Chapter 39: He

 Chapter 39: He

This little rascal, why is he heading towards Xiao Yi again... Zhang Yuanqing cursed in his heart. He lowered his hat again and used his peripheral vision to chase after the little silly one.

Ying Ling moved awkwardly but showed agility in his crawling posture, quickly approaching Jiang Yuyu. He then opened his arms and hugged her small legs, suspending himself from them.

Why does it like Xiao Yi so much... Zhang Yuanqing was puzzled, and his expression gradually became complicated.

Jiang Yuyu was completely unaware of this and was enthusiastically chatting with Guan Ya.

"Your husband didn't accompany you?" Guan Ya asked.

"He's still in university."

"Oh, a university student? My nephew is also a university student, but he still doesn't have a girlfriend."

"Is that so?"

"Yes, it's embarrassing."

...Zhang Yuanqing thought, "You've been working for two years after graduating, and you're also single. Who are you looking down on?"

At this moment, he saw the little silly one slide down from Xiao Yi's leg and tilt its head, as if discerning something. Then, it quickly crawled towards the deeper part of the corridor and stopped in front of one of the outpatient offices.

Zhang Yuanqing had an idea and silently followed without making a sound.

After the little silly one crawled into the outpatient office, Zhang Yuanqing nonchalantly walked past as if he was just passing by.

The door of the outpatient office was half open, and there sat a young doctor in a white coat. His facial features were gentle, giving off a comfortable scholarly vibe. At this moment, he sat upright, fully focused on sensing something.

The little silly one climbed onto the desk and played by itself.

It's him... As the owner, Zhang Yuanqing sensed that the little silly one had a special closeness to this person. Combined with the doctor's subtle body movements, he tentatively concluded that this doctor in the room was a Spirit Realm practitioner secretly refining spirit servants.

Without alarming the doctor, Zhang Yuanqing turned and left, arriving at the waiting hall, then called Guan Ya.

Guan Ya hung up after two rings, and in a moment, the mixed-blood beauty with her long legs walked out.

"I found out about it. The rumors about the haunting started half a month ago, and the number of incidents isn't too high. We'll directly retrieve the outpatient records and then ask for a list of the staff in the Obstetrics and Gynecology department..."

Zhang Yuanqing whispered, "I've identified the target."

"So fast?" Guan Ya's expression immediately turned serious. "Who is it?"

"He is an obstetrician and gynecologist. The name on the badge pinned to his chest is Wang Qian, and his office is the fourth one on the right side of the corridor." Zhang Yuanqing inquired, "What do we do next?"

Guan Ya pondered for a few seconds and said, "I'll go and investigate first, test his strength, and then decide whether to call the Chief to request support."

Zhang Yuanqing was curious, "How do you plan to test his strength?"

"Your words sound strange..." Old Siji laughed and then her eyes lit up with a faint white light as she scrutinized Zhang Yuanqing. She said, "Your physical condition is good, with strong vitality and a moderately abundant Taiyin power inside your body, roughly equivalent to the mid-level of Stage 1. Your current emotions are curiosity, vigilance, and a slight hostility, but not towards me..."

Seeing Zhang Yuanqing open his mouth slightly, Guan Ya laughed, "Insight is a skill of a Level 1 Scout. I can gauge an opponent's approximate level, limited to the Transcendent Realm."

"In ten seconds, if I haven't come out, you follow me. If I come out within ten seconds, we call for backup." She put on her sunglasses, swayed her waist, and walked back to the Obstetrics and Gynecology department.

Zhang Yuanqing watched her enter the outpatient office and silently counted to ten. When Guan Ya hadn't come out yet, he immediately lowered his hat and took action.

Returning to the outpatient office, Zhang Yuanqing saw Guan Ya sitting across from the young doctor, discussing conception knowledge with him.

"You guys..."

Seeing Zhang Yuanqing enter and then close the door, the young doctor frowned.

Guan Ya crossed her arms and smiled, "We are members of the Five Elements Alliance, the second team of the Kangyang District Spirit Realm practitioners. You are suspected of illegally refining spirit servants. Please cooperate with the investigation."

The young doctor, with a serious expression, glanced at the two and said loudly, "I don't know what you're talking about. Please don't disturb my work, or I'll consider calling the police."

As he spoke, he walked towards the door and called out, "Don't block the door; I have patients."

