Chapter 510 The Strongest Yin-Yang Genius in a Century
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August 2013
My name is Bai Luotong. I’m seventeen years old and a genuine high school student.
However, I’m not an ordinary high school student. I’m an exorcist.
As the name suggests, an exorcist is someone who banishes yokai.
This profession has been passed down in my family for nearly a thousand years.
To ordinary people, this sounds like a tall tale.
Even many exorcists have gradually left the profession. It’s said that the number of modern exorcists is less than three hundred and sixty-five.
This is because yokai are too few.
They are so scarce that exorcists have to take on part-time jobs to make a living.
My family, the Bai family of exorcists, is considered a prominent family in modern times.
A few generations ago, our family’s glory lasted for a hundred years.
A hundred years of splendor!
Now, only I remain.
Why?
Because my parents left five years ago.
This greatly impacted me.
However, they didn’t leave due to any misfortune. They left to go traveling.
They left me plenty of money and a large house.
That large house was converted by me into the Bai Family Exorcist Agency.
My life suddenly became very uneventful.
I lived alone in a house of several hundred square meters, which felt very empty.
Every day, I went to and from school, and then faced the empty rooms at the agency.
Then, a letter of commission suddenly appeared on my desk.
It was a very ordinary piece of stationery, with three characters written on it in brush calligraphy.
“Please exorcise!”
The signature was a surname, “Ye.”
Ye?
I was puzzled and looked closely at the letter.
“Ye” is a very unfamiliar surname. At least, I’ve never heard of any exorcist using “Ye” as a codename.
Moreover, this stationery was just a piece of waste paper!
I casually crumpled the letter into a ball and threw it into the trash can.
Then, I stretched and yawned.
“Ah, I’m so sleepy.”
I walked into my room, turned on the TV, and prepared to watch a movie.
Ding-dong, the doorbell rang.
I opened the door and saw a pure-looking girl in a black dress with twin ponytails.
She had black eyes and a melon seed-shaped face, and she looked very cute.
The girl looked at me and smiled.
“Excuse me, is Bai Luotong, classmate Bai, here?”
I nodded.
“Yes, that’s me. What do you need?”
The girl smiled, her eyes curving into crescent moons.
“My name is Li Ye. I’m a transfer student at School A. I’d like your help. My room seems to be a bit unclean.”
Li Ye?
My pupils contracted.
Could this girl be the “Ye” who wrote me the letter?
I took out the letter and unfolded it.
Indeed, the character “Ye” was the same as the girl’s name.
“So, you’re the one who sent the letter asking me to exorcise?”
Li Ye nodded.
“Yes.”
I was a little helpless. This girl didn’t look like someone wealthy at all. Exorcist fees are usually quite expensive.
“Um, do you know that exorcist fees are very expensive?”
Li Ye smiled.
“I do. But I know you’re short on money.”
My eyes widened. How did she know? Could she be…?
Seeing my stunned expression, Li Ye covered her mouth and chuckled.
“I don’t have X-ray vision or the ability to know the future. I just noticed your place is bare, so I assumed you’re struggling financially. Without money, how can you exorcise?”
I sighed helplessly.
“Alright, since you’ve said so, I can’t refuse. But let me be clear, my fee is calculated as a percentage.”
Li Ye nodded.
“No problem. As long as you help me exorcise, I’ll give you one-tenth of the reward.”
One-tenth?
That’s too little!
However, I still accepted. After all, I hadn’t received a commission in a long time.
“Okay, deal. When should we start the exorcism?”
Li Ye thought for a moment.
“Tonight, perhaps. I live in the dormitories at School A. Please be sure to come to my room to exorcise.”
I nodded.
“No problem. But I need to prepare first. My exorcism tools are quite heavy and need to be carried in a backpack.”
Li Ye smiled.
“It’s okay. Take your time to prepare.”
Li Ye left.
I watched her back, a little perplexed.
My exorcism tools were indeed quite heavy.
My tool kit was filled with various talismans, magical artifacts, and some strange things.
Although these items weren’t individually heavy, there were many of them.
I pasted the talismans one by one into my backpack and packed the magical artifacts into a leather case.
I closed and locked the weapon case.
Then, I walked out of the Bai Family Exorcist Agency.
I arrived at School A.
School A is a prestigious school.
Most of the students here are from wealthy families.
As I walked through the campus of School A, I felt a bit out of place.
The atmosphere here was completely different from my high school.
My school was full of vitality and sunshine.
School A, however, was filled with a sense of dullness and oppression.
I went to the dormitory building of School A.
The dormitory building was designed in a European style.
It looked very luxurious.
I found Li Ye’s room.
Li Ye’s room was a single dormitory.
I rang the doorbell.
The door opened, and Li Ye stood at the entrance, wearing pajamas.
