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

"Senior, if you're not feeling well, why don't you wait for me here?"

As a spirit, Su Yining would definitely feel uncomfortable with Jiang Liu's overwhelming aura.

"fine."

Su Yining put her hands on her slender waist:

"I'm used to it, let's go."

Chen Shi said no more and led the way inside. As soon as they entered, they saw Jiang Liu sitting at the piano in the lobby.

And standing next to her was a strange woman with heavy makeup:

"Jiang Liu, you've never attended a meeting at Lingyi Temple. At least show your face, right?"

Her voice was alluring, her makeup was sexy, and her long brown hair cascaded down to her shoulders with wavy ends. She wore a high-slit cheongsam, her figure was graceful, her long legs were almost completely covered, and she wore a pair of strappy high heels.

The woman twisted her waist, her body forming a standard "S" shape, with full curves.

Dressed like this to learn the piano?

“I told you, I don’t want to climb mountains, and I don’t want to argue with my dad. Can’t the hand-pulled chicken deliver any information?”

Jiang Liu was wearing a white shirt, straight-leg trousers, and high heels. Her black hair was down, and her beautiful eyes were squinted, making her look like she was about to fall asleep.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she spotted Chen Shi and Su Yining first. With a slight movement of her fingertips, she once again concealed Su Yining's presence.

"What kind of reason is that? If you wanted to, you could get from the foot of the mountain to Lingyi Temple in a minute... huh?"

Following closely behind, the heavily made-up woman also noticed Chen Shi, and looked over with her alluring fox-like eyes.

"Oh? And this is... "

"My apprentice." Knowing she couldn't hide it any longer, Jiang Liu simply admitted it frankly.

"Is this the kid? The newcomer who removed two spirits in just one week and survived a special-grade attack?"

The heavily made-up woman strode forward, bent down to Chen Shi, and reached out to pinch his arm:

"Hmm~ Nice muscles, you work out regularly."

Hey, ma'am, can you please have some distance? I may like older men, but you're way too old.

Beside her, Su Yining pouted and stared at the woman.

Just as she and Chen Shi were about to say something, Jiang Liu stepped forward and grabbed the woman, pulling her away.

"Stay away from my junior brother. Your perfume is too strong. Young people don't like it."

"Oh, I've never seen you so protective of your own before?" The woman smiled, a smirk playing on her lips.

"Who is this?" Chen Shi asked, puzzled.

"She is... uh..." Jiang Liu scratched her head, looking like she hadn't woken up yet: "What's your name again?"

"???"

The heavily made-up woman's forehead veins bulged, but she still sighed and smiled as she said:

"Song Qingmei, Level 3 Ferryman."

"Level three?"

Chen Shi was shocked, never expecting that such a frivolous woman was actually a Level 3 ferryman.

The ferryman levels start from the beginner level, then from one to three, and then there are monster-like special-level beings like Jiang Liu.

Judging from this, Song Qingmei is quite capable.

What are you doing here?

"Is there anything else? If not, I need to have a private chat with my junior brother." Jiang Liu said, hands on her hips.

"What's wrong? You look like you're afraid I'll steal your junior brother away?"

Song Qingmei smiled, her fox-like eyes glancing over.

"3..."

Jiang Liu has started the countdown:

"2..."

"Okay, okay, I got it."

Song Qingmei then looked away and said with a helpless expression, "I just happened to be back in the city today. Grandma Gu asked me to send her precious apprentice down the mountain to exorcise the spirit. That child is very shy."

"Then why did you come here? We're not even acquainted..."

"Hey, your mouth is as sharp as a knife. Let me remind you, recently there's not only a special-grade evil spirit, but also a group of people who specialize in stealing spiritual artifacts. They're spiritual artifact hunters. They've been causing trouble before, and they've recently resurfaced. Remember to keep an eye on them for me."

Song Qingmei's voice calmed down, and her fox-like eyes turned from charming to cold:

"I'm going into the city this time to deal with those spirit weapon hunters. They're scattered all over the place, so you have to be careful."

"I understand. Please make sure to close the door properly when you leave. The music store has the air conditioning on, which is expensive."

Jiang Liu, as always, didn't give the others a friendly look and directly opened the door to see them out.

It's clear that she really doesn't want to have too much to do with Lingyi Temple.

"Sigh, it's still the same old story, there's nothing to talk about."

Song Qingmei shrugged and swayed towards the door.

As she passed by, she suddenly stopped and winked at me:

"Little guy, although those old fogies up there don't think much of you, I'll let you in on a little secret: I'm really looking forward to working with you."

After saying that, he blew a breath into her ear.

"Okay... thank you?" Chen Shi frowned slightly.

The perfume scent is definitely too strong.

