Chapter 33

Chapter 33: Baoshan Eight

At the moment of dense yin energy.

It was truly too terrifying to take the elevator.

The half-green, half-white walls rushed past Yan Jun, and the dim lights above his head flickered.

No wonder the little ghost from the pediatric ward on the eighth floor stopped running as soon as it reached the basement.

Little ghosts are the most cunning, always seeking benefit and avoiding harm.

Turns out there’s a giant in the morgue who’s capable of black-eating black!

But unexpectedly, two reckless students stumbled right into the trap!

What good would the death records do?

Aside from identifying the deceased and knowing their names, what else could it be used for?

Yan Jun didn’t know.

The only thing he could do was clutch the documents in his hands, running as fast as he could, his heart frantically worrying—

Even if it meant reaching the ground a second faster!

He was worried that Ming Yue wouldn’t be able to handle Qiao Ting, who had transformed into a multi-eyed monster.

He was worried the strange magnetic field on the first floor would affect Ming Yue’s yang energy oscillation.

He was even more worried—what would happen if they couldn’t subdue the vengeful spirit once they reached the ground?

Being a ghost hunter was no easy job.

Worrying like this every day, his heart would explode sooner or later.

Yan Jun let out a heavy sigh.

On the ground.

As the night approached, the moon hung high in the sky, casting its light down, and the shadows of the hospital buildings stretched long across the asphalt road, covering half of the four intersections.

At the lobby entrance, Xiao Lin was slurping down some late-night noodles, poking at the noodles with his chopsticks until they were mushy. He gazed at the dark intersection and thought to himself, "It's so dark, it wouldn't be surprising if there were a few more accidents."The emergency department is really a highly profitable business.

Nearby, Brother Li and a few of his brothers were slurping noodles, enjoying their meal, while gossiping about the ghost incident at Baoshan Hospital, turning their thoughts upside down.

"What? What ghosts? Just a bunch of troublemakers, and a peeling hospital."

"Who's any better?"

"Hey, bro, can't say that. Baoshan still has some good departments." One of the younger brothers sipped his soup.

Brother Li snorted. "That's just one rotten apple ruining the whole pot of soup."

"What vengeful ghost? I've been a neighborhood cop for so many years, and I've never seen a ghost."

"That so-called Ghost Slayer Association, always entering halfway through, doesn't clear the way, doesn't handle the aftermath, yet every time they still get a bonus, and they've pocketed six or seven out of ten. What’s the deal with that?"

Brother Li said it with such righteous indignation that a small piece of noodle flew out of his mouth.

As soon as he finished speaking, a bunch of younger brothers joined in the commotion.

"Exactly! We're the ones freezing on night watch, we're the ones calming the crowds!"

"Why do they get the big portion!"

"Complain about them!"

"Have the higher-ups investigate the Ghost Slayer Association!"

Beside them, Xiao Lin, who was squatting by a pillar, could only watch.

Thankfully, he was just on rotation, not stuck with these brothers on lock-up duty.

Otherwise, he really wouldn't have a future.

Xiao Lin slurped a mouthful of noodles to shut his mouth, thinking to himself.

Brother Li... no wonder he’s been stuck as a neighborhood cop for so many years.

The Ghost Slayers come and go in the wind and rain; six enter, and you’re lucky if one or two come back.

Most of them are dead, and they can’t even find their bones.They were engaged in a business that couldn't see the light of day, protecting the common people.

In a certain sense, it could be considered a "special police" profession.

There are many life-risking professions in the world.

But in professions where you risk your life every time, the salary is naturally the highest.

Xiao Lin: Raise your awareness, get promoted, and earn a raise!

At this moment, with the full moon hanging in the sky, Xiao Lin missed the original team leader who had once educated him about the Ghost Slayer knowledge at Ming Xiaoling Station.

Meanwhile, his brothers continued to criticize the Ghost Slayers, and Brother Li's voice was especially loud, demeaning the Ghost Slayers to nothing.

It was only then that Xiao Lin realized that Brother Li had never believed in the yin-yang profession from the start, and everything he had said before was just empty words.

