Chapter 1 This Kid!

That little brat, why is he heading for Little Aunt again... Zhang Yuanqing cursed inwardly, lowering the brim of his hat once more as he followed the little rascal out of the corner of his eye.

The infant spirit's clumsy yet agile crawling brought it swiftly to Jiang Yu'er. It opened its arms and hugged her leg, hanging onto her.

Why, why does it like Little Aunt so much... Zhang Yuanqing was stunned, his expression gradually growing complex.

Jiang Yu'er, oblivious, was chatting animatedly with Guan Ya.

"Didn't your husband come with you?"

"He's still in college."

"Oh, a college student? My nephew is also a college student, but he doesn't have a girlfriend yet."

"Really?"

"Yes, yes, it's so embarrassing."

...Zhang Yuanqing thought, you've been out of school and working for two years, and you're still single yourself. Who are you looking down on?

At that moment, he saw the little brat slide down from Little Aunt's leg on its own accord. It lay on the ground, cocking its head as if trying to discern something. Then, it quickly crawled toward the depths of the corridor, latching onto the door of one of the clinic offices.

Zhang Yuanqing's heart stirred. He strode forward, tailing it unnoticed.

After the little brat crawled into the clinic, Zhang Yuanqing casually walked past a dozen seconds later, pretending to be passing by.

The clinic door was half-open. Behind the desk sat a young doctor in a white coat, his features gentle and possessing a comfortable, scholarly air.

At the moment, he was sitting up straight, intently sensing something.

The little brat had climbed onto the desk, playing by itself.

It's him... As its master, Zhang Yuanqing sensed a special closeness between the little brat and this person. Coupled with the young doctor's subtle body language, he made a preliminary judgment: this doctor was the Spirit Adventurer secretly crafting a spirit servant.

Zhang Yuanqing didn't startle him. He turned and left, returning to the waiting area and calling Guan Ya.

The phone rang twice before Guan Ya hung up. A moment later, the mixed-race beauty strode out with her long legs.

"I found out that the rumors of hauntings started half a month ago. The number shouldn't be too high. We can directly pull the clinic's medical records and then get a list of the obstetrics and gynecology staff..."

Zhang Yuanqing whispered, "I've locked onto the target."

"So fast?" Guan Ya's expression instantly turned serious. "Who is it?"

"It's an OB-GYN doctor. The name on the tag on his chest is Wang Qian, in the fourth clinic office on the right side of the corridor." Zhang Yuanqing asked:

"What do we do next?"

Guan Ya pondered for a few seconds and said, "I'll go investigate first, test his depth, and then decide whether to call the chief for support."

Zhang Yuanqing asked curiously, "How are you going to test his depth?"

"I always feel like your words are strange..." The experienced driver smiled, and then a faint white light lit up in her eyes as she scrutinized Zhang Yuanqing.

"Your physical fitness is good, your qi and blood are vigorous, and the Taiyin power in your body is still quite thick, probably equivalent to a Level 1 mid-stage. Your current emotions are curiosity, vigilance, and a faint hostility, but not toward me..."

Seeing Zhang Yuanqing's mouth slowly widen, Guan Ya laughed, "Insight is a Level 1 Scout's skill. I can see through an opponent's approximate level, limited to the Extraordinary realm."

"If I don't come out in ten seconds, you come over. If I come out within ten seconds, we'll call for support." She put on her sunglasses, swayed her hips, and walked back to the obstetrics and gynecology department.

Zhang Yuanqing watched her enter the clinic, silently counting to ten. Seeing that Guan Ya hadn't come out, he immediately lowered the brim of his hat and began to act.

When he returned to the clinic, Guan Ya was sitting opposite the young doctor, discussing common knowledge about pregnancy preparation.

"You..."

Seeing Zhang Yuanqing return and close the clinic door, the young doctor frowned.

Guan Ya crossed her arms and smiled:

"We are from the Five Elements Alliance, the second team of the Kangyang District Spirit Adventurers. You are suspected of illegally crafting spirit servants. Please cooperate with the investigation."

The young doctor's face darkened. He scanned the two of them and said loudly:

"I don't know what you're talking about. Please don't interfere with my work, or I'll consider calling the police."

As he spoke, he got up and walked toward the door, shouting, "Don't block the door, I have patients waiting."

Seeing the other party walking toward him, Zhang Yuanqing quietly tensed his muscles, ready to enter the Night Watcher state at any moment.

