It's time to become a fairy.

9 o'clock

With the help of logistics personnel, Ye Qingge arrived at the Demon Suppression Division branch. Even though it was already 9:30, the Demon Suppression Division was still brightly lit, with many staff members on duty busy processing messages from all sides.

Yan Yishuang was waiting at the door early, her face gloomy, clearly in a bad mood. When she saw Ye Qingge arrive, she immediately led Ye Qingge aside.

"Minister Yan, what exactly went wrong with this mission?"

Ye Qingge looked surprised.

Yan Yishuang's face was gloomy. She waited until they reached a secluded spot before saying, "There are a total of six people involved in this mission: two senior members of the elite team and four ordinary senior members. Originally, this mission was submitted by you, so it should have been carried out by our branch."

“However, the location on the jade tablet is not within the jurisdiction of our branch. The North City Branch used this as a reason to forcibly take away four of our spots! Now our branch only has you and another senior member of the elite team left.”

Ye Qingge immediately understood that the branches of the Demon Suppression Division also had jurisdictional areas, and usually, the jurisdictions were quite obvious.

Different jurisdictions usually don't contact each other. Being able to retain two slots already shows that Yan Yishuang has powerful methods, plus the fact that the jade token came from the relationship submitted by Ye Qingge.

Ye Qingge hesitated for a moment, then said tentatively, "That North City Branch..."

Yan Yishuang sneered: "The head of the North City Branch was my former enemy. He was at odds with me from the moment he joined the Demon Suppression Division, and now he has done such a despicable thing. It's simply outrageous!"

"This operation is the beginning of your revenge, but the Misty Demon Sect is not so simple. If you don't have enough strength and means, you'd better obediently be Xiao An's teammate to avoid hurting her again. So for this operation, I'm giving you two targets."

"First, surpass the North City Branch; second, bring all the Demon Suppression Division teammates back safe and sound!"

"I've witnessed your strength firsthand. You have the ability to contend with vengeful spirits and the skill to complete missions. If you can successfully meet the standards, I will then guide you into the Demon Suppression Division's plans, allowing you to truly participate in the fight against the Misty Demon Sect and fully assist you in achieving your revenge. If you cannot complete it..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but Ye Qingge already understood what she meant.

She nodded and smiled, "Don't worry, I guarantee I'll complete the mission."

The so-called elite team members are the best among the senior members. They either complete tasks with high quality or have great strength, but they have not yet reached the Danhai Realm. Each one is an elite, the strongest existence below the special grade personnel. There are not many such elites in Ningcheng, at most no more than twenty.

If she hadn't completed Su Qing'er's task, Ye Qingge wouldn't have been very confident in completing it. However, having completed Su Qing'er's task and obtained the fifth level of the Heavenly God Transformation, Ye Qingge would possess the strength of the first stage of the Danhai Realm and the Divine Breath Realm when she unleashed her full power. In addition, the jade tablet already contained the specific details of the task, so she was confident in completing it.

Yan Yishuang nodded in satisfaction and took out a spirit ring, handing it to Ye Qingge: "In this mission, there are vengeful ghosts. Inside are items to deal with them, as well as a jade slip. If things become impossible, just crush the jade slip, and I will arrive within five minutes."

Ye Qingge was slightly surprised. After hesitating for a moment, she accepted the spirit ring and probed into it with her consciousness. There were indeed some good things inside to deal with vengeful ghosts.

Compared to these valuable items, what Ye Qingge cared about most was the spirit ring itself. Spatial artifacts in Ning City were extremely valuable; this one piece of equipment alone was worth as much as the several items it contained that could fight against vengeful ghosts.

Yan Yishuang patted Ye Qingge on the shoulder and said meaningfully, "Remember to bring all your teammates back... Alright, our branch's elite members should have arrived at the North City branch by now. Go and meet up with them."

Ye Qingge raised an eyebrow slightly, and Yan Yishuang repeated herself, her words clearly carrying a deeper meaning.

Bring all teammates back... Does that mean the difficulty of this mission isn't in completing the mission itself, but in the teammates?

"This teammate might have a problem, but it should still be in the speculation stage, otherwise there wouldn't have been just a hint."

Ye Qingge made a judgment in her mind.

They boarded the spirit boat again, and half an hour later, the two arrived at the North City Branch.

Compared to the East City branch, the North City branch is much better developed and its buildings are much more impressive. Led by Yan Yishuang, the two arrived at a room where they met the head of the North City branch and the five teammates who would be on the mission.

