My Apprentice Is Too Diligent

Chapter 44: Exorcism Operation

The voice of the old butler suddenly rang out from outside.

"Master, you are being summoned?"

Upon hearing this, Han Ying first felt puzzled, then speculated, "At this time, summoning the master, could it be related to the haunting incident?"

"Most likely," Su Dayong nodded in agreement.

"Huff, huff~"

The old butler gasped for breath as he hurriedly entered the room and looked at Chen Wuji, saying, "Young master, there are yamen officials at the door. They are here on behalf of the master to invite you to the county yamen to discuss important matters tonight."

"Heh, discussing important matters at this time, it must be about exorcism!" Han Ying affirmed, "Not only the master, but also the leaders of other forces must be invited."

"After all, it's about exorcism," Su Dayong sighed, "Many people have died already. If we let this ghost... this ghost servant go unchecked, more people will die."

"Yes, that's right," Chen Yifan shivered, "We must... we must get rid of it!"

"Well, let me ask you, where did this ghost servant come from?" Chen Qingning scratched his head, "White Water County has been peaceful before, with no incidents of demonic invasion. How did this ghost servant suddenly appear?"

"According to the master, the ghost servant is created by real ghosts. If there is a ghost servant, does it mean there is a real ghost behind it?"

"Well..."

"Don't worry, there are no more ghosts behind it," Chen Wuji said calmly, "This ghost servant came to the county town by chance."

"Ah? Master, you already knew?" Han Ying widened her eyes.

Chen Wuji didn't explain, he just glanced at Chen Yifan and turned to the old butler, instructing, "Uncle Ge, prepare some tonic soup to replenish Yuan Qi for the fourth young master."

"Yes, young master," the old butler nodded.

"The rest of you stay in the mansion and don't go outside," Chen Wuji looked at the others, "Ghost servants tend to possess people with weak constitutions and instinctively reject those with strong vitality."

"Yes, master!"

The disciples all responded in unison.

...

After giving instructions, Chen Wuji returned to the study to continue his cultivation and make a breakthrough in the Sea Opening stage.

The information about ghosts was known to Chen Wuji from the memories of his original body.

The common people, including Martial Masters, didn't know the difference between ghosts and ghost servants.

Only those who had reached a certain level would learn about it from some gatherings.

The Chen Family, after all, used to be wealthy merchants and had produced experts at the Body Refining Seventh Layer.

Only then did Chen Wuji learn some secrets.

And now, the ghost servant that appeared in the county town.

Without any surprises, it must be from Hunting Tiger Mountain Villa. When they entered the mountain last time, they accidentally fell into a tomb and brought it out.

Qing Meng said that when they fell in, there was a cold aura sweeping through the scene.

At that time, Chen Wuji didn't pay much attention to it.

When Chen Wuji sensed the Yin Qi from the young man at the entrance of the Hunting Tiger Mountain Villa's branch, he didn't think much of it when he heard this explanation.

Who would have thought that behind this Yin Qi was a ghost servant?

And this ghost servant came out of the tomb in the mountains!

The tomb that the people from Hunting Tiger Mountain Villa fell into was obviously used to seal the ghost servant.

Now that it has escaped, the first targets to be attacked naturally are the people from Hunting Tiger Mountain Villa.

When Chen Wuji left Hunting Tiger Mountain Villa, he had Qing Meng remove the Yin Qi from the disciples who were entangled by it.

Now it seems that there were quite a few people from Hunting Tiger Mountain Villa who were possessed by the ghost servant at that time.

"The ghost servant possesses others, absorbs their essence and spirit, and strengthens itself. If it is not eliminated soon, White Water County might really become a ghostly place."

Chen Wuji thought about the invitation for tonight.

County Lord Qi Zhongshan summoned them to discuss countermeasures.

How should we discuss?

What will be the final strategy?

...

Night fell.

County government office.

Chen Wuji, in his original appearance, walked through the main gate of the government office.

Led by the resident yamen staff, he entered a side hall.

The spacious side hall had more than ten chairs, one of which was already occupied.

"Master Chen."

Seeing Chen Wuji enter, the person stood up, clasped his fists, and greeted.

"So it's Chief Gu."

Chen Wuji smiled amiably and returned the gesture with clasped fists. "Chief Gu, you came so early?"

"Well, my place is the closest to the county government office." Gu Shuncheng smiled.

"I see." Chen Wuji suddenly realized, then sat in an empty seat and curiously asked, "Chief Gu, as the leader of the Shunfeng Escort Bureau, you travel all over the place. Do you know of any places that have had ghost incidents?"

"Yes."

Sitting back in his seat, Gu Shuncheng nodded. "Not to mention faraway places, let's talk about the neighboring Feiyun Prefecture. In the first half of the year, there was a ghost incident in Lianshan County. Of course, as Chief Chen knows, the ghosts in these incidents are just ghost slaves. If they were real ghosts, the news would have reached us long ago."

"If they were real ghosts, Lianshan County would have become a ghost town long ago." A familiar figure walked in from outside the door, sounding despondent. "In our small place, real ghosts wouldn't come. The appearing ghost slaves are mostly old things left behind from decades or even centuries ago. Just like the ghost slaves that appeared in the county this time, they were left in the mountains years ago!"

"Master Qin."

Gu Shuncheng clasped his fists towards the newcomer and curiously asked, "Master Qin seems to know where these ghost slaves came from?"

"I do, because they are my people, brought out from the mountains." Qing Meng smiled bitterly.

"What?"

"What did you say, Qing Meng?"

"Damn it, it was you guys from the Hunting Tiger Mountain Villa!" Several men with different auras walked in from outside, accompanied by exclamations and curses.

Yang Zhirui from the Clover Martial Arts Hall, Song Biao from the Iron Wire Fist Martial Arts Hall, Hu Daqiang from the Big Knife Gang, County Military Academy Captain Pang Qianding.

Behind them were the Li family head, Li Changyu, and the Zhang family head, Zhang Keyang...

And County Lord Qi Zhongshan.

The group entered the side hall, and many people immediately vented their anger towards Qing Meng.

Feeling guilty, angry, and helpless, Qing Meng explained the cause and effect, slumping in his chair.

"Alright, everyone."

After waiting for a moment, Qi Zhongshan raised his hand and interrupted loudly, "You all came here not to settle accounts with Master Qin, but the one who suffered the most from accidentally releasing the long-trapped ghost slaves is Master Qin."

"Today, I called you all here to discuss how to eliminate this ghost slave that is causing trouble in White Water."

A moment of silence.

Everyone remained silent. The person with the lowest cultivation level present was at the Body Refining Seventh Layer, and they were the leader of a force.

But Qi Zhongshan represented the government and had the strongest power.

Unless there were special circumstances, they would generally listen to Qi Zhongshan.

As expected.

Seeing that no one spoke up, Qi Zhongshan waited for a moment and said in a deep voice, "All of you are members of White Water County. The ghost slaves are causing trouble and harming everyone's interests."

"Therefore, my suggestion is to form a temporary ghost elimination team. I will temporarily serve as the team leader, and all of you present will be team members. Four team members will go out every night, paired up, patrolling the east and west sides of the county. Once a ghost slave is discovered, rush over at the fastest speed and launch an attack."

"What do you all think of this proposal?"

(End of this chapter)