Chapter 8

Chapter 8: Medical College II [Completion]

Who would have thought that the ghost causing trouble in the medical college’s live specimen laboratory, reigning supreme, was actually the spirits of animals that had died at the hands of students?

Ming Yue, who had encountered countless ghosts since childhood and had ample experience in combat, didn’t expect this either.

Yesterday was the first day after the removal of the academy’s formation. Ming Yue went for a run at 6:30 in the morning and had a good look around. After the formation was removed, many professors and senior students emerged from underground.

On the misty morning road, there were ghosts everywhere. Ming Yue jogged while listening to the ghosts wandering on the street chatting and gossiping:

“Look, our Jin University is looking so good now.”

“Impressive! But this doesn’t seem like the old campus… Why am I here?”

“Hahaha, Old Li, the literature department moved, so you ran over here?”

“Spirit academy’s nice people borrowed the formation again, huh? Otherwise, how could we old bones come out?”

“Look, that girl running on the street seems to be able to see us—”

“Hey! She really can. Hey, student, little student—don’t run, teacher wants to ask you something—”

Ming Yue: "......"

Ming Yue adjusted her expression, smiled like a good student, and said, “Good morning, teachers.”

A group of gray ghost-like old professors cheerfully responded, "Morning, morning."

The old professor who had just called out to Ming Yue greeted the group of ghosts chatting at the back:

“Chen Dongyou!”

“Chen Dongyou, stop chatting with my wife—hey, you spirit academy students! Aren’t you coming over to take a look?!”

Chen Dongyou, one of the former well-known deans of Spirit Academy.

Ming Yue quickly straightened her back and stood properly.

Sure enough, a hunchbacked old professor wearing gold-rimmed glasses slowly floated over, sizing Ming Yue up. Ming Yue awkwardly said, “Hello, Dean Chen, I’m Ming Yue, a freshman in the Comprehensive Department of the 2018 cohort of Spirit Academy.”Chen Dongyou adjusted his glasses, not cracking a smile: “Comprehensive Department?”

Ming Yue quickly corrected him: “It used to be called the Combat Department.”

Chen Dongyou responded with an “Oh,” then patted Ming Yue's head, earnestly imparting some advice: “Not bad, little girl. Use your Yin-Yang eyes well, you’ll be able to do great things.”

“Make sure to exercise your body, or you won’t be able to handle the frontline combat style of the Combat Department.”

“By the way, how does Spirit Academy divide the departments now?”

Ming Yue slightly lowered her head and explained: “Now, it’s mainly divided into the Comprehensive Department, Information Department, and Equipment Department.”

“The Comprehensive Department is responsible for practical ghost-slaying, the Information Department is responsible for gathering information and formulating strategies, and the Equipment Department provides fire support.”

“In theory, that’s how it works, but when it comes down to fighting, the three departments often clash with each other,” she added. After all, the basic courses are the same for all of them.

Chen Dongyou laughed, staring at Ming Yue's right eye: “Not bad, not bad.”

“You juniors are promising.”

The old dean looked around at the ghosts on the street and asked, “So, what’s the reason for the formation being borrowed again?”

Ming Yue answered, “A pair of ghost officials were slain to the north of Jinling City, and temporarily there’s not enough manpower to fill in. So, the underworld submitted a request to the academy to borrow the formation.”

Chen Dongyou nodded, “The Yin law is still merciless, but now the underworld is seriously understaffed.”

Ming Yue smiled mischievously: “Don’t worry, Dean, we’ll study hard and work diligently. While solidifying our practical skills, we won’t neglect improving our professional ethics and personal cultivation.”

“Raising high the banner of Marxism and the ideology of the new era, closely following policies, striving to be a ‘Four Good’ ghost-slayer, solving problems for the underworld and contributing to our nation!”

“Please rest assured… no, I mean, you can definitely feel at ease.”

Chen Dongyou: “……”

Ugh, this student.

Behind them, a group of old professors burst into laughter.Soon after, Chen Dongyou asked about the specific time and final exams. When he learned that Ming Yue planned to shamelessly try to join a high-year team, the old dean highly praised this practical approach: “Very good, the little girl has ideas.”

“I see your Yang energy is strong. Don’t pamper yourself too much. It’s great to experience things with the upper-year students.”