He wasn't flustered. Since Guan Ya stayed here, it meant she had discerned that the other party's strength wasn't strong. They could handle it themselves.

Zhang Yuanqing was already prepared to meet the other party's resistance... But at that moment, he saw the young doctor show a sad expression and sing in a low, melancholy tone:

"Thinking back on the twists and turns we've been through, only the two of us understand, no one else can. You said you're tired, can you let me go..."

Listening to the sad song, Zhang Yuanqing felt an indescribable sense of sadness, fatigue, helplessness, and disillusionment rising in his heart.

What's the point of bitter entanglement?

Better to let go.

So he silently moved aside, no longer blocking the door.

Guan Ya, who was by the desk, suddenly stood up, twisting her waist, turning her body, and sweeping her leg. The high heels clicked.

*Bang!*

The young doctor, who was about to escape, was struck heavily on the side of his waist by the whiplash-like leg, carrying with it the sound of wind. He grunted and flew out, slamming heavily into the wall, clutching his ribs with a pale face, collapsing to the ground.

Zhang Yuanqing suddenly woke up, shaking off the sadness and fatigue.

What was I thinking? Why did I feel so tired of loving a man? He was at a loss.

"So you're a Musician." Guan Ya said with a fake smile, "You're not only suspected of illegally crafting spirit servants, but also resisting arrest, using superpowers against official Spirit Adventurers..."

She glanced at Zhang Yuanqing and added, "Causing great psychological trauma to our official personnel. I'm now officially arresting you."

The young doctor clutched his aching ribs, his face pale. "You can't arrest me. I'm from the Zhisha Palace. The Zhisha Palace and the Five Elements Alliance don't interfere with each other. You can't arrest me at will."

Guan Ya frowned slightly, revealing a grave expression. Zhang Yuanqing asked softly:

"Zhisha Palace?"

"The Zhisha Palace is a local Spirit Adventurer organization in Songhai, non-official. The Palace Master is a high-level Spirit Adventurer." Guan Ya explained:

"The organization's Palace Master is a high-level Spirit Adventurer who has signed a non-aggression pact with our branch. The Five Elements Alliance can't arbitrarily arrest or dispose of people from the Zhisha Palace. The people in this organization are very extreme in character, always chanting the slogan 'Using war to stop war, using killing to stop killing.' That Palace Master is even more of a madman. So as long as they are law-abiding, the higher-ups in our branch are willing to take a step back and coexist harmoniously."

"You can't insult our Palace Master," the young doctor said, containing his anger.

"The premise of non-aggression is that you are law-abiding. Since you have done something illegal, then no one can save you." Guan Ya's pretty face was covered in frost, her gaze sharp.

At this moment, she was no longer just an experienced driver, but a stern and ruthless law enforcer.

"No, I didn't break the law. I didn't craft a spirit servant." Wang Qian said in a deep voice, defending himself.

He sat slumped on the ground, not trying to get up, fearing that he would provoke the rough treatment of the two official Spirit Adventurers.

"Do you need me to give you a hint? That child..." Zhang Yuanqing sneered.

He was pondering how to deal with this person. If he was a Spirit Adventurer who had done all kinds of evil, then naturally he would eliminate evil completely.

If it only involved crafting a spirit servant, then it would be a matter of public affairs, handled according to the Five Elements Alliance's system, and then try to resolve the matter himself.

But he had a question in his heart. Through his "passing by" observation just now, this person seemed to be able to sense the infant spirit, but couldn't actually see it.

Hearing the word "child," Wang Qian's face changed drastically. He suddenly realized:

"So it's because of this... You misunderstood. I didn't craft a spirit servant. I'm just a Musician. I don't have the ability to craft spirit servants. That child was an accident."

"An accident?"

"Yes, he, he is my sister's stillborn child."

Zhang Yuanqing and Guan Ya exchanged glances. The former was furious: "You didn't even spare your own nephew?"

Zhang Yuanqing's words seemed to anger Wang Qian. He said with some excitement, "No, I said it was an accident."

"More than half a month ago, my sister fell at home, her water broke, and she was bleeding. The fetus in her womb was injured. She was already seven months pregnant at the time. The hospital immediately gave her a cesarean section, but the child's condition was not optimistic..."

"In order to save the child, I applied to the organization for an item, wanting to use the item's power to save my unborn nephew, but he still died prematurely."

"By a stroke of luck, that item gave him spiritual power, making him a special spirit."

