Chapter 58: Catching Ghosts

  The room wasn't big, and after we went in, we stood at the back. It was clear that even the head nurse had been bewildered and became a pawn under the ghost's control, but this old man, who I estimated to be almost fifty years old, could still manage to get a young guy. I wonder if he looked like Wang Jing or not. Just thinking about it made me feel nauseous. Although there were many people now, when I opened my heavenly eye, I didn't see anything in the room. It seemed that the ghost hadn't arrived yet.

  We just stood there, motionless and silent, waiting for something. I didn't dare to make any sudden movements, afraid of startling it. I don't know how long we waited, but my legs were starting to ache. Finally, there was some movement. A cloud of black smoke emerged from the floor below, slowly taking shape. It's hard to describe, but this ghost had two hands, yet they were longer than its knees, like a gibbon. But that wasn't all - it had an enormous head with three eyes, and on top of its head were a pair of horns. The most disgusting thing was its rough, bumpy exterior, just like a toad.

  After the vengeful spirit appeared, a pair of eyes emitting a faint glow looked towards us. However, when they fell on me, they flickered slightly, and I couldn't tell what it was thinking. But I didn't want to delay any further, having already secretly taken the Soul-Capturing Bell in hand, while my other hand grasped the Seven-Star Net. Taking a deep breath, I prepared to find the most opportune moment to strike. The Soul-Capturing Bell could temporarily hold back the vengeful spirit, and then use the Seven-Star Net to ensnare it. What I wasn't worried about was the vengeful spirit not leaving me alone; what I feared most was letting it escape. If this time we couldn't catch it, it would be even harder to capture the vengeful spirit in the future.

  The oni gazed at me, clearly not quite trusting me. The oni could sense what was happening through its bewilderment, as if it had a wireless radio wave, so the oni was extremely cautious of me. I remained still and expressionless, watching as the oni drew closer, my heart stirring, and then suddenly let out a loud shout: "Lin——"

  The divine thought stirred, and the nine-character mantra exploded. The soul-capturing bell began to move frantically, and at the same time, I started to silently recite the seven-star hoop's divine spell in my heart. With a flick of my wrist, the seven-star hoop flew towards the vengeful spirit, covering it. A series of actions followed one after another, all of which had been planned out in my mind beforehand. The vengeful spirit was only three or four steps away from me, and everything was going according to plan. As soon as the nine-character mantra exploded, both the vengeful spirit and Wang Jing's group were shocked, and they began to hold their heads and moan. With the sound of the soul-capturing bell, the vengeful spirit trembled even more, but it couldn't move at all. At this time, the seven-star hoop expanded, transforming into several square meters in size, truly flexible and convenient. It was about to cover the vengeful spirit inside...

  But something unexpected happened, as they say, plans are not as fast as changes. I had thought everything through, but there were always things that couldn't be anticipated. Just when I was about to succeed, the Nine-Character True Words exploded, and Zhang Qianqian and the young man woke up. This was tolerable, but then the Soul-Capturing Bell rang out, and Wang Jing and the head nurse let out a miserable cry. This wasn't anything either, as Wang Jing covered her head and tried to crouch down, only to bump into Zhang Qianqian, who was turning around. Unprepared, she fell forward, but this too was tolerable. The most unexpected thing was that I rushed up at the same time, and as a result - Zhang Qianqian's hand happened to land on my "descendant root". Unfortunately, there wasn't any romantic feeling, nor did I have any special sensations. With two forces combined, I only felt like something had been broken inside me, and a sharp pain surged up. At the time, my face turned a deep purple color, and I let out a miserable cry as my legs bent and my waist arched back.

  Everything went wrong, the soul bell was also thrown out, the sound stopped for a moment, the ghost let out a mournful cry, and suddenly turned into a puff of smoke that entered the head nurse's body. However, it was caught by the Seven Star Net, and for a while, it couldn't escape either. But I didn't have time to pay attention to these things, my eyes bulged out, my hands covered my lower body, my mouth was wide open, making a loud noise, and I fell to the ground, curled up into a ball, this is going to be fatal.

  Fortunately, the possessed nurse was covered in a seven-star hood, and for a while, she couldn't escape. However, the symbols on the hood penetrated her body and directly attacked the evil spirit inside her. At this time, the nurse's mouth let out a blood-curdling scream under the control of the evil spirit, startling people outside.

  To be honest, at this time the room was in a mess, the head nurse was crying out in pain, I was also wailing, Wang Jing was also shouting out in agony, only Zhang Qianqian and that young man were at a loss, and even that young man didn't know what had happened, why he was here, what was wrong with all these people in the room, why they were all crying out so miserably?

  Zhang Qianqian scrambled up in a fluster, looking at me with some confusion, only subconsciously wanting to help me up, but still not understanding why I was crying out in pain. However, seeing me clutching that place, she thought back to the previous moment and, as someone who had been through it before, seemed to understand what was going on in her heart. But although she understood, she didn't have a good solution, so without thinking, she trembled with her voice and said: "How are you? Let me take a look..."

