Tiannan College

Chapter 1

Tiannan College

Tiannan Private Academy is a vast institution encompassing junior high, senior high, university, and graduate programs. It boasts not only a campus but also commercial streets, residential areas, plantations, and factories, making it a self-sufficient institution—a miniature city in itself. The academy's only admission requirement is talent; even those without money can enroll. Consequently, the academy has become a paradise for many students.

[Freshman Registration Area]

The freshmen are currently choosing their dorm rooms, a unique feature of Tiannan College. Strangely, one dorm room remains unfilled, and even stranger, the teacher in charge seems oblivious. Soon, the freshmen have chosen their rooms and disperse in twos and threes, leaving only one boy still hesitating at the registration area.

"Should I choose this Heavenly Spirit Chamber? My intuition tells me that something bad will happen if I do!" the boy muttered to himself. "It doesn't seem like a good thing, so I'd better not choose it!"

"Teacher, I choose the Heavenly Spirit Chamber."

A clear, melodious voice drifted over, and the young man looked in the direction of the voice. Heavens, there was such a beauty in the world!

She was simply wearing a loose coat and no makeup, but she had delicate, arched eyebrows, bright, sparkling eyes, a straight, pretty nose, and slightly upturned lips. Combined with her flawless, smooth, and fair skin, she appeared so ethereal and otherworldly.

"Teacher, I want to choose the Heavenly Spirit Room too!" The boy, captivated by the beauty, immediately shouted. Tragically, he chose the wrong dormitory.

[Tianling indoor]

Feng Yin, with a bitter face, poured out his grievances to his bunkmate Dongfang Yan: "I knew it! Why would the teacher allow boys and girls to share a room? So that's why... 55555555..." Poor Feng Yin, when he excitedly arrived at the Heavenly Spirit Room with his dream girl, he only realized upon closer inspection... that the so-called beauty actually had an Adam's apple. Having suffered such a huge blow, the guy immediately grabbed Dongfang Yan, who had just entered the dormitory, wanting to share his manly troubles.

Dongfang Yan looked at the lecherous boy with a mixture of amusement and exasperation: "Seriously, a cute girl might actually come to live here!" "Is that possible? Three men and one woman living together! Doesn't she fear us... hehe" someone said with an evil grin.

That's because—

Before he could finish speaking, a young girl carrying a large bag slowly walked in.

"Hmm, while not stunningly beautiful, she's still quite pretty. Hehe, what good luck!" He quickly forgot that he had just been trying to pursue a man, and the seal immediately revived. He plastered what he considered his most handsome smile on his face as he greeted the girl: "My beautiful lady, may I... (help you with your luggage?) Ouch!"

Similarly, he regretted his words before he could finish, because the girl punched him hard in the left eye: "Die, you pervert!"

"I haven't finished yet. She's a third-dan karate practitioner and a fourth-dan judo practitioner..."

And so began the first meeting of the four roommates in the Heavenly Spirit Room.

After a chaotic conversation, the four of them finally figured out each other's information.

The one who looks like a stunning beauty is Ye Cuo. He's aloof, doesn't like to talk much, and his favorite thing to do is sleep. He studies medicine and is nicknamed "the transvestite." (Oh, this is an additional attribute from Feng Yin.) The one who always has a smile on his face is Dongfang Yan. Her vices are still unclear, and her hobbies are unknown. She studies Chinese literature. Feng Yin is lecherous, claims to be handsome, and studies psychology. The violent woman, Xi Cheng Guang Yan (in Feng Yin's words, she looks as pure as an angel, but is actually a demon who drags men into hell), has a quick temper and studies foreign languages.

"I still feel something's wrong. Why are we sharing a dorm room with boys and girls? This isn't in accordance with school rules!" Dongfang Yan, the smartest among them, was the first to voice her doubts: "No matter how strong you are, Guangyan, girls shouldn't be sharing a dorm with us boys!"

"Also, I noticed many classmates didn't choose our dorm. My gut feeling tells me not to either; there must be something wrong." Feng Yin said listlessly, while Ye Cuo used his medical skills to treat the wound Guang Yan had inflicted on him. (Ouch, be gentle! That hurts!)

Guangyan, whose face was flushed red, nodded.

---janeadam

Reply [3]: "As expected of the chosen one for the Heavenly Spirit Chamber, you all noticed!"

As the voices were heard, an old man walked in with a smile.

"headmaster?"

"Yes, everyone's here! I'll get straight to the point! I'd like to ask you to come and protect this academy."

"us?"

