you’re so capable, you must have a way to deal with this, right" Seeing Xiao Yu shake his head, Zhou Ruoying anxiously said.Xiao Yu thought hard but couldn’t come up with better solutions. If he had e...Chapter 153: Malevolent Spirits / Chapter 154: Meeting the Odd Patient Again

"Ouch, Old Fourth Zhou, can't you make it in the capital anymore You've come here to show off!" Suddenly a mocking voice sounded from outside the restaurant.

Upon hearing this mocking tone, that young man called Brother Four, who had been full of arrogance and disdain all along, instantly changed his expression and looked up toward the direction of the entrance.

"Li Second You really are a ghost that won't leave!" The man named Brother Four squinted his eyes as he glared at the approaching man from the entrance, saying coldly.

"I think it's you Old Fourth Zhou who haunts everywhere! I was transferred here for only two months and you followed me" The voice of the man entering through the door sounded with a hint of mockery in it.

Xiao Yu turned his head to see that the person coming in was actually Li Hanbo, the director of the district health bureau. Xiao Yu reined in his killing intent slightly and said, "Director Li"

"Oh, Doctor Xiao! It’s you!" Only then did Li Hanbo realize that Xiao Yu was standing right at the center of the crowd. He quickly walked up with an amiable attitude mixed with a little respect.

Li Hanbo had been attending meetings all day and decided to find somewhere to have a meal with his confidants. As soon as he reached the door, he heard a familiar voice and couldn’t help but start ridiculing.

To put it simply, Li Hanbo and Old Fourth Zhou were sworn enemies, hating each other from their middle school days right up through university when they fought over a minor celebrity, causing quite a stir in town. Both of them had been forbidden to leave home because of this incident.

At the sight of each other now, their eyes blazed with hatred! Li Hanbo did not even notice who else was there until Xiao Yu spoke.

Only then did he realize that Old Fourth Zhou was facing off against this mysterious man called Xiao Yu.

Hearing Xiao Yu and Li Hanbo’s conversation, Brother Four was startled. If Li Hanbo addressed Xiao Yu with such respect, could it be that there is something significant about the person

As the saying goes, your enemy knows you best. This absolutely applies to Li Hanbo and Old Fourth Zhou; based on how well Old Fourth knew Li Hanbo, this man must be extremely arrogant for him to use respectful language, indicating that he’s no ordinary character. Furthermore, considering his young age, who exactly is this person

While Cao Er was about to taunt back, Old Fourth Zhou stopped him in time. A person addressed with respect by Li Second can’t possibly be an insignificant individual; without thoroughly understanding Xiao Yu's background, caution must be exercised to avoid bringing calamity upon his family.

"Director Li, do you know each other"

Although Xiao Yu detected sarcasm in the tone of their conversation, he wanted to confirm something: since Old Fourth Zhou had threatened his family, this man was now an enemy. Anyone who befriended him would automatically become an enemy.

"Know Heh, we’ve been enemies since middle school!" Li Hanbo naturally picked up the hostility in Xiao Yu’s tone and quickly distanced himself from it.

Although Li Hanbo didn’t know how close Xiao Yu was to the Zhong family, he could tell something about their relationship through Zhong Tao's attitude.

The interruption by Li Hanbo gradually cooled down Xiao Yu’s fury. The murderous intent in his heart also slowly subsided.

Feeling the murderous aura around them dissipate, Ah Hu and others finally exhaled deeply.

"Doctor Xiao, what exactly happened" Li Hanbo asked Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu didn’t answer him but glanced at Wei Jun who was sitting behind covered in blood. Only then did Li Hanbo notice the people lying on the ground and Wei Jun sitting there.

Even though Wei Jun’s face was splattered with blood, he still recognized him. Startled, he rushed over to ask, "Brother Wei, are you okay" Then he reached out to help Wei Jun up.

"Don’t touch him, his internal organs were injured; let him sit properly!" Xiao Yu hurriedly said as Li Hanbo approached Wei Jun.

