Hell Emperor.

Chapter 338: Shura Jie - Mission
"The palace master is here!"

"Great! I can't wait to learn the Soul Binding Rope!"

With Ye Jie's arrival, the ghosts gathered in the open space all showed anticipation, waiting for the hall master to initiate and teach them magical skills.

They were all ghost messengers carefully selected by Shan Yao to participate in the mission of capturing the beast-shaped ghost. With their current strength, they are still unable to capture the beast-shaped ghost. Only by learning the Soul-Binding Rope can they compete with the beast-shaped ghost.

Ye Jie glanced at the ghosts and saw that among them there were a group of little ghosts who were less than ten years old and were chattering, as if they had no idea what they were going to do next; there was also a group of middle-aged female ghosts who were burly and strong, as if they were going to the market to buy goods; there were even a few old ghosts with gray hair, skinny bodies, and who looked like they would fall down if touched. For a moment, he couldn't help but hold his forehead with his hand.

"Wait... Yam, I know you can't judge a ghost by its appearance, but are you sure this is the fierce ghost you selected from the temple to participate in the mission?"

Shan Yao felt a little guilty, but still said stubbornly: "Palace Master, they are very powerful!"

Ye Jie was speechless for a while: "I don't trust you, let me see what happened."

Ye Jie reached into his arms, took out seven stitched pages, and soon discovered the problem.

"Well... most of them are from Chiyan Ridge like you. It seems that you favor your fellow countrymen when selecting ghost messengers."

Scanning the ghost files, Ye Jie saw the problem at a glance. Except for those old ghosts, almost all the other ghosts came from Chiyan Ridge like Shan Yao. Things seemed to be getting interesting.

Shan Yao blinked and pretended not to care: "They are all my friends. This kind of task should be given to ghosts I can trust. Do I have to choose ghosts whose background I don't know?"

"Then are the ornaments on you also given to you by your friends? I remember that you didn't have these things before." Ye Jie asked again.

Seeing Ye Jie's careful observation, Shan Yao was speechless. Knowing that he could not hide it any longer, he could only say: "Palace Master, I know I was wrong... In fact, they forced these things on me just to make me choose them. This is all their fault."

"Really..." Ye Jie nodded. Things turned out to be just as he expected. He then fell into deep thought.

Ye Jie's long silence frightened Shan Yao, who was at a loss for what to do. She had no choice but to ask tentatively: "Palace Master, what should we do now? How are you going to punish me? I don't want to be thrown into the frying pan..."

Ye Jie waved his hand: "It's not that serious. This kind of thing is human nature. You just made a mistake that all ghosts would make."

After a pause, Ye Jie seemed to have thought of something, and said with emotion: "Speaking of which, in the past, the Lord of Guangwang Palace specially established the imperial examination system in order to eliminate nepotism and select talents more widely, so that children from poor families can also have a chance to succeed, and lonely ghosts can also serve as ghost messengers. It can be regarded as a good story."

As the hall master, Ye Jie has many things to do and it is impossible for him to do everything himself, even the selection of ghost messengers. He must delegate power and let other ghost messengers do it for him.

However, doing so could easily lead to problems. Due to the imperfection of the administrative system, Ye Jie was not surprised that this situation had occurred.

"If we can learn from the lessons and adopt more advanced systems, we may be able to solve these problems..."

As if sensing Ye Jie's thoughts, a piece of information appeared again on the seven stitched pages.

[The Imperial Examination Administration option cannot be unlocked due to the lack of the Imperial Examination Hall, and the Imperial Examination Building cannot be built. 】

"It's the Document Hall again. Why do we need to have the Document Hall for everything? Even the imperial examination requires the Document Hall to unlock the door?"

Ye Jie was quite helpless. Even though he was the master of the hall and wanted to introduce a better selection system for the ghost officials in the hall, he was unable to do so. He could only look at the records on the seven stitched pages and sigh alone.

"Writing Hall...I will definitely repair you!"

Shaking his head, putting aside his long-cherished wish of becoming the palace master, Ye Jie looked at Yam again.

"I don't blame you. You made a mistake not because you were blinded by a ghost, but because the administrative system of the Golden Wheel Palace is not perfect. If there was a Document Hall and the imperial examination, this mistake would not have happened... Speaking of which, if you want to blame someone, you should blame me, the palace master, for not being able to build the Document Hall, which led to this situation." Ye Jie sighed.

"Palace Master..." Shan Yao saw Ye Jie's appearance and couldn't help pursing her lips. It was clearly her fault, but Ye Jie took the initiative to take the responsibility. He was willing to take the fault on himself rather than let her get hurt. It turned out that the Palace Master was a very gentle person.

