyone back." Sun Rui walked past Lin Zhensheng toward the mourning hall; now it was time to get down to business.
Inside the mourning hall, Liu Qi got into an argument with a group of relatives, and the construction of the mourning hall was halted.
"I see your whole family wants to leave so badly, you just want to take over the land the old man left behind!" Liu Qi's aunt, Liu Anhua, spat as she spoke.
"That's right, leave the land deeds and field deeds behind, otherwise if you leave today, who knows if we'll be able to find you!"
"You all moved to the city a long time ago, so if you ask me, you shouldn't be entitled to a share of this inheritance!"
There were also some distant relatives mixed in, people who would normally have no connection with each other at all, but after their grandparents died, they swarmed around them like flies. Liu Qi's face turned red with anxiety when he saw everyone surrounding them.
"Elders, we really can't stay here. This place is haunted. Please leave with us first, and we will give you what you want later." Liu Qi had lost count of how many times he had explained the situation.
"You're a high school student, and you still believe in these superstitious things? Do you think we're stupid?"
"You two sent a kid to shut us up? What kind of nonsense is that? You'd better settle your score today, or you won't be leaving here alive!"
Liu Anhua pointed fiercely at Liu Qi's parents, Liu Anguo and Li Chunxia.
"Don't go too far! The old man's things have already been clearly divided up. There's no land deed left!" Li Chunxia was so angry that her chest heaved violently and her face turned pale.
"Don't think I don't know. You've been living with the old couple all this time. You must have been hiding things. Otherwise, why were you in such a hurry to leave? You couldn't even wait for the old man's burial. It's obvious you have a guilty conscience," Liu Anhua said, pointing at Li Chunxia.
As they were talking, the group started pushing and shoving each other, and Liu Anguo had no choice but to protect his wife and children behind him.
"Enough! Our family isn't leaving!" Liu Anguo roared. He had finally seen through the true colors of these relatives. Originally, the old couple's health had deteriorated this year, and none of the other brothers were willing to take care of them, so they asked Li Chunxia to go back to their hometown to look after them. Unexpectedly, these relatives had turned around and accused him!
"Dad!" Liu Qi became anxious. He had experienced it firsthand and knew how terrifying ghosts were. It was very likely that everyone would die here.
Liu Anguo glanced at his son and sighed. He didn't really believe in ghost stories, but Liu Qi was emotionally unstable. He thought it would be better to leave first and come back tomorrow. But they couldn't leave now. If they had to leave, where would they find those non-existent land deeds and field deeds?
"You little bastard, it's obvious you instigated this. I'll beat you to death today!" Liu Anhua saw Liu Qi still trying to stop her and raised her hand to hit him.
At that moment, a hand steadily caught the falling hand.
"This farce should end!" Sun Rui had arrived here at some point, holding a golden pistol in his hand.
"Who are you? What business is it of yours?" Liu Anhua immediately became assertive when she saw that she didn't recognize the person who came in and that he looked sickly.
boom!
The gunshot rang out, and the previously noisy crowd immediately fell silent.
"Time's up, none of you are leaving now," Sun Rui said, glancing at Liu Qi in the crowd.
"No...it's not time yet..."
Before Liu Qi could finish speaking, the previously clear sky quickly darkened.
He then understood what Sun Rui meant by "darkness"—a ghost realm like that terrifying old man!
"Why is it so dark now?"
"Could it really be haunted?"
"Was this a trick by Liu Anguo?"
Sun Rui found this scene somewhat amusing; even at this critical juncture, these people still refused to believe in ghosts.
"Alright, I don't have time to explain to you. Lin Zhensheng, it's your turn to do your job. Help me control this group of people, whether they live or die. The rest of the messengers, come with me to open the coffin." Sun Rui walked towards the coffin in the mourning hall. The Liu family relatives were still in shock at the change in the sky, and no one stopped him.
Lin Zhensheng pulled out a pistol from his pocket and released the safety in one swift motion.
"Go help him, he's the key to his survival!"
Although the other messengers were frightened upon seeing this, they still mustered their courage and ran over.
The coffin wasn't even sealed with nails yet. With the combined efforts of several people, it was easily opened, but inside it was completely empty, with no trace of a corpse.
"How could this happen? Where is the body?"
"Could it be that the body hasn't been placed inside yet?"
"No, look, there are obvious signs that someone has lain here!"
The three watched in horror as the corpse vanished into thin air, meaning the ghost was likely right beside them.
"Why don't we leave the letters here? That might complete the mission. Once the path to the Ghost Post Office appears, we'll be safe," Li Jian suggested to the group. Some letters might need to be delivered to specific vengeful ghosts, while others just need to be delivered to a designated location.
"You've provoked me time and time again, do you want to die?" Sun Rui pointed a gun directly at the back of his head, trying to apply the principle of the majority over the minority to him, which was tantamount to courting death.
"No...no, I was just suggesting it." Li Jian was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.
"This is the last time. My tolerance is limited. Open your eyes wide. The mourning hall isn't even set up yet. What kind of letter are you sending?" Sun Rui said.
The other two then realized that if they left the letter here before the mourning hall was properly set up, it would be tantamount to suicide. Their panic had made them forget such an important matter.
"Also, the ghost has already appeared. Good luck to you." Sun Rui stared at a dark corner of the mourning hall, where two old people stood with empty, numb eyes, devoid of any living spirit.