Chapter 162: Please give me the name of the person you want to join the war
"Sudden death?"
Lin Zhuyue stood up in surprise and asked,
"How could this happen?"
"Preliminary diagnosis is that it wasn't caused by a physical illness. Perhaps some metaphysical method was used." Shi Can shook his head. He himself felt that this happened too suddenly. He couldn't help but sigh and said to Lin Zhuyue, "To further understand the cause of death, we need an autopsy. Yunze Medical Clinic is not qualified to perform an autopsy, so we need to send the body to Linhai City."
"That Soul-Calming Well..."
"Even though Kang Hua placed the 'grudge' contained in a magical instrument into the Soul-Calming Well, if he dies, the instrument will break, releasing the 'grudge'. The evil spirits, fed by the 'grudge', will regain their strength and break out of the well. The seal originally placed on the Soul-Calming Well can still hold for a while, and the spiritual master can make some more effort to extend it."
Shi Can gestured with his hands to show how short this "a while" was and said,
"But the 'moment' we can gain is short. Breaking the seal is inevitable."
Lin Zhuyue lowered his head and closed his eyes.
"The spiritual masters are constructing a barrier covering the main island of Tiancheng, which can prevent evil spirits from escaping and wreaking havoc...but..."
Shi Chan's voice also dropped, and he said,
"How long the barrier can last is still unknown."
"The higher-ups have ordered that all personnel with insufficient combat capability be evacuated from the main island as soon as possible. Apprentice spiritualists are also considered insufficient combat capability. We'll probably receive a phone call and text message notification soon. Let's pack up first. You pack your luggage, and I'll pack the baguettes and small fish. Once we're done, we'll leave."
During the Four Schools League, there were quite a few people staying on the island to watch the game, and the number of people with insufficient combat effectiveness also increased. Fortunately, the branch island had been constructed and could accommodate these people.
An hour later, Lin Zhuyue and Shi Can arrived at Mijing Island.
All the classmates were there. Because Duan Junheng was not in good health, Fu Xingwei temporarily took over as the class teacher and counted the number of students in Class 1, Grade 4 of the Advanced Department.
Lin Zhuyue asked, "Where is Teacher Duan?"
Duan Junheng is receiving treatment at Yunze Medical Clinic, but Yunze Medical Clinic is also on the main island, so it should also be evacuated at this time.
"All the patients and injured at Yunze Clinic have been sent to Linhai City. Fortunately, there were no critically ill patients who would be difficult to transfer, so the evacuation went smoothly."
Fu Xingwei paused for a moment before continuing,
"I didn't even notice anything and let him become your homeroom teacher."
To prevent panic, the fact that Duan Junheng was possessed by a demonic spirit has not yet been made public. However, Fu Xingwei, the former homeroom teacher of Class 1, Grade 4, Senior High School, has been summoned by Cui Yi for a conversation. The conversation wasn't about accusations, but rather about whether she noticed anything amiss with Duan Junheng.
Shi Can patted Fu Xingwei's shoulder without any respect and said comfortingly, "If it were so easy to be discovered, it wouldn't be a clear case."
Fu Xingwei still felt scared and said with lingering fear: "Fortunately, you are all fine."
Another hour passed.
Lin Zhuyue and Shi Can stood on Mijing Island and could see from afar that the main island, separated by a cross-sea bridge, was now surrounded by a golden barrier. Within that barrier, a gray-black yin energy was rising and spreading, and dark clouds were gathering, extremely close to the ground, as if the sky would collapse in an instant.
Ye Yangjia asked: "Is the seal broken?"
"It won't be long." Fu Xingwei looked down at his phone, his expression serious. "The Spiritual Master's Mansion has issued an emergency combat permit. I have to join the battle. Gong Yongyuan, the task of managing the class is now on you. Don't let any of the students out."
Shi Can snorted in dissatisfaction and said, "Why don't you just name them?"
Isn't this a hint at him and Lin Zhuyue?
Fu Xingwei didn't say much and went to the main island with other spiritual masters who had obtained combat permission.
Those who stayed on Mijing Island were arranged to live in apartments on the island.
The apartments assigned to trainee spiritualists were mostly double rooms. Lin Zhuyue and Wen Miyan shared one, while Shi Can and Ye Yangjia shared another. Because Ye Yangjia was severely allergic to cat hair, the two kittens Shi Can had brought from home were brought to live with Lin Zhuyue. Wen Miyan was delighted, pulling a baguette out of its crate and giving it a few mouthfuls.
Lin Zhuyue sat cross-legged on the bed, holding a tube of hair removal cream, wondering whether to let Wen Miyan take some.
Wen Miyan kissed the cat and said, "What should we do with the immortal? He brought eight dogs, two snakes, and three lizards..."
Lin Zhuyue put away the hair removal cream and said, "...He lives in a single room with his pet."
Wen Miyan said with disdain: "...Ah, living with eight big dogs is worse than dying."
Later that evening, Lin Zhuyue and Wen Miyan locked their doors and went upstairs together, knocking on Shi Can and Ye Yangjia's doors. As they entered, they saw Feng Yuansi, who was eating noodles. He wasn't very good with chopsticks, so he was clumsy at picking up the noodles, taking a long time to finish a single bite. Ye Yangjia was also eating, ordering rice with side dishes of braised pork, shredded kelp, and broccoli.
Lin Zhuyue asked, "Where is Shi Can?"
"He's taking a shower." Ye Yangjia pointed to the bathroom inside and said, "The Spiritual Master's Mansion asked him to prepare for battle."