"Sister? You're old enough to be his aunt..." Jiang Liu rolled her eyes.

"A woman is 18 until she dies, you know?" Song Qingmei smiled elegantly, walked out of the music store in her high heels, and carefully closed the door behind her before leaving.

Looking at it this way, Jiang Liu's words seem to have some effect.

"Who is that?" Su Yining glanced coldly at the doorway.

"She's a ferrywoman, quite capable, but I don't really like her personality."

Jiang Liu yawned and patted Chen Shi on the shoulder:

"However, judging by the current trend, you'll have to deal with them someday. Aren't you into older women? Little Chu Nan, be careful not to get taken advantage of by those wicked aunties."

"Be careful not to get completely taken advantage of," Su Yining muttered to him from the side.

Are you two now on the same side?

Jiang Liu sat down on the sofa, yawned, and crossed her long legs:

"Alright, let's get straight to the point. Is there any progress?"

Chapter 55 The Non-existent Choir

"Hmm... I see... having a landmark definitely makes things easier to find."

Jiang Liu yawned and said:

“It’s faster to check locations like this than people. Wait a moment, I’ll check using the ferryman’s information network…”

"Senior Sister Jiang, why do you look like you haven't woken up yet?" Chen Shi couldn't help but ask.

"Because my sister didn't sleep at all!"

Jiang Liu grabbed a handful of her black hair and said:

"Last night, after I took you home, I hadn't even finished putting on my face mask when they told me there was another high-risk evil spirit I needed to deal with. By the time I got back, the sun was high in the sky, and I spent ages watching ASMR. I was finally about to go to sleep when Song Qingmei barged into my music store and woke me up!"

She took a deep breath and said calmly:

"I really want to shave her head bald."

Oh my god! Senior sister, your resentment has turned into a vengeful spirit by now!

"Oh, right, here you go."

Jiang Liu took out a plaque, about the size of her palm, made of peach wood and strung together with a red string, resembling some kind of token.

Chen Shi took it and saw a "one" slowly imprinted on the peach wood plaque.

"How amazing, words actually appeared on their own." Su Yining leaned closer.

"This is the ferryman's badge. Every ferryman has one, and your current level is printed on the badge. I guess the hand-pulled chicken vouched for you, this 'wild' ferryman. It's been recognized and given to you as a symbol. It was sent by Song Qingmei."

"If we compare all the ferrymen to a school, this is the ferrymen's school uniform. If you wear the school uniform, the head teacher won't bother you."

Jiang Liu smiled faintly:

"By the way, congratulations, junior brother, you've advanced to level one in just one week."

"Clap clap clap!" Su Yining clapped her hands beside her.

What's going on with this scene? It feels like a birthday celebration, with one person giving a gift and another clapping...

The room was quiet for a short while. Su Yining was a little restless and pulled Chen Shi to play rock-paper-scissors—she hadn't been able to play this kind of game during the three years she had been a ghost.

When I'm bored, I either play with my teddy bear, but the other person only plays paper; or I play in front of a mirror, but the other person only plays the same card as me.

Half an hour later...

"This school is pretty hard to find... huh?"

Jiang Liu narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly and gently bit her lip.

"What's wrong, Senior Sister Jiang?" Chen Shi stepped forward.

"Found it, but it's this school?"

Jiang Liu frowned slightly, the weariness on her face vanished, replaced by the professionalism of a top-level ferryman.

She pushed the computer screen towards us:

The screen shows a photo of a school gate, with a striking statue in the center depicting an old man holding a child's hand, the child holding a book.

Inscribed at the base of the statue is a line of text: [Seeking Truth Private Academy]

The moment Su Yining saw those words, she staggered, feeling a sudden, sharp pain in her head, and gritted her teeth, saying:

"This is the school!"

"It should be right, the school badge is here too."

Jiang Liu scrolled the mouse, and below the school photo was the school emblem.

A six-pointed star occupies the entire picture, with a paper boat drifting in the very center.

“It all matches up.” Chen Shi tapped his fingers on the back of the chair.

"Not all of them."

Jiang Liu changed the subject, clicking the mouse to switch the screen to the club showcase:

"According to Su Yining's memory, besides the school itself, the choir was also a very important element. But..."

She rubbed the scroll wheel downwards with her finger, and the page scrolled.

Chen Shi and Su Yining huddled together, staring at the screen, and vaguely sensed something was amiss.

There was no choir in the club showcase!

"Impossible, the choir club appears frequently in my memory," Su Yining said, puzzled.

"That's the problem."

Jiang Liu twisted her waist, turned her wheelchair around, and her bright face turned towards her:

“I checked the history, and the choir was never on the display list from the beginning. So, either the choir never existed in the first place, or…”