The Extraordinary Urban God of Medicine

Chapter 613: Chapter 613: The Toughest Exam Question!
 

Huang Xiaolong, holding onto Xia Ying’s hand, walked into the hotel lobby and handed the invitation to the receptionist lady.

The lady took a quick look, her eyes filled with reverence, and politely said. “Taoist, please proceed to the large meeting room on the 18th floor.”

“Thank you.” Huang Xiaolong retrieved the invitation from the lady, led Xia Ying to the elevator, and they went up to the 18th floor.

At the end of the corridor, lined with red carpet, there was a meeting room. The great doors were open wide, and men and women consumed by their spiritual aura, entered the room.

Huang Xiaolong and Xia Ying, hurriedly walked over and went through the door.

The meeting room was arranged like a university lecture hall; it could accommodate hundreds of people. By now, it was quite crowded, but the atmosphere remained calm.

Sitting at the “lectern,” were a group of Taoist priests and priestesses, sternly seated in their Taoist robes, imposing without anger.

However, the stunning female council president was nowhere to be seen.

Huang Xiaolong and Xia Ying found an empty spot to sit down.

Leaning back, Huang Xiaolong was sizing up the place while Xia Ying, with a curious expression on her face, whispered into his ear, “Little Long, are these all Taoists? The power of the Occult Society is quite impressive… To think that Shaanxi Province has so many Taoists ”

Huang Xiaolong disdainfully pouted, “Most of them aren’t very strong. The ones with some skills are sitting at the front – ” Huang Xiaolong pointed to the Taoist priests and priestesses sitting at the “lectern”, “But they’re only good for dealing with red ghosts, orange ghosts, yellow ghosts… anything higher, and they are toast. I wonder what’s the skill level of this Occult Society president… but as I see it, she’s probably just a pushover~~~”

Shortly after, the meeting room door was closed.

At the “lectern”, an elderly Taoist with youthful features stood up. His voice was like a great bell, “Hello, fellow Taoists!”

Below, there was a round of applause.

The old Taoist continued, “Here comes another great day for our Occult society’s Taoist promotion exam… as you all know, a promotion exam and an entrance exam are two different things. The latter, the entrance exam, is just about basic stuff like drawing symbols, chanting incantations, and so on, with no mortal danger. However, the promotion exam is about ghost hunting and exorcizing evil spirits, which is dangerous! If you encounter a high-level ghost, you may lose your lives! Therefore, I hope all of you will take the promotion exam seriously! Don’t play with your lives!”

“There are 100 exam papers in my charge. They are divided into different difficulty levels according to their covers: the easiest ones are in the white envelopes, the harder ones in the red, and the ones in orange envelopes are quite challenging …” The old Taoist pointed to a stack of envelopes on the table and started to explain, “Soon, my fellow Taoists will form their own teams, with 3-6 people per team. According to your spiritual power, choose an exam most suitable for you. The reward for completing the task from the white envelope is promotion, plus a bonus of 3 million RMB. Completing the red envelope will award 10 million RMB. Completing the task from the orange envelope will win 30 million RMB …”

After a pause, the old Taoist looked serious and stared into the crowd as if he was searching for someone special. He took out a blue envelope from his robe.

“This is, this year, the most difficult task we have. Once this task is accomplished, you will be promoted to the second highest level in our Occult society, just underneath myself!” the old Taoist spoke forcefully, “But the entity to confront, very possibly, could be a terrifying blue-clothing ghost!”

Just as his words fell, gasps resonated from below.

The faces of many Taoists and Taoist women showed terror. They murmured to themselves, “A blue-clothing ghost, it’s virtually an invincible ghost… I’m afraid only the President herself could suppress it.”

“Is someone going to hunt a blue-clothing ghost this year? Are they trying to get killed?”

“Blue-clothing ghost, I wouldn’t even dare to think about it, let alone myself, even if all the fellow contemporaries here join forces, we still wouldn’t be able to defeat one blue-clothing ghost~~”

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“Completing this task gives you a reward of 200 million RMB! Plus, you would become the left and right hand of the President—your prestige would be unparalleled as the Protector In Chief! This is the greatest honor for us, the practitioners!” The old Taoist was trembling with excitement, “What a pity, what a pity, my mana is too weak, otherwise, I would surely undertake this mission myself!”

