Ghost Catching System

Yi Qinglian’s grandfather said, ”Ghost Doctor, please speak freely.”

”The Ghost Heart Disease, also known as being bewitched, is a rare mental illness. To say that there’s something in her brain, that’s what it means,” Hua Zhen explained.

A mental illness?

Yi Zhengjun, who was standing by, couldn’t help but say, ”But my daughter has indeed been cursed with an evil technique. It’s possible that there’s another person inside her.”

Hua Zhen said indifferently, ”I am known as the Ghost Doctor, not just for my medical skills. I am also capable of exorcism. If there truly is another soul within your daughter, I would certainly be able to see it.”

He was very confident that there was no Mysterious Lady within Yi Qinglian’s body.

Are they really going to perform surgery?

The crowd hesitated, especially Consort Tang Cai, who upon hearing ’brain surgery’, turned pale and could barely stand steady.

Hua Zhen then said, ”Please make a decision quickly.”

Yi Qinglian’s grandfather asked, ”Ghost Doctor, is there no other way apart from this?”

Hua Zhen thought for a moment and replied, ”There are, but surgery is the safest option.”

Just then, an angry voice erupted, ”Get lost! Whoever tries to operate on Qinglian, I’ll operate on them first.”

Everyone was startled.

They saw three people walk in, and Chu Hao began cursing as soon as he arrived.

Hua Zhen’s face darkened and he asked, ”And you are?”

Chu Hao replied irritably, ”I’m your ancestor.”

”How dare you!” The two young men by Hua Zhen’s side exclaimed in shock and anger.

Chu Hao didn’t even glance at Hua Zhen’s disciples and said, ”Old man, what kind of wandering charlatan are you?”

Hua Zhen’s face grew ugly, and he couldn’t help but look at Yi Qinglian’s grandfather.

Yi Qinglian’s grandfather frowned and asked, ”Zheng Jun, who is he?”

Before Yi Zhengjun could answer, He Shaotian, with his head wrapped like an onion, stepped forward and said, ”Grandfather Yi, this kid claims he can cure Qinglian. He doesn’t know anything about medicine; I think he’s here to scam us for money.”

Yi Qinglian’s grandfather asked, ”Is that so?”

Yi Zhengjun said, ”Little Chu is a friend of Qinglian. I have personally witnessed his abilities. If we’re talking about curing Qinglian, I believe in Little Chu’s skills.”

He took a clear stance.

Yi Zhengjun was not a reckless person; if he said Chu Hao was capable, then Chu Hao truly was.

Hua Zhen stood up, waved his hand with a cold snort, and said, ”Since you have sought someone else, why bother coming to me?”

Yi Qinglian’s grandfather stood up and said, ”Ghost Doctor, you’ve misunderstood. Please, senior, go ahead with the surgery on my granddaughter.”

He would rather trust Ghost Doctor Hua Zhen than believe Chu Hao could save Yi Qinglian; the young man was too young. To entrust his granddaughter’s safety to him seemed ludicrous.

”Dad, we can’t do the surgery,” Yi Zhengjun said anxiously.

Yi Qinglian’s father ignored him and continued to ask Hua Zhen, ”How confident are you?”

Hua Zhen replied indifferently, ”Seventy percent. But if that person stays here, it might disrupt my process, reducing the chances to merely thirty percent.”

Yi Qinglian’s grandfather took a deep breath and sternly said, ”Young man, it’s time for you to leave.”

He Shaotian chuckled and said, ”Get going! You wish to win Qinglian’s favor? A warty toad lusting after a swan’s flesh.”

He was very pleased with himself, a smile spreading across his face, though he winced from the pain of his injury.

Tang Mo wanted to say something but was stopped by Chu Hao.

Chu Hao looked at Hua Zhen and said indifferently, ”Old man, saying I’m in the way here, you talk big, don’t you?”

With a wave of his hand, Hua Zhen said no more.

One of Hua Zhen’s disciples, a long-haired man wearing a long gown, said, ”You should leave. My master won’t stoop to speak with someone of your low status—it’s beneath him.”

Lowly being!

Chu Hao sneered, ”You think you’re so impressive? If Brother Hao is a lowly being, then what does that make you? Or perhaps, not even human?”

The two young men’s faces turned ugly, nearly on the verge of starting a fight.

