Watching the malevolent ghosts close in on him step by step from all sides, Chen Hao was shaking with fear. His hand slowly moved into his pocket and touched the handle of the dagger that Niu Tou had given him. Now, only possessing a Yin Soul, he lacked both the Nether Eye Power and Yang Energy Power, so he could only rely on this dagger to protect himself.

Just as he was about to draw the dagger, a dozen or so copper coins glowing with a yellow light flew over, hitting several of the ghosts on their backs. Instantly, the ghosts that were struck started emitting either green or purple smoke from their backs, their faces distorting violently as they let out screeching sounds similar to a cat's meow.

The ghosts immediately turned around. Chen Hao also looked in the direction from which the copper coins had flown, only to see Tang Jing with an angry expression on her face walking towards him, clutching a Peach Wood Sword in her hand!

At that moment, a ghost drifted forward to confront Tang Jing.

Tang Jing raised the Peach Wood Sword and, within a mere second, swung it twice in succession, severing both of the ghosts' arms.

As she approached with such an imposing manner, all the ghosts scattered to the sides, opening up a path for her.

"Chen Hao!" Tang Jing roared when she saw Chen Hao, then quickened her pace to run in front of him.

With a "slap," Tang Jing slapped Chen Hao across the face. The slap was so forceful that numerous granular-sized Primordial Souls were knocked out of Chen Hao's Yin Soul.

However, not long after that, the scattered Primordial Souls returned to Chen Hao's Yin Soul.

Seeing this, the surrounding ghosts were so frightened that they didn't dare to move or make any strange noises.

"Chen Hao!" Tang Jing's voice choked, "You are too much, too shameless!"

After saying this, a clear tear fell from Tang Jing's flushed and furious cheek.

Chen Hao gave a "hehe" of wry laughter, his face filled with distress as he looked at Tang Jing with a bewildered expression. He thought to himself, "Tang Jing, what are you doing? With the enemy right in front of us, how can you still be bothered by a trivial matter with me? It's strange, what are these ghosts doing? Weren't they here to kill me? Why have they all stepped aside to watch the drama unfold?"

After a brief silence, an Onmyoji walked over and asked loudly, "What are you ghosts standing around dumbfounded for? Get a move on; we still need to report back!"

Chen Hao, who had been glaring at Tang Jing with wide eyes, blinked, and then muttered under his breath with a sullen face, "I will settle this matter with you later; let's deal with these ghosts first!"

Chen Hao responded vaguely with an "oh," inwardly sighing that Tang Jing really was a person of strong sentiment.

Tang Jing turned around to face the large group of ghosts before her. In no time at all, the golden Yang Energy Bow appeared in her right hand; she pulled the bow with her left, and in a flash, ten Yang Energy Arrows had appeared in her hand. With a release of her left hand, the arrows flew out all at once!

Watching the Yang Energy Arrows fly towards them, the ghosts did not react at all. However!

Just as the Yang Energy Arrows were about to hit the ghosts, a golden Yang Energy Shield suddenly descended from the sky, landing in front of the ghosts and blocking the incoming arrows.

"Hmph!" Tang Jing snorted, clearly not satisfied.

"Little beauty!" The Onmyoji standing on the periphery laughed scornfully. "This matter has nothing to do with you. I advise you not to meddle!"

Tang Jing gave that Onmyoji a cold look and fired a surprise arrow at one of the ghosts in front of her.

"Bang!" The Yang Energy Arrow was still blocked by the Yang Energy Shield.

"Little beauty, you may be quick, but you will never be faster than me!" the Onmyoji taunted with a sneer.

Chen Hao looked towards the Onmyoji, who had an average build and appeared to be in his thirties. Chen Hao had never seen him at the Yin Yang Master Association before, but judging by the Yang Energy Shield he used, Chen Hao guessed he must be an Onmyoji of the Heavenly group, as only members of that group would possess such profound Yang Energy Power.

"You take a break; let me handle this!" Chen Hao stepped forward past Tang Jing, eager to test the power of the green-light dagger.

"Can you handle this?" Tang Jing said impatiently—she believed that Chen Hao, currently just a Yin Soul, couldn't even beat an ordinary ghost, let alone a group of fierce ghosts.

Chen Hao didn't respond to Tang Jing but instead suddenly charged forward, pulling the dagger from his pocket and slashing horizontally and vertically at a ghost in front of him. A large green-light "X" suddenly appeared in the air, followed by a "whoo whoo" sound, as the blade energy carried by the green-light "X" swept towards the group of ghosts like a howling gale. Any ghost touched by the blade energy was instantly scattered to the winds, completely disappearing in the blink of an eye.

After the green-light "X" vanished, a dozen ghosts were gone in an instant!

"Wow!" Chen Hao's eyes widened in astonishment. "I didn't expect this... dagger to be so powerful!"

Standing behind him, Tang Jing, as well as the Onmyoji who was observing from a distance, were both utterly dumbfounded!

Then, Chen Hao turned to face the group of ghosts on his left, quickly traced a "Ha" in the air with his hand, and suddenly a green-light "Ha" appeared in the air in front of him. As he laughed loudly with two "ha ha's," the blade energy brought by the green-light "Ha" rushed forward like a fierce wind, wiping out another dozen ghosts.

Upon seeing the green-light "Ha," Tang Jing couldn't help but internally grumble about Chen Hao's frivolous behavior!

When Chen Hao turned back around, the remaining dozen or so ghosts had already fled without a trace.