'Treat well' Li Hanbo heard that Wei Jun had injured his internal organs and quickly let go of him. He thought to himself, no wonder Xiao Yu was so furious.

"Humph, Cao Er, let's leave!" Zhou Laosi didn’t expect to run into Li Hanbo here, and there was also this guy named Xiao Yu who he couldn't figure out. Staying here would only make him feel awkward for no reason.

Xiao Yu saw the two men about to leave and started to stop them, but he was held back by Li Hanbo beside him. Li Hanbo whispered, "Let's spare them for now. We will deal with them after we discuss it."

Xiao Yu thought about it and gave up on his idea of disabling them. There were so many people in public, besides, they had decent family backgrounds.

But even so, Xiao Yu didn’t think about letting them get away easily either. Wei Jun was his friend, and they also threatened his family members. Anyone who threatens his family would make him feel fear from the bottom of their hearts.

If Zhou Laosi knew what Xiao Yu had in mind, he might regret saying too much and provoking such a strong reaction from him. The Zhou family and Cao family were just allied recently and still enjoying their honeymoon period when Cao Er told him about an absolutely fun place in the deep sea that would bring Zhou Laosi to the deep sea.

In the afternoon, Zhou Laosi's plane had just arrived at the deep sea. After picking him up, Cao Er brought Zhou Laosi here for a meal and prepared to take him out somewhere fun, but they ended up clashing with Wei Jun and others.

As the two men walked away gradually, Xiao Yu waved his fingers painting one complex pattern after another. Before he could finish drawing his talisman, suddenly Xiao Yu’s eyes narrowed as he stared at the two people far away in surprise.

It turned out that Xiao Yu did not plan to spare the two men and planned on letting them taste the feeling of encountering a ghost. He didn’t expect the two men just walked out from the crowd, and ten or so ghosts with intense resentment floating around at night suddenly dived down one after another towards Cao Er.

After these resentful souls rushed to Cao Er's body, blue light invisible to the naked eye was emitted from his chest and formed a blue net blocking their invasion. When these resentful souls hit this large blue net, they let out a series of piercing wails. These ten or so ghost souls were each incomplete, but still charged down fearlessly.

‘Such heavy resentment!’

Xiao Yu watched as the ghosts relentlessly rushed forward and was secretly shocked in his heart.

Cao Er had obvious talismans-type magical artifacts on him that prevented these resentful souls from getting close. Suddenly, Xiao Yu discovered that these ten or so resentful souls seemed familiar to him.

Xiao Yu focused closely at the ten or so ghost clusters and recognized them as those he met in the boiler room the other day.

Why haven’t these resentful souls entered the Netherworld Gate yet Wasn't that boiler worker already dead Where did they get such intense resentment

Suddenly, Xiao Yu thought of a question and asked Li Hanbo beside him, "What does this Cao Er do"

"In the deep sea, Cao Er is also considered a top official’s son. He is the son of Mayor Cao Jingmin in the city of Deep Sea. Of course, their Cao family in the capital can only be classified as an inferior clan! Otherwise, they wouldn’t curry favor with Zhou Laosi like this!"

"Oh." Xiao Yu nodded and continued asking, "What does he do himself"

"Humph what can he do Nothing more than taking up some projects and subcontracting them out. Right, the Wanxiang Tower we had dinner at last time is his business!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu’s face instantly turned cold. Now he completely understood it all. Not only that boiler worker was possessed by a demon himself, but the entire Wanxiang Tower was also a den of demons. No wonder these resentful souls didn’t dissipate after taking revenge, because that boiler worker was just a henchman and this Cao Er was the mastermind.

Xiao Yu watched as the two men walked away far off and thought to himself, ‘Haha, I’ll go break his magical artifact later on and let him experience being tormented by resentful ghosts.'

Turning back to Wei Jun’s side, Xiao Yu said to Li Hanbo, "Brother Jun has been injured. I will take him back first. The rest of them only have minor injuries. You help them call for an emergency number."

