Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 710 - 694: Partners

Hearing this, Li Tiezhu shrugged and smiled, "Just a few words, no need to be so polite.

In this life, many conflicts don’t need to be about who’s right or wrong.

Using metaphysics to help resolve them, ghosts caught, no more family disputes, everyone’s happy. In our line of work, what kind of oddities haven’t we encountered? Your family’s case is just minor."

Jiang Yuan nodded secretly, gaining a lot from tonight.

Just like many people say fortune-tellers may not be accurate, but they can provide precise emotional value. Ghost Hunters use their authority; a few words can resolve family conflicts, isn’t it a form of kindness?

Liang Yuhong lived in the most expensive suite of the county’s most luxurious hotel.

At nine-thirty in the evening, it was usually when nightlife started, but now during a "business trip" period, she strictly followed Lord Ghost Immortal’s rules; apart from connecting with business, she stayed reclusive inside without even leaving the hotel for meals.

Not to mention bars or KTVs for entertainment, even shopping was out of the question.

She was very obedient, bathing early and applying a face mask, snuggling on the sofa playing games.

Lord Ghost Immortal’s requirement was to stay inside unless necessary, how simple was that?

The most expensive phone ran smoothly and was fun; Liang Yuhong could even manage not to step out, with meals delivered by a robot to the room when there was no business need, not a single step out the door.

It’s probably her good behavior that gained Lord Ghost Immortal’s favor.

In the past, working hard for a boss for a year selling clothes, earning merely thirty to fifty thousand, now with a single deal, she could easily earn a start of eighty to a hundred thousand.

No need to face the elements, chauffeured, customers smiling and flattering, staying in the best hotels and eating the finest cuisine, is there a better job in this world?

Liang Yuhong knew well her current success was all thanks to Lord Ghost Immortal’s protection, so she was very devout.

When she heard it got caught, she was stunned, looking at the floating red rope in disbelief, cautiously asked, "Lord Ghost Immortal, is it really you? Is what they say true?"

Lin Mingze sighed, "She doesn’t have the Yin Yang Eye; she can’t see me at all. I only enter her dreams to give instructions. Liang Yuhong didn’t even finish junior high, kind of dumb, but she’s not bad.

After all, a not-so-dumb person wouldn’t be fooled by me; her bank card password is 484943, only she and I know it."

Sure enough, when Jiang Yuan relayed it, and Lin Mingze made some familiar noises, Liang Yuhong believed without hesitation, starting to confess obediently.

"I’m not brainy, not material for studying. My family also said I’m simple-minded, physically strong. Graduated primary school at the height of 1.66 meters, looking like sixteen or seventeen. I didn’t like studying, and my family didn’t push me, so I started selling clothes in town with my cousin early."

She peeled the mask off her face, no matter how many expensive skincare and cosmetics she used, she couldn’t cover the green under her eyes, and the bloodshot eyes showed signs of mental weakness and sleep deprivation.

Pausing, Liang Yuhong continued, "Selling clothes had its benefits; using calculators often got me grasping addition and subtraction not learned at school.

But it didn’t make good money. As I grew older, I went to the city malls to sell clothes, but still didn’t earn much. When spending lavishly, it was tight.

Yet I couldn’t do anything else. Watching Out-of-Body Immortals fortune-telling in livestreams, earning a lot, I wanted to learn some skill to predict. Only after wasting a lot of money did I know, nine out of ten of those livestreams were fakes, filled with stooges, just to trick people into becoming apprentices..."

Hearing her digression, Li Tiezhu, who had dealt with many, understood that such uneducated people often lost focus, immediately coughed twice, "Let’s talk about the real stuff! How did you hook up with the malicious spirits?"

"What do you mean by ’hook up’? How can you talk like that?" Lin Mingze got anxious, "We have a very straightforward cooperative relationship!

Don’t you need a special constitution to invite Immortals? This thing... not many can communicate precisely with me in dreams for work, isn’t that great? My career drive is strong, and I never fool around with colleagues!"

Liang Yuhong was also displeased, rolling her eyes back, retorting, "Is that hooking up? Clearly, we’re mutually pursuing common goals.

I just wanted to make a little fortune for a house and a car, seeking gods and buddhas everywhere, hearing which temple or Taoist monastery was effective online, I’d go pray, but none of those Immortals paid attention to me. Only Lord Ghost Immortal..."

Saying this, her face flushed slightly, bringing a shy smile, "He really spoils me! Not just with tens of thousands worth of bags, but even millions worth of houses were mine to buy as I pleased. That money he earned was all thanks to his hard work, I spent as I liked."

Yang Hongye couldn’t help but facepalm; the absurd plot in a short drama suddenly became reality.

"I didn’t know any gods or buddhas, just prayed to whoever I came across. Last fall, looking to save money, accompanied friends to sing karaoke in the suburbs, playing Truth or Dare into the night, everyone was drunk then, I lost and drew a dare to confess to a grave..."

Chuci was dumbfounded at this, "You guys play this hard?"

"What’s the big deal?" Liang Yuhong said matter-of-factly, "We’ve even played Pencil Immortal and Plate Immortal for summoning ghosts at midnight, but never really met one."

She was stunned for a moment and whispered, "At that time, I don’t know what got into me, but I just wouldn’t give in. I took a taxi to the cemetery and even did a video call to prove it.

As a result, the driver dropped me off at a chaotic graveyard and took off. Those guys wouldn’t take a taxi to pick me up, and I didn’t know the way, so I had to kneel there and beg the Ghost Immortal for help, and guess what?

I hazily found myself back in my rental apartment, and in a dream, I saw the Lord Ghost Immortal who helped me. He even said that as long as I worship him and listen to him, he’ll make me successful beyond imagination!

