The Extraordinary Urban God of Medicine

Chapter 612: Chapter 612: Exam
 

The girl wrote down the birth dates of several deceased Taoists on a yellow talisman, drew a magic sigil with a cinnabar pen, and, with a tremble of her hand, set it on fire. The golden light shone, and soon, the souls of the Taoists were summoned. They appeared with contorted and pale faces; hatred and resentment filled their ghostly eyes, which were bleeding and split open like watermelons.

“Madam President! You must avenge us~~ Madam President~~~”

The souls of the Taoist priests, kneeling on the ground, started to sob and plead.

“What exactly happened?” The girl asked indifferently.

“Madam President, that brat, relying on his Taoist abilities, dared to command ghosts and spirits, possessed us, and caused us to commit suicide… He’s in the Shui Family! He is there right now! They say he is trying to break the curse that has haunted the Shui Family for 200 years…”

“Hm~ I see.” The girl nodded thoughtfully. “The curse of the Shui Family has to be at least 200 years old. If I’m not mistaken, it’s probably caused by a purple-robed ghost… Can he really eliminate a purple-robed ghost? That’s quite a skill.”

She paused and casually addressed the ghosts of the Taoists. “Although your Taoist abilities are superficial, after turning into ghosts, you can harm people significantly. I can’t allow you to become sorcerer ghosts…”

Done speaking, the girl casually sent out a lightning bolt from her palm. Thunder crackled around the souls of the Taoists, shredding them mercilessly. They exploded into pieces, their souls scattered and lost.

Everyone in the house, Taoist priests and nuns shivered at the girl’s ruthless measures.

“Madam… Shall… Shall we go to the Shui Family now and bring the person here?” An elder Taoist priest asked tentatively.

The girl looked thoughtful before hastily saying, “Tomorrow is the Taoist promotion examination of our Paranormal Studies Association, isn’t it?”

“Um~~~” The Taoist priests and nuns froze, a bit muddled as to why the girl changed the topic.

“Yes, Madam, the annual Taoist promotion exam will happen tomorrow.” A middle-aged Taoist affirmed.

“Well, that boy’s Taoist techniques are impressive. It would beneficial to recruit him as a member of our Paranormal Studies Association.” The girl sounding quite satisfied herself. “However, he did kill my people, if I do not punish him, it would dishearten you all. But I happen to appreciate his talent… Let’s do this, send him an invitation to tomorrow’s exam. Give him this year’s hardest question. If he can pass the exam, I will recruit him, and I believe you would not object. If he can’t pass, it means he’s not that valuable, and I won’t need to go out of my way to recruit him. I will take care of him personally…”

After a pause, the girl asked everyone present their thoughts in a casual tone. “Do any of you have any objections to my decision?”

Although her tone was soft, her gaze was intimidating and assertive, with an overpowering aura.

“Madam, we have no objections! We will comply with your decision, Madam!”

All the Taoist priests and nuns echoed in unison.

“Very well, burn these bodies, all of them. We should be stricter about recruiting new members for our Paranormal Studies Association in the future. If someone can even get possessed by lonely spirits and wild ghosts, they are utterly worthless!” The girl turned and left abruptly after her determined declaration.

…

Tonight, Huang Xiaolong was a bit tired after expending a drop of Divine Blood. After handing over the work to the people of the Shui Family, Huang Xiaolong took a bath and went to bed.

Early the next morning.

The knocking at the door woke Huang Xiaolong, who turned over and woke up, rubbing his eyes, he said, “Who is it? It’s still early in the morning, can’t you let me sleep in peace? Come in.”

The door opened.

A beauty, Xia Ying, dressed in a ‘sexy and tall miss’ style outfit, came in from outside the door, holding a gold-invitation card.

As soon as Xia Ying came in, she closed the door. Seeing Huang Xiaolong sitting shirtless on the bed, she slightly blushed, and in a low voice said, “Little Long, here’s an invitation card that was delivered by someone from the Paranormal Studies Association.”

“Really? They’re already coming for revenge? ” Huang Xiaolong stretched lazily, a kind of exciting expression on his face. “Well, seems like there’s something fun waiting for me today. I hate a boring life the most, now if someone is asking me to play, I’d be more than happy. What’s on the card? Let me see…”

Xia Ying walked straight to the bed, and just as she was about to hand the invitation to Huang Xiaolong, Huang Xiaolong casually pulled Xia Ying into his arms, with one hand around her slender waist, he unfolded the invitation with the other hand and began to read.

Xia Ying blushed intensely, yet she felt joy that spread over her face, her heart fluttered with happiness as she whispered. “Little Long… what.. what do you think of me, as a woman? I… I… I’m not that kind of woman… Last night, I… I confessed to you, if … if you have feelings for me, too…”

“Oh, this one is an invitation to the Taoist promotion exam.” Huang Xiaolong’s statement interrupted Xia Ying’s words.

“Ah? The Taoist promotion exam?” Xia Ying was a little stunned.

“Right, the Paranormal Studies Association divides the Taoists into several levels, and they hold a promotion exam every year.” Huang Xiaolong said cheerfully. “They want me to take the exam too, if I can pass the exam, not only will they not hold me accountable for causing the death of those Taoists, they’ll also give me a lot of money, a lot of benefits…Um… In other words, once I pass this exam, I can become a ‘Protector’ level member of the Paranormal Studies Association.”

“Protector Rank?” Xia Ying’s face was filled with astonishment. ” Little Long, is it a high-ranking Taoist in the Paranormal Studies Association?”

“More or less. Protector Rank is the position just below the president. It can be compared to the prime minister of an ancient country, which is quite high-ranking. ” Huang Xiaolong had an amused expression. “It’s really very funny! A bunch of rubbish always setting up all these rules, and they even test every year… they’re totally hilarious…”

Xia Ying also smiled. “Little Long, you certainly must be going to ignore it.”

“No! I’m going to take this exam!” Huang Xiaolong said as lively as a playful kid, “It may be quite fun.”

Having said that, Huang Xiaolong hopped up from bed.

Xia Ying quickly turned her head aside, her face blushed furiously.

After getting dressed and freshening up, Xia Ying took the initiative to get breakfast for Huang Xiaolong.

After breakfast, Huang Xiaolong prepared to go to the address marked on the invitation.

“Little Long, since I’m free, let me go with you. I also want to broaden my horizons and see what a Taoist examination is like.” Xia Ying’s beautiful eyes looked into Huang Xiaolong’s. She was not interested in the Taoist examination, but rather in Huang Xiaolong, and simply wanted to stay by Huang Xiaolong’s side all the time.

“Sure, feel free to join me.” Huang Xiaolong said keenly.

Immediately, the Shui Family provided a Bentley for Huang Xiaolong. Huang Xiaolong drove the car, and brought Xia Ying to a towering international five-star hotel.

After parking the car, Huang Xiaolong saw several men and women, each with a unique aura, briskly walking into the hotel.

These men and women, although not dressed in Taoist robes, Huang Xiaolong could sense a very distinctive fluctuation of Taoist power from their bodies.

From the suitcases and bags they were carrying, a faint energy ripple could be sensed, indicating their magic artifacts.

“Hehehe, Xia Ying, there are so many people attending the Taoist promotion examination today. Hurry, let’s go in!” Huang Xiaolong excitedly grabbed Xia Ying’s slender hand and ran into the hotel.