Taking out the half sheet of talisman paper from his back pocket, Xiao Lin examined it carefully.

The culprit of the fire on the seventh floor had already gotten dirty with footprints and dust. The vermilion red talisman design was finished in one go, with impressive brushwork and profound power hidden within.

Just wait and see, Xiao Lin thought to himself. Brother Li would sooner or later trip himself up.

Before he could finish his thoughts, the bowl of soup in his hands suddenly shook.

Xiao Lin: "?"

I don't think I have Parkinson's.

Then, the soup surface began shaking more and more violently, visibly so.

Xiao Lin's heart skipped a beat, and as he stood up, he stumbled. The ground itself started shaking!

Boom!

An eerie giant sound erupted from the earth, like a snowstorm accompanied by lightning, roaring and cracking, rushing up from below!

The other police team members quickly set their bowls aside, rolled up their sleeves, and got into formation, ready for action.

Just as fast as it happened!

Before they could even react, a golden light shot out from the side safety passage of Building 2, cutting through the night sky. Then, with a loud clang, a steel fork flew out and plunged into the ground with a deafening crash, splitting the asphalt of the road open. A figure followed closely, charging with thunderous speed!

Xiao Lin jumped up, shouting, "Ming Yue!"Ming Yue was speaking into the radio receiver, running as she spoke. As she passed by, she grabbed the trident and thrust it backward, perfectly hitting the giant black shadow charging toward the safety passage, sending it crashing to the ground with a loud bang!

Clang, clang, clatter!

From the sound, it seemed like the shadow was so fat that it even flattened the stairs.

Xiao Lin, being the closest person to the staircase entrance, was stunned.

Ming Yue desperately waved at Xiao Lin, shouting:

"Brother Xiao Lin! Get away! Quickly, move back!!"

Xiao Lin: "…"

Xiao Lin's heart was instantly filled with a huge sense of emotion.

My goodness!

She finally called me "brother."

Then, Xiao Lin shouted to the brothers behind him:

"Everyone, retreat quickly!"

"The Ghost Slayer is about to fight!"

"Clear the area! Clear the area!"

However, the group behind, who had never seen a ghost or had any real experience, still eagerly tried to rush forward!

Suddenly, a shadow pounced out from the staircase! Hundreds of eyeballs shimmered with bright light under the moonlight.

"Qiao Ting" had arrived in the open space in front of the building, bathed in the moonlight, shining with silver light.

She paused for a moment, slowly spreading her arms and raising her head.

The atmosphere instantly became heavy!

Xiao Lin: "…"

Xiao Lin held his breath for a second, nearly getting sick from the sheer number of eyeballs!The police brothers charging forward: "..."

One.

Two.

Three.

"Ahhhhhh—!!!"

"Ghost—!!!"

The open space was filled with piercing, continuous screams!

It was as if everyone had shoved their earpieces into their throats, spitting and screaming with all their might!

"Qiao Ting" turned her eyes darkly, scanning the entire area.

Nearby, a dog peeing on the sidewalk was instantly paralyzed by her gaze. The stream of urine was abruptly cut off as it whimpered and ran off.

But dogs can run, police can't.

Li Ge's lips turned pale and purple, trembling as he mumbled, "Ghost, ghost, vengeful ghost!"

Xiao Lin slapped one person on each side:

"Brothers!"

"Spread out, don't let any other living person get through!"

After saying that, he nervously turned to look at Ming Yue. He saw the eighteen-year-old girl with all her might and imposing presence, shaking the whole scene, evenly matched with the multi-eyed monster. She shouted loudly and kicked the steel trident toward the monster!

Bang, bang, bang.

One person and one ghost clashed in an unimaginable way.

Cracks rapidly spread across the dark asphalt.

Xiao Lin's jaw almost dropped.

He, being in the national military force system, had seen countless skilled individuals, but he had never seen a young woman with so much strength.Even though her move with the trident looked a bit strange.

Even though her opponent was a ghost.

The way a person thinks after becoming a ghost is heavily influenced by their thoughts before death.

