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Chapter 197: Exorcising Evil
As I examined Chi Xinrong's arm, the cunning Li Gui emerged from the other side of the wall, directly extending its ghostly claws towards us, diving down like a giant bat, seemingly ready to grab both me and Chi Xinrong. The power of the Exorcism Talisman began to take effect; Li Gui's physical form flailed its limbs wildly, struggling as it let out a painful wail from its gaping mouth. Its entire body erupted with cracking sounds. Seizing the moment, I executed a Soul Separation technique, followed by a Soul Repositioning Spell, lunging back towards my own body.
What I didn't expect was that upon successfully returning to my body, I would experience a kind of motion sickness. The world spun around me, and I felt dizzy. Suddenly, it was as if I had fallen into a Deep Valley, surrounded by blinding white light. I had to close my eyes, and as soon as I did, it felt like I was trapped in a nightmare.
In the midst of struggling awake from this nightmare, I couldn't remember anything; my memories were a chaotic jumble. In my current recollection, there was no Li Gui, no stones, and no plump pig-like figure.
I could hear footsteps, the sound of wind, and a familiar yet particularly disdainful medicinal smell.
After a while, I heard someone call out, "Ma Brother, are you okay?"
I slowly opened my eyes to see a ghostly face with a blood-red mouth and a pale complexion. I couldn't help but roar, "Seductive Ghost, where are you escaping to?"
"Ma Brother, I'm neither a demon nor a female ghost; I'm Yan."
"Yan? I don't know you."
"You've forgotten me! My name is Peng Yan... It was you who handled my dad's affairs; you're from Ma Wu Funeral Home."
"Oh! I remember now; you're Peng Yan." Memories of the girl I once found distasteful flooded back—how she fainted in the graveyard and how I carried her back. She had foolishly wanted to express her gratitude, but I coldly rejected her.
"Finally remembered! Sigh! That wasn't easy."
Peng Yan's mother was the Woman Who Hanged Herself. What was she doing here? Was I lying in bed or in a hospital room? Where were the others? I hurriedly sat up and felt something clutched in my hand; my knuckles throbbed with pain. Upon closer inspection, it was a dark stone. Clutching this stone while being unconscious—what had happened to me? As I tried to think back and recall events, my head throbbed painfully; my thoughts were in complete disarray.
I couldn't remember anything clearly; everything prior felt hazy and confusing.
"Where is this?"
Peng Yan leaned closer; her heavy eye makeup made her look frighteningly ghost-like. Her scarlet lips moved: "City Hospital. I'm an intern nurse here. Just started my shift when I ran into you—what fate!"
I struggled to regain my senses, my limbs feeling weak, but I could clearly hear Peng Yan's words. She sounded unhappy as she said, "Don't talk to me about fate. Just tell me what happened."
"Something happened in Room 240. One person died and two were injured. Then the Head Nurse arranged for me to take care of you. You kept mumbling about this while you were unconscious." Peng Yan handed me a piece of paper with a few phrases written on it: Lingbao Zun, comfort the form. Disciple's Soul, Five Organs of the Mysterious Underworld. Azure Dragon and White Tiger, contrasting patterns; Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise, protect my true self; Urgent Command!
This was Exorcism and Soul Requiem, which Peng Yan recited while I was in a coma.
I knew the real reason for my unconsciousness: my true body had been toyed with by Li Gui, leaving me weakened, and the Yin Qi had clearly begun to harm my internal organs. Moreover, being a pure Yang body, returning to my physical form triggered a significant transformation, which caused me to faint.
I looked at Peng Yan. She was quite fair-skinned and looked decent without makeup, but she liked to act maturely to attract attention from the opposite sex. This reminded me of a certain animal that dresses itself up beautifully during mating season to attract partners for reproduction. This strange logic applied to Peng Yan made me secretly chuckle. On the surface, however, I asked nonchalantly, "You remembered all these things I recited? Then what about the one dead and one injured?"
"One died and was sent to the freezer. The other one who was injured seems to be a very impressive woman—she's supposedly the niece of the former director. What's her name..."
Chi Xinrong! Chi Xinrong wasn't dead; she was trapped in Dark City. As for Fatty, he was in danger and in the freezer. My! I recalled that Fatty was in danger, and though I felt anxious, my body felt soft and powerless.
Desperate, I had no choice but to ask Peng Yan for help: "You have to help me get to the room of that injured woman."
"She's in the intensive care unit; it's not easy to see her unless you have the attending physician's signature."
"You’re a nurse; you must have a way. Hurry up and take me there."
Peng Yan didn't seem too troubled by my request and readily replied, "I'll try." Soon enough, she ran off and returned with a wheelchair, taking me toward the intensive care unit. The journey there went relatively smoothly; we didn't encounter anyone along the way. Peng Yan seemed particularly familiar with this place, deliberately taking shortcuts as if avoiding certain people.
After winding through several turns, I finally saw the words "Intensive Care Unit." The surroundings were eerily quiet. Upon entering this area, it felt as if the entire world had fallen silent; being here made me acutely aware of its unique atmosphere, compelling me to tread lightly.
At the entrance of the intensive care unit corridor was a dedicated disinfection passageway—an essential route into the unit. After going through disinfection under Peng Yan's guidance, we arrived at Chi Xinrong's room.
"You can only observe from this spot. The doctors have already left for the day; without permission from the attending physician, no one can enter."
I couldn't go in—how could I help Chi Xinrong wake up from so far away? If she didn’t wake up, Fatty would be in grave danger. In my fragmented memories returning to me, it seemed I recalled another person who didn’t exist yet truly appeared in this hospital.
That person was Li Gui.
Thinking of Li Gui, the fragmented memories in my mind suddenly came together. I remembered it was Li Gui who caused trouble, using Monkey Spirit to trick me and then employing Evil Arts to occupy my body, subsequently selling my soul to the Underworld's Ghostly Enforcer.
In that dark, sunless place, I encountered Qin Ye.
Yes, it was Qin Ye who saved me and brought me back to the Yin Yang Black Water River, where I met Bone Jade.
Jade is still waiting for me to rescue him.
I cannot wait any longer; who knows what bad things might happen next? The Ghost Festival is still ongoing, and there is limited time before the Ghost Gate closes. If Li Gui is intent on causing destruction, this plan could fail, and he has countless schemes to harm others.
I cannot wait, and I cannot enter. Finally, I thought of a way that would harm me but not benefit myself.
"Peng Yan, you know that ever since you left me, I've been thinking that we would meet again someday. Look, now we are face to face, but I'm not happy because my friend is trapped and must be rescued quickly; otherwise, the consequences will be severe."
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