Zhu Yanyi nodded. "For normal people, it is indeed bad. But I used the Yanluo Needle Technique, so there is no problem."
She looked a bit regretful. "However, the Yanluo Needle Technique cannot be taught to others. To learn it, one’s internal energy must be above the Dark Force level. Back then, relying on Dark Force and my special ability, I could only learn one needle. Even now that I have reached the Gang Force level, I can only demonstrate six of the Yanluo Nine Needles. I do not know when I will learn the remaining three, let alone the legendary Return to Life Needle."
Zhu Yanyi felt helpless. Who could have imagined the requirements for this technique were so high? Fortunately, the Thirteen Needles of Reviving Withered Wood had already been passed on, which gave her some peace of mind.
Yan Aohan did not understand medical arts well, so he could only comfort her from the side. "As long as you work hard, you will eventually succeed."
"I think so too. As long as I put in the effort, I will succeed," Zhu Yanyi said with a smile, nodding.
Medical arts were her lifelong pursuit. She would not give up just like that. It was just the Yanluo Nine Needles and the Return to Life Needle. She would definitely succeed in the end.
"You did not use the Yanluo Needle Technique yesterday, but you used it today. Are you not afraid Grandpa will notice something wrong?" Yan Aohan asked.
Zhu Yanyi smiled lightly. "In the Yanluo Needle Technique, I used the Natural Needle. Grandpa will only think he did not endure the intense itching and fell into a coma. Besides, he has been itching for two days and nights. His physical strength is almost exhausted, so falling into a coma is very normal."
This was also why Zhu Yanyi chose to use the Yanluo Needle Technique now. It was the best opportunity.
"Moreover, tonight, there might be evil souls visiting. We cannot scare the old man, so letting Grandpa sleep deeply is the best option." Zhu Yanyi was quite interested in the idea of acting as a Taoist priest, or rather, playing the role temporarily. Thinking of a TV drama she had watched in her past life, she playfully said to Yan Aohan, "Should I recite some eight-character mantra then? Like 'Lin Bing Dou Zhe, Jie Zhen Lie Zai Qian'?"
Yan Aohan laughed. "It is not that complicated. Besides, it is still early. Evil souls will appear at least after ten o'clock, when everything here is quiet."
When the Hell Gate opened, no workplace would have people working overtime. Many people would go home early and sleep early to safely pass through this week.
So, basically after ten o'clock, except for the duty staff and security guards, even the family members accompanying patients were resting. Who would want to come out? If they disturbed creatures they should not disturb, that would be truly unlucky.
The clock hands moved slowly. The temperature in the hospital seemed to drop gradually. When the clock struck twelve, the temperature seemed to reach its lowest point.
Zhu Yanyi opened the door and looked at the corridor. It felt like dry ice had melted. A layer of faint mist appeared in the corridor.
"Only we can see this, right?" Zhu Yanyi closed the door casually and asked Yan Aohan beside her.
Yan Aohan nodded slightly. "People without Yin-Yang Eyes cannot see these. We two are exceptions, so we can see clearly." This exception naturally referred to the presence of the Earth Book and Human Book within them.
Zhu Yanyi raised her eyebrows slightly. "It looks quite nice. The ghostly blue smoke is faint, like melted dry ice. It has a certain charm."
Yan Aohan laughed. "In a few minutes, many evil souls will float back and forth in the corridor. Do you want to go see?"
"I do not know them. Why go see?" Zhu Yanyi yawned and patted her mouth. "If that evil soul comes, remember to call me. I want to deal with the evil soul and play the role of a Taoist priest."
"Alright, then go rest aside." Yan Aohan said nothing more and found a spot to sit cross-legged.
Zhu Yanyi simply lay down on a recliner nearby and closed her eyes to rest.
While resting, Zhu Yanyi found herself entering a strange place. The pale blue smoke still existed, and the surroundings were so silent it made one go mad.
Of course, this was for normal people. Zhu Yanyi was not a normal person. Seeing this, she knew she had entered the dream of an evil soul.
"It is quite fun. Come out," Zhu Yanyi tilted her head and sat cross-legged on the ground.
With a gust of cold wind, a red-clad evil soul appeared in front of her. It wore ancient red armor, and its hair covered its entire face, but it could not hide the gloomy gaze peeking through the strands.
"What kind of evil soul are you? Do you have a name?" Zhu Yanyi asked curiously.
The evil soul seemed surprised by Zhu Yanyi’s boldness. It did not expect her to be calm upon seeing it, nor did it expect her to look at it with such curiosity.
"Why do you not speak? Could it be that you are a mute?" Zhu Yanyi tilted her head and guessed. "Did you pull me into this dream because you want me to cure your muteness? That is unlikely. I have never treated illnesses for souls before."
"I want the Human Book on your body," the evil soul spoke. Its voice was neither male nor female, yet it carried a deep, eerie chill.
"The Human Book on my body?" Zhu Yanyi sighed. "How unreasonable are you? Do you not know that the Human Book has merged with my body? I am the Human Book, and the Human Book is me. You cannot take it."
Seeing the evil soul’s black aura rising like smoke, Zhu Yanyi shook her head, losing interest. "An evil soul like you really should not be let out for a walk."
She then spread her hand, and the Human Book emerged from her palm. The evil soul’s eyes lit up, and it lunged forward to grab it. It did not believe that the Human Book was Zhu Yanyi, or that Zhu Yanyi was the Human Book. It believed that if it grabbed it, it would be its own.
However, as it approached within three feet of Zhu Yanyi, an invisible repelling light exploded from within her body. The evil soul was knocked back thirty feet.
"I said the Human Book is me, and I am the Human Book. Yet you still try to grab it. How can an evil soul have no ability?" Zhu Yanyi looked at it with disdain.
The evil soul became angry and let out a loud cry. The surrounding environment seemed to begin collapsing. Zhu Yanyi remained calm and threw the Human Book into the air.
"Heaven and Earth, Universe. Heaven, Earth, and Humanity are separate. The Heaven Book determines the sky, the Earth Book suppresses the ground, and the Human Book saves people. I am the Human Book, saving people and souls. Souls return to their homeland, with clear meridians. In the next life, return to clarity. Therefore, I save all savable people and all savable souls. Soul, return! Save the soul!"
"Ah~" The evil soul screamed in pain. A blue light surrounded it and pulled it into the Human Book. Rarely, a line of text appeared on the Human Book: "Evil soul, sentenced to the sixteenth layer of Hell, to suffer in the Volcano Hell for six hundred years."