Chapter 24: The Dark Troops Cross the Border

  After the yinbing went out, although it was late at night, entering the house still triggered a burst of screams. Of course, the first unlucky one was Officer Sun, who had already finished his shift but had to fill in for his colleague who called in sick. This kind of thing happened often, and everyone would cover for each other when needed. It was just a normal courtesy, and no one expected anything like this to happen.

  Here is the translation:

  Just as Officer Sun was dozing off in the duty room, two other officers were watching TV. There were only five people on this shift, and the other two had gone out to patrol. Poor Officer Sun was enjoying his nap when he suddenly heard two blood-curdling screams that scared him so much he immediately jumped up. Before he could even sit up properly, he saw a troop of ghostly soldiers emerging from the wall, marching in formation towards the other side. Officer Sun almost peed his pants, and the other two officers fainted on the spot. Luckily, Officer Sun reacted quickly and took out the talisman I had given him, holding it above his head and closing his eyes, shrinking into a ball on the bed and not daring to move, praying to all the gods in heaven for protection. After a while, when he felt there was no more movement, he opened his eyes to find that the ghostly soldiers had disappeared. He was extremely relieved, thinking that if it weren't for this talisman, they would have lost their lives right there. The next day, Officer Sun told the other officers with certainty that it was thanks to this talisman that everyone was safe and sound, and even suggested that they come to me to ask for a talisman too, which made me feel very annoyed.

  The yin soldiers had already entered the prison cell on the other side, where a group of young men who had been arrested for fighting and causing trouble were being held. These people had only been brought in that night and were still drunk. Although most of them were asleep, one of them got up to urinate, but before he could do so, he saw a team of yin soldiers emerging from the wall opposite him. He was so frightened that he urinated in his pants without realizing it, and let out a blood-curdling scream that woke everyone up. The others, who were also terrified, shouted that they had seen ghosts, but were too scared to even pull up their pants. As for the others who woke up later, what they saw was a team of yin soldiers passing by their side, with a chilling wind blowing around them. With one kick from the yin soldiers, these men were frightened to the point of urinating and defecating in their pants, filling the air with a foul smell.

  The successive screams had already awakened everyone in the detention center, and they all wanted to poke their heads out to see what was happening. It wasn't just our side that was affected; the people on the other side were still dazed from sleep when they saw a pair of dark guards passing by, which scared them out of their wits. The mournful cries rose and fell in succession, echoing throughout the entire public security bureau and startling all the personnel on duty.

  The poor guys would have slept through it and wouldn't have been scared to death, but curiosity killed the cat. Many of the police officers on duty rushed out, men and women, old and young, all in a commotion. Meanwhile, the "ghost" had already slipped out of the detention center and was heading outside. This naturally caused those who had rushed over to cry out for their parents, some ran away, some were paralyzed with fear, and some even fainted. The entire police station was filled with screams, wails, and terrified shouts: "There's a ghost!"

  The bustling night market in Jiangcheng had already passed, and most people were asleep, but there were still many people playing in the night market. When they heard that the Public Security Bureau was in an uproar, many people ran over to take a look. However, what they saw was police officers rolling out of the Public Security Bureau one after another. For a while, no one dared to go inside. The rumor of ghosts spread quickly and blocked everyone's footsteps. This commotion was better left unseen, lest it bring bad luck. So the onlookers all dispersed obediently. However, this news spread very quickly, and by the next day, almost half of Jiangcheng knew about it.

  The effect was very good, the whole police station was turned upside down. I believe that tomorrow morning, whoever says there are no ghosts will be despised by everyone, and my words will stand firm. However, I didn't expect trouble to come along with it. Just as Master and I were preparing for the yin soldiers to return and clean up, we suddenly heard a commotion and hissing sounds coming from outside the wall of the detention center. At that moment, Master quickly pulled me over and shouted, "Close your eyes, I'll help you activate the Heavenly Eye!"

  Not daring to hesitate, I hurriedly closed my eyes. Under the heavenly eye, the entire room was clearly visible. However, at this moment, I felt Master suddenly slap his palm on my forehead and loudly shouted: "Open the heavenly eye for me!"

  A surge of energy rushed into my brow, and I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my brow. The tearing sensation made me unable to control myself, but I gritted my teeth and persisted. My expression was dazed for a moment, and I didn't know how long it had passed. I felt very old, but actually, I had only blinked my eyes. However, as my consciousness recovered, the range of my heavenly eye suddenly expanded, and in an instant, I saw everything clearly outside the room, even though it was already pitch black outside at night. Moreover, my heavenly eye was no longer limited by walls and could see clearly outside.

