This was entirely Chen Xingyue’s subconscious reaction; when she truly encountered danger, she couldn’t care less about so much.

Chen Shouyi quickly scanned the women’s restroom upon hearing this.

The place was brightly lit, with four gasoline lamps hanging, yet it felt eerily dim, especially at the entrance to the women’s restroom, where a sense of yin permeated, exuding a burst of chilling coldness, like a breeze of cold air blowing.

This kind of yin aura was several times more intense than what he had observed at night in the otherworld.

He had always had a misconception, thinking that the Earth, with its low concentration of Original Force, couldn’t give birth to powerful spirits. In fact, he wasn’t entirely wrong; under low Original Force, spirits found it more difficult to survive, and their powers manifested far more weakly.

In the otherworld, even small animals like insects and birds could form spirits after death.

On Earth, only humans could barely form spirits after dying.

Yet, there are exceptions to everything.

As a funeral home, this place hosted hundreds of corpses every day, day after day, month after month, it was practically a natural gathering place for yin energy, where countless spirits slaughtered and entangled with each other, devouring one another.

It was like raising venom.

By now, this funeral home had clearly birthed a terrifying entity.

He gently took his sister’s hand off his arm and softly said, “Don’t worry!”

He didn’t offer much comfort, and then walked toward the women’s restroom.

A thin layer of mist condensed on the cement floor, the dim gasoline lamps, with their flames incessantly flickering, cast alternately bright and shadowy light across the restroom.

Chen Shouyi initially believed he would spot the spirit at first glance.

Yet, he saw nothing at all except the eerie atmosphere.

Nor did he see Tian Zhenzhen.

“Tian Zhenzhen, you can come out now,” Chen Shouyi called.

His voice echoed faintly in the restroom, carrying a kind of ethereal quality.

However, there was no response whatsoever.

All around was silent, yet with his acute hearing, he could discern the somewhat erratic breathing of the other person.

He frowned slightly and walked to the middle stall, hesitating a bit, since after all, this was a women’s restroom, and he inevitably felt a bit embarrassed.

But the situation did not permit him much thought; he grabbed the door handle and pulled, only to find it was locked inside, then forcefully yanked.

“Bang!”

The entire door was ripped off, falling to the ground with a loud crash.

Chen Shouyi saw Tian Zhenzhen squatting over the toilet, motionless.

Her pants were pulled down, exposing half of her buttocks.

Her long hair hung low, completely covering her face, so Chen Shouyi couldn’t see any expression.

After just a glance, Chen Shouyi averted his eyes, blushing, and called toward the restroom entrance, “Xing Yue, come help!”

“Xing Yue!”

“Xing Yue!”

No response at all.

Had she gone back to the morgue?

At this moment, Chen Shouyi sensed something strange, turned his head, and found Tian Zhenzhen, who was just motionless, slowly raising her head, staring at Chen Shouyi with a blank look. Between her disheveled hair, a rigid, eerie smile stretched at her lips, looking somewhat creepy.

Chen Shouyi’s heart sank, “Are you okay?”

As soon as he spoke, Tian Zhenzhen suddenly lunged at him.

…

Outside the restroom, four girls huddled together, looking around nervously.

In fact, none of them had seen any spirit before, just felt the restroom was inexplicably creepy and terrifying.

Only Tian Zhenzhen had gone to use the restroom, while the others waited outside the stalls for her.

By this time, it was already midnight, making the few girls even more tense, skittish, and frightened by Tian Zhenzhen’s shrill scream, which instinctively drove them all to flee before they were prepared to rescue her when Chen Shouyi arrived.

To distract themselves, Wu Huifang asked, “Xing Yue, is he really your brother?”

Though a bit concerned about her brother and Tian Zhenzhen’s safety, Chen Xingyue nodded shyly, “Yes!”

Since it had been called out, there was no point in hiding it.

“Is he your biological brother?” another girl asked curiously.

“What are you thinking, of course, he’s my biological brother!” Chen Xingyue said, slightly exasperated.

“Your brother is too good to you; he came secretly to protect you, and he’s handsome, strong, and so caring towards his sister. Class president, you’re really so lucky,” a stout and muscular girl said enviously.

“It’s alright; I didn’t even want him to come, but he insisted, he’s so annoying,” Chen Xingyue chuckled dryly.

This immediately drew another round of envious, jealous, and resentful reactions from her classmates.

“Your brother brought Tian Zhenzhen out,” a girl said then.

Everyone prepared to go over, but before they could move, a deep chill rose from within.

Chen Shouyi grabbed Tian Zhenzhen’s arm, nearly dragging her out.

Tian Zhenzhen seemed frenzied, biting his arm continuously, her nails frantically scratching his body, while emitting low growls that didn’t sound human.

His clothes were torn to shreds, exposing his tightly knotted muscles, yet there wasn’t a single scratch left on his skin.

“Bro, what’s wrong with Tian Zhenzhen?” Chen Xingyue asked as she walked up.

For some reason, Chen Xingyue’s voice sounded distant, as though heavily distorted.

“I don’t know, maybe she’s possessed.” Chen Shouyi allowed her to scratch and bite him, “By the way, why didn’t you hear when I called you just now?”

“Ah, did you call me just now?” Chen Xingyue asked in surprise.

Chen Shouyi frowned.

Could it be an illusion!

He glanced at the surrounding area shrouded as if in darkness, his heart stirred, and suddenly his will focused.