As soon as Ye Qingge entered the room, she felt a slight stinging sensation on her right hand, a sign of yin energy.

"These teammates are definitely up to something!"

Ye Qingge sneered inwardly, but remained outwardly calm as she entered with Yan Yishuang. The symbol on the back of her hand was visible only to herself, so she wasn't afraid of being discovered by others.

Yan Yishuang clearly didn't get along with the minister opposite her. The two exchanged a few polite words, but their conversation was full of hostility. Ye Qingge only learned from their conversation that the other party's surname was Chen. After saying a few polite words in front of everyone, she left the place.

After the two ministers left, only Ye Qingge and her five teammates remained in the room.

Among the remaining teammates, there were four men and one woman, whose average age appeared to be around thirty. Ye Qingge, who had just reached high school age, stood out in everyone's eyes.

Among the five, a young man who looked to be in his late twenties with a sharp demeanor approached Ye Qingge and said in an unfriendly tone, "You must be the senior member specially promoted recommended by Minister Yan, right? I am Chen Ziming, the leader of this operation. Now that you've joined my team, whether you were promoted to senior member by luck or you truly have the ability, you must obey my orders, understand?"

Ye Qingge raised an eyebrow, but before she could speak, a slightly chubby young man stood in front of her and sneered, "Chen Ziming, how can you be so shameless as to bully a high school girl? If you have the guts, come at me."

Chen Ziming snorted coldly, said nothing more, opened the door and walked out.

The other three members of the North City branch followed closely behind. Although they didn't say much, Ye Qingge could clearly see their cold emotions.

The slightly chubby young man turned around. Ye Qingge smiled slightly, extended her hand, and spoke first: "Thank you for your help, Senior Lin."

Lin Yushu was slightly taken aback, then laughed heartily, extended his hand to shake hands with Ye Qingge, and said, "I suppose Minister Yan has already introduced me to you. I am Lin Yushu, a graduate of No. 3 Middle School."

Silently removing Lin Yushu from the list of ghosts and spirits, Ye Qingge looked intently at the four members of the North City Branch who walked out of the door. Who exactly was the lurking person in the team?

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Lin Yushu, and given their shared background as members of the East City branch and fellow alumni of No. 3 Middle School, the two successfully established a good camaraderie and gained a general understanding of the team members through each other's words.

Both elite members are at the peak of the Spiritual Awakening Realm, serving as team leader and vice-team leader respectively. Of the remaining three teammates, besides Ye Qingge, the other woman is at the mid-stage of the Spiritual Awakening Realm, while the other two are at the late and early stages of the Spiritual Awakening Realm, respectively. Ye Qingge has the lowest cultivation level in the entire team.

After completing the formalities, Chen Ziming led everyone to a spirit boat that could seat eight people, which they had applied for. While distributing the materials to everyone, he said, "This mission location is a school that disappeared from the map three years ago. It used to be a junior high school."

"What's strange is that there are no records of this school in Ningcheng. It is suspected that the Misty Demon Sect used demonic methods to erase the traces. According to the collected information, there are even hundreds of students in the classroom who have been transformed into ghosts. They used illusions to attract parents who had lost their children in the vicinity and distorted their minds."

"Most of the Yin Soul students are not very strong. Less than one-tenth of the Yin Souls have reached the level of Divine Awakening, and very few have reached the level of Spiritual Awareness."

"The biggest challenges in this mission are twofold: one is the principal, who has reached the level of a vengeful ghost, and the other is the safe evacuation of the 'parents' who have been lured here by illusions. But it's not without rules that can be exploited. For example, the spirits in this school maintain the school's schedule and basic rules. Unless the rules are broken or the mechanism is met, they won't easily take action!"

"I have already made a plan for this."

He picked up the school map and information brought from the Demon Suppression Division and said, "We can impersonate the bewitched parents and infiltrate the group. Later, we will split into two teams. One team, led by me, will be responsible for hunting down the principal. After the signal is given, the other team will be responsible for dealing with the ghost students and protecting the masses so that they can retreat smoothly."

"There are a few things to keep in mind in the plan..."

It must be said that although Ye Qingge disliked Chen Ziming's personality, his plans were extremely well-developed, and the precautions included most of the points that needed attention, demonstrating the rich experience of an elite senior member.

After reading the plan aloud, Chen Ziming calmly said, "The first team will consist of myself, Vice Captain Lin Yushu, and Ye Qingge, a member recommended by Minister Yan. I heard Minister Yan say that although Ye Qingge's cultivation level is not high, her strength is extremely strong, and she even has the ability to contend with fierce ghosts. There should be no problem with her being promoted to a higher level."

