Recently, the Eighteenth Hall has become much livelier due to a few pets.
Other ghost messengers are often seen running this way.
Many of the treasures at the entrance and Niu Xiaoguo have to maintain the highest level of alertness, with their hairstyles and clothing impeccable!
The Eighteenth Team members who come to the arena to practice and spar daily have also become somewhat reserved.
The captains of the major teams gathered...
The scene was inexplicably somewhat terrifying.
Those who didn't know would have thought they were secretly discussing something important.
For members like Hong Ya, who loved to imagine things, they felt a bit panicked for a while.
They were afraid that one day they would suddenly hear that their captain had done something big.
It wasn't until two days later, when a team member went in to report information, that they discovered...
The captains were actually gathered together, just to watch their own pets?!
What pets were there?
Fluffy fire foxes, tiny hedgehogs, adorable little calves...
Who would have thought that the captains, who were usually stern and dignified, would also have such a side?
As soon as the news spread,
The members of the other captains' teams couldn't help but become curious and quietly ran to the vicinity of the Eighteenth Hall to observe their own captains.
Of course, they were quickly discovered.
Then they were caught and taken back, doubling their workload.
"How dare you gossip about the captain? You're clearly too idle."
...
"Yesterday, when I was handling matters in the human world, I saw my 001 (marmot) on a mission, and it even knew how to launch surprise attacks."
"My little hedgehog was also muttering about missing its owner yesterday."
This day, the owner of the marmot and the owner of the hedgehog were both present.
They sat on chairs, eating fruits and melons, while watching the synchronized footage from Jiang Lin, exchanging a word from time to time.
Compared to the pets working hard outside and missing home...
The scene inside the Eighteenth Hall was incredibly relaxed and comfortable.
Although Jiang Lin wasn't eating fruits and melons, he wasn't too busy.
He would offer guidance to two or three team members practicing by the arena, and then water the small tree branches, the specialty of the West Hall, in the courtyard.
Later, he would review the records of observations sent back by the ghost soldier's spirit carriage.
Suddenly, Jiang Lin, holding a watering can, looked towards the entrance of the Eighteenth Hall.
The next moment, three streaks of red flew in.
Upon seeing Jiang Lin, one of the streaks of red stopped and greeted him.
"Hello, Captain Jiang!"
Its head was a circle larger than that of ordinary ghosts, with two small pigtails tied on its head, and it wore a red bellyband.
It was the ghost child, known for its speed in the underworld.
Commonly seen delivering messages or express items.
Jiang Lin: "What's the matter?"
The ghost child didn't speak, but extended its small hand into its bellyband, rummaging around. It pulled out a white jade chess piece the size of a coin and handed it to him.
"The item has been delivered. Goodbye, Captain Jiang."
While they were talking, the other two ghost children found the other two captains in the Eighteenth Hall.
Each handed over a white jade chess piece.
Each of these white jade chess pieces conveyed the same message.
"Black Wuchang's Third Team's acting captain, Jie Hun, has defected! All captains please be advised!"
"Defected?"
Jiang Lin murmured, then looked up at the hall.
He saw two captains, who had been watching their pets, walk out.
"Something unusual has happened today,"
said the hedgehog owner, who was also a Black Wuchang.
Logically, within a major team,
If the captain had an accident, their team members would either be assigned to other teams or wait for a new captain to take office.
However, this Third Team had a 'successor' designated by the former captain.
And they were already familiar with all the affairs within the team and had gained the recognition of the Third Team members.
However,
Because their overall capabilities had not yet met the requirements for the captain position, they were temporarily only an acting captain.
"This acting captain was quite famous back then, a standout among the Third Team members. Among the Black Wuchang of the same batch, their abilities were also top-notch."
"But I can't understand why he would 'Jie Hun'," the marmot owner wondered.
Even if he wanted to do something for someone...
With the captain's authority, merits, and virtues, it wasn't impossible to make some allowances.
Hadn't there been such cases before?
A captain giving their merits to their reincarnated lover as good fortune.
The Underworld wasn't that rigid.
It even allowed some ghost messengers to take on side jobs of receiving dreams to improve their lives.
"It's because what he wanted to change, he couldn't," said the owner of the fire fox, walking in from the entrance of the Eighteenth Hall.
"Do you remember the former captain of the Third Team of Black Wuchang?
Due to a major mistake, he was removed from his captain position, entered a hundred lifetimes of reincarnation, and was not allowed to have a good end."
"It is said that he has been paying attention to the reincarnation of the former captain, and perhaps he couldn't bear to see her continue to suffer the torment of reincarnation."
He said, walking directly across the courtyard and into the house.
He peered into the realm of spiritual energy, checking what his fire fox was doing.
"Alas, still a devoted lover..."
The hedgehog owner, also a Black Wuchang, shook his head. "I'll go back and check the situation."
"I'll leave first too," said the marmot owner, waving goodbye.
Wherever there are dungeons, there will be people who want to break them open.
The Underworld is no exception.
The Underworld has dungeons, hells, and some souls that must endure the suffering of reincarnation.
There are countless people who want to break into or escape from prisons.
But few can actually carry it out.
Even fewer ghost messengers defect.
For such situations, there are specialized pursuit teams.
There's no need for all captains to help.
Jiang Lin and the others only need to be aware of it. If they encounter prison breakers, they can also lend a hand.
The two pet owners left one after another.
Just as Jiang Lin was about to walk into the hall, he suddenly thought of something.
He put down the watering can and turned to leave the Eighteenth Hall.
In a short while, he arrived at his original team – the Ninth Team!
He asked the ghost guarding the entrance, "Is your captain here?"
The guard ghost, as usual, with dark circles under his eyes, replied respectfully:
"The captain has been busy outside recently and has not returned."
"..."
Jiang Lin said no more.
After leaving the Ninth Team, he opened the passage to the underworld.
Destination: The Human World.
...
Not long ago,
While Jiang Lin was inspecting the work of the newly joined members of the Eighteenth Team, he encountered King Jian'an, who rarely went out.
At that time, King Jian'an was looking towards a hospital.
Inside, there were many people on the verge of death.
Jiang Lin asked him then if he needed help, and the other party said no.
Jiang Lin didn't pay much attention and continued to inspect the team members.
But thinking about it now, something felt off.
King Jian'an rarely went out, let alone for such a long time.
Was he watching someone, or... planning something?
...