A knock suddenly sounded at the door. Conan went to open it, and Old White said urgently, "Something's happened. Kai said he sensed a ghostly aura, and it seems there might be an evil spirit causing trouble."
When Yin Kaixiu's blood energy and ghost energy clashed, his blood and qi surged, making him the first in the team to notice something was wrong.
The two of them came in and saw Ruan Bei standing at the window, and immediately realized that he had also discovered it.
The small building in Ruanbei was shrouded in darkness, with many shadows looming overhead.
"That direction..."
"This is our mission point."
Conan, standing beside him, looked over and said, "It seems someone beat me to it."
It's not that I'm not disappointed; they arrived first, but to be on the safe side, I chose to rest for the night with my teammates.
"Shall we go take a look?" Old Bai asked.
“Let’s go,” Conan said. “We don’t know the actual situation of those missions, right? Let’s go see what level these Level 3 missions are really like, so we can be mentally prepared when we encounter them in the future.”
In any case, waiting around was getting impatient, so everyone packed up, grabbed their ritual implements and talismans, and headed out.
As for why they would bring these things to watch the spectacle, the place they're going to is so dangerous. What if evil spirits rush out and affect them? They can't just run away, can they? They can't outrun a ghost that can float.
The group hurried downstairs and ran towards the small building, only to find that all the surrounding residents had their doors and windows tightly closed, and even the curtains were drawn tightly.
When they were having dinner that evening, they asked someone about the small building, but the restaurant owner refused to give them details.
However, seeing that they were young, I assumed they were children who had come to explore after hearing some rumors, so I kindly advised them not to go to that small building, saying that it was really eerie.
He refused to elaborate on the specifics of how eerie it was or what had happened in that small building.
Judging from the attitude of the surrounding neighbors, they clearly know something and are quite convinced that there is something wrong with the building.
Before we even got close to the building, we could see lights on inside and shadowy figures flashing back and forth in the windows.
"Right here... Holy crap!" Before Mao Xiaoqian could finish his sentence, the sound of shattering glass exploded in the night sky.
Broken glass shattered and fell all over the floor. Luckily, they were quite far away, or they would have fallen on their heads.
The five members of the team looked up in unison. A figure emerged from the shattered window and nearly fell out when an arm caught him.
The person hanging outside the window screamed and howled, "Brother Jiao! Brother Jiao, help me, Brother Jiao!"
A curly-haired head popped out of the window, looking irritable: "Shut the hell up, I'm just pulling you up!"
His gaze swept over the group of people downstairs, and his expression turned cold.
The glass shattered in the middle, and some shards remained on the window. In his attempt to save people, he rubbed his arm against the glass, and some long shards of glass tore through his clothes and embedded themselves in his arm.
Jiao Ge had injured his arm, and despite the pain, he tried to pull him inside, but the other teammates inside couldn't hold on any longer.
In just a short while, another female teammate was strangled by the neck by an evil spirit holding a rope filled with yin energy, and she let out a hoarse cry for help. The last person was entangled by another ghost and could not get away.
Jiao turned his head and saw this scene. His eyes turned red, and he gritted his teeth and shouted at the group downstairs, "I don't care about the points anymore. Can you guys stop just standing there and watching?"
"It's Jiao Yan, that bastard finally got what he deserved." Mao Xiaoqian snorted, clearly indicating that the two had a long-standing grudge.
Ruan Bei: "They seem to be losing ground. Shall we go?"
"That bastard is no good."
Mao Xiaoqian was not happy, and Conan frowned and said, "Now is not the time to be angry, they are in danger."
"You're still defending him? Have you forgotten how he targeted you before?" Mao Xiaoqian said indignantly.
Jiao Yan had finally managed to pull his teammate halfway upstairs when he suddenly sensed something was wrong. But with someone hanging from his arms, it was too late to dodge. The rope wrapped around his teammate's neck suddenly lengthened, and the end lashed out like a snake whip, striking his back hard.
Jiao Yan let out a muffled groan, his strength failing him. His teammate, who was halfway up, screamed and grabbed the window frame, tears streaming down his face as he was pricked by shards of glass.
"Damn it," Jiao Yan cursed under his breath.
"Hold on tight." With that, he switched hands, grabbed his teammate by the neck, and yanked him up.
Downstairs, the team also came to a conclusion.
Conan spoke very quickly: "We all know Jiao Yan's strength. Xiao Bei, you don't know, he's stronger than all of us. He can't handle the evil spirit upstairs, and it might be dangerous for us to go. Everyone should think carefully."
Mao Xiaoqian said indignantly, "It's not like I haven't beaten him before." It's just that I've won less often.
Conan ignored him and was busy seeking his teammates' opinions. He couldn't rush forward impulsively in this kind of visible danger, and his teammates couldn't abandon him either. Otherwise, it would be like the Calabash Brothers saving their grandfather, with the whole family together.
"I want to go." Ruan Bei picked up the Yu'an umbrella, eager to try. He could sense that the evil spirits here were not as strong as the one he had encountered in the hospital.
Back then, he was all alone, without any magical weapons, yet he managed to tear that evil spirit apart—although it was a tough fight and he was injured. But now he's become even stronger, and he has teammates.
"I'll go too," Lao Bai declared.
Yin Kai: "Me too."
Conan looked at Mao Xiaoqian, who pursed his lips and said, "I didn't say I wasn't going, I just scolded him a few times."
"Go!" Conan gave the order, and the team immediately rushed upstairs.
As Ruan Bei ran, he shook the Soul-Capturing Bell. The clear sound of the bell spread, and the two evil spirits fighting with Jiao Yan's team inside the building, as well as a little ghost hiding there, all stopped moving at the same time.
