Having devoted myself to guiding souls, I was surrounded by them after my death.

Jiang Liu's voice came from the other end of the phone. Her usually glamorous and sophisticated voice sounded unusually anxious, and there was even a slight whooshing sound as she spoke:

"Are you OK?"

"It's alright, this has been taken care of. As for the elite man..."

Chen Shi glanced at Zhang Chengkang, who was bruised and battered and asleep like a baby, and replied:

"He's asleep."

Jiang Liu: "???"

"Never mind, you sound fine. Zhang Chengkang is usually quite busy with work, so he does tend to be sleepy after things are resolved. I've taken care of that evil spirit. Wait for me, I'll be there in 5 minutes." With a loud whooshing sound, Jiang Liu hung up the phone.

"They dealt with the evil spirit so quickly?"

Chen Shi admired Jiang Liu. The evil spirit Jiang Liu was facing must have been very dangerous, yet she resolved it in less than half an hour. It seemed that the title of "Special-Class Ferryman" was truly well-deserved.

"Jiang Liu? That woman is coming?" Su Yining tilted her head.

"Yes, she'll be there soon. Senior Sister Jiang should have some connections; I'll ask her to help me check this number and name."

"Okay, I'll leave first."

Su Yining rubbed her calves and tossed her long hair:

"That woman gave me a very uncomfortable feeling. I'm a ghost, so I'd better avoid her."

"Okay, I'll let you know if there's any news."

As a ferryman specializing in exorcising spirits, and a top-tier one at that, it's natural that Su Yining would draw a clear line between them, so Chen Shi didn't stop her.

"You can come find me even if I don't send any messages. Ghosts don't need to sleep. Since you're a freshman, I'll offer you a chat service."

After saying that, Su Yining stuck out her tongue and, with a dashing air of saving the world, rushed out of the water supply room.

Having probably found a "thread" in her own memories, this hot female senior seemed to be in a very good mood.

After Su Yining left, Chen Shi picked up Wu Hui's tuning fork.

According to Jiang Liu, a magical artifact follows its owner and cannot be transferred unless the original owner dies.

Now that Wu Hui is dead, this magical artifact should be within our grasp.

The moment he touched the tuning fork, several pieces of information immediately appeared in his mind.

【Soul-Eating Tuning Fork】

[Effect: Controls the target's mind; one sound controls one person. The weaker the target's mental state, the stronger the effect; conversely, the stronger the mental state, the weaker the effect.]

[Price: Consumes the user's mind; each sound will drain the user's mental energy.]

"There's a price to pay? It will devour your mind..."

Chen Shi felt a chill run down his spine; no wonder Wu Hui looked so pale.

It's best to avoid using this tool unless absolutely necessary.

Death can bring you back to the past, but mental exhaustion means you've truly gone mad.

Even so, just in case, Chen Shi still kept the tuning fork.

……

A few minutes later.

"Om-!"

With a loud engine roar, Chen Shi peeked out from the water supply room and saw a mature woman wearing a helmet riding a motorcycle into the underground parking garage. She almost drifted to a stop in front of the water supply room, leaving a black tire mark on the ground.

"Chen Shi?" Jiang Liu took a long stride and got out of the car.

She wore a tight vest and long boots, looking like a top-secret agent on a mission in a movie, her figure alluring and slender.

Taking off her helmet, her black hair cascaded down like a waterfall, and her bright face was flushed slightly—summer in Nanhai City is very hot.

"Senior Sister Jiang, I'm here."

Chen Shi waved.

"Are you alright? Are you missing any limbs?"

Jiang Liu stepped forward, pinched Chen Shi's nose, and then his arm, only breathing a sigh of relief after confirming that he was still intact.

"It's alright, it's alright."

A high-risk evil spirit suddenly appeared, and she went to deal with it. Just then, someone infiltrated Nanjing University and caused chaos. Everything was too coincidental. The mastermind behind the scenes was more resourceful than she had imagined. She thought that her junior brother was now under danger.

Fortunately, he restrained himself from acting impulsively and let Zhang Chengkang handle it.

"Where are they?" Jiang Liu asked after confirming that the old man and the uncle outside the door were still breathing.

"It's inside," Chen Shi said, pointing to the doorway.

Jiang Liu strode into the room, but the scene before her made her pause in surprise.

Wu Hui was found dead on the ground, his shirt torn off, his eyes bulging, his lips purple, and there was a ligature mark on his neck, clearly indicating that he had been strangled.

Meanwhile, Zhang Chengkang wasn't asleep; he was bruised and swollen and had fainted!

Based on the situation at hand, Jiang Liu made a quick judgment and looked at Chen Shi in disbelief:

“Chen Shi…”

"What's wrong, Senior Sister Jiang?"

"You...you didn't take care of that person, did you?"

"That's it."