Qiao Ting was clearly not someone who was "physically active."

She was terrible at fighting.

Ming Yue kicked it over with one foot, wiped her face, and thought to herself.

But this wasn't enough.

She was able to knock it down because the Ming family didn't have bad martial arts to begin with.

But she couldn’t destroy it.

Looking up, the hospital building was right in front of her.

In the moonlight, through her Yin-Yang eyes, hundreds of thousands of windows were releasing Yin energy into the air.

This would become the constant source of power for Qiao Ting.

At that moment, Ming Yue finally understood why the hospital became a place where "clinical internships" were a must in senior-level practical courses.

It was really too tricky.

How could such a place that suppressed the Yang energy of the living exist?

Qiao Ting stood up.

Do your best.

Ming Yue stared at her, biting the fire talisman, moistening it with her saliva, and took a deep breath, rushing forward with fearless courage.

At the moment she rushed into the Yin wind, Ming Yue, taking advantage of Qiao Ting avoiding the weapon, sprayed the fire talisman onto its face.

Her saliva wet the talisman, carrying rich Yang energy, acting as the initial accelerant.

This move was very simple.Yet, with one force, it broke through the multitude!

The flames from Qiao Ting’s left eye burned wildly.

The fierce ghost let out a terrifying scream, its sound waves radiating a hundred meters. The living in the area felt tightness in their chests, all of them clutching their chests, almost collapsing to their knees.

Li Ge’s mind was not firm, and he was swept by the ghost’s sound waves, almost spitting blood!

Xiao Lin finally dragged his terrified brothers to form a defensive line, covering his chest and running, nervously looking at Ming Yue.

She was still so young.

Why did such a young and beautiful flower of the nation have to risk her life and forget about death?

What were the adults doing?!

The fierce ghost struggled in the flames, the bright orange fire devouring its body, but it couldn’t match the speed at which the Yin energy replenished it.

The eyeballs seemed on the verge of falling apart, shaking and jumping, and amidst the mixed screams, more and more voices from others became clear, like a rope of hemp being unraveled and turned back into thousands of strands of thread—

Ming Yue retreated, quickly increasing the distance, tightly focusing on "Qiao Ting’s" face, her mind frantically comparing and guessing.

Sure enough.

Sure enough!

Ming Yue silently praised herself.

In the morgue, there were so many dead souls, some with grudges, some without.

Qiao Ting had consumed them all, gaining the power to rampage through the hospital, but she also had to pay the price!

The souls of those who died without grudges were far more rational than those with grudges, and they were harder to use.

After all, even the living are more easily deceived when they’re insane.

The spirits gathered together, looking undisturbed, but any slight disturbance in the rhythm could shatter this ghost’s hybrid form, turning it back into hundreds of lost souls!

Ming Yue’s extremely risky fire talisman was testing this very moment!

And sure enough, signs of splitting appeared!

But it wasn’t enough, not enough!The flames were not enough to completely tear it apart, they could only serve as a verification. The real decisive move still required the death data!

It was necessary to call out the true obsession of the innocent souls' separation.

Why hadn't the class leader arrived yet?

Ming Yue thought sadly.

In the meantime.

Zhai Dan, along with the members of the Ghost Slayer Association, emerged from the distant hospital building No. 8.

From a distance, they saw a tall, dark shadow howling at the moon in the open space in front of the outpatient building, black winds raging, the smell of burning filling the sky, and a fierce clash between Yin and Yang.

There was also a small figure standing in front of the ghost, replacing the group of police behind, standing on the front lines, resisting the Yin energy's impact.

Zhai Dan: "..."

Zhai Dan was so shocked that his heart almost leapt out of his chest, and he shouted in disbelief, "Ming Yue!"

Zhou Jingrong squinted her eyes, looking carefully at Ming Yue from a distance.

The figure under the moonlight did not hear Zhai Dan's call.

At the emergency exit, Yan Jun finally arrived, handing Ming Yue the tightly bound death registration form and case copies, while also shielding her from behind, protecting her from the Yin energy storm.

