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I had come back to school with Hu Yalong through the surrounding city, not using the main entrance, so I hadn’t noticed anything unusual at the school gate.
After finishing my shower, I went out to meet Li Hongze and Lan Yue. I saw a group of panicked people and sensed an eerie aura coming from the school gate. It was only then that I hurried over and saw Aunt Ghost attacking Li Hongze.
I couldn’t afford to hide my identity as a Yin-Yang Master any longer. I rushed forward and quickly blocked Aunt Ghost's attack.
“A mere ghost dares to kill in front of me! Let me see if I can send you fleeing in terror!” I pulled out a talisman, my body flickering as I appeared in front of Aunt Ghost, slapping the talisman onto her and forming a hand seal.
“Ultimate Earth, Borrowing the Power of Heaven and Earth! Break!”
As soon as I cast the hand seal, the talisman on Aunt Ghost emitted a white light, instantly scattering her soul.
The talisman had already broken her ghostly form, revealing her true self. This scene was witnessed by Hu Yalong and the other two.
“That’s the ghost!” Lan Yue exclaimed, staring in shock at where Aunt Ghost had vanished.
Having spent time with my father, I had some medical skills. I walked over to check Li Hongze's arm wound and found that it hadn’t damaged any tendons or bones, and the bleeding was gradually stopping.
Seeing that Li Hongze was okay, I finally felt relieved. I patted his shoulder and said, “Hongze, you’re fine. Let’s get back to the dormitory, and I’ll bandage your wound.”
With Lan Yue supporting Li Hongze, the four of us walked toward the dormitory in silence; the atmosphere was very heavy.
Finally, Hu Yalong couldn’t hold back any longer. Curiously, he asked, “ Brother Jiang Ling, tell me the truth—what exactly are you?”
Li Hongze and Lan Yue turned their heads to look at me with curiosity as well.
I scratched the back of my head and said somewhat boastfully, “To be honest with you all, Brother Jiang Ling here is a Yin-Yang Master who eliminates evil spirits and maintains world peace!”
Lan Yue chimed in unexpectedly, “ Brother Jiang Ling, you’re a Taoist who specializes in catching ghosts!”
I nodded. “You could say that, but there’s a distinction between me and those Mao Shan Taoists.”
“Our Yin-Yang Masters are more casual; we don’t actively hunt ghosts. But if any reckless spirits come to provoke you, Brother Jiang Ling, I won’t hesitate to take them down!”
Having witnessed my abilities, Hu Yalong and the others had no doubts about my words. They bombarded me with questions until lights out finally brought them some peace.
Hu Yalong knew that my jade pendant was extraordinary, and as soon as he returned to the dormitory, he handed it back to me. Now he asked, " Brother Jiang Ling, do you have any more of those pendants for sale? I want to buy one too!"
I shook my head and said, "Fatty, you might as well give up on that idea! This pendant was given to me by my master; there’s only this one in the world!"
"If you want my master to get you one, you’d better be prepared to spend at least a million Renminbi!"
Hu Yalong and the other two were shocked by my price. Hu Yalong's mouth dropped wide open as he exclaimed, " Brother Jiang Ling, you’re not joking, are you? Is it really that expensive?"
I replied, "You just don’t know the value! There was a tycoon who offered my master a suitcase full of cash—at least a million—to buy this pendant, but my master refused!"
I sighed and added, "My master is just too stubborn! Otherwise, I wouldn’t be so poor!"
At that moment, Hu Yalong jumped onto my bed and laughed, " Brother Jiang Ling, look around! There are ghosts everywhere in this world! Why don’t I also become your master’s disciple and learn some skills for self-defense?"
" Brother Jiang Ling, does your master still take in disciples?" Li Hongze and Lan Yue quickly came over with smiles to ask.
I was completely speechless at Hu Yalong and his friends. From the first time I met them three years ago, I could tell they lacked the talent for Daoist Arts. Even if they managed to learn something, they would only be third-rate yin-yang masters at best.
Moreover, my master's requirements for accepting disciples are very high, and his teaching methods are quite harsh. If Hu Yalong and his friends fell into my master's hands, they probably wouldn't last three days.
I kicked Hu Yalong off the bed and said, "Get out of here! There aren’t that many ghosts in this world! You three have me looking out for you; stop thinking about useless things!"
Hu Yalong got up from the floor and tried to say a few more words. I pointed at him and warned, "Fatty, if you keep babbling, I'll seal your Wisdom Eye!"
Hu Yalong covered his eyes with his hand and laughed, " Brother Jiang Ling, I'm leaving right now! You should get some rest!"
Just then, a loud knocking sound suddenly came from outside, startling Hu Yalong so much that he shrank back under the covers; he thought it was a ghost coming for him.
"Room 40! Are you all planning to stay awake all night? Do you want to chat with me until dawn?" shouted our female homeroom teacher from outside.
Our homeroom teacher was completely eccentric. Previously, when someone in the dormitory made noise at night, she dragged them out to discuss life and ideals for an entire night. The next day she even called their parents over to continue the conversation.
Hearing her voice outside made us immediately shut up and lie down in bed to sleep. It wasn’t long before the homeroom teacher left.
I lay in bed with my eyes closed, thinking about the events of the past few days.
Previously, the female ghost that Hu Yalong encountered at the Athletic Field was likely the previous Ghost Messenger, Xu Liang, who was killed without anyone sending her to report to the Underworld Officials. This is why she wanders in the Yang Realm.
However, later I met the Old Beggar, Song Qing, the Evil Spirit, Zhao Yunshan, and The Aunt Ghost at the School Gate, all of whom were clearly some formidable spirits. Even Zhao Yunshan admitted to being the one who killed Ghost Messenger Xu Liang.
Everything felt too unusual. Normally, these spirits hide in the shadows, making them hard to find. Yet now they dared to cause trouble in groups and even showed signs of forming alliances.
"It seems things have been quite unsettled around here lately!" I muttered, still unable to understand why my master wanted me to protect Qu Liang and what exactly was going to happen here.
Lost in thought with no clear direction, I soon fell asleep.
At that moment, in a cemetery within the city, a woman stood silently before a grave. This woman was Liu Wanling.
Liu Wanling placed her hand on the gravestone and spoke respectfully, "Elder Brother, in seventeen days, the seal on you will disappear! At that time, I will come to take you away!"
"Old Seven and Old Thirteen were killed! I must avenge them! Elder Brother, just watch over this!"
After standing before the grave for a while, eight shadows appeared behind her. The aura of these eight shadows was similar to that of the previous Evil Spirit, Zhao Yunshan.
"Greetings, Second Sister!" The eight shadows knelt half-heartedly behind Liu Wanling and spoke in unison.
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