Ghost Detective Records

Kapitel 5

"Ugh," the four of them couldn't help but sigh.

"It seems this is the only way!" Dongfang Yan put down his chopsticks, took out a purple talisman, and under the watchful eyes of the others, he flicked the talisman, which spontaneously combusted. "Chimona Lupu!" As the incantation was chanted, a small head emerged from under the table.

"Whoa, a ghost!" the seal cried out first.

"Watch out for the flying chopsticks!" Unable to find the throwing knife, Ye Cuo casually tossed the chopsticks down.

Guangyan took a deep breath, ready to unleash his karate!

Dongfang Yan gave a helpless bitter smile: "Stop, all of you. This is the talisman spirit I adopted—Kro."

The ghost, its green eyes gleaming, looked at Dongfang Yan and asked, "Did you call me here for something, boss?"

"Please, can't you just turn off the green light?"

"But then they won't know I'm a ghost!"

Faced with such mentally challenged subordinates, Dongfang Yan was now extremely grateful that the three intelligent humans were by her side. (Do people become stupid after they die?)

"Business is important," Dongfang Yan said, looking at it. "Use your nose to help me find a place that smells like this fairy lady. Take us there. We need to find a piece of clothing."

Kro revealed his sharp teeth: "OK, come with me."

"She's been here before."

"Ah, I remember now, I had juice here," Rumi exclaimed happily.

"Then she came here."

“I’ve had pastries here.” Rumi closed her eyes, savoring the soft and delicious treat.

"And here."

"I came here to sleep for a while. Really, just a little while," Rumi swore, holding up her small hand.

The four of them followed Fu Gui and Lu Mei as they ran around, covering almost half of the campus.

"Stop, I'm so tired! I can't take it anymore. Why is this silly elf still running around so much?" The seal was out of breath and made a gesture to rest.

Suddenly, Kro squeaked like a mouse: "This is it! This is the last place she came to."

Dongfang Yan looked at it speechlessly: "Please, you've led us back to the Heavenly Spirit Chamber again."

---janeadam

Reply [28]: Ye Cuo was almost going crazy. He reached out and grabbed the talisman ghost's neck: "Listen to me! We need you to find us a piece of clothing that smells like this elf lady!"

Kro looked at him with an innocent gaze: "I think that garment should, maybe, possibly be here."

The four of them exclaimed in unison, "What?! It's right here?!"

The seal gritted its teeth as it glared at the spirit: "Why didn't you say so earlier? Why did you lead us on such a long detour?!" (Looks like another one is about to lose their temper.)

The spirit glanced at him: "Strange, didn't you ask me to take you to a place with its scent? Humans are really idiots. I'm tired, I'm going back to rest, bye-bye!" Before Guangyan, Fengyin, and Yecuo could actually fight the spirit, Keluo dispersed into a wisp of smoke and disappeared.

"Ugh, let's think quickly, who picked something up outside today?" The talisman ghost slipped away, and the three of them naturally glared at its owner with hatred. Dongfang Yan pretended not to see anything and led the search in the room.

Something he found outside? A flash of inspiration struck him, and the seal suddenly cried out: I found it! The three of them immediately ran to his side, and Rumi also flew over with great effort.

Feng Yin carefully opened his psychology textbook and took out a leaf tucked inside. Calling it a leaf wasn't quite right, because it emitted a multicolored glow. "I picked this up in the grass in the shopping street. It looked cute, so I wanted to make a bookmark."

"Ah, Her Highness's new clothes!" Lumi exclaimed with delight, catching the leaf in her hand. "I'm so sorry to bother you, I'll head back right now."

Watching the confused little sprite fly away, Fengyin couldn't help but mutter, "Are you kidding me? Leaves are clothes?" Something's not right. Before Fengyin could react, the three of them punched him.

After a busy and fun-filled day, the four of them went to bed early. They had class tomorrow, so they decided to get some sleep. Just as Fengyin's head hit the pillow, a small voice whispered in his ear: "Sorry, I can't remember the way back home. I'll sleep here for a while."

Oh my god, help!