Lacking experience and knowledge, Zhang Yuanqing looked at Guan Ya.

The mixed-race beauty thought for a moment and nodded:

"The Musician profession seems to indeed have the ability to nurture. I once saw it in the information, but it's not a skill at the Extraordinary stage."

Not an ability at the Extraordinary stage, so this guy had to apply to the organization for an item? Zhang Yuanqing pondered secretly.

The young doctor said in a low voice, "You came here because you heard about the haunting rumors, right? Because of that item, he has not dissipated and has been wandering around the hospital day after day."

"He is still young and doesn't understand anything. He doesn't even know that he is a spirit. He craves for someone to notice him and instinctively approaches older women. So people with qi and blood deficiency will occasionally sense him."

Zhang Yuanqing said, "So, you just don't care about anything?"

"How can I care? The Musician profession has given me extremely high spirituality. I can sense him. But I can't touch spirits like a Night Watcher, and I can't communicate with him. All I can do is stay with him until his spirit exhausts and completely dissipates."

When saying these words, a hint of sadness flashed in Wang Qian's eyes.

Zhang Yuanqing couldn't help but glance vaguely at the little brat playing by itself on the desk.

No one could see it, no one paid attention to it. In the past, had it been spending its lonely time in this way?

Carefully chewing on Wang Qian's words, Zhang Yuanqing found that everything was reasonable.

Because of this, the hospital was haunted, and that was why the infant spirit followed Little Aunt, who was tainted with the aura of a Night Watcher, home. It was inherently unowned, and the Musician uncle couldn't control the spirit.

Zhang Yuanqing looked at Guan Ya, asking for her opinion.

Guan Ya nodded slightly.

A Scout could see through some clumsy lies. There were no flaws in what Wang Qian said. He wasn't lying.

Guan Ya asked, "What's your sister's name?"

"Wang Qian."

"Take out your ID card."

After checking the other party's ID card, Guan Ya handed it back to Wang Qian, saying:

"We will verify your sister's situation and report it to the organization, so that the organization can contact the Zhisha Palace to verify your words. We will contact you again by phone within 24 hours. Before that, I hope you don't leave Songhai."

Wang Qian breathed a sigh of relief and nodded slightly.

Guan Ya immediately asked for his phone number, and then left with Zhang Yuanqing.

Zhang Yuanqing secretly guided the little brat to follow them. After leaving the obstetrics and gynecology department, he made an excuse to go to the bathroom to take it... no, take him back into his body.

........

Two-story glass building, office area.

Zhang Yuanqing and Guan Ya went up to the second floor and found that Li Dongze was not there. The experienced driver shouted, "Wang Tai, where's the chief?"

Wang Tai didn't even look up, responding:

"Not long after you left, the chief went out. A Warlock's whereabouts were discovered in the Fenghui District, and they are organizing people to capture him. The chief was invited to help."

Warlock... a member of the Spiritual Power Association? Is it a follow-up to the Judge's Eye incident? Zhang Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief and said happily:

"Sister Guan Ya, let me write the mission report."

The chief was not there, so there was no need to report in person. And a text-based report was highly maneuverable.

"Quite sensible." Guan Ya also said happily, "Wang Tai, pull up the information on the Zhisha Palace's registered personnel for me."

A few minutes later, Zhang Yuanqing tapped on the keyboard, having learned a lot of report writing essence from Guan Ya. He was well-versed in the writing skills of avoiding the important and dwelling on the trivial.

He was sure that Li Dongze would just glance over it and lose the desire to read it carefully.

Enslaving spirits was illegal, but the little brat had a certain amount of intelligence, not those stagnant spirits with residual mental power.

To kill him would be like killing a life. Zhang Yuanqing decided to keep the infant spirit and cultivate him well.

Throughout the entire noon and afternoon, Zhang Yuanqing spent his time studying Spirit Realm knowledge, the characteristics of various professions, and introductions to evil and official organizations.

During this time, he chatted endlessly with Guan Ya. The experienced driver seemed very happy because Yuan Shi was not as boring as Wang Tai.

Wang Tai was very unhappy because they were too noisy.

Near the end of get off work, Zhang Yuanqing received a call from Li Dongze.

"Chief? The Pingtai Hospital matter has been resolved. I've sent the mission report to your email."

"Are you at the office?" Li Dongze directly skipped the mission report.

"Yes, I'm about to get off work."

"Stay for a while. I'll send a driver to pick you up. There's something I need to trouble you with."