This moment, he saw Zhang Shaohua walking over from afar and continued talking to Zhang Shaohua, "Uncle Zhang, I’m truly sorry. I originally planned on treating you to a meal today, but this unexpected incident happened. Please tell Old Wang that I will treat everyone properly another time!"

"Brother, don’t be so polite. Saving lives is the top priority!" After seeing Li Hanbo enter and actually know Xiao Yu who treated him with such respect, Zhang Shaohua realized that Xiao Yu indeed had a huge background in the capital city.

Xi Yu helped Wei Jun leave and, when they reached the door, he settled an awning. Xi Yu hailed a cab at the entrance to send Wei Jun home.

On the way back in the car, Xi Yu learned that Wei Jun had invited several childhood friends for dinner here tonight. Unfortunately, one of them bumped into Zhou Si while using the restroom, which led to this incident.

Xi Yu listened and nodded after hearing Wei Jun's explanation. He dropped Wei Jun off at home, gave him a few words of advice, then parted ways with Wei Jun on the street.

Xi Yu wandered aimlessly along the streets, his mind preoccupied by those dozen or so incomplete wraiths. Cao Er was no different from a demon lord; Xi Yu couldn't just leave him unchecked. Ever since he inherited Zhong Kui's legacy, he had harbored an indistinct idea to emulate Zhong Kui and rid the world of evil.

What made something evil It wasn’t about demons or monsters being inherently evil but rather the heart—when one’s heart was tainted with darkness, that is when they became evil. Even if someone had been an abomination, as long as there was no corruption within them, they weren't considered evil.

However, a corrupt heart was far more terrifying than demons or monsters because while people could guard against the latter, it was virtually impossible to guard against the former.

The Ten Thousand Fragrance Tower!

The Ten Thousand Fragrance Tower appeared undisturbed as usual, but it had been closed under the pretense of renovation. At a secluded corner in the back courtyard stood an iron door only wide enough for one person to pass through; those familiar with the tower knew this was its forbidden zone, the sole passage to the owner’s private residence.

This iron door was made from thick steel plates, about three centimeters thick. It usually remained locked and only opened when the boss returned home.

Entering through the door led to a small forest with a dimly lit path winding around it, leading deeper into the woods. Judging by its appearance, this area had once been part of an ecological park but was now secluded for private use.

The owner's son, as mayor of Deep Sea City, would have no trouble acquiring such land if he showed interest in it. ‘The land belongs to the state, but the hat is mine’—these people were well aware of this reality.

After passing through the forest, a single-story villa came into view at the end. The room inside was filled with angry shouts and the sound of things being thrown.

In the room, two maids dressed in servant attire trembled fearfully in the corner while a young man stood in the center of the hall, picking up a vase from the table to smash on the ground violently. This young man was none other than Cao Er, who had clashed with Xi Yu at Seafood Family.

"You bastard! Wait for me! If I don’t get rid of you, these years in Deep Sea were wasted! In Deep Sea, if someone’s a dragon, they’ll stay crouched; if someone’s a tiger, they’ll lie down!"

Gasping for breath, Cao Er steadied himself against the table corner and spat out his curses with bared teeth, flashing cold glints from his eyes.

Among those dining at Seafood Family were quite a few officials. The news that he had been routed tonight would likely spread through Deep Sea’s official circles tomorrow, making him the laughingstock of the city as the sole son of Mayor Cao Jingmin and Second Son of the Capital City's Cao Clan.

"Little Six," after venting his anger, Cao Er called out calmly to someone outside.

A bald man with several knife scars crisscrossed across his scalp entered. He wore long-sleeved sportswear with tattoos peeking from his wrist and neck—clearly not a decent person.

"Young Master, did you need me for something" The bald man walked in and showed reverence to the seated man.

"Has that person we chased down been found yet" Cao Er asked him.

"Not yet. Our brothers have turned Deep Sea upside down but haven't located her! But don’t worry, our people are stationed at all exits—she tried to run out on foot!" The bald man replied respectfully.

“Good. Hurry up and find them; we can’t let her get away!”

"Yes, Young Master!"

