Soul Control Art

"Report this to the Town Demon Suppression Division! It's highly likely a ghost is causing trouble," Lu Siye said seriously to Zheng Hai.

"Right, remember to include the ghost's type – one that uses curses. Have them send someone who can handle this type of curse to assist me."

"Got it!" Zheng Hai immediately nodded. Without even clearing his plate, he rushed off to organize the information for the report.

By the time Lu Siye came back to his senses, the food on the table had gone completely cold.

"Who knows the labor in the food, each grain is hard-earned!" Lu Siye stared at the food for a while before sighing.

With the idea that protecting food is everyone's responsibility, he picked up his chopsticks and started shoveling the food into his mouth.

Hey! You know what, public food really does taste good.

At night, Lu Siye rode a shared bicycle to a parking spot near Jucai District. After parking the bike, he walked to the district's entrance.

Jucai District was an old-fashioned neighborhood from the 1970s and 80s. It had been built many years ago, and most of its facilities were aging. The few streetlights in the district were no longer bright, only managing to illuminate a small area around them.

As young people today pursued trends and aesthetics, this old-fashioned district had seen a decline in tenants in recent years. The remaining residents were mostly elderly people who had grown accustomed to living there, and workers who sought cheaper rent.

Most elderly people slept very early at night, so at this hour, only a handful of rooms in Jucai District still had lights on. The rest of the rooms were hidden in the darkness.

Lu Siye looked at the old-fashioned district shrouded in darkness before him, considering the best place to hide to lure out the ghost.

Chen Feiguang was no longer at the Public Security Bureau. He had been sent back to Jucai District that afternoon, precisely to avoid alerting the enemy and to better lure out the mastermind behind this incident.

"I say, brother, if you're here, come on out! It's the middle of summer, aren't you afraid of mosquito bites hiding under the tree?" After standing for a long time, Lu Siye suddenly turned his head towards a tree in the distance, hidden in the darkness, and spoke.

As his voice fell, a girl about 1.6 meters tall with a sweet appearance walked out from under the tree.

So it wasn't a brother, but a sister!

"Hello, handsome! My name is Wang Wenjing. I'm from the Town Demon Suppression Division, sent to assist with the jumping death supernatural incident. You can call me Wenjing, or Jinger!"

The girl looked to be in her early twenties. She was wearing a blue-green floral dress and had her hair tied in a ponytail, exuding an aura of youth.

She held a fan in her hand, flashed a sweet smile, and cupped her hands towards Lu Siye.

Lu Siye squinted as he looked at the girl who called herself Wang Wenjing.

For some reason, from the moment she appeared, Lu Siye felt an indescribable sense of affinity from her.

It was like someone who loved natural scenery suddenly encountering extremely beautiful natural scenery.

He had felt this same sensation from Shangguan Qingxue before.

It seemed this girl was likely a cultivator, not a martial artist.

"Lu Siye, investigator for the jumping death supernatural incident." Lu Siye also cupped his hands towards her.

"So you're the formidable Brother Lu! No wonder your Blood Essence is so hot and abundant." Wang Wenjing's eyes lit up, and she leaned forward.

She opened her bright, large eyes and stared boldly at Lu Siye.

Lu Siye felt a faint scent wafting towards him, a mix of grass and floral notes.

Looking at her gaze, which held a hint of eagerness, Lu Siye rubbed his nose, feeling a bit flustered.

To be honest, in both his lives combined, this was the first time a girl who could be called beautiful had looked at him like this.

"Um... why do you call me formidable Brother?" Lu Siye decided to find a topic of conversation to avoid an awkward atmosphere.

"Pfft~" Wang Wenjing covered her mouth and chuckled, her eyes curving as she looked at Lu Siye.

"Doesn't Brother Lu know? Your great name spread throughout the Town Demon Suppression Division the moment you smashed those two Bound Spirits and the Porsche into a pancake."

"They said there was this formidable guy who, while still an ordinary person, single-handedly killed an Evil Ghost with just a fruit knife as his magical artifact."

"And within three days of joining the Town Demon Suppression Division, he cultivated to the Night Patrol Envoy realm, and killed a town-guard... ahem... Bound Spirit with three punches."

Wang Wenjing described excitedly, clenching her fists and punching the air around her.

"Everyone says he's a peerless martial arts genius not seen in a hundred years!"

"Right now, in the Town Demon Suppression Division, so many people want to meet this legendary formidable figure."

"If my reaction speed wasn't fast enough to snatch this mission, your partner this time wouldn't be a cute girl like me, Brother Lu!" Wang Wenjing said playfully.

"Haha, is that so!" Lu Siye rubbed his nose and gave a dry laugh.

So he was this famous in the Town Demon Suppression Division!?

He even had little fangirls now!

By the way, Jinger... little sister, have you reviewed the data before coming? What are your thoughts on this incident?

"According to the data Brother Lu uploaded and compared with past archives of the Town Demon Suppression Division, this incident might involve a powerful organization behind it," Wang Wenjing said, dropping her playful demeanor and adopting a serious expression.

"A powerful organization!" Lu Siye mused thoughtfully.

"However! It's hard to make a definitive judgment before meeting the person involved!" Wang Wenjing changed the subject.

"Alright, let's go up and see the person involved first." Lu Siye nodded and led the way.

Chen Feiguang lived in Room 703 on the seventh floor of Building B. Both Lu Siye and Wang Wenjing were cultivators, so a height of seven floors could be reached in under ten seconds.

Arriving at Room 703, Lu Siye knocked on the door. The person who opened it was a Public Security Officer he had seen at the Public Security Bureau.

Another Public Security Officer sat by Chen Feiguang's side in the room, ensuring his safety at all times.

"Thank you for your hard work, comrades. You can head back now. We've got it from here," Lu Siye said to the two Public Security Officers after entering.

"Then we'll trouble you!" The two Public Security Officers saluted Lu Siye and the others before turning and leaving the room.

Lu Siye closed the door and then turned around, watching as Wang Wenjing walked up to Chen Feiguang.

Although Lu Siye had reignited the Yang Fire above Chen Feiguang's head at noon.

He had only been conscious for less than two hours, and for the rest of the time, he looked completely out of sorts.

Even when Wang Wenjing stood before him, he showed no reaction.

After observing Chen Feiguang for a while, Wang Wenjing's gaze gradually shifted from him to the top of his head.

It seemed she had also noticed the strange black lines on Chen Feiguang.

After staring at the top of his head for a moment, Wang Wenjing formed a few hand seals that Lu Siye didn't understand, and then her eyes transformed into a pair of golden pupils.

"How is he?" Lu Siye asked after a while, watching her eyes return to normal.

"He's been afflicted with the Soul Control Art and his spirit has been startled. Fortunately, his Heavenly Soul's Yang Fire hasn't been extinguished. Otherwise, even if he survived this incident, he'd be either an idiot or insane for the rest of his life."

Wang Wenjing calmed the true qi in her dantian, then turned and said to Lu Siye.

"Soul Control Art?" Lu Siye murmured.

He could understand the startled spirit part, after all, he had read plenty of novels in his previous life. But what was this Soul Control Art?