Chapter 94

Chapter 94: Yin-Yang Path Five

Before getting on the ghost bus, Chen Tong called out his phone number. Several of the kids curiously poked around the bus body, unsure how many actually wrote it down.

On Bus No. 2.

The orbs of light from the street lamps flashed by the window, and every few seconds, the light would penetrate the window—yellow and hazy, cutting through the heat outside and the cold inside the bus.

The interior of the bus was very quiet—specifically, too quiet.

The ghosts didn’t breathe; the whole bus was as cold as an ice cellar.

The three girls sat silently for a while, then sat down on the special seats for the elderly, the weak, the sick, and the pregnant.

The ghosts on the bus silently watched them.

The three of them breathed: "……"

"Damn, this is too creepy."

Behind them, An Xueru whispered, "There isn’t even a sound of breathing."

Ahead, Mingyue, feeling relaxed, took a few deep breaths to expand her lung capacity, "Hoo hoo hoo—"

"Did you hear it? The sound of breathing."

An Xueru: "……"

An Xueru kicked Mingyue's seat hard, "You're so talkative."

The bus moved toward the Chaijia Ping station.

Three or four ghosts got off the bus, and a few new passengers waiting at the Chaijia Ping bus stop boarded. They glanced around, and their eyes fixed on the three living people by the door.

"……"

They didn’t sit down.

After a while, an elderly figure came aboard, his voice hoarse as he spoke: "When did we get someone who breathes?"

The driver up front shifted gears, turned on the low beams, and replied:

"Naturally, it’s the troublesome Ghost Slayers Association."The three girls: "……"

Mingyue pulled her two roommates down, bowing to show respect. The three of them simultaneously broke into silly smiles with no trace of hostility on their faces.

The emotions of youth are always more sincere.

A few new ghosts floated toward the back with neutral expressions, saying nothing, leaving the three girls with varied expressions.

Bai Linlang was the most upset. She had a straightforward temper and couldn’t stand blatant contempt. She gritted her teeth and muttered softly:

"What kind of thing is this?"

"This special bus was set up by the Yuzhou government. When did it become their territory?"

"People should have loyalty, and ghosts should understand gratitude."

An Xueru tugged at her, "Keep it down."

The back of the bus was pitch black, with a few faint, almost imperceptible chuckles.

In the silent bus, where even the sound of breathing was absent, any noise stood out clearly.

An Xueru: "……"

Goddamn.

"Damn, it's a mess."

"Was it that there were no Ghost Slayers checking the bus in previous years, or do they think our faces are fresh and easy to bully?"

"Who has been opening the Yin-Yang Path for you year after year, huh? Do they even know the difference between right and wrong?"

An Xueru’s tone was sharp, her confidence solid.

Normally, An Xueru’s yang energy wouldn’t compare to Mingyue’s.

But even if she couldn’t compare, she was still stronger than these wild, lost souls.

Her words, full of anger, spread out and immediately created a tense atmosphere. The bus fell into silence.

The driver up front didn’t stir up any trouble either and simply focused on driving the bus.A turn.

The three buses separated and headed in different directions.

Outside the window were green trees and cliffs, showcasing the magical landscape of Yuzhou. Mingyue stared at the driver for a while before turning her head to type on her phone to her two roommates:

"No need to argue with a bunch of old ghosts."

"In the living world, they don’t even have any relatives left. Either they’ve been dead too long, or if they’re still alive, they’re no good."

"Why care about them? This is the human world, our territory."

An Xueru scoffed, "That's rare, Ming Ge."

"You've got the worst temper, yet you’re still sitting here."

Mingyue protested innocently, "I’m clearly a model student who values the five virtues and four beauties."

"Where's the bad temper?"

Bai Linlang rolled her eyes, "I don’t know who it was on the high-speed train dining car, arguing with a student from Xiang University."

Mingyue: "That was called reasoning and standing my ground."

She paused and then added in a low voice, "Besides, we just got on, we need to assess the situation before deciding if we should blow up."

"If the situation really gets bad, being low-key is more beneficial."

"……"

Forget it, you fiery cannon, you think you can be low-key.

Both roommates rolled their eyes at the same time.

Mingyue at the front: "……"

Fine, whatever, I don’t believe it.

Ming Er Ge didn’t say anything. She stared at the LCD screen on the top of the bus. On a regular bus, this screen would usually display the total route, with the stations already passed marked in red and the remaining stations in green, while a mechanical female voice would announce the upcoming stops. But now, there was indeed a "total route" displayed on the screen, showing the next station. However, below each station, there was a scrolling list of names.

The just-passed Chaoxiaping station.

There were six names: three in red, three in green.Three ghosts got on, three ghosts got off.

So, these names should be considered "ghost heads."

