Because Cheong Myeong is literally a ghost of the past in the body of a living person, could he see ghosts? Because if so, it would simultaneously improve his condition and, on the contrary, only make it worse.
Right after his reincarnation, he would hardly have paid much attention to the people around him. To the fact that many of them literally had injuries incompatible with life. The first signs came when he had already reached Mount Hua.
"What's that child screaming about?"
"What do you mean?" Yun Jong asked in bewilderment. It was clear from his face that he truly hadn't heard anything.
Cheong Myeong stared at him for some time.
The screaming didn't stop. Rather, on the contrary, it felt as though it was no longer just one child screaming, but at least a hundred.
"What are you lazing around here for?! Go swing your sword if you have the strength!"
After that, Cheong Myeong quickly figured out that these were the screams of the children who had died fighting the cultists who had come to Mount Hua after the Heavenly Demon's death. Every time he heard the screams again, he would go into the prayer hall and, placing sticks of incense, pray for their repose, and the screams would quiet down.
If only it were that simple, but ghosts are everywhere. And telling them apart from ordinary people, if they have no visible injuries, is almost impossible. Because of which, all the kids look at him strangely when he steps around something invisible and sometimes glances back, as if hearing something.
When they arrived at the Tang Clan, these oddities became impossible to ignore. Cheong Myeong began talking to the air as if to his best friend.
He complained to them, joked, laughed, and even got angry. And most importantly, he was clearly happy.
"Maybe he has schizophrenia?" Jo Geol quietly suggested. The gazes of the four immediately turned towards their junior.
When they were searching for their ancestor's grave, Cheong Myeong spent some time talking to the air. And then...
After discovering the bones, he began talking to himself twice as much. Having pieced the puzzle together, it wasn't hard to guess.
"I think he sees them too." Tang Soso answered. She had more than once seen him staring at a single spot, as if at someone.
"And what do we do?" Jo Geol asked, and notes of nervousness could be heard in his voice.
"We should inform everyone else. I think there is medicine for this," Baek Cheon said confidently. Or rather, he wanted to appear confident.
"What is this?" Cheong Myeong asked, looking at the talisman Im Sobyeong held out. All the alliance leaders had gathered around and were looking at him with a kind of awe and anticipation. What had they come up with now?
"This helps get rid of the ability to see ghosts. They say shamans usually use them in everyday life so as not to go mad."
"...Everyone gifted with this uses them so as not to go mad," Tang Gunak said. His face was worried. Behind him, Tang Bo put on a serious face and nodded.
Cheong Myeong raised his eyebrows.
"I have no need for it. These ghosts are my loved ones."
"Cheong Myeong, you don't understand. You're literally going to slowly go mad at this rate. The living shouldn't have such frequent contact with the dead! It can..." Cheong Mun, next to him, patted Baek Cheon on the head.
Cheong Jin rolled his eyes.
"I'll say more. They're the only thing that helps me."
Cheong Myeong smiled. Everyone who saw it felt shivers run down their skin.
"So don't worry. Everything is under control."
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