"Streamer, this is for you. Catch!"
The water ghost's smile was radiant as she tossed the fish in her hand towards Jiang Lin.
Jiang Lin caught it with a wave of his ghostly energy.
"Thanks."
Tai Qin, standing beside him, couldn't help but tease, "You're quite the gift-giver. You tossed me aside the moment you saw the streamer."
The water ghost blinked, "How could I be that kind of ghost?"
Then, with another splash, she dove back into the water.
Within seconds, she resurfaced.
She then tossed Tai Qin a large black fish, about half a meter long.
"Here. Yours."
Tai Qin caught the fish, looking at Jiang Lin's and then at his own.
"Tsk tsk~ The treatment between ghosts is really different."
"I'm quite handsome too, you know..."
Tai Qin smoothed his fringe.
His features were sharp, and beneath his black trench coat, his muscles were well-defined.
Clearly, these two ghosts knew each other and were quite familiar.
"You are handsome, but we see each other often~"
The water ghost chuckled, "What brings you here? Do you have a mission?"
"We just finished up. I'm showing Jiang Wuchang around,"
Tai Qin said, "The livestream is still on, you know."
"Really?!"
The water ghost exclaimed in surprise, then quickly tidied her hair around her ears and spoke into the air:
"Hello everyone! If you want to buy aquatic products, you can come to me to stock up~"
"If friends from the livestream come to buy, I'll give you a discount!"
...
"Ahhh, I will definitely come! The water ghost is actually this sweet!"
"The one upstairs, are you pre-booking your afterlife? But I also want to stock up on some aquatic products, hehe..."
In the livestream, the viewers' comments scrolled by rapidly.
The words were filled with joy.
"I want to give the streamer a gift too... but I don't want to die this early."
"Suddenly I have a better impression of the water ghost... ღ(´･ᴗ･`)"
A better impression of the water ghost?
Seeing this comment, a viewer immediately chimed in:
"Brother, calm down. This is a ghost who has been officially employed in the Underworld. Don't confuse her with those wild ghosts outside."
If one truly believed that all water ghosts were this sweet and friendly, they might be close to meeting King Yama.
...
In the livestream footage,
After greeting everyone,
The water ghost curiously asked Jiang Lin, "Streamer, streamer, how long will you be staying in the West Hall this time?"
Jiang Lin thought for a moment, "Probably not for long, maybe two or three days at most."
After all, he couldn't be away from the Eighteenth Hall for too long.
Moreover, after completing the drifting bottle wish, the three strands of divine power that appeared within him.
He also wanted to find time to merge them with his ghostly energy.
Besides that,
He also needed to find time to visit Black Abyss and see that old senior.
"Ah... you're going back so soon."
The water ghost felt a pang of regret. She had been thinking of sending the streamer a cartload of aquatic products when the next batch matured in a few days.
It was rare for the streamer to visit the West Hall.
If she missed this chance, she didn't know when he would come again.
Jiang Lin explained, "There are still things to do in the East Hall. I'll come play again next time."
As he spoke, he put away the large black fish the water ghost had given him.
Then, he looked in his storage bag and found a package of prepared food.
He used his ghostly energy to lift it and present it to the water ghost, "This is for you."
It was a return gift.
"What is this?"
The water ghost curiously opened it. As soon as the packaging was undone, a wave of food aroma wafted out,
exceptionally enticing.
It made the ghost's stomach rumble.
"It smells so good!"
Jiang Lin: "I bought this at the Mirage earlier. It tastes very good, you can try it."
"Thank you, streamer! I'll definitely taste it carefully!"
The water ghost said happily.
As a foodie, she truly loved this kind of thing.
And it was from the streamer!
After spending some time in the aquatic product area, Tai Qin took Jiang Lin away.
"Alright, you go tend to your fish. We're leaving."
The water ghost waved with her slender hand, "Goodbye, streamer—! Come play again next time~"
Leaving the aquatic product area,
Tai Qin, carrying the half-meter black fish in his hand, smiled at Jiang Lin.
"Her fish are really good, especially this black fish. It's very delicious, and the best restaurants in the Ghost Market clamor to book them."
"When we have dinner later, I'll have the chef stew it for you to try!"
Jiang Lin: "Okay."
He wasn't picky about food, as long as there was something to eat.
Afterward, Tai Qin put away the fish in his hand.
And with Jiang Lin, he went to see the various work areas in the West Hall.
There were those who forged artifacts, those who did repairs, those who conducted research,
Those who rented cars, and the novel and manga creation departments...
He truly saw many new things.
...
And the viewers in the livestream had their eyes opened wide.
They saw something rare and lively.
"As expected, having a skill allows you to eat well wherever you go. The ancients did not deceive me."
"Being capable is the ultimate hard currency."
Some viewers were filled with anticipation, preparing to work in the West Hall in the future.
Their talents would not be buried.
Other viewers were simply terrified.
They declared they would absolutely never go there again.
Look at them, all perfectly arranged.
It was one thing to be alive, but to have to strive so hard after death.
"Who on earth said that after death, one could finally sleep soundly?!"
"So, the best choice is to obediently reincarnate."
"You're all competing, so I'll compete too... I'll be born into a good family and surpass all of you!"
"The brother upstairs has lofty aspirations! I admire you!"
...
Aquatic product breeding area.
After Jiang Lin and the others left, the water ghost opened the food Jiang Lin had given her again.
Sniffing the enticing aroma, she couldn't help but swallow.
"Food from the Mirage... I've only heard of it."
The water ghost extended a finger, gently broke off a small piece, and put it in her mouth to taste.
She had originally only intended to taste a little and then cherish it,
To savor it slowly later.
But after tasting it, she couldn't help but take a second bite, then a third.
The food packed in the box in her hand disappeared at a visible rate.
This, this is too delicious, woohoo...
And, and why does it have the taste of mother?
*Plop!*
A tear slid from the corner of the water ghost's eye.
She ate and cried, cried and ate.
Ever since her mother passed away, she hadn't eaten her mother's cooking again.
After she came to the Underworld, she heard that her mother had already reincarnated.
As of now, it had been at least a hundred years?
"Wuwuwu... Mother... wuwu..."
The water ghost sobbed.
Originally, she had almost forgotten that feeling.
But once she remembered,
All the longing from the past erupted at this moment.
What was the taste of mother like?
For the water ghost, it was probably: warmth.
The feeling of being able to shrink and be like a child.
"Wuwuwu... Underworld livestream, even the streamer is so depressing, wuwuwu..."
...
—Mirage, food from the Paradise Food District.
It was something that even deities and ghosts craved.
It was said that these foods also had different effects.
Some could make people taste their mother's cooking, some could regulate a person's physical condition to the best, and some could greatly increase a person's strength in a short period of time...
The deliciousness of each food depended on the ingredients used and the chefs' 'divine hands'.
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