Chapter 78

Chapter 78: Reincarnation III

Li He Sun was a person whose face mattered a hundred times more than substance.

Ming Yue knew this very well.

He wasn't someone whose emotions were hidden deep like still waters; rather, he was high-profile and loud, with nothing more important than face.

At this moment, under the moonlit sky, his sudden outpouring of emotions and the hug made Ming Yue feel momentarily disoriented.

She understood the meaning of blood relations.

But, the depth of thought often couldn't surpass the reality of things.

This is my blood relative, my older brother.

Ming Yue patted Li He Sun’s back, staring at the moon in the sky, silently chanting in her heart.

Suddenly, she was yanked away, and a bottle of water was poured over her head. Li He Sun showed no signs of sadness or joy on his face. He sarcastically tossed the bottle aside: "It smells better now."

"I told you, calamity endures for a thousand years. A mere fissure in the ground can’t do anything to you, Ming Yue."

Soaked to the bone, Ming Yue: "...."

She faked a smile: "Bird Bro, my clothes are wet."

Li He Sun raised an eyebrow: "Oh? When you came running over to show off, wasn’t your clothes dry?"

Ming Yue: "...."

Ming Yue scoffed: "I wasn’t showing off, I was clearly here to save you."

"But seriously, what’s going on here?" Ming Yue pointed to the numerous walking corpses covering the mountains and fields. At first glance, it looked like a chaotic battle with savage primitives. The students, covered in injuries, screamed and howled, wearing red and green, looking even more terrifying than the zombies.

Li He Sun pulled out a finished Xuan Yun spell, slapped it into the air, and tilted his head to explain:

"If you ask me, who can I ask?"

"We were just about to start the big fight, but suddenly the fissure opened up—actually, the fissure was already there from the earthquake remnants, the one in front of the North Yin Emperor Temple..." Li He Sun pointed out the direction to Ming Yue, over the large crowd. She could see endless black shadows crawling out of the fissure.

Ming Yue was stunned.

She recalled the strange experience she had underground, then turned back to the direction where she had followed the Forgetful River. Indeed, the spot she had emerged from was much further east than the fissure in front of the North Yin Emperor Temple.Forgetful River flows from the North District to the East District.

Ming Yue had clearly seen the dark mountain walls underground, covered with unknown creatures slithering and crawling, leaving traces on their way up to the surface, blood-red and foul-smelling.

Now, looking at the chaotic battle between the corpses and the Xuan Yun spell, Ming Yue suddenly realized.

Oh.

Turns out, I ran too far underground just now.

I should have followed the traces left by these zombie "bosses" and crawled up from there. That way, I would have emerged right at the Emperor Temple!

There was no need to chase the river and run a three-thousand-meter-long race after all.

Ming Yue slapped her head in frustration, and Li He Sun pulled out another Xuan Yun spell, handing it to her:

"You've always been silly."

"If you slap yourself again, you’ll really be a fool."

"Here, take it."

Ming Yue took it. "Oh! Jackpot! A finished Xuan Yun spell!"

"Bird Bro, please accept my knee!"

Li He Sun, flattered by the praise, happily wagged his tail: "Impressive, right?"

"Last year, the Tianxuan Pavilion hired several graduate students from your Spirit-Sealing Academy."

"They have good skills and can even use Yin-Yang arts to freeze the Eight Gods Spell—after this, stick with me, and the mass production of the Eight Gods Spell is just around the corner!"

The Eight Gods Spell is the signature technique of Spirit-Sealing Academy.

Li He Sun's words sounded very much like he was taking over the conversation.

Ming Yue wondered, "Graduate students? Didn't the master's students all join the Ghost Slayer Association?"

Li He Sun sneered, "Fool."

"The salary given by the system can't compare to what we earn in the private sector. Market competition and excellent benefits, you get it?"Ming Yue: "......"

Ming Yue blinked, the first Xuan Yun spell barrier she had just placed was very small, and under the attack of the corpses, cracks appeared quickly. It was nothing compared to the Xuan Yun spell that protected the entire temple (Yin-Law Department) drawn by hand on-site: "How effective is this?"

Li He Sun's face stiffened, unwilling to answer: "At least 30%."

"Damn, what was Spirit-Sealing Academy thinking back then?"

"Why is it so difficult to replicate?"

Ming Yue took out her trident, ready to face the corpses charging at the shattered barrier. She raised her lips:

"Well, that's it."

"It's the unparalleled skill of Spirit-Sealing that has been renowned for a century."

"Tianxuan Pavilion could offer a fortune to recruit us, but that's their own ability."

"However, to think that just a few people could surpass an academy with countless disciples, who have spent nearly a hundred years modifying the incantations—come on, buddy, that's impossible."