"But... considering that you didn't do this all for yourself, and also added a few things to the Golden Wheel Palace, I'll count this as a credit to you. The Documents Palace can't be built yet, so let's just leave it like this for now. No matter what you get in the future, send half of it to me first."

Ye Jie touched his chin, not knowing how long his good karma could sustain the operation of the entire Golden Wheel Palace. However, Shan Yao reminded him that as the Palace Master, he had distributed his good karma to the ghost officials in the Palace, so of course he had to find a way to take it back.

Yam, who stayed where he was, opened his eyes wide, a little confused for a moment, still trying to understand the meaning of Ye Jie's words.

"Palace Master, the people I selected..." Shan Yao asked tentatively.

"That's them. You've already taken the things, so I can't ask you to give them back, right? This is also their kindness, so don't let them down. The beast-shaped ghosts are quite deadly to other creatures, but not to me. Even if they are assimilated by the beast-shaped ghosts by mistake, I can restore them."

With the seven stitching pages, in Ye Jie's eyes, the threat of the beast-shaped ghost was suppressed to the lowest level. Even if his subordinates were accidentally caught, he could use the power to modify the files to help them return to their original state. The price was only one hundred merits for modifying the name files.

Even if the ghost chosen by Shan Yao is not reliable in Ye Jie's eyes, that's all that can be done. He just hopes that nothing unexpected happens to them.

Ye Jie took out seven stitched pages. As his mind moved, a series of records soon appeared on the seven stitched pages. There were so many records that he was dazzled for a moment.

[Bookkeeping of life and death:]

[In the autumn of the 639th year of the Moruo calendar, Shura Jie spent a thousand Yin De to modify the martial arts file of the ghost messenger Sheng Jiang.]

[The Soul Binding Rope (Beginner) has been added to the list of skills learned by the Ghost Messenger Sheng Jiang.]

[Xura Jie spent 1,000 Yin De to modify Guicha Xuan's skills file.] [Soul Binding Rope (Beginner) has been added to the column of skills learned by Guicha Xuan.]

[Xura Jie spent one thousand Yin De to modify Gui Cha Da's martial arts files. ]

[The Soul Binding Rope (Beginner) has been added to the column of skills learned by Guichaida. 】

【………】

After a series of records were recorded, the ghosts who had been waiting for a long time finally received the initiation and power transmission from the hall master. They were extremely happy and shouted loudly for a while. They were so delighted.

"Soul Binding Rope! I finally got the hang of Soul Binding Rope!"

"Is this the power of the Soul Binding Rope? This binding ability is indeed extraordinary. Only with this move can one be considered a true soul-binding ghost."

"It was right to find Miss Shan Yao in advance. The Soul Binding Rope is so complicated and obscure. If I rely on myself, how long will it take for me to learn it?"

The ghosts were delighted and happy, and they began to wave the black ropes one after another. The scene was in chaos, and every ghost had an expression of joy on his face, as they fully felt the power of the martial arts.

Seeing this, Ye Jie nodded with satisfaction. He directly modified the files of these ghost scriptures and was able to master this very complicated Soul-Binding Rope. The amount of Yin De consumed was far less than normal practice, and he could also perform tasks in the hall afterwards. He and Shan Yao also benefited from it, which made up for the loss of Yin De from modifying the files. It was a win-win situation no matter how you looked at it.

Noticing the gaze coming from the side, Ye Jie turned his head and looked over, only to see Shan Yao puffing his lips and looking at him. He couldn't help but feel curious: "What's wrong?"

"Palace Master, have you forgotten someone?" Shan Yao said with some resentment.

After hearing her say this, Ye Jie also showed a look of sudden enlightenment and couldn't help but smile slightly. Soon, a series of information appeared on the seven stitched pages again.

[Xiuluo Jie spent 5,000 Yin De to modify the skills file of the ghost messenger Shan Yao. ]

[Soul Binding Rope (Beginner) has been changed to Soul Binding Rope (Mastery). 】

As the records emerged, Shan Yao's eyes lit up. He felt that his understanding of the Soul-Binding Rope had advanced to a whole new level. His vision became broader and he became more adept at using it.

After collecting the seven stitching pages, seeing that the ghost officials around him were still happily trying the power of the Soul Binding Rope, Ye Jie finally spoke: "Put away your Soul Binding Ropes and conserve your spiritual power. With your current realm, even if you have mastered the Soul Binding Ropes, you will not be able to maintain it for too long once you enter a battle. You must have sufficient spiritual power to rely on in order to maximize the power of the Soul Binding Ropes."