"Ha ha!" Chen Hao laughed triumphantly again and then took a few steps forward, approaching the Onmyoji, and asked, "Does this dagger work well, do you think?"

"Hmph!" The Onmyoji snorted coldly, "This dagger may be formidable, but it can only harm Yin Souls, not harm me! It looks like we'll have to personally take action to disperse your Yin Soul!"

At that moment, seven other Onmyoji who had been standing by the roadside smoking also hurried over.

Chen Hao casually waved the dagger in his hand, and as the Onmyoji had said, it indeed did not harm people!

Looking at the Onmyoji in front of him, each with a cold expression and eyes full of killing intent, Chen Hao's legs began to tremble with fear.

"Don't worry!" Tang Jing walked up behind Chen Hao and patted him on the shoulder, "My brother is here!"

No sooner had Tang Jing finished speaking than a figure descended from the sky and landed in front of the eight Yin Yang Masters.

"Are you a human or a ghost?" one of the Onmyoji exclaimed in surprise.

"What do you think!" Tang Chao replied coldly.

Then, with hands and feet moving swiftly, Tang Chao had all eight Onmyoji laid out on the ground in no time.

"Wow!" Chen Hao couldn't help but exclaim, "Brother Chao, you're so strong!"

With his foot on the back of an Onmyoji, Tang Chao suddenly turned his head, a gleam flashing in his left eye and flashing a white-toothed smile, "Fighting is my specialty!"

..

Five minutes later, Chen Hao, Tang Jing, and Tang Chao rushed back to Chen Hao's home, and by then it was already half past eleven.

"How did it go?" Chen Hao asked anxiously as soon as he entered.

Xie Xiaofeng shrugged his shoulders and pointed to the five Soul-collecting Bottles on the table. Unlike before, there were only a few Primordial Soul and Primordial Spirit particles flowing into the bottles, which seemed to indicate that the collection was nearly complete.

Chen Hao walked up to the table and yelled at the bottles, "Come out, come out, there's a beauty taking a bath!"

Xie Xiaofeng, Tang Jing, and Tang Chao looked at each other, with Tang Jing wearing a look of disdain.

A few seconds later, three Yin Souls emerged from the bottles, appearing to be the Onmyoji from the Arts Division. The leader of the Spiritual Division Liu Yongping and another Onmyoji from the Arts Division did not show up.

"It should be fine!" Xie Xiaofeng said excitedly, "I reckon in a few minutes the other two's Yin Souls will also be collected!"

Then, Xie Xiaofeng walked behind Chen Hao, patting his shoulder and said, "I've already called Liu Yongping just now, telling them to bring Ye Yuqiao over right away."

"Mm!" Chen Hao nodded, suddenly feeling an intense desire to see Ye Yuqiao, hoping that Liu Yongping and his team hadn't tormented her.

Ten minutes later, Xie Xiaofeng shouted at the Soul-collecting Bottles, "Come out, come out, the annual bonus is being given out!"

At this, both Tang Chao and Tang Jing couldn't help but smile. Chen Hao, however, furrowed his brow with worry, thinking what if not all five Yin Souls could be summoned back?

Three seconds later, another Onmyoji from the Arts Division's Yin Soul emerged from the bottle; however, there was still no movement from the last Soul-collecting Bottle.

"Let's wait a bit more! It should be almost time!" Xie Xiaofeng said to Chen Hao with a smile.

"Mm!" Chen Hao nodded slightly but felt a bad premonition.

Time rushed to 11:44 PM, and Xie Xiaofeng's phone suddenly rang—it was a call from Liu Yongping. Liu Yongping told Xie Xiaofeng they had arrived downstairs and wanted Chen Hao and Xie Xiaofeng to bring down their Yin Souls for the trade immediately.

After hanging up, Tang Chao walked up to the table and yelled at the Soul-collecting Bottles, "Come out, come out, your... your wives are calling you to warm the bed!"

Time passed, and Liu Yongping's Yin Soul did not appear.

"What do we do now? It's already 11:46 PM!" Tang Chao said anxiously.

Tang Jing and Xie Xiaofeng both looked helpless, while Chen Hao was as pale as death!

After a silent moment among the four, the clock ticked to 11:48 PM. Tang Chao shouted at the remaining Soul-collecting Bottle, "Come out, come out, your... your rooster is about to lay eggs!"

The other three looked up at the bottle.

Half a minute passed and still no sign of Liu Yongping's Yin Soul!

"What do we do? Looks like we need to think of another plan," Xie Xiaofeng said in despair.

Chen Hao rushed to the balcony and shouted up at the sky, "Liu Yongping, Liu Yongping, Liu Yongping!"

"I'm here!" Liu Yongping's head popped out from a van parked by the roadside downstairs.

Following that, Xie Xiaofeng, Tang Chao, and Tang Jing also ran to the balcony, yelling, "Liu Yongping, Liu Yongping..."

"I'm here!" Liu Yongping answered loudly from the van downstairs. Then, puzzled, he looked at an Onmyoji beside him and asked, "Can't they hear me?"

After a minute of shouting from the balcony, the deadline of 11:50 PM arrived.

The four returned to the living room, and Xie Xiaofeng looked at Tang Jing, "You shout."

Tang Jing frowned, hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and, after thinking, shouted at the Soul-collecting Bottle, "Come out, come out, you... Chen Hao is a big bastard!"

..

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.