She looked very sexy, with a curvaceous figure.
Her breasts were high and full, seemingly about to spill out.
I awkwardly averted my gaze.
“Um, is it okay for you to wear so little?”
Li Ye smiled.
“It’s okay. You’re not my boyfriend, after all.”
I was speechless.
I entered Li Ye’s room.
The room was very clean and minimalist.
Besides the essential furniture, there were no extraneous items.
Li Ye sat by the bed and looked at me.
“Sit down.”
I sat on a chair by the bed.
“Can you tell me what exactly is unclean in your room?”
Li Ye thought for a moment.
“It should be a vengeful spirit.”
I was startled.
“A vengeful spirit?”
Li Ye nodded.
“Yes. Before, I could always hear strange noises in my room. At first, I thought it was my imagination. But gradually, I realized that those sounds were real.”
“What kind of sounds?”
Li Ye’s complexion turned a little pale.
“It was crying. A woman’s low sobbing.”
Crying?
I frowned.
Vengeful spirits are a type of ghost.
Vengeful spirits are often people who died unjustly. Because their resentment is too strong, they cannot reincarnate and can only linger in the human world.
And vengeful spirits often possess powerful abilities.
“Did you try to resolve it yourself?”
Li Ye shook her head.
“No. I didn’t dare. I know I’m just an ordinary person. Encountering a vengeful spirit would only lead to death.”
I nodded.
What Li Ye said was correct.
The power of a vengeful spirit is indeed immense.
Ordinary people cannot contend with it at all.
“Alright. I’ll help you exorcise.”
I stood up and took off my backpack.
I opened the backpack and took out the talismans.
I pasted the talismans one by one around the room.
Li Ye watched me curiously.
“What is this?”
“Talismans. They can prevent the vengeful spirit from escaping.”
I explained.
After pasting the talismans, I took out my magical artifact.
My magical artifact was a peach wood sword.
Peach wood swords are commonly used by exorcists.
Peach wood swords can subdue ghosts and monsters.
I inserted the peach wood sword into the ground.
Then, I closed my eyes and began to chant a spell.
Spells are the language used by exorcists to communicate with ghosts and monsters.
After chanting the spell, I opened my eyes.
There was no change in the room.
Li Ye looked puzzled.
“No reaction?”
I shook my head.
“No. The vengeful spirit doesn’t seem to have appeared.”
I frowned.
This wasn’t right.
A vengeful spirit wouldn’t be unable to sense my arrival.
Could it be that the vengeful spirit had already left?
Impossible.
Vengeful spirits do not easily leave their dwelling places.
Unless, the vengeful spirit was imprisoned by something.
I began to inspect the room meticulously.
I checked the closet, under the bed, the bathroom, and the windows.
I found nothing.
I was a bit confused.
Was I mistaken?
Did the vengeful spirit not exist at all?
At this moment, Li Ye spoke.
“Is it possible that there’s no vengeful spirit in my room?”
I shook my head.
“Impossible. I can smell the aura of a vengeful spirit.”
My sense of smell is more sensitive than that of an ordinary person.
I can smell ghosts and monsters.
The smell of a vengeful spirit is a rotting, foul-smelling odor.
There was that smell in Li Ye’s room.
However, the smell was very faint.
I walked to the desk.
On the desk was a vase.
A bouquet of roses was in the vase.
The roses had already withered.
Looking at the withered rose, my pupils contracted.
“This is no ordinary rose.”
Li Ye was taken aback.
“Do you recognize it?”
I nodded.
“This is a flower from the Underworld.”
“A flower from the Underworld?”
Li Ye’s expression was filled with confusion.
“Flowers from the Underworld are a type of flower that grows in the Underworld. These flowers can attract ghosts and monsters.”
I explained.
Li Ye became a little scared.
“Are you saying that this vase attracted the vengeful spirit to my room?”
I shook my head.
“No. This vase is used to imprison ghosts and monsters.”
Li Ye’s eyes widened.
“Imprisoning ghosts? How is that possible?”
I walked over to the vase, reached out, and picked it up.
At the bottom of the vase, a strange symbol was engraved.
The symbol was a circle with a cross inside.
“This is a seal talisman.”
I explained.
“A seal talisman can seal a ghost or monster inside the vase.”
Li Ye’s face turned very pale.
“Then… then isn’t the vengeful spirit sealed inside the vase?”
I nodded.
“Yes. By placing the vase on your desk, you were essentially placing the vengeful spirit right before your eyes.”
Li Ye was on the verge of a breakdown.
“I… I’ve been sharing a room with a vengeful spirit for so long?”
I comforted her.
“Don’t be afraid. As long as the vengeful spirit is sealed in the vase, it won’t harm you.”
I placed the vase back on the desk.
“Now, I’m going to break the seal and release the vengeful spirit.”
