Chapter 179: A Dangerous Proposition

Senior Sister Mo had stated that it was perfectly acceptable for them to witness events, provided they didn’t directly involve the supernatural.

The Jade Gecko had already scurried onto Bai Shi’s hand.

“Oh, that’s right! Senior Sister Mo is still looking for me!” I suddenly recalled. Having seen Xiao Qing consulting students moments earlier, I had completely forgotten about Mo Qingyan’s matter. The realization only just dawned on me.

“Then you should hurry, Brother Xiao; you know where she is,” Xiao Qing urged. I bid farewell to Bai Shi, who simply waved goodbye, her attention already consumed by teasing the Jade Gecko.

Upon arriving at the Supernatural Events Department, I found Mo Qingyan, Bai Yue, Xushan, and Jia Cheng gathered together, deeply engrossed in discussion. Seeing me enter, Mo Qingyan immediately inquired, “Well? Did you manage to ascertain Yi Zhiqiu’s movements?”

“Yes, I’ve already informed Yi Zhiqiu about the conversation Uncle Qing had in the forest,” I replied. “He plans to investigate the school again tonight, but he should rest for the next few days, as most of the ghosts in the school have been cleared out by now.”

Bai Yue, standing nearby, let out an unhappy ‘Tsk!’ I looked at her, puzzled. “He’s gotten rid of all those ghosts,” Bai Yue grumbled, clearly annoyed. “Now I have nowhere to catch ghosts to feed my Gu worms.”

“Yue’er, you can catch ghosts elsewhere; you don’t have to keep targeting Jianlong High School,” Mo Qingyan gently chided. “If absolutely necessary, I’ll even find a few haunted places for you myself.”

Only then did I finally ask, “Senior Sister Mo, are you saying Xiao Yue often came to Jianlong High School at night to catch ghosts?”

“Indeed. Previously, Yue’er was responsible for clearing out the overflowing vengeful spirits,” Mo Qingyan confirmed. “Otherwise, Jianlong High School would have experienced frequent suicides and strange disappearances, just like it did a few years ago.”

“I’m not interested in clearing vengeful spirits,” Bai Yue added. “Senior Brother Liang merely informed me that Jianlong High School had a constant overflow of vengeful spirits and resentment that I could feed my Gu worms. I’ve been coming to Jianlong High School regularly since middle school.”

So, cultivating Gu worms required devouring vengeful spirits and resentment? I suddenly remembered Xiao Qing using the Jade Gecko to devour the curse and filth from that boy. Her method, it turned out, was the correct one.

“Thank you, Xiao Yue,” I said with genuine gratitude. “If you hadn’t devoured those vengeful spirits before, I probably wouldn’t have escaped so easily that night.”

Thinking back, on the night I was attacked by the Painted Skin Ghost, I had indeed only encountered the ghost-blocking wall. The female ghost who jumped from the building hadn’t attacked me. The ghost-blocking wall itself was caused by the accumulation of malevolent energy from the Painted Skin Ghost’s blood seal.

For such a heavily malevolent ghost realm, the absence of evil spirit attacks was nothing short of a miracle. I recalled seeing numerous demons and monsters on the road outside. Now, it seemed that any aggressive ones had been cleared out by Bai Yue beforehand.

“There’s nothing to be thankful for. I was merely feeding my Gu worms,” Bai Yue retorted, a rare expression of anger on her face. “But now, a perfectly good foraging spot has been ruined by that Yi Zhiqiu!”

“Yue’er, calm down. You absolutely cannot show such an expression in front of Yi Zhiqiu; he’ll see right through you,” Mo Qingyan gently advised. “Besides, vengeful spirits cannot truly be killed. As long as the school sits atop a mass grave, resentment will continue to overflow, and new vengeful spirits will return.”

“But as long as Yi Zhiqiu is here, the vengeful spirits will be constantly cleared by him, and your bizarre tales will be difficult to perfect, won’t they?” Bai Yue countered.

‘Junior Sister Yue, do you mean you want us to kill Yi Zhiqiu?!’

“That’s impossible, isn’t it? He’s a legitimate disciple of the Xuanmen Orthodox Sect. Even if he’s only just begun to travel down the mountain, he’s not someone we can provoke,” Jia Cheng immediately declared. “If you truly intend to do this, I will not participate.”

“If we lure him into a bizarre tale, and I use my Gu worms, we’d have a seventy to eighty percent chance,” Bai Yue stated. “You just need to provide support, and afterwards, I’ll give each of you a fourth-grade Gu worm as compensation.”

This proposal clearly swayed Xushan and Jia Cheng. If they fought within the domain of a bizarre tale, there was indeed a high probability of eliminating Yi Zhiqiu in their first encounter. Most crucially, the reward of a fourth-grade Gu worm was simply too tempting for them.

I immediately recalled the former safety consultant who had mysteriously disappeared three years ago, dying inexplicably on the school’s running track. Now, it seemed related to the supernatural events department back then.

“Everyone, please stop. If you kill the safety consultant now, do you intend to provoke his sect? Even our protector wouldn’t dare face the wrath of a Daoist Celestial Master,” Mo Qingyan interjected. Jia Cheng and Xushan, who had been eager just moments before, immediately sat back down.

“Yue’er, put your dangerous thoughts away. I will help you ask Senior Brother Liang about a haunted place. For now, the Supernatural Events Department’s strategy remains the same: focus on befriending Yi Zhiqiu.”

“Fine,” Bai Yue reluctantly sat back. Without Mo Qingyan’s cooperation, she truly wasn’t confident in taking down Yi Zhiqiu.

Mo Qingyan’s words made me breathe a sigh of relief. If they truly intended to assassinate Yi Zhiqiu, I wasn’t sure if I would betray them. Moreover, before that, I suspected Mo Qingyan might deal with this insider first.

In any case, Yi Zhiqiu probably wouldn’t be in the mood to deal with Jianlong High School at night for the next few days. After all, there’s the performance during tomorrow’s music class.

Mo Qingyan said, and Bai Yue nodded.

It was then that I remembered Lin Qianyue had been controlled by Bai Yue, though I didn’t understand the purpose. She was merely an ordinary girl, with no particular virtues other than being able to play the piano.

“Senior Brother Liang’s sheet music is here. It’s fine if you don’t understand it,” Mo Qingyan said, handing a piece of sheet music to Bai Yue. She glanced at it casually before tucking it into her backpack. “Lin Qianyue understands it, and with this, our preparations are complete.”

“Finally, Yubing, your task is to find something for Yi Zhiqiu to do tomorrow. Don’t let him go to the music classroom,” Mo Qingyan instructed me. “While I doubt he’d go anyway, it’s best to find something to occupy him.”

“Huh? Me? But I also need to attend the grade’s music class; I can’t be with him then,” I quickly protested.

“Hmm, it’s alright. Just find him something to do before class starts. That will also clear your suspicions,” Mo Qingyan mused. “Let me see… that ‘Couple’s Bizarre Tale’ is quite good. You can go see it with Yi Zhiqiu.”

“He said he was going to see the bizarre tales tonight; he might not wait until tomorrow,” I offered another excuse. To be honest, I wasn’t keen on doing this task.

“Don’t worry, he won’t find the bizarre tale. Just like the empty classrooms, he can’t trigger it without student cooperation. You’ll definitely need to assist him tomorrow, and I’ll tell you how to trigger it,” Mo Qingyan said with a smile.

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