Mingyue edited the observations she made and sent them to the dormitory group chat.

"Chen Tong told us to make sure those who should get on don’t cause trouble, and those who should get off should leave quietly."

"We should still keep an eye on this list."

"And—" Mingyue scanned the entire bus again. "These ghosts on this bus are quite strange."

"The karmic chains are a bit too much."

"Especially the driver, I don’t know how Yuzhou picked him."

Bai Linlang and An Xueru: "……"

The three in the group chat immediately started speaking:

"Shit, what's going on, Ming Ge, hurry up and tell us."

"What? It’s just the karmic chain."

"Damn it, I feel like I’m boarding a pirate ship. Didn’t they say that the ones who come through the Yin-Yang Path are all innocent ghosts?! Ahhhhhh!"

"Come on, the driver isn’t from the Yin-Yang Path. He’s definitely an old guy, doing this job every year. Look at him, seeing this bus full of ghosts and still so calm."

"Also, the karmic chain isn’t just green for innocent ghosts. It just means they don’t have the intention for vengeance. No resentment, no revenge… hmm, but if after coming to the human world, they develop the intention for revenge, that’s interesting."

"Interesting my ass! Mingyue, hurry up, what did you see?"

"Nothing much." Mingyue spoke cautiously, "The driver has two red karmic chains on him, and the passengers on the bus also have some things worth paying attention to."

"But we need to understand, they’re innocent ghosts, not vengeful ones."

"If the enemy doesn’t move, I won’t move. We’re here to maintain order, we need to act when the time is right."

"So I said, don’t be impulsive."

Roommates: "……""I'll never mock your Yin-Yang eyes not working again, really."

"Being able to directly see the entire karmic chain, that’s a bug-level power."

Mingyue grinned, but didn’t say anything.

She was a bit concerned about that driver.

The way he spoke was sharp, and he didn’t seem to like the Ghost Slayer Association.

Like what her two roommates had exploded about earlier, the three of them looked young and tender, and they were probably seen as easy targets.

The mountain road twisted on and on, the streetlights gradually became fewer, and the intervals between the light orbs grew longer.

In the dark, shadowy mountains, flickers of firelight glowed, not just from lanterns, but from sacrificial fires.

Yuzhou really was a city built in the mountains, truly magical.

Mingyue leaned against the window, thinking to herself.

Creak.

The bus stopped.

The next station: Chaoyajian East.

Mingyue sharply looked at the display.

At this station, one should get off, and two should get on.

A hanging ghost stuck its tongue out as it got off, the cold air brushing past Mingyue’s shoulder, and she could hear the slow footsteps of it stepping off the bus.

A female ghost, sorrowful and resentful, wiped her tears as she boarded.

And another small ghost clung to the Chaoyajian East station pole, unwilling to leave.

The driver honked the horn twice, beep beep.

The little ghost bared its teeth, eyes red as blood, clinging to its hometown, not wanting to leave.

Three living people: "……"Chen Tong's words immediately rang in their ears.

"One cannot be missing for getting on the bus, and no one should occupy space for getting off."

Mingyue took the lead, opened the window, and shouted,

"Comrade, get on the bus!"

"We're here to pick you up!"

Comrade.

A number of souls in the bus compartment started laughing loudly.

The little ghost clinging to the pole shook its head like it had epilepsy, then spat in Mingyue's direction.

The ghostly saliva, tinged with dark energy, emitted a faint green glow in the night, almost like a corrosive poison.

Mingyue: "……"

An Xueru: "What should we do?"

Bai Linlang hesitated: "Fine, bring it on."

A few male ghosts in the back of the bus were still causing trouble, the hanging ghost’s voice had already been choked by the rope, sounding like a broken glass bottle.

"The little chick from the living world, what did you just say?"

"So what if this is Yuzhou’s bus? No living person can control us."

Bai Linlang lost her temper: "Shut up!"

The voices of the ghosts overlapped, and it was hard to tell which mouth beneath those black eyes was spewing foul language.

"We've already died."

"Are we still afraid of some young thing yelling at us?"

Bai Linlang was so angry she pulled out a fire talisman, ready to burn this brat to death, but An Xueru stopped her hand, glaring at her: "Have you lost your mind, Room Leader!"

"This is an unresentful ghost!""You understand, right? Unresentful ghosts! If you kill them, you'll lose virtue!"

"That's right," Mingyue agreed from the front.

Bai Linlang half-rose, froze for a moment, didn't say anything, and sat back down, her face grim.

As soon as she sat down, the mocking laughter in the bus grew louder.

The driver also sneered, shifting gears, ready to drive.

The little ghost was still outside the bus.

Mingyue stood up, pulled a trident out of her backpack, and with force, threw it toward the driver's window—

"Clang!"