---janeadam

Reply to [29]: [Tianling Indoors]

Fengyin paced impatiently in front of the bathroom, complaining as she went, "Why are girls so troublesome? Taking half a day to take a shower! Hurry up and come out, Guangyan~~ I need to go to the toilet!"

An angry female voice came from the bathroom: "Get out of here! I want to take a shower, don't bother me!"

Feng Yin glanced at Dongfang Yan, who was leisurely reading a book, and then at Ye Cuo, who was fast asleep on the bed. Helplessly, he walked to the bedside and sat down: "I really don't know what that old fox, the principal, was thinking. Making us boys and girls share a room is such a hassle~~"

Dongfang Yan closed her book and said calmly, "It is somewhat troublesome. I really don't understand the principal's arrangement either. If it's to make it easier for the Heavenly Spirit Team to assemble and avoid being discovered by outsiders, there could be other methods. The idea of mixed-gender dormitories is really inappropriate." Even Dongfang Yan, who is implicitly the leader of the four, said this, which shows that the mixed-gender dormitory arrangement in the Heavenly Spirit Room is indeed problematic. So what exactly is the principal thinking? And why are there demons appearing at Tiannan Academy? Only time will tell.

After defeating the shapeshifting demon, Dongfang Yan and her companions took on many more missions. Although they frequently encountered strange demons, under the leadership of Dongfang Yan, who came from a family of exorcists, the four of them successfully overcame one challenge after another. Next, however, they faced an opponent they had never imagined—a psychic.

Fengyin walked into the dormitory with a grin, and then said loudly, "There's a mission~~ The relative of that little fox demon we beat up last time has also come to the academy to play~~."

Ye Cuo frowned: "Then we have to figure out who's telling the truth and who's lying?"

“That’s right, it’s really hard to spot someone who can transform into anyone.” Guangyan shook his head as well.

Then all three of them turned their gazes to one person—Dongfang Yan.

“Like a shapeshifting demon, no matter how it transforms, its demonic aura can never be concealed. I think this little fox demon's cultivation level isn't very high. We can use our Heavenly Eye to identify it; that way, we can tell at a glance whether it's human or demon,” Dongfang Yan replied to her companion with a smile.

"Heavenly Eye? Is it the kind of magic used in Maoshan Taoism?" As expected of the seal who stole the most techniques, he asked the question that everyone wanted to know first.

“Yes, it involves drawing a talisman on the eyelid with the medicine, then gently wiping the eyes with a small blade of grass moistened with dew. However, the spell will disappear when the water dries.” Standing up, Dongfang Yan gestured for action. “If there are no other questions, let’s begin now.”

Because the campus was too large, and the talisman water couldn't be maintained for too long, the four of them split up to search for demons. Generally speaking, demons with transformation abilities weren't very strong, and Dongfang Yan felt comfortable letting the three of them leave him, after all, they had studied exorcism magic for over a month, and ordinary demons were no match for them. Dongfang Yan went to the southern part of the campus, Ye Cuo went to the northern area, Feng Yin went to the east, and Guang Yan went to the western part of the campus.

---janeadam

Reply to [30]: [Classroom 10-4, Class 1, Chinese Literature Department, Class of 2000, East Huiwen Building]

"Listen up, everyone." The teacher on the podium smiled, trying to quiet the students. "I didn't say anything wrong, and you didn't hear me wrong! From now on, there will be no exams! You can come to class if you want, and if you don't like it, I'll just give you the grades so you can earn enough credits. Do you like that?"

A moment of silence, followed by deafening cheers. Some students threw their books out the window, while others shouted with ecstasy. The commotion reached Feng Yin's ears, and he couldn't help but stop and look into the classroom. "No way, am I that lucky?" In his view, a fluffy little fox was swaggering around on the podium, indulging in its role as a teacher.

It's here, which is good, but how do I catch it? I know it's a demon, but to others it's a respected teacher. Besides, even if the students know this teacher is a demon, then the teacher is fake, and everything he says is fake. They'll definitely be heartbroken and angry, and if they beat the demon, they might even beat me up! I need to think of a good plan... I'll just sneak into the classroom and sit down. If it doesn't move, I won't move. I'll see what it's up to first.