Wen Miyan pulled out a chair and sat down, sighing, "It seems the situation is very bad."
Ye Yangjia shook his head and said, "As long as Shi Can is there and not us, then the situation is not too bad."
As Ye Yangjia spoke, he handed the menu to Wen Miyan and Lin Zhuyue and said:
"Order whatever you want. We have some food prepared right now so you can eat better. In a couple of days, I guess we'll only have instant noodles and sausages."
Lin Zhuyue ordered a bowl of crucian carp noodles.
The noodles were delivered quickly.
Shi Can came out of the bathroom wearing a bathrobe and with half-dried hair. He sat down at the table, snatched Lin Zhuyue's noodles, and said:
"I'll eat this bowl. We're in a hurry. Please order another one."
Lin Zhuyue picked up her phone with a good temper. Just as she was about to make a call, her phone dinged and a text message popped up. Lin Zhuyue read:
"Permission to participate in the war..."
Shi Can was stunned for a moment, pushed the noodles back, and said, "Half each."
The two of them ate half a bowl of noodles each. Lin Zhuyue went back to the room to pick up his basic tool configuration bag. He took the bag to go downstairs to meet Shi Can and drove back to the main island.
Upstairs, Wen Miyan stood by the window, holding her face with her hands, watching the car gradually drive away.
Ye Yangjia asked: "Are you worried?"
"Worried? Even though they are still only apprentice spiritual masters, they are probably the strongest spiritual masters in the Spiritual Master Mansion." Wen Miyan turned around and said, "If even they can't do it, we should worry about ourselves."
After Lin Zhuyue and Shi Can crossed the cross-sea bridge, they quickly entered the barrier of the main island.
The barrier was filled with black fog and a stench reminiscent of a corpse—Shi Can had once told Lin Zhuyue that it was the smell of "death." Beyond the fog and the stench, there were also hoarse, eerie cries. A dark shadow, thicker than the fog, rushed towards the spiritualist fighting within the barrier, claws and fangs bared.
Lin Zhuyue couldn't help but ask, "What's the difference between this and the underworld?"
"It still has some vitality." Shi Can asked, "Can you cover the car with amber fire?"
Lin Zhuyue nodded: "It should be fine."
Shi Can looked at the black fog on the road ahead and said, "No matter how fast I drive, it will be covered."
Lin Zhuyue raised his hands, and golden petals escaped from between his palms, passing through the car windows and doors, turning into golden threads and entangled in them.
Shi Chan stepped on the accelerator and the car shot out at an incredible speed.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
The feeling of impact continued to come, and the sound of impact continued to ring.
The black shadow hit the windshield of the car and was ignited by the amber fire. It rolled onto the roof with a hoarse roar, then rolled from the roof to the rear of the car and flew out from the rear of the car.
Lin Zhuyue gripped her seatbelt nervously, afraid she might hit a living person instead of a ghost. If she hadn't needed to maintain the amber fire, she would have simply closed her eyes.
About ten minutes later, the car arrived at the support location provided by the Spiritual Master's Mansion.
Shi Chan slams on the brakes.
Lin Zhuyue and Shi Can unbuckled their seat belts and got out of the car. One summoned a Ukiyo-e scroll, and the other held a pair of swords.
A dark shadow pounced towards them.
Shi Can thrust his absolute blade into the black shadow, spun around with the knife in his hand, and cut most of the shadow in half.
Golden petals then floated over, igniting the half-remaining black shadow, and the flames illuminated the sky.
"The Floating World·Mountains and Seas!"
The figure of the ferocious beast emerged, the huge Kunpeng spread its fins, and swam in the gloomy sky, devouring the souls of the dead.
Lin Zhuyue held the bow, pulled the bowstring, and shot down the souls in the sky that were not swallowed by Kunpeng and tried to break through the barrier one by one.
"The number is quite large!" Lin Zhuyue said as he plucked the string, "and it's very difficult to burn it all! It consumes too much spiritual energy!"
Shi Can drew his sword and cut the dead soul into several pieces, responding to Lin Zhuyue's complaint:
"That's normal! If they could be eliminated using conventional means, the Spiritual Master Mansion wouldn't have locked them up in the Soul-Suppressing Well!"
After four hours of fierce fighting, Lin Zhuyue and Shi Can took over shifts with other spiritual masters and went to the Spiritual Master's Mansion to rest.
Shi Can rested on the sofa, pulling at his collar and panting——
It's winter, and I'm only wearing a sweater, but I'm still sweating. The heater is on in this spiritual master's house, making it so stuffy and hot. I really want to smash the air conditioner.
Shi Chan asked, "Is there not even any water?"
One hand placed the mineral water in front of Shican.
Shi Chan raised his eyes.
The owner of the hand, Cui Yi, was handing a Nutri-Express bar to Lin Zhuyue.
Shi Can said unhappily, "Why can she drink Nutri-Express while I only have mineral water?"
Lin Zhuyue gave his Nutri-Express bar to Shi Can.
"Forget it." Shi Can changed the drink back and said, "You drink it."
After a while, Shi Chan asked Cui Yi, who was already sitting on the sofa, "Are you here to deliver water?"
Cui Yi was silent for a long time before he spoke: "I have been wondering if now is the best time to go to the underworld."
Lin Zhuyue and Shi Can both looked at Cui Yi.
"It's not the best time, it's the last time." Shi Canju corrected, "Mom, do you really think that the Spiritual Master House can withstand or even survive this crisis on its own?"
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