The ones who attacked me were the so - called law - enforcing ghosts from the Underworld.
They not only managed those corrupt ghost officers but also punished those powerful cultivators who interfered with the Underworld's work.
The leading ghost officer grabbed my wrist, and I didn't even have time to rush back into the emergency room to save A Wen.
Si Jiangchen was bandaging Granny Bai, and he couldn't even see the whole team of ghosts that had charged into the room!
Just when I was on the verge of despair, those ghost officers who had barged into the emergency room suddenly flew out in pieces, as if they had been hit by a bomb.
"Who's in there?!"
The ghost officer possessing the young nurse stared in shock, his eyes round as saucers.
They were the most powerful fighting force in the Underworld. In their lifetimes, they were fierce bandits and brutal soldiers. After death, they couldn't be reincarnated due to their excessive killings. The King of Hell recruited them to maintain the laws of the Underworld. They would be able to reincarnate after their sins were expiated.
That ghost officer learned from the broken - hooded ghost officer, whom I had defeated with my talismans, that both I and my grandfather, Du Wenzhong, should have died a hundred years ago. But our names were still on the Underworld's Book of Life and Death, allowing us to live for so long.
"The man in there is my husband!"
Who else could possess such destructive power comparable to heavy weapons if not Si Jiangchen?!
"Is he also a slip - through in the Book of Life and Death?"
The ghost officer's vertical pupils grew colder. His fingers digging into my wrist were like cold steel hooks, almost breaking my wrist. He pushed me, crashing open the door of the emergency room, and rushed in with me as a human shield.
Si Jiangchen stood in the middle of the room, blocking the doctors who were rescuing A Wen. He was supporting an old white - haired woman with a hunched back and bloodstained chest. He stared coldly at the ghost officer behind me.
"Mr. Si, that young nurse..."
The white - haired woman was none other than the seriously injured Granny Bai. Now that it was completely dark, her spiritual power had recovered, and she had transformed back into a human form at this crucial moment. Pointing at the young nurse who was tightly holding my wrist, she said, "is possessed by a ghost officer. He's the leader of this team."
"Okay!"
Si Jiangchen slowly nodded. He helped her sit on the round stool beside the nursing station. Then he looked up, coldly curling the corner of his lips, and said to the ghost officer holding me, "Do you want to leave on your own, or do you want me to tear you apart like your subordinates and throw you out?"
"Bold demon! I am an official under the Lord of Mount Tai. If you don't surrender, when the Lord's large army comes to arrest you, you'll be thrown into the eighteenth level of hell and never be able to reincarnate!"
It was obvious that this guy was scared. He was trying to intimidate Si Jiangchen by bringing out his superior.
How could Si Jiangchen be afraid of his threat? With a wave of his hand, he formed an exorcism spell and slapped it over. The ghost officer didn't even have time to react before it landed on his neck. With a casual tug, Si Jiangchen dragged his soul out of the young nurse's mouth.
Held in Si Jiangchen's hand, the ghost officer wasn't afraid. Instead, he sneered at Si Jiangchen, "I thought you were more capable. Turns out you're just a blind - eyed Taoist priest!"
It seemed that this guy could tell that Si Jiangchen couldn't see ghosts!
The exorcism spell was mainly used to drive away ghosts.
After Si Jiangchen pulled out the ghost officer possessing the young nurse, he couldn't tell where the ghost officer was anymore.
The ghost officer hovered in mid - air, grinning hideously as he slapped the talisman with the words "The Lord of Mount Tai" on his forehead. "I respectfully invite the great Lord of Mount Tai to descend and eliminate demons to protect the world!"
As the leader of the ghost officers, when he couldn't defeat or capture the trouble - makers, he could naturally invite a more powerful divine form to suppress them.
The moment the incantation was completed, the air around seemed to freeze. It was like an invisible mountain was pressing down on me from above. The young nurse had regained consciousness. Although she was dizzy, she still pulled me to help treat the wounds on my hands.
"Ugh..."
I was so pressed that I couldn't even lift my head, let alone check on Si Jiangchen. I felt as if my internal organs were being crushed into thin paper. Then, I spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, splashing it all over the young nurse.
"Ouch!!"
The young nurse didn't have time to care about her clothes. She wrapped her arms around me in a princess - carry and carried me out of the emergency room door.
"Xiao He!"
I heard Si Jiangchen's low shout from behind, but he was stopped by the doctor inside. "Sir, are you the patient's relative? We need you to sign here..."
That was the last sound I heard.
The flickering lights in the corridor were like a barrier separating two worlds. When it was bright, it was the human world; when it was dark, it was the Underworld...
As the young nurse carried me forward step by step, I could feel that she was different from before she was possessed. Although the ghost officer's strange yellow eyes were gone, there was a faint halo on her face... just like the radiant halos behind the gods and bodhisattvas in the paintings!
...Could it be... Could it really be the Lord of Mount Tai who had come to the human world to catch ghosts?!
As far as I knew, the Lord of Mount Tai was originally the master of the Underworld in China.
Mount Tai, known as the most revered of the Five Great Mountains, had always been the place related to death.
As the god in charge of the Five Great Mountains, the Lord of Mount Tai was the master of the Underworld.
However, later, the religion from India was better at telling legends. During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the native religions declined while Buddhism thrived. As the saying goes, "In the Southern Dynasties, there were four hundred and eighty temples. How many of them were lost in the misty rain?" The Yama King from the Buddhist Vaisya Sutra was more widely spread among the people by Buddhism. So, there were fewer and fewer temples dedicated to the Lord of Mount Tai. By modern times, almost no one knew that there was such an ancient great god in the Underworld.
"Are you... the Lord of Mount Tai?"
Since I had doubts, I wasn't going to hide them. As soon as the mountain - like pressure on my body disappeared, I immediately looked at her and asked, "Is there still someone worshiping you?!"
A smile appeared on the young nurse's face, as calm as the sky. "Yes! Someone sued you in my temple! They said that you, a zombie causing chaos in the world, would bring about a great catastrophe in the human world, resulting in countless deaths!"
"Is it Bai Wei?"
I wiped the blood from the corner of my mouth. Now, the only person who had a grudge against me was Bai Wei. She thought I had stolen Si Jiangchen and made her look so bad. I thought she had the motive to sue me in front of this Lord.
"No."
To my surprise, the young nurse shook her head. "Du Xinghe, your debt has been on my books for a long time. When Mr. Sheng Shixun was reshaping my golden body, he showed me your past and future. You're going to cause a great catastrophe in the human world today!"
Saying this, she lowered her head, looking at the bloodstains on her chest, and smiled. "This much blood could turn so many people into zombies!"