Start from a baby to become a Taoist

Chapter 32 A city-wide nightmare?

Yes.

The director has now imagined that the Guhuo minion is a high-level ghost that can hide its tracks and deceive Yuejing practitioners!

It's more than creepy, it's downright horrifying!

The more he thought about it, the more he became overwhelmed: "What on earth is going on?"

"Come, I have to check on you guys."

The head teacher walked up to Xu Ran and other children and took their pulses one by one.

"Xiao Ran, do you always carry this origami toy with you?"

Mom: "Yes, Principal, Xiao Ran has loved playing with origami since he was one year old."

The head teacher looked at the origami over and over again, and then returned it to Xu Ran intact.

In this regard.

Xu Ran was calm. His psychic origami had extremely high-level energy and was also blessed with [Body-Covered Mystery Cloud]. As long as he didn't use them, they were just "ordinary paper" and the director would not be able to discover the trick inside.

The headmaster said absentmindedly: "It's folded very well."

Xu Ran smiled brightly: "Thank you for the compliment, Director."

"Guards and parents, come over here so I can check on you."

However, after completing all the inspections, the headmaster frowned and sweated even more profusely.

Fortunately, it didn't take long.

The director's rescuer, "Sister Lu", arrived at the scene. She was a brown-haired lady with naturally curly hair, elegant clothes, and thin eyebrows like smoke. Although there were wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, she still showed the beauty and grace of her youth.

"Brother Cheng, what's going on? Your voice is shaking."

The headmaster sighed, "I don't know either. There was clearly a ghostly creature being born here, and I rushed to the scene within ten seconds. But it suddenly disappeared without a trace, leaving behind not even a trace of ghostly aura."

"I'm afraid it's a high-level ghost creature!!"

The headmaster looked horrified.

Lu Ya: "Did you see it wrong? The birth process of a high-level ghost creature is not so trivial."

The headmaster wiped his sweat off his face. "But that's what happened. Such a huge ghostly aura just vanished like smoke..."

"Sister, you are naturally resistant to ghosts. Please help me check on the children's health and make sure they are not possessed by ghosts."

Lu Ya: "Okay."

After agreeing, she raised her hand and released a dazzling spell, like an inverted golden glass bowl, covering everyone, including the director.

After only a dozen seconds, the bright aura in the bowl became increasingly rich and brilliant, even condensing into golden clouds that lingered in the bowl.

Everyone breathed in a comfortable and cool breath of light.

In this rich atmosphere of light, no matter how high-level or hidden a ghost creature is, it will be forced to reveal its flaws.

But no one felt any pain or discomfort, instead they looked comfortable.

The headmaster breathed a sigh of relief.

The light-type root bones can release the purest energy, can heal, can purify, and are very effective in clearing the pollution of resentful gods and ghosts.

Even ghost creatures in the Yue realm would be unable to resist hiding when touched by such a strong aura of light, and it would be impossible for them to roam in the aura of light.

Lu Ya looked at the headmaster and said, "I've placed a purification bracelet on their wrists that lasts for three days. If a ghost creature tries to harass them, the bracelet will pop out and burn it. This will buy you five seconds. Five seconds is more than enough for you to rush over and kill the ghost creature!"

"Are you relieved now?"

"Don't worry, don't worry, my sister is still the best!"

The headmaster wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"But I still can't figure out why the ghost creatures at the bottom of the lake suddenly disappeared."

Lu Ya spread her hands and said, "This is the strength of the investigation team, we must leave it to them. I can only help you purify the lake water!"

talking.

A ray of light magic fell into the lake and spread like ripples.

"There's no scent of ghost creatures in the lake water. Even the pollution concentration on the ghost star is very, very low. It's impossible for ghost creatures to be born, let alone high-level ghost creatures."

The headmaster frowned. "...But—the four of us, the Yue Realm cultivators, all sensed a ghostly creature gestating beneath the lake. It's impossible that all four of us are wrong, right?"

Lu Ya raised her eyebrows slightly: "Is it really that mysterious?"

The headmaster waved his hand helplessly. "Yes... Oh, forget it. Let's put this aside for now. Let's go and reunite with the others. Let's purify the other children first. The most urgent thing is to ensure the safety of the children."