  I was so scared that I tightly covered my face, not listening to her words at all, but just rolling around with a pale face. Zhang Qianqian's heart was already panicked, fearing that if this continued, someone would get hurt. She wanted to see the situation, but couldn't open my hands. Just as things were chaotic, Wang Jing also woke up and saw me rolling around, then saw Zhang Qianqian reaching out to touch something, her mind was a bit confused, not understanding what had happened.

  The door was pushed open, and a group of doctors rushed in, but they were all stunned as soon as they entered. Except for me and the young man who didn't know each other, everyone else was familiar, but no one knew what had happened in front of them. The head nurse was trapped in the seven-star quilt, wailing and rolling around the world, and I was also rolling around. What was Zhang Qianqian doing? Wang Jing looked confused, and the young man stood there with a silly expression. Everyone's mind was full of question marks.

  But then I came to my senses, someone helped Wang Jing up, someone wanted to rescue the head nurse from the seven-star helmet, and someone came over to check on me. The room became even more chaotic, but after this commotion, I had calmed down a bit. Although it still hurt terribly, at least my consciousness had returned. Seeing that the doctor was about to open the seven-star helmet, I instinctively shouted: "Don't open it——"

  Suddenly, I pushed Zhang Qianqian. Perhaps no one heard my voice. The doctor didn't stop. The seven-star helmet was already open, but it couldn't come out completely. At this time, Zhang Qianqian also reacted and rushed up to push the doctor away. Wang Jing seemed to understand too, and went to lock the seven-star helmet again.

  But it was already too late, although only one foot had come out, the vengeful spirit still couldn't burst out of the head nurse's body, but both feet could move now, and they suddenly struggled violently, knocking Zhang Qianqian aside, kicking Wang Jing to the ground, then ran to the window, with one foot on a chair and the other on the windowsill, her face twisted in a fierce grimace as she glared at me: "Let me go, or I'll take her down with me! Do you want to watch and do nothing?"

  The female ghost borrowed a human body and could speak human language, which made us all stunned for a moment. Everyone was shocked, except me, who hadn't recovered yet. Zhang Qianqian and Wang Jing both leaned against my side, looking at the head nurse's foot stepping heavily on the windowsill, as if she wanted to jump down at any time. This is the 11th floor! Wang Jing almost cried out: "What should we do? What should we do?"

  Damn it, I know what to do. Still reeling from the pain, I swear that next time I'll buy an iron crotch protector and won't have to fear getting hit here again. No wonder Master said that subduing demons and catching ghosts requires a strong physique - it really makes sense. Just knowing magic isn't enough. I was thinking all sorts of nonsense, but couldn't solve the problem in front of me. Since I couldn't solve it, I might as well just wail even more miserably and drag things out for now.

  This really scared Zhang Qianqian, wouldn't she really be beaten to death? But it was really not intentional, that place was just too fragile. The chaotic scene in front of her made this strong woman unbearable, and finally burst into tears with a "wow" sound.

  I slowly felt a bit better, but I was still yelling. However, I heard doctors making phone calls to report the incident and others calling security guards, creating a huge commotion. Zhang Qianqian's loud crying and Wang Jing's sobbing made people feel anxious and annoyed. How should this situation be handled? I really had no experience at all, my mind was a mess, thinking wildly, unable to calm down. Fortunately, the ghost saw me yelling miserably and thought I hadn't recovered from the pain, so it didn't pressure me too much. The ghost was also trying to find a way to escape, but the talismans on its body kept absorbing into its skin, making it hard for it to calm down as well.

  After a moment, I finally had an epiphany and managed to stop my miserable wailing. Looking at the female ghost, she just had a miserable expression: "Or you come over and I'll untie you?"

  The female ghost was taken aback, and naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to deliver herself to my doorstep. However, my words seemed to have reminded her of something. The female ghost grunted and turned to a doctor: "You come over here and untie me."

  The oni wasn't stupid, but unexpectedly, the doctor shook his head and retreated with a terrified expression, clearly frightened by what he saw. Who knew what was wrong? It's better not to get closer at this time; people are always selfish in such situations. However, I did breathe a sigh of relief - fortunately, the doctor's selfishness left the oni frustrated, and it could only turn to another doctor. Before it even spoke, that doctor also retreated. The power of example is limitless; no one wants to take risks. Even an idiot can tell something is off.

  Several doctors retreated one by one, leaving the ghost helpless. Finally, the ghost's gaze fell on the young man, and with a hint of temptation in his voice, he said, "Come over and untie me."

  That young man had been bewildered by the onryo, and for a while, the onryo's soul mark still lingered in his body. As expected, he didn't disappoint the onryo; with just a nod, he walked towards the onryo with a confused expression. But at that moment, my face changed color. Once the Seven Stars Hood is removed, the onryo will immediately escape - this was to be expected. The problem is that it would likely drag Nurse Director down with it; what can be done about this?