Ming Yue: "......."

Ming Yue looked at the back of Yan Jun's head, feeling a complicated mixture of emotions she couldn't express.

The materials in her hands had also become scorching hot.

Since childhood.

The Ming family’s teachings had always taught her:

To live openly and honestly, never to run or hide when faced with problems, and to stand tall, unashamed before Heaven and Earth.

This was the first time someone had stood in front of her, protecting her—what did this mean?

He wasn’t an elder brother—elders would only stand by, guide her, and help her grow, but they wouldn’t replace her.He was just a classmate.

No, this wasn’t the first time.

Ming Yue thought to herself.

But I don’t need protection.

She sneered.

“Recite it.” Yan Jun turned around and whispered.

“I guess you want to use the case and death data to call forth the innocent souls' split, reducing the evil spirit’s power.”

“Then go ahead, I’ll block for you.”

Ming Yue smiled, officially considering Yan Jun a confidant.

“Those who truly understand me, are my class leader.”

Zhai Dan and the others were rushing over, frantically trying to make their way here.

From a distance, they could hear a soft, slightly hoarse female voice starting to read the case files one by one. The cheap white papers fluttered as her voice echoed in the night sky in front of the building:

“Urology Department, Zhang Qiang, 65 years old, Cause of death: advanced urethral cancer, time of death: XX month XX day at 20:03… No history of marriage or health issues, wife still alive, has one son and one daughter, family relations were harmonious before death.”

“...Cardiology, Li Taiping, Cause of death: acute myocardial infarction, time of death: XX month XX day at 15:26… No history of treatment, normal healthy living habits…”

“...Wang Ming… hereditary family disease…”

“Li Chenjing…”

“Liu Dazhuang…”

She continued reading one after another, each name sounding strange.

The words lacked weight, but they brought terrifying waves to the hearts of those who needed to hear them.

The power was overwhelming.

The police, holding their weapons, nervously watched "Qiao Ting" in front of the building.Qiao Ting stood still in place, not moving, but if one looked closely, her whole body was trembling.

Perhaps it wasn’t that she didn’t want to move.

It was that she couldn’t move.

One eyeball fell out.

Then two, then three.

Gray shadows flew out from the massive body of the multi-eyed monster, and with Ming Yue’s voice, they stretched their arms to embrace the dark night wind beneath the bright moon.

Free souls.

One after another.

The entire world bore witness to their second freedom after death.

The only thing that could stir the dead’s attention and awakening was the love they had in life and the freedom of their soul.

The medical history recorded in the case files allowed Ming Yue to understand the deceased’s loved ones.

The death records, on the other hand, could awaken the deceased’s sense of belonging to themselves.

“.......”

Ming Yue read while watching them, feeling a pang in her heart.

They were dead, yet still disturbed, unable to find peace.

Why must it be so difficult?

They were innocent.

Innocent souls, innocent selves.

Qiao Ting continued to scream in agony, as if her flesh was being violently torn apart.

The gray souls flew in the air, the moonlight turned into a gray sea, and they swam through it.

Ming Yue had been reciting for a long time, her mouth dry, her vision turning black.Until a hand rested on Ming Yue's shoulder.

Ming Yue almost executed a shoulder throw in reflex.

Turning around, a man who looked very much like Zhou Jingren was calmly staring at her:

"Good job, Ming Yue."

"I have high expectations for the juniors who seal spirits."

"But leave the rest to us."

With that, several Ghost Slayers stepped forward.

Zhai Dan quickly pulled Ming Yue and Yan Jun to the back.

"Are you alright?" the senior asked with concern.

Ming Yue looked at Qiao Ting, who was surrounded by the Ghost Slayers. After a moment, she shook her head:

"She's fine. Senior, don't worry."

The moonlight shone like white jade, illuminating the Bao Mountain Hospital buildings, as if they had been coated with white paint.

Ming Yue knew that the Bao Mountain Hospital incident would end this night.

Qiao Ting would pass away.

And in this dark night, she would truly vanish, her soul scattering to the winds.