Realm of the Night God - Chapter 145: Trust in Science

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In fact, cinnabar like this is also sold in major pharmacies. The reason why Yang Haoran did not go to the pharmacy but chose to go to the largest hospital in Lecheng was because he was worried about buying counterfeit goods.

He was just a beginner, with some theoretical knowledge but zero practical experience. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, he felt it was safer to buy cinnabar from the hospital.

As soon as he arrived at the hospital, Yang Haoran frowned slightly at the scene before him. The entire hospital was shrouded in a layer of Yin Qi.

It was normal for hospitals to have heavy Yin Qi, as they were often shrouded in it year-round. Yang Haoran knew this, so he wasn’t surprised. However, the reason for his frown was because he sensed a different aura.

“It seems like this hospital hasn’t been very peaceful lately.”

Yang Haoran muttered to himself and then stepped into the hospital.

At this moment, Yang Haoran suddenly thought of a problem. In the past, hospitals in Lecheng, including the cemetery, were almost all managed by Xu Meijing alone. The reason why she could attract such a staggering number of undead every month was because of the existence of hospitals and cemeteries.

But now that Xu Meijing had left, her territory naturally had no one to manage it anymore, and it was normal for ghosts to cause trouble.

During this period of time, Yang Haoran had been going to remote places every night to find extreme yin places, so he had overlooked this matter. Moreover, during the Chinese New Year period, the temple priests at the Death God Temple were busier than usual. If no one actively approached them, they would probably not notice the changes in the city.

“It seems that in the coming period, the urban area needs to be cleaned up, otherwise, there may be big trouble. I definitely won’t be able to explain it to Deng Feng.”

Yang Haoran’s concern was not unfounded. Firstly, with Xu Meijing leaving, Deng Feng’s mood would definitely be quite bad, and he might find someone to vent his frustrations on.

Among all the Night Watchers, apart from Xu Meijing, Yang Haoran was the only one who was not a temple priest. Compared to other temple priests, he was a full-time Night Watcher. If there were problems in Lecheng, who would Deng Feng turn to if not him?

As for the other temple priests, they had more than enough reason to push away responsibility. After all, they were different from Yang Haoran. They were busy in the temple all day and had no knowledge of the city.

Yang Haoran definitely couldn’t shirk responsibility, so he would undoubtedly be the one to bear the brunt of any backlash.

To prevent such a thing from happening to himself, all he could do now was to make amends and try not to let Lecheng get into too much trouble.

Just as Yang Haoran entered the hospital, he hadn’t had the chance to attend to his own matters when he was drawn to the scene before him.

Several police cars were parked in front of the inpatient building, and the whole building was bustling, as if something serious had happened.

Yang Haoran frowned slightly and walked towards the inpatient building. A familiar figure entered his line of sight.

“Chen Ying, what a coincidence.”

The person who appeared in Yang Haoran’s line of sight at this moment was none other than Wang Yiming’s girlfriend, Chen Ying.

Chen Ying was on the phone, her face serious, apparently reporting something to someone. When she noticed Yang Haoran, who was walking towards her, she also happened to see him.

Yang Haoran’s appearance made Chen Ying’s expression change slightly. She was somewhat surprised at first, but then her eyes showed a hint of sympathy.

After a few more words, she hung up the phone and walked towards Yang Haoran.

“Why are you here? When did you return to Lecheng?”

Seeing Yang Haoran again, Chen Ying no longer harbored her previous disdain. Instead, there was a bit more concern in her words.

Yang Haoran stopped and looked at Chen Ying, who was wearing a police uniform, with a smile. “I just got back.”

Chen Ying frowned, showing displeasure on her face. “You’re back, why didn’t you say anything? Yiming was really worried about you. He wanted to call you but was afraid of disturbing you. He didn’t expect you to come back without a word.”

Yang Haoran smiled apologetically and said, “It’s the New Year. I didn’t want to let my tragedy affect my friends. Besides, I just returned to Lecheng, and there were quite a few things to deal with, so I didn’t contact anyone.”

Before he could finish speaking, Yang Haoran’s expression suddenly became strange. Chen Ying thought Yang Haoran might be feeling unwell and hurriedly asked, “What’s wrong? You don’t look too good. Is it because of the last incident? Has it affected your health?”

Yang Haoran naturally knew what incident Chen Ying was referring to. She was talking about the incident at Yangjia Baycorpse puppet. At that time, when Chen Ying and the others left, Yang Haoran was surrounded by a large number of corpse puppets. Now, with Chen Ying’s inquiry, she was actually worried whether Yang Haoran had been injured and had not recovered from that battle.

