My uncle's voice suddenly reached me, speaking in such a manner.
Mo and I both froze for a moment.
This was a ghost-hunting mission, a life-or-death undertaking, not a game of make-believe.
Was it appropriate to bring an ordinary person along?
"Uncle..."
I was about to speak.
My uncle stopped me and then said:
"Say no more, bring her along, it won't be a mistake."
My uncle chuckled and didn't say anything further.
Hearing this, Mo and I exchanged confused glances.
Chen Yao, however, giggled, "Hehehe."
"Thank you, elder. I'm just curious and want to see. I won't cause any trouble."
"Alright, it's still quite early, and there are many people outside.
Let's wait a while.
When it gets dark, we'll all go together!"
Chen Yao nodded and said, "Okay. By the way, elder, have you eaten?
You're taking me to see the world.
I'll treat you to a meal!"
My uncle appeared kind and amiable.
He nodded repeatedly:
"Alright! By the way, young lady, what's your name?"
"Elder, my name is Chen Yao."
"Good, good..."
My uncle smiled very happily and kept asking Chen Yao questions.
His demeanor was like he was taking down household registration information.
Mo nudged me with his elbow:
"Lao Qin, what's going on here?
Why is my master so concerned about Chen Yao?"
I forced a wry smile:
"Who knows..."
I truly didn't know.
If it was because of Chen Yao's beauty?
I doubted it was that simple.
Besides alcohol, my uncle seemed to have little interest in women.
But for some reason, upon meeting Chen Yao, he was so enthusiastic.
We lingered for a while.
Then it was time for dinner.
After greeting Elder Jiang in the ward, we went downstairs to the hospital cafeteria.
Chen Yao also seemed very happy and treated us to dinner.
During the meal, Chen Yao asked questions about everything.
Mo and I didn't answer much, but my uncle answered everything without reservation.
He spoke in great detail.
Then he suddenly asked:
"Young lady! I see you're so interested in studying Taoist magic, why don't you become my disciple?"
My uncle suddenly said this.
Mo and I were both startled. Mo even couldn't help but spit rice onto my uncle's face with a "pfft."
"Cough, cough, cough, I-I'm sorry, Master, I'm sorry, Master..."
My uncle's face darkened:
"Xiao Mo, are you trying to die?"
"Master, I-it was an accident!"
Mo looked wronged.
Chen Yao, who was beside us, suppressed her laughter and took out a tissue:
"Elder, wipe your face."
My uncle wiped his face, glared at Mo, and then smiled at Chen Yao again.
"How about it, young lady? If you become my disciple, I'll teach you whatever you want to learn. What do you say?"
My uncle looked very enthusiastic.
Let alone Mo, even I was stunned.
Teaching whatever they wanted to learn, wasn't that practically begging them to become a disciple?
"Ah! Master, you're still taking disciples? And teaching whatever they want to learn? You haven't even taught me that talisman I wanted to learn."
Mo looked a bit wronged.
He was then glared at by my uncle:
"Shut up, you're as stupid as a donkey. How can you compare to Miss Chen Yao?"
"I..."
Mo was speechless.
I was also speechless.
Although Mo and I became disciples later, our talents were both very high.
Mo might be slightly inferior to me, after all, I have an yin destiny.
With this fate and physique, I'm suited for cultivation.
But even so, Mo is a rare cultivation genius.
In any of the various sects in the martial world, he would be considered outstanding. Yet now, he was being belittled by my uncle like this.
And he was trying so hard to win over this little nurse, Chen Yao.
Could it be that Chen Yao had something special about her?
That's why my uncle was so enthusiastic about her?
Thinking this, I couldn't help but look at Chen Yao again.
Chen Yao shook her head:
"Elder, I just want to be a nurse.
I don't want to learn any Taoist magic.
I just want to see what ghosts look like.
What happens after people die.
Because I interact with many patients every day.
Some patients may only have a few days to live.
Before they die, they are afraid, or they will ask.
What happens after death!
As a medical professional, I can't answer these questions for them.
Even, I have to avoid these questions.
So, I really want to know.
What happens after people die.
What are ghosts like.
And what are malevolent spirits like..."
Chen Yao revealed her true thoughts.
Hearing this, I actually felt a touch of emotion.
So, Chen Yao's curiosity was rooted in her work as a medical professional.
So, this little nurse was so kind!
Earlier, I was quite resistant.
After all, bringing an ordinary person ghost hunting had no benefits.
And it wouldn't benefit Chen Yao herself.
But now, my thoughts had changed.
My uncle also frowned upon hearing this:
"Young lady, aren't you going to think about it some more?"
Chen Yao shook her head.
"Alas! What a pity!"
My uncle looked regretful.
Mo and I didn't ask further questions.
Chen Yao, however, was chattering away, constantly inquiring about the state of the deceased.
And about spirits.
After the meal, Chen Yao had to go to work.
Mo, my uncle, and I wandered around the hospital.
We also went to look outside the radiology department.
At the same time, I asked my uncle:
"Uncle, does Chen Yao have anything special about her? Why do you want to take her as a disciple so badly?"
I was very confused.
Mo nodded upon hearing this:
"Yes, Master, why do you want to take her as a disciple so much?"
My uncle smiled and didn't answer directly.
He just smiled and said:
"You'll know when we go ghost hunting."
Saying this, he walked forward.
Mo and I could only exchange confused glances and were completely bewildered.
After 8 PM, we returned to the inpatient department.
Elder Jiang saw us return.
We heard Elder Jiang say to my uncle:
"How was it? Wasn't I right?"
My uncle nodded with a smile:
"Indeed, a once-in-a-century rare sight."
"What a pity! She doesn't have the inclination."
"Indeed, what a pity..."
"..."
The two old men just kept talking, one sentence after another.
Mo and I didn't understand a word.
Bored, we went to the stairwell to play games.
Because there were many people in the hospital, our scheduled time was likely after midnight.
So we had to wait in the hospital for a while.
Mo and I played for a while, but it was meaningless.
We kept losing.
We each played our own games.
I browsed some videos, but it was also meaningless.
So I opened the Taoist community forum.
I wanted to see if there was anything new happening there.
To my surprise, the community was in an uproar.
There was a pinned post.
Written in large red font.
It read:
"The Black Demon Cult has appeared, calling upon all fellow cultivators to jointly punish them..."
Seeing this title, my interest was instantly piqued.
"Black Demon Cult," I had dealt with this evil cult before.
The ghostly couple in the broken building, who controlled spirits to capture souls everywhere, were eventually eliminated by me.
They were the Black Demon Cult.
And those iron needles that could enhance strength, the Black Demon Needles.
Without any hesitation, I clicked on it.
But after reading the content, I was completely shocked...