Xia Ying, her voice as sweet as an orchid, whispered into Huang Xiaolong’s ear, “Little Long, are blue-clothing ghosts really that powerful?”

“Simply trash.” Huang Xiaolong declared disdainfully. “Even the most formidable blue-dressed specter isn’t comparable to Li Dezheng whom you encountered last night. These Taoists are nothing more than frogs at the bottom of a well.”

“However, Little Long, the financial power of this metaphysical club is quite potent, casually distributing prizes worth millions, or even tens of millions. The reward for hunting down the blue-dressed specter is even as high as two billion. The average listed companies wouldn’t dare to offer such large rewards.” Xia Ying expressed surprise.

At this point, the old Taoist continued, “This task is specifically prepared for a friend of ours…” As he was saying this, the muscle at the corner of his eye twitched a few times, and a trace of viciousness flashed through his eyes. “Strictly speaking, this friend is an enemy of our metaphysical club. However, our president is far-sighted and benevolent, and wishes to give this friend an opportunity… Well, is Huang Xiaolong here?”

Apparently, the metaphysical club had thoroughly investigated Huang Xiaolong’s name.

“Hehe, surely aimed at me.” Huang Xiaolong got up nonchalantly, signaling Xia Ying to stay put.

In an instant, hundreds of eyes inside the venue uniformly riveted onto Huang Xiaolong.

Huang Xiaolong sauntered towards the front “podium” position.

The old Taoist, along with the surrounding Taoists, carefully scrutinized Huang Xiaolong. However, it seemed that the young man wasn’t particularly gifted in the Taoist arts!

“Just this kid? Come on, if he tries to tackle the toughest task, I fear he might be going on a death mission.” One round-faced Taoist nun sniggered with a gleeful expression in her eyes.

Huang Xiaolong walked up to the podium and stood beside the old Taoist.

“Friend, this task is personally prepared by our president for you,” said the old Taoist as he stared eerily at Huang Xiaolong. “If you succeed and come back alive, the grievances between us and the metaphysical club will be entirely wiped clean… and you may win a huge prize and become a patron saint…”

“Spare me the nonsense.” Huang Xiaolong absolutely had no interest in anything related to getting any prize or becoming a patron saint, but that didn’t stop him from becoming deeply interested in this task.

A blue-dressed specter, huh?

Well, it’s an intriguing specter to deal with.

Huang Xiaolong snatched the blue envelope from the hands of the old Taoist.

He tore open the envelope and drew out a letter, which was densely packed with words –

“Task: Exterminate the ghost of the Po Gui Garden Residential District in Dong’an City

Description: A month ago, every evening around dusk, a mysterious ghost house suddenly appeared in the Po Gui Garden Residential District. Numerous security guards and construction workers went into the ghost house to investigate and have never come out. The ghost house only appears around 7 o’clock in the evening and vanishes around 9 o’clock at night. This ghost house, known for swallowing people, has mysteriously caused 13 people to go missing.

Supplement: The ghost house is suspected to be home to a blue-dressed specter. The ghost house is not a physical entity, but rather a manifestation of the specter’s resentment.

Task Deadline: One week”.

“Interesting.” Huang Xiaolong’s mouth curled up slightly.

“Friend… I will give you an extra piece of information.” The voice of the old Taoist went cold. “The people swallowed by this ghost house include security guards, construction workers, property managers, etc., a total of 13 people. Plus, two of our members practicing the Taoist magic arts… This indeed is the toughest challenge of this year’s promotion exam. In fact, talking about a blue-dressed specter is an understatement, a purple-dressed specter might appear! If you fail, our president will personally handle it! However, if you die in the process, we will give you a grand funeral. We will also provide your family with a considerable amount of compensation.”

“Idiot.” Huang Xiaolong gave the old Taoist a glance. “I will… take care of it within three days.”

Having said that, he turned around and left.