He looked at Ye Qingge, a hostile expression in his eyes.

Ye Qingge smiled slightly: "No problem."

Yan Yishuang gave her a mission to surpass the North City branch. If she couldn't contact the vengeful ghosts, how could she possibly outperform the North City branch in missions? Chen Ziming's words clearly contained other ulterior motives, but Ye Qingge didn't care.

If Chen Ziming is indeed the ghost hiding in the team, she wouldn't mind taking action to eliminate him directly. With her current strength, she is fully capable of fighting against the vengeful ghost and has no fear whatsoever!

The spirit boat traveled very fast, and in just over ten minutes, it arrived at the northern suburbs of the city. It finally stopped behind a hill, at an angle that was perfectly chosen to conceal the spirit boat. It was the closest point to the non-existent school without being exposed.

The six people disembarked from the spirit boat, but before they could even begin to move, another spirit boat sped up from a distance, performed a beautiful drift in front of everyone, and stopped next to the spirit boat.

The gate of the spirit boat was opened, and Yan Ye'an, dressed in a trench coat, walked out.

Chapter 68 A Mysterious Outbreak, Two Vengeful Ghosts

"Miss Yan, what brings you here?"

Chen Ziming's eyes lit up slightly, clearly knowing Yan Ye'an's identity. He stepped forward and smiled, "I met Miss Yan at your birthday banquet not long ago. I didn't expect Miss Yan to have become even more beautiful and charming. Chen Ziming of the Chen family."

Yan Ye glanced at him, gave a flat reply, but made no attempt to greet him. He passed by Chen Ziming and walked towards Ye Qingge.

"Why are you here? I remember Minister Yan sent you on another mission, didn't he?"

Ye Qingge was somewhat surprised.

Yan Ye'an came to Ye Qingge, his previous cold attitude towards Chen Ziming changed, and a smile appeared on his face. He opened his arms and hugged Ye Qingge, saying, "Of course you sneaked out after completing the mission. Luckily, I knew that Auntie's motives were not right and completed the mission early, otherwise I wouldn't have known that you were involved in this mission."

Ye Qingge pressed her hand against Yan Ye'an's small face, which was close to her chest, and frowned slightly: "This mission is very dangerous; we will be facing vengeful ghosts..."

Yan Ye'an turned his head away in dissatisfaction, grabbed Ye Qingge's hand and said, "So what if I'm a vengeful ghost? I'm a high-level member now, with the strength of the Spiritual Awareness Realm, qualified to participate in special events. To be honest, you're only at the Divine Awakening Realm, and you participated too, didn't you?"

"This...is different."

Ye Qingge shook her head: "I have the means to deal with vengeful ghosts, which is why Minister Yan sent me to participate in this mission. But you are different. You just completed your mission and you're already involved in this. You won't be able to handle it."

Yan Ye'an retorted, "You just came out of the hospital this morning and even fought a battle, so why aren't you included in that?"

Ye Qingge pondered for a moment, trying to find a suitable excuse to refuse Yan Ye'an, when Chen Ziming behind her suddenly smiled and said, "This mission is not difficult. We already know the layout of the school perfectly, and the tools needed to deal with the evil spirits have been prepared in advance. We just need to follow the plan to easily solve the school's problems."

Ye Qingge gave him an unfriendly look. The memory of Yan Ye'an being nearly killed by the vengeful ghost was still fresh in her mind. Unless absolutely necessary, she didn't want Yan Ye'an to get involved in this matter, or at least not too early.

But Chen Ziming's intervention changed everything, giving Yan Ye'an a new excuse. Ye Qingge couldn't find a reason to refute it for a while, so she had no choice but to agree.

Yan Ye'an smiled with satisfaction, and Chen Ziming smiled slightly as well. He stepped forward, about to reveal his identity as the team leader and explain the mission to Yan Ye'an, but Yan Ye'an looked at Ye Qingge and spoke first: "Tell me about the mission. I got the general situation from the others, but I don't know the specifics yet."

Chen Ziming's smile froze instantly. As he pondered what action he could take to cover up his embarrassment, a mocking laugh came from behind him.

Lin Yushu revealed a mocking smile and muttered under his breath, "Simp."

His voice was very soft, but apart from Ye Qingge, everyone present was a cultivator at or above the Spiritual Perception Realm, with extremely keen senses, and they all heard it clearly. However, considering Chen Ziming's status as the team leader, they did not reveal it.

