Kin, friend, or otherwise.
The ghost messengers here all have something they care about.
Even if they are alone, even if it's for themselves, having finally reached this point.
They should live well and strengthen their own abilities.
Jiang Lin's voice reached the ears of every team member.
The team members, who were originally looking dejected and dispirited due to the new training program, immediately perked up.
It was as if their souls were resonating.
Some, thinking of something, clenched their fists under their sleeves, their eyes resolute.
Others had a moment of enlightenment, feeling as if their Ren and Du meridians had been unblocked.
Yes, if not now, then when?
When it's too late?
Haven't there been enough unexpected events in the past few years?
When those ghost messengers died or self-destructed, didn't they feel anything?
If they were also on that list of sacrifices...
How heartbroken would their families and friends be?
The money they painstakingly saved, the hundred years of internship they finally endured, entering the formal ghost messenger establishment...
If it all ended like this, it was disheartening to even think about.
Those who were alone thought: At least... spend the money first!
Those with family and friends thought: At least, earn enough money first!
As members of the ghost messenger establishment, they would always earn more than their families.
At least,
They had to leave enough money for them to cover future expenses.
The ghost life is long, and sometimes the things ghost messengers persist for are only one or two.
They drank this bowl of chicken soup!
...
As they walked out of Team Eighteen, all the ghosts were energetic and full of fighting spirit.
"Just one dish, it seems quite simple."
"The Captain is truly amazing. Taking a vacation and gaining new cultivation methods from cooking."
"To be honest, this method is quite down-to-earth. Ordinary ghosts would never think of it."
In short, the Captain is awesome!
"I'll finish my work early today and come over as soon as I'm done!"
"Me too! Together?"
"Sure!"
At this moment, no one mentioned Nie Jiu's opening his mouth again.
They were all immersed in the bowl of chicken soup they had just consumed.
The Captain said that they would practice in the Eighteenth Palace later.
This place could also provide practice ghost artifacts, vegetables, and other materials.
If all one hundred members of Team Eighteen received one...
That would be quite a lot.
The Captain's gesture was grand!
At the entrance—
Duobao and Niu Xiaoguo looked ahead, their gaze unwavering.
But they could still feel the excitement and emotion of each team member.
While feeling confused, they couldn't help but be infected by this excitement.
—The once spirited Team Eighteen was back!
And it seemed even more motivated than before!
This was a good sign!
...
Inside the Eighteenth Palace.
Most of the more than one hundred team members had left, leaving only a solitary figure.
"Is there something?"
Jiang Lin looked at Hong Ya in front of him.
His expression was calm, as if he had completely forgotten about that day.
"That... Captain..."
Hong Ya was still extremely nervous, looking at Jiang Lin cautiously.
Her hands, placed at her sides, clutched her work uniform tightly.
The thought of what happened in Happiness Community that day, and what she had said afterward,
Made Hong Ya feel ashamed, wishing she could dig a three-story hole with her feet and bury herself.
How dare she?
Who gave her the courage, who gave her the confidence?!
Was she out of her mind?!
"That... Captain, a while ago, I..."
Hong Ya stammered, unsure how to speak.
She had only regained her senses recently.
That day, she was at home reading a novel from 'Shu Mo Zhai', laughing heartily and slapping her thigh in praise.
Suddenly, for some reason, her mind became clear.
She put down the book in her hand, feeling as if she had just woken from a dream.
She looked around.
Why was she here? Wasn't it time for work?
As soon as this question arose, the next second, her mind provided the answer.
Everything that had happened before flooded back.
In Happiness Community, she had yelled at the Captain—
["What, are you trying to fire me?"
"Go ahead! I'm telling you today, I quit!"
She picked up the cap on the coffee table and threw it down with great authority and righteousness.
She said word for word: "I, quit,!"
The Captain asked, "What do you plan to do after resigning?"
She said as a matter of course:
"Of course, I'm going to pursue my dreams and freedom! If you have nothing else to do, I'm going to continue watching dramas."]
When Qiao Linglong and Bai Wan came to visit her—
[They sat in her house, with various fruit platters and snacks on the table in front of them.
She bent one leg.
While cracking melon seeds and shaking her leg, she said without reservation:
"If you ask me, quitting is even more satisfying."
"Why work? That's just how the upper class oppresses the lower class. It's exhausting and thankless."]
Recalling all this, Hong Ya was stunned.
She hugged her head and murmured:
"Holy crap, did I say all that? Does that sound like something a person would say?"
"How dare I throw a hat at the Captain? Who do you think you are?"
She paced around the room twice, still unable to understand, "Why would I say such things?"
"It's over, it's over, it's over..."
The more Hong Ya thought about it, the worse it became, the more she realized the gravity of the situation.
Because she was still suspended at the time, and the Captain was not in the underworld.
She had not dared to show her face.
Nor had she dared to leave her home.
One was for self-reflection, and the other was... to figure out how to survive.
She couldn't lose this job!
She had worked so hard for a hundred years of internship to become a regular employee, and how long had it been since then...
"What to do, what to do?"
Hong Ya thought about everything, but still couldn't come up with a solution.
Hoping the Captain would forget? That a magnanimous person would overlook a petty offense?
"Ahhhhhh—"
She couldn't think of anything!
Her mind was filled with: You reap what you sow.
You reap what you sow!
...
Therefore, after Jiang Lin notified them to return to work as usual.
She hurried over.
After everyone else had left, she didn't dare to leave either.
Her fate, whether to live or die, was at stake.
"Captain, I'm sorry about what happened in Happiness Community that day!"
She suddenly bent over, bowing ninety degrees.
"I must have been out of my mind to say those things. I was truly disrespectful to you."
"Please punish me severely!"
There was silence in the hall.
Hong Ya looked nervously at the ground, her toes digging into the floor.
Waiting for the judgment to descend.
A moment later,
The Captain's voice sounded from above, still as calm and unruffled as ever:
"If I had to say, you were indeed out of your mind at the time."
Hong Ya: Huh?
Is the Captain scolding her?
Or is he giving her an out?
Hong Ya's mind was a blur.
However, at a time like this, it was best to have a proper attitude and admit fault.
"What the Captain says is right! I was out of my mind at the time!
I will definitely reflect seriously and be strict with myself in the future! Such a situation will absolutely not happen again!"
...