The least powerful ghost let out a shrill howl, the female ghost's claws moved a second slower, the male ghost holding the rope loosened his grip, and the girl whose neck was being strangled breathed a sigh of relief, panting heavily.
This gave Jiao Yan and the others a chance to catch their breath. Jiao Yan took the opportunity to cast a spell and hurled it at the male ghost.
The male ghost, his face shrouded in black mist, grinned maliciously. Ignoring everything else, the curses continued to strike him, producing a burning sound. He tightened the rope around the girl's neck and dragged her aside.
Fortunately, Ruan Bei and his group had already rushed up. Yin Kai was running in the lead. Without saying a word, he clenched his fist and punched a large ball of yin energy in front of him. Without the eye-opening talisman, it was like they were fighting against black energy.
For an ordinary person, a single punch would be like hitting nothing at all. However, Yin Kai's punch, imbued with the power of blood and qi, immediately created a crater in the yin energy mass.
Ruan Bei, who came up later, saw Yin Kai punch a male ghost in the back, leaving a dent, but the dent disappeared in an instant.
The others also joined in, using their magical artifacts to perform hand seals or pull out talismans. Ruan Bei shook the Soul-Capturing Bell, which affected the female ghost, causing her movements to become clumsy and halting. She was quickly forced to retreat by the others.
The male ghost was very patient and ignored the female ghost, clinging to the female members of Jiao Yan's team.
He had a rope, the raw material of which seemed to be just ordinary hemp rope, but it had been soaked in yin energy, becoming an extremely handy weapon. It could be long or short, and could be used to strangle a girl's neck or to whip her.
Jiao Yan, panting, reminded him, "This rope has heavy yin energy; if you get hit, yin evil will enter your body."
His face was pale, clearly the whipping on his back had caused him considerable harm.
They could dispel the yin energy themselves, but the yin shaman was not so easy to deal with. The male ghost waved the rope so tightly that it was impossible for others to get close.
Seeing that things were going badly, the female ghost cursed the male ghost for being heartless, and finally said, "I quit!"
The others couldn't hear her, but Ruan Bei could, and immediately shouted, "She's trying to run away!"
Old Bai flicked his wrist, sending out an array plate. The female ghost crashed into it, but bounced back as if she had hit transparent glass.
Jiao Yan immediately unleashed a lightning spell, causing the female ghost to scream in pain, and her ghostly form became somewhat fainter.
Mao Xiaoqian used a magic ring to bind her, and Conan quickly stuffed the female ghost into the small urn containing the ghost and sealed it.
In the blink of an eye, only the male ghost was left fighting. The group that had dealt with the female ghost surrounded the male ghost. The male ghost's eyes flickered, and he finally showed signs of backing down.
He didn't know that Ruan Bei could see him. His hands kept moving, still manipulating the rope, but his eyes darted around, searching for a way out.
The young man from Jiao Yan's team who had just been fighting the female ghost said urgently, "Xiao Tong is about to die."
The girl was being strangled by a rope, but her teammates kept her from suffocating by giving her occasional chances to catch her breath.
But the rope was soaked in yin energy and had been wrapped around her neck. The yin energy had entered her body, and a black mark had appeared on her neck. She looked dazed and unresponsive.
Jiao Yan made up his mind: "I'll hold them off, you guys go save Xiao Tong."
As she spoke, she tried to rush forward, ready to withstand the male ghost's rope.
"No! I'll do it." Ruan Bei had a sudden inspiration, opened the Yu'an umbrella, and rushed towards the male ghost.
Although his umbrella wasn't particularly large, it was enough to protect his head and body. The male ghost lashed out with a rope, causing starlight to ripple across the umbrella's surface, and easily deflected the rope.
Upon realizing the danger, the male ghost immediately tried to escape, pushing the girl towards Ruan Bei and turning to run away.
Yu An's umbrella protected him, but it also blocked his view. Ruan Bei noticed the girl falling towards him and reached out to help her up.
The array plate that Lao Bai threw out failed to trap the male ghost.
This is the male ghost's territory. If he wants to run away, no one can catch him unless they have a strong and decisive way to stop him. In the blink of an eye, the male ghost will disappear.
The young man who had been in a hurry earlier came over and took Xiaotong. Jiao Yan took out a porcelain bottle containing a transparent liquid with a strange fragrance.
He applied a little to Xiaotong's neck and then had his teammates apply a few drops to his back, using the drops very carefully.
After finishing the drip, he hesitated for a moment, holding the small porcelain bottle, and then tossed it to Conan: "A thank you gift."
This was a really good item, and Conan felt perfectly justified in keeping it. He immediately put the bottle away, planning to divide it up when he got back.
"The ghost ran away, what should we do?" Old Bai asked.
Mao Xiaoqian grinned and put his arm around Ruan Bei's shoulder: "With Xiao Bei here, are you afraid he'll run away?"
Ruan Bei smiled, shook the Soul-Capturing Bell, and carefully sensed its power.
"Follow me!" Sure enough, the male ghost didn't leave the small building.
The others immediately followed, with Yin Kai walking beside Ruan Bei, half a body length ahead of him, ready to block his way at any moment.
Ruan Bei led his men straight to a bedroom on the third floor. The male ghost sensed their arrival and immediately tried to run away.
He had just darted through the wall and out of the house next door when Mao Xiaoqian threw his magic ring at him. The male ghost waved the rope to deactivate the magic ring, but his escape was delayed for a moment.
In that short time, the remaining people used all their methods. This time, he had no hostages, especially the Jiao Yan team, who attacked in anger, using almost all of their strongest offensive techniques.
Ruan Bei also took the opportunity to throw two thunder talismans over. The huge boom shook the small building. When everything calmed down, the male ghost had disappeared.
Only the remaining large amount of yin energy and the rope on the ground prove that he once existed.
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