Seeing the doctor approaching, Zhang Yuanqing quietly tensed his muscles, ready to enter the Night Roaming state at any moment. He was not anxious; since Guan Ya stayed behind, it meant she sensed that the opponent wasn't strong. The two of them could handle it.

Zhang Yuanqing was prepared to face the doctor's resistance... but at that moment, he saw the young doctor's expression turn sorrowful, and he started singing in a low, sad voice:

"Recalling the twists and turns we've been through, only the two of us understand. You said you're tired; can you let me go..."

Listening to the sad song, Zhang Yuanqing felt an inexplicable sadness, weariness, helplessness, and a lack of interest in the current situation.

What's the point of entanglement?

Let go.

So, he silently moved aside and no longer blocked the door.

Guan Ya, who was by the desk, suddenly stood up, twisted her waist, and swept her leg, her high heels making a "tada" sound.

Bang!

The escaping young doctor was struck hard on the side of his waist by the whip-like leg, moaned in pain, and flew back, hitting the wall with a pale face, holding his ribs and slumping to the ground.

Zhang Yuanqing suddenly snapped out of the sadness and weariness, wondering, "What was I thinking? Why did I feel tired of a man?" He looked confused.

"Oh, so you're a musician." Guan Ya grinned but didn't smile. "Not only are you suspected of illegally refining spirit servants, but you also resisted arrest and used superpowers to deal with official Spirit Realm practitioners..."

She looked at Zhang Yuanqing and added, "Causing severe trauma to the minds of our official members. We officially arrest you."

The young doctor, holding his painful ribs, had a pale face and said, "You can't arrest me. I belong to the Zhishe Palace. The Zhishe Palace and the Five Elements Alliance have a non-aggression agreement. You can't arbitrarily arrest me."

Guan Ya's eyebrows furrowed lightly, showing seriousness. Zhang Yuanqing whispered, "Zhishe Palace?"

"The Zhishe Palace is a local Spirit Realm practitioners' organization in Songhai, unofficial. The palace master is a high-level Spirit Realm practitioner," Guan Ya explained. "The organization's master is a high-level Spirit Realm practitioner, and they have signed a non-aggression agreement with our branch. We can't arbitrarily arrest or deal with people from the Zhishe Palace. Their members have extreme personalities, constantly spouting slogans like 'Stop war with war, stop killing with killing.' The palace master is even crazier. As long as they behave, our higher-ups are willing to give in and coexist peacefully."

"You can't insult our palace master." The young doctor said with suppressed anger.

"The premise of non-aggression is that you behave. Since you've committed an illegal act, no one can save you now," Guan Ya's face turned frosty, her gaze sharp. At this moment, she was no longer just the Old Siji who could drive; she became a stern and ruthless enforcer.

"No, I didn't break the law. I didn't refine any spirit servants. I'm just a musician, and that child..." Wang Qian said solemnly.

He sat on the ground and didn't attempt to get up, fearing a rough treatment from the two official Spirit Realm practitioners.

"Need me to give you a hint? That child..." Zhang Yuanqing coldly smiled. He was contemplating how to handle this situation. If the person was an evildoer among Spirit Realm practitioners, then naturally he had to be dealt with.

If it was only about refining spirit servants, then it was just official business, to be handled according to the Five Elements Alliance's regulations, and he would try to handle the matter himself.

However, he had a doubt in his mind. Through his previous observation, it seemed that the doctor could sense Ying Ling but couldn't see it clearly.

Upon hearing the word "child," Wang Qian's face changed dramatically. He suddenly realized, "So that's the reason... You misunderstood. I didn't refine any spirit servants. I'm just a musician, and that child was an accident."

"An accident?"

"Yes, my sister fell at home half a month ago. Her amniotic fluid ruptured, causing bleeding, and the fetus in her womb was injured. She was already seven months pregnant at the time, and the hospital performed an emergency cesarean section, but the child's condition was not optimistic..."

"To save the child, I applied for an item from the organization, hoping to use its power to save my unborn nephew, but he still died."

"It was a twist of fate. That item bestowed him with spiritual power, turning him into a special spirit," the inexperienced Zhang Yuanqing said, glancing at Guan Ya.

The mixed-blood beauty pondered for a moment and nodded, "The profession of a musician indeed seems to have some conservation abilities. I read about it in the data before, but it's not a skill at the Transcendent Realm stage."