After speaking, without waiting for Li He Sun to retort, Ming Yue kicked the spell barrier apart, laughed, and rushed into the sea of corpses.

Li He Sun: "......"

Li He Sun: "0口0!!!"

Li He Sun didn’t shout: "Be careful!"

The small girl, surprisingly tall, was submerged in the crowd, darting left and right. Everywhere she passed, she sent a wave of corpses flying, like a human-shaped killing machine. Golden sunlight radiated from her, mixing with the dim, dark aura, creating explosions that sizzled like fire meeting water!

Li He Sun: "......"

Li He Sun's hand, which was still holding the sword, slowed down. He stared at Ming Yue, his thoughts complex.

At first, this silly girl claimed she was strong.

I thought she was just bragging. Doesn’t she remember how she got beaten up when she was a kid?

But—

She really is strong!

Then, his surprise level skyrocketed even further! Before he could even finish being astonished, he saw Ming Yue pull out a roll of silver alloy wire from nowhere—Li He Sun: Damn, isn't that a corpse-chasing tool from Xiang University? She took a sip of water, swished it in her mouth, then spat it onto the silver alloy wire!The saliva contaminated with Yang energy was diluted by clean water, leaving traces on the surface of the alloy wire.

"Zzz!" A sharp sound!

Ming Yue threw the silver alloy wire far away, her technique astonishing. The wire twisted like a sharp knife, coiling around the necks of six corpses, then she pulled tightly!

A series of cracking sounds!

The six human pillars were decapitated all at once!

The six heads fell to the ground like watermelons, one of them rolling to Li He Sun's feet.

Li He Sun: "......"

No!

He couldn't scream!

A true man must remain unshaken even if heads fall right in front of him!

Several students from the Imperial University, who had just grouped up and defeated a wave of enemies, came over to greet Li He Sun:

"Dammit! Junior, is this your relative? Damn, she's so good!"

"Shit, isn't the point not about her skill?! Can your saliva be used as a Yang energy talisman?"

"Ha, now that you mention it, I know who she is."

Upon hearing this, Li He Sun's brows twitched, and his hand itched terribly.

The Imperial University student continued: "She's the one from Jin University, the famous Yang energy expert!"

"She got penalized by the Association, remember?"

Another student suddenly realized: "I remember now!"

"When the professor explained the Jin University penalty contract—wasn't she the little girl with the manure fork as a weapon?"

Manure fork, ha.

Every time that word was mentioned, Li He Sun was reminded of the time when the Li and Ming families hadn't yet fallen apart, and how he and little crybaby Ming Yue helped the Ming family's branch in the Imperial Capital clean up manure month after month.The so-called reason was that the living gathered Yang energy, and the products of the five grains' reincarnation were the only things that could absorb Yang energy without greatly affecting the living.

Thus, because of this reason, Li He Sun was tricked into cleaning manure for several years.

Don't ask. If you ask, I'll force you to clean the toilet.

Li He Sun: "......"

Li He Sun couldn't stand it anymore. He slapped his classmate's head, turning it toward Ming Yue, and gritted his teeth:

"Can't you see it's a manure fork?"

"Don't go looking for trouble. Her spit is an explosive Yang energy talisman, and your spit is just two pounds of saliva!"

"Don't go blindly copying what others do!"

As they spoke, in the crowd ahead, Ming Yue, due to her abundant Yang energy, attracted far more corpses than anyone else. She took the opportunity to bite the inside of her mouth, took in some blood, and sprayed it onto the Xuanyun Talisman. Turning back to the bewildered Li He Sun, she shouted:

"Thanks, Brother Bird!"

Then she performed an unusual maneuver. The bloodstained Xuanyun Talisman was stomped on the ground by Ming Yue with boldness!

A moment of silence.

Li He Sun's eyes nearly bulged out: "Damn! That Xuanyun Talisman was worth tens of thousands!"

"Don't give it to me!"

That Xuanyun Talisman was meant as a protective barrier!

Why the hell did you stomp on it!?

The "glass shards" that exploded from the talisman were enough to blind someone. The Xuanyun Talisman, which should have formed a barrier, shattered into countless pieces, and the Yang blood mixed with it made the talisman extremely unstable. When Ming Yue stomped on it, it exploded! The shards shot out, piercing through dozens of nearby corpses, and the Yang blood immediately ignited—

Li He Sun: "......"

The Imperial University students watching: "......"

Dumbfounded!

Ming Yue wiped her mouth, applied some white medicine to the inside of her mouth, and vaguely explained:

"Don't worry, Brother Bird."

"The Xuanyun Talisman is just not effective when placed on the ground. I read in a book at home — no, it was in a book I saw — that the Xuanyun Talisman has a neutral attribute, and when it comes into contact with Yin and Yang energy before activation, it causes an imbalance in its effect.""I was just testing it out."