Anger flashed in Chen Ziming's eyes as he glared at her and said in a low voice, "I wonder who was chased and forced to flee by a half-step ghost in the last mission. If it weren't for me, I'm afraid I would have died at the hands of that half-step ghost's Yin spirit long ago."

Lin Yushu's smile remained unchanged as he said, "I don't know who triggered the formation, causing the Yin spirit at the half-step Ghost Realm to erupt prematurely. The entire team was seriously injured, almost leading to a total annihilation."

Chen Ziming was speechless, but a dangerous glint flashed in his eyes as he stared intently at Lin Yushu.

Seeing that the atmosphere was about to become deadlocked, the other teammates quickly stepped in to ease the tension, preventing the team's atmosphere from becoming extremely tense.

Ye Qingge took in this scene and felt much happier. From the team's perspective, she shouldn't feel this way, but she really couldn't like Chen Ziming, who had shown hostility towards her from the beginning and was listed as a prime suspect by Ye Qingge.

While the two were arguing, Ye Qingge finished explaining the situation to Yan Ye'an. Chen Ziming finally found an opportunity, and six bracelets appeared in his hand, which he distributed to everyone. He deliberately ignored Lin Yushu and said with a smile, "These are mission items given by the Demon Suppression Division. They can disguise the aura of an ordinary person whose mind has been confused by Yin energy... Captain Lin is very strong. He must have his own way of concealing his aura. He probably doesn't care about such a small thing."

Lin Yushu sneered, reached out and patted his shoulder lightly. His aura changed instantly, as if he were an ordinary person bewitched by yin energy.

A faint aura of yin energy emanated from the area, even activating the symbols on the back of Ye Qingge's right hand, leaving faint shadows of the symbols hanging on her hand.

Chen Ziming pondered for a moment and said, "Miss Ye should have explained the plan to Miss Yan. Now that a new member has joined the team, the team's situation should be adjusted. Miss Yan will join the second squad, and so will Miss Ye..."

"I don't need to be transferred."

Ye Qingge refused the transfer, and without the opportunity to face the vengeful ghost directly, it would be difficult for her to fulfill Yan Yishuang's request.

Chen Ziming looked surprised, but didn't say much. He simply handed over the leadership of the second squad to Yan Ye'an, instructed his teammates to protect Yan Ye'an's safety, and then announced the start of the operation.

A wisp of spiritual energy gathered at her fingertips and merged into the spiritual artifact given to her by the Demon Suppression Division by Chen Ziming. Ye Qingge's aura became obscure, and soon a faint wisp of yin energy drifted out, giving her an illusionary effect. To outsiders, she appeared to be an ordinary person bewitched by yin energy.

The other teammates were also energized, and the group quickly bypassed the hill and arrived in front of the school that did not exist in the mission plan.

Because of the little incident caused by Yan Ye'an joining in halfway through, it was already past ten o'clock, and the night was deep.

Under the cold moonlight, a school exuding an eerie atmosphere came into view.

This place is already located in the northern suburbs of the city, surrounded by low hills. The school is built on a relatively flat area among the hills, and there are villages of all sizes nearby. Behind the hills, the towering border wall, hundreds of feet high, can be vaguely seen.

The school wasn't large, and its overall design was clearly outdated. Many areas still used facilities from a century ago due to funding constraints, appearing rudimentary and dilapidated, barely usable. One by one, people bewitched by the eerie energy arrived from all directions, gathering at the school gate. A rough estimate suggested there were at least three or four hundred people. Ye Qingge and her companions blended seamlessly into the crowd, completely inconspicuous.

The school gates were wide open, behind which were densely packed, ghostly students. Five young teachers stood at the entrance, led by a middle-aged woman who, judging from the way the others addressed her, should be the school's dean of students.

Under the divine vision within Ye Qingge's body, the five young teachers were all Yin spirits in the realm of divine awakening, one of whom had even reached the peak of divine awakening, while the head of teaching was a Yin spirit in the realm of spiritual perception.

Those who had been drawn there earlier had already arrived at the school gate. The moment they stepped inside, they were locked in by a chilling aura. A timid little girl emerged from the gate, and at the same time, the head of the teaching department smiled and cupped his hands in greeting, saying, "This gentleman must be Gong Zhenli's parent. Your child's seat is in area number three. Welcome to the seventh annual parent-teacher conference of Ningcheng Zhenxing Junior High School."