A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 485 Yun Dan

"Sisters, you've worked hard!"

It was time to leave work. Baihe and Tang Qianqian tidied up and came out of the office, offering heartfelt words of comfort to all their colleagues.

"It's not hardship at all," everyone said in unison.

"Sisters," Tang Qianqian said, "I've already booked a private room at the XX Hotel. We'll relax tonight, and no one is allowed to be absent."

"Yes, Sister Qianqian."

Lily glanced at all her sisters, then asked, "Where's Yundan?"

Jiang Xinyun replied, "Big sister, Yundan went to the restroom."

Lily nodded and said, "Xinyun, remember to tell Yundan."

"Hey? Yun Dan, what's wrong? You look terrible."

Just then, Jia Yundan came out of the restroom, but her face looked a little pale. Fangfang noticed that something was wrong with her and asked her what was wrong.

Jia Yundan forced a smile and said, "No, it's nothing."

Lily went to greet her, and the others gathered around. Lily asked with concern, "Yun Dan, what happened?"

Jia Yundan glanced at Baihe and then asked, "Sister Baihe, do you think there really are ghosts in this world?"

Jiang Xinyun was the first to laugh and said, "Yun Dan, you're supposed to be a college student! You actually believe this?"

“Of course I don’t believe it,” Jia Yundan said. “But my mom just called me and said that my dad saw something unclean in the village last night and got sick today. Also, I’ve heard a lot of people in the village say that our village is haunted every night, and it’s a female ghost. Many people have seen it, and those who have seen it get sick the next day.”

"No way?" Shi Yanhong exclaimed in surprise, "Is it really that strange?"

“I don’t know either,” Jia Yundan said with a gloomy expression. “My dad went to the hospital today, but even the doctor couldn’t find anything wrong. He’s home now. My mom said he’s quite ill and wants me to go home right away, just in case—”

“Then just hire a Taoist priest to exorcise the evil spirits,” Shi Yanhong said.

Jia Yundan smiled bitterly and said, "It's no use. People in my village used to hire Taoist priests to exorcise ghosts, and they did it several times. All the Taoist priests who came said that this female ghost was too powerful and they were powerless to do anything about it."

"Holy crap!" Jiang Xinyun exclaimed, "Yun Dan, you're talking nonsense!"

Mao Mao said, "Actually, the idea of ​​ghosts is a matter of belief; if you believe, they exist, if you don't, they don't. The first seven days after a person dies and is buried are called the first seven days, or the 'return of the spirit.' The soul of the deceased will return on the night of the first seven days."

Shi Yanhong said, "We believe in this stuff where we're from, but we don't know if it's true."

“It’s true,” Mao Mao said. “When my grandma passed away, I saw her every night around midnight for the first seven days after she was buried. And it wasn’t just me who saw her; many other people saw her too.”

Aside from Baihe, Ruyu, and the others who came from Sun Village, most people probably wouldn't believe in ghosts. But Baihe and her friends did. They firmly believed that humans have three souls and seven spirits. After death, the seven spirits disperse, one soul returns to the grave, one to the ancestral spirit, and the third soul goes to the underworld for judgment, or even reincarnation. If someone died a cruel death for some reason, harboring too much resentment, they might not be reincarnated and thus remain in the human world as a ghost, wandering aimlessly.

Therefore, Lily frowned and said, "Yun Dan, let me take you back!"

“No need,” Jia Yundan quickly said, “I can just take a car back.”

Tang Qianqian said, "It's so late, let your older sister take you home! Besides, your hometown is in City C, H Province, which is hundreds of kilometers away, and there are no cars left."

"It's okay, I'll book a train ticket online later and take the train back," Jia Yundan said.

Lily smiled slightly and said, "Alright, let me take you home!"

"Big sister, really, it's not necessary, I—"

"Alright, I said I'd give you a ride, so what are you dawdling for? Let's go!"

Jia Yundan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Big sister, thank you!"

Baihe smiled slightly and said, "We're all family, no need to thank me." Then she said to Tang Qianqian, "Qianqian, I'll take Yun Dan back now. You take good care of tonight's activities, I won't participate."

Tang Qianqian nodded and said, "Yes, I know. You should take Yun Dan back quickly!"

Jia Yundan's hometown is a remote mountain village in City C of H Province. The people here are simple and honest, and the village always helps each other when one family is in trouble.

When Baihe drove Yundan home, it was already 11 p.m. If it weren't for some reason, Baihe would have gotten Yundan home in no time.

When she returned home, the kind and simple villagers had already helped Jia Yundan's father, Jia Changgui, invite a highly skilled sorcerer from out of town to perform a ritual to exorcise the ghost.

This man's surname was Zhang, and the villagers called him Zhang Tianshi.

As soon as Yun Dan got out of the car, the villagers greeted her, "Yun Dan, you're back."

Yun Dan nodded to each person, greeted Aunt Li and Uncle Zhao, and then went into the house to her parents' bedroom. At that moment, her father was lying on the bed, barely alive. His face was pale and bloodless, like a living dead man. Her mother sat beside him with a worried expression.

"Mom, is Dad alright?"

As soon as she entered the door, Yun Dan asked anxiously. When she saw her father's pale face, her heart ached and she couldn't help but sob.

When Yundan's mother saw her daughter, she sighed softly and said, "Your father has been like this all day, and the doctors say there's nothing they can do. Your third uncle invited Master Zhang over, and tonight at midnight, Master Zhang will perform a ritual for your father."

Baihe followed Yundan in. When she saw Yundan's father, she could clearly feel that his vital signs were gradually weakening. However, when she saw an unknown aura in his chest, she was immediately shocked. It was a malevolent aura.

Indeed, there was a malevolent energy surging within Yun Dan's father's body, which was gradually devouring his vital energy and spirit, which was why his vital signs had been weakening.

Baihe frowned slightly, then said, "Auntie, I'm a doctor. May I examine Uncle?"

Yun Dan's mother asked her daughter, "Yun Dan, who is this?"

Yun Dan said, "Mom, this is Sister Baihe. She's the one who brought me back."

Baihe said, "Auntie, I think Uncle is quite ill. May I take a look at him?"

Yun Dan exclaimed in surprise, "Big sister, you—"

Lily smiled slightly and said, "I studied medicine, so I know about most common and difficult diseases."

As she spoke, Baihe walked to the bedside, gently placing her hand on Jia Changgui's chest, and then secretly channeling a stream of true energy into his body. She had intended to expel the malevolent energy from Jia Changgui's body, but was surprised to find that this energy was exceptionally powerful. Not only could it not be expelled, but upon encountering external force, it seemed to be strongly stimulated and launched a frenzied counterattack, as if declaring, "This is my territory, I'm in charge!" Baihe frowned slightly and quickly continued to channel true energy into Jia Changgui's chest, but found that expelling this malevolent energy from his body was extremely difficult. Helpless, she had no choice but to force the energy into a hidden corner of Jia Changgui's dantian, trapping it there, thus stabilizing his vital signs.