Li Ye became a bit nervous.
“Release it? Then… won’t the vengeful spirit harm me?”
I smiled.
“With me here, you don’t need to be afraid.”
I reached out and placed my hand on the vase.
Then, I chanted a spell.
After the spell was chanted, the seal talisman at the bottom of the vase began to glow.
Then, a black smoke drifted out of the vase.
The black smoke gradually condensed, forming a female ghost.
The female ghost wore a white dress, with long black hair cascading over her shoulders.
The female ghost’s face was very pale, and her eyes were filled with malice.
The female ghost looked at me and let out a sharp roar.
“It’s you! You released me?”
I nodded.
“That’s right, it was me. I am the exorcist, Bai Luotong.”
The female ghost sneered.
“Exorcist? Humph! What can an exorcist do? Do you think you can defeat me?”
I smiled.
“We’ll only know if you can defeat me after trying.”
I drew my peach wood sword.
The peach wood sword emitted a faint, fresh scent in my hand.
The female ghost looked at the peach wood sword, a trace of apprehension in her eyes.
“Peach wood sword! You have a peach wood sword!”
I nodded.
“That’s right. A peach wood sword is the nemesis of ghosts and monsters.”
The female ghost became a little scared.
She knew the power of the peach wood sword.
She raised her hand and pointed at me.
“You! Why did you release me?”
I replied.
“Because someone commissioned me to exorcise.”
The female ghost looked at Li Ye.
Li Ye flinched a little under the ghost’s gaze.
“Was it you?”
The female ghost let out an angry roar.
“You wretched woman! You actually invited an exorcist to deal with me?”
Li Ye looked a little wronged.
“I… I just wanted you to leave my room.”
The female ghost sneered.
“Leave? Humph! Do you think I’ll leave so easily?”
The female ghost looked at me, her eyes filled with killing intent.
“Exorcist! I advise you to be sensible and not meddle in other people’s business!”
I smiled.
“Meddle in other people’s business? My profession is precisely to meddle in other people’s business.”
I raised my peach wood sword.
“Die, vengeful spirit!”
I swung the peach wood sword and thrust it towards the female ghost.
The female ghost dodged it instantly.
She raised her hand and pointed at me.
“Ghosts Everywhere!”
The female ghost roared.
Then, many black specters appeared in the room.
The specters darted around the room, emitting sharp laughter.
I was surrounded by the specters.
I closed my eyes and sensed the positions of the specters.
Then, I suddenly opened my eyes and swung my peach wood sword.
The peach wood sword cut through the air, creating a gust of wind.
Upon being struck by the peach wood sword, the specters let out screams of pain.
The specters vanished.
The female ghost was a little surprised.
“How is this possible? You actually defeated my specters?”
I smiled.
“How could mere specters defeat me?”
I looked at the female ghost.
“Vengeful spirit! Admit defeat! You are no match for me!”
There was stubbornness in the female ghost’s eyes.
“Admit defeat? Humph! I will never admit defeat!”
The female ghost raised her hand and pointed at Li Ye.
“I will kill her! I will make her die with me!”
The female ghost lunged at Li Ye.
Li Ye screamed in fear.
I instantly stepped in front of Li Ye, raising my peach wood sword.
The peach wood sword struck the female ghost.
The female ghost shrieked and was sent flying backward.
The female ghost fell to the ground, writhing in pain.
I walked towards the female ghost.
“Vengeful spirit! Are you still not admitting defeat?”
The female ghost raised her head, her eyes filled with hatred.
“I will not admit defeat! I died unjustly! The resentment in my heart will not dissipate!”
I sighed.
“Since that’s the case, then don’t blame me.”
I raised my peach wood sword, preparing to stab the female ghost.
The female ghost closed her eyes, awaiting death.
At this moment, Li Ye suddenly spoke.
“Wait!”
I stopped and looked at Li Ye.
“What is it?”
Li Ye looked at the female ghost, her eyes filled with sympathy.
“Sister ghost, why are you unwilling to reincarnate?”
The female ghost opened her eyes and looked at Li Ye.
Her eyes were filled with confusion.
“Reincarnate? Humph! The resentment in my heart will not allow me to reincarnate!”
Li Ye said.
“Sister ghost, the resentment in your heart is because you died unjustly. If you can let go of your resentment, you can reincarnate.”
The female ghost sneered.
“Let go of resentment? You say it so easily! Do you know how unjustly I died?”
The female ghost began to tell her story.
It turned out that the female ghost was the former owner of this room when she was alive.
She fell in love with a man, and then she was deceived by that man.
The man stole her money and then abandoned her.
Heartbroken, the female ghost hanged herself in this room.
After her death, her resentment lingered for a long time.
After hearing the female ghost’s story, I felt a little sympathetic towards her.