  But as soon as I looked down, I was stunned. It turned out that just outside our wall, two teams of dark troops were engaged in a fierce battle. One of the teams was ours, but there weren't many left, only twenty or so remained from the original forty or more, and the rest had already been reduced to ashes and dispersed. As for the other team, they had over a hundred people, each wearing armor and holding long spears, forming a phalanx formation to encircle and annihilate our dark troops. Moreover, those dark troops were obviously much stronger, and ours would let out a hissing sound as soon as they were stabbed, then turn into a puff of green smoke mixed with flames, disappearing completely.

  Among them, there was a general who was watching from afar, but he didn't intervene. Just as I saw him, the ghostly general seemed to sense something and suddenly turned his gaze towards me. His eyes were like sharp blades that pierced through my soul, making me feel a chill run down my spine. A wave of icy air rushed towards me, and I felt like I had been struck by a powerful force, causing me to retreat back instantly. I could no longer see the outside world clearly, and my heavenly eye retracted, feeling as if it was about to explode from my brow. Uncontrollably, I let out a low moan.

  "What's wrong?" The master grabbed my arm and asked anxiously.

  I rubbed my brow and felt a bit better, barely lifting my head to force a bitter smile: "Master, outside there are real vengeful spirits strangling the ones we sent out, about a hundred or so, and among them is also a ghost general..."

  "Ghost General!" The master exclaimed, then a solemn expression appeared on his face. After a brief moment of contemplation, he formed the Immobility Seal with both hands and shouted: "Return to your position at once!"

  With a wave of his hand, a yellow light had already entered the wall. The paper men outside suddenly transformed into flying paper men, and flew back from the wall, but less than twenty were left. The master sighed, hurriedly formed a sword with one hand, and lightly touched the paper men, which immediately turned into flames and ignited. In the distance, under the heavenly eye, ten or more green lights flashed and disappeared, dispersing into the void.

  But before we could even catch our breath, a chill suddenly swept in, the icy coldness piercing to the bone, making us shiver from the inside out, as if the air itself had congealed. Then, we saw that dark general stride through the wall, followed by nearly a hundred dark soldiers who surrounded us the moment they entered. The dark general merely gazed at us with an icy stare, saying nothing. A moment later, he suddenly grunted: "Take them down——"

  "Wait a minute—" The master's face changed, and he didn't want to conflict with the people of the underworld, so he hurriedly stood up: "I am Miao Chunyi, the 67th generation disciple of the Quanzhen Sect. This is my apprentice Liu Guanhai——"

  Unfortunately, before he could finish speaking, the dark figure didn't seem to care about these words. His gaze swept over the dark soldiers, his face sinking: "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and take him down."

  His tone was icy, clearly not putting the Quanzhen Sect in his eyes, which made my master and I change our faces at that time. This is bad, it seems that I have caused trouble for my master again. With a sense of frustration in my heart, I stood up straight in front of my master: "Wait, listen to me explain, things are not what you think they are——"

  Unfortunately, Yin didn't even have the desire to listen to me, and simply waved his hand. The dark troops had already surrounded us, their black long guns seemed substantial, these were soul-destroying guns that could directly attack souls, not even my master dared to underestimate them. Moreover, in a room, people are always limited by their physical bodies, unlike the yin spirits who can move freely. Just like this, being captured without a fight wasn't my style. A glint of light flashed in my eyes, before Master could speak, I had already clenched my fists: "If you really want to use force, don't say we won't be angry either——"

  The master's face changed, and he secretly thought that things were going to go wrong. With a gloomy expression, he sternly shouted: "Liu Hai, shut up!"

  Unfortunately, it's too late. Seeing the dark troops approaching, I rushed forward recklessly, with both hands clasped together, ready to cast the Nine-Character True Word Spell. With a loud shout: "Lin——"

  Both hands slammed out, rubbing against each other and upwards, brushing aside the Soul-Extinguishing Gun. However, it was already too late, as a heavy punch landed squarely on the body of the Yin Soldier, causing its body to flicker in and out of visibility before flying backwards and crashing to the ground. This sudden turn of events enraged the crowd of Yin Soldiers, who charged at me with their spears in unison. At this moment, I closed my eyes, relying solely on my Heavenly Eye, my divine sense crystal clear, without any agitation in my heart. My body flashed with movement, dodging through the gaps between the Soul-Extinguishing Guns and letting out a thunderous roar: "Soldiers——"

  A loud shout, I concentrated all my thoughts, and for some reason the dark soldiers shook, there was a pause at that moment, although it was just one, but it was enough, one of the dark soldiers had already been smashed by me and flew out, unfortunately I didn't stop, another loud shout: "Fight——"

  Another dark soldier was knocked flying, and I felt a sense of satisfaction. This must be the Lion's Roar, every loud shout would make the dark soldiers pause for a moment, allowing me to move freely and knock one of them flying each time. As long as I persisted, or reached a hundred or so dark soldiers, it shouldn't be a problem——