Lu Ya rubbed her brows and said, "Brother, I need more money."

The headmaster said arrogantly, "More! A lot more! Compared to the safety of the children in my kindergarten, this little reward is nothing!"

Lu Ya nodded: "Then I feel relieved."

So a group of people came to the teaching activity center.

……

The teaching and activity center was crowded with little kids from the same class and new kids who had just started school, gathered in a square formation accompanied by their parents.

The guards were even more vigilant.

Seeing the headmaster appear, Li Qinghong and two other instructors came over. "Headmaster, I heard a ghost creature has disappeared. What's going on?"

The director blushed, "I don't know. Logically, it only took me eighteen seconds to reach the bottom of the lake. It shouldn't have slipped away so quickly. Could it be that the four of us made a mistake in our detection?"

The two instructors' expressions turned serious at the same time: "Four people made mistakes at the same time? How is that possible? It must be hiding somewhere!"

This upset the director. "But I've carefully searched the entire two-kilometer radius and found no trace. Even if it could perfectly blend into the lake water, Lu Ya's purification spell would burn it to ashes, leaving it with nowhere to hide."

The headmaster rubbed his eyebrows. He was really overwhelmed.

Li Qinghong couldn't help but become serious. "...I clearly remember the waves at the bottom of the lake that suggested a ghostly creature was being born. But if the director went to check and didn't find any trace, then this ghostly creature is quite terrifying."

The two mentors echoed, "This is so terrible that we must report it to the capital immediately!"

Lu Ya shook her head. "A ghostly creature that can deceive a Yue realm cultivator, do you think it's possible? If that were the case, humanity would have been wiped out long ago!!"

Everyone was speechless, rolling their eyes and thinking for a moment: "Sister Lu does have a point. Although the ghost planet is strange, it is not so strange as this.

They are semi-energy beings, and even if they can perform illusions, they cannot achieve perfect deception."

"Yes, practitioners can use some means to smell the faint fishy odor of ghosts and feel the energy fluctuations..."

"I suspect this ghost creature failed to be born and vanished into thin air."

The mentors talked to each other.

Lu Ya: "I'm too lazy to guess. I'll just purify everyone present and add a layer of light protection."

"During this period, you just need to increase patrols, and there won't be any problems."

talking.

The noble lady raised her hand with an elegant gesture and released a light-based spell. The entire activity center was filled with a strong aura of light, as if it was covered with a layer of golden mist.

People breathed in the golden mist, their expressions relaxed and their eyes shining.

The children, their parents, the guards, and the support staff all felt happy and satisfied, as if their souls had been purified.

The spell is cast.

The lady said with a firm look: "Brother Cheng, see? There really are no ghost creatures lurking in the human body..."

See this.

The headmaster breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay. Thank you."

"You're welcome."

offstage.

Moms, look at me and I look at you.

"Is this the third Guhuochan incident?"

"Oh my, is this disgusting thing really impossible to eradicate? Every time I see so many missing children on the news, I get chills... Sigh!"

"These alien invaders are so hateful!"

"Um... did you notice? The director seems really panicked this time. Is there really a Guhuo minions hiding? Did they escape the director's purge?"

"Yes... but it doesn't necessarily mean hiding, it could also mean a failed birth!"

"Forehead……"

One mother hesitated to believe it: "In short, we should be extra vigilant in the near future..."

Although the safety factor of the Demigod Kindergarten is extremely high, the fact that ghostly creatures can disappear in front of the principal still makes people feel a little panic.

The headmaster reassured everyone, "Don't be afraid. I'll be patrolling day and night. Every three days, I'll have Teacher Lu cast a spell on your wrists. If it dares to harm anyone, I'll be there in two seconds. I'm definitely faster than it."

"Okay, let's all go our separate ways and live our lives normally. There's no need to panic."

The headmaster waved his hand.

However, even if the principal made a guarantee.

There is still a tense atmosphere in the park, and many mothers are worried - even though there are guards following them at all times.

The day passed peacefully.

Two days passed peacefully.

Three days of peace and quiet.

