upon hearing Xiao Yu's words, knew what he was about to say. He chuckled and interrupted Xiao Yu: "Little brother, this place is my development project, so I naturally have a house here. Look, that o...Chapter 176: Taoist

Seeing Cao Er's condition, the three veteran doctors exchanged glances and all saw shock in each other’s eyes. They thought to themselves, could this be what people call a vengeful ghost possessing someone

The three of them were already in their seventies. Although they were doctors, they still believed in legends such as ghosts possessing humans because after all, they had seen quite a few odd patients.

After exchanging glances for a moment, the trio decided to leave together; it wasn’t appropriate for them to stay here anymore.

"Junior Brother, let's go!" Old Yue called out to Xiao Yu just before leaving.

"Oh, alright." Xiao Yu responded and went downstairs with Old Yue.

"Hao De... Don't cut it... Hao De..."

Cao Jingmin didn’t care about the doctors now. He was only twistedly looking at his son, repeatedly calling out his name. But when he looked at these doctors, there was hatred in his eyes, a deep-seated hate for their incapability to save his son.

Xiao Yu knew that once these vengeful spirits left Cao Er’s body, he would certainly die.

Right now, the layers of resentment on the ghosts were thinning out so it didn’t matter whether he was here or not.

Xiao Yu went downstairs with Old Yue and company. The living room downstairs was packed with people who wanted to leave but thought twice after considering the mayor upstairs.

The doctors could only look at their friends with resentment, knowing what had happened upstairs in the hospital.

When they saw how their friends looked at them, they sighed and lowered their heads helplessly.

"Doctor Xiao, about this matter..."

Huo Director walked over to Xiao Yu, looking embarrassed. He hadn’t expected things to turn out like this; originally, he just wanted to compete for the position of vice director, but now it had harmed not only him but also Xiao Yu.

Watching their own sons being tortured by blades while they were helpless as doctors, anyone would understand how intense Cao Jingmin’s hatred was.

"Haha, it's fine. Director Huo, don't take it to heart. I’m not a doctor here, what can he do to me!" Xiao Yu chuckled and said nonchalantly.

Suddenly, Secretary Gao hurriedly came downstairs and ran out of the yard.

A short while later, Secretary Gao returned to the courtyard accompanied by a Taoist in his thirties. The moment this Taoist entered the courtyard, his expression dramatically changed.

The Taoist quickly passed Secretary Gao and headed straight upstairs. As he stepped into the yard, he sensed the pervasive malevolent energy and overwhelming resentment in the air.

Xiao Yu watched as the Taoist ran up the stairs with a faint smile; he had just been worried that if someone like Zhang Tian Shi or Li Shiqing were to come, all these ghosts would be finished. Little did he expect that the one who came was merely a small Taoist with only slight fluctuations in his aura.

The Taoist's aura was far inferior to that of Zhang Tian Shi and Li Shiqing, making him completely inadequate for dealing with the ghosts upstairs. This made Xiao Yu, who had just stood up to go upstairs, sit back down again.

Upon reaching the upper floor, the Taoist saw Cao Er in a corner but immediately turned pale as he noticed a dense cluster of resentful and solitary wandering spirits surrounding him.

The number of these wandering spirits was no less than thirty or forty; such an overwhelming scene was something this Taoist had never encountered. Since his apprenticeship, the most he ever dealt with simultaneously were three small ghosts, which already pushed him to his limits.

Looking at Cao Er surrounded by a cluster of ghosts, especially those few ghostly figures that exuded only faint resentment and appeared incomplete, the Taoist's face drained of color.

Although scared in heart, trembling with fear, since he had come, it was his duty to lend a hand. He might have to spend heavily today.

The Taoist reluctantly pulled out a talisman from his bag; this talisman was given to him by his master before he left the mountain for emergencies, and now he would use it.

This Taoist came from a small Daoist temple on Luofu Mountain, tracing its roots back to Ge Hong, one of the founders of Taoism. It's said that the founding ancestor of this temple was once the alchemy apprentice boy of the old Ge Tian Shi.

The Taoist had just left the mountain when he was recruited by the Thirteenth Division. This time, he was invited here by Cao Er’s grandfather after receiving a call from Cao Jingmin.

When Grandpa Cao heard about it, he immediately sent his personal physician, but as he thought more deeply, something seemed amiss. As someone who can access some confidential information and knows that certain things cannot be explained by science, he was also aware of the existence of the Thirteenth Division.

However, since the Thirteenth Division operates independently without jurisdiction from other departments, Grandpa Cao could do little about it. He had to reach out to his old superior and ask for help in contacting them.

The Thirteenth Division sent someone due to the old superior’s face; hence, this was why the Taoist arrived so late.

Suddenly, he saw that the resentful ghosts were controlling Cao Er to cut pieces of his flesh one by one. With each slice, their resentment lessened. Looking at the scattered flesh on the ground, it seemed as though Cao Er had cut himself over a hundred times; yet, there was still a faint resentment left in them.