Under the guidance of the hall master, the surrounding ghosts obeyed his orders one after another. After having just received the benefits of the soul-binding rope, they looked at Ye Jie with more respect.

The ability to impart spiritual power to other ghosts with just a wave of his hand was far beyond the ghosts' imagination. When they thought about completing the tasks assigned by the hall master, there might be even more generous rewards, everyone's eyes lit up, as if no matter what order Ye Jie gave, they would do their best to complete it.

"Palace Master, no matter what you order me to do, I, Zheng Xuan, will do my best to complete it!"

"Yes, Palace Master, please give us orders quickly."

Surrounded by ghosts, Ye Jie slowly spoke: "Your next task is to use the soul-binding rope to capture the wandering beast-shaped ghosts. Beast-shaped ghosts are irrational, so don't even think about communicating with them. Just capture them and bring them back to the palace. If someone is caught or bitten by a beast-shaped ghost, they are likely to be assimilated by the beast-shaped ghost, completely lose their intelligence, and become one of them."

The ghosts were slightly stunned, and their previous joy was diluted a lot. It seemed that this mission was not as easy as they had imagined.

"Palace Master...what should we do if it turns into a beast-shaped ghost?" One of the ghosts asked, and the other ghosts echoed.

"I will restore you to your original state. To restore you to your original state, I need one hundred good karmas. During the mission, if you are unfortunately caught, I will not charge you good karmas. In other cases, you will have to pay for it yourself." Ye Jie answered slowly.

Ye Jie's answer also made everyone feel relieved. It seemed that this beast-shaped ghost was not a big deal. Even if they unfortunately turned into beast-shaped ghosts, the hall master had a way to restore them. The danger level was immediately reduced to the lowest, and it could even be said that there was no need to worry at all.

At this time, a strange voice suddenly came from the crowd: "Palace Master, I have never fought in my life, and I am very old. I am afraid I am no match for this beast-shaped ghost... What if I cause trouble for other ghosts?"

Following the sound, the person who said this was the frail-looking old ghost Li Da. Halfway through his words, he coughed violently a few times, and his coughs sounded even more heartbreaking, which inevitably made people doubt whether he could catch the beast-shaped ghost.

Next to him, Sheng Jiang, the leader of the ghosts, glanced at Li Da with a bit of disdain in his eyes: "Palace Master, is the reward for the mission of catching beast-shaped ghosts only the entry-level Soul Binding Rope? Now that you have given us the reward in advance, what if someone does not work hard and takes advantage of the situation to fish in troubled waters?"

Ginger's words also attracted the echoes of the surrounding little ghosts:

"You're right. Brother Ginger is incredibly powerful. He will definitely be able to catch the most beast-shaped ghosts! No other ghost can beat him anyway."

"If there is no greater reward, and other ghosts are fishing in troubled waters, why should we go to such lengths? Can't we just catch a few beast-shaped ghosts?"

Listening to everyone's words, Ye Jie pondered for a moment. This is indeed a problem. If all these ghosts are lazy and don't work, how long will it take to catch this beast-shaped ghost? I'm afraid that there are not many ghosts willing to work hard at all. This is not the situation he wants to see.

"You are right. In that case..."

Ye Jie pondered for a while, and soon came up with an idea in his mind: "There are a total of fifty soul-catching ghost officials participating in the mission. You will form groups of ten and advance and retreat together. When the mission is due, the group that captures the most beast-shaped ghosts will have their Soul Binding Rope upgraded by one level. The other groups will receive different levels of Yin De rewards. The group with the lowest ranking will be punished for failing to capture ghosts, and their Soul Binding Rope will be abolished. I can pass on my skills to you, so I can naturally take back the Soul Binding Rope."

Ye Jie's words made everyone stunned for a moment. It was not until a long time later that they reacted and started to talk about it and exclaim in surprise.

Ye Jie's move can be said to be quite effective. By dividing the ghosts into groups and setting up different rewards and punishments, the ghosts in the group can supervise each other. If anyone does not work hard in this task, he will inevitably be met with hostility from other ghosts, thus eliminating the possibility of fishing in troubled waters and ensuring the smooth execution of the task.

After hearing Ye Jie's words, Sheng Jiang was ready to lead the little ghosts around him to do something big and capture all the beast-shaped ghosts, when he suddenly heard Ye Jie say:
"It is not up to you to decide the task grouping. Now, those whose names I call, please stand up and form a group."

Soon, something happened that made Sheng Jiang dumbfounded. None of his little friends were in the same group with him. Instead, the weak and listless Li Da was assigned to the same group with him!
(End of this chapter)