[South Campus Flower Nursery]

Dongfang Yan lay lazily on the grass. He knew the little fox demon wasn't here. As a member of a family specializing in exorcising demons, he naturally had various methods to find out where demons were. He said he couldn't find the location of the demonic energy because he was too lazy to take action himself, and he wanted the sealers to do the work. Closing his eyes and smelling the fragrance of the grass, Dongfang Yan began to fall asleep.

"Our Dongfang family has been exorcising demons for generations, and our knowledge is quite diverse, which can be divided into three main categories. First, there's the Maoshan Taoist art of China, using talismans, yin-yang mirrors, and peach wood swords as magical implements. Second, there's the Western exorcism magic of Japan, where exorcists call themselves Onmyoji and keep demons as their subordinates, called shikigami. They use talismans and incantations as weapons. Third, there are Western psychics who use crosses and holy water to exorcise demons. Ayan, you truly are a rare genius in our Dongfang family, proficient in all three types of exorcism magic. But your greatest strength must be the Nine Syllable Mantra and talismans of Tantric Buddhism, right? Hehe~~ I hope you can become the seventh head of the Dongfang family. To achieve this goal, you must eliminate them! Go, use your spiritual power to kill those who want to take your place as head of the family!"

"Ah!" Dongfang Yan suddenly woke up from his dream, wiping away cold sweat. An unease began to creep into his heart: "How could this be? I suddenly dreamt of something from a year ago again. Could it be..." He stood up and walked eastward. Regardless, since he felt uneasy, he decided to go and see.

[Classroom 10-4, Chinese Literature Department, Class of 2000, East Building]

The little fox continued urging the students on the platform, while Feng Yin, sitting below, was getting so bored he wanted to sleep. When would it ever end? He didn't know what to do. Feng Yin's eyelids grew heavier and heavier, his head spun more and more, and finally he slumped onto his desk and fell asleep. Meanwhile, the students in the classroom were still excited, caught up in their teacher's words, and none of them noticed that a cloud of pink smoke was slowly spreading out.

(5 minutes later)

Dongfang Yan stepped into the classroom and found everyone asleep. The little fox had also revealed its true form and was sleeping soundly on the podium. "How could this be?... Ugh, this fragrance? Oh no!" He hurriedly looked around, but the seal that should have been in the last row was gone.

---janeadam

Reply to [31]: [Tianling Indoors]

Ye Cuo and Guang Yan, who had been called back by Dongfang Yan, were looking at Dongfang Yan, who was unusually agitated. Ye Cuo asked curiously, "What's wrong, Dongfang?"

Dongfang Yan replied somewhat helplessly, "The seal has disappeared."

Guangyan laughed: "Captain, don't worry. I think he must have been slacking off and going to play. It's nothing serious."

Dongfang Yan shook her head and said to the two of them with a heavy expression, "I have a very ominous feeling that the disappearance of the seal was definitely not his own intention. Because I found the Heavenly Fragrance Cloud and Smoke in the place where he disappeared."

"Heavenly Fragrance Clouds and Smoke? What is that?" Ye Cuo and Guang Yan asked in unison.

"That's a kind of smoke that can put both humans and demons to sleep. Humans will fall into a coma for several hours if they inhale it, and demons will too, and they'll even reveal their true forms. It's a common exorcism tool used by the Dongfang family's exorcists." With a deep sigh, Dongfang Yan revealed his secret to his companion: "I think the seal might have been captured by someone from our family."

"Our Dongfang family has two major factions—Shadow and Radiance. Radiance is the part of the Dongfang family known to outsiders. The Radiance faction's psychics are dedicated to exorcising demons and protecting the peace of the psychic world—they are the light! Shadow, on the other hand, advocates using psychic magic to kill and make money, aiming for the throne of the psychic world. They are an assassination group—the darkness! The Dongfang family has always been led by the Radiance faction, and even if the Shadow faction wanted to grow stronger, it would be constrained by Radiance. Until... 3 years ago..."