"Also, trace the whereabouts of those bodyguards that followed me earlier and eliminate them somehow." When he mentioned his bodyguards, Cao Er’s expression darkened with viciousness; at the same time, he secretly rejoiced in not letting them know about any sensitive information.

"Yes, Young Master, don't worry! Hehe, none of them will be able to escape!" The bald man sneered confidently.

"Tell the guys to be careful. These few people were all military elite before; they are not easy to deal with!" Cao Er patiently instructed. He had seen their abilities and knew that no one under him could compare. But then he thought about Ah Hu who had lost an arm and a leg, which made him feel somewhat relieved.

"Don't worry! Young Master!" The bald man bent over to say.

"Has the Taoist come out of seclusion" Cao Er pondered for a moment before asking with a frown.

"Not yet! But it's almost time; he started his seclusion seven days ago, and today is already the seventh day!" Speaking about the Taoist, fear flashed in the bald man’s bloodthirsty eyes.

"Mm-hmm. As soon as the Taoist comes out of seclusion, notify me immediately!"

Thinking of Xiao Yu's face, Cao Er felt dark hatred well up inside him. So what if you have a strong background I'll make you die miserably and no one will be able to find out it was me who did it!

Xiao Yu was aimlessly wandering the streets when his phone rang suddenly. Seeing that it was Old Yue, he picked up the call: "Senior Brother, what's so urgent at this hour"

"Hmm, there’s something I need you to look into. Where are you now" After hearing a car horn through the receiver, Old Yue asked.

"Oh, I was just aimlessly walking around. What is it, Senior Brother" Xiao Yu chuckled.

“There's a patient whose condition puzzles me; I’m sending her to you for examination! She must be on her way now and she’s one of those women who came here days ago wrapped up tightly when seeking medical treatment,”

The old man had prescribed some medicine after examining the woman, but her symptoms didn’t improve even slightly. This perplexed him because Xiao Yu had given her tonics to replenish her weakened body.

Old Yue knew that there was nothing more he could do for this patient; Xiao Yu’s medical skills were no worse than his own, and his acupuncture technique was extraordinary. Besides the Mi Family's revival needle method which he inherited, he could also incorporate the trembling needle technique into other acupuncture methods. He hoped Xiao Yu would find a solution.

Hanging up the call with Old Yue, Xiao Yu got in a taxi to head for the pharmacy. He rarely returned to the basement at night because it was too damp and cold due to the climate. Unable to sleep there, he bought a bed and placed it in one of the rooms as a temporary resting place.

Xiao Yu stepped out of the taxi and looked around; seeing no one nearby, he opened the clinic’s door and entered. He had just sat down at the consultation desk when someone pushed open the door. A woman with her whole body wrapped tightly, only revealing two eyes, walked in.

Upon realizing this unexpected visitor, Xiao Yu was startled because he hadn’t seen anyone around him earlier. Where did she come from

The woman paused for a moment upon seeing Xiao Yu, recognizing that she had met this doctor before but ignored him due to his young age. She didn't expect to be sent back to the same doctor.

Staring at Xiao Yu with suspicion, she said in a raspy voice: "Are you qualified to diagnose illnesses being so young"

Xiao Yu’s heart shuddered upon hearing her cold tone. Despite this, he answered slowly: "If others don’t have better solutions and I can help, what harm is there"

The woman hesitated a moment before sitting down in front of him.

Seeing the woman sit down, Xiao Yu knew she had agreed to let him examine her. He pointed at the diagnostic mat on the desk: "Put your hand up so I can feel your pulse."

The woman hesitated for a moment before placing her hand down.

Xiao Yu noticed that she was wearing long gloves despite it only being early winter, which was uncommon in this region. Respecting her privacy, he didn’t ask her to remove them and simply felt her pulse through the glove.

As soon as Xiao Yu’s fingers touched her wrist, they suddenly lifted up, revealing a look of surprise in his eyes. After a moment, he put his hand back on her wrist again.as saying were secrets kept by their family for generations, passed down from one generation to another. Only the head of each generation knew these secrets.'How does this young man know Who is he' Th...