“Vengeful spirit, your experience is indeed pitiful. However, the dead cannot be revived. Your resentment will only prevent you from finding peace for eternity.”
The female ghost started to cry.
“I… can I truly find peace?”
I said.
“Yes. As long as you let go of your resentment, you can find peace.”
The female ghost fell silent.
She looked at the vase.
“This vase was given to me by that man. He told me this vase could bless me.”
Li Ye said.
“Sister ghost, that man didn’t love you at all! He was just using you!”
Pain flickered in the female ghost’s eyes.
“I know. I knew it long ago. It’s just that I was unwilling to believe it.”
I sighed.
“Vengeful spirit, let go. Let go of your resentment and reincarnate.”
The female ghost finally nodded.
“Okay… I am willing to let go.”
The female ghost closed her eyes.
Then, a mass of white light emerged from the female ghost.
The white light enveloped the female ghost.
The female ghost’s body gradually became transparent.
Then, the female ghost disappeared.
Peace was restored to the room.
I put away my peach wood sword and breathed a sigh of relief.
“Finally resolved.”
Li Ye patted her chest.
“You scared me to death. I almost thought I was going to be killed by the ghost.”
I looked at Li Ye.
“Thanks to you. If it weren’t for you, the female ghost wouldn’t have let go of her resentment.”
Li Ye smiled.
“I just said the truth.”
I tore off the talismans and put them back in my backpack.
Then, I looked at Li Ye.
“Now, it’s time to settle the payment.”
Li Ye nodded.
“No problem. I’ll give it to you right away.”
Li Ye opened the bedside cabinet and took out an envelope.
The envelope contained a stack of cash.
Li Ye handed the envelope to me.
“This is one-tenth of the payment. You can count it.”
I took the envelope and opened it.
Inside was fifty thousand yuan.
I was a little surprised.
“Fifty thousand? So much?”
Li Ye smiled.
“It’s not much. Exorcist fees are always high. Moreover, this is only one-tenth of my payment.”
I started to feel a little embarrassed.
“Um, you seem to be quite wealthy.”
Li Ye said with a smile.
“It’s okay. My parents are both in business.”
I nodded.
“Alright. Then I’ll accept it.”
I put the money in my pocket.
“If you have any more exorcism commissions in the future, feel free to contact me.”
Li Ye nodded.
“I definitely will.”
I left Li Ye’s room.
Walking out of the dormitory building, I strolled across the campus of School A.
Looking at the money in my hand, I felt a bit emotional.
Although the profession of an exorcist is hard work, the income is also considerable.
I returned to the Bai Family Exorcist Agency.
I put the money into the safe.
Then, I lay down on my bed and slept.
The next day, I went to school as usual.
During class, I was walking down the corridor when I suddenly heard a familiar voice.
“Classmate Bai!”
I turned around and saw Li Ye.
Li Ye was wearing the School A uniform and had her hair in twin ponytails, looking pure and cute.
She ran towards me, a smile on her face.
“Classmate Bai, what a coincidence.”
I smiled.
“Yes, it is a coincidence.”
Li Ye said.
“Are you also at School A?”
I shook my head.
“No. I’m from the school next door.”
Li Ye looked a little surprised.
“So that’s how it is.”
I asked.
“Why are you looking for me?”
Li Ye said.
“It’s nothing important. I just wanted to say thank you.”
I smiled.
“You’re welcome. It’s my job.”
Li Ye looked at me, a hint of curiosity in her eyes.
“Classmate Bai, have you told your classmates about your identity as an exorcist?”
I shook my head.
“No. My identity is a secret.”
Li Ye smiled.
“Indeed. The identity of an exorcist should not be revealed casually.”
Li Ye suddenly leaned closer and whispered in my ear.
“However, I’ll be coming to see you often from now on. You should be prepared.”
I was a little confused.
“Why will you come to see me often?”
Li Ye smiled.
“Of course, to ask you to exorcise. My room seems to be unclean again.”
I was startled.
“Again? How is that possible?”
Li Ye said with a smile.
“It’s true. I suspect there’s a pervert living in my room.”
A pervert?
My eyes widened.
“A pervert? Are you sure?”
Li Ye nodded.
“Yes. Every morning when I wake up, I find my pajamas have been taken off.”
I was speechless.
Perverts are the most lewd type of ghosts and monsters.
Perverts will take off a person’s clothes while they are sleeping and then do some vulgar things to them.
“Alright. I’ll come to exorcise for you tonight.”
I sighed helplessly.
Li Ye smiled.
“I knew you wouldn’t refuse me.”
Li Ye left.
I watched her back, a little bewildered.
How could Li Ye’s room be so easily targeted by ghosts and monsters?
Could it be that Li Ye had something special about her?
I shook my head.
Whatever.
Tonight, I’ll go and deal with that pervert!