Yi Qinglian’s grandfather finally burst out, his face extremely dark as he said, ”Shut your mouth, this is a sickroom. If you want Qinglian to get better, then leave immediately.”

”Get lost, Warty Toad!” He Shaotian chimed in. It was as if he’d feel thoroughly uncomfortable if he didn’t get a jab in at Chu Hao.

Chu Hao turned his head to look at him, saying coldly, ”It seems the lesson from last time wasn’t enough.”

He Shaotian, a bit scared, stepped back and said, ”You... don’t start anything now.”

Everyone’s hostility was aimed at Chu Hao, clearly signifying they wanted him to leave at once.

At that moment, Yi Qingcheng, who was standing behind, spoke up, ”How about this: since both have ways to treat Qinglian, why not wait one more day? If Little Chu can’t heal Qinglian by tomorrow, then let this old gentleman take action.”

Seeing his eldest granddaughter speak, Yi Qinglian’s grandfather nodded slightly.

Hua Zhen snorted, ”You expect me, the Ghost Doctor, to be put on the same level as a junior in saving someone? Find someone else.”

The Yi Family’s expression changed upon hearing Hua Zhen’s words; it seemed if Chu Hao didn’t leave, he would refuse to treat her.

Chu Hao stared at Hua Zhen and said, ”Old man, just because you’ve learned a few tricks of the Ghost Path, you think you’re all that? Let me tell you the truth, your skills aren’t even worth mentioning before this Taoist Master.”

Hua Zhen responded coldly, ”I’ve been practicing medicine for many years. How could a mere child like you be qualified to discuss the path with me?”

Chu Hao retorted, ”Ghost Doctor techniques are classified into third, sixth, and ninth ranks. May I ask which rank you’ve cultivated to? If you’re not even at the sixth rank, don’t try to act all high and mighty here. You’re nothing.”

Hua Zhen was stunned; the ranks of Ghost Doctor were their realm, and normally people wouldn’t be aware of them. Chu Hao’s knowledge showed he was indeed from the same trade. He squinted his eyes and asked, ”You understand the Ghost Doctor Technique?”

Chu Hao boasted, ”Regarding the Ghost Doctor Technique, this Taoist Master dares to claim second place, and no one would dare claim the first.”

”DING... Host has successfully acted pretentious, receiving 900 Pretentiousness Points.”

He Shaotian’s skin was itching for trouble again as he said, ”Boasting shamelessly! What do you know about being a Ghost Doctor? It’s easy to talk big. If you’re so capable, show us!”

Chu Hao turned his head to look at him and said, ”Your skin really is itching for a lesson. Let me show you what a Ghost Doctor is.”

Then, he thought to himself, ’System, purchase the Ghost Doctor Technique.’

System: ”Ghost Doctor Technique available in third, sixth, and ninth ranks. Which rank does the Host wish to purchase?”

”Sixth rank.”

”DING... Host has purchased the sixth-rank Ghost Doctor Technique, spending 6,000 Pretentiousness Points. Remaining Pretentiousness Points are 4,700.”

Item: Ghost Doctor Technique

Rarity: ★★

Ability: Diagnose human illnesses and ghostly maladies. The sixth-rank Ghost Doctor Technique offers exquisite control over the Three Souls and Seven Spirits.

”Learn.”

”DING... Host has learned the sixth-rank Ghost Doctor Technique and received 3,000 Mana Points.”

In his mind, knowledge of the Ghost Doctor Technique appeared. Chu Hao looked at He Shaotian.

With just one glance, he could see He Shaotian’s Three Souls and Seven Spirits. This was the Ghost Doctor’s eye.

The Three Souls and Seven Spirits reside within the body.

The Three Souls are the Fetal Light, the Pleasant Elegance, and the Etheric Essence.

The Seven Spirits are the Corpse Dog, the Ambushing Arrow, the Sparrow’s Shade, the Swallowing Thief, the Non-poison, the Filth-Eliminator, and the Stinking Lung.

With a wave of his hand, Chu Hao produced a stick of incense, which he had gotten from the System Space for its simple soul-attracting effects during a minor ghost extermination.

Holding the incense, Chu Hao began to pinch the magical signs and chanted, ”Heavenly might unsettles, stir the Three Souls.”