“Try a few training sessions with different departments, get accustomed to different environments and needs.”

Ming Yue had an idea: “Teacher, could you recommend a department for me?”

Chen Dongyou glanced at Ming Yue, “Do you want to go for something more stable, or something more challenging?”

Ming Yue: “…”

Under the dean's intense gaze, Ming Yue nodded and said, “Something more challenging.”

Chen Dongyou nodded in approval, “Astronomy Department, Business Department, Medical Department—yes, the Earthsea Department should be quite interesting. If the old ghosts there have grudges, you might get to see some mountain-crushing, sea-turning actions. It’s not dangerous, but it’s quite fun.”

Ming Yue: “…”

Mountain-crushing and sea-turning, and it's not dangerous?

This was the real reason Ming Yue could “accidentally” run into the Medical Department—her knowledge of the upper years was, of course, not as deep as the upper-year students who were always eager to observe Li Xianzhou’s power. They wouldn’t have so conveniently and casually formed a team that happened to run into the patrolling group from the Medical Department.

In reality, Ming Yue had directly followed the Medical Department’s map, “reverse-blocking” her way to the Chao Tian Que team.

This led to today’s sudden intrusion into the Medical Department.

The gray clumps skittering at her feet interrupted Ming Yue's train of thought. She raised her hand and fired a shot. After a crisp sound, Yang energy / the gun emitted a yellow light, but it missed. The rabbit ghost ran incredibly fast. Ghosts were lighter in form, so they could sprint much faster than a living body with weight — making them harder to catch.

Meanwhile, Tan Lu, while shooting at the rabbit ghost, complained: “What’s going on, is the big ghost from the Medical Department just a rabbit?”

Chao Tian Que carefully aimed at a corner of the room and fired, still missing. Frowning, he said: “Stop talking, now that we’ve taken this job from the Medical Department, we have to do it well.” Despite saying this, he was also feeling agitated inside—

The competition in the third year was intense, not at all like the innocent and fresh relationships in the first year.

Next year’s triennial Ghost Slayer National Exam for 100 schools would give the outstanding candidates more recognition when they entered the field, and it would be easier to team up with strong teammates—fourth years were determined to win, aiming to restore the reputation of Jinling University’s Spirit Academy. However, the best of the third years also hoped to add glory to the school’s honor—

But they couldn’t compete with the strong fourth-year seniors.Without any external assignments, the semester's final exams were the best opportunity for students to make a name for themselves during their time at the academy.

If not competing now, then when?

Chao Tianque: Youth is the time to fight!

The end-of-term task to protect the academy was already communicated through the high-year students who were well-informed. They had already figured out which departments were high-tide waves and which were just small ripples. They had spent the whole day yesterday, both openly and secretly, competing for positions.

Among the departments with the highest difficulty, the Earthsea Department, capable of moving mountains and crossing seas, had the most potential for fame. The Astronomy Department had the most knowledge, and the Spirit-Sealing Department, their own department, was the most dangerous. All three of these were taken by the fourth-year students.

The third years only managed to secure the Business Department and the Medical Department.

Chao Tianque felt a lot of pressure.

His grades in the third year had been excellent, and he had promised the entire third-year class that he would defend the Medical Department well and make sure to achieve good results for himself.

This was not just about him; it was also one of the highlights for the entire third-year class.

It would not be acceptable to end up at the result-sharing session only to have the fourth-year rich kids capture the old ghosts, listen to stories of ghostly politics, while they, in contrast, had spent half a month catching rabbits... and rats.

What kind of result would that be?

Chao Tianque closed his eyes, trying to calm himself. He heard two swift sounds of "whoosh" by his ears, followed by a sharp sound of a Yang energy gun hitting its target. He quickly focused his gaze and saw Ming Yue, with one shot, capture three rabbits. The Yang energy net trapped them, and the gray clumps let out a piercing scream as streams of Yin energy rapidly evaporated from them.

Chao Tianque: This is the first time I’ve heard a rabbit scream so miserably.

Chao Tianque: Also, how did she catch them?

Ming Yue, quick to pick up on the situation, waved a withered carrot leaf in her hand and pointed at the door: “I found them in the basket by the door, there was only one. I wasn’t sure if it’d work, so I just gave it a try.”

