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"I only heard Old Mao shout, 'Oh no, something's wrong.' Then I saw Old Mao draw a dagger and without hesitation stab Sister Three and Old Horse each once."
Killing companions? I was taken aback. Old Mao was ruthless in his actions.
"Old Mao didn't kill Sister Three and Old Horse; he just used the pain to wake them up," Wang Ni added.
"Sister Three and Old Horse were quickly jolted awake by the pain. Old Mao hurriedly asked them about the miners' whereabouts. Sister Three mentioned she heard crying, but then she couldn't remember anything else. At that moment, Old Horse suddenly looked terrified and said they were coming again. Hearing this, Sister Three actually started to cry. Old Mao stood up and realized that Sister Three and Old Horse were incapacitated. He needed to stay there to take care of them and urged me to quickly return along the path we came from, while also looking for any signs of the miners. Most importantly, he wanted me to go back to the village for help. My head was already muddled; I agreed and stumbled back. However, I walked for a long time without finding my way out of the forest. Eventually, I collapsed, and when I woke up, I found myself lying next to the bodies of Old Mao, Sister Three, and Old Horse! They were already dead, but there were no wounds on their bodies; their faces were pale as if their eyes had been gouged out. Before I could process what was happening, another person rushed out from the forest—a miner—his eyes had also been taken out, and he was flailing his arms. I called out to him, but he didn’t respond. I went over and hugged him tightly; it seemed like he recognized me and shouted for me to run away and not worry about him. How could I bear to leave him? The miner pushed me away, but he fell down and never got back up. I followed the path back out; strangely enough, there were no obstacles this time. I quickly exited the forest, disoriented, thinking that the monkey should still be here, but I was wrong—the old monkey had disappeared that night."
Wang Ni paused here and looked at the old man, "Elder, where did that boy who stayed behind go?"
The old man tried to recall for a moment before slowly saying, "Not long after you left, that boy left with a large backpack too; he looked anxious. Seeing his expression made me hesitate to stop him. Later on, someone found his body in the north, but by then you had already left."
"Yes, I left immediately. When I returned to J Province, I realized that everyone who took on this mission hadn’t come back; only I was an exception." Wang Ni looked at me. "You should leave now; don’t ever come back."
"No." I replied seriously. "There must be something supernatural going on in Wuchang; wait for me a moment."
I took out the Nokia that Sun God had given me and found White Impermanence's number to call. This was why I felt so confident; unlike Old Mao and the others, I had some official backing.
"Hello." A voice that sounded weak answered on the other end.
"Is this Brother Bai? It's Yin Zheng'an."
"What do you want?" White Impermanence sounded somewhat indifferent.
"Well..." I recounted the story Wang Ni told me accurately to White Impermanence, and his reaction was beyond my expectations.
He casually responded with a "hm," then hung up the phone.
What the hell! Is this what the bureaucrats of the Underworld are like?
"Sister Ni, is it too late for me to run now?" What is face? I bought mine a long time ago...
"Ahem, Yin Zheng'an, over here." A voice called out, and I activated my Spiritual Sight to look around. When I spotted Wang Ni, I noticed a person in black clothing next to her.
This person's outfit was very similar to White Impermanence, except they wore a hat that said "Currently Catching You"—it was none other than Black Wuchang, Fan Wujiao!
I had never seen Black Wuchang before, but with that hat and the identical outfit to White Impermanence, it was hard not to guess.
"Black Wuchang?" I exclaimed. I had called for White Impermanence.
"It's me. Old Bai is at work and can't come out, so I came instead." Black Wuchang was much friendlier compared to White Impermanence, speaking softly like a vendor who had been in business for a lifetime.
"Sorry for the trouble, but can you show yourself?" Wang Ni looked at me talking to thin air and was starting to think I was crazy.
"Let's skip that; my appearance isn't a good thing. How about this—you give that girl a spiritual connection."
"Okay." I made a hand gesture. "Three Purities Edict, Daoist Law of Correct Origin, Official Blessing, All Restrictions Lifted."
Unlike connecting with Lin Miaomiao, at least Black Wuchang was much higher in rank than Hungry Ghost...
I materialized a Talisman in the air and said, "Sister Ni, I apologize." Then I tapped Wang Ni's forehead with my index finger.
"Get ready, this is really something out of a horror story," I joked. "This is Black Wuchang from the Underworld."
People who have been through storms are different. Lin Miaomiao's first attempt at spirit communication sounded like she was slaughtering pigs, while Wang Ni actually smiled at Black Wuchang... then screamed again...
What the hell! What are you screaming about? Wait, the one standing next to me is a ghost.
"Ahem, Wang Ni, it's not like you haven't seen this before, so why scream?" Black Wuchang patted Wang Ni on the shoulder. "Do you remember Old Wei, who assigned you your first mission? That was me."
"You... you're that lewd receptionist?" Even I, as a newbie at the Execution Office, knew about the lewd receptionist and the unreliable manager...
"What do you think? I still have to make a living. I'm not like Old Bai; if I don't take on extra jobs, how can I support my family? And what do you mean by lewd? I'm just... humorous! Yes! Humorous!" Black Wuchang defended himself.
"You still have family?"
"Of course! Although my looks can't compare to Old Xie (White Impermanence Xie Bian), when it comes to understanding women, ten white faces can't match me!" Black Wuchang said proudly. Although I didn't see what was so praiseworthy about that...
"Alright, back to business." Wang Ni seemed to have calmed down. "Yin Zheng'an, why didn't you mention knowing Black and White Impermanence earlier?"
"You didn't ask. My main responsibility now is dealing with Yin activities, so of course I know Black and White Impermanence," I replied helplessly; this was partly my fault.
"Let's go check out your forest first," Black Wuchang said. "The Ghostly Blood Shadow Soldiers have been around for more than a year; I've been wanting to see what the situation is like, but unfortunately, I've been too busy."
"What are you all doing? Why aren't you solving such an important issue?" I complained. These people really weren't efficient.
"Do you think we have all the time in the world? Do you know how many people we have to guide?" Black Wuchang shot me a glare as he walked. "I don't have weekends, holidays, or even annual leave, you know?"
"Then why do you have time to come this time?"
"Hey, cooperating with you means cooperating with the Heavenly Bureau of Human Affairs, and there's a commission involved."
"Sorry, I haven't officially started yet, so I can't enjoy those benefits."
"What?"
"You can speak Japanese too?"
"Do you think being a Ghost Messenger is easy? It's not like we can just let Japanese people die, right?"
"Sigh, do you also handle foreign affairs?"
"Can we not discuss this topic? It might cause a conflict of beliefs."
"..."
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