Eighteen Ghost Emperors of my ancestors, how dare you make me live in terror?

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

"A century-old ginseng, distinguished guest, please enter!"

Wearing a wedding hat and a "work badge" hanging from his waist, Lu Ye smiled and cupped his hands in greeting to the strange figure in front of him.

The moment the strange gift-giver entered the Jiang residence.

That century-old ghost ginseng also officially disappeared from Lu Ye's sleeve.

To be precise,

It was in the Hundred Ghosts Pouch that Lu Ye had hidden in his sleeve.

He noticed the flaw early on.

The job of receiving gifts can be bought with money.

The strangely delivered congratulatory gifts do not require registration.

Then what are you hesitating for?

Ever since I took over from that evil spirit.

The gifts sent by the strange creatures were never put back into that box.

He hacked them all into his Hundred Ghosts Bag.

The groom is a top scholar, so the gifts from these strange creatures are quite substantial.

What kind of ghost ginseng, ghost grass, ghost artifacts, ghost gold...?

By now, the thousand coins he used to buy the job have long since been recouped.

Everything else is profit.

Moreover, serving as a doorman for the ghosts and being responsible for collecting guests' gifts means that you have interacted with all the guests.

So, how deep is the level of participation? Hmm? How deep?

It must be much deeper than Liu Zitao carrying manure, right?

"In other words, as long as I run away from the weird dungeon in three days, no, two days, they won't know that I've stolen all the gifts."

"and!"

"The rules will also determine that I've deeply participated in the storyline, thus increasing my reward level!"

Ah, how wonderful!

Lu Ye smiled nonchalantly, without letting his expression falter, and continued working without interrupting his tasks.

"A top-grade ghost jade piece, distinguished guest please enter~"

The congratulatory gift has been received.

So where is the dowry hidden?

........

It went on until late at night.

Liu Zitao finally returned to the woodshed, exhausted.

"Brother Liu, you...you...you..."

"What's this smell?"

"It's a bit... smelly."

Liu Zitao shook off his sticky, smelly clothes and discreetly stepped on the two maggots that had been shaken off.

"It's nothing, I just did some very important work. Go to sleep now."

"I'm so hungry I can't sleep..."

"Is life more important or food?"

The group fell silent.

The woodshed was dark and cold, and now, with hunger and a foul stench, coupled with the ever-present threat of death, it was extremely torturous for the person.

Liu Zitao, huddled in the corner, had fingernails that dug deep into his flesh.

The scene of their encounter at the gate, that guy's slight smile... it was practically etched into his mind.

"He must have taken the opportunity to steal those congratulatory gifts; I'm absolutely sure I saw it right!"

I finally managed to buy a job, but it turned out to be picking up manure, which was bad enough.

Unfortunately, while picking up manure, he encountered the person he least wanted to see, and this person was also glamorous and respected by the devil.

It's even possible that they've already secretly hidden away several treasures!

He himself ended up covered in filth, lying in this cold, damp woodshed.

I hate it so much...

Why should some noob get to ride on his face?

Clang!

The already dilapidated wooden gate was violently kicked open.

"Wake up! Wake up! Lazybones, get up and get to work!"

The butcher and cook I'd seen before were shouting roughly, wielding a large, gleaming cleaver.

"You, you, you, go to the kitchen in the backyard; you, go clean the side rooms; you, go deliver the midnight snack; you........"

The finger circled around and finally pointed to Liu Zitao.

Liu Zitao quickly pulled out his pass, "I...I have work to do, you see!"

The job I found myself wasn't very dangerous.

But being assigned in the middle of the night is obviously fraught with danger; you might not be able to come back.

"Carrying manure?" The butcher and cook glanced at the wooden sign. "Then what are you still doing here?"

"Yes, yes, I'll go right away, I'll go right away."

Completely ignoring the strange looks from the others behind him, Liu Zitao quickly got up and left the woodshed.

I had no choice but to pick up the load again and repeat the work I had done two hours earlier.

When they returned to the woodshed, everyone else had already finished and come back.

I counted them.

Two of them are missing and haven't returned.

"Li Xiang and the others haven't returned."

"He's dead... he must be dead."

"How terrifying! Waaah, I almost died just now."

"Brother Liu, are we still alive?"

Everyone's face was filled with fear and despair.

Including Liu Zitao, there were only 3 people left in the woodshed.

The boisterous celebrations outside the woodshed continued, having progressed to the banquet stage.

But the woodshed was dark and deathly silent.

"Why don't we go find Lu Ye? Lu Ye must know some hidden rules, otherwise he wouldn't be living such a good life."

"Yes, yes, maybe he was hiding his strength before? His talent for controlling strange creatures couldn't possibly be only 0.01."

Hope emerges from the dead silence.

Only Liu Zitao seemed puzzled, "Why are you going to see him?"

"Brother Liu, you don't know."

One of the students spoke up to explain.

"Didn't that butcher/cook ghost just ask me to deliver midnight snacks? Do you know who those snacks were for?"

"Whose?"

"Lu Ye's!"

The man looked on with envy and amazement.

"He's so different from us. He lives in a big, warm house and eats delicious meals. I couldn't believe my eyes when I opened the door!"

"So let's go find Lu Ye. We're classmates, he'll definitely..."

"Okay." Liu Zitao smiled.

"Really Brother Liu?" The two were overjoyed.

"We're all classmates, of course I can't stop you from living. Go on, I'll come find you when I'm done with this."

"Alright, alright! Brother Liu, you come over here right away!"

The two hurriedly left the woodshed, and Liu Zitao sat there for a while.

His expression gradually changed from ferocious to calm.

Then he got up and left the woodshed, finding the butcher cook in the backyard kitchen.

"Sir, I have a report to make. Two people are trying to escape..."

"Oh?"

.........

When Liu Zitao returned to the woodshed.

Two figures, barely alive and covered in whip marks, lay on the scattered pile of firewood.

He was already in a semi-comatose state, and his face, marked with blood, still held an expression of fear.

"We...we're not running away! We are..."

"No...stop hitting me! Waaaaah, it hurts so much, please stop hitting me!"

Liu Zitao turned his head calmly and handed the largest denomination coin he had to the burly figure standing at the door of the woodshed.

"My lord, it was that lonely ghost named Lu Ye who escaped. Moreover, he also secretly stole many precious gifts when he was collecting congratulatory gifts."

"Oh? Hehe, really?" The butcher and cook chuckled merrily, handing the money to the ghost beside him.

"It's absolutely true, I saw it with my own eyes!"

The ghost glanced at the hundred taels of coins in its hand, a hint of a smile flashing in its pale, terrifying eyes. "So what do you want?"

Liu Zitao gritted his teeth, his face contorted with rage, and said each word with utter deliberation, "I want him dead!"

"Of course, if you two gentlemen could give me one or two of the congratulatory gifts you've looted after you've dealt with him, I would be eternally grateful and would keep this matter a secret."

A chilling, ghostly aura filled the woodshed, causing Liu Zitao to break out in a cold sweat.

After a long while, he heard the ghost chuckle sinisterly and pat him on the shoulder.

"Little guy, you know how to care for others."

Upon hearing this, Liu Zitao breathed a heavy sigh of relief and bowed obsequiously, saying, "It's my pleasure."