"Yes, I would like to invite you to exorcise demons." Before the four could speak, the old man slowly revealed their secrets: "Dongfang Yan, you are the ninth-generation descendant of the Dongfang family, a family of demon exorcists, right? Your spiritual power is stronger than that of previous generations. Your favorite spiritual weapon is the family heirloom spirit sword [Hem], and your talismans and demon-exorcising arrays are also quite good. Sealing your intuition is the most effective. Ye Cuo's medical skills and hypnosis are also first-rate. As for Guang Yan, he is also a very strong martial artist. Your spiritual abilities are all very strong, otherwise you wouldn't have chosen this Heavenly Spirit Room, which I have enchanted so that only those with spiritual abilities would like it! I hope that you will form the Tiannan Academy Spiritual Energy Team to exorcise demons on campus, what do you say?"

"No, I won't do it! I don't want to do something so tiring and dangerous!"

The first thing they protested was the seal.

"Fengyin, what if I granted you special permission to pass the exam without taking a break or skipping class?"

...

"We'll also give you a 1000 yuan bonus for each task!"

"Dear Headmaster, please allow me to serve you; it is my greatest honor! Let me drive out the vile evil spirits from our beautiful school!"

"Dongfang?"

Dongfang Yan was silent for a moment, then smiled: "I am from a family that exorcises demons, so I can accept this. However, I also have my conditions. I hope you will not interfere with my actions in the future. If you can do that, I will join you."

"Haha, of course."

The old man's gaze shifted to Ye Cuo, who gave a helpless smile and said softly, "I'll go with them."

"Um, I want to go to Ye Cuo too. Ye Cuo is so beautiful. I love beautiful things..." Guang Yan whispered her thoughts and gave her reply.

“Very good, then the Heavenly Spirit Team is officially formed. However, please be careful not to leak this information to anyone else. I hope that only I, the four of you, and our contact, Teacher Shinichi, know about this. I will send someone to deliver the clothing, supplies, and communication devices you need soon. Dongfang, you have the most knowledge of spiritual science, so you will be the team leader for now! Okay, if there are no problems, I will be leaving now.”

"Principal, is it really necessary for the academy to set up a special demon-slaying team? Are there really that many demons?"

"Hehe, you'll find out soon enough. By the way, from now on you'll be known simply as the Heavenly Spirit Squad!"

---janeadam

Reply [4]: Saturday night at 11 p.m.

"How boring! Didn't that old fox say he'd find out soon? But nothing noteworthy has happened this past week!"

Fengyin lay lazily on the bed, yawning and complaining incessantly.

Bang! The dormitory door was pushed open forcefully, and Guang Yan rushed in with a tense expression, shouting, "Captain Dongfang, we have a mission!"

"What?! They're here!" Feng Yin's eyes lit up, and he immediately jumped up from the bed.

Dongfang Yan, who was also sleeping in bed, smiled slightly, put down the book in her hand, and threw a small wooden dart that hit Ye Cuo, who was sleeping soundly opposite her. She said softly, "Ye Cuo, the mission has arrived!"

Your mission this time is to eliminate a ghost in the college archives. He was originally a freshman from last year, but because he cheated to get into the school, he was terrified of the placement exam starting in a week, so he risked everything to steal the exam papers. Unfortunately, he failed and was caught by our perfect security system, and was expelled. Ashamed, he ran outside the archives to commit suicide, and we never expected him to become a ghost haunting the archives. Yesterday, a teacher returning home late was already frightened, so you must send him to heaven tonight!

"How come it's so easy!" Feng Yin, sitting on the motorcycle driven by Dongfang Yan, looked at the mission list and was somewhat disappointed. Perhaps his companion on the other motorcycle felt the same way, as Guang Yan was eagerly urging Ye Cuo to speed up.

The car stopped; the archives were just ahead.

Because the news of the ghost hadn't spread far, there were still a few people walking around in front of the archives, a place known as a favorite spot for students. "Ayan, what should we do? Should we take action now?" Fengyin asked.

"No, let's wait until they leave. You know the principal said we're a secret organization, if we get discovered, hehe, then..."

"What will happen then?"

"They'll be fined for organizing an illegal group!" Ye Cuo, unable to sleep, shouted angrily.

"...Then let's wait." The money-loving kid finally wisely shut his mouth.

1:19 PM

Yawning, Fengyin sighed and looked at Ye Cuo, who was sleeping soundly beside him, complaining irritably, "That damn ghost, why isn't he coming out yet!" Finally, around 11 o'clock, all the students had left, but for the next hour or so, not a single ghost had been seen. The sleepy Ye Cuo didn't care and went back to sleep, Guangyan was trying her best to stay awake, Fengyin was starting to feel drowsy, and only Dongfang Yan was somewhat alert, fiddling with the few talismans in her hand.

"Ayan, what should we do if a ghost appears? Should we just destroy it?"

[Note: There are two ways to make a vengeful spirit ascend to heaven: one is to force its soul to dissipate and ascend, and the other is to allow it to fulfill its dying wish and ascend automatically.]

---janeadam

Reply [5]: “What do you think about the seal?” Dongfang Yan replied calmly.