"Didn't expect these stupid rabbits to become ghosts, and they’re not even smart." After saying that, she crouched down and shook the green leaves under the experimental cabinet. Immediately, there were two “whoosh” sounds, and a few gray shadows rushed out from beneath the cabinet. Ming Yue’s hands were incredibly fast; she retracted the leaves while aiming and firing at the same time—

The gunshot rang, and the net caught the rabbits, without injuring the hand holding the leaves.

Another round of hissing, smoke-emitting rabbits was captured.

Chao Tianque: "..."Chao Tianque willingly gave a thumbs-up: "Junior, impressive."

However, his academic performance was excellent, and his foundational knowledge was impeccable. He stared at the nearly burned-to-death rabbit ghost caught in the Yang energy net, and had some doubts: "Junior, may I trouble you to clarify something?"

"Generally, a Yang energy gun is based on blood, shooting out Yang energy—blood is only a few milliliters, how can it have such an effect?" He pointed at the nearly lifeless rabbit and asked meaningfully.

The same went for the storage energy talisman at the door earlier, which had a similarly outstanding effect.

Ming Yue scratched her right eye with the vegetable leaf and explained openly: "Senior, I was born with a pure Yang constitution."

Chao Tianque raised an eyebrow: "Even so, it shouldn't be—"

Ming Yue interrupted: "I don’t know about the rest, but no ghost has ever been able to possess me since I was little."

Yin-Yang eyes aren’t ordinary things. Whoever has them is the unfortunate chosen one, and as a student of the Spirit-Sealing Academy, who hasn’t been possessed as a child?

Ming Yue: My nickname is "Who got possessed as a child", thank you.

Chao Tianque twitched the corner of his eye: "Junior, you really are quite a gifted one."

Ming Yue shamelessly said: "That’s right, thank you for the compliment, Senior."

Chao Tianque: "…"

Chao Tianque expressed that he didn't want to talk to this Yang energy bomb and tossed her a fat rabbit.

However, there was only one vegetable leaf, and with thousands of little ghosts in the room, how long would it take to catch them all? After Ming Yue finished showing off, she realized this problem. Chao Tianque looked at her as if he expected this, but he was also momentarily helpless with all the little animal ghosts in the room. He could only slowly push forward.

Ming Yue took out her phone and began taking pictures of the rabbits in the net, using it as proof of her exam results.

Tan Lu opened the specimen cabinet, and the gray clumps disguised as specimens immediately dropped all over the floor. She skillfully dodged and pointed to Ming Yue’s feet: "Junior, stop playing around, your rabbit is about to burn to death."

"It was our fault to begin with, we killed them when they were alive, and now they have to be burned to ashes after death. That’s too much."

Ming Yue nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "Got it, will do." She then crouched down, preparing to untangle the Yang energy net.

Chao Tianque grabbed her by the arm: "What are you doing?"Ming Yue said seriously: "Untangle the net for them."

Chao Tianque was speechless: "If you untangle it, they’ll just run away. You can simply open a storage energy talisman, pump in some Yin energy, and stick it on."

Ming Yue: "…"

Ming Yue awkwardly explained: "Senior, my Yin-Yang eye can’t borrow Yin energy." She pointed to her left eye, which had a dim, glossy look, with gray pupils that seemed cold and indifferent, yet still beautiful.

Chao Tianque frowned: "What do you mean? You just need to let a tear fall from your left eye, it’s not that difficult."

Ming Yue sincerely apologized: "I really can’t, Senior. My Yin eye has a problem, it’s dried out. It can absorb Yin energy but can’t release it, so—" Saying this, Ming Yue felt embarrassed, her face reddened, and she awkwardly spread her hands, feeling very uncomfortable.

Chao Tianque struggled to accept this explanation: "So, your Yin eye is just for show? It can absorb Yin energy but can’t release it?"

Ming Yue quickly tried to reassure herself: "No, that’s not it! I can see the chains of cause and effect!"

Chao Tianque: "And?"

Ming Yue’s voice grew softer: "I can also draw Yin talismans... sort of..."

Chao Tianque: "…"

Tan Lu: "…"

Tan Lu sighed: "Forget it, I’ll do it." After saying that, she pinched the bridge of her nose, rubbed it for a while, her eyes turning red, and quickly took out a storage energy talisman to wipe away her tears. The character [阴] immediately formed on the talisman paper. Then, Tan Lu pressed the talisman onto Ming Yue’s two rabbit ghosts. The Yin energy visibly weakened a little as it evaporated.

