Chapter 38

The triangular ghost's eyes lit up, gazing at Su Xing who was sitting among the ghosts, showing a look of interest.

"Here you go." Su Xing put away the pig-slaughtering knife and tossed the peeled apple over. The triangular ghost was slightly taken aback, raised his hand to catch it, and his expression changed dramatically as he glanced at the apple with its bright yellow flesh.

"Good! Truly excellent!" After a moment of silence, the triangular ghost burst into laughter, praising loudly. He even held the apple in his ghostly claws, unwilling to eat it.

"Is it possible that a single apple has tamed the ghost of responsibility!?"

"I should have brought some fruit to bribe the ghost of responsibility."

The ghost servants seemed to be in an uproar, each one discussing the matter.

"You don't understand, the ghost of responsibility is impressed by the knife skills displayed on the apple, they are simply divine!" A ghost servant with keen eyes spoke up, revealing the truth.

"I see." The other ghost servants nodded thoughtfully, then looked at the apple in the ghost of responsibility's hand and were immediately awestruck!

"Is this even an apple!" The ghost servants exclaimed, and even those who were fighting put down their fists, curious to look.

The flesh of the apple was crystal clear, intricately carved, and perfectly round, like a yellow jade bead, smooth and without any visible marks of carving.

More astonishingly, there was a dragon pattern on it, with round eyes, flowing whiskers, deer-like antlers, sharp eagle claws, fierce crocodile mouth, shimmering snake scales, and swaying fish tail, vivid and lifelike, as if it had flown out of the apple, perfectly natural.

"Such knife skills, truly divine, not inferior to the chefs in the imperial kitchen." The ghost servants exclaimed, amazed by a small apple.

"Su Xing, you are hired for the main kitchen!" The ghost of responsibility shouted loudly, immediately marking a check on the register.

"The main kitchen! That's the place where meals are prepared for the city god, the princess, and their direct descendants! The benefits are so great, it's said that rats can grow to a meter long!" The ghost servants exclaimed, then looked at Su Xing with envy and jealousy.

"It's him!" The three brothers loudly pointed out, accidentally pulling their wounds and groaning in pain.

"It's him?" The three leading ghosts immediately looked over.

Cui Qichun covered her face with a fan, her eyes narrowing, a flash of malice in her gaze; while Shen Shi had a blank expression, staring intently at Su Xing, his mind churning with evil thoughts, countless bad ideas popping up; Song Zhong, on the other hand, had a smile on his face, the typical smile that hides a knife.

"His name is Su Xing, right? This kid actually got into the main kitchen, wanting to rise to the top and surpass us in one step? How can we let him have his way!" They all thought the same, their attention temporarily focused on Su Xing.

Su Xing, sitting among the ghosts, felt the gaze of the three ghosts, glanced sideways, and remained calm. Because of his different realm, the three leading ghosts were like clowns, not even worth his attention.

"The main kitchen? Fine." Su Xing looked at the ghost of responsibility and said, "Thank you, Ghost of Responsibility!"

"Hmm, unperturbed by praise or blame, very good, very good." The ghost of responsibility nodded, appreciating Su Xing even more. With such knife skills and such a mindset, he would surely rise to a high position in the main kitchen, and his own status would also rise, a mutually beneficial situation.

Cui Qichun and the others sneered, "We'll deal with you sooner or later, we'll see in the city god's mansion!"

After a fierce struggle, the last spot was soon revealed, and it was taken by a woman as weak as a willow, who was to be recommended by the ghost of responsibility to enter the main kitchen and work with Su Xing.

"Hello." The woman as weak as a willow, learning from Su Xing, piled up the defeated ghost servants into a small mountain, then stood on top and greeted Su Xing formally.

"Hello." Su Xing responded politely, knowing they would be colleagues and needed to maintain a good relationship.

"My name is Yang Qingshui, what's yours?" Yang Qingshui asked formally.

"Su Xing." Su Xing was about to have three black lines on his forehead, answering briefly. He found the female ghost in front of him, who looked as weak as a willow, a bit... simple. The ghost of responsibility had clearly called out his name, yet Yang Qingshui still asked.

"Alright, we can build a relationship later, come down now and let them go." The ghost of responsibility said, interrupting Yang Qingshui who was about to speak.

Su Xing and Yang Qingshui nodded and jumped down from the pile of ghosts. The ghost servants, who had been groaning in pain, were like prisoners released, immediately getting up and quickly returning to their ranks, each one glaring at Su Xing and Yang Qingshui with fiery eyes, cursing loudly.

Yang Qingshui's face turned cold, and she raised her hand, causing the ghost servants to shrink back.

"From now on, we are all colleagues, working together. If you can let go, do so. If we find large-scale fighting, don't blame us for not showing mercy and expelling you from the city god's mansion!" The ghost of responsibility said coldly, making it clear from the start.

"Yes!" The ghost servants responded softly.

The ghost of responsibility nodded in satisfaction, took out the ghost ink jade ruyi, and waved it. The jade ruyi flew out, turning into a black beam of light and landing, emitting a dazzling glow.

The ghost servants instinctively closed their eyes, and when they opened them again, they were filled with admiration and envy, but dared not have any evil thoughts.

"Clomp, clomp"

Two bowl-sized iron hooves stepped on the ground, sparks flying, and a magical steed appeared in front, with a unique appearance, extremely extraordinary.