He’s tall and handsome, even better looking than a celebrity! Sometimes he’s aloof, sometimes cool, and sometimes very gentle..."

Jiang Yuan: ???

What I saw through the Soul Searching Technique was different; Lin Mingze looked very ordinary, slightly short, and a bit chubby, not handsome at all.

The other person felt guilty under his gaze, stiffened her neck, and said unconvincingly, "Anyway, dreams let you mold faces, who doesn’t want to be taller and more handsome? I didn’t harm her."

"How exactly did you guys cooperate? Talk about serious matters!" Li Tiezhu coldly urged, seeing her getting lovestruck again.

Liang Yuhong was a bit dissatisfied, but since the Lord Ghost Immortal had been captured, what could she do? She could only reply truthfully, "We traveled around while looking for suitable targets, doing a maximum of two scams per province."

"It’s just hit-and-run to avoid getting caught," Li Tiezhu translated.

She rolled her eyes but didn’t refute, "Lord Ghost Immortal picked the places, I picked the people. Every time we arrived at a new place, we would first stay in a hotel for two days to scout. Once the location is set, we would search for local fools on the most popular short video platforms.

We don’t harm good people! We always target loafers and idlers, I’m telling you, there are a lot of fools in towns and villages! Just a little instigation and they’ll even move ancestors’ graves secretly for views.

Lord Ghost Immortal says it’s mainly because modern preservation techniques are good, that in the past, idiots who should have been eliminated can now survive. Give them a phone and they all show their silliness online.

Big data works well too—the more stupid videos I watch, the more it recommends them, leaving me with lots of candidates!

We would randomly deceive them, making them go to cemeteries or chaotic graveyards at night to shoot adventure videos. Lord Ghost Immortal would lie in ambush there. When things are chaotic after he’s possessed them, and no one can handle it, I’d demand a high price, dressing in costumes bought online and wielding a peach wood sword pretending to exorcise ghosts.

Some wouldn’t acknowledge it after the exorcism, and I’d pretend to release the ghost, causing even more trouble and demanding higher prices. It’s easy money!"

Realizing she was speaking against her own interests, Liang Yuhong hurriedly added, "We also do some good deeds here and there. Like last time, we encountered a cowardly son and a vicious daughter-in-law mistreating an elder. Lord Ghost Immortal played the part of an ancestor’s spirit and gave them a good beating, making them never dare to mistreat the elder again.

And the time before that, there was really a little ghost pestering a sick child. Lord Ghost Immortal went and devoured the little ghost. We saw that the child’s family was poor, and not only did we not ask for money, but we also gave them twenty thousand yuan to treat the child’s illness..."

After her long-winded story, Huang San gave Jiang Yuan a look, "This girl is not lying; everything she said is true. Can the young friend affirm that the wrathful ghost hasn’t harmed any innocents?"

He earnestly recalled the scenes from the Soul Searching Technique and nodded, "Aside from taking revenge on those who wronged him, Lin Mingze indeed hasn’t taken any lives."

Hearing this, Lin Mingze suddenly felt a bit aggrieved, "I told you I didn’t do anything bad! Out of 1.4 billion people nationwide, if I just took a little bit of Yang energy from each, I could cultivate into a Ghost Immortal, you guys..."

"Do they owe you?" Chuci interrupted, laughing, "Everyone’s dreamt of that happening. If everyone in the country gave me one yuan, I’d have 1.4 billion. But the key is, why should they? No one owes you anything, why let you take a bit?"

Huang San corrected, "Even if they let you take it, you wouldn’t succeed in cultivating. Mana that isn’t gained righteously would be struck out of existence once Thunder Tribulation comes, just like that lightning bolt from the young friend earlier almost struck you down, and that wasn’t even a heavenly bolt."

Lin Mingze drooped his head and fell silent, while Liang Yuhong was utterly confused and chased Li Tiezhu asking what had happened to her Lord Ghost Immortal.

While the two were quarreling, Huang San signaled Jiang Yuan to walk a bit farther away. Leaning close to him, he muttered, "He was wronged and became a malicious ghost, then went back and killed the perpetrator. It’s a matter between the two of them, unrelated to anyone else.

I’m certain Liang Yuhong isn’t lying; you confirmed the wrathful ghost hadn’t taken innocent lives, only extracted Yang energy and deceived for money, so it’s not our concern. Ultimately, what Lin Mingze did to clean up the ruffians might have its pros and cons.

If his merits outweigh his faults, exterminating him unreasonably would leave us with hidden dangers, and eventually, we’d have to answer for it.

So later, just clarify the disadvantages of keeping a wrathful ghost, order it not to bother Yang Yaozong anymore, and let them be."

Jiang Yuan understood it was a lesson for him not to be too ruthless when dealing with such situations in the future and nodded in agreement on the spot.

Meanwhile, Li Tiezhu was also arguing with Liang Yuhong, "You think keeping a wrathful ghost is a good thing? Sure, it doesn’t harm you and even fills your pockets.

But by being entangled with it, your Yang energy weakens day by day. Don’t believe it? Look in the mirror, see how ghostly you look, and if it goes on, the ghost energy will seep into your bones, cutting your lifespan."

"Ah?!" Liang Yuhong was shocked, took out a makeup mirror, and peeked. Maybe it was psychological, but her face did seem pale with dark circles around her forehead, "What should I do? I’m also reluctant to part with Lord Ghost Immortal; he’s really pampering and good to me."

Lin Mingze was even more dissatisfied, "I didn’t cling to her or absorb her Yang energy; how could it be life-shortening? Do you know how long I wandered before finally finding a suitable partner?

Leaving Liang Yuhong, who knows how many years it would be before I meet another partner who can connect with me in dreams and not make mistakes upon waking?"