On the fourth day, the head teacher invited Aunt Lu to use light magic to purify the children and staff in the kindergarten and bless the bracelets. The whole process was like a ritual.

Xu Ran was helpless.

The headmaster is really battling wits and courage with the air.

He must have felt that the strange ghost creature was still lurking in the park, so he tried every possible way to ensure the safety of the children...

Xu Ran: "...If I had known, I wouldn't have just killed that Guhuo minions... I have no choice."

I thought the ritual would only be held a few times and would last for more than ten days.

But the director was so worried that he arranged a ritual every three days for a whole month!
Even the entire park would be purified every time. Undoubtedly, the war of wits between the director and the air has entered a white-hot stage.

A month passed quickly.

Everyone noticed that the director's dark circles were as dark as a panda's.

"What's wrong with the headmaster? He looks haggard and depressed?"

"I heard the principal can't sleep every night. He often appears late at night, perched on the crown of a tree or on a rooftop... inspecting the entire kindergarten..."

"I was on night duty once and saw the director standing by the lake for an hour."

"Is the director still searching for that ghostly creature?"

"Yes, the headmaster is also afraid that the ghost creature will harm the children..."

"No, why do I feel like the principal is the one possessed by a ghost creature?"

Someone suddenly had an idea.

"Stop talking nonsense! Stop talking nonsense!"

"..."

Xu Ran: "...Alas, I never imagined that an unintentional action of mine would lead to the director, at such an old age, still engaging in a battle of wits and courage..."

I saw the headmaster, who looked grumpy, haggard and withered.

Xu Ran tensed his features and reviewed the saddest thing in his life again.

"Director, I think you're overthinking it."

Li Qinghong: "Yes, Principal, maybe that ghost creature had bad luck, so it failed to be born and turned to ashes! The children are fine, why are you overthinking it?"

The headmaster gnashed his teeth and said, "I have to fight it! If it doesn't come out and harm anyone in two months, then I'm just overthinking it."

No ghost creature can resist harming people for two months.

So the headmaster held his breath, determined to fight that ghost monster and redeem his wisdom in this life!

Xu Ran: “…”

Scared!
So scared!
He decided to keep this secret in his heart forever!

Because if the director knew that he was the one who killed Guhuo's accomplice silently and made the director sleepless for two months, he would definitely skin him alive!

"If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have just killed that Guhuo minion..."

Xu Ran shook his head and silently watched the director's battle of wits and courage with the air.

Two months passed in a flash, and there was still no sign of the "ghost creature".

The headmaster finally let down his guard.

It is absolutely impossible to disappear for two whole months without revealing any flaws.

The only explanation is that the ghost creature that disappeared from the lake bottom was 100% a failed fertilization! !

"Director, two months have passed today."

"That ghost creature must have failed in its birth."

"I know."

The head teacher had thick dark circles under his eyes and was counting the time on his fingers.

Confirm the time.

He laughed heartily and flew around the park four or five times before he felt relieved and fell asleep.

He was really exhausted. He had been fighting wits and courage with the air for two months and had basically not slept a wink!

It comes out to patrol every night when everyone is asleep, and is more spooky than a ghost.

Finally, after two months, I won the victory! I saved my life.

And after hearing the headmaster's hearty laughter.

All the mothers in the park: Well, the alarm is lifted now!
……

Slept for a night and a day.

At nine o'clock the next evening, the director was patrolling the rooftop, refreshed and full of energy.

He was in a very good mood, he hadn't felt this happy for more than ten years.

"Hey, Xiao Ran, you're still practicing darts? How good are your dart skills?"

Xu Ran changed the subject: "Director, are you finally relieved?"

The headmaster smiled brightly: "Relax, hahaha!"

Seeing the stern headmaster being driven crazy, he regained his normal mental state.

Xu Ran breathed a sigh of relief.

If the head teacher continues to work day and night, he will be the one sweating profusely.

"Haha, haha, congratulations, Principal."

Xu Ran laughed awkwardly twice: "Director, I'm going to bed. See you tomorrow. Bye."

Today’s progress is complete!

slip away.

Xu Ran waved goodbye to the principal and returned to the house with a bright smile.

