The Reaper's Calling

appeared on the top, the thing scurried down in fear. The child used magic to suck it into the gourd."My Lord Emperor, what on earth is this thing It's so ugly! Won't it dirty the great gourd" the li..."Qī yé, the little ones have almost dug up this place three feet deep, but we haven't found any trace of ghosts..."

"Seventh Master, these past two nights, we've been patrolling tirelessly, not letting up even for a moment. There isn't a single ghost in sight around here, and not even mice dare show their faces anymore... Could this be considered disrupting the balance of Yin and Yang"

"...Hmm What did you say" I looked at these little guys.

Having served for dozens or even hundreds of years, each one is slick and opportunistic. They say with their mouths that they work hard and endure hardship, but in reality, their ability to shirk work surpasses everyone else.

These guys won't work unless they're forced to, but after years of living in the human world, they've learned how to be two-faced and manipulative. When you ask them to do something, they all start crying and complaining.

"Lord Eight, Lord Eight, have a look... the little ones really searched everywhere but couldn't find it..." The official wearing a veil hat argued.

Lao Ba, this guy, has a black face and a soft heart. These little ones all know who to plead with.

"...You should know your limits too. The Yin officials and ghosts still have their duties to attend to. Don't send them all looking for that female ghost. With all the commotion, the Yin energy at night is getting too heavy, and it might negatively affect the Qi of this area." Lao Ba said to me with a dark face.

"Oh, Eighth Brother. I wouldn't have thought you still cared about these servants~~ These fellows, one by one, big bellies and small brains, eat a lot but think little~~~ They've enjoyed so much incense from Miss Xiao's household, how come they can't even put in some effort now"

Humph, these ghosts and minions walking among humans are all the fine spirits under the Lord of the City Gods. How could they not understand what's light and what's heavy

Saying all this is just an excuse to shirk responsibility.

A small ghost messenger swallowed nervously and whispered, "Seven Lords… that female ghost has no distinguishing features or conditions. Now she's possessed a living person. As long as she hides in crowded places, we can't tell her apart for a while…"

"Features You imbeciles, didn't I just say The female ghost possessed a man, so the man's behavior must be abnormal, right Won't you follow this lead and investigate"

The little imp scowled: "We're only a dozen brothers, and there are hundreds of thousands of people in this area..."

"Hee hee... What, don't you dare~ ask me to do your work for you again"

"No, no, no! I dare not, I dare not!" The little demon official prostrated himself and vanished in a puff of smoke.

Lao Ba said angrily, “I'm telling you, you're always on top of these little guys, squeezing them for every bit of work. But when it comes to your own tasks, you just slack off! You make me do double the work while you flit about all day—"

"Huh I'm not supposed to be preparing to restrain a female ghost right now ~~"

"Hmph, if it weren't for something to do with the little lady, you wouldn't be here!" Lao Ba glared at me angrily.

"Hee hee hee~ That's why, isn't it ~ That's why the Emperor always doesn't care about me wandering around," I raised an eyebrow at Lao Ba, this stubborn old friend of mine.

This guy, no matter if it's five hundred years or a thousand years, he's always so stubborn.

He was a man who would rather die than break his promise.

Although Xiao Nǎnniáng's family is not made up of ordinary people, they can't stand against the presence of her little ancestors! There are elders, young ones, and pregnant women—a whole range of ages that require extra care.

Though Little Madam is no longer as timid as she once was, after all, she is still human.

The presence of ghosts and spirits is powerful, overwhelming the life force of living beings, hindering their spiritual progress. Even those yang realm masters and high monks are unwilling to risk their safety; over the past few decades, they have become more powerful and cunning.

I drifted along with Lao Ba, but the sights of this mortal realm grew increasingly tiresome.

"Sigh~~~ Lao Ba, what's good in this world Red lanterns and wine, wasting time, most people are mediocre, never doing evil in their lives, nor doing any good. After death, they are confused and indistinct, achieving nothing, still reborn into the human world, another life as bland as white water, boring, boring~~"

"I've heard you say this for centuries! What can be done about it As a member of the clergy, isn't one supposed to bear witness to these trivial spectacles"

"Hee hee…" I raised my hand and pretended to grasp the night wind. Even on the coldest nights, nothing was as chilling as the coldness in my palm.

Indeed.

What's five hundred years, what's a thousand years

This cycle of birth and death, perhaps one day it will make even the ghosts and gods numb, and they will ascend.

Lao Ba mumbled, "Boring, boring. You just go around making trouble and bullying ghosts! For so many years, haven't you always been passing time this way"

This guy, he's always complaining out loud, but actually he just turns a blind eye to what I do.

“Hey, you've been wandering around all day. Haven't you gone to look for your sister-in-law Your sister-in-law is really something else, jumping into the reincarnation well like that. Jumping around and around, she still can't escape the three realms and five elements, or even out of your palm! I say, you should go find her and bring her back... Oh, maybe it won't be easy to get her back. You might have to wait for her soul to return to the underworld before she's back in place.”

Lao Ba couldn't keep his thoughts to himself; he would blurt out whatever came to mind.

"Find Why go looking Hehehe... Even if I knew where it was, I wouldn't go."

"Ugh... I mean, are you crazy"

"Hee hee hee~~~"

Let him say what he wants.

I wasn't planning on looking for her, I hoped she would forget everything from the past, be ignorant and innocent, and reincarnate over and over again.

It's best to let go. Why seek further

To never forget three lifetimes, he truly was an extraordinary person.

However, if I had known it would be so troublesome, I should not have saved that poor woman back then.

Hee hee hee...

Spirits.

It's already boring enough.

Temple, monastery, scriptures, classics.

There is no need for a sculpture, a shrine to be worshipped by mortals.

You don't have to keep me company anymore, even for a hundred years of solitude.

It is not needed.

It is not needed.

……

The Xiaonianniang's house is in a great location, with excellent Feng Shui. Although the front yard is a street, her career prospects are wide-open and there are many small paths crisscrossing, indicating a vibrant flow of people.

People today love mansions, but they don't know that the beginning of human relationships turning cold starts with an empty house.

The emperor's bedroom was just a single room, with one bed and two curtains. It wasn't allowed to house too many people.

The xiao nian niang's house wasn't big or small. Although it had three floors, everyone only lived in a normal-sized bedroom. After all, they were people who practiced Taoism and understood the interconnectedness of blessings and misfortunes, cause and effect.

In our view, a person's good and bad fortune throughout their life has a balance. Unless they do something meritorious or evil, leading to an abundance of blessings or a fullness of sins.

Therefore, if one indulges too much in pleasure without gratitude, there will eventually come a day when all is consumed.

Collard greens and tofu ensure peacefulness, that's the logic behind it.

Little Lady herself, as well as her closest relatives, seemed to possess an innate purity of heart. Therefore, their home remained peaceful and tranquil. Though there were some ripples and disturbances, they never encountered any major disasters.

Of course, her kindness sometimes gets her into trouble. That's when we, her subordinates, need to step up and help the Empress relieve her worries.

"Hey, I said where are you going The Little Empress's house is this way—"

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