The master looked at him with admiration. "That idiot likes to keep a ghost as a pet? And it's a ghost with a very malicious nature! Do you think my scoundrel junior apprentice is like you, always thinking about strange things?"

Gu Yan, standing beside Su Kun, felt a pain in his knees. "..." How does this sound so awkward. =_=

Hearing the master's words, Geng Zimo, who had been silent, couldn't help but say, "Master, you are wrong. Su Kun is obviously the pet being kept." He then pointed at Gu Yan, "This one is the proper owner."

Su Kun: "..." He had become numb to Geng Zimo's insults, and didn't even know where to start refuting, because after pondering this sentence in his mind a few times, and applying it to his daily interactions with Gu Yan, he found that he indeed seemed more like the one being kept.

However, he couldn't agree with the master's words. "What your junior apprentice thinks of is obviously much stranger than me. At least the way this nest in H City is kept, it sounds like it has some connection to your junior apprentice... Maybe it was him who did it!"

In fact, when everyone mentioned those past events just now, it was nothing more than because the current situation of this nest of ghosts in H City reminded people of that possessed emperor who was suppressed back then. Originally, they were just two somewhat similar events, but now being discussed in this way, it was like pulling up vines, dragging out a long string of connections.

Talking like this, just as Su Kun said, it seemed that the master's junior apprentice, Qing Yuan, really couldn't escape involvement in these matters.

H City has always had few spiritual and strange occurrences. How could it be such a coincidence that the master's junior apprentice reappeared in everyone's sight after 20 years, and then suddenly so many ghosts from unknown eras popped up here? If he had simply run away back then, it would have been fine, but the master also said that he disappeared with a ghost emperor...

The master frowned and said, "We can't figure it out just by standing here and thinking. The simplest method is to go directly to the lair of those ghosts and take a look. If it has nothing to do with my scoundrel junior apprentice, we'll just destroy that nest. If it really is his handiwork, I will clean up the sect for my master!"

As they were talking, the light above the emergency room went out. After a while, the door opened and several nurses hurriedly pushed Zhang Yi out and directly transferred him to the ICU.

The master patted his cloth bag and wanted to follow directly, but was stopped by a few young nurses. The doctor in charge came out and told Xiang Ge about Zhang Yi's condition - when he entered the emergency room, his vital signs were extremely weak at one point, and the medical staff couldn't find the cause at all. They could only patch up the leaks and barely stabilize his condition, but he is still in a dangerous period, and his organs may still experience major failure, so he still needs to be observed for now and no visits are allowed.

The master listened on the side, frowning, thinking: if he hadn't followed directly just now, and found a place with no one around to paste a few more invisibility talismans, and first mixed in with the young nurses into the ICU, then figured out a way to save the person, it would have been good.

After hearing the doctor's words, Xiang Ge and the others exchanged glances, then took out their phones, walked to the corner of the wall to make calls, and tried to contact various connections to allow the master to go in and check the situation without being disturbed. After all, it was a life at stake, so they had to try everything to save him.

Seeing the situation here, Gu Yan thought for a moment and said to the master, "You stay here and keep an eye on things first. Leave those ghosts to me to go investigate. I'll go around the surrounding area. If I see any scattered or lone ones, I'll deal with them directly. If it's really as we suspect and the numbers are too many to control, I'll come back and we'll discuss further."

The master opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but was interrupted by Gu Yan again.

He waved his hand, with his usual decisiveness, and said, "Don't worry, I won't alert them."

Then, he turned around and rubbed Su Kun's head, bowed his head and instructed, "Don't think about any binding techniques. This time is different from before, it's not safe to follow me. With the master here, he won't let anything happen to you. Don't be afraid."

The others on the side twitched their mouths, thinking: the tone when talking to others, and the tone when talking to Su Kun are completely different... It's blatant differential treatment.

Gu Yan swept his eyes around, seeing that the last few medical staff who came out had also disappeared around the corner of the corridor. He lightly patted Su Kun's head, then in a flash, he was gone without a trace.

Su Kun, who was brewing to say something: "..." Damn it, can't you flash away a bit slower next time?!

In movies and novels, if one of the couples is going to carry out a relatively dangerous mission, shouldn't they have a reluctant farewell, and then both say some sentimental words to show affection, care and worry?! Why when it comes to him, he encounters a fearless fellow who leaves as soon as he says he will...

You're going to deal with a nest of evil ghosts, not catch little chicks, Comrade Gu Yan! Su Kun grumbled in his heart.

However, on second thought, facing Gu Yan, he seemed unable to come up with any proper instructions. The things he could think of that needed attention, Gu Yan must also be able to think of, and the things he couldn't think of, Gu Yan wouldn't miss either.