The Taoist's heart raced with shock, wondering how much resentment would be needed to create such a scene

The Taoist secretly let go of the talismans he had been holding in his hand inside his bag. He had spent quite some time at the Thirteenth Division and was aware of the natures of these officials' sons, but this situation was unprecedented for him.

Inherited from Ge Tian Shi's lineage, the Taoist naturally belonged to the righteous path. Although he enjoyed privileges brought by joining the Thirteenth Division, his inherent nature remained kind-hearted.

All these malevolent spirits were female, and it was obvious to the Taoist that they had all died at this person’s hands. A trace of indignation flashed across the Taoist's eyes upon seeing these vengeful spirits; such a scoundrel should be subjected to lingchi (death by slicing).

From Cao Er's condition, the Taoist knew that even if he intervened, it would not bring him back to life. Moreover, whether or not he could help all the ghosts in this room was still uncertain.

"Boundless Heavenly Respect! Layman Cao, please forgive me. I am powerless! Furthermore, even a Great Perfection Golden Immortal incarnate might be unable to save him!" As an affiliate of the Thirteenth Division, the Taoist naturally had no fear of the Cao family and hence spoke frankly without any concealment.

"What You, you Daoist, are nothing but a fraud. My son was still full of life just now; how can you say he cannot be saved I tell you, Daoist, if my son isn’t revived, I’ll raze your temple to the ground and have you buried with him!"

Cao Er's mother had just woken up from her fainting spell. Upon seeing a Taoist standing inside the room saying that her son could not be saved, she immediately started shouting like a shrew.

The moment Cao Er's mother finished speaking, the Taoist’s face instantly turned ashen. To know that one is despised and threatened with the destruction of their temple was most abhorrent to Daoists since a temple represented the foundation of their lineage.

Cao Er's mother's words were even more infuriating than being widowed or losing her child.

"Shut up..."

Hearing Cao Er’s mother, and looking at the Taoist’s ashen face, Cao Jingmin gave his mother a hard slap and shouted angrily.

“Master Daoist, she is just an ignorant woman; please don’t mind her. She was only worried about my son’s condition. Please think of a way to save him!”

After slapping Cao Er's mother, Cao Jingmin turned around and forced out a smile as he spoke.

"Layman Cao, it is not that I do not wish to help; it’s just beyond my capability," the Taoist said with a slightly relaxed face after hearing Cao Jingmin’s words.

Looking at Cao Er in the corner, the Taoist thought to himself: jokingly speaking, even if I could save him, I still wouldn’t. What karmic consequences would this bring

"Cao Jingmin, you dare hit me You dare hit me for a Daoist Coward! Can't save your son yet hitting me" Cao Er’s mother was stunned by the slap from Cao Jingmin and only now reacted, turning around to yell at him.

"Shut up..."

"Here's the report, the Criminal Investigation Team of the Public Security Bureau has arrived as ordered!"

Before Cao Jingmin finished speaking, five or six people ran up from the first floor and addressed him.

"Captain Zhu, quickly! Quickly use a tranquilizer gun to knock out Hao De!" Upon seeing those few individuals arrive, Cao Jingmin said to their leader.

The leader was named Zhu Guoqiang; he was the captain of the Criminal Investigation Team from the City Public Security Bureau and someone under Cao Jingmin's command. Therefore, Cao Jingmin recognized him.

At this moment, Zhu Guoqiang noticed Cao Er standing in a corner. Seeing his arm and leg devoid of flesh made Zhu Guoqiang feel nauseous but he forced himself to endure it. However, his subordinates lacked such resilience and vomited profusely on the side.

Upon hearing their vomiting sounds, Zhu Guoqiang could no longer bear the nausea in his stomach and ran to a corner to puke as well.

Cao Er was someone he knew. Not only did he recognize him but they had a decent relationship, often dining together and drinking. Moreover, he frequently assisted Cao Er with disciplining others and received plenty of money from him!

But seeing Cao Er in this state now made his heart shudder. A familiar person turning into such a sight before his eyes filled him with fear.

A while later, Zhu Guoqiang stood up again, recalling the mayor's instructions and pulled out a tranquilizer gun from a box.

Wielding the gun, Zhu Guoqiang aimed at Cao Er for quite some time.

"Bang!"

Zhu Guoqiang shot with his gun and hit Cao Er's arm. Upon hearing the gunshot, Cao Er fell over immediately.

"Doctor! Doctor, come quickly..." After seeing Cao Er fall to the ground, Cao Jingmin shouted downstairs.

The doctors were sitting below when they heard Cao Jingmin's shout from upstairs. Looking at each other, none of them moved as no one dared to take on this risk.

Doctor Li was also hesitant but then let out a sigh; he was the medical attendant for the elder Mr. Cao and so it didn’t matter if anyone else avoided involvement—he could not.

"Everyone, please come up quickly!" Doctor Li shouted to his colleagues before going upstairs.

Seeing someone leading the way, the others followed suit and went upstairs as well. Fujin Restaurant. He said to inform him as well since quite a number of his classmates from deep sea would also attend for a class reunion."Miss Meng even said that those with wives, kids, or girlfri...