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Chapter 342 - 342: 342 It Will Become an Iconic Cultural Relic Protection Unit
Chapter 342 - 342: 342 It Will Become an Iconic Cultural Relic Protection Unit
Chapter 342 - 342: 342 It Will Become an Iconic Cultural Relic Protection Unit
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Grandpa, your village is so dishonest!”
Hu Liang was so angry that his nose went crooked.
Everyone in the village knew that there was something wrong with this house.
Yet, they kept their mouths shut and did not say a word.
He had spent a lot of money to buy this place. Only when a ghost appeared did he realise this place was haunted.
“Young man, don’t be angry. Most of the people in the village don’t know what happened here.”
“I definitely didn’t do it on purpose.”
“Only a few of us old fellows with half a foot in our graves know that this place is haunted.”
Grandpa Jiang had a complicated expression.
“Five or more years ago, that young master died of old age.”
“Since he didn’t leave any children behind, after his death, this house became the collective property of the village.”
“You young people might not know what happened in that era.”
“Whoever dares to talk about supernatural things will be paraded on the streets tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, they might be thrown into prison.”
“If someone were to accuse him of deliberately spreading feudal superstition, he might even be shot.”
Now, less than twenty elders in the village knew the inside story of this mansion.
They were worried that they would cause trouble for their descendants by spreading rumours, so they kept their mouths shut about what happened.
After knowing that Hu Liang and his wife had bought this place, Grandpa Jiang had a feeling that something terrible would happen.
He wanted to remind them that this place was haunted, but he was afraid that these rumours would cut off the village’s source of income.
That would cause his son and grandson to become a thorn in the villagers’ side.
“Pa!”
Hu Liang slapped himself.
What was going on?
In order to buy this house, he and his girlfriend not only spent all their savings but even moved their household registration to the village.
According to the regulations, this old house was the collective property of the village and could not be sold to outsiders.
The agent suggested that they move their address here.
In this way, he could buy this house.
Thinking that there was no difference between urban and rural household registration, they moved their address to the village collective with the help of the intermediary.
“That young master died decades ago, and this place has been abandoned for decades.”
“I didn’t expect that mother and son to be here still. What a sin.”
“Listen to my advice. Don’t stay here anymore. Move all your things away.”
“Otherwise, you’ll definitely get into trouble.”
Hu Liang and Pan Yueling looked dejected.
The two of them were so worried because they did not want to give up this house.
Leave this place?
It was easy to say.
Their savings and household registration were all invested here.
“He’s right. You really have to leave this place.”
The two of them did not expect that it was not only Grandpa Jiang who suggested that they leave.
Chen Yu, who had been silent for a long time, also suggested the same.
“Dr. Chen, even you can’t deal with the ghosts here?” Hu Liang asked in disbelief.
“There are no ghosts in this world.”
Chen Yu replied with a smile.
At first, the two of them were shocked. However, they soon recalled that Chen Yu had mentioned in his livestream that ghosts never existed in this world.
It was said that all the ghosts in the world were made up of special energy bodies.
“Dr. Chen, is there any other solution besides leaving this place?”
“In order to buy this house, Hu Liang and 1 not only spent all our savings but also poured a lot of effort into it.”
“We can’t bear to leave now.”
Pan Yueling’s eyes started to tear up.
Although she had not lived here for long and was on tenterhooks daily, the two of them had already established a relationship with this house.
When she first bought this mansion, the house was leaking and riddled with holes everywhere.
Traces of damage could be seen everywhere.
Together with the helpers they hired from the village, the two of them spent half a month cleaning up the mansion to its current state.
Within two days, strange things happened, one after another.
The two of them were truly unwilling to give up on this place.
“Dr. Chen, are you sure you can’t help them?”
Zhou Kexin looked at Chen Yu eagerly.
Just how powerful was this pair of ghost mother and son?
Even the omnipotent Chen Yu couldn’t do anything to them?
“I can help them solve the problems here,” Chen Yu said with a bitter smile.
“However, I can’t help them stay here forever.”
“They must leave this place soon.”
“Why?”
Zhou Kexin, Hu Liang, and Pan Yueling asked in unison.
“Because this is an iconic cultural relic protection unit.”
Chen Yu shrugged.
When these words were said, even Grandpa Jiang was stunned.
“How did a ghost house that has been uninhabited for decades become an iconic cultural relic protection unit?” Hu Liang asked in astonishment.
“This house was built at the end of the Qing Dynasty,” Chen Yu explained with a faint smile. “It has a history of more than 130 years.”
“In order to build this mansion, the owner, the father of that young master, spent thousands of taels of silver.”
“This amount of money is an astronomical figure even now.”
“He hired the most famous craftsman at that time to build this mansion according to the highest requirements.”
“Don’t look down on the fact that this place is located in the countryside. Skilled craftsmen painstakingly built every part of the mansion at that time.”
“Its value is even higher than the current billion-dollar mansions.”
“Soon, the archaeology department will appear here.”
“They will carry out protection research on this old house.”
“A large number of archaeologists will settle here to conduct research,” Chen Yu said with a smile.
“Do you think you can continue living here?”
“I’m sure you will need to leave and change places to stay. You can only come back after the research is over and once this place is designated as a cultural relic protection unit.”
Hu Liang and Pan Yueling looked at each other.
Should they be happy or depressed now that they discover the house they bought will become an iconic cultural relic protection unit?
“Dr. Chen,” Zhou Kexin quickly reacted and blurted out, “You mean they’re only leaving temporarily? When this place is assessed as a cultural relic protection unit, they can still move back?”
“I never said they would leave here forever,” Chen Yu replied.
“No, no, even if this place is assessed as a cultural relic protection unit, you can’t live here anymore.”
Grandpa Jiang frowned and reminded the two that a female ghost was causing trouble here.
Whether he stayed now or returned later, they would die if they did not get rid of the female ghost.
“Female ghost, hahaha.”
Chen Yu suddenly burst into laughter and strode toward the outside.
Immediately after, Chen Yu arrived in front of the wall next to the door.
He whispered into Zhou Kexin’s ear.
Zhou Kexin nodded, took off her backpack, unzipped it, and took out a bottle of mineral water.
After receiving the bottle of mineral water from Zhou Kexin, Chen Yu casually unscrewed the cap.
He sprinkled the water on the wall.
“Ghost!!!”
In an instant, a woman’s figure appeared on the bare wall.
It was the unfortunate girl wearing a cheongsam with a beauty mark on her face.
Zhou Kexin, Hu Liang, Pan Yueling, and Grandpa Jiang all went pale with fright.
The sky darkened.
A gust of cold wind blew.
Chen Yu could clearly hear Hu Liang and Pan Yueling’s chattering teeth..