Chapter 16 The Blood of the Evil Spirit (Please continue reading!)

After becoming a ferryman, Jiang Liu did indeed witness many illogical things.

At only 25 years old, she became one of only three top-level ferrymen in the country, which makes her a true genius.

But in just one week, the genius has already been shocked twice.

"I'll tidy it up again."

Jiang Liu sighed and said:

"Zhang Chengkang, as a level-two ferryman, was eliminated as soon as he entered the room, and even fell into a trap and got beaten black and blue. And then, you were the one who took care of Wu Hui?"

"That's roughly it," Chen Shi nodded.

Actually, Su Yining also helped, but he didn't say so.

He didn't want to take all the credit, but Su Yining had a lot of concerns about Jiang Liu, so it was best not to mention her in front of Jiang Liu.

Jiang Liu crossed her arms and leaned against the wall, her delicate body curvaceous.

"Junior brother, I'm starting to doubt whether you're really just pretending to be a newbie."

She smiled faintly and clapped her hands:

"What an amazing little guy, truly incredible."

Senior Sister Jiang, you're only four or five years older than me, what's the meaning behind this old woman's tone?

Chen Shi was inwardly complaining and was about to say something when a sob came from beside him. Zhang Chengkang had finally woken up.

"it hurts……"

Zhang Chengkang rubbed his face, then rubbed his eyes, and picked up the shattered frame of his glasses, holding it up to his eyes:

"Miss Jiang?"

"uh-huh."

Jiang Liu's attitude towards Zhang Chengkang was noticeably more indifferent:

"I asked you to protect my junior brother, but you just fell asleep as soon as your head hit the pillow."

She gave her a flirtatious look: "How can you sleep so soundly at such a young age?"

"I'm sorry, Miss Jiang, it was my mistake. I didn't expect the enemy's mind control methods to be so strong."

Zhang Chengkang stood up unsteadily, bowed deeply to Jiang Liu, and his attitude was extremely respectful, a stark contrast to his demeanor in front of Chen Shi.

"It's my fault, Miss Jiang, I'm sorry to trouble you to take matters into your own hands."

"Do not."

Jiang Liu raised her index finger and wagged it, then gestured towards Chen Shi beside her with her lip:

"He solved the problem. When I arrived, Wu Hui was already lying on the ground. If it weren't for him, you'd probably be dead by now."

Chen Shi smiled and waved his hand: "You're welcome."

"A junior brother who's into older men?" Upon hearing this, Zhang Chengkang instantly perked up, his small eyes widening like those of a singer who sings "Li Bai".

Hey, what's so special about this name that you guys are so fixated on...?

And let me say it again, I don't just control older men.

Chen Shi really wanted to complain, but he held back.

"Aren't you a novice ferryman?" Zhang Chengkang was stunned.

"Yeah, I just started three days ago."

Although it was a bit hasty.

Ultimately, he still doesn't know what kind of organization "Ferrymen" is, how many people are in it, or what they do on a regular basis.

His understanding of ferrymen was still superficial.

"I almost died as a level two, and you solved the beginner level?"

Zhang Chengkang looked at Wu Hui's corpse beside him, then at Chen Shi, his jaw dropping.

The ferrymen are strictly ranked, from beginner to third grade, and then to the rare special grade.

He almost turned around at level two, while Chen Shi solved it at level one.

“Miss Jiang said you are my junior brother. You came from Lingyi Temple, right?” Zhang Chengkang asked.

"What temple? I'm a wild one."

Chen Shi was puzzled, and at the same time muttered to himself: It's not that you almost died, it's that you would have died if it weren't for me. Last time, I was holding your head before I died.

“I am his classmate, so I am his senior.”

Jiang Liu immediately interrupted the conversation, as if afraid that Zhang Chengkang would continue to delve deeper:

“He is my apprentice, I will take care of him, he doesn’t need to go there.”

"apprentice!?"

Zhang Chengkang was so startled that he jumped up, startling Chen Shi as well.

Why so surprised? Although Jiang Liu does look very young, unlike the kind of ancient master with a white beard in novels... Chen Shi thought to himself.

"Miss Jiang, don't you never take on apprentices?"

Zhang Chengkang was stunned.

"What's it to you? I can take it if I want."

Jiang Liu glared at him, as if to say, "Stop talking nonsense!"

"Well, to be able to defeat Wu Hui at the beginner level, he really is a genius."

Zhang Chengkang calmed down and bowed to Chen Shi:

"Thank you. I apologize for my previous attitude; I underestimated you."

"Rise." Chen Shi raised his hand.

Jiang Liu tapped him on the head from the side.

"Alright, you can go back now. I have something to discuss with my junior brother. Make sure to settle those two plumbers at the entrance before you leave." Jiang Liu waved her hand, urging Zhang Chengkang to leave.