I suddenly looked up and Bai Wuchang slowly said, "Your lifespan in the Book of Life and Death is only written up to before you completed your apprenticeship. In other words, you should have been a dead man a few days ago."

Bai Wuchang changed the subject and said, "However, the Netherworld allows you to borrow life. If you want to live, you must accept the Yin Division's secret orders and hunt down Earthly Souls for the Netherworld."

"Each time you complete a mission, the Netherworld will give you the corresponding lifespan. Otherwise, the ghost messengers will not be here to collect ghosts, but to collect you."

Bai Wuchang pointed at Li Yulan and said, "For example, her: her Earthly Soul is listed as a Xuan-level secret order, which can be exchanged for ten years of life. However, you sacrificed her Human Soul, so you can only exchange it for five years of life according to the Huang-level secret order standard."

After Bai Wuchang's explanation, I learned that the Yin Division secret orders issued by the Netherworld are divided into four levels: "Tian (Heaven), Di (Earth), Xuan (Profound), and Huang (Yellow)." The Huang-level is five years of life, the Xuan-level is ten years, and so on, doubling each time. A Tian-level secret order can be exchanged for forty years of life.

The Netherworld will deduct rewards based on the completion of the mission. Huang-level first-class is five years of life, and Huang-level third-class is one year. Failure to complete the mission not only results in no reward but also the deduction of past rewards. If things go wrong, the warlock may lose his life.

After listening, I couldn't help but ask, "Why doesn't the Netherworld capture the Earthly Souls itself?"

Bai Wuchang said, "Because, in ancient times, the Netherworld reached an agreement with the Yang world. The Netherworld does not interfere with the rights and wrongs of the Yang world, and warlocks do not interfere with the affairs of the Netherworld."

"You are a warlock, you should know that when ghost messengers fail to collect a ghost, they will directly return to the Netherworld to report, right? This is not because the ghost messengers are being lazy, but because the escaped wandering souls should be dealt with by the warlocks of the human world. The Netherworld no longer intervenes."

"Whether the warlock sends those wandering souls to the Netherworld or kills them on the spot, the Netherworld will not ask any further questions."

Bai Wuchang paused and said, "This is why the Netherworld needs people like you."

I immediately seized the key point in Bai Wuchang's words: "Does that mean that there is more than just me working for the Netherworld?"

"Of course not!" Bai Wuchang said, "The Netherworld needs to capture thousands of Earthly Souls, can you alone handle it?"

"The gods of the Netherworld, except for the Ten Kings of Hell, all have Dao lineages in the Yang world. The Five Ghost Emperors, the Four Judges, Niu Tou and Ma Mian (Ox-Head and Horse-Face), the Ten Yama Envoys, and even my brother and I all have disciples walking in the human world. Those warlocks are doing the same thing, which is borrowing life from the Netherworld."

Bai Wuchang said, "Of course, you also have the right to refuse to work for the Netherworld and enjoy the remaining five years of your life."

I smiled bitterly and said, "Do I have the possibility of refusing?"

I have too many things to do, and too many wishes have not been fulfilled.

If I were seventy or eighty years old now, perhaps I would enjoy life and return to the Netherworld as Bai Wuchang said. But I am only twenty years old.

Many years later, when I told someone about the situation at that time, that person said to me: People should not have desires. Once they have desires, they have to work hard for them, either to realize them or to give up.

At that time, I was pretty much like that! My father's whereabouts, my master's whereabouts, which one could I not look for? Which one could I let go of?

Bai Wuchang nodded and said, "Very good! Take this token!"

I took the token from Bai Wuchang's hand and took a closer look. It actually said: "Yin Division Patrol Envoy."

"Is this an official position?" When I looked at Bai Wuchang, the latter nodded slightly and said, "An official position with a name but no power."

"This identity only represents that you are under the jurisdiction of the Netherworld. Even if your lifespan is exhausted, the ghost messengers have no right to arrest your soul before receiving an official order from the Netherworld."

"In addition, it has two small functions. The first function is that when you borrow troops from the Netherworld, you don't have to give the other party any benefits. The premise is that your reason for borrowing troops must be in accordance with the rules."

"The second function is that you can ask the ghost messengers to help you clean up the mess. For example, after you kill someone, they can help you destroy the body and eliminate traces. If our Yin Division people are caught and sentenced in the Yang world, the Netherworld's reputation will not look good."

As soon as Bai Wuchang finished speaking, Hei Wuchang interjected, "The Patrol Envoy token is not issued casually. If you hadn't passed our brothers' test before, you would definitely be dead."

After I solemnly put away the token, I opened my mouth and said, "If I encounter other Patrol Envoys while performing a mission, can I kill them?"

I asked this question not because I was fierce and domineering, and had too much killing intent, but because the martial world is a place to compete for interests.

I want to live, and others don't want to die. The matter of seizing lifespan will inevitably happen. If that time comes, and I can't fight back, wouldn't I be depressed to death?

Bai Wuchang laughed loudly and said, "Go ahead and do it, go ahead and kill. Those people know how to protect their own, and our brothers' successors cannot suffer losses either. If you have the ability to slaughter those people's Dao lineages, our brothers will naturally come forward to mediate for you. There is nothing too serious about it."

"After all, our brothers only have three successors in the human world. If we don't protect you, who will?"

Three successors?

Me, my master, and who is the other person?