Divine Level Witch Doctor

Zhao Yuan answered, ”I really did just learn Ghost Language from listening to you talk. I’ve never had any exposure to this sort of thing before. As for chewing those leaves, my theory is that you do it to stimulate your tongue to help with Ghost Talk. But the accent it produces is so strange that ghosts have to guess at what you’re saying. As I was learning, however, I discovered that you can speak it without chewing the leaves. It’s just a bit more troublesome to control your tongue, but the upside is that your pronunciation is perfect, and ghosts can understand you instantly.”

The Ying Family Ancestor’s jaw dropped.

She knew that the highest level of Ghost Talk was speaking it without chewing leaves. The secret records passed down through the generations of the Ying Family stated it clearly: relying on leaves for Ghost Talk was just the beginner’s stage. To truly speak it, one had to master a special vocal technique. But that technique had been lost to time!

’But listening to Zhao Yuan, it sounds like he understands this technique? No, that’s not right. To be more accurate, he must have created the technique himself in the past ten minutes or so!’

’How was this possible? A technique that countless generations of the Ying Family couldn’t figure out over a thousand years had just been created by Zhao Yuan on the spot?’

’She’d seen her share of amazing people, but never anyone *this* amazing!’

If she hadn’t heard Zhao Yuan speak Ghost Talk with her own ears, the Ying Family Ancestor would have found it impossible to believe this was real.

She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.

Honestly, the Ying Family Ancestor had experienced more shock and excitement today than in the past year combined.

But she had acted too soon. Because Zhao Yuan’s next words would shock and excite her even more.

”Also, from listening to your conversation with this female ghost, I realized that while Ghost Talk seems obscure, it isn’t actually that complicated. It has forty-nine basic syllables. If you master them, you can scrape by and communicate. Of course, in addition to the forty-nine basic syllables, there are also eighty-one special ones. Those will take some real time to learn properly…”

’Forty-nine basic syllables?’

’Eighty-one special syllables?’

’Are you sure you’re talking about Ghost Talk? And not a foreign language course?’

The Ying Family Ancestor and Ying Ji both stared at Zhao Yuan with their mouths agape, their faces frozen. Their gazes were filled with nothing but shock and utter disbelief.

The world of a study god was truly beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

”Did you figure all of this out on your own? In just this short amount of time?” Ying Ji asked.

”Yes, that’s right.” Zhao Yuan couldn’t possibly tell them about Wu Peng’s inheritance, so he had no choice but to take credit for it.

Ying Ji shook her head and sighed. ”I always thought I was a genius, but compared to you today, I can’t help but suspect I’m a complete moron!”

”It’s not just you. The thought crossed my mind as well,” the Ying Family Ancestor said with a wry smile. If Zhao Yuan’s luck had shocked her before, the learning ability he was displaying now was enough to fill her with dread!

A thought suddenly flashed through her mind: ’This kid, Zhao Yuan… his future achievements will be anything but ordinary! Thankfully, our Ying Family has managed to get on his good side. Who knows, maybe we can ride his coattails to greater heights in the future.’

After hesitating a moment, the Ying Family Ancestor added, ”Zhao Yuan, would you be willing to teach us the Ghost Talk technique you invented, and those syllables? Of course, we wouldn’t ask you to do it for free. I have some fairly decent Magical Artifacts here. If you see anything you like, just take it.”

As she spoke, the Ying Family Ancestor started toward the Redwood Cabinet again, about to pull open a drawer and take something out.

Zhao Yuan said, ”Since the Ancestor herself is asking, I won’t refuse. But there’s no need for Magical Artifacts. I have a bold request of my own, and I hope the Ancestor will grant it.”

The Ying Family Ancestor paused and turned back. ”What is your request? Tell me.”

Zhao Yuan answered, ”I would like to visit your family’s Library.”

’In Zhao Yuan’s opinion, when it comes to things like Magical Artifacts, the ones you craft yourself are always the most comfortable to use. And compared to Magical Artifacts, knowledge is far more important.’

’This was especially true now, since the available content on the Information Leaf regarding Cultivation, Magic, and Talismans was still limited. He knew this was because he was only at the most foundational stage, and the Information Leaf had locked away most of the information so he wouldn’t get distracted from his Cultivation. Even so, he still wanted to learn more about cultivation, lest he find himself in a situation where he needed knowledge and came up empty-handed.’

’Besides, even if he didn’t master anything, it was always good to broaden his horizons!’

’That was why he had set his sights on the Ying Family Library. Since the Information Leaf wouldn’t show him, the collection of books the Ying Family had accumulated over a millennium would surely be an eye-opener!’

”This…” The Ying Family Ancestor hesitated, then said with a strained smile, ”Our family’s Library is only open to members of the Ying Clan. It has been this way for a thousand years; no one with a different surname has ever been inside…”

Seeing her reaction, Zhao Yuan added, ”I’ll only stay in the Library for one hour!”

Hearing this, the Ying Family Ancestor no longer hesitated. She nodded in agreement. ”Fine, I agree!”

In her mind, the number of books in the Library was as vast as an ocean. Even with Zhao Yuan’s incredible learning ability, it would be impossible for him to learn anything significant in just one hour. What she could never have imagined was that Zhao Yuan possessed Wu Peng’s inheritance and the Information Leaf—which was, for all intents and purposes, a massive cheat. Zhao Yuan didn’t even need to read the books in the Library. He only had to pick one up and glance at the title, and a detailed record of it would appear in the Information Leaf! A revised and refined version, at that!

Having dealt with the Ying Family Ancestor and Ying Ji, Zhao Yuan turned his attention back to the female ghost.

Before he could ask, the female ghost answered, ”My surname is Zeng, and my name is Zeng Rui. I’m following you because there’s a scent about you that I like.”

Zeng Rui’s words took Zhao Yuan by surprise.

’What do you mean, there’s a ”scent” about me that you like? I shower every day, thank you very much! And besides, why does that sound so suggestive?’

After a wry smile, Zhao Yuan said, ”A scent? What kind of scent? Whatever, it’s not important. Tell me, what unfinished business do you have that you need my help to complete?”

Zeng Rui shook her head. ”I don’t know if I have any unfinished business. I just want to stay by your side.”

Zhao Yuan was completely floored.

’What the hell is with this ghost? Why won’t you follow the script? Do you have any idea how awkward you’re making this for me?’

The Ying Family Ancestor suddenly interjected, ”Zeng Rui? That name sounds a bit familiar… Are you from Yanghua Town? Were you a doctor when you were alive?”

Zeng Rui nodded. ”I was.”

”From Yanghua, a female doctor, Zeng Rui…”

Zhao Yuan remembered then, too. This was a renowned female physician who had left a major mark on the history of Traditional Chinese Medicine!

She was a genuine, bona fide Great God in the field of medicine!