"To be honest, I originally wanted to kill him as soon as I saw him. But now that I think about it, he didn't do anything wrong. We students have to take exams from childhood to adulthood, and we have to do well to meet our parents' expectations. He just wanted to get into a good university to make his parents happy! If he were the kind of person who liked to cheat, he wouldn't have committed suicide out of shame after being caught! No matter how you look at it, it's all the fault of this damned exam system!"

Dongfang Yan laughed: "Well said. So you're planning to purify his soul and let him ascend to heaven?"

"Hmm, it's a bit difficult, but I'll give it a try. I'll try to help him from the perspective of a student who also hates exams!"

2:30

Two more people went to sleep—Guangyan and Dongfang Yan. Guangyan went to sleep citing the excuse that girls shouldn't stay up too late, as it would affect their appearance. Dongfang Yan, on the other hand, went to sleep citing her trust in Fengyin's abilities and determination, saying she wanted him to handle the matter. (However, Fengyin believed this was just an excuse for someone to be lazy.)

"I'm so sleepy, I want to sleep too." Having relied on his past ability to stay awake playing games all night, Feng Yin was really sleepy. Just then, he noticed a figure moving outside the resource room. No students could be here at this hour, so... it must be a ghost! Feng Yin's eyes lit up. Although he had no experience in exorcising demons, he had learned a little from Dongfang Yan in the dormitory, and coupled with his past encounters with ghosts due to his spiritual powers, he felt no fear. Stepping out of his hiding place, Feng Yin quickly walked towards the figure.

The person had their back to him, the seal stopped a few steps away, and then they gave him a big smile and said, "Hey there, classmate!"

---janeadam

Reply [6]: Slowly turning around, it really is a standard ghost's face! His hair is a mess, comparable to a chicken coop; his eyes are dull and lifeless; his mouth droops sharply; his face is as pale as paper—he looks like a dead man. Oh, I forgot to mention, he's missing his feet too; this guy is floating!

The ghost stared blankly at the seal: "Are you... calling me?"

The seal smiled warmly and kindly: "Yes, classmate. Hmm, you seem to have something on your mind. Can I help you?"

"Help me? Really?"

Dongfang Yan once said that weak evil spirits can be eliminated by sealing them with talismans or slaying them with a spirit sword. However, to allow an evil spirit to ascend to heaven, its resentment must first be eliminated. It's important to understand that a deceased person cannot become an evil spirit and remain in the mortal realm without harboring strong resentment. Only by knowing the reason why the spirit refuses to leave can it be purified.

"Yes. Just tell me, and I'll definitely help you!"

A mist appeared in the ghost's eyes, but the seal couldn't see it because of the darkness. This oversight quickly caused the seal to regret it.

A cold voice, as if from hell, said, "You want to know? Fine, I'll tell you!" With that, the ghost lunged at the seal! Startled for a moment, the seal turned and ran. Seriously? How could you not run when a demon chasing you is after you? But what did I do to offend him? *sigh* The seal thought to itself as it ran. Right, didn't I have the talisman Ah Yan gave me? I can use it to block him for now!

"Spirit Talisman - Fire Lotus Barrier!"

A ball of flame suddenly appeared in the dark night, quickly transforming into a ring of fire that enveloped the seal. "Phew, safe now~~" The seal breathed a sigh of relief, but then a chill ran down its spine.

God, can my luck really be that bad? Cold sweat dripped down his face: Could I have been trapped here with the ghost? How am I going to escape?! Ah Yan, help!

Before the boy could even let out a scream, the ghost floated up from behind him, and then...

---janeadam

Reply [7]: 1 minute later~

"Dude, please, you really need to change your tone of voice from now on! And don't make such big movements!" Fengyin looked at the ghost in front of him, both amused and annoyed. The ghost was holding an iron bar in his hand—the very thing he wanted to give Fengyin. His lunge at Fengyin was simply because he had only recently become a ghost and wasn't used to walking without legs, causing him to make a mistake. If it weren't for the tears he saw in the firelight, Fengyin might still have thought the ghost wanted to kill him!

"Classmate, are you really willing to help me? What I need to do is something that violates school rules!" Ghost looked at Seal with teary eyes.

"I'll do it as long as it can bring you peace!" Fengyin agreed without waiting for him to finish speaking.

"Then, please help me steal the exam paper!"

*Thump* The seal collapsed.

[In front of the archives]

The seal gave the ghost hiding behind it a reassuring gesture, then began picking the lock with the iron bar. Now that it knew the ghost refused to ascend because he was unwilling to die without stealing the exam paper, helping him fulfill his wish was perfectly reasonable. "But it's strange, it's just picking an iron lock, such an easy thing, how come he can't do it?" Easily opening the lock, the seal slipped inside, its target, of course, the exam paper on the table! (Don't ask where he learned his lock-picking skills, it's a secret~)