Li He Sun: "......"

Li He Sun struggled to speak: "You... do you have a hole in your head?"

A few Imperial University students, however, didn't have Li He Sun's strange pride. They all gave a thumbs up: "Sealing Spirit student, well done!"

Ming Yue smiled brightly and cupped her fists: "You're too kind."

"Please take care of me in the future."

Half an hour ago, Chen Xiu shouted and directly called the president of Yu University, Qi Renjie, over.

The class monitors from Sealing Spirit Academy also heard the president's voice and ran over to help.

So, it became a situation where a few class monitors assisted with the Xuanyun Talisman, driving back the corpses, while the three presidents inside exchanged information and discussed strategies.

Ten minutes later, Chen Xiu shouted again and called the headmaster's president over.

Su Hui: "......"

Su Hui shot a dangerous glance at Chen Xiu: "Xiu Ge, this isn't right. With Jin University and the headmaster together, are they planning to surround and suppress our Imperial University?"

Chen Xiu greeted the headmaster's president, then cunningly replied:

"Sister Hui, what are you saying?"

"Our Sealing Spirit Academy and the headmaster's group are allied forces, aren't they allies of Imperial University too?"

"Don't be too picky about these things."

The picky Su Hui: "......"

The headmaster's president, Cao Jinghua, smiled.

The president of Yu University, Qi Renjie, quickly began explaining the situation regarding the underground of Fengdu Ghost City:

"...Yu Zhou is a 3,000-year-old city. This year's city promotion hasn't been very prominent, and when people mention ancient sites, they usually think of Chang'an, Jinling, or the Imperial Capital. But actually, Yu Zhou's ancient sites aren't any less significant...""......That's right, our schoolmates just caught two live ones, stripped them down and took a look, and the uniforms are from the classical revival..."

"Why are the clothes intact? 23333 Chen Xiu, does your Sealing Spirit Academy focus on such odd things..."

"The celestial phenomena around Fengdu are abnormal. Our Yu University has been studying it, hahahaha, sorry to make everyone jealous..."

"Recently, our academy is pushing a project, surveying the true position of Fengdu in the Yin-Yang planes, based on the historical location of the 'City of Wrongful Death' that coexists with Fengdu. We're using that to infer the location of Fengdu... just a guess, not sure, the earthquake interference isn't in the mortal realm, it's underground—" Qi Renjie clapped his hands, "—so when the boundary between Yin and Yang gets messed up, you can't be sure where it's protruding, and we need strong measures to push the boundary back."

Several of the presidents: "......"

Chen Xiu: "The way you talk sounds like a physics lab experiment with a toy car, like you're bending a spring."

Qi Renjie laughed out loud: "Exactly!"

"Chen Xiu, you're a talent!"

Chen Xiu: "......"

Chen Xiu rolled his eyes and ignored him.

Headmaster Cao Jinghua of the Academy of the Headmaster: "It's nighttime now, past twelve o'clock. I bet the protruding boundary is the 'Yin Line.'"

The other presidents nodded and clapped:

"Mm, agreed."

"That's right."

"Seconded."

"So, what do we do?" Chen Xiu came back with his usual dampening words, "We can all pose questions, but let's see who can solve the problem."

"......"

"Talking without action is useless. We need a plan. Either we drive these half-dead creatures back and seal the rift, or—" Chen Xiu felt the words were making his teeth itch, wishing he could swallow them back, "—we kill all these zombies."

"Pick one, let's go."

The presidents fell silent.

Everyone knew that the most effective method was to eliminate all the zombies, but they also knew that correcting the Yin-Yang boundary would be far more troublesome.

But..."Look at all these 'locusts'..."

"I guess I'll go fix the Yin-Yang boundary."

From far away, a voice came rushing over, seemingly grabbing Chen Xiu by the ear:

"Senior! I have a plan to offer!"

"I have a way!"

Such a familiar voice.

Chen Xiu: "......"

Chen Xiu suddenly looked up!

The three class leaders guarding outside the Xuan Yun spell barrier also looked up!

Ming Yue was hopping like a monkey outside the Xuan Yun spell.

Who knows how her ears are so sharp! Even from this far away, she could hear the last sentence from Chen Xiu.

Yan Jun: "......"

Yan Jun lost his voice: "Ming Yue!"

Ming Yue responded loudly: "Hey, I'm here!"

"I keep my word! I’m alive and back, class leader!"

"Thanks for pulling me up back then!"

After saying that, she pounced and gave Yan Jun a solid hug!

It was a celebration of the new student's return, full of joy and emotion.

There was a muffled sound of impact.

Yan Jun felt someone crash into him, heavy and painful, and the impact made tears fall from his eyes.

"As long as you're safe," Yan Jun calmly responded with his voice, his hands trembling.