At this moment, Su Kun suddenly discovered that he had a nearly blind admiration for Gu Yan. He always felt that as long as he was there, no matter what danger was encountered, there was no need to be afraid. As long as it was something he handled, no matter how tricky it seemed, he could complete it satisfactorily.

This person was born with an aura that could steady people's hearts, and also had a bit of oppressiveness, making people involuntarily willing to listen to his orders or rely on him with peace of mind.

Actually, although Su Kun was lazy by nature and a bit carefree, he was not someone who liked to rely on others. This was probably related to his ability to see ghosts since childhood and the early death of his parents.

When his parents passed away, although he wasn't very old, he wasn't very young either, to the point that he had already formed a relatively independent and complete personality. Although he would be impacted and influenced, it wouldn't lead to a distorted personality or create psychological shadows that were difficult to alleviate.

Originally, because of his special physique of "bumping into ghosts", there were many things he couldn't tell others, and even if he did, it would be difficult for others to truly understand. Therefore, in order not to increase the troubles and worries of those around him, he could only digest it in his heart or find ways to adjust himself. Over time, he developed a more independent personality, which became even more obvious after his parents passed away.

So, when interacting with Aunt Zhang and her family, in most cases, it was Su Kun who helped arrange various things for them. It was the same when he lived with Geng Zimo. Except for when he was scared after encountering ghosts and would cling to Geng Zimo for courage, in daily life when encountering problems, he tended to solve them himself. He would consider others' opinions, but never simply acted according to others' arrangements.

But ever since meeting Gu Yan, he found himself becoming lazier and more accustomed to listening to Gu Yan.

This wasn't to say he lost his own opinions or was passively suppressed by Gu Yan's aura and personality. Rather, it was because when he was with Gu Yan, he felt an unprecedented sense of reassurance.

He remembered a popular psychological game where one person's eyes were covered and they had to completely rely on another person's guidance to walk.

At the time, Su Kun thought: if it were him, he probably wouldn't be able to take a single step after hesitating for a long time. And he once felt that he probably could never get past this psychological barrier, no matter who was supporting him.

But after living with Gu Yan, Su Kun changed his mind. If the person supporting him was Gu Yan, then he might really be able to step out without any worries.

He leaned against the light green wall, thinking about these random things while unconsciously turning a paper crane in his hands.

Seeing how he looked just now, the Master thought he was worried about Gu Yan and himself, so he couldn't help but say: "This old man's skills are guaranteed, you don't need to think too much. As for that expressionless kid, this old man previously gave him a stack of paper cranes, enough for him to contact us if he encounters any situations. If you're still not at ease, this old man will give you another one, ahem, so you two can conveniently say something in private."

After saying that, he stuffed a yellow talisman folded into a paper crane to Su Kun, then took out his cell phone and started contacting the Granny Camphor Tree and Mo Bao who were still guarding in Li City.

According to the Master's intention, he wanted to directly summon Granny Camphor Tree and Comrade Mo Bao to wait while Gu Yan went to check out the situation, preparing to exterminate the ghosts at any time. In addition, he also sent several paper cranes to the unreachable landlord, asking him to contact the underworld's Impermanence, either the black or white one, whichever was convenient, to come up for a trip.

The quantity of evil ghosts this time might be a bit high, and it would be troublesome if even one escaped. So it was best to have the Impermanence wait above to avoid encountering any issues when going to the underworld.

Just as the Master hung up the phone and put away the small cloth pouch holding the paper cranes, there was also a response from Xiang Ge's side.

Who knows who he notified or what excuse he used. In any case, after a few minutes, a doctor came from the hallway, and without a second word, led everyone to the door of the ICU. After repeatedly emphasizing precautions many times, he let the Master in.

When the Master was setting up the ritual, he could not be disturbed, so Su Kun, Geng Zimo, and Xiang Ge were left outside the door.

Su Kun saw Xiang Ge answering one phone call after another, his cell phone that had been set to vibrate upon entering the hospital kept buzzing incessantly without a break.

So he couldn't help but say: "Is your company very busy right now? Why don't you two go back and rest first? Anyway, judging from the Master's expression just now, there shouldn't be much problem in saving Zhang Yi."

Xiang Ge shook his head: "Can't leave. I was just calling the company to get another group of people to come over. Regardless of whether the Master can actually save Zhang Yi or not, this hospital won't be peaceful anymore. Zhang Yi's family has already found out and is rushing over. Plus, with the ambulance sounding all the way from Unic, the media that has been watching the company these two days will definitely also rush over, and some paparazzi will probably also come to join in."

They sat like this on the chairs outside the door, waiting for nearly an hour. As a result, the Master didn't come out, but instead they received Gu Yan's paper crane.