Chapter 214

Chapter 214

Based on the way Liu Tianyi died, and the way Ding Ruoning took revenge, we concluded that Jiang Xiaoyu would probably die the same way.

In other words, he would jump off a building in front of his entire family.

That night, it was the four of us again-Seventh Master, Anning, Song Xiaotian, and me-staking out the area near Jiang Xiaoyu’s home.

The time I had calculated was Zi Hour, which was between eleven at night and one in the morning.

After having a late-night snack, we drove to the residential complex where Jiang Xiaoyu lived.

By the time we arrived, it was already ten thirty.

People could enter and leave the complex freely. Jiang Xiaoyu’s home was in Unit One of Building 13.

So we kept watch near Unit Two, hiding ourselves as best we could.

Song Xiaotian had come unwillingly tonight. In truth, he didn’t want to stop Ding Ruoning from taking revenge.

Don’t let the fact that he used to be a cop fool you-he was definitely the number one contrarian in the Police Force.

“Why are we stopping someone from getting revenge…”

Anning couldn’t understand it. She questioned Seventh Master, saying, “When I steal things, the police arrest me. They committed crimes, so why aren’t they being arrested?”

Anning had never gone to school and had a weak awareness of the law. It seemed she didn’t know the authority of that certain protection law.

Under that certain protection law, even rich people had to step aside.

“Then do you know why there is a rule that a Ghost cannot harm the living?” Seventh Master said calmly. “Whenever a rule is established, it is always there to protect the interests of the overwhelming majority. But it will inevitably harm the interests of a small minority as well. There is no such thing as perfection in this world. After all, even the moon waxes and wanes.

“If the rule that a Ghost cannot harm the living is broken, then we would be acknowledging that a Ghost is allowed to harm living people. When that time comes, any Ghost could hurt people. Who can guarantee that every Ghost is good? Who can guarantee that every Ghost will only take revenge on the person who killed them? And who can guarantee that after this Ghost gets revenge, it won’t already have developed a taste for killing?

“We humans live between heaven and earth. We should follow heaven and earth, comply with heaven, and revere heaven. Heaven is lofty and wise, while earth is broad and generous. Since heaven has set down this rule, we should abide by it. And since heaven chose humans to be the spirit of all living things, naturally, there is a reason for that.

“It hopes that we humans will balance the loopholes created by rules, not destroy the rules themselves. You only see the satisfaction of vengeance right in front of you, while ignoring the grave consequences that come after breaking the rules. If you approve of Ding Ruoning’s actions, then you should also approve of what Liu Jing and Feng Gang did before.

“I believe that once your hearts calm down, you should be able to understand the pros and cons, the right and wrong of it.”

After Seventh Master finished speaking, Anning fell silent.

I also began to reflect on myself.

What Seventh Master said wasn’t without reason. He was completely right.

“Heaven” was, in fact, the “Dao.” The Dao cultivated by those who practiced the Dao was this very Dao.

The Dao was everywhere, present in all places. All things in the universe operated according to this Dao.

With my level of learning, I couldn’t explain what the Dao truly was, but I knew the Dao was absolutely correct.

I had never had faith before. But now I did. My faith was the Dao.

So after listening to Seventh Master, I felt a little ashamed.

Because I had lied to him…

“Seventh Master, I… I…”

I didn’t dare raise my head to look at him. After hesitating for a long while, I finally told him the truth. “I lied to all of you. The person Ding Ruoning is going to kill tonight isn’t Jiang Xiaoyu. It’s Wu Binbin…”

Jiang Xiaoyu was fourteen this year, while Wu Binbin was thirteen.

The Earthly Branches sign of the person I calculated would die was “Chen.” “Chen” was the fifth of the Earthly Branches. And when Wu Binbin’s age was divided by eight, the remainder was exactly five. So the person Ding Ruoning was actually going to kill tonight was Wu Binbin.
Deep down, I wanted Ding Ruoning to get her revenge. But I also knew Seventh Master wanted to save Wu Binbin, so I lied to him.

Seventh Master shot to his feet with a whoosh. After standing there stunned for a few seconds, he was so angry he kicked me. “Then what the hell are we standing around for? It’s Zi Hour!”

After roaring that, he hurried out of the residential complex, heading for Wu Binbin’s.

It was Zi Hour.

Wu Binbin was going to die.

“Damn, you’re something else. Got a lot of tricks up your sleeve, huh? Hahaha…”

Song Xiaotian burst out laughing and, along with Anning, gave me a thumbs-up.

If they’d done that before Seventh Master said all those things, I probably would’ve felt pretty smug.

But now, I felt uneasy.

Wu Binbin’s home was a long way from Jiang Xiaoyu’s. By the time we reached Wu Binbin’s residential complex, half an hour had already passed.

It was 11:46 p.m. The complex was very quiet, which proved Wu Binbin was still alive.

If he were already dead, the entire place would probably be in an uproar by now.

“Good. Good.”

Seventh Master let out a breath of relief and hurriedly led us toward the building where Wu Binbin lived.

His family lived in Unit One of Building 21, all the way at the innermost part of the complex.

We counted the building numbers as we rushed toward Building 21 without stopping.

We were almost at the foot of the building, only about fifty meters away, when suddenly-

A black shadow fell from above with a dull thud. It crashed to the ground right in front of us, like a water bucket shattering open, all the water inside spilling out.

But it wasn’t a bucket.

It was a person.

And what spilled out wasn’t water.

It was blood…

Wu Binbin was dead. He had jumped from upstairs too.

The instant he hit the ground, all four of us froze where we stood. Anning threw up on the spot.

Very quickly, from upstairs-around the thirteenth floor, it seemed-came a burst of heart-wrenching wails and sobs.

A couple soon came running down from upstairs. Before long, an old man came running down after them.

They were Wu Binbin’s parents. As for the old man, I didn’t know whether he was Wu Binbin’s paternal grandfather or maternal grandfather.

The three of them cried so hard they were nearly fainting. Their screams shook the entire complex.

“Binbin! My Binbin!”

“My child! How is Mom supposed to go on living!”

“Ahhh!”

The scene was unbearably tragic…

Wu Binbin’s mother clung to his mangled body, wailing and pounding the ground.

The entire complex had erupted. Many people ran down to watch the commotion.

Seventh Master drew in a breath, pulled me aside, and glared at me in fury. “Are you satisfied now? Did that feel good?”

I lowered my head, not daring to meet his eyes. “I’m sorry, Seventh Master. I’m just an ordinary person. I know what you said was right, but my cultivation is still shallow. My Dao heart isn’t that firm.”

“When I saw what happened to Ding Ruoning, I thought of Lv Zhengxian. I thought of how he caused Fang Man’s death, caused Du Yuwei’s death, and tore my family apart. If one day I die and become a ghost, I will definitely go after him for revenge. And when that time comes, I don’t want anyone to stop me.”

I raised my head and looked Seventh Master straight in the eyes, saying each word clearly. “Even if I’m punished, even if I go to hell, I’ll kill him to get my revenge! Since even I feel this way, I have no right to stop Ding Ruoning from taking revenge. Besides, she’s a mother.”

“If my daughter were treated like this, I wouldn’t just kill these animals. I’d kill their entire families too!”