Take a bath.

go to bed.

Lying on the bed with his arms and legs spread out and his eyes closed, Xu Ran glanced at the system panel.

Day 1992 of early childhood!
[Your HP value: 14112/10...]

I have to say, time flies by pretty fast when you are busy.

257 days have passed since I completed the third baptism, and more than 100 of them were spent in the library brushing up on the "Read Ten Thousand Books" progress.

After enduring 100 days in the library and upgrading [Read Ten Thousand Books] to [Advanced Comprehension], the next five months were much better - the progress of various magical skills was increasing rapidly every day.

Whether it's Qinggong, Xiao Xu's Flying Dagger, Origami Spiritual Communication, or Seeing Through Flaws, the progress has reached the perfect level of 15700 points, and only 333 days of self-discipline are required to reach the third sequence!
At that time, he will have a series of super skills such as invisibility, hand-rubbing air wall, three thousand thunders, magic weapon throw, origami sealing, pressure simulation, and reconnection of broken limbs!
It’s exciting just thinking about it.

With terrifying skills at his disposal, he no longer needs to be afraid even when facing powerful ghost creatures.

Invisibility + Three Thousand Thunders, isn't it easy to escape?
Xu Ran stared, a gleam of confidence flickering in his eyes.

"Of course, we can't take it lightly. Caution is the best policy. This second abduction hasn't happened yet, so I'm afraid it's not that simple."

Think so.

Xu Ran fell into a deep sleep.

I thought it would be the next day when I woke up.

Who knew an accident would happen——

It was three o'clock in the morning, when the night was quiet and the moon was halfway up the wall.

"Clap clap-"

Someone knocked on the door, and my mother's concerned voice came from outside the door: "Xiao Ran, Xiao Ran, did you have a nightmare?"

Xu Ran opened his eyes, turned on the light, and went outside, only to see his mother with a worried look on her face.

"What's wrong, Mom? I didn't have a nightmare."

"Didn't you have a nightmare? Just now, many children in the parent group suddenly woke up at night. The little ones were all crying. They all had the same nightmare."

Xu Ran was surprised: "Ah? The little brats in our class and the little kid who just started school had the same nightmare? Impossible? Everyone's dreams are different..."

My mother was horrified. "I'm not kidding! All the kids in the kindergarten, with the exception of two, had the same nightmare!"

"Also, do you remember Zhuangzhuang and Tongtong? They also had the same nightmare. The children in the martyrs' sanatorium were all frightened out of their wits by the same nightmare!"

Xu Ran was stunned.

How could it be possible that children dozens of kilometers apart had the same nightmare?

With his knowledge and insights, he could not explain this strange phenomenon at all.

A nightmare for the whole city!

The horror atmosphere is so intense that it makes your hair stand on end!
Could it be Guhuo's accomplice?
Xu Ran frowned: "Where's Hu Niu? Did Hu Niu have a nightmare?"

My mother frowned and said, "What Tiger Girl? I told you not to give your sister weird nicknames!"

Xu Ran: "...What about sister Liuli? Did she have a nightmare?"

Mom: "You, Liuli, and Zhu Yuheng were the only three children in the kindergarten who didn't have nightmares. Other than you three, the others were so scared that their faces turned pale, their eyes were glazed over, and they kept crying!"

Xu Ran: "Are we the only three who didn't have nightmares?"

Mom nodded: "That's right."

"It's just that this matter is too strange, and it happened so suddenly that Mom can't explain it to you clearly right away."

"Let's go to the teaching and activity center first! The principal has called in helpers to cast a spell to calm the children!"

"Okay, let's go take a look."

Xu Ran took a deep breath.

To be honest, he felt a little uneasy.

A nightmare for the whole city!

A nightmare for the whole city!

Damn, this second kidnapping won’t be a big one, right?

……

　PS: Today I present you 5000 words~~

　　Thanks to the big guys [Yesterday I said I would update three times but today I won’t], [Xingxiu Sect], [UlyssesL], [Mingren00 Zhao], [Aiyan Alnice], and [An Yu Sen Nian] for their monthly tickets~~Thank you~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)