The next moment, it was as if an invisible force swept across instantly, causing the air to tremble slightly.

The previously eerie atmosphere around was immediately swept away, the light brightened, and Tian Zhenzhen next to him seemed to be strongly stimulated, screaming:

“Die! I… want… you… to die…”

Her voice was sharp, like nails scraping glass, sending a chill through everyone’s hearts.

“It actually developed a certain level of intelligence!” Chen Shouyi thought with a chill in his heart.

However, the next moment, her voice abruptly stopped.

A large hand pressed against Tian Zhenzhen’s back, causing her to tremble all over, and a spirit full of hostility sprang from her body. This was a woman in red, vaguely beautiful when alive, but her twisted face and sharp nails completely destroyed everything.

She screamed in fright, ready to flee, but just as her body moved, Chen Shouyi flashed forward, focusing his will to grab her illusory chest. Before his palm made contact, the entire spirit exploded instantly, dispersing completely.

…

Morgue.

Tian Zhenzhen quickly woke up, surrounded by classmates.

“Are you okay?” Chen Xingyue asked, supporting Tian Zhenzhen.

“I’m fine, I should be fine!” Tian Zhenzhen shook her head, feeling lingering fear, her pale face showing signs of weakness and fatigue.

While being possessed by the spirit, her consciousness remained clear throughout, but she couldn’t control her body: “Where’s that ghost?”

A trace of fear flashed in her eyes, her whole body trembling slightly.

“It was killed by Xing Yue’s brother,” Wu Huifang said. “Luckily he was here, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable.”

“Isn’t Xing Yue’s brother General Manager Chen?” Tian Zhenzhen asked in confusion. She looked gratefully at Chen Shouyi, who was talking with several officers and the Martial Arts Teacher in the distance, her cheeks slightly flushed.

Her previous unbecoming appearance had been completely exposed, and he had even helped her pull up her pants.

“General Manager Chen is Xing Yue’s brother!” another female student quickly explained.

Some students who didn’t know were suddenly shocked.

…

“I really apologize for this time!” Company Commander Zhou said with deep regret. “This terrifying spirit first appeared a month ago, and then it got stronger and stronger. We’ve been helpless, originally thinking that burning it the day before yesterday had eliminated it, but unexpectedly, it wasn’t dead yet.”

“This is something no one could have anticipated. Fortunately, nothing happened!” Chen Shouyi said. He wasn’t unreasonable, and since only Chen Xingyue was frightened, he didn’t pay much attention to it.

In fact, even if he hadn’t come, Chen Xingyue should have been fine. The spirit wasn’t yet strong enough to possess a Martial Artist.

Tang Jiande nearby kept saying it was fine as well.

However, his attitude didn’t matter, since no one asked the school to take students to the funeral home, and if something happened, the school was naturally responsible.

Seeing Chen Shouyi understand, several senior officials from the funeral home couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The guide opened his mouth, unable to help but confirm again.

“General Manager Chen, did you really eliminate that spirit?”

Ever since this spirit appeared, the entire funeral home has been under great pressure, even applying to the higher-ups to abandon this funeral home and build a new one, but moving to a new funeral home obviously couldn’t be completed in just a month or two.

“Rest assured, it’s already been eliminated,” Chen Shouyi said somewhat helplessly, repeating himself once more.

“Then, can you see any other weaker spirits?”

Chen Shouyi nodded slightly.

Hearing this, everyone felt a sense of awe and reverence in their hearts.

“General Manager Chen, although it’s a bit presumptuous, on behalf of our company of 123 brothers, there’s a request, if you might be willing to…” Company Commander Zhou said with hopeful eyes.

“You want me to clear out the spirits in this area?” Chen Shouyi, quick-witted, quickly understood his meaning.

“If it’s too much trouble!” Company Commander Zhou hurriedly said.

“It’s not about trouble or not, after all, I’m idle now,” Chen Shouyi replied.

“General Manager Chen, thank you so much!”

The officers immediately expressed their gratitude continuously.

Chen Shouyi waved his hand and walked outside. Company Commander Zhou and several officers and Tang Jiande immediately followed curiously, wanting to see how he dealt with the spirits.

Chen Shouyi focused his will, looking at an illusory old man in front, who immediately exploded.

Then, he glanced at the ground.

A few spirits hidden underground were shaken and suddenly vanished into thin air.

This was the technique he discovered earlier when rescuing Tian Zhenzhen.

The use of willpower is not limited to swords; it can be used from all parts of the body and is not restricted to cutting damage. As long as the will is concentrated enough and within the perceptual domain, sheer thought is enough to kill some weak spirits.

Several people curiously followed Chen Shouyi, watching him glance left and right, walking further and further, feeling more and more puzzled.

If it weren’t for being intimidated by Chen Shouyi’s identity, someone would probably have asked questions already.

Tang Jiande couldn’t help his curiosity and walked to Chen Shouyi’s side.

At this moment, Chen Shouyi’s gaze suddenly swept towards him,

Tang Jiande’s breath caught, feeling an incredibly terrifying aura rushing at him. His muscles tensed, hairs stood on end, and he instinctively prepared for battle.

Fortunately, the gaze only swept past him, and he quickly walked past Chen Shouyi, looking elsewhere.

Tang Jiande gasped for air, his heart pounding wildly, and it took him a long time to recover.

Feeling a chill down his back, he then realized his back was completely soaked.

Such a terrifying presence!

ps: Two updates tomorrow.

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