"Not a Transcendent Realm stage ability, so that's why this guy had to apply for the item from the organization?" Zhang Yuanqing thought to himself.

The young doctor spoke softly, "You came here because you heard the rumors of haunting, right? Due to the item, it hasn't dissipated and has been lingering in the hospital day after day."

"He's still young and doesn't understand anything. He doesn't even know that he's a spirit entity. He yearns for someone to notice him, instinctively drawn to older women with weak vitality. That's why people with depleted vitality occasionally sense him."

"So, you're just leaving him be?" Zhang Yuanqing asked.

"How can I intervene? The profession of a musician grants me a very high spirituality. I can sense him. However, I can't interact with spirits like the Night Roaming god can. I can't communicate with him. All I can do is accompany him until his spiritual energy is depleted, and he completely dissipates."

As he spoke, a touch of sorrow flashed in Wang Qian's eyes.

Zhang Yuanqing couldn't help but sneak a glance at the little silly one playing on the desk. No one could see it or pay attention to it. Has it been spending its days in such lonely solitude?

Mulling over Wang Qian's words, Zhang Yuanqing found everything quite reasonable. It was precisely because of this that the hospital was haunted, and the infant spirit followed his elder aunt, who was associated with the Night Roaming god. It was a spirit without a master, and Wang Qian, as a musician, couldn't control spirits.

Zhang Yuanqing looked at Guan Ya, seeking her opinion.

Guan Ya nodded slightly. As a scout, she could see through some clumsy lies, but what Wang Qian said had no flaws or signs of deception.

Guan Ya asked, "What is your sister's name?"

"Wang Qian."

"Show me your ID."

After verifying the young doctor's identity, Guan Ya returned his ID and said, "We will verify your sister's situation and report it to the organization. They will contact the Zhi Sha Palace to verify your claims. Within 24 hours, we will call you again. Before that, we hope you won't leave Songhai."

Wang Qian let out a sigh of relief and nodded slightly. Guan Ya immediately asked for his phone number and then left with Zhang Yuanqing.

Under Zhang Yuanqing's discreet guidance, the little silly one followed them. Once they left the Obstetrics and Gynecology department, Zhang Yuanqing excused himself to go to the restroom and took it... no, him back into his body.

...

On the second floor of the glass building, in the office area, Zhang Yuanqing and Guan Ya went upstairs and found that Li Dongze was not there. Lao Siji called out, "Wang Tai, where's the captain?"

Wang Tai didn't even lift his head and responded, "Captain left shortly after you did. There was news of a Witch Gu Master in Fenghui District, and they are organizing a team to capture him. The captain went there to help."

A Witch Gu Master... a member of the Psychic Energy Association? Is this related to the Ghost Eye Judge incident? Zhang Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief and said happily, "Guan Ya, let me write the mission report."

Since the captain wasn't there, there was no need to report it face-to-face. Text-based reports were much easier to handle.

"You're quite thoughtful," Guan Ya also said happily. "Wang Tai, check the information of the registered personnel from the Zhi Sha Palace for me."

A few minutes later, Zhang Yuanqing tapped the keyboard rapidly and learned many writing skills from Guan Ya. He grasped the art of writing reports, avoiding the essential points while using flowery language.

After briefly scanning Li Dongze's report, he lost interest in reading it in detail. Enslaving a spirit entity was illegal, but the little silly one possessed some intelligence and was not a dull spirit with remnants of spiritual power. Killing it would be like killing a life. Zhang Yuanqing decided to keep the infant spirit and cultivate it properly.

He spent the entire afternoon studying knowledge about the Spirit Realm, the characteristics of different professions, and the introductions to evil organizations and official organizations. During this time, he chatted incessantly with Guan Ya. Lao Siji seemed very happy, as Yuan Qing was not as boring as Wang Tai.

Wang Tai, on the other hand, was not happy because they were too noisy.

As the workday approached its end, Zhang Yuanqing received a call from Li Dongze. "Captain, the matter at Pingtai Hospital has been resolved, and I've sent the mission report to your email."

"Are you still at the office?" Li Dongze skipped over the matter of the mission report.

"Yes, I was just about to leave for home."

"Stay there; I'll send a driver to pick you up. There's something I need your help with."