Three years ago, Dongfang Yan's grandfather, Dongfang Xuan, the sixth-generation head of the Dongfang family and the leader of the Minghui Sect, selected three young men as his successors at the Dongfang family's Spiritual Energy Tournament. One of them was Dongfang Yan, who won first place in the tournament, was proficient in the three secret arts of the Dongfang family, and was hailed as a prodigy. His cousin Dongfang Ye and younger cousin Dongfang Wang were his rivals. Originally, the three young men were good friends, and it didn't matter to them who became the head of the family. However, their parents didn't think so. Dongfang Yan's father was the leader of the Anying Sect. He was determined to have his son seize the position of family head and let the Anying Sect take control of the Dongfang family. The elders of Dongfang Wang and Dongfang Ye believed that Dongfang Yan should not succeed to the position, otherwise the Dongfang family would become a land of evil. The Anying Sect and the Minghui Sect were locked in a fierce struggle. Then, the painful thing finally happened to Dongfang Yan: his father sent someone to assassinate his friend Dongfang Wang. After much deliberation, Dongfang Yan decided to run away and escape the struggle for the position of family head.

"That way, no more people would die, so I fled to Tiannan Academy to ask the principal for help. The principal was also a famous psychic in the psychic world. He sealed my psychic powers so that my father couldn't find me through psychic sensing. But I never expected to see our family's unique Heavenly Fragrance Cloud Smoke at the academy. So, sealing it, he must have..."

---janeadam

Reply [32]: Dongfang Yan couldn't continue. Although the four of them hadn't spent much time together, they all considered each other good friends. Perhaps on the surface they often criticized and ridiculed each other, but that was just a special way of expressing their feelings. (Really? So special that they often fought?) Now that the seal is gone, there's no need to hide it anymore, and their true feelings are naturally revealed.

Ye Cuo quickly reassured her, "Captain, I think you don't need to worry too much about Feng Yin. If he was taken away by Minghui's people, then he's naturally safe. Even if he was taken away by your father's people, I think it's fine. Because they just want to lure you back! Don't worry, that brat Feng Yin will be alright; evil people live a thousand years." Having Ye Cuo, who wasn't good at comforting people, say so many words to put her mind at ease, Dongfang Yan couldn't help but feel a faint joy. She hadn't come to the academy for nothing; she had made new good friends!

The observant Guangyan couldn't help but ask, "Captain, you said your psychic powers were sealed by the principal, so what did you use when we were exorcising demons?"

“My psychic powers weren’t completely sealed; the headmaster left me with 10% of them.”

10%? To be able to eliminate so many demons with such a small amount of spiritual power, the captain is truly a rare genius, one in a hundred years for the Dongfang family. Guangyan thought to himself.

Having made up her mind, Dongfang Yan said calmly, "Guangyan, please go and call the principal. I need him to help me break the seal."

The principal and Teacher Xin Yi walked in together. The former said in a deep voice, "Xiao Yan, do you really want to break the seal?"

Dongfang Yan's expression hardened: "Yes, I know that hiding isn't a solution. I've already lost a friend, and I don't want the seal to be harmed again."

The principal was silent for a moment: "Well said! But I can't help you break the seal."

Dongfang Yan asked curiously, "Why?"

With a wry smile, the principal said apologetically, "I used the Star Spiritual Power Lock to seal your spiritual power. To undo it, four people are needed to operate the Anti-Star Heaven-Defying Array. Right now, it's just me and Shinichi-kun; we're still short two people."

Ye Cuo asked, puzzled, "Can't Guang Yan and I be together?"

The principal smiled and said, "While your and Guangyan's psychic abilities are quite good, you are only amateur psychics. The Anti-Star Heaven-Defying Array requires four people with very high psychic power to operate."

A voice came from outside the door: "Then, let's add the two of us!"

Dongfang Yan was shocked: "It's you?"

The newcomer entered the room. Leading the way was a young man who bore a striking resemblance to Dongfang Yan, clearly indicating a blood relation. Sure enough, Dongfang Yan rushed towards him, embracing him tightly and exclaiming joyfully, "Brother Ye!"

---janeadam

Reply [33]: Dongfang Ye gently pushed him away and smiled, "Brother Yan, it's been a long time. I hope you've been doing well!"

Dongfang Yan suppressed her joy and nodded: "Brother, how did you know I was here?"