But it only weakened a little.

Tan Lu: "…"

Tan Lu gave up, sighed, rubbed her eyes, squeezed out a few more tears, and applied the talisman again.

The rabbits were still crying.

Howling, chirping.Tan Lu continued applying talismans, sticking three Yin energy talismans in a row, and only then did the rabbits finally stop screaming.

Tan Lu: "…"

So angry, but still had to smile.

Ming Yue practically wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

Chao Tianque and Tan Lu both looked at the junior with the expression one would have while looking at a national treasure.

What is this?

Why so much Yang energy?

Ming Yue looked up at the sky and down at the ground, awkwardly smiling and not daring to meet the gazes of her seniors, when she suddenly noticed a large skylight on the ceiling. She froze.

If she remembered correctly, the live tissue laboratory often transported corpses, and the smell of blood and decay was unavoidable. The ventilation system had to be in good shape, otherwise, it would be enough to make someone sick to their stomach.

An idea quickly formed in Ming Yue’s mind, and she rushed out, opening the door.

Sure enough, on the laboratory door, there was a wide blue-painted iron window, and she could vaguely see the fan.

Ming Yue took a few steps back, holding her hands out to measure the size: "Such a wide academy, and the ventilation system is this narrow, how stingy!"

Chao Tianque and Tan Lu walked out, and as soon as they saw the ventilation system, they understood half of it: "You want to take advantage of the height of the ventilation system and cast a net, right?"

"Feasible, but the problem of accuracy still remains," Chao Tianque said objectively, his opinion of the junior greatly improving.

Ming Yue shook her head like a rattle.

Chao Tianque: "......"

Chao Tianque: "What do you mean?"

Ming Yue clenched her fist: "Senior, you guessed half right. I plan to climb up the ventilation ducts, open the windows at the top of the lab, and use the height advantage to spray the storage energy talismans—"

She shook the Yang energy gun, "As long as I cover half the floor with storage energy Yang talismans, these rabbits definitely won’t escape."“Yin and Yang opposition. In their panic, they will definitely run around, and by stepping on the talismans— it’ll be much easier to catch them.”

Chao Tianque’s eyes lit up with admiration. “I forgot about your storage energy talismans, they’re like thunder talismans.”

Tan Lu clapped her hands. “Good idea—”

Then she pointed at the impressively sized ventilation fan. “Who’s going?”

Chao Tianque stepped forward without hesitation. “I’ll go. The ventilation opening is cold and filled with Yin energy. If I encounter an old ‘demon lord’ it could be troublesome.”

The two girls nodded, so Ming Yue made the storage energy talismans, and Tan Lu helped Chao Tianque set up the scaffolding.

One minute later—

Chao Tianque: “Wait, I’m stuck.”

Tan Lu, acting as the human ladder below: “Damn, why didn’t you say so earlier, you’re going to get stuck!”

Chao Tianque said seriously: “Looks like we need to try someone else. I’m too big.”

Hearing this, Tan Lu almost died laughing: “Alright, alright, Tianque, you get down, I’ll go— stop saying those ambiguous things! ‘Too big,’ hahaha, our junior is still here!”

Ming Yue, the obedient baby: I’m making talismans, didn’t hear anything, you two continue.

Three minutes later—

Tan Lu: “Damn, this isn’t scientific, I’m stuck too.”

The human ladder, Chao Tianque, sarcastically said: “Should’ve told you to lose weight.”

Tan Lu, embarrassed and annoyed, stomped her foot on Chao Tianque’s shoulder, and Chao Tianque screamed in pain.

Ming Yue: “……”

And there’s still a single dog here.

Five minutes later—Ming Yue’s agility was astonishing. She jumped up, grabbed the edge of the window, and with a grunt, kicked off the wall with both legs, using all her strength to climb into the ventilation layer. Then, like a silkworm baby, she rolled and squirmed, successfully crawling into the ventilation shaft.

She took out a thick stack of the talismans she had just made and, after removing the fan, extended a peace sign from the ventilation passage:

“I’m definitely the thinnest in the second group. Yay!”

Tan Lu: “......”

Chao Tianque: “......”