The glass shattered!

A scream echoed from the female ghost in the bus!

The steel trident was half outside the bus, half stuck in the glass, trembling slightly. The entire front windshield was shattered into tiny pieces.

The shattered glass pierced through the driver's soul, and he froze in place, realizing too late that he had been dead for years. He could no longer feel the pain of sharp objects cutting through his flesh.

"Did I tell you to drive?"

Mingyue asked bluntly, walking from the ticket collector’s seat to the passenger seat, staring at the driver’s disfigured face.

"……"

The driver remained silent.

"I asked," Mingyue repeated. "Did I tell you to drive?"

The driver glared at Mingyue. "If the little ghost doesn't leave, what do you want to do?"

"Aren't you going to stop and pick up or drop anyone?"

Mingyue placed a golden light talisman on the driver's seat, shaking it like a safety charm. The continuous rising yang energy from the yellow paper was like a ticking time bomb, and the driver looked at it in fear. "Don't rush, Master."

"Look at our faces, we may seem young, but when it comes to handling things, you can trust us at least for this."

The driver sneered, "Trust? How many slip through the cracks every year?"This was a chilling remark.

Mingyue pursed her lips. "One minute, I guarantee I’ll bring someone up."

The driver responded, "Where are these people coming from? You're just speaking off the cuff, girl."

"The little ghost is hard to deal with. A big guy like that is tough to hit and doesn’t understand human language. Besides, you’re alive, you should know you can’t mess with unresentful ghosts."

Mingyue made an "okay" gesture, then gripped the trident and with a forceful push, clang! The window shattered again, the broken glass hitting the driver’s head and face.

The wind from the shattered glass fluttered the golden light talisman, almost drifting onto the driver’s forehead, making him panic.

The driver: "……"

Damn it, the people handling this bus this year are so fierce and violent!

With a clatter, the glass shards pierced through the driver's soul, and a seat fell to the floor. If it had been a living person, right now, their fat butt would probably be shredded.

Mingyue took the trident and got off the bus.

Leaving behind two trembling drivers and a silent, cold bus.

Roommates: "……"

Damn it, a bunch of bullies who are all talk when faced with weakness.

Immediately, the two roommates peered out the window.

At the same time, the bus full of ghosts also leaned out to look.

The little ghost, stunned, wet himself, still holding onto the bus stop pole and refusing to let go.

A beautiful young lady got off the bus, not smiling, standing in front of him. She pointed to the open door. "Are you coming?"

The little ghost sniffled, cautiously observing.

He didn’t understand the difference between yin and yang, but he could tell this sister was different from him, completely different.

He bared his teeth, snarling viciously at Mingyue, his body turning green.

The surrounding roads were dark, and the mountains loomed high. The little ghost’s roar echoed far, causing the lights in the mountains to flicker, faintly giving off a demonic vibe.Mingyue: "……"

I’ve fought against the ghost tides of Baoshan Hospital’s pediatrics, thank you.

With that, Mingyue kicked the little ghost, sending him flying three meters. In the air, before the little ghost could even start screeching or crying, with blood and tears streaming down his face, Mingyue charged in and impaled him with her trident, skewering him like a kebab.

Puh-chh!

The sharp yang energy pierced through the full, dense yin energy with a sound that was almost like a muffled fart.

The little ghost screamed sharply, the sound piercing his mind like a demonic wail.

Mingyue pulled out a calmness talisman and shoved it into his mouth, then casually wiped his face with a talisman. The blood and tears were wiped away, but what replaced them was a face covered in rotten flesh.

The little ghost: "……"

It hurts, hurts, hurts, hurts, hurts!

"Waaah, waaaah, waaaah—!"

Crying so hard it seemed like his heart would tear.

The ghosts in the bus: "……"

The driver: "……"

Roommates: "Nice job, Ming-ge!"

Mingyue carried the little ghost back onto the bus. Hearing her roommates, she comforted him: "Why are you crying?"

"You’re so young, you'll have plenty of chances to visit your parents again when you come back to the human world, right?"

"Who knows, your parents might even have more little siblings for you, and you might not want to come back!"

"At such a young age, if you’re clean and pure, maybe you can even skip the queue for reincarnation, huh?"

"Master, close the door." Mingyue kicked the door, shaking off the little ghost that was barely alive. With a flick of the trident wrapped in a yin-energy talisman, she threw the little "meat skewer" towards the back of the darkened bus.

After an arc, bang, the sound of impact echoed.

The driver: "……"The driver grumbled angrily: "Damn reincarnation queue-jumping!"

What bad luck today, what kind of evil karma is this?

This person is specifically here to deal with ghosts, right?!

Booming sounds echoed, and the second bus started up again.

This time, the entire bus was silent, the souls as quiet as chickens.