It was not unreasonable for Chen Ying, as an ordinary person, to have such speculation. From a common perspective, it wouldn’t be surprising if Yang Haoran was injured. However, the reason why Yang Haoran’s expression suddenly became strange was not what Chen Ying thought. It was because the Soul Confusion Technique had been passively triggered just now.

This was the first time Yang Haoran had been passively triggered since successfully practicing the Soul Confusion Technique. What he didn’t expect was that the first person to be affected would be Chen Ying, the policewoman who had once relentlessly targeted him with ruthless tactics.

Of course, Yang Haoran wouldn’t reveal this. He chuckled and changed the subject, saying, “I’m not seriously injured. By the way, what’s happening here?”

Seeing Yang Haoran bring up the matter, Chen Ying’s expression immediately changed, showing a hint of seriousness tinged with fear.

She first looked around and then pulled Yang Haoran to a corner before speaking, “During this period of time, there have been many strange occurrences at the hospital. There are rumors circulating about a skin ghost incidents, appearing every night to ask living people for their skin. It started with the death of a female nurse, followed by several more deaths, and now, a man has also died.”

Yang Haoran raised an eyebrow slightly, but his expression didn’t change much. Seeing Yang Haoran calm down, Chen Ying also felt a lot more relieved.

Her previous expression of fear was not because of the incidents at the hospital, but because of their experience at Yangjia Bay. She was genuinely unnerved by such supernatural cases.

Chen Ying knew something about Yang Haoran’s identity now, thanks to information from her boyfriend, Wang Yiming. However, as a police officer, she wouldn’t disclose this information arbitrarily, but she had her suspicions.

“Due to the escalating situation and increasing supernatural occurrences, which have greatly affected the patients and medical staff here, the hospital has secretly invited a gentleman to handle the matter, hoping to subdue this so-called skin ghost. But who would have thought that not long ago, this gentleman invited by the hospital inexplicably jumped off a building and died.”

Hearing this, Yang Haoran understood why Chen Ying was here.

“Skin ghost, do you believe in it?” Yang Haoran asked with a smile.

“I…” Chen Ying was caught off guard by Yang Haoran’s question. Before she could respond, Yang Haoran continued.

“There aren’t so many supernatural things in this world. We should believe in science.”

With that, Yang Haoran’s right hand suddenly emitted billowing black smoke. With a wave of his hand, Chen Ying felt as if something had been taken away from her. The cold feeling that had been lingering around her disappeared inexplicably.

At the same time, Yang Haoran’s right hand returned to normal. From Yang Haoran’s action to the dispersal of the black smoke on his hand, it all happened in the blink of an eye. Before Chen Ying could react, everything had ended.

“What just happened…” Chen Ying felt warm and comfortable all over her body. The previous cold sensation had vanished completely.

“It’s nothing. Some things don’t belong to you. Keeping them on you will only harm you. I just took it away.”

With that, Yang Haoran walked towards the scene of the incident. Chen Ying looked puzzled for a moment, then quickly followed.

“What are you planning to do?” Chen Ying caught up with Yang Haoran and asked hastily.

“Just doing what I should do. By the way, will the Spirit Police be coming?” Yang Haoran asked Chen Ying.

“We’re just here to handle the scene. The situation here has been reported to the higher-ups. I believe there will be action from the bureau tonight.” Chen Ying said beside Yang Haoran.

Other police officers might not know about the Spirit Police, but Chen Ying definitely did. After the incident at Yangjia Bay, she had learned a lot from her boyfriend, Wang Yiming.

So, when Yang Haoran asked, she didn’t deliberately conceal anything. However, her knowledge was just her own speculation.

“At night? This is a hospital, and Yin Qi is naturally heavy here. If we wait until night, the Yin Qi will only become stronger. It might not be easy to handle if we wait until then.”

Yang Haoran frowned slightly, then took out his mobile phone, looking hesitant.

He wanted to call Wang Yiming to ask about the situation, but he felt it was inappropriate. Guiding undead and subduing malevolent spirits were his responsibilities. He couldn’t always rely on others for help.

However, if he didn’t seek help, he estimated that with his current strength, he would find it difficult to deal with this skin ghost alone.

Because, at this point, he had already sensed the presence of this skin ghost, and the opponent’s strength was quite strong.

So far, he had only accepted Soul Qi infusion once. Although the amount of Soul Qi obtained during that time was astonishing, it didn’t mean he was invincible.

Yang Haoran was self-aware. He knew his current strength. If he confronted this skin ghost alone, he would probably end up at a disadvantage.

Although his duty was to guide undead and subdue malevolent spirits, he wouldn’t be foolish enough to rush in without any preparation.

The skin ghost definitely had to be dealt with, but what he needed to do was to ensure his own safety and then take down the skin ghost, rather than blindly rush in and wait for a miracle. There weren’t so many miracles in this world.

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