It had a qilin body, three zhang tall, with shimmering scales like black jade, six strong horse legs, and a large head at the front and back.

"Truly remarkable!" Su Xing's eyes lit up, also captivated by the magical steed created by the jade ruyi. It was not just the two heads, one at the front and one at the back, that were intriguing.

The front head had nine round, lustrous pearls embedded in its face as eyes, with no mouth or nose; the back head had seven clear, transparent gems embedded in its face as eyes, also with no mouth or nose.

"This is clearly a precious beast created by the jade ruyi, with clouds at both ends forming horse heads, nine pearls and seven gems becoming eyes, it must be a rare and valuable ghost treasure!" Cui Qichun waved her fan and said slowly, her eyes flashing with a strange light, but she dared not have any covetous thoughts.

A ghost treasure? Su Xing's eyes immediately became intense. A ghost weapon was already extremely rare, let alone a ghost treasure that could transform into a magical steed!

Following this extraordinary steed was a luxurious carriage, made entirely of golden nanmu wood, inlaid with shining gems, fist-sized night pearls, and fish-scale-like jade pieces, as large as a house.

"This... is really..." The ghost servants were stunned, their mouths agape, unable to find words to describe it. It was too impressive, the first time they had seen such a carriage so close, its level not inferior to the carriages used by some wealthy young masters in the inner district.

"What is this?" They all looked at the ghost of responsibility, asking.

"This is the 'Liangtou,' a famous fierce horse in the underworld, produced only in Yinlei State, extremely valuable. Its soul is combined with the jade ruyi, making it very suitable for refining into a spirit weapon." The ghost of responsibility nodded in satisfaction at the amazed ghost servants, speaking proudly, "We will ride this Liangtou carriage into the city god's mansion, enjoying the highest treatment you may ever have. It also demonstrates the dignity of the city god's mansion, even the carriage for ghost servants is extraordinary!"

"This is the ghost servant of the city god's mansion!" The ghost servants felt a sense of pride, not ashamed of being ghost servants, but rather enhancing their sense of belonging to the city god's mansion.

"Even as noble ghost servants, we are superior!"

"Ah, Red Fish and I teamed up to slay two evil ghosts, and we were only rewarded as second-class commoners. But after becoming ghost servants of the city god's mansion, our status automatically rose to first-class commoners. Even ghost servants who thrive in the city god's mansion can be promoted to ninth-class nobles on the city god's register!" Su Xing thought, sighing.

Commoners have three classes, the royal family has five classes, and nobles have nine classes. Even the lowest ninth-class noble is still a noble!

A mere ghost servant could become a noble, truly a harsh and unequal world, where dogs rely on their masters' power, and boats rise with the water! The vast city of Fengdu and the entire underworld were extremely unequal!

Su Xing quickly suppressed the hint of sadness in his heart, his eyes firm and cold, like a lump of iron.

He was just a small ghost, unable to change the big picture, so he could only adapt. In a cruel world, the fittest survive!

"Get in the carriage." The ghost of responsibility waved his hand, and the ghost servants immediately rushed over. As they passed the Liangtou, they all shrank their necks, feeling a chill down their spines.

The Liangtou's strength was definitely at the ghost official level, truly terrifying. The nine eyes of the front head focused on a ghost servant, making even a sixth-class ghost soldier feel a chill and fear.

"Truly a fine steed!" Su Xing's heart was open, looking straight at the nine pearl eyes of the Liangtou, praising without any concealment.

"Thud, thud!"

The Liangtou, without a mouth, suddenly raised its two front hooves, its one-zhang-tall body like a small mountain, the black shadow pressing down, suffocating the ghosts. The bowl-sized iron hooves flashed with a cold light in the air, and one stomp could crush several ghost servants.

"Scared to death!" The nearby ghost servants were so frightened that they wet their pants, fleeing and immediately hiding in the house-sized carriage.

Su Xing's face remained unchanged, calm as a mountain, his eyes fixed on the Liangtou, his hands secretly gathering strength. If the Liangtou really dared to stomp on him, he was confident he could catch the hooves with his hands!

At this moment, a slender figure darted in front of him, and Su Xing's eyes showed a hint of surprise.

Yang Qingshui, like a willow in the wind, looked so weak, where did she get the courage to block the stomp of a one-zhang-tall Liangtou!?

"Bang!" "Bang!"

The Liangtou's iron hooves came down, like two small mountains, the ground trembling slightly, fine cracks spreading, the front hooves forcefully sinking into the ground.

Su Xing slightly relaxed, realizing the Liangtou was not angry and did not intend to stomp on the ghost servants. On the contrary, it was very happy, expressing its joy in a unique way due to having no mouth or nose.

"You two are quite brave!" The ghost of responsibility, who had been watching, stepped forward and praised. Although his triangular head was comical, Su Xing and Yang Qingshui did not dare to underestimate him.

"Thank you, Ghost of Responsibility." Su Xing and Yang Qingshui said politely, knowing that if the Liangtou really intended to stomp on them, the ghost of responsibility would have stopped it. The ghost of responsibility would not let two ghost servants who could enter the main kitchen of the city god's mansion die under the hooves of the Liangtou.

After this small interlude, all the ghost servants got into the carriage. The ghost of responsibility gave the order, and the Liangtou's hooves moved swiftly, its powerful body pulling the house-sized carriage, its six legs moving quickly, and the entire carriage disappeared at the end of the road.

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