When Jiang Lin saw Qi Yaoyao again, he was guiding souls on the Yellow Springs Road.
It was then he learned that Qi Yaoyao had also chosen to remain in the underworld.
To continue being a ghost.
As the incident with that building was exposed and humans began their investigations,
Golden light began to appear on her.
Those were composed of merit points.
"Streamer, what do you think I should do?"
Qi Yaoyao floated beside Jiang Lin, her expression somewhat lost.
Her companions had all found suitable paths, but she still didn't know what to do.
She had been in school when she died.
Did she have to find books and continue studying?
If her father were here, she might have been able to ask him.
But according to the ghost messengers, her father had already reincarnated.
It was for the best, she hoped he would suffer less in his next life.
Ideally, he would marry a rich woman.
And not be poor, miserable, and burdened with a child like in this life.
Now, she was finally free.
After much thought, Qi Yaoyao decided to ask the streamer, the senior.
He was powerful and a ghost messenger.
As for her companions,
These guys were skilled in all sorts of leisure activities, but when it came to serious matters,
They were all more unreliable than her.
Although they initially blamed her for implicating them, they found the underworld to be quite pleasant after arriving.
There was food, beautiful women, and the option to reincarnate.
But! When it came to what she should do, they all offered terrible advice.
They even suggested working at a pleasure house or digging up graves.
A pleasure house was a place for selling oneself and performing.
Digging up graves was even more immoral.
If her father knew, he would probably die of anger.
Jiang Lin looked at the golden light on her and said calmly, "You have merit, so you can reincarnate into a good life."
Qi Yaoyao sighed and looked at the long Yellow Springs Road ahead.
"I don't think being human is all that great; it's less freeing than being a ghost."
Saying this, she grinned and turned to look at Jiang Lin.
"Being a ghost, you can fly, pass through walls, and even use spells to set up barriers. How good is that?"
Jiang Lin thought for a moment and asked, "Have you been to the ghost market?"
It's considered the most prosperous place in the entire underworld.
They have everything.
"I went, but I felt like none of it suited me."
Qi Yaoyao drooped her shoulders, feeling the weight of her troubles.
In the ghost market, there were all sorts of occupations.
Stall owners, shopkeepers.
Chefs, carpenters, performers...
A wide variety.
However, Qi Yaoyao had no concept of these things.
When she was alive, she had thought about becoming a teacher after graduation or a tour guide.
But with her current status, those things were impossible.
Qi Yaoyao tilted her head, thinking hard.
Her gaze suddenly fell on the mourning stick in Jiang Lin's hand, and her eyes lit up.
"Streamer, can I try your line of work?"
"I can move around and carry out missions to catch bad guys.
It's just like the ancient heroes roaming the martial world!
And that mourning stick is like a hero's sword."
"Becoming a ghost messenger?"
Jiang Lin considered it carefully.
"You're in the mid-stage of a wandering spirit, right? And you know a few spells, and you have merit. You can give it a try."
Unlike Fang Lili, who was involved with Cai Xing, Qi Yaoyao had already begun cultivating.
With merit and spells, she had the ability to travel independently.
Fang Lili, on the other hand, was merely a wandering spirit who had just become a ghost.
Although she had human wish power, it couldn't be equated with merit.
Ghost Ranks:
Wandering Spirit,幽魂 (entering cultivation),幽兵, Ghost General, Great Ghost General, Ghost King.
"Really? That's great!"
Qi Yaoyao was so happy she almost jumped. "Thank you, streamer! I'll go try it now!"
After Jiang Lin told her a location, she quickly floated away.
She came and went in a hurry.
Seeing this, Jiang Lin didn't mind.
After sending the departed soul on its way, he went to his next work location.
Honestly, he didn't dislike Qi Yaoyao's personality.
She was quite good.
She saw things clearly and had her own ideas.
Her desire to become a ghost messenger wasn't difficult.
Because there were few ghosts who could satisfy all her conditions.
Especially merit points.
It wasn't something you could get by doing a few good deeds or helping an old lady cross the road a few times.
If you wanted to accumulate merit through good deeds,
You had to meet at least one of the following conditions:
Either you spent your entire life doing good deeds, with no intention of harming others.
Or, the deeds you performed had a significant impact, indirectly or directly helping many people.
Or other great contributions.
For example, figures like Bao Zheng in ancient times, or those who ushered in new eras and were surrounded by destiny.
Qi Yaoyao fell into the latter category.
The years she spent guarding that building saved many people.
As the incident with that building was exposed, many houses began to be re-inspected.
Numerous safety issues were discovered, indirectly saving many lives.
Furthermore,
Based on the changes in human policies and their impact on future generations,
These accumulated factors transformed into those small specks of merit.
All of this Jiang Lin learned from the live stream's bullet comments.
A few days passed since their last meeting.
That girl came again.
This time, however, she came to report to Jiang Lin.
She had successfully been selected for this profession.
However, she wasn't a formal ghost messenger yet, only an intern.
She had to start from the bottom, with daily tasks of running errands.
Patrolling and inspecting various places.
And then reporting any news back.
As for catching ghosts or guiding departed souls, it was not yet her turn.
She only needed to deliver messages.
"This is good too. Anyway, I'm so weak. If I were really asked to do something big, I'd definitely mess up."
"Besides, even though it's running errands, I can see the scenery along the way and wander around."
Qi Yaoyao was excited. This was a great opportunity to wander around openly while getting paid!
"By the way, streamer, how long does this internship usually last before becoming a formal employee?"
Jiang Lin glanced at her. "Usually about a hundred years."
"???"
A question mark slowly formed on Qi Yaoyao's forehead, and she was somewhat stunned.
"A hundred-year internship?"
"Is the unit of time wrong?"
"A hundred years in the human world, and you could become a major company boss."
"This underworld requires a hundred years just for an internship?"
"The gap is too big."
"Doesn't that mean I'll have to run errands for a hundred years? My legs might break from all the running!"
Under Qi Yaoyao's shocked and helpless gaze, Jiang Lin nodded.
"A hundred years."
"If there are outstanding achievements or exceptional performance,"
"Then I can be directly promoted?" Qi Yaoyao asked urgently.
"Then it's possible to reduce it by a few years."
"And if the performance is mediocre, and there are enough formal employees, the internship period might even be extended."
Jiang Lin said unhurriedly.
"Generally, it's around a hundred years."
"One reason is to use this time to improve strength."
"Second, it requires a certain amount of time to assess her abilities and familiarize her with suitable tasks."
"Because the tasks performed by formal employees require a certain level of strength."
"For example, guiding departed souls seems quite safe."
"But..."
"If the departed soul suddenly mutates, or if other evil spirits try to snatch them along the way."
"At that time, it will be a test of the ghost messengers' abilities."
"If their strength is too poor, and they accidentally get themselves killed."
"Then how can the mission be completed?"
"At that time, who will protect the departed souls?"
"If you can't even protect yourself, how can you talk about escorting departed souls safely?"