I Have A Dual World Seal

On the weekend, Lin Wan had two days off, so Lu Zheng went to chat with her on Friday night and they went shopping together on Saturday. However, Lin Wan received a phone call on the way, and then Huang Xiumin rudely showed up.

"Lu Zheng, let me tell you, Liu Yifan is dead, the whole family is dead, and their death was extremely tragic!" Huang Xiumin exclaimed dramatically while gesturing, "Their bodies were stiff like corpses, but their bones turned into noodles. The people doing the autopsy said they've never seen such a strange illness."

Lu Zheng wore a disgusted expression, "So what exactly are you trying to say?"

"What I mean is, they've faced retribution. With Liu Yifan's family dead, Longxia Group is now in chaos, with company veterans and Liu Yifan's distant relatives fighting for control, it's quite a scene."

Huang Xiumin glanced curiously at Lin Wan and Lu Zheng, "Don't you guys feel any sense of revenge?"

Lu Zheng immediately clenched his fist, pretending to be angry, "Revenge! Sweet revenge!"

"Tsk—" Huang Xiumin curled his lip in disdain, "So insincere, your acting is terrible."

Then Huang Xiumin nudged Lin Wan, whispering with a snicker, "Did you guys celebrate last night?"

Lin Wan pursed her lips and smiled, "Yes, celebrated almost the whole night."

Huang Xiumin felt a pang of annoyance, thinking 'These adulterous couple won't have a good end,' "I was the one who dragged you to play that murder mystery game! I'm your matchmaker, you owe me a thanks!"

"Number 224!"

"Thanks a lot, it's our turn now, go get the milk tea!" Lin Wan handed a slip of paper to Huang Xiumin.

Seizing the moment when Huang Xiumin went to get the milk tea, Lin Wan leaned towards Lu Zheng's ear, "Is it the Bone-Softening Palm or the Blood Coagulation Divine Claw?"

"You've read too many wuxia novels, this is clearly the poison of the Golden Flower."

Lin Wan blinked, "What is the Golden Flower?"

"Obviously, you're a fake wuxia fan, not even knowing the three great poisons mentioned in Jin Yong's novels."

"When did I ever say I was a wuxia fan?" Lin Wan retorted confidently, then seeing Lu Zheng's innocent look, she asked in confusion, "Was it really not you?"

Lu Zheng shrugged, "If it really was me, I'm afraid you'd personally send me in."

Lin Wan bit her lip, staying silent for a moment, "Not anymore."

Lu Zheng tapped Lin Wan's forehead, "Character, remember your character, you're supposed to be an impartial and cold-faced policewoman."

Then Lin Wan recalled how Lu Zheng kept telling her to maintain her cold-faced policewoman role last night, and her face reddened, wanting to give Lu Zheng a bite.

"Here comes the milk tea!" Huang Xiumin came over, handing Lin Wan a cup of matcha latte, "What were you talking about?"

Lu Zheng said, "We were talking about how we haven't played a murder mystery game in a while, shall we play a round this afternoon?"

Huang Xiumin shrugged, "Why play a murder mystery game? Since your classmate and that girl became a couple, they don't play murder mystery games anymore. Such a waste of time."

Lu Zheng looked at Huang Xiumin meaningfully, and Huang Xiumin glared back, "What are you looking at? I rarely get a day off and want to hang out with Lin Wan, is that not okay?"

You're the police, you're always right!

...

After a leisurely weekend, Lin Wan returned to her busy work, and Lu Zheng began cultivating in ancient times, after all, he just gained some Light of Fortune, and he wouldn't be content without using it up.

A few days later, Yuan Jing came to Lu Zheng's house with a middle-aged man who looked around forty and dressed like a housekeeper.

"Junior Brother Yuan Zheng."

"Senior Brother Yuan Jing, please sit, and this gentleman is..." Lu Zheng gestured politely, inviting them into the room.

"This is the housekeeper of the Zhang Mansion in Pingtan County, Mr. Zhang Zhuo." Yuan Jing introduced.

"Hello, Housekeeper Zhang." Lu Zheng cupped his hands.

"Hello, Young Master Lu! Greetings, Young Master Lu!" Zhang Zhuo quickly bowed in return.

Lu Zheng invited the two to sit down, asked Uncle Li to serve tea, then turned to Yuan Jing and asked, "The Zhang Mansion in Pingtan County, I recall it was..."

Yuan Jing nodded, "It's the place I went to last time."

Lu Zheng blinked, saying nothing.

Housekeeper Zhang also remained silent, but Yuan Jing didn't mind, "It's been less than five days since I exorcised that Evil Ghost, but the Zhang family has come back, saying there's been another haunting."

"What?" Lu Zheng was bewildered, Ghosts aren't like chives, dying off and then growing anew?

"Uncle Ming Jun is not around, this matter seems suspicious, so Master asked me to bring Housekeeper Zhang to find you, let's take a trip to Pingtan County together, and have someone to rely on along the way."

Lu Zheng: ╭(╯^╰)╮

I just decided to play it safe in Tonglin County and not go out, and now you come and give me a mission, are you trying to slap me in the face?

As a Lay Practitioner in White Cloud Temple, he's equivalent to a Registered Disciple, with little authority, so not much responsibility either. Generally, if there's nothing wrong, White Cloud Temple wouldn't find them unless there's a shortage of manpower or situations that can't be handled, like now.

Lu Zheng wasn't unable to refuse, but you need a good reason to do so, if you don't...

"Alright, when do we set out?" Lu Zheng nodded and agreed, oh well, since it's an anomaly that Yuan Jing can handle, surely it wouldn't be a problem for me too, besides there's Light of Fortune entering the account. Pingtan County is just next door, not exactly a dragon's den or tiger's lair.

"Tomorrow morning." Yuan Jing said.

If he knew about Lu Zheng's inner thoughts, who knows if a sparring match between fellow disciples would ensue.

...

The next morning, Yuan Jing and the Zhang family's carriage arrived at the entrance of Tongyi Lane. Besides Housekeeper Zhang, there was also a coachman and an accompanying guard.

"Tsk tsk, this Zhang family is really well-off." Lu Zheng clicked his tongue.

"The Zhang Mansion has been in Pingtan County for four generations. Now it has a thousand acres of good land and ten shops. On normal days, County Magistrates are frequent guests, accompanied by scholars. Over the years, they have built bridges and roads, generously engaging in charity, earning a good reputation in the county towns and countryside."

Lu Zheng raised his hand to interrupt Housekeeper Zhang's praise and suddenly asked Yuan Jing, "Is there no place like our White Cloud Temple around Pingtan County?"

Yuan Jing nodded and then shook his head, "There was a temple, but it was abandoned more than ten years ago."

"Hiss—" Lu Zheng took a deep breath, and the bgm from "A Chinese Ghost Story" instantly played in his mind.

Female ghost, tree demon, Black Mountain…

Hey, something seems off?

Lu Zheng smacked his lips, "And no other forces have settled in Pingtan County?"

Yuan Jing shook his head, "Since Jiming Temple fell into decline ten years ago, whenever there's an issue in Pingtan County, they come to our White Cloud Temple in Tonglin County."

Lu Zheng nodded in understanding, then thought for a moment, his eyes flashing, "Then, have you been to the abandoned Jiming Temple?"

"Yes, I've been there." Yuan Jing nodded.

"Nothing happened?" Lu Zheng couldn't help asking.

Yuan Jing blinked, "What could happen?"

Housekeeper Zhang and the accompanying guard also looked unperturbed, making Lu Zheng chuckle dryly, realizing he had overreacted.

Indeed, the Great Jing Dynasty is prosperous and stable, with the Anomaly Suppression Bureau quelling strange entities, cultivation sects stationed in various places, and exotic martial artists roaming the land. Ordinary demons and evil spirits rarely appear openly within the Great Jing Dynasty, unlike the Strange Tales World.

...

Two days later, the task was completed.

...

Lu Zheng had been ready for a fierce battle with an evil ghost, perhaps uncovering a clichéd plot or a mastermind.

But it turned out to be a story of a newly deceased little ghost coveting the Yin Qi left by a dead evil ghost, occupying the Zhang Family's old mansion and accidentally being discovered by the Zhang Family.

Yuan Jing didn't even make a move; Lu Zheng resolved the issue with a single Exorcism Curse.

He earned two points of Light of Fortune, just slightly more than the extra ghost soldiers on Yelan Mountain.

Then, knowing it was his own negligence from last time due to his severe injuries, Yuan Jing personally took action this time, thoroughly cleansing the Yin Qi in the Zhang Family's old mansion.

In the end, they collected one hundred coins and were ceremoniously sent off by the Zhang Family.

Lu Zheng felt that it was his first task without any twists or sense of accomplishment!

"Senior Brother, do you think there's something wrong with the Zhang Family? How could their old mansion attract ghosts?"

Having resolved the Zhang Family's issue, they were preparing to return to Tonglin County.

Yuan Jing shook his head and said, "I've checked. Their old mansion is shady, hasn't been inhabited for a long time, and the well is dry and deep. Yin Qi accumulates, attracting ghosts—it's not surprising."

"Oh." Lu Zheng nodded.

"That ghost was probably from a family in the county that became a ghost after death, not entering the Netherworld, and instead was attracted by the old mansion's Yin Qi, taking residence there until it developed enough to reveal itself a few days ago," Yuan Jing said.

"Oh." Lu Zheng nodded.

"Don't immediately assume a rich family has lost virtue when a ghost finds its way to them. Often, because they have more people, land, and situations, they tend to attract ghosts more easily."

"I see, thank you, Senior Brother, for the explanation." Lu Zheng cupped his hands in gratitude, thinking to himself that he was once again misled by modern TV dramas. Well, as long as it's not my fault, so be it.

The two went on their way together, ready to leave the city, when they encountered two people approaching from outside the city.

Yuan Jing raised an eyebrow, and Lu Zheng blinked.

The two individuals included one tall and handsome, dressed in a scholar's robe, seemingly full of wisdom, and the other short-statured, with shifting eyes, wearing a blue robe, yet carrying a somewhat monkey-like shifty demeanor.

Two scholars coming into the city early in the morning?

Upon seeing Yuan Jing and Lu Zheng, the two were obviously flustered, then they purposefully avoided eye contact and continued walking into the city.

Lu Zheng looked at Yuan Jing, and Yuan Jing naturally stepped forward with a bow, "I am Yuan Jing, a humble practitioner, greeting you two gentlemen."

The two were startled, and the tall one didn't know what to say, while the short one hurriedly bowed, "Yi Ziqian, greets the Taoist priest. May I ask what business the priest has with us?"

"Haha, it's nothing important, just curious as to why you two are entering the city so early," Yuan Jing said with a smile, his gaze sharp as a knife.

Lu Zheng didn't mind at all, knowing that these demons in broad daylight couldn't hide their demon Qi. Clearly, their cultivation was weak, twenty years of Dao practice at most, and he could handle them with one hand.

"Just strolling around the city," the short one said.

"Looking for someone in the city," the tall one said.

The tall one froze in hesitation, and the short one immediately shot a glare at him.

"Looking for someone in the city," the short one said with a grin.

"Just strolling around the city," the tall one quickly corrected.

Yuan Jing, "..."

